User manual SMC 2632W

[. . . ] 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 users SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users who need easy and quick installation of a small computer network LED Indicator The EZ Connect Wirelss PC Card includes one status LED indicator, as described in the following figure and table. System Requirements Before you install the EZ Connect Wireless PC Card, check your system for the following requirements: · A computer with a PCMCIA Type II slot, and a PCMCIA card and socket services compliant with revision 2. 10 of the PCMCIA specification · 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 · Other IEEE 802. 11b-compliant devices installed in your service area (such as the SMC2652W Wireless Access Point, or the SMC2602W Wireless PCI Adapter) Status LED English Installation Warnings: Backup your driver diskette and use the copy as the working diskette to protect the original from accidental damage. Mode AdHoc Infrastructure Status Flashing Flashing On Description Indicates that the PC card is operating in AdHoc mode. With the PC CardTMs 68-pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot and the "EZ Connect Wireless PC Card" label facing up, slide the card completely into the PCMCIA slot as shown below. English Note: The PCMCIA slot allows you to "hot swap" PC Cards any time, even when the power of your computer is on. [. . . ] 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 i~ÒPowerSaveModel. (Default: Disabled) WEP - For more secure data transmission, set the ihUse Weple to io128 bitl8 or ir64 bitl8 to ensure wireless network security. The advanced Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this card to prevent unauthorized access. The 128-bit setting gives a higher level of security, but the setting must be the same as the other clients in your wireless network. (Default: Disabled) Authentication Algorithm - Set this to the same as the other devices in your network. SMC devices use isShared Key. lr Devices from some other vendors use isOpen System. lO English 6. Configure the card as described below, and click "OK" English 7. Select the Protocols tab and Click ilAdd­ll to install the network protocols you want to use, such as IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP. If you install TCP/IP, be sure to set the appropriate Gateway, DNS Server, and Domain for your network. If you install an IPX/SPX-compatible protocol, then you also need to install the Client for NetWare Networks. Click on the ihIdentificationle tab and specify your computer name and network workgroup. Click ilCloself and the system will restart your computer. Network Configuration and Planning SMCTMs EZ Connect Wireless solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated configuration with 10 Mbps Ethernet LANs. The SMC2632W 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 one 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 application. English English Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMC2632W 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 extends the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by passing their signal through one or more access points. Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communication domain for each EZ Connect Wireless Access Point. For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (ESSID) for the wireless card to the BSSID of the access point you want to connect to. [. . . ] 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 instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient the receiving antenna · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ]