ZyXEL Communications IEEE802.11b Manuel D’Utilisation

WLAN PCI Card User’s Manual

Appendix A – FAQ

1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard?

The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objective

of IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufactures’ wireless
LAN devices can communicate to each other.

2. What is WEP?

As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent

Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key
algorithm.

3. My desktop PC cannot recognize the Wireless Network PCI Adapter.

Please make sure that the Card is inserted into the PCI slot of your

desktop PC properly (check this when the PC is powered off).

And also make sure that the PCI controller is enabled in the BIOS of

your desktop PC.

Try installing the card in a different PCI slot.

4. In Infrastructure mode, my desktop PC cannot communicate with the

others PCs on the network.

First, make sure that the SSID is same as the others PC.
Check if the WEP is enabled on the Access Point, if it is, set your

Adapter’s WEP the same as the Access Point.

Also check the Access Point’s Authentication Type and Preamble Type

and match those settings.

5. In ad-hoc mode, my desktop PC cannot communicate with the others

PCs on the network.

Make sure the SSID and the Channel number are the same as other

wireless stations.

Check if WEP settings are the same in all wireless stations.
Check the Network Properties, make sure proper protocol is installed

and File and Printer Sharing is enabled.