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Summary of Contents for 2455W

Page 1: ...SMC2455W...

Page 2: ...is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2002 by SMC Networks Inc 38 Tesla I...

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Page 4: ...r 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 of the following measures Reorient or relocate the r...

Page 5: ...with any other antenna or transmitter Industry Canada Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference...

Page 6: ...SMC web site Failure to register will not affect the standard limited warranty The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product which is defined as the period of time dur...

Page 7: ...ith the product Customers must contact SMC for a Return Material Authorization number prior to returning any product to SMC Proof of purchase may be required Any product returned to SMC without a vali...

Page 8: ...E SHALL SMC BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE LOSS OF BUSINESS OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH...

Page 9: ...valent Privacy WEP encryption Feature Highlights IEEE 802 11b high speed wireless connection up to 22 Mbps Supports extra Packet Binary Convolutional Coding PBCC modulation technique Plug and Play ins...

Page 10: ...o a DHCP serv er or connected to a Barricade Broadband Router Use a stan dard Category 5 UTP Ethernet cable with an RJ 45 connector to connect the Access Point to one of router hub or switch Connect t...

Page 11: ...eless Access Point To correct temporary connectivity problems the SMC2455W Wireless Access Point can be reset by the following methods The physical reset button on the back of the unit You can reset t...

Page 12: ...olid then flash 5 6 times 6 Then the LINK ACT LED will blink quickly several times 7 Release the Reset button 8 Unplug the power from the Access Point for 2 seconds and then plug the power back in 9 T...

Page 13: ...ion 2 Click on Tools link on the left hand navigation menu and then click the Configuration Tools option 3 Click the Default button to reset the unit to factory defaults 4 The unit will reboot and res...

Page 14: ...he center of your wireless network Radio signals can travel farther outside of buildings and the best performance is when wireless components are in direct line of sight to one another Putting wireles...

Page 15: ...figureWEPontheSMC2455W 2 3 Wireless Distance Table The following distance table shows the interaction between wireless coverage area and transmission speed for SMC2455W under typical installation circ...

Page 16: ...encrypts wireless data so that it is only readable by other computers that have the matching WEP key The WEP key is stored on each wireless device so that data can be encrypted and decrypted as it is...

Page 17: ...or privileges on the computer that you are working on On computers running Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must be a member of the Administrator group to install software and change network settings If...

Page 18: ...15 3 2 Installing the Utility Software 1 At the splash screen click the Install Utility option to launch the Installation Wizard 2 Click the Next button to confirm the installation...

Page 19: ...16 3 Configure the install location and then click the Next button to continue It is recommended that you choose the default folder name 4 Click the Finish button to complete the installation process...

Page 20: ...tility 4 1 Using the Windows Utility 1 Click Start then Programs then SMC2455W Access Point Utility then SMC2455W Access Point Utility 2 The Utility will search your network for the EZ Connect Turbo W...

Page 21: ...ork if you have more than one SMC2455W installed Configure wireless settings and TCP IP settings Configure wireless security WEP 4 2 Using the Web based Utility 1 Launch your web browser i e Internet...

Page 22: ...hen the SMC2455W will auto assign itself an IP address of 192 168 2 50 3 Log into the Web based Utility The factory default password for he SMC2455W is default all lower case 4 Once logged into the We...

Page 23: ...lt configuration of DHCP enabled it will auto configure itself to any network setting 5 1 Configure the Wireless Access Point using Windows based Utility 1 Log into the SMC2455W using the Windows base...

Page 24: ...vanced Settings 4 Click Apply button to save your settings 5 To change your IP settings click the IP Settings button 6 From this section you can configure the following settings DHCP Fixed IP address...

Page 25: ...the SMC2455W Web based Utility See section 4 2 for more information 2 Click on Setup Wizard link 3 The Setup Wizard will guide you through the basic configuration settings for the SMC2455W Through the...

Page 26: ...ep in the Setup Wizard is to configure SSID Wireless Channel default wireless channel is 6 5 When you have completed this step click the NEXT button 6 The second step in the Setup Wizard is to configu...

Page 27: ...completed this step click the FINISH button to save the settings and reboot the Access Point When you do this the Access Point will log you out of the Web based Utility 5 3 Configure the Wireless Acc...

Page 28: ...tic IP or DHCP Configuration For static IP settings you can configure IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway 4 When you have completed configuring these settings click the APPLY button to save the settings an...

Page 29: ...Threshold Fragmentation Threshold DTIM Interval Authentication Type Antenna SSID Broadcast Note Definitions of these settings can be found in the Glossary section at the end of this User Guide 6 When...

Page 30: ...supports MAC Address filtering security feature This feature allows you to block unrecognized MAC address access to your wireless network Note The MAC Filtering option is only available using the Web...

Page 31: ...n configure WEP Key Length HEX or ASCII format Set Key Number to use Note For information on WEP Key structures see Section 6 6 2 Configure WEP using Web based Utility 1 Log into the SMC2455W Web base...

Page 32: ...you want to use based on the key length and format 7 Select the WEP key you want to use by clicking the button next to the Key number 8 When you have completed configuring these settings click the APP...

Page 33: ...ion 5 Enter in the MAC address of the clients users that you want to have access to your wireless network Note On the MAC Filtering option there is a Connection list option This drop down menu will li...

Page 34: ...rboTM Wireless Access Point The information below outlines which information can be found in which utility Windows Utility AP Name SSID IP Address Channel WEP Enable Disable Utility Version Web Utilit...

Page 35: ...nt information using Windows based Utility 1 Log into the SMC2455W using the Windows based Utility See section 4 1 for more information 2 The default page of the Windows based Utility displays all of...

Page 36: ...cess Point information using Web based Utility 1 Log into the SMC2455W using the Web based Utility See section 4 2 for more information 2 Click on Advanced Setup link 3 Click on Status link on the lef...

Page 37: ...SMC2455W follow the steps outlined below 1 Log into the SMC2455W using the Web based Utility See section 4 2 for more information 2 Click on Advanced Setup link 3 The default page is the System secti...

Page 38: ...nd navigation menu and then click the Firmware Upgrade option 4 Click the Browse button and browse to the location on you computer where you have the latest SMC2455W bin firmware saved 5 When you have...

Page 39: ...e file so you can easily configure multiple Access Points with the same configuration 10 1 Back up the SMC2455W configuration 1 Log into the SMC2455W using the Web based Utility See section 4 2 for mo...

Page 40: ...See section 4 2 for more information 2 Click on Advanced Setup link 3 Click on Tools link on the left hand navigation menu and then click the Configuration Tools option 4 Click the Browse button and...

Page 41: ...Utility program please follow the steps below 1 Click Start then Programs choose SMC2455W Access Point Utility and then select Uninstall 2 To complete the uninstall process when prompted by the Confi...

Page 42: ...455MHz 2475MHz Spain 2446 5MHz 2483 5MHz France Operating Channel 11 Channels US Canada 13 Channels Europe 14 Channels Japan RF Output Power 16 18 dBm Antenna Gain 2 dBi Sensitivity 80 dBm 22 Mbps PBC...

Page 43: ...k the following a Make sure all wireless clients and the SMC2455W Wireless Access Point have the same SSID and WEP settings b Make sure the wireless clients are set to the Infrastructure Access Point...

Page 44: ...share a secret key All points on your network must use the same authentication type It is recommended that you use the default setting Beacon Interval This value indicates the frequency interval of th...

Page 45: ...bit pattern for each bit that is transmitted which increases the signal s resistance to interference If one or more bits in the pattern are damaged during transmission the original data can be recove...

Page 46: ...um size a data packet will be before splitting and creating a new packet and should remain at its default setting of 2 346 A smaller setting means smaller packets which will create more packets for ea...

Page 47: ...IP address is accessible It works by sending a packet to the specified address and waiting for a reply PING is used primarily to troubleshoot Internet connections Preamble Type The preamble defines th...

Page 48: ...he IP protocol deals only with packets TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP is one of the main protoc...

Page 49: ...guration utility based on the Win32 API for querying defining and managing IP addresses within a network A commonly used utility under Windows 95 98 and Me for configuring networks WLAN Acronym for wi...

Page 50: ...enelux 31 33 455 72 88 Fax 31 33 455 73 30 Central Europe 49 0 89 92861 0 Fax 49 0 89 92861 230 Switzerland 41 0 1 9409971 Fax 41 0 1 9409972 Nordic 46 0 868 70700 Fax 46 0 887 62 62 Northern Europe 4...

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