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  • Page 1 WMP-A12 5GHz Wireless LAN mini PCI Card User’s Manual First Edition (May, 2002) 6WMPA12...01...
  • Page 2 Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebr uch uf. 3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist d s Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Flüssig- oder Aerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein ngefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung. 4.
  • Page 3 WARRANTY PERI D, AND REQUESTING A RETURN MATERIAL AUTH RIZATI N (RMA) NUMBER. IF A REGISTRATI N CARD F R THE PR DUCT IN QUESTI N HAS N T BEEN RETURNED T D-LINK , THEN A PR PURCHASE (SUCH AS A C PY F THE DATED PURCHASE INV ICE) MUST BE PR VIDED. IF PURCHASER’S...
  • Page 4 S FTWARE PR DUCTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED R ABS LUTELY ERR R-FREE, AND N WARRANTY THAT ALL DEFECTS IN THE S FTWARE PR DUCT, WITHIN R WITH UT THE SC PE F D-LINK ’S APPLICABLE PR DUCT D CUMENTATI N, WILL BE C RRECTED.
  • Page 5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN N EVENT WILL D-LINK BE LIABLE F R ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING L SS F DATA, L SS F PR FITS, C ST F C VER R THER INCIDENTAL, C NSEQUENTIAL R INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING UT THE INSTALLATI N, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERF RMANCE, FAILURE R INTERRUPTI N F A D- LINK PR DUCT, H WEVER CAUSED AND N ANY THE RY F LIABILITY.
  • Page 6 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 7 End Product Labelling This transmitter module is authorized only for use in devices where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users (for example access points, routers, wireless ASDL modems, and similar equipment). The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “...
  • Page 9 Notices NOTE: This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out important points to the text. A note provides information that may apply only in special cases. CAUTION: Cautions call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage or data corruption, to a lesser degree than warnings. WARNING: Warnings call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage, data corruption, personal injury, or death.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Contents List of Figures ............xv List of Tables............xvii Preface..............xix About this Document ..................xix Audience......................xx Additional Resources..................xx Introduction............1-1 Package Contents ..................1-1 System Requirements ...................1-2 Hardware Installation .....................1-2 Windows 2000 ............2-1 Driver Installation (First-time Install)..............2-1 Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)..........2-5 Driver Uninstallation ..................2-14 Device Configuration ...................2-17 Infrastructure Mode ................2-22...
  • Page 12 Windows Millennium Edition....... 3-1 Driver Installation ..................3-1 Driver Uninstallation..................3-5 Device Configuration ..................3-7 Infrastructure Mode ................3-9 Ad Hoc Mode ..................3-10 TCP/IP Configuration................3-12 Windows 98 Second Edition ....... 4-1 Driver Installation ..................4-1 Driver Uninstallation..................4-5 Device Configuration ..................
  • Page 13 Infrastructure Mode .................6-8 Ad Hoc Mode..................6-11 Verify Connection ..................6-13 Driver Uninstallation ..................6-15 LinkMon ..............7-1 Installation......................7-1 Features......................7-5 RFSilent ..............8-1 System Requirements ...................8-1 Windows 98SE Environment..............8-1 RFSilent Setup ....................8-2 Operation .......................8-2 Country Code Selector .........9-1 10 Troubleshooting..........10-2...

  • Page 15: List Of Figures

    List of Figures Figure 2-1. Infrastructure Mode ...............2-17 Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode .................2-18 Figure 8-1. RFSilent Icon ................8-2 Figure 8-2. RFSilent Menu Selections ............8-2...

  • Page 17: List Of Tables

    List of Tables Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions............8-3...

  • Page 19: Preface

    D-Link NDIS driver from previous releases. This guide describes the steps required to install NDIS drivers for the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0.

  • Page 20: Audience

    Troubleshooting—Hints on fixing common Installation/Uninstallation and Device/Network Configurations issues. Audience This document is intended for D-Link customers who wish to install and evaluate the D-Link WMP-A12 Station Reference Design in the supported Microsoft Windows environments. Additional Resources D-Link STA Reference Design hardware, software, and documentation contain proprietary information of D-Link Communications, Inc., and are...

  • Page 21: Introduction

    Introduction The D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card is an IEEE 802.11a two- chip solution reference design based on the Atheros AR5111 and AR5211 chipset. This reference design implements a half-duplex, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) baseband processor supporting all IEEE 802.11a data rates (6 to 54 Mbps).

  • Page 22: System Requirements

    System Requirements " A computer that meets the following specifications: -Windows 2000,Windows ME, or Windows 98SE " PCI expansion slot " At least 64 MB of memory " A 300 MHz processor or higher " At least one other IEEE 802.11a-compliant device Hardware Installation Follow these steps to install the 802.11a PCI Card in a computer’s PCI slot: Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord from the wall outlet for...
  • Page 23 錯 PRELIMINARY Chapter 誤! 尚未定義樣式。 10. Turn on the computer. Atheros Communications, Inc. Introduction • 錯誤 錯誤! 找不到參照來源 找不到參照來源。 。 。 。 錯誤 錯誤 找不到參照來源 找不到參照來源 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 25: Windows 2000

    Windows 2000 Driver Installation (First-time Install) Insert the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. Wait for the following dialog box to display, and click Next to continue.
  • Page 26 2. Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),” and click Next. 3. Insert the installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” under “Optional search locations,” and click Next to continue.
  • Page 27 4. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5. Click OK to continue. 5. When you find the D-Link driver installation file (net5210b.inf), click Next to continue.
  • Page 28 6. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation. 7. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. See Section “Device...

  • Page 29: Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)

    Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed) If the system already has a previous release of the D-Link NDIS installed, Windows does not prompt for the device driver when the WLAN Card is inserted. Follow the steps below to update the NDIS driver: 1.
  • Page 30 2. Within Device Manager, right-click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” under “Network adapters” device node, and click Properties.
  • Page 31 3. Click “Update Driver…” from the Driver tab. Note the Driver Version that you are updating from. You may need to verify this field again after driver update completes to make sure Release 1.3 driver has been updated correctly. 4. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 32 5. Choose “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver,” and click Next to continue. 6. Insert the Release 1.3 CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click “Have Disk…” to continue.
  • Page 33 7. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is “D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5”. Click OK to continue. 8. Select “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from the list and click Next to continue.
  • Page 34 9. Click Yes to continue when Windows displays the warning message.
  • Page 35 10. Click Next to proceed with installation. 11. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation.
  • Page 36 12. Click Finish. 13. Note that Driver Version should display 1.3 as the major revision number. Click OK to continue.
  • Page 37 14. Click Yes to restart system. 15. After system restarts, the “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” now displays under “Network adapters” in the Device Manager. Proceed to Section “Device Configuration” for device configuration information.

  • Page 38: Driver Uninstallation

    Driver Uninstallation This section provides information about uninstallation procedures required for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous D-Link software releases. If the system does not have previously installed versions of the NDIS driver and you wish to remove the newly installed driver from the system, proceed to Step 4.
  • Page 39 To do so, go to the Start menu and choose Search For Files or Folders…, enter “oem*.inf” in the “Search for files or folders named:” field, and enter “D-Link” in the “Containing text:” field. Click Search Now. A few files matching these criteria are possible, if previous drivers have not been removed properly.
  • Page 40 4. To complete the uninstallation, “ar5210b.sys” should also be removed from the “\WINNT\system32\drivers” folder.

  • Page 41: Device Configuration

    Device Configuration Configuration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the Network Control Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set the Wireless Network mini PCI Card to work in one of two modes, either infrastructure mode (which leverages an AP) or ad hoc mode (which consists of a group of stations participating in the WLAN).

  • Page 42: Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode

    STA 2 STA 4 Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode To configure the WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card: 1. In the Device Manager, right-click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and click Properties to access the properties of the adapter.
  • Page 43 2. Configuration additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of the “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” properties. 3. Select one of the configurations under the configuration list, and click Modify to show the “Network Configuration Settings” screen. This property sheet has two pages: General and Security.
  • Page 44 Maximum, the driver turns off power to the adapter for longer periods over more widely-spaced time intervals. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables D-Link turbo mode. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected.
  • Page 45 − Unique Key: This field defines the unique encryption key for security for the current network configuration. In ad hoc mode, this encryption key type is not used. To enable security using a Unique Key, this field must be populated. −...

  • Page 46: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode To configure an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode: 1. Ensure that the “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked. 2. Choose the following settings: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique.

  • Page 47: Ad Hoc Mode

    It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D- Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff.

  • Page 48: Tcp/Ip Setup

    Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device must be configured. 1. Open the “Control Panel” and click “Network and Dial-up Connections.” 2. Find the “Local Area Connection” that is associated with the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card. Right-click that connection, and click Properties.
  • Page 49 3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. 4. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and Subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and Subnet mask allows stations to operate in infrastructure mode and to have Internet access. “Default gateway”...
  • Page 50 TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (See Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status.
  • Page 51 7. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” 8. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, use video streaming applications, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

  • Page 53: Windows Millennium Edition

    “Driver Uninstallation” on page 3-5 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. When the system no longer has the D-Link NDIS driver installed, insert the WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1.
  • Page 55 “Specify a location.” Click Browse to locate the NDIS driver. The default folder is “E:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5” (assuming E: is the CD- ROM drive). Click Next to continue. 3. When the D-Link driver installation file (NET5210B.INF) has been found, click Next to continue.
  • Page 56 4. Click Finish to continue, and restart the system to complete driver installation. Refer to Section “Device Configuration” on page 3-7 for device configuration.

  • Page 57: Driver Uninstallation

    1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “D-Link” text string under the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the search criteria.
  • Page 58 2. From Control Panel, launch the System Properties window. Select “D- Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from Device Manager, and click Remove to uninstall the device. 3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device. Restart the system to...

  • Page 59: Device Configuration

    Device Configuration Configuration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar to Windows 2000, the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode.
  • Page 60 The configuration utility allows addition, modification, and deletion of the configuration profiles. Select one of the existing configuration profiles under the configuration list to modify, or click New to add a new configuration profile. Follow Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 3-9 and Section “Ad Hoc Mode”...

  • Page 61: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”...

  • Page 62: Ad Hoc Mode

    IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation.
  • Page 63 For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. Click OK when the properties are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect.

  • Page 64: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    1. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “TCP/IP → D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” and click Properties. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required.
  • Page 65 TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status.
  • Page 66 3. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

  • Page 67: Windows 98 Second Edition

    Windows 98 Second Edition Driver Installation D-Link recommends that you remove any existing D-Link NDIS driver on the PC system before installing Version 1.3 release of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 4-5 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases.
  • Page 69 2. Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended),” and click Next. 3. Insert the D-Link Software Release CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” and browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located. The default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5 (assuming D: is...
  • Page 70 4. When the D-Link driver installation file (NET5210B.INF) has been found, click Next to continue. 5. Click Finish to continue.

  • Page 71: Driver Uninstallation

    1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “D-Link” text string under the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the...
  • Page 72 2. When “D-Linknet5210b.inf” has been found, delete it by right-clicking the file and choose “Delete.”...
  • Page 73 3. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “D- Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from the list, and click Remove to uninstall the device. 4. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device. Restart the system to...

  • Page 74: Device Configuration

    Device Configuration Configuration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar to Windows 2000 the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode.

  • Page 75: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”...
  • Page 76 It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits.

  • Page 77: Ad Hoc Mode

    Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the setup of the AP infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the Network Configuration Settings of the D-Link NIC Configuration utility.
  • Page 78 For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. Click OK when the properties are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect.

  • Page 79: Tcp/Ip Setup

    1. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “TCP/IP → D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” and click Properties. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required.
  • Page 80 TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status.
  • Page 81 3. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

  • Page 83: Windows Xp

    See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 5-6 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. With no existing D-Link NDIS driver installed, insert the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1.
  • Page 85 2. Under “Search for the best driver in these locations,” choose “Include this location in the search” and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver. When the driver location has been identified, click Next to continue.
  • Page 86 3. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows XP shows a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to proceed with driver installation. 4. Click Finish to complete driver installation, and refer to Section “Device...

  • Page 88: Driver Uninstallation

    Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous D-Link driver releases. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, right click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and choose Uninstall. 2. Click OK to uninstall the device.
  • Page 90 Start and choose Search > All files and folder, enter “oem*.inf” in the “All or part of the file name” field, and enter “D-Link” in the “A word or phrase in the file” field. Enter “C:\WINNT\INF” in the “Look in” field, where C: is the drive letter of where Windows XP is installed.

  • Page 92: Device Configuration

    Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for more details on these network connection types. To launch NCP go to Device Manager, right-click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and select Properties to access to the properties of the adapter.
  • Page 93 Configuration additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card Properties.” Select one of the configurations under the configuration, click Modify or New and complete the steps in Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 5-12 or Section “Ad Hoc Mode”...

  • Page 94: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”...
  • Page 95 IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation.
  • Page 96 2. You can optionally set up security features, but it is not typically a requirement because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support.
  • Page 97 BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations. TCP/IP Setup After configuring the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card through the Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured.
  • Page 98 2. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and Subnet mask. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff.
  • Page 99 To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <IP address>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the operating status of D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card.
  • Page 100 4. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, from the Start menu, choose My Computer and right-click to select “Map Network Drive….”...
  • Page 101 5. Assign the drive letter that maps to the network-shared folder and specify the shared folder information. Click Finish to map the drive. 6. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.
  • Page 102 Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration Aside from using the Network Control Panel (NCP) to configure the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card, Windows XP provides zero- configuration functionality that automatically tries to connect the STA to available wireless networks in the following order: a.
  • Page 103 Note that you can disable automatic wireless network configuration, and revert back to using D-Link NCP configuration settings, by clearing the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box.

  • Page 104: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode To set up automatic wireless network configuration to connect to an existing Access Point (infrastructure network): 1. Click the network name under “Available networks” in the Wireless Networks tab, and click Configure. You can update the list of available networks that are within range of your computer by clicking Refresh under Available Networks.
  • Page 105 Note that the key format must be hexadecimal digits and the key length is limited to 104-bit in Windows XP, as opposed to 128-bit key supported by D-Link NDIS driver in the NCP configuration interface. If the network that you are connecting to requires 128-bit WEP key, then it is recommended that you disable Windows XP automatic wireless network configuration and use D-Link NCP configuration instead.

  • Page 106: Ad Hoc Mode

    Ad hoc mode To connect to an existing computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network: 1. Click the ad hoc network name under “Available networks” in the Wireless Networks tab, and click Configure.
  • Page 107 Note that the key format must be hexadecimal digits and the key length is limited to 104-bit in Windows XP as opposed to 128-bit key supported by D-Link NDIS driver in the NCP configuration interface. If the network that you are connecting to requires...
  • Page 108 3. If you want to connect to an ad hoc network, but both ad hoc and infrastructure networks are within range of your computer, then click Advanced in the Wireless Networks tab and then select “Computer-to- computer (ad hoc) networks only”. Note that if you want the station to start its own ad hoc network, the “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only”...
  • Page 109 In Connect to Wireless Network, under “Available networks”, select the wireless network that you want to connect to. If a network key is required and is automatically provided for you, then leave “Network key” blank. If the network key is not automatically provided for you, then type the key in “Network key”.
  • Page 110 If you are either unable to make a connection to the wireless network that you selected or need to configure additional wireless network connection settings, click Advanced in Connect to Wireless Network, and the Wireless Networks tab will appear.
  • Page 111 You can configure a new wireless network connection by clicking Add, and specifying the network name (SSID) in Wireless Network Properties, and the wireless network key settings, if needed. If the network connection that you are configuring is an ad hoc network, then select “This is a computer-to- computer (ad hoc) network;...
  • Page 112 You can change the order of the preferred networks by selecting the wireless network that you want to reposition on the list, and then clicking Move up or Move down. You can change the wireless network connection settings of a preferred network by selecting the wireless network, clicking Properties, and then changing the settings as needed.
  • Page 113 If a network is not defined in the preferred networks list, but you know it is available and you want to automatically connect to it, then click Advanced in the Wireless Networks tab, and select the “Automatically connect to non- preferred networks”...
  • Page 115 After CardWizard utility is loaded, insert the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. CardWizard will detect the insertion of the D-Link CardBus card and show the following screen. Click Correct to continue.
  • Page 116 2. Click OK to continue. 3. Windows NT 4.0 Network Properties windows displays. Click Add to continue.
  • Page 117 4. Click Have Disk. 5. Manually enter the location of where the D-Link NDIS 4.0 driver is located. For example, D:\NDIS\BIN\PRODUCTION\NDIS4. Click OK to continue.
  • Page 119 6. Make sure D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card is selected. Click OK to continue. 7. Set Map Registers, QoS, and Transmit Power Control to default values and click OK.
  • Page 120 8. Windows NT 4.0 binds TCP/IP protocol to D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Cards and TCP/IP properties have to be entered. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information may also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff.
  • Page 121 Configuration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration Control Panel applet provided by D-Link. Similar to Windows 2000, the device can be set to work in one of two modes, either infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. See Section “Device Configuration”...
  • Page 122 Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. Refer to Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings.
  • Page 123 AP with the best signal strength. − Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure). − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables D-Link Turbo mode.
  • Page 124 It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40-bits, 104-bits and 128-bits.
  • Page 125 Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. Refer to Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for detail descriptions of ad hoc operation.
  • Page 126 2. You may optionally set up security features, but it is not typically a requirement, since the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited. Currently, only shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support.

  • Page 127: Verify Connection

    BSS with multiple stations. Verify Connection You may use LinkMon utility to monitor the operating status of D-Link WMP- A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card once the STA is connected. Please refer to Chapter 7 for descriptions of LinkMon utility. If the STA is configured properly then you will be able to perform ping test as well as other network applications that a wired Ethernet device can perform.
  • Page 128 2. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” 3. Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

  • Page 129: Driver Uninstallation

    Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the D-Link NDIS driver from the system. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the system, go to Control Panel and open Network properties.
  • Page 130 2. Under the Adapters tab, choose D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card and click Remove. 3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card.
  • Page 131 4. D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card is no longer listed under the Adapters tab. Click Close to continue. 5. Restart the system to complete the un-installation of D-Link NDIS 4.0 driver.

  • Page 133: Linkmon

    D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card. The LinkMon executable file, linkmon.exe, is included on the D-Link CD, and is in the folder \ndis\bin\production\. Copy this file from the CD to a local drive for execution.
  • Page 135 3. Click Next to continue. 4. Click “I accept this agreement” and then click Next to continue.
  • Page 136 5. Click Next to continue. 6. The installer now installs files to the SYSTEM directory. 7. The system must be rebooted for the WMI installation files to become effective. When the system completes the rebooting process, launch LinkMon.

  • Page 137: Features

    Features There are five tabs in LinkMon used to display STA information: " General tab " Frame Statistics tab " Transmit Retries tab " Station tab " Driver tab Under the General tab of the LinkMon program property sheet is general information about the program and its operations.
  • Page 138 Under the Transmit Retries tab is detailed transmit retry statistical information for transmitted frames.
  • Page 139 Under the Station tab is detailed BSS information including SSID, BSSID, association status, operating channel frequency, and information about scanned APs. Under the Driver tab is statistical data pertaining to NDIS driver operation.
  • Page 140 The Action menu enables a NDIS driver unloading and reloading, and network interface card (NIC) reset. Note that driver unload option is not available in Windows Me, Windows 98SE, and Windows NT 4.0. NIC reset is also not available in Windows NT 4.0. On the Options menu, choose Settings….
  • Page 141 Under the Display tab, you can select the data display modes of “Cumulative” or “Relative.” “Cumulative” mode displays statistical LinkMon data collected from the beginning of driver load. “Relative” mode displays differences in the statistical data since the last update. Under the Log File tab, the logging function can be enabled to log to a file the statistical information collected by the LinkMon utility, for later reference or post processing by an application such as Microsoft Excel.

  • Page 143: Rfsilent

    RFSilent This chapter describes the RFSilent application that allows you to enable or disable the RF Signal (radio) on all D-Link STA Reference Designs. The RFSilent is a Windows-based application that appears in the right-hand corner of your Windows taskbar.

  • Page 144: Rfsilent Setup

    The installer now copies the necessary files to the SYSTEM directory. 6. Reboot the system. RFSilent Setup The RFSilent application allows you to enable or disable D-Link STA References Designs. You can enable or disable the RFSilent application through user-defined settings. Refer to a description of driver parameters in the AP Programmer’s Reference Guide.
  • Page 145 Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions RFSilent Menu Item Descriptions Disable RF Signal Use this selection to disable D-Link STA Reference Design. Enable RF Signal Use this selection to enable D-Link STA Reference Design. Displays copyright, version About information, and the build date for the RFSilent application.

  • Page 147: Country Code Selector

    Selector by running ARCCSEL.EXE and follow the steps below to change countries. 1. Make sure the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card is listed under Network Card field. From the Country pull-down menu, choose the country that you want to switch to.
  • Page 148 2. Click Yes to continue. 3. The country selection takes effect immediately. You can use LinkMon to verify the country that you selected by looking at the Regulatory Domain field in the Station tab.

  • Page 150: Troubleshooting

    D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. If you cannot find an answer here, please contact an D-Link field application engineer for assistance. 1. My computer does not recognize the D-Link CardBus reference card.
  • Page 151 No configurable D-Link network cards were found in this system. Make sure the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card has Release 1.1 EEPROM contents programmed. D-Link CardBus Reference Design boards that were released prior to Release 1.1 do not contain the regulatory domain information in the EEPROM.

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