User manual SMC 2602W

[. . . ] If possible, retain the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them again to repack the product in case there is a need to return it for repair. · Access to databases for mobile workers Doctors, nurses, retailers, white-collar workers who need access to databases while being mobile in the hospital, retail store or office campus · SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users SOHO users who need easy and quick installation of a small computer network LED Indicators The EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter includes one status LED indicator, as described in the following figure and table. System Requirements Before you install the EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter, check your system for the following requirements: · An available PCI bus-master slot in your computer. · Windows 95/98/NT/2000 (Have the Windows installation CD-ROM ready for use during installation). · A minimum of 500 Kbytes of free disk space for installing the driver and utility program. [. . . ] (Default: Disabled) Authentication Algorithm - Set this to the same as other devices in your network. SMC devices use "Shared Key" Devices from some other vendors use "Open System" 6. Select the Protocols tab and Click "Add" to install the network protocols you want to use, such as IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP. If you install an IPX/SPX-compatible protocol, then you also need to install the Client for NetWare Networks. English Mode - Set to AdHoc or Infrastructure, depending on the type of network you want to connect to (see page 17). SS ID - Set the "SSID" identifier to the same as that used by the ad hoc workgroup or access point you want to connect to. (SMC2652W Access point default: WLAN) DS Channel - If you are setting up an ad hoc wireless LAN (see page 17), set the channel number to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an access point, then use the same channel as that used by the access point. RTS Threshold - Set the RTS threshold to the same as that used by the other devices in your network. (Default: Disabled) Power Saving - Enable the "Power Save Mode" for reducing power loading. Click on the "Identification" tab and specify your computer name and network workgroup. Click "Close" and the system will restart your computer. English Network Configuration And Planning SMC's EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated configuration with 10 Mbps Ethernet LANs. The SMC2602W PCI adapter can be configured as: · Ad hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs · Infrastructure for enterprise LANs Network Topologies Ad hoc Wireless LAN An ad hoc wireless LAN consists of a group of computers, each equipped with a wireless adapter, connected via radio signals as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific ad hoc wireless LAN must therefore be configured to the same radio channel. An ad hoc wireless LAN can be used for a branch office or SOHO operation. Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMC2602W can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consists of a group of wireless PC users, and an access point that is directly connected to the wired LAN. Each wireless PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in its wireless group via a radio link, or access other computers or network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point. The infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also doubles the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by passing their signal through one or more access points. A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown in the following figure. English English Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communication domain for each SMC2652W access point. For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) for the wireless card to the BSS ID of the access point you want to connect to. Check with your administrator for the BSS ID of the SMC2652W access point he wants you to connect to. Roaming Wireless PCs A wireless infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers. [. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]