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1. 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 drive as drive C C WWINDOWS OPTIONS CABS FX DS110 PCC 7 8 Installation of a driver 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 AA Eject the floppy disk then restart the system for the system settings to take effect FX DS110 PCC 25 Installation of a driver Installing for Windows 2000 26 1 2 3 4 3 6 7 Windows 2000 detects the FX DS110 PCC as a new piece of hardware at startup and invokes the Add New Hardware wizard with its dialog box Click on OK The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box will appear Select Search for the best driver for your device 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 fil2. 00 80 4C 4D 67 49 a os 12 FX DS110 PCC 33 Using and Setting up the Utility Software 34 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 address and name can be registered FX DS110 PCC 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
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4. 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 network 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 Most of the interfering radio wave sources other than wireless networks have local and or tempora
5. Installing for Windows 98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Windows 98 detects the FX DS110 PCC 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 search 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 DS 100 PCC driver will be searched for then click on Next 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 WWINDOWS 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 23 Installation of a driver Installi
6. Chapter 7 Operation of the FLEXLAN DS110 This section describes the types of networks configurable with the FX DS110 PCC 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 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 use it in the Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode In this mode communication is performed always via the AP The AP has features 100BASE TX and 10BASE 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 FX DS110 PCC TA Loading PC E a na FX PCI EXT2 FX DS110 PCC Loading PC FX DS110 PCC Installation of a driver Figure 3 1 Infrastructure Mode 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 commun
7. PCC 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 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 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 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 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 5 28 Click on the Start button and select Settings and then Control Panel Doubl
8. on the Next button The wizard starts copying files 5 Click on the OK button 6 You have now finished installing the utility software FX DS110 PCC 29 Using and Setting up the Utility Software 30 Uninstallation Follow the procedure below to uninstall the utility software for the FLEXLAN DS series Terminate all the applications running 1 2 3 4 S 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 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 Sending to another device in the FLEXLAN DS series a Receiving from another device in the FLEXLAN DS series Sending receiv
9. purchased the product or the CONTEC information center Cannot detect the LAN card automatically When this product is plugged for the first time Windows 95 or Windows 98 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 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 95 or Windows 98 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 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 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 FX DS110 PCC 35 Troubleshooting 36 2 3 4 5 6 Double click on the Add New Hardware icon in the Control Panel In the Hardware Wizard click on Nex
10. 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 41 Appendix 42 RTS Request To Send In communication via AP transmission is controlled by CSMA CA plus RTS In RTS 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 Strength 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 to 11 or 13 Even on the same network wireless devices operating on different channels cannot communicate with each other Multipath Multiple versi
11. 2000 NDIS driver for Windows NT FX DS110 PCC 21 Installation of a driver Installing for Windows Me 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 22 Windows Me detects the FX DS110 PCC 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 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 DS 100 PCC 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 CXAWINDOWSWOPTIONSICABS 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 Installation of a driver
12. ER WIRELESS LAN CARD FX DS110 PCC 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 Table of Contents COPY Lasasn ca OS DEE o ae AA ANI AI MANANASI KA KALI AKAA dt E i Product Configuration ssssssssssseerrrrrsssserrrrrrrrrssserrrrrrrrn ii 1 Introduction s ssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 1 PAU EAEE 1 Terminology AbbreviatiONS cccconoocococccnnnccononanana no nono 2 Limited One Year Warradty cccccnnnncononccnnnncccnanannn no nono 3 How to Obtain SEMI ia 3 Liability AAA AAA AA OS 3 Handling PrecautionS ssssssessserrrrrsssserrrrrrrrrrssseerrres 4 Precautions for US ccccccnccccccnnonccnncnnnananononanananonananinnns 4 Notes on Radio NterferenCe ccccccnnnccnccnnnncccnnnnnaninino 5 Precautions Related to Electromagnetic A NAE YANA MAA NAMBA MNA Saa Kala ealt renkeel reiterate 5 About the Mantaro 6 2 OVEN VI CW waana Aaaa AAA ANNA A ANUNUA AKANUNUA KUKU NAKU KU NAKU KU AAA 7 Component LoOcatiONS coocoocccccnnnccccnnnnnanonnnnnnnnncnonanananononnos 7 A AAA AAA aiii 9 Outline of the FLEXLAN DS110 Series 10 Features of the FLEXLAN DS110 series 10 Production introduction tothe FLEXLAN DS110 A E AA O 11 3 Installation Of a driver ssssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 13 Pl
13. FX DS110 PCC 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 TM O etc FX DS110 PCC i Product Configuration FX DS110 PCC 1 Floppy disk 1 Disk driver UtilitySoft Note Back up the contents of the disk before use User s Manual this booklet 1 FLEXLAN osri0 ELP
14. ak the connector The antenna can be detached so that an optional antenna can be 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 13 Installation of a driver Unplugging the FX DS110 PCC The system may run out of control if you unplug the FX DS110 PCC with Windows 95 98 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 1 In Windows open the Start Menu and select Settings and then Control Panel Double click on the PC Card icon in the Control Panel 2 On the Socket Status sheet in the PC Card Properties dialog box select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC and click on OK 3 When the confirmation message has appeared unplug the FX DS110 PCC Wait for a while until the message appears Warning Handle the unplugged PC Card with care as it may be hot 14 FX DS110 PCC 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 an
15. and setting up the utility software Describes the basic settings required for using the FX DS110 PCC and how to use and set up the utility software Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Describes possible problems with the FX DS110 PCC and the solutions Chapter 7 Appendix Lists product specifications and provides a glossary of terms FX DS110 PCC Overview 2 Overview The FX DS110 PCC 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 LANhuevper 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 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 has the PC Card interface for plugging into a PC Card slot FX DS110 PCC 7 Overview LED Indicators The FX DS110 PCC 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 de Thecantents ofacisplay conte
16. d 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 interference 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 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 FX DS110 PCC 15 Installation of a driver 16 Note
17. e click on the Network icon Click on the Adapters tab and select CONTEC FX DS110 PCC 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 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 PC 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 Insert the floppy disk into drive A then double click on My Computer This procedure assumes the floppy disk drive as drive A 2 Double click on the 3 5 inch FD icon and then the setup exe icon The InstallShield wizard will be invoked 3 Click on the Next button 4 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 in any other directory click on the Browse button specify the desired install directory then click
18. es the message Completing the Wizard is displayed Click on the Finish button You have now finished installing the driver FX DS110 PCC Installation of a driver Installing for Windows NT 1 2 3 4 5 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 AA Make sure that CONTEC FX DS110 PCC Adapter has been selected in the Select OEM Options 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 1 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
19. ettinQS ccoocccococcnnnnccconanaanaannnnnnnnnons 32 RSSI indicating the signal strength of a radio station OA 33 Editing the name of a radio station w w wwwwmawa 34 6 Troubleshooting sssssssssssnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 35 Cannot detect the LAN card automatically 35 When Communication FailS wwwwwwwwwwwwamamamawawawawaa 37 A A 39 Product SD SG fc ais 39 OS a 40 iv FX DS110 PCC Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Table 2 1 Table 5 1 Table 5 2 Table 7 1 List of Figures Component LocatiONS ccooooccccnnnoocnnnnnnonnnnnnnnanancnnnnns 7 O O A 11 ACCESS PO ib 11 Micro ACCESS PO a eae es 12 Infrastructure Mode ivonne 18 ADHOC Mode iia ttt citi ea aiiaiee ink asi 19 List of Tables LED states during normal operationN 8 Task Bat Tens a AA 31 Main communication Settings lt lt ve 32 FX DS AA 39 FX DS110 PCC vV vi FX DS110 PCC Introduction 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the FLEXLAN DS110series PC Card FX DS110 PCC 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 Be sure to read it carefully so that you can use the product co
20. he FX DS110 PCC 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 cards to construct a Peer to Peer ad hoc network Thin flat antenna The FX DS110 PCC fits even a notebook PC Terminology Abbreviations The following terms and abbreviations are used in this manual for convenience 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 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 Ob
21. ication 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 no terminal can be connected to Ethernet in that case Ethernet FX DS110 PCC WA Loading PC Figure 3 2 ADHOC Mode FX DS110 PCC 19 Installation of a driver 20 FX DS110 PCC Installation of a driver 4 Installation of a driver This chapter shows the contents of the driver floppy disk for the FX DS110 PCC 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 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
22. ing to from another device in the FLEXLAN DS series Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode by Indicates that the radio signal strength RSSI value of the logged in AP is 70 or more CE TITO Ca CTE Tr RR e Indicates that the FX DS110 PCC has not been plugged in the PC Card slot or not been operating FX DS110 PCC 31 Using and Setting up the Utility Software 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 The name of the wireless LAN to which the A string of up to 32 terminal belongs Wireless terminals with single byte different ESS IDs cannot communicate alphanumeric Local Group with each other You can break up a characters The half size network by assigning different ESS IDs to stringis case the terminals sensitive The operation mode set to fit the form of Network the LAN to be used The ADHOC Simple mode Select ADHOC or Infrastructure and Infrastructure Standard Brouter Modes are described in Operation of the FLEXLAN DS110 in Chapter 3 Option to enable or disable encryption of Data wireless data Note that encryption encryption enabled and encrypti
23. l 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 Wake on LAN respectively available as options FX DS110 PCC 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 FX DS110 APE Figure 2 3 Access point FX DS110 PCC 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 FX DS110 APL Figure 2 4 Micro access point 12 FX DS110 PCC Installation of a driver 3 Installation of a driver This chapter describes how to install the FX DS110 PCC on your PC Plugging the FX DS110 PCC Follow the procedure below to plug the FX DS110 PCC 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 Notes 1 Make sure that your PC has a PC Card TYPE Il slot 2 Plug the FX DS110 PCC 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 bre
24. ng for Windows 95 For Windows 95 the procedure for installing the FX DS110 PCC driver varies a little depending on the version of the OS 24 Note Use the FX DS110 PCC under Windows 95 OSR2 or later It does not operate under an earlier version of Windows 95 1 2 3 4 5 6 Windows 95 detects the FX DS110 PCC 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 AA 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 reguires 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
25. nts of a Thecantents ofacisplay Color State Tafrastrucure Standard nfrastructure Standar ADHOC Simple Mode Brouter Mode Yellowish Blink Blink Searching for an AP Outside Always on green ans Logging into the AP For the ADHOC Simple Mode and Infrastructure Standard Brouter Mode see the Operation of the FLEXLAN DS110 in Chapter 3 FX DS110 PCC Overview List of Options Desktop PC adapter The desktop PC adapter allows the user unit FX DS110 PCC to be used on a desktop PC There are three types of desktop PC adapters available PC CARD POH 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 UU 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 Ye FX ANT P2 FX ANT P3 FX ANT P4 FX DS110 PCC 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 pr
26. o 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 and uses DSSS for modulation The interfering distance 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 5 Introduction About the Manual This manual consists of the following chapters Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Overview Gives an overview of the FX DS110 PCC Chapter 3 Installation of a hardware Describes how to install the FX DS110 PCC on your PC Chapter4 Installation of a driver Describes the contents of the driver floppy disk for the FX DS110 PCC and the procedures for installing the driver Chapter5 Using
27. oaming 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 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 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
28. oduct 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 sequence 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 Overview Production introduction to the FLEXLAN DS110 series User unit FX DS110 PCC The user unit is equivalent to the LAN card for a wired LAN Itis plugged into the PC for use The FX DS110 PCC is the PC Card TYPE I
29. on disabled terminals Check pox OFF cannot communicate with each other Channel to be used for communication It Channel is recommended to use channels 1 6 and Check box 1 11 to prevent radio interference 32 FX DS110 PCC 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 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 communication quality When the RSSI value is 50 or less it is highly possible that communication is disabled RSSI Program x 1 18 g Configuration AP List E STATUS LOG D0 80 4C 4D 67 49 Se gt HELP MAD am MRF Signal Strength Login AP RSSI Value
30. ons 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 Appendix FX DS110 PCC 43 A 46 552 LYAH251 021025 010927 CONTEC Group JAPAN U S A EUROPE KOREA CHINA TAIWAN Headquarters 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 South Hillview Drive Milpitas CA 95035 U S A Tel 1 408 719 8200 Fax 1 408 719 6750 E mail tech_support contecusa com CONTEC MICROELECTRONICS EUROPE B V Binnenweg 4 2132 CT Hoofddorp The Netherlands Tel 31 23 567 3030 Fax 31 23 567 3035 E mail tech_support conteceu nl HYOJIN CONTEC Co LTD Ki im Bldg 399 Shindolim Dong Kuro ku Seoul Korea Tel 82 2 2636 4277 8 Fax 82 2 2636 4279 E mail product conteck com INTERNATIONAL CONTEC TECHNOLOGY CO LTD B 8F Hua Tong Building No B19 Che Gong Zhuang West Road Hai Dian District Beijing 100044 China Tel 86 10 8801 8228 Fax 86 10 8801 8209 E mail ict ict com cn SHANGHAI CONTEC MICROELECTRONICS CORP
31. pient 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 37 Troubleshooting 38 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 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 Appendix 7 Appendix Product Specifications Table 7 1 FX DS110 PCC Wireless LAN unit Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Operating humidity 10 to 90 no condensation FX DS110 PCC 39 Appendix Glossary 40 IEEE Institu
32. rrectly 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 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 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 FX DS110 PCC 1 Introduction 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 PC H or either the FX PCI EXT2 or FX PCI WOL allows t
33. ry 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 FX DS110 PCC Installation of a driver Constructing a network Given below are the guidelines and notes on constructing a network 1 2 3 4 3 6 The operating distance of the FK DS110 PCC between the AP and user 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 1s about 50 m in indoor space free of radio wave attenuation caused by an obstacle or radio in
34. t 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 In the PC Card Wizard dialog box click on the Next button The completion message will be displayed Click on the Finish button Restart your computer for the settings to take effect FX DS110 PCC 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 than 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 under Network Adapters in Device Manager Check whether the channel being used matches that of the reci
35. tain 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 obligation 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 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 Opera
36. te of Electrical and Electronics Engineers I 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 intranet 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 or the unit containing it FX DS110 PCC Appendix Roaming This means the same as r
37. terference 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 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 After checking the RSSI value run some applications that you usually use to check whether actual communication can be performed In the TCPA 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 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 FX DS110 PCC 17 Installation of a driver 18 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
38. ting 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 current 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 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 Ifthe 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 radi
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