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Network Configuration

and Planning

SMC’s EZ Connect g Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone 
wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated 
configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LANs.

The SMC2835W can be configured as:

•

Ad hoc - for small groups that only communicate with each 
other, without access points

•

Infrastructure - for wireless 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 in a SOHO or temporary environment.

Ad Hoc Wireless LAN

Notebook with
Wireless USB Adapter

Notebook with
Wireless PC Card

PC with Wireless
PCI Adapter

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Page 3: ...38 Tesla Irvine CA 92618 Phone 949 679 8000 EZ Connect g 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps Wireless Cardbus Adapter User Guide The easy way to make all your network connections March 2004 Revision Number E032004 R01 F1 0 ...

Page 4: ...se No license 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 2004 by SMC Networks Inc 38 Tesla Irvine CA 92618 All rights reserved Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Connect and EZ Hub are trademarks of SMC Networks Inc Other product and company names are trademarks or...

Page 5: ...to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmf...

Page 6: ...us as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of Industry Canada Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matérial brouilleur Appareils Numériques NMB 003 édictée par l Industrie Australia New Zealand AS NZS 4771 Contact SMC at SMC Networ...

Page 7: ...mance with the spectrum usage rules for European Community countries as described below This device requires that the user or installer properly enter the current country of operation in the command line interface as described in the user guide before operating this device This device will automatically limit the allowable channels determined by the current country of operation Incorrectly enterin...

Page 8: ... auf der Leitung abgestellt werden 10 Alle Hinweise und Warnungen die sich am Gerät befinden sind zu beachten 11 Wird das Gerät über einen längeren Zeitraum nicht benutzt sollten Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen Somit wird im Falle einer Überspannung eine Beschädigung vermieden 12 Durch die Lüftungsöffnungen dürfen niemals Gegenstände oder Flüssigkeiten in das Gerät gelangen Dies könnte einen Brand bz...

Page 9: ...z nicht über oder unterschreiten sowie den minimalen Strom von 1A nicht unterschreiten Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 beträgt 70dB A oder weniger California Proposition 65 Warning This product or components of this product contains a chemical s known to the State of California to cause cancer and or birth defects or other reproductive harm ...

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Page 11: ...ger 11 Configuration 12 Link information 16 IP information 17 Site Survey 18 Version information 20 Disable Wireless Zero Configuration 21 Network Configuration and Planning 22 Network Topologies 22 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN 22 Infrastructure Wireless LANs 23 Setting the Communication Domain 24 Stationary Wireless PCs 24 Roaming Wireless PCs 24 Troubleshooting 25 Adapter Installation Problems 25 Network...

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Page 13: ...tall enough wireless access points to cover your network area plug wireless cards into your notebooks or computers and start networking Using this card in conjunction with any SMC 802 11g b wireless access point you can create an instant network that integrates seamlessly with your existing LANs Moreover moving or expanding your network is as easy as moving or installing additional access points n...

Page 14: ... asbestos installations and open areas where wiring is difficult to employ Frequently changing environments Retailers manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location Temporary LANs for special projects or peak times Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites that need to set up for a short time period Retailers airline and shipping companies who need addition...

Page 15: ... SMC2804WBR Barricade g Wireless Cable DSL Broadband Router or another machine with a wireless adapter such as the SMC2662W EZ Connect 2 4 GHz 11 Mbps Wireless USB adapter Package Contents The EZ Connect g Wireless CardBus Adapter package includes 1 SMC2835W EZ Connect g Wireless CardBus Adapter 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD 1 Quick Installation Guide Please register this product a...

Page 16: ... Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP with a CardBus type II or type III slot LEDs The two status LED indicators of the SMC2835W are described in the following figure and table LED Status Description LINK On Green Indicates a valid connection Flashing Indicates that the adapter is scanning for available networks ACT Activity Flashing Indicates that the adapter is transmitting or receiving data LINK ACT ...

Page 17: ... XP It is recommended that you install the utility and driver software first before inserting the adapter into your laptop You may find that the screen shots here do not exactly match your version of Windows This is because these screen shots were created from Windows XP Steps for Windows 98SE Millennium Edition and Windows 2000 are similar but not identical to Windows XP Note For Windows 98SE use...

Page 18: ...p Language window will appear Select the desired language from the drop down menu and click OK 2 Your OS will start copying files into the system this may take a few minutes 3 Once the utility has been installed into your system this window will then appear Click Finish to exit the window 4 Please insert the SMC2835W adapter into your laptop ...

Page 19: ... the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears select the Install from a list or specific location option and click Next 6 Select Search for the best driver in these locations and check the Search removable media check box Click Next ...

Page 20: ...s adapter outside of the United States and Canada the Country Select window will appear Please select the country at which you are using the adapter Note This domain configuration applies only to users outside of the FCC regulatory domain If you are using this adapter in the United States and Canada please skip this step ...

Page 21: ...For Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 9 9 This window will then appear indicating that the driver has been installed on your system Click Finish to exit the window Your adapter is now ready for use ...

Page 22: ...tatic charges before handling the card To plug the card 1 Find an available type II or type III CardBus slot in your laptop 2 With the adapter s 68 pin connector facing the CardBus slot and the EZ Connect g label facing up slide the card completely into the slot as shown below Note Please install the driver and utility software first before you insert the adapter into the laptop ...

Page 23: ...cludes the following five tabs Configuration Allows you to monitor network status and configure wireless adapter parameters Link information Allows you to view network status IP information Displays TCP IP data Site Survey Scans shows all wireless devices within the adapter s signal range Version information Shows the driver and utility version information At the bottom of the screen there are two...

Page 24: ... a new profile click New Save To save a new profile after configuring the settings click Save Delete To delete a profile select the profile from the drop down menu in the Select Profile field then click Delete SSID Input an SSID for the wireless network to which you want to connect To roam among multiple access points with different BSSIDs set the SSID to ANY to allow connection to any access poin...

Page 25: ...try Transmit Rate Indicates the data transmission rate Select an appropriate transmission speed Lower speeds will give better range Operating Mode Set the adapter s operating mode to 802 11 AdHoc for a network environment that does not have an access point or to Infrastructure for connections with an access point Tx Power Move the slider up and down to increase or decrease the transmission power E...

Page 26: ...eys will be generated Note that you must use the same passphrase and default key on all the other clients in your network Note A passphrase string can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters How to set up WEP To set up the WEP function take the following steps 1 Select 128 bit or 64 bit in the Encryption field 2 To automatically generate keys check the Passphrase box and type in a string of chara...

Page 27: ...changes to allow the settings to take effect Note When setting up WEP without using the Passphrase function if the Key Type is set to Hex only Hexadecimal characters range 0 9 and A F can be used When encryption is set to 64 bit a maximum of 10 Hex characters can be entered in the Key field When encryption is set to 128 bit a maximum of 26 Hex characters can be used If the Key Type is set to ASCII...

Page 28: ...nnected in an infrastructure network In an ad hoc network the BSS ID is a random number generated by the first adapter that communicates with other clients in the network The BSS ID of the other clients will then be set to the same value Channel The channel used to connect with the wireless device Current Tx Rate The data transmission rate SSID The service set identification for the wireless netwo...

Page 29: ...dapter and the access point IP information This screen displays IP information for your notebook Now that you have configured your adapter to connect to a wireless network your adapter needs to obtain new network settings By releasing old IP settings and renewing them with settings from the access point you will also verify that you have configured your adapter correctly To release network setting...

Page 30: ...e notebook s name on the network Gateway The IP address of the network gateway DHCP Server The IP address of a DHCP server on your network Site Survey Site Survey scans and displays all wireless devices within range You can choose one of them to connect to by double clicking on an entry SSID Service Set ID See Configuration on page 12 for details ...

Page 31: ...WEP has been enabled Signal This shows the signal strength from the adapter to the listed access points Scroll right to see the remainder of the Site Survey screen Network Type This shows the operating mode of the listed wireless devices Radio Type Shows the wireless network is operating in 802 11g or 802 11b The SMC2835W adapter has backward compatibility so an 802 11g card can connect directly w...

Page 32: ...Wireless Card Manager 20 Version information This screen shows information on the current version of the driver and card manager You can download the latest firmware from the SMC web site at www smc com ...

Page 33: ...W utility program to manage your adapter If your OS is Windows XP follow these steps to disable the Wireless Zero Configuration 1 Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections 2 Right click on the wireless network connection and select Properties 3 Go to the Wireless Networks tab and make sure that the check box for Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is not checked ...

Page 34: ...nts Infrastructure for wireless 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 in a SOHO or temporary environment ...

Page 35: ...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 A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to ...

Page 36: ...ate an Extended Service Set ESS By placing the access points so that a continuous coverage area is created wireless users within this ESS can roam freely All wireless adapters and access points within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SSID and to the same radio channel Before setting up an ESS for roaming you need to choose a clear radio channel and a suitable location for the access...

Page 37: ...inserted Check for any hardware problems such as physical damage to the card s connector Try the card in another Cardbus slot If this also fails test your notebook with another wireless adapter that is known to operate correctly Make sure your notebook is using the latest BIOS If there are other network adapters in the notebook they may be causing conflicts Remove all other adapters from the noteb...

Page 38: ...er access point Make sure the SSID and security settings of the adapter are set to the same as the access point that you are connecting to If your wireless station cannot communicate with a computer in the Ethernet LAN when configured for Infrastructure mode check the following Make sure the access point that the station is associated with is powered on If the connection still fails change the acc...

Page 39: ...ft Radio Signal Signal Type Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Modulation Techniques 802 11g OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 802 11b DSSS DBPSK DQPSK CCK Channel Support FCC 1 11 ETSI 1 13 MKK 1 14 RF Output Power 16 dBm Physical Characteristics Power Consumption Tx mode 480mA Rx mode 380 mA Dimensions 118 6 54 0 4 85 mm L W H ...

Page 40: ... 802 11g IEEE 802 11b Environmental Temperature Operating 0 to 55 C 32 to 122 F Storage 20 to 65 C 32 to 158 F Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Certification CE Mark EN50081 1 EN55022 Class B EN50082 1 IEC 61000 4 2 IEC 60601 1 2 Safety Compliance USA FCC Part 15 Class B UL1950 CSA22 2 No 950 IEC 60950 Software Drivers Windows 98SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP ...

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