Obtain the following from your System Administrator:
A Network Name for your wireless card
WEP Key information for your wireless card
Key 1
Key 2
Key 3
Key 4
Alphanumeric or Hexidecimal format
Transmit key (Key 1, 2, 3, or 4)
For Microsoft® Windows® networking, your Customer Name
and Workgroup Name
For your network account, your User Name and Password
Your IP address (unless using a DHCP server)
The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series 1150PC 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Adapter
The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series CD
A laptop with a CD-ROM and a PCMCIA (PC Card) Type II or Type III slot
Notes:
Dell cannot provide you with this information, as it is specific to your
network.
Network Name - The Network Name (also known as the
Service Set Identifier [SSID]) controls access to a given wireless network. This value
MUST match the Network Name of any/all Access Points that you want to communicate with. If
the value does not match, you are not granted access to the system. It can be up to 32
characters long. The Network Name is case sensitive.
WEP - This is a form of data encryption used to scramble the data
sent over the airwaves. You must set the WEP Key in the client to match the WEP Key used
by the Access Point because you will ONLY associate to Access Points that have a matching
WEP Key. WEP can be enabled or disabled and is optional.
Kit Contents
The TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless Networking solution includes the
following items:
A Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series wireless PC Card
The Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series CD
The Dell TrueMobile 1150 PC Card Quick Start Guide
TrueMobile 1150 Series Network
The TrueMobile 1150 Series solution allows you to network your computers together wirelessly. The diagram above shows an example of wireless network topology using the TrueMobile 1150
series solution.
TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card Features
The TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card is a wireless network PC Card that fits into any standard PC Card Type II slot. It has two LED indicators and an integrated antenna. Optionally you can use the TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card in combination with an external antenna.
Figure: The TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card
TrueMobile 1150 Series PC Card
Integrated Antennas
Transmit/Receive LED
Off - No wireless activity
Blinking - Sensing/transmitting wireless data
Power ON/OFF LED
Solid Green - standard operational mode
Blinking Green - Power Management mode
TrueMobile 1150 Series CD
The TrueMobile 1150 Series CD contains the following items:
