Wireless Network Access (Including Broadband Internet Access)

 

As you probably know, you can now access our Broadband Internet even from your clinics. How can you get on board?

 

Well, before you plunk your money down for a wireless network card, get a hold of another member who already has a wireless card in his notebook and get him to try to access the Internet in your own clinic room. If he is successful, you're in luck and may carry on to get your own wireless card.

 

If the signal is very poor, or worse yet, there isn't any signal, please inform me personally or by email and I'll try to get the hospital IT Department to do something about it. The system was set up by a vendor chosen by the hospital and so the hospital is in charge of it. I can't promise anything but I'll register your problem with them.

 

Next buy a wireless card. They are easily available from virtually any computer shop in town that sells computer accessories. Make sure you tell the sales representative your needs so that he may help you to choose the right model. For example, you should inform him whether you need it for your notebook, desktop or even both, what operating system you are using, whether you will be using it on your PDA (Palm or PPC), etc. There various types (PC Card, CF, PCI, and USB) so choose the one that best fits your needs.

 

 The card must be a,

  1. Wireless IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi) compatible network card

  2. With 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) compatibility.

Please ensure that you have installed it properly . You may use either a desktop PC or a laptop, IBM compatible, Macintosh or any other operating system your heart desires..

 

Please pass on your

  1. MAC number, and (NB: This is no longer needed as of 05 Aug 2003)

  2. email address

in a sealed envelope to Norlida or to me in my pigeon-hole. Only applications personally received (not by email) will be entertained.

 

What's next?

Once I have included your MAC no. in the Internet Gateway, you will be notified by email and you will then be able to log onto the network and the Internet. (As MAC Filtering is no longer in force as of 05 Aug 2003, you will be able to log on once you receive the WEP key.) But first, you may have to configure your card properly.

 

If you do not receive any feedback from me, Kok Wah, within two working days, please inform me by phone and I'll try to get you onto the network as soon as possible.

 

How to Find Out Your MAC Number (NB: This is no longer needed as of 05 Aug 2003)

Following are instructions to help you get the MAC (Media Access Control) number of your network card. Please perform the following steps on the computer which you will be using to connect to the network. Make sure that the wireless network card that you will be using is already installed in the computer.

 

The MAC address is a 12-digit hexadecimal number. Hexadecimal digits consist of the digits 0-9 and the letters A-F. Example of MAC number would be

        00-57-6E-A5-74-DB

 

Windows XP

  1. Click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt
  2. Type,
    getmac
  3. Press Enter
  4. Your MAC address is the 12-digit hexadecimal number which is under the heading Physical Address.

 

Windows 2000

  1. Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt
  2. Type,
            ipconfig /all
    T    here is a space between the "g" and the "/"
  3. Press Enter
  4. Your MAC address is the 12-digit hexadecimal number which is to the right of the line beginning with the title Physical Address.
  5. Note that you can also use this method in Windows XP.

 

Windows 95/98/Me

  1. Click on Start, Run
  2. Type,
    winipcfg
  3. Press Enter
  4. In the dialog box that appears, click on the down-arrow to the right of the drop-down box near the top.
  5. Click on the name of your network adapter.
  6. Your MAC address is the 12-digit hexadecimal number which is to the right of the words Adapter Address.

 

Apple Mac/Macintosh

  1. Assuming OS X, go to Applications -> Utilities -> Apple System Profiler.
  2. Look under System Profile -> Network Overview -> Airport -> Ethernet address.

 

More Help

To get more help on configuring your computer/laptop to work with the Accton Cheetah Internet Gateway, try going through these documents,

  1. Quick Installation Guide: Suitable for most users.

  2. User Guide: Only if you really need to get to the nitty gritty of it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Created:- 27 Feb 2003
Last Updated:- 15 Aug 2003
Author:- nkw