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Mitsubishi Electronics Reading the A111 Status Indicators, LNK Link LED, ACT Activity LED

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Chapter 2 - Installation

Reading the A111 Status Indicators

The part of the A111 card that protrudes out of the PCMCIA socket consists of two LEDs that indicate the status of the A111 .

LNK

ACT

Chapter 2 Quick Start

LNK (Link) LED

OFF: No power, error, or not connected to a wirelessAP or Router.

ON: Lights when connected to a wirelessAccess Point or Router.

ACT (Activity) LED

OFF: No wireless activity.

Blink: Transmitting or receiving wireless data.

A111 Wireless Card Adaptor

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Mitsubishi Electronics user manual Reading the A111 Status Indicators, LNK Link LED, ACT Activity LED

Contents

Wireless Card Adaptor User’s Manual A111 Wireless Card Adaptor Disclaimer System Requirements InstallationProceduresInstallation ClickInstallA111WLANCardUtilities/Driver Installation Installing the A111 utilities and driver Configuring the Wlan utility Quick Start Soft AP Windows XP Only Select Soft AP Mode Network Range Extension Soft AP Access Control and WDSAccess Control and WDS Settings Access Control To disable this function ACT Activity LED Reading the A111 Status IndicatorsLNK Link LED Additional Reference ChapterOverviewReference Windows XP Wireless Options Starting the Control Center manually Using the Control Center TaskbarA111ControlCenter Reference Wireless Status Icons on the taskbar Taskbar Icon Left Menu Taskbar Icon Launch Wireless SettingsReference Taskbar Icon Right Menu Status Status Tab Wireless Settings UtilityStarting Wireless Settings Current Data Rate Reference Association StateMAC address Current Channel Save as Profile Activate ConfigurationReference Radio State Connection Quality Frame ErrorStatus Connection Tab Frame Sent/Received Button Status IP Config Tab Network Name Ssid Config Basic TabAs Wireless LAN Network Type Others Reference ChannelData Rate Wireless Network Key Config Encryption TabData encryption WEP enabled Two ways to assign WEP keys Default Key Reference 64/128-bit versus 40/104-bit Buttons Survey Site Survey Tab About Version Info Tab Link State Exit Wireless Settings Ad Hoc Software Reference Wireless Properties Chapter Windows XP Wireless Properties Reference Windows XP Wireless Properties Verify that the Network Type is in Infrastructure mode TroubleshootingVerify if the A111 card is installed correctly Cannot connect to any Access Points Cannot connect to a Station A111 Card Bad link quality or bad signal strength Glossary Device Name Default KeyCofdm for 802.11a or 802.11g Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum for 802.11b Dhcp Dynamic Host Configuration ProtocolDNS Server Address Domain Name System DSL Modem Digital Subscriber Line Ethernet Extended Service Set ESSEssid Extended Service Set Identifier Encryption Ieee 802.11a 54Mbits/sec Ieee Infrastructure ISP Internet Service ProviderIeee 802.11b 11Mbits/sec Ieee 802.11g NIC Network Interface Card MAC Address Media Access ControlLAN Local Area Network NAT Network Address Translation Radio Frequency RF Terms GHz, MHz, Hz Ssid Service Set IdentifierWeca Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance Preamble WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access Wlan Wireless Local Area Network Service Contacts Western Australia