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Page 3: ...38 Tesla Irvine CA 92618 Phone 949 679 8000 EZ ConnectTM g WLAN Cardbus User Guide From SMC s EZ line of low cost workgroup LAN solutions March 2005 Revision R01 F1 0 ...

Page 4: ... its use 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 2005 by SMC Networks Inc 38 Tesla Irvine CA 92618 All rights reserved Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Connect is a trademark of SMC Networks Inc Other product and company names are trademarks or regi...

Page 5: ...an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices 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 subjec...

Page 6: ...y Product family standard according to EN 55024 1998 Electrostatic Discharge according to EN 61000 4 2 1995 Contact Discharge 4 kV Air Discharge 8 kV Radio frequency electromagnetic field according to EN 61000 4 3 1996 80 1000 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80 Modulation 3 V m Electrical fast transient burst according to EN 61000 4 4 1995 AC DC power supply 1 kV Data Signal lines 0 5 kV Surge immunity test acc...

Page 7: ...r and Utility Installation 5 Utility Configuration 9 Wireless Network Manager 9 Configuration 10 Link Information 13 IP Information 15 Site Survey 16 Version Information 17 Network Configuration and Planning 18 Network Topologies 18 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN 18 Infrastructure Wireless LAN 19 Setting the Communication Domain 20 Troubleshooting 21 Adapter Installation Problems 21 Network Connection Proble...

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Page 9: ... is as easy as moving or installing additional access points no wires Features Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PCs Integrates with or replaces wired LANs at dramatically lower cost than wired alternatives Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet LANs augments existing networks quickly and easily Easy installation Direct Seq...

Page 10: ...ers Doctors nurses retailers office 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 System Requirements Before you install the WLAN Cardbus check your system for the following A laptop with a PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot Window...

Page 11: ... notebook with a Type II or TYPE III PCMCIA slot It supports Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP LED Indicators The WLAN Cardbus includes two status LED indicators as described in the following table LED Status Description Link On Indicates a valid connection with an access point Flashing Indicates that the WLAN Cardbus is scanning for available networks Activity Flashing Indicates that the WLAN Cardbus is tr...

Page 12: ...Find an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot in your notebook 3 With the PC Card s 68 pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot label side up slide the card completely into the slot as shown below Note The PCMCIA slot allows you to hot swap PC Cards any time 4 Install the appropriate driver into your system Drivers can be found on the driver CD that comes with the package See the following section...

Page 13: ...e do not exactly match your version of Windows This is because these steps and screenshots were created from Windows XP Windows 98SE Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 2000 are similar but not identical to Windows XP 1 Place the installation CD into the CD ROM drive The program will auto run 2 Windows XP will automatically install the driver 3 Insert the adapter into your computer when you see...

Page 14: ...bus 6 4 Once the utility has been installed into your system the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appears 5 Select Yes this time only and click Next 6 Choose the Install the software automatically option and click Next ...

Page 15: ...d Utility Installation 7 7 Click Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation Note Do not select STOP Installation as this will cancel the installation process and the drivers will not be installed properly ...

Page 16: ...izard 9 When the wizard has finished installing the driver the following screen will appear Select Yes I want to restart my computer now Click Finish and your PC will restart The driver and utility installation is completed Your adapter is now ready for use ...

Page 17: ... wireless adapter parameters and access security control Link Information Shows wireless adapter statistics IP Information Shows Network connection information Site Survey Scans Shows all the wireless devices in range Version Information Shows software version information At the bottom of the screen there are three boxes that can be selected Wireless On Off Click this button to turn on turn off th...

Page 18: ... this button to turn on off the Auto Profile feature Active Profile The profile settings that you are using for the current connection Common Tab Network Name SSID This is the Service Set ID SSID for the wireless network to which you want to connect Network Type Set the station operation mode to Ad Hoc for network configurations that do not have an access point or to Infrastructure for configurati...

Page 19: ...etail parameters for your adapter To prevent unauthorized access this adapter supports WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy implemented in the Wireless PC Card is based on the RC4 encryption algorithm The security keys provided to ensure data confidentiality are four 10 bit keys for the 64 bit WEP setting and one 26 bit key for the 128 bit WE...

Page 20: ...cryption Please note that you must use the same passphrase on all the stations in your network WPA PSK Encryption Type WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is a stronger wireless security solution than WEP It uses a combination of authentication and broadcast session keys Pre Shared Key PSK If there is no authentication server on your SOHO network you can issue the Pre Shared Passphrase to the WLAN Cardbus ...

Page 21: ... network In an ad hoc network this ID is a random number generated by the first station that communicates with other stations in the network The BSS ID of the other stations will then be set to the same value Channel This is the radio channel through which the access point communicates to stations within the same network A Basic Service Set BSS consists of a group of wireless PCs and an access poi...

Page 22: ...n rate of the current connection Encryption This shows the encryption type of your wireless network Operating Mode This adapter supports 802 11b and 802 11g mode Status This is the station status Country Shows the country where you are using the adapter Throughput Shows the total number of data packets transmitted and received Signal Strength Shows the relative strength of the wireless connection ...

Page 23: ... of four number blocks separated by periods Each number is normally represented as the decimal equivalent of an eight bit binary number between 0 and 255 Every IP address consist of two parts the network address and the host number The netmask is used to determine the size of these two parts The positions of the bits that are set in the netmask are considered to represent the space reserved for th...

Page 24: ...e Service Set ID SSID on the network See Configuration on page 10 Mode Shows the wireless connection mode whether it s 802 11b or 802 11g Secure This shows security mechnism has been enabled A key icon indicates the encryption function is enabled Signal This shows the signal strength of the listed wireless devices Channel This is the channel used for the wireless connection MAC address This is the...

Page 25: ...Utility Configuration 17 Version Information This screen shows information on the current version of the driver and configuration utility ...

Page 26: ...rked 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 be configured to the same radio channel An ad hoc wireless LAN can be used for a branch office or SOHO operation Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Notebook with Wi...

Page 27: ...adio 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 a c...

Page 28: ...ss infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers More than one access point can be configured to create 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 Fil...

Page 29: ...ng the adapter in another computer that is known to operate correctly If it still does not work take out the wireless adapter Then go to Control Panel and delete the adapter from your network configuration menu Restart your PC and reinstall the card Network Connection Problems If the Link LED on the PC Card does not light or if you cannot access any network resources from the computer check the fo...

Page 30: ...g Make sure the access point that the station is associated with is powered on If you still cannot connect change the access point and all the stations within the BSS to another radio channel Make sure the SSID is the same as that used by the access point for a station with roaming disabled or the same as that used by the access points in the extended service set ESS ...

Page 31: ...an STD T66 STD 33 2 412 2 484 GHz Operating Channels USA FCC and Canada IC 11 channels Europe ETSI 13 channels Spain 2 channels France 4 channels Japan STD T66 STD 33 14 channels Sensitivity 68 dBm typical Modulation CCK OFDM Output Power 9 dBm minimum Physical Characteristics Power Consumption 3 3 V stand by mode 0 24 sleep mode 0 04 transmit mode 0 36 receive mode 0 23 Dimensions Type II PC Card...

Page 32: ... C 4 to 167 F Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing Vibration Shock Drop IEC 68 2 34 IEC 68 2 27 IEC68 2 32 Certification CE Mark EN 50081 1 EN 55022 Class B EN 50082 1 EN 61000 4 2 Emissions FCC Part 15 B ETS 300 328 VCCI Software Drivers Drivers Windows 98SE Second Edition Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP ...

Page 33: ...ion Power dBm 802 11b 1 Mbps 17 2 Mbps 17 5 5 Mbps 17 11 Mbps 17 802 11g 6 Mbps 16 9 Mbps 16 12 Mbps 16 18 Mbps 16 24 Mbps 15 36 Mbps 15 48 Mbps 13 54 Mbps 13 Standard Data Rate Modulation Rate Receiver Sensitivity dBm 802 11b 1 Mbps 90 2 Mbps 88 5 5 Mbps 85 11 Mbps 82 802 11g 6 Mbps 88 9 Mbps 87 12 Mbps 84 18 Mbps 82 24 Mbps 79 36 Mbps 75 48 Mbps 68 54 Mbps 68 ...

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