CONNECTING WINDOWS 2000 SYSTEMS

This chapter describes how to set the wireless LAN connection for computers running Windows 2000.

P O I N T

If you purchased a Stylistic ST4000 Series Tablet PC with the optional integrated wireless LAN device, the device and drivers have already been installed. This procedure outlines the steps for setting the device parameters.

Updated drivers and/or utilities may become available after this manual is printed; see any addenda or fliers that may be included in the system packaging.

Workflow

The proper setup of the wireless LAN requires several steps which must be performed in the proper order. Following is a general outline of the steps that must be performed. Each step is detailed later in this procedure.

1.Setting parameters

Setting the profile

Setting the encryption

2.Network settings

Setting the protocol and checking the network

Setting file and printer sharing

Checking the connection

Setting Parameters

1.Click [Start]-> [Settings] -> [Control Panel].

2.Double-click the [PRISM Settings] icon. The [PRISM Wireless Settings] appears.

3.Set the profile as specified in Table 1. Ask your network administrators to check the setting.

4.When you finish your entry, click [Apply].

Item

Description

 

 

Profile

Enter the system file name in which the

 

parameter information is to be saved.

 

 

Mode

Ad Hoc Network: Click the down arrow

 

and select “802.11 AdHoc”.

 

Infrastructure Network: Click the down

 

arrow and select “Infrastructure”.

 

 

SSID

Enter the network name to which you

 

want to connect

 

 

Transmit

Obtain the information from your

Rate

network administrator. If you do not have

 

a network administrator, select “Fully

 

Automatic”.

 

 

W i r e l e s s L A N U s e r ’ s G u i d e

Item

Description

 

 

Power

Not supported.

Save

 

Enabled

 

 

 

AdHoc

AdHoc Network: Select the same

Channel

channel, 1-11, for all connected

 

computers. If there is more than one

 

wireless LAN nearby (such as on the same

 

floor), we recommend that the channels

 

for each LAN be 5 numbers apart (e.g., if

 

there are two other LANs nearby, the

 

channels used should be 1, 6, and 11).

 

Infrastructure Network: Not an option.

 

 

 

Table 1: Profile Parameters

5.Click the [Encryption] tab.

6.Set the encryption items in accordance with Table 2.

AdHoc Network: Specify the same value for all the computers for which the encryption key is used for connection.

Infrastructure Network: Specify the identical encryp- tion keys to the encryption keys set for the access point. For instructions on how to check the encryp- tion keys set for the access point, refer to the access point manual.

P O I N T

Make sure that you specify the encryption keys. If you do not specify the keys, any computer with a wireless LAN card can be connected. This presents a risk that your data may be stolen or destroyed.

Item

 

Description

 

 

Encryption

Click the down arrow and select an

(WEP)

encryption option.

 

Disable: Disables the encryption. In

 

 

this case, “Create keys with Pass-

 

 

phrase” and subsequent items are

 

 

greyed out, and you cannot enter

 

 

anything.

 

40 bit*: The encryption is set.

 

 

Select either “Create keys with

 

 

Passphrase”, “Create keys manu-

 

 

ally”, or “ASCII Input”, and enter

 

 

the encryption keys.

 

104 bit*: The encryption is set.

 

 

Select either “Create keys with

 

 

Passphrase”, “Create keys manu-

 

 

ally”, or “ASCII Input”, and enter

 

 

the encryption keys.

 

 

 

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Fujitsu ST4000 Connecting Windows 2000 Systems, Workflow, Setting Parameters, When you finish your entry, click Apply