Panasonic 11mbps Wireless Lan Pc Card Kx Hgc200 Operating Instructions

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Before Start
For assistance, please call: 1-800-272-7033
Network with the Broadband Networking
Gateway
KX-HGW100HomePNA
WIRELESS ETHERNET INTERNET
POWER
Internet
Broadband Networking 
GatewayCable/xDSL Modem
KX-HGC200
KX-HGC200KX-HGC200
Inserting the KX-HGC200 in 
the Broadband Networking Gateway (p. 15)
Setting up from a 
wired computer (p. 17)Setting up from a 
wireless computer (p. 19)
Inserting the KX-HGC200 into a computer (p. 27)
Installing the device driver (p. 29)
Installing the Network Manager (p. 38)
Setting an IP address (p. 46)
Required setup for the Broadband Networking Gateway
Required setup for each computer
Confirming the Broadband Networking Gateway 
firmware version* (p. 13)
*Depending on the Broadband Networking Gateway firmware version,
upgrading may be necessary.
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Ò Installation Overview
KX-HGC200
KX-HGC200KX-HGC200
Network consisting only of wireless
computers
Inserting the KX-HGC200 into a computer (p. 27)
Installing the device driver (p. 29)
Installing the Network Manager (p. 38)
Setting an IP address (p. 46)
Required setup for each computer
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Installation
Installing the KX-HGC200 in the
Broadband Networking Gateway
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Confirming the Broadband Networking
Gateway firmware version
Depending on the firmware version of the Broadband Networking
Gateway, it may not support the KX-HGC200. Before adding the
Broadband Networking Gateway to your wireless network, check your
Broadband Networking Gateway firmware version and, if needed, upgrade
the firmware first.
The steps below are for using the wired computer, not the wireless
computer.
To check the Broadband Networking Gateway firmware
version
1
Access the Broadband Networking Gateway administration web
screen. For more details about accessing the web screen, refer to
the Operating Instructions of the Broadband Networking Gateway.
³The default local IP address of the Broadband Networking Gateway is
192.168.0.254.
2
Click [Status].
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Networking Gateway
3
In the Firmware section, check the firmware version of your
Broadband Networking Gateway. 
If the firmware version is 2.00or later, the firmware supports the
KX-HGC200 use. Then, go to step 4.
If the firmware version is an earlier version than 2.00, upgrade the
Broadband Networking Gateway firmware. For more details about
upgrading the firmware, see below “To obtain and upgrade the
Broadband Networking Gateway firmware.”
4
Click [Restart]to restart the Broadband Networking Gateway.
To obtain and upgrade the Broadband Networking
Gateway firmware
The Broadband Networking Gateway firmware is available as follows:
³Included in the below directory of the CD-ROM that came with the
KX-HGC200
\KX-HGW\hgwxxxx_us.bin(depending on the version number of the
firmware)
OR
³Downloaded from the Panasonic support web site
http://www.kmelink.net/ipproducts/us/download/index.html
For more detailed information about upgrading the firmware, refer to the
Operating Instructions of the Broadband Networking Gateway.
After upgrading the Broadband Networking Gateway, be sure to
follow the below notes:
³Restart the computer connected to the Broadband Networking
Gateway.
³Confirm the Broadband Networking Gateway has been
successfully upgraded referring to the Status screen of the
Broadband Networking Gateway administration web screen.
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Installation
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Inserting the KX-HGC200 in the Broadband
Networking Gateway
1
Make sure the Broadband Networking Gateway and other devices
connected to it are turned off.
2
Open the cover on the front side of the Broadband Networking
Gateway.
3
Insert the KX-HGC200 into the PC card slot of the Broadband
Networking Gateway making sure that the “Panasonic” side is facing
toward you and the arrow mark on the KX-HGC200 is pointing
toward the slot.
INTERNET
ETHERNET
HomePNA
POWER
KX-HGW200
WIRELESS
KX-HGC200
LINK READY
11Mbps
Wireless LAN PC Card
Arrow mark
Notes:
³Be sure to insert the KX-HGC200 firmly until you hear the click.
³Insert in the proper direction to prevent device from being
damaged.
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Networking Gateway
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4
Turn on the Broadband Networking Gateway and other devices that
are being used with it.
³Make sure the READY indicator of the KX-HGC200 (p. 9) and the
WIRELESS indicator of the Broadband Networking Gateway are lit. If not
lit, refer to p. 13 and confirm the Broadband Networking Gateway firmware
version.
5
Close the cover of the Broadband Networking Gateway.
INTERNET
ETHERNET
HomePNA
POWER
KX-HGW200
WIRELESS
LINK READY
11M p
Wireless LAN PC Card
KX-HGC200
WIRELESS
indicator
READY
indicator
LINK
READY
11Mbp
Wireless LAN PC Card
KX-HGC200
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Installation
Setting up the Broadband
Networking Gateway
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After the KX-HGC200 is inserted in the Broadband Networking Gateway,
configuration of the KX-HGC200 is required. The steps for configuration
proceed the Broadband Networking Gateway administration web screen
or Network Management web screen. The KX-HGC200 can be configured
from both a wired computer and wireless computer, but using a wired
computer is convenient.
Setting up from a wired computer
1
Access the Broadband Networking Gateway administration web
screen.
³The default local IP address of the Broadband Networking Gateway is
192.168.0.254.
2
Click [Wireless Setup].
³For setting up from a wired computer, follow the steps below.
³If you can not set up from a wired computer, follow the steps
from p. 19 “Setting up from a wireless computer”.
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Ò Setting up the Broadband Networking Gateway
3
Enter the Node Name and Network Name in the each field and
select the Channel Number from the drop-down list.
Node Name
Channel Number
FEC
Network Name
[Uninstall]buttonThe name of the Broadband Networking
Gateway for identification in a network.
The KX-HGC200 is preset to communicate
using the radio frequency channel 6
(2437 MHz). This preset channel can be
changed to channel 1 (2412 MHz) or 11
(2462 MHz) by using the Channel Number
pull-down menu. Normally, using the preset
channel is recommended. If the wireless
communication status is not good, changing the
channel may improve the communication status.
To communicate, all the nodes in a wireless
network must be set the same radio
frequency channel.
The FEC (Forward Error Correction) mechanism
of the Whitecap™protocol allows your
KX-HGC200 to correct error packets when data
is transmitted to the other wireless nodes and
contributes to higher throughput.
When you disable this function for one node,
be sure to disable this function for all the
nodes in the wireless network.
To use the KX-HGC200, a network name must
be specified in this entry. For more details, refer
to the next page “About the network name”.
Allows you to reset the Network ID of the
KX-HGC200.
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Installation
4
Click [Save].
³After the “Success” screen appears, the Broadband Networking Gateway
restarts and you will connect to the administration initial screen.
5
Restart all the computers that are connected to the Broadband
Networking Gateway.
The KX-HGC200 has been successfully set up and is ready to
communicate with others. Refer to pages from 25 and set up each
computer that you want to add to a wireless network.
Setting up from a wireless computer
To set up the Broadband Networking Gateway from a wireless
computer, the wireless computer must have already configured the
KX-HGC200. For more details about how to configure the
KX-HGC200, refer to “
Required setup for each computer” on p. 11.
Below steps for configuration are performed on the Network Management
web screen of the wireless computer. All of the computers in the wireless
network can use this function and configure the Broadband Networking
Gateway.
1
Turn on the Broadband Networking Gateway.
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About the network name
To communicate with others in a wireless group, the same
Network Name must be programmed into each computer. It is
impossible to communicate with a computer that has a different
Network Name. To join a wireless network, it is necessary to
enter the Network Name that is common to that particular
network. For security, specify a unique Network Name that
others do not guess, using more than 8 digits or characters, for
a wireless network.
Note:
To set up from a wireless computer, the KX-HGC200 must be set to
use the radio frequency channel 6 and the FEC (p. 62) must be
activated.
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2
Turn on the wireless computer.
3
On the desktop, double-click the Network Manager icon in the
taskbar.
4
Click [Add a New Node]in the Network Management web screen.
³This step may take a little time.
³For the overview of the Network Management web screen, refer to “About
the Network Management web screen” on p. 55.
5
Click [Add].
Double-click
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