FX-DS110-PCC/ FX-DS110-PCC2 FLEXLAN
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1. dialog box then click on the OK button The dialog box for advanced settings will be displayed Check if the PC Card is in contention with an existing device for the same I O port addresses IRQ or memory addresses refer to the Windows NT document When there is no contention click on the OK button to proceed If the PC card is in contention for any of the resources specify the start number for the I O port address range to occupy at least 64 consecutive bytes and an unassigned IRQ number then click on the OK button Make sure that the CONTEC FX DS110 PCC Adapter FX DS110 PCC2 Adapter has been displayed in the Network adapters list box then select the Close button When the Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box has appeared make settings to your network environment and select the OK button 10 Eject the floppy disk then restart the system for the settings to take effect FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 27 Installation of a driver Uninstallation of hardware Uninstalling the driver in Windows Me 98 95 1 2 3 Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on the System icon then select the Device Manager tab Select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC Adapter FX DS110 PCC2 Adapter under Network Adapters and click on the Delete button Click on the OK button in the message window confirming your action to delete the device2. Sending to another device in the FLEXLAN DS series Receiving from another device in the FLEXLAN DS series B Sending receiving to from another device in the FLEXLAN DS series Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode Indicates that the radio signal strength RSSI value of the logged in AP is 70 or more 2 Ines that the RSSI value of the indicates that the RSSI value of the logged in AP is between 50 and 70 in AP is between 50 and 70 eee Cg peee Ca pee LE pr Indicates that the F X DS110 PCC has not been plugged in the PC Card slot or not been operating FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 33 Using and Setting up the Utility Software 34 Communication settings To make communication settings invoke the utility and click on the Configuration button When you have finished making the settings click on the OK button You will then be prompted to restart the system Terminate the other applications and restart the system Table 5 2 Main communication settings Setting item Setting method Initial value Data encryption The name of the wireless LAN to which the A string of up to 32 Local Group terminal belongs Wireless terminals single byte half size with different ESS IDs cannot alphanumeric communicate with each other You can characters The break up a network by assigning different string is case ESS IDs to the terminals sensitive The operation mode set to fit the form of Select
3. Uninstalling the driver in Windows XP 1 2 3 4 28 Click on Start and select Control Panel If you have the menu displayed in classic view click on the Start button and select Settings followed by Control Panel Select Performance and Maintenance and System If you have menu display in classic view double click on System When the System Properties dialog box appears click on the Hardware tab and select Device Manager Select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC Adapter or CONTEC FX DS110 PCC2 Adapter under Network Adapters and click on the Delete button Click on the OK button in the message window confirming your action to delete the device FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver Uninstalling the driver in Windows 2000 1 2 3 4 Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on the System icon then select the Hardware tab Select Device Manager Select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC Adapter FX DS110 PCC2 Adapter under Network Adapters and click on the Delete button Click on the OK button in the message window confirming your action to delete the device Uninstalling the driver in Windows NT 1 2 3 4 EI Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on the Network ico
4. then click on Next Select Search for a suitable driver for my device then click on Next Check Floppy disk drive to identify the driver file Insert the Driver Disk 1 floppy disk into the floppy disk drive then click on Next The driver will be detected Click on Next to install the driver Although the message Digital Signature Not Found appears there is no problem Click on Yes to continue installing the driver Upon completion of copying the required files the message Completing the Wizard is displayed Click on the Finish button You have now finished installing the driver FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver Installing for Windows NT 1 2 3 4 EI 6 7 8 9 Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on the Network icon in the Control Panel Install Windows NT Networking if it has not been installed Click on the Adapters tab in the Network dialog box then select the Add button Select the Have Disk button in the Select Network Adapter dialog box Insert the driver floppy disk into the floppy disk drive enter the drive path as follows then click on the OK button A Make sure that CONTEC FX DS110 PCC Adapter FX DS110 PCC2 Adapter has been selected in the Select OEM Options
5. DS Direct Sequence A type of spectrum diffusion signal using narrow band modulation with phase modulation in which the diffusion is by means of phase modulation using a broad band diffusion signal pseudo random strings CSMA CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance CSMA is a method of avoiding collision by which wireless terminals listen before transmitting and do not transmit if they can year transmissions from other wireless terminals CSMA CA is CSMA plus additional collision avoidance functions Hidden Terminal Problem When wireless terminals are farther apart then their electric signals can reach or their signals are obstructed by objects neither may be able to receive the other s signals Any two such wireless terminals are said to be hidden from each other In Ad Hoc mode because the carrier sense function is not effective between hidden terminals there is a higher probability of collisions and throughput the volume of information sent in a given time interval is reduced FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 43 Appendix 44 RTS Request To Send In communication via AP transmission is controlled by CSMA CA plus RTS InRTS a wireless terminal asks the AP if it is all right to transmit and only transmits after an OK to send acknowledgement signal is returned This serves to avoid unnecessary collisions when hidden terminals exist because hidden terminals cannot transmit RSSI Receive Signal Streng
6. the PCMCIA socket does not work normally Follow the procedure below to install the PCMCIA socket 1 Open the Device Manager sheet Select lt PCMCIA Controller gt under lt PCMCIA Socket gt and click on the Delete button 2 Double click on the Add New Hardware icon in the Control Panel In the Hardware Wizard click on Next 3 When the hardware has been detected the Advanced button is displayed Click on the Advanced button and the device deleted above appears in the lt Detected Hardware gt column Check it then click on the Finish button 4 Inthe PC Card Wizard dialog box click on the Next button 5 The completion message will be displayed Click on the Finish button 6 Restart your computer for the settings to take effect 38 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Troubleshooting When Communication Fails Check this section if communication is disabled while the driver has been installed normally Check hardware Check if the antenna is loose or if there is any shielding object covering the antenna Check whether the PC Card has been plugged deep into the PC Card slot Check software Check whether the operation mode has been set correctly For communication with the AP also check its settings To use the user unit in the ADHOC Simple Mode place the AP in the simple mode To use the user unit in the Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode place the AP in any mode other t
7. PC while reducing the wiring cost Providing transmission in the 2 4 GHz band using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS Spread spectrum makes it very difficult to perform radio tapping compared to other general radio communication systems It also has a characteristic of being highly immune to electromagnetic interference Data transfer rate of 11 Mbps The product switches its data rate automatically to 11 5 5 2 or 1 Mbps depending on the radio conditions FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 1 Introduction Offering up to 11 or 13 channels available As the Wireless Telegraphy Act was amended the frequency band available to wireless LAN was widened and maximum number of channels available increased to 11 FCC model or 13 CE model Using different channels for adjacent wireless networks prevents radio interference thereby improving the throughputs of the network Capable of inter channel roaming PC Card TYPE II compliant interface Using an option of the PC CARD PCO H or either the FX PCI EXT2 or FX PCI WOL allows the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 to be connected to an ISA or PCI bus slot Capable of constructing a network only with the FX DS110 PCC You can use multiple FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 cards to construct a Peer to Peer ad hoc network Thin flat antenna The FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 fits even a notebook PC Terminology Abbreviations The following terms and abbreviations are used in this manual for conve
8. Table 2 1 Table 5 1 Table 5 2 Table 7 1 List of Figures Component Locations eessesseeeeeseeesesrreerserreessererssee 7 User aMi mr AA EN 11 ACCESS POMU statu ne Aaa eae 11 ft aoe PA ii 12 Infrastructure Mode wssememmmnnnmmmannnea 19 ADHOC e 20 List of Tables LED states during normal operation eeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeee 8 ET e 33 Main communication settings lt 34 FK DS110 PCC FK DS110 PCC2 41 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 v vi FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Introduction 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the FLEXLAN DS110series PC Card FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 This product is a wireless LAN PC card that operates in the 2 4 GHz band using direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS It complies with the IEEE 802 11B wireless LAN standard and can use to 11 or 13 channels This document explains how to use the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Be sure to read it carefully so that you can use the product correctly Features IEEE 802 11b compliant wireless LAN in the 2 4 GHz band This product is a wireless LAN card using the 2 4 GHz band requiring no license for use The product complies with the IEEE 802 11b wireless LAN standard Providing a wireless network environment The product can connect your PC to the LAN without cabling It provides a mobile environment even for a battery powered device such as a notebook
9. floppy disk drive This procedure assumes the floppy disk drive as drive A Select Automatic search for a better driver then click on Next Make sure that the CONTEC FX DS100 PCC FX DS 1 10 PCC2 driver will be searched for then click on Next When prompted with the message Please Insert the disk labeled Windows Me CD ROM and then click OK follow the instruction and click on OK If your PC is a Windows preinstalled machine without the Windows Me CD ROM bundled specify the following path in the hard disk This procedure assumes the hard disk drive as drive C C WWINDOWS OPTIONS CABS If the message File ds110 sys could not be found is displayed during copying of files specify A If the message The xxx file in the Windows Me CD ROM could not be found is displayed specify the path to the Windows Me CD ROM or the path in 5 above When copying files has been completed click on Finish to finish installing the driver then restart Windows Set up the network depending on the operating environment FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver Installing for Windows 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Windows 98 detects the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 as a new piece of hardware at startup and invokes the Add New Hardware wizard with its dialog box Select Search for the best driver for your device then click on Next In the s
10. green Logging into the AP For the ADHOC Simple Mode and Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode see the Operation of the FLEXLAN DS110 in Chapter 3 8 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Overview List of Options Desktop PC adapter The desktop PC adapter allows the user unit FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 to be used on a desktop PC There are three types of desktop PC adapters available PC CARD PO H as the ISA bus adapter FX PCI EXT2 as the PCI bus adapter and FX PCI WOL as the PCI bus adapter for Wake on LAN IDN CUO PC CARD PC H FX PCI EXT2 FX PCI WOL Antenna An extension antenna can be used depending on the operating environment and application Use the one in a poor communication state for example with the user unit blocked by an obstacle There are three types of extension antennas FX ANT P2 as the device embedded antenna FX ANT P3 for notebook PC and FX ANT P4 for desktop PC Sye FX ANT P2 FX ANT P3 FX ANT P4 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 9 Overview Outline of the FLEXLAN DS110 series The FLEXLAN DS110 series is a line of three items the user unit and two types of access points Features of the FLEXLAN DS110 series IEEE 802 11b compliant 2 4 GHz band wireless LAN This product is a wireless LAN device operating in the 2 4 GHz band which can be used with no license It complies with the IEEE 802 11b wireless LAN standard Direct seq
11. mode communication is performed always via the AP The AP has features LOOBASE TX and 1OBASE T for connection to Ethernet enabling connection between the wireless and wired networks The AP has advanced features such as routing and roaming and allows you to perform all setup and management easily from within the web browser over the LAN As the AP has the SNMP agent feature network management software such as an option of SNMPc can be used for management Ethernet E See ue Loading PC E LI FX PCI EXT2 geg FX DS110 PCC2 E Loading PC FX PCI EXT2 FX DS110 PCC2 FX DS110 PCC Loading PC Loading PC Figure 3 1 Infrastructure Mode FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 19 Installation of a driver ADHOC Simple Mode In this mode all wireless terminals communicate with one another on a par basis Since wireless terminals communicate directly with each other the most part of setup at installation is not required and faster communication can be expected than in the AP centralized configuration When installing the terminals place them all within their operating distance for communication to prevent the hidden terminal problem In the following example the terminals can be connected to Ethernet via the AP operating in simple mode Although the network can be constructed only with the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 no terminal can be connected to Ethernet in that case we ze N N a N n FX DS110 PCC AP ADHOC
12. of Windows 95 1 2 3 4 EI 6 Windows 95 detects the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 as a new piece of hardware at startup and displays a dialog box Click on Next In another dialog box that appears click on the Next button Click on the Locate button Insert the Driver Disk 1 floppy disk into the floppy disk drive specify the drive path as follows then click on the OK button This procedure assumes the floppy disk drive as drive A A Click on the Finish button If this is the first time for your machine to be networked the Network dialog box appears Enter the computer name and workgroup name then click on the Close button Note A workgroup requires a workgroup name assigned by the network administrator During copying of files you will be prompted to insert the Windows 95 CD ROM The next step to take varies depending on the machine environment Take the appropriate step to continue the installation If you have a set of Windows 95 FDs insert the Windows 95 install FD into the floppy disk drive and click on OK as instructed If you have the Windows 95 CD ROM insert it in the CD ROM drive and click on OK FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 7 8 Installation of a driver If your PC is a Windows preinstalled machine without the Windows 95 CD ROM bundled specify the following path in the hard disk This procedure assumes the hard disk d
13. ADHOC or the LAN tobeused The ADHOC Infrastructure Simple and Infrastructure Standard Brouter Modes are described in Operation of the FLEXLAN DS110 in Chapter 3 Option to enable or disable encryption of wireless data Note that encryption enabled and encryption disabled terminals cannot communicate with each other Channel to be used for communication 1t Check box is recommended to use channels 1 6 and 11 to prevent radio interference FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Using and Setting up the Utility Software RSSI indicating the signal strength of a radio station RSSI is data used when the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 is installed indicating the strength of the radio signal being received The RSSI value of each radio station is displayed in association with the MAC address or the terminal name if assigned Note that RSSI values are displayed only for terminals having the same ESS ID The RF Signal Strength table lists only the APs excluding those serving as stations when this product is operating in the Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode When the product is operating in the ADHOC Simple Mode the table lists both of APs and user units RSSI is displayed in a bar chart In the bar the blue yellow yellowish green and cyan portions indicate the terminals whose RSSI value is 0 50 50 70 70 100 and 100 150 respectively This product should be placed for an RSSI value of 70 to obtain stable c
14. FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 FLEXLAN DS110 Series PC Card User s Guide CONTEC Copyright Copyright 2001 CONTEC CO LTD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written consent of CONTEC CO LTD CONTEC CO LTD makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this document The information in this document is subject to change without notice All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document Should you notice an omission or any questionable item in this document please feel free to notify CONTEC CO LTD Regardless of the foregoing statement CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document nor for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product Trademarks MS Microsoft Windows Windows NT and MS DOS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S A and other countries Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Other names of companies and products used in this document trademarks or registered trademarks of the related companies This document does not use the symbols etc FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 i Product Configuration FX DS110 PCC or FX DS110 PCC2 1 Floppy disk 1 Disk driver UtilitySoft Note Back up the contents of the disk before use Use
15. Mode d YA LoadingPC NA a 0O FK DS110 PCC2 Loading PC Hx a Figure 3 2 ADHOC Mode 20 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver 4 Installation of a driver This chapter shows the contents of the driver floppy disk for the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 and describes the procedure for installing the driver Before proceeding to install the driver read Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware to plug the FX D110 PCC on your PC This chapter contains the driver installation procedures for Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows XP Windows 2000 and for Windows NT 4 0 Driver software The Driver Disk 1 floppy disk is supplied with this product Back it up before using the copy and keep the original disk in a safe place The floppy disk contains the following LAN drivers NDIS driver for Windows Me NDIS driver for Windows 98 NDIS driver for Windows 95 NDIS driver for Windows XP NDIS driver for Windows 2000 NDIS driver for Windows NT FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 21 Installation of a driver Installing for Windows Me 1 2 3 4 EI 6 7 22 Windows Me detects the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 as a new piece of hardware at startup and invokes the Add New Hardware wizard with its dialog box Insert the Driver Disk 1 floppy disk into the
16. cation area The Safely Remove Hardware window will then appear Select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC or CONTEC FX DS110 PCC2 and click on the Stop button The Stop a Hardware device window will then appear Make sure that CONTEC FX DS110 PCC or CONTEC FX DS110 PCC2 is displayed then click on OK When the confirmation message appears unplug your FX DS110 PCC or FX DS110 PCC2 Wait for a while until the message appears Handle the unplugged PC Card with care as it may be hot 14 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver Installation in a network This section describes how to install the FLEXLAN DS110 series to construct a network with improved performance and discusses the general features and radio characteristics of the wireless LAN as well as the guidelines for constructing the network Features of the wireless network The most prominent feature of the wireless network is that it uses radio waves as its medium eliminating the need for cabling The wireless network thus requires no cabling cost and has other advantages as listed below Quick construction of a LAN Temporary installation of a LAN Higher flexibility in layout of connected PCs terminals Assured mobility of connected PCs terminals On the other hand the wireless network has the following drawbacks from the operational point of view due to the nature of radio waves Signal attenuation Signal in
17. earch location select dialog box that appears check Floppy Disk Drives and Specify a location Insert the Driver Disk 1 floppy disk into the floppy disk drive specify the drivepath as follows then click on Next AA Make sure that the CONTEC FX DS100 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 driver will be searched for then click on Nezt When prompted with the message Please Insert the disk labeled Windows 98 CD ROM and then click OK follow the instruction and click on OK If your PC is a Windows preinstalled machine without the Windows 98 CD ROM bundled specify the following path in the hard disk This procedure assumes the hard disk drive as drive C C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS If the message The xxx file in the Windows 98 CD ROM could not be found is displayed during copying of files specify A If this message is displayed specify the path to the Windows 98 CD ROM or the path in 5 above When copying files has been completed click on Finish to finish installing the driver then restart Windows Set up the network depending on the operating environment FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 23 Installation of a driver Installing for Windows 95 For Windows 95 the procedure for installing the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 driver varies a little depending on the version of the OS 24 Note Use the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 under Windows 95 OSR2 or later It does not operate under an earlier version
18. ess and name can be registered FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Troubleshooting 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes common problems that may occur with this product and what to do about them If any problems occur that are not described here check to confirm that the re occur then contact the store where you purchased the product or the CONTEC information center Cannot detect the LAN card automatically When this product is plugged for the first time Windows Me 98 95 XP or 2000 usually detects it automatically as a new piece of hardware In some cases however the product may not be detected automatically for some reason Already registered as one of lt Other devices gt Open the Device Manager sheet Check if CONTEC FX DS110 PCC CONTEC FX DS110 PCC is listed under Other devices If it is delete the entry according to Uninstallation of hardware in Chapter 4 and install the driver over again Possible causes are as follows Windows Me 98 95 XP or 2000 was installed with this product already plugged Do not plug the PC Card before installing the OS This state may be caused by aborting the installation process by clicking the Cancel button prematurely FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 37 Troubleshooting PCMCIA socket not working normally Open the Device Manager sheet Check lt PCMCIA Controller gt under lt PCMCIA Socket gt If x or is displayed
19. et or business or regional data communications network Peer To Peer A network in which two or more nodes can communicate directly with each other without going through another device AP ACCESS POINT Access point In the FLEXLAN DS110 series the access point is used as a bridge between wired and wireless networks and provides advanced features such as the inter segment brouter function and IP tunneling serving as an indispensable component for a versatile and large scale wireless network User Unit In the FLEXLAN DS110 series the user unit indicates the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 or the unit containing it FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Appendix Roaming This means the same as roaming of a mobile telephone or PHS The AP serves as the component commonly called as antenna base station in mobile telephone and PHS terminology the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 serves as the telephone itself IP tunneling One of the features of the FX DS110 APE Using this feature enables mail transmission and reception and database access without changing the PC settings even at a roaming destination beyond the router Spectrum diffusion transmission A method of transmission in which signals that are normally transmitted over a given limited frequency band undergo narrow band modulation primary modulation then again diffuse modulation secondary modulation to intentionally diffuse the signal over a broad frequency spectrum
20. han the simple mode Check whether the ESS ID is the same as that of the recipient Check whether the data encryption setting is the same as that of the recipient Check whether the driver has been installed normally Check the properties of the CONTEC FX DS110 PCC CONTEC FX DS110 PCC2 under Network Adapters in Device Manager Check whether the channel being used matches that of the recipient Check the peripheral environment and place of installation A nearby source of electromagnetic interference can prevent communication In general locations excluding factories the following may be sources of electromagnetic emissions Another wireless network using the 2 4 GHz band Microwave ovens Security gates Copiers Elevator motors Most electromagnetic sources other than wireless networks are local and not continuous and therefore by moving the location of the unit the PC containing this product or the recipient and waiting briefly communication may be possible FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 39 Troubleshooting 40 Interference caused by a wireless network can be avoided by changing the channel used Note also that dividing the terminals in the same network into groups different in channel may improve the data rate Sometimes communication is hindered by attenuation of electric waves Attenuation occurs naturally as distance from the source of transmission increases but may also be caused by
21. in any other directory click on the Browse button specify the desired install directory then click on the Next button The wizard starts copying files Click on the OK button You have now finished installing the utility software FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 31 Using and Setting up the Utility Software 32 Uninstallation Follow the procedure below to uninstall the utility software for the FLEXLAN DS series Terminate all the applications running 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on the Add Remove Programs icon Select FLEXLAN DS Series Utility then click on the Add Remove button You will be prompted to confirm your action to delete files Click on the OK button The system will start deleting files When the uninstall completion message appears click on the OK button You have now finished uninstalling the utility software FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Using and Setting up the Utility Software Using and setting up the utility software For using the utility software refer to its online help Task Bar Icons When the FLEXLAN DS series utility is started the icon appears in the Windows system tray The icon changes its display depending on the operation status of the PC Card Table 5 1 Task Bar Icons Icon display Operation status ADHOC Simple Mode B
22. is 40 mm Precautions Related to Electromagnetic Interference This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CAUTION To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements a separation distance of at least 5 cm must be maintained between this device and all persons FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 5 Introduction About the Manual This manual consists of the following chapters Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Introduction Overview Gives an overview of the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a hardware Describes how to install the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 on your PC Installation of a driver Describes the contents of the driver floppy disk for the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 and the procedures for installing the driver Using and setting up the utility software Describes the basic settings required for using the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 and how to use and set up the utility software Troubleshooting Describes possible problems w
23. ith the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 and the solutions Appendix Lists product specifications and provides a glossary of terms FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Overview 2 Overview The FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 is the product to be plugged into a PC Card slot to construct a wireless network This chapter provides an overview of this product Component Locations Note FLEXLAN ost10 LANug een WIRELESS LAN CARD PC Card I nterface LED Indicators Flat antenna Figure 2 1 Component Locations Flat antenna This product transmits and receives radio waves via the antenna Since the antenna is connector coupled with the body of the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 an optional antenna can be connected Use the original combination of the flat antenna and the PC Card unit Be careful not to apply force to the antenna in either of the directions of the arrows or the joint section may break antenna PC Card Interface The FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 has the PC Card interface for plugging into a PC Card slot FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 7 Overview LED Indicators The FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 has two LEDs to indicate its operation status The LEDs appear as follows when the PC Card is operating normally Table 2 1 LED states during normal operation Position The contents of a display of Infrastructure Standard LED ADHOC Simple Mode Brouter Mode Yellowish Searching for an AP
24. k Listed below are major examples of sources of interfering radio waves generated in general environments excluding plants and factories 2 4 GHz band wireless network Other sources Microwave ovens Security gates Installed near the entrances of some department stores and rental shops Copiers Where there is a large metal wall such as in a warehouse the radio wave generated from the sender is reflected resulting in those radio waves reaching the receiver which have taken different routes thereby phase shifted This has the similar effect as the generation of interfering radio waves possibly slowing down data transfer FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver Most of the interfering radio wave sources other than wireless networks have local and or temporary effects not so affecting network performance Rarely however the date rate is reduced and in the worst case communication is disabled temporarily In such cases change the location of this product and the channel used for communication This may solve the problem Radio interference by a wireless network can be removed by changing the channel used Note also that dividing the same network into groups different in channel may increase the data rate Constructing a network Given below are the guidelines and notes on constructing a network 1 2 3 4 The operating distance of the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 between the AP and use
25. ke on LAN respectively available as options FX DS110 PCC F X DS110 PCC2 Figure 2 2 User unit Access point FX DS110 APE The access point is used to manage the wireless network relay messages and serve as the bridge to a wired LAN It has advanced functions such as routing and tunneling F X DS110 APE Figure 2 3 Access point FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 11 Overview Micro access point FX DS110 APL The micro access point can be used as an access point in a small scale wireless LAN system or as a station between the Ethernet and wireless converter You can construct a wireless LAN easily by connecting the micro access point to an Ethernet built in device with an UTP cable l FK DS110 APL Figure 2 4 Micro access point 12 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver 3 Installation of a driver This chapter describes how to install the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 on your PC Plugging the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Notes Follow the procedure below to plug the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 on your PC To use the PC Card under Windows NT 4 0 shut down the PC before plugging it in the PC card slot 1 Make sure that your PC has a PC Card TYPE II slot 2 Plug the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 into the PC Card slot with the inserting direction mark A face up Check the orientation of the card and insert the PC Card slowly Applying excessive force to it may break the connect
26. n Click on the Adapters tab and select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC Adapter FX DS110 PCC2 Adapter in the Network Adapters columns Click on the Delete button and you will be asked whether to continue Click on Yes Click on the Close button FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 29 Installation of a driver 30 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Using and Setting up the Utility Software 5 Using and Setting up the Utility Software This chapter describes the basic settings required for using the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 and how to use and set up the utility software Installing and uninstalling the utility software Installation Follow the procedure below to install the utility software for the FLEXLAN DS series Terminate all the applications running and prepare the floppy disk supplied with this product 1 2 3 4 5 6 Insert the floppy disk into drive A then double click on My Computer This procedure assumes the floppy disk drive as drive A Double click on the 3 5 inch FD icon and then the setup exe icon The InstallShield wizard will be invoked Click on the Next button The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears By default the utility software is installed in the following directory C Program Files wlan rssi Click on the Next button to install the utility software in the default directory To install the utility software
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28. nience Full term Term used in this manual FX DS110 APL Access point AP APL FX DS110 PCC FX PCI EXT2 User unit or a PC containing the above FX DS110 APL Wireless terminal or a device containing the above Personal computer FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Introduction Limited One Year Warranty CONTEC Interface boards are warranted by CONTEC CO LTD to be free from defects in material and workmanship for up to one year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser Repair will be free of charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with a copy of the original invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group office from which it was purchased This warranty is not applicable for scratches or normal wear but only for the electronic circuitry and original boards The warranty is not applicable if the device has been tampered with or damaged through abuse mistreatment neglect or unreasonable use or if the original invoice is not included in which case repairs will be considered beyond the warranty policy How to Obtain Service For replacement or repair return the device freight prepaid with a copy of the original invoice Please obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization Number RMA from the CONTEC group office where you purchased before returning any product No product will be accepted by CONTEC group without the RMA number Liability The obligati
29. objects in the path of the transmission The objects primarily responsible for attenuation are the following Concrete walls Metallic surfaces around antennas FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Appendix 7 Appendix Product Specifications Table 7 1 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 mbere sun Wireless LAN unit 11 5 5 2 Mbps Switched automatically Transmission packet IEEE 802 11b frame Security Guaranteed number of times of plugging 500times unplugging the antenna connector Power consumption transmission 320mA ans Reception 250mA Reception 210mA 10 to 90 no condensation FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 41 Appendix Glossary 42 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers T triple E involved in a wide range of fields from communications and computer to medicine and biology with primary activities related to publishing articles and sponsoring conferences but also recommending and setting of standards The organization sponsoring Committee 802 which is responsible for LAN related matters SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A function necessary for network control provides three functions Get acquire Set modify and Trap notify event Conceived as an easily installable control protocol that places as little load on the network as possible LAN Local Area Network A network configured from mutual connections between computers within a limited area Also called an intran
30. ommunication quality When the RSSI value is 50 or less it is highly possible that communication is disabled RSSI Program GIS 1 Int Ze WA Configuration AP List STATUS LOG 00 80 4C 4D 67 49 e GE HELP DK Dw MRF Signal Strength Login AP RSSI Value 00 80 4C 4D 67 49 D mm 12 am FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 35 Using and Setting up the Utility Software 36 Editing the name of a radio station The FLEXLAN DS series utility displays each wireless terminal using the MAC address when the radio station name has not been edited Once the MAC address is assigned a name by the radio station name edit function the wireless terminal is displayed with that name making it easy to identify the terminal To register a new wireless terminal click on the Add button enter or select the MAC address of the terminal then enter the name The name can be up to 22 single byte characters or 11 double byte characters long It accepts kanji characters The terminal registration information the combination of the MAC address and name can be filed saving the time and labor for registration To read registration information from a file click on the Import button To file registration information click on the Export button Once registration information has been saved it stays retained even after the FLEXLAN DS series utility has been terminated Up to 100 sets of MAC addr
31. on of the warrantor is solely to repair or replace the product In no event will the warrantor be liable for any incidental or consequential damages due to such defect or consequences that arise from inexperienced usage misuse or malfunction of this device FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 3 Introduction Handling Precautions Take the following precautions when handling this product Before inserting this PC card check the configuration of the PC card slot and make sure the card is oriented properly Improper insertion may result in a bad connection or damage to the card or connector Do not apply excessive force to the PC card connector as doing so may result in a bad connection or damage to the card or connector This product contains precision electronic elements and must not be used in locations subject to physical shock or strong vibration Do not attempt to modify this device The manufacturer will bear no responsibility whatsoever for the device if it has been modified Do not use or store this device where it is exposed to direct sunlight or near stoves or other sources of heat Operating temperature range 0 to 50 C Do not use or store this device where it is exposed to dust or high humidity Operating humidity range 10 to 90 Do not use or store this device near strong magnetic fields or devices emitting electromagnetic radiation Be careful not to let the external supply voltage or drive curren
32. or The antenna can be detached so that an apona antenna can ve attached instead Do not detach or attach the antenna inadvertently as doing so degrades its performance Do not use the PC Card with no antenna attached or the PC Card can come out of order To the Card Bus slot user When you use the PC Card in a Card Bus slot on a PC with incomplete PC Card compatibility the operation may be unstable If this is the case use the PC Card in the PC Card dedicated slot FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 13 Installation of a driver Unplugging the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 The system may run out of control if you unplug the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 with Windows Me 98 95 XP or 2000 running without following the procedure below If your PC is under Windows NT 4 0 shut down the PC before unplugging the PC Card Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows 2000 1 2 3 In Windows open the Start Menu and select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on the PC Card icon in the Control Panel On the Socket Status sheet in the PC Card Properties dialog box select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 and click on OK When the confirmation message has appeared unplug the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Wait for a while until the message appears Windows XP 1 2 3 4 Warning Double click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar notifi
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34. r s Manual this booklet 1 FLEXLANos110 HELP WIRELESS LAN CARY F X DS110 PCC or FX DS110 PCC2 User s Manual Disk User s Manual Check the contents to make sure that you have everything listed above If you do not have all the items contact your distributor or CONTEC group office where you purchased ii FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Table of Contents Eo og el EE i Recul TEE i Product Conftouratton ii Ria d Ce EE 1 aa AU AA WA AE AAA UA ASA NA ENEE 1 TermnooOviA br ev ations miwa 2 Limited One Year Warranty ccccccsseeeeeeeeeeseessseees 3 HOW to Obtain Gervice 3 Ee ue EE 3 Handling Bee Io AER 4 Precautions for Uee 4 Notes on Radolnterterence 5 Precautions Related to Electromagnetic nterference 5 About the Manual EE 6 2 e a TT 7 Component Be ege E H LEE eene 9 Outline of the FLEXLAN DS110 sSeri6eS ww swwwawa 10 Features of the FLEXLAN DS110 serieS 10 Production introduction to the FLEXLAN DS110 HE 11 3 Installation Of a driver sssssssssnssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 13 Plugging the F X DS110 PCC F X DS110 PCC2 13 Unplugging the F X DS110 PCC F X DS110 PCC2 14 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows ZOO O IENE AA MAI KA E basins aa WASIRA 14 WINO WA EE EE 14 Installation in a pnetwork 15 Features of the wireless netwocrk 15 Operating environment and radio waves 15 Constructing a Network wwawananawama
35. r checking the RSSI value run some applications that you usually use to check whether actual communication can be performed In the TCP I environment for example you can use PING in Windows To ping invoke the MS DOS prompt and enter the PING command as shown below In this example the IP address of the target AP is 10 168 132 15 C gt ping 10 168 132 15 6 Wireless terminals placed near to each other may fail to communicate with each other because of mutual interference Allow a minimum spacing of 1 m between user units and that of 3 m between each AP and user unit 7 When this product is used in the ADHOC Simple Mode network performance is degraded unless all the terminals exist within the operating range for communication See Hidden Terminal Problem in Chapter 7 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Installation of a driver Operation of the FLEXLAN DS110 This section describes the types of networks configurable with the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 using basic examples This product has two operation modes ADHOC Simple Mode and Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode for different network models To construct a network with the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 only use it in the ADHOC Simple Moe When the FX DS110 APE the AP access point in the FLEXLAN DS110 series is used with the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 use it in the Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode In this
36. r unit is about 150 m in indoor space with no obstacle or about 50 m in indoor space with few obstacles This product enables communication via a total of 11 FCC model or 13 CE model channels from channels 1 to 11 or 13 Channels selected at intervals of five consecutive channels can be used for communication without mutual radio interference except channel 11 When more than one channel is used radio waves can be utilized most efficiently using channels 1 6 and 11 The operation mode and software settings such as ESS ID must be selected depending on the operation form See Chapter 5 The operating range for communication with another terminal is about 50 m in indoor space free of radio wave attenuation caused by an obstacle or radio interference covering almost the entire area of small and medium scale offices and plants Note however that extending the communication distance beyond a certain degree increases the number of transmission and reception errors FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 17 Installation of a driver 18 5 When installing the PC Card use the FLEXLAN DS110 utility to check the RSSI value In general a remote party s RSSI value of 70 or more assures stable communication Even when the RSSI value is 70 or more however communication may not be stable due to multipath for example depending on the operating environment Communication cannot be performed normally when the RSSI value is 50 or less Afte
37. rive as drive C C WWINDOWS OPTIONS CABS The message DS110 sys could not be found will be displayed during copying of files specify the file copy source as follows and click on OK A Eject the floppy disk then restart the system for the system settings to take effect Installing for Windows XP 1 At startup Windows XP detects the FX DS110 PCC 2 3 4 FX DS110 PCC2 as a new piece of hardware and invokes the Found New Hardware Wizard Insert the Driver Disk 1 floppy disk into the floppy disk drive select Install the software automatically Recommended then click on Next Although the message The software you are installing for this hardware has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP appears there is no problem with it Click on Continue Anyway Once the driver has been installed you will see the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard message Click on Finish to complete the installation procedure FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 25 Installation of a driver Installing for Windows 2000 1 Windows 2000 detects the FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 26 2 3 4 5 6 7 as a new piece of hardware at startup and invokes the Add New Hardware wizard with its dialog box Click on OR The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear Select Search for the best driver for your device
38. t exceed the rating Precautions for Use This product is classified as wireless equipment for stations of low power data transmissions systems under the Wireless Telegraphy Act and does not require a radio transmission license The law prohibits modification of the interior of this product Note also that this product is approved by the Japanese Wireless Telegraphy Act and is not intended for use overseas 4 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Introduction Notes on Radio Interference The frequency band used by this product covers the operating frequencies of mobile identification local radio stations requiring the license and specific low power radio stations requiring no license as well as industrial scientific and medical equipment such as microwave ovens 1 Before using this product make sure that there is no mobile identification local radio station or specific low power radio station operating near the product 2 If the product should cause radio interference with any mobile identification local radio station or specific low power radio station immediately change the operating frequency to avoid the radio interference 3 Contact your local retailer or CONTEC if the product has trouble such as recurrent radio interference with mobile identification local radio stations or specific low power radio stations a Bae A This product operates in the 2 4 GHz band TTT and uses DSSS for modulation The interfering distance
39. terference Operating environment and radio waves When using this product to construct a network install and operate it considering the radio environment to optimize the performance Is allowed to use radio equipment at the installation location In some medical institutions and laboratories radio sensitive precision instruments are used and it may be prohibited to use radio equipment FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 15 Installation of a driver 16 Note Radio waves are attenuated Although a radio wave is attenuated naturally as it travels from its transmission source it may also be attenuated by an object existing in its way Major obstacles that attenuate radio waves are as follows Concrete wall Metal wall Obstacles blocking radio waves include metal walls and walls containing a metal firewall RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indication utility is available as a means of knowing the signal strength of an incoming radio wave Placing this product for a greater RSSI value makes the communication state more stable If the RSSI value is small and slightly moving the position of the product does not increase the RSSI value it indicates radio wave attenuation either to the distance or by an obstacle Pay attention to radio interference Radio interference with this product indicates any disturbance to reception caused by that radio wave in the frequency band of this product which is generated outside the local networ
40. th Indication A numeric indicator of incoming signal strength ESS ID Extended Service Set ID In the FLEXLAN DS110 series the ESS ID is like a name assigned to the wireless LAN network to which a unit belongs The same name must not be given to more than one wireless terminal Conversely a wireless network can be partitioned by using different ESS ID names Channel This term has the same meaning as a television or radio channel In the ISM band used by this product the IEEE 802 11 standard provides for division into 11 FCC model or 13 CE model channels numbered 1 to 11 or 13 Even on the same network wireless devices operating on different channels cannot communicate with each other Multipath Multiple versions of a radio wave emitted to be used for communication which are received after being reflected by buildings and walls Some of them are received after being reflected several times repeatedly A strong multipath effect results in distortion of the signal in the directly received radio wave degrading the communication quality and disabling stable communication FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 A 46 552 LYAH251 030403 010927 CONTEC Group JAPAN U S A EUROPE KOREA CHINA TAIWAN Headguarters CONTEC Co LTD 3 9 31 Himesato Nishiyodogawa ku Osaka 555 0025 Japan Tel 81 6 6477 5219 Fax 81 6 6477 1692 E mail intsales osaka contec co jp CONTEC MICROELECTRONICS U S A INC 744 S
41. uence spread spectrum DSSS offering good noise immunity The product employs direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS enabling stable communication not susceptible to noise It also has a feature of avoiding easy interception of radio waves Data transfer rate of 11 Mbps The product switches its data rate automatically to 11 5 5 2 or 1 Mbps depending on the radio conditions PC Card ISA bus or PCI bus interface to the user unit Access point FX DS110 APE providing advanced features The FX DS110 APE provides advanced features It allows for a variety of forms of operation and is best suited even for a large scale network Easy setup from within a web browser Since the FX DS110 APE has a web server you can set and manage it easily over the LAN using your favorite web browser SNMP installed The product is SNMP compliant supporting MIB II and private MIB Tunneling function The product enables communication without changing settings even for roaming after moving to a segment different in IP over beyond the rooter 10 FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 Overview Production introduction to the FLEXLAN DS110 series User unit FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 The user unit is equivalent to the LAN card for a wired LAN Itis plugged into the PC for use The FX DS110 PCC FX DS110 PCC2 is the PC Card TYPE ID type The PC CARD PC H FX PCI EXT2 and FX PCI WOL are the ISA bus adapter PCI bus adapter and PCI bus adapter for Wa
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