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Page 1: ...11 Mbps 350 m 1155 ft at 1 Mbps Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet LANs augments existing networks quickly and easily DSSS technology provides robust interference resistant and secure wireless connections Supports a wide range of operating systems Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Easy installation Built in dual diversity antenna User Guide SMC2632W ...

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Page 3: ...sla Irvine CA 92618 Phone 949 679 8000 EZ Connect Wireless PC Card User Guide The easy way to make all your network connections April 2002 Revision Number F1 0 Part No 01 111349 006 Pub No 150000013400E R01 ...

Page 4: ...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 2002 by SMC Networks Inc 38 Tesla Irvine CA 92618 All rights reserved Printed in Taiwan Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Connect is a trademark of SMC Networks Inc Other product and company names are trademark...

Page 5: ...ncorporates these newer technologies At that point the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an Active SMC product A list of discontinued products with their respective dates of discontinuance can be found at http www smc com index cfm action customer_service_warranty All products that are replaced become the property of SMC Replacement products may be either new or reconditioned Any r...

Page 6: ...CIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE 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 THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAILURE OR INTERRUPTIO...

Page 7: ...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 subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harm...

Page 8: ...tibility and 73 23 EEC for electrical equipment used within certain voltage limits and the Amendment Directive 93 68 EEC For the evaluation of the compliance with these Directives the following standards were applied RFI Emission Limit class B according to EN 55022 1998 Limit class B for harmonic current emission according to EN 61000 3 2 1995 Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low v...

Page 9: ...ie Anschlußwerte 9 Verlegen Sie die Netzanschlußleitung so daß niemand darüber fallen kann Es sollte auch nichts 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 ...

Page 10: ...nktioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung keine Verbesserung erzielen e Das Gerät ist gefallen und oder das Gehäuse ist beschädigt f Wenn das Gerät deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist 15 Stellen Sie sicher daß die Stromversorgung dieses Gerätes nach der EN 60950 geprüft ist Ausgangswerte der Stromversorgung sollten die Werte von AC 7 5 8V 50 60Hz nicht über oder unterschreiten sowie d...

Page 11: ... Driver Installation 12 Windows XP Driver Installation 15 Utility Installation 18 Utility Configuration 19 Using the Wireless Utility in Windows 98 Me NT and 2000 19 Quick Launch Icon 19 Status 20 Statistics 22 Site Survey 23 Encryption 24 Advanced Screen 26 Version 27 Using the Windows XP Configuration Tool 28 Basic Settings 28 Advanced Settings 30 Network Configuration and Planning 32 Network To...

Page 12: ...ry Wireless PCs 34 Roaming Wireless PCs 34 Troubleshooting 36 Adapter Installation Problems 36 Network Connection Problems 37 SMC Networks 802 11b Wireless Product Maximum Distance Table 39 Specifications 40 General Specifications 40 Software Drivers 41 Terminology 42 ...

Page 13: ...twork area plug wireless cards into your notebooks and start networking Using this card in conjunction with SMC2655W Wireless Access Point you can create an instant network that integrates seamlessly with 10 Mbps Ethernet LANs Moreover moving or expanding your network is as easy as moving or installing additional access points no wires Features 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps data rate Wireless connection wit...

Page 14: ...enna Applications EZ Connect wireless products offer fast reliable cost effective network access for wireless clients in applications such as Remote access to corporate network information E mail file transfer and terminal emulation Difficult to wire environments Historic or old buildings asbestos installations and open areas where wiring is difficult to employ Frequently changing environments Ret...

Page 15: ...ll computer network 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 Me NT 2000 XP Prepare the Windows installation CD ROM for use during installation A minimum of 1500 Kbytes of fre...

Page 16: ...tility Documentation CD This User Guide Please register this product and upgrade the product warranty at www smc com Please inform your dealer if there are any incorrect missing or damaged parts If possible retain the carton including the original packing materials Use them again to repack the product if there is a need to return it for repair ...

Page 17: ...1 Mbps half duplex connections to Ethernet networks This card is fully compliant with 2 4 GHz DSSS CSMA CA wireless networking as defined in IEEE 802 11b It can be installed in any notebook with a Type II PCMCIA slot Support is currently provided for Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP ...

Page 18: ...ing figure and table Link Status Status Description 802 11 AdHoc Flashing Green Indicates that the Wireless PC card is operating in the 802 11 AdHoc mode Infrastructure Flashing Green Indicates that the Wireless PC card is browsing active access points On Green Indicates a valid connection with an access point Activity Link Power ...

Page 19: ...Turn on your computer and boot your operating system 2 Find an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot in your computer 3 With the PC Card s 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 Note The PCMCIA slot allows you to hot swap PC Cards any time even when the power of your computer is o...

Page 20: ...PCMCIA driver before installing the software driver for the EZ Connect Wireless PC Card 5 Install the appropriate network driver for your operating system Drivers can be found on the SMC2632W Driver Utility Documentation CD See Driver Installation on the next page for more information 6 Install the Utility program for your wireless PC card The SETUP EXE file of the utiltiy program can be found on ...

Page 21: ...nline support options at http www smc com index cfm action tech_support_support_tools Windows 95 98 Me 2000 Driver Installation You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your version of Windows This is because these steps and screenshots were created from Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 2000 are very similar but not identical to Windows 98 Note For W...

Page 22: ...atically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver needed Click Next to find the driver 3 Insert the driver installation CD into the CD ROM specify the location E driver win982k assuming E is the location of your CD ROM drive and click Next ...

Page 23: ...OWS 95 98 ME 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION 11 4 Click Next to copy files from the CD 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation 6 After driver installation Click Yes to restart the computer ...

Page 24: ...nto a standard Type II or III PCMCIA slot in your notebook 2 From the desktop select Control Panel double click Network click Adapters and then click the Add button in the Network dialog box 3 Windows NT will present a list of all its supported adapters Click Have Disk to continue ...

Page 25: ...he CD ROM drive type E driver win982k assuming E is the location of your CD ROM drive and then click OK 5 Windows NT will attempt to locate the SYS and INF files in the specified path If you have entered the path name correctly Windows NT should copy the appropriate drivers to the Windows NT system You need to acknowledge the selection by clicking OK ...

Page 26: ...pear Configure the card as described below and click OK IRQ Level Default 5 Check for available resources under Windows NT Diagnostics I O Port Address Default 240 Check for available resources under Windows NT Diagnostics 7 Click Close to finish the installation ...

Page 27: ...PX SPX NetBEUI or TCP IP If you install TCP IP be sure to set the appropriate Gateway DNS Server and Domain for your network 10 If you install an IPX SPX compatible protocol then you also need to install the Client for NetWare Networks 11 Click on the Identification tab on the Network dialog box and specify your computer name and network workgroup 12 Restart your computer Windows XP Driver Install...

Page 28: ...Insert the SMC2632W Driver Utility Documentation CD into your CD ROM drive 3 Check Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 4 Windows XP will find the SMC EZ Connect Wireless PC Card SMC2632W V2 Click Next ...

Page 29: ...gh the software is fully compatible with Windows XP it has not yet been Logo tested by Microsoft On the Hardware Installation screen click Continue Anyway After the software has been installed click Finish to complete the driver installation ...

Page 30: ... of Windows This is because these steps and screenshots were created from Windows 2000 Windows 95 Windows Millennium Edition and Windows 98 are very similar but not identical to Windows 2000 1 Insert the installation CD labeled SMC2632W Driver Utility Documentation CD 2 Click Start Run and type E driver win982k assuming E is the location of your CD ROM drive 3 Then click OK to run the setup progra...

Page 31: ...ning there will be a quick launch icon in the lower right hand corner of the task bar If the icon is on GREEN you have a good connection If it shows RED you may need to check the access point such as SMC2655W Wireless Access Point and place it in a higher position or move closer to the access point you wish to connect to Double clicking the quick launch icon will open the EZ Connect Wireless PC Ca...

Page 32: ...s Site Survey Scans Shows all the access points in range Encryption Provides WEP security control Advanced Allows you to configure the advanced settings Version Shows the version information Status When you start the wireless PC Card utility the information window for the SMC2632W is shown as in the figure below Click on the Status tab to view the network status of the wireless adapter ...

Page 33: ...work via an access point then the channel is automatically set to the channel of the access point to which the adapter connects Note The Channel can only be set when the Operating Mode is 802 11 Ad Hoc SSID Input an SSID string for the wireless network to which you want to connect WLAN is the default setting If you will be roaming among multiple access points with different BSSIDs set the SSID to ...

Page 34: ...UTILITY CONFIGURATION 22 Statistics The Statistics screen displays Data Frames and Management Frames ...

Page 35: ...QUICK LAUNCH ICON 23 Site Survey The Site Survey scans and displays all access points in the wireless LAN You can choose one of them to connect to by double clicking on an entry ...

Page 36: ...lt Disabled The WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy implemented in SMC s EZ Connect Wireless PC Card is based on the RC4 encryption algorithm The security keys are four 10 digit keys for the 64 bit WEP setting and one 26 digit key for the 128 bit WEP setting WEP security protects your wireless LAN against eavesdropping and unauthorized access by hackers or intruders Create with Passphrase Security keys f...

Page 37: ...ed from the passphrase you must use the same passphrase and key on each station To use the WEP function take the following steps 1 Select 128 bit or 64 bit in the Encryption field 2 Choose Create with Passphrase type a string in the Passphrase field and click Generate 3 Select the key and click Apply Note A passphrase string can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters Or 1 Check Manual Entry a...

Page 38: ...s The bit key must be in hexadecimal numerals 0 9 A F e g D7 0A 9C 7F E5 2 Click Apply Advanced Screen You can use this screen to set values for Fragmentation Threshold Default 2346 means Disabled and RTS CTS Threshold Default 2347 means Disabled ...

Page 39: ...QUICK LAUNCH ICON 27 Version The following screen shows the version information ...

Page 40: ...NFIGURATION 28 Using the Windows XP Configuration Tool Basic Settings 1 Right click the network connection icon on the toolbar 2 On the popup menu click Status The Wireless Network Connection Status box will open ...

Page 41: ...less Network Connection Properties box will open Click the Wireless Networks tab 4 In the lower section of the screen click Learn about setting up wireless network configuration and complete the wireless configuration according to the Help and Support Center instructions ...

Page 42: ...Set the Fragmentation Threshold The default 2 346 means Disabled See Terminology on page 42 for a description of Fragmentation Threshold 3 Preamble Type offers a dropdown list with three options Auto Long or Short If you aren t sure whether all the clients and access points in your wireless network support the Short RF preamble then leave this setting on Auto Default See Terminology on page 42 for...

Page 43: ...2 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 11 Mbps Usually this should be set to Auto In a radio frequency hostile environment a lower rate can provide more stable transmission quality 5 Set the RTS Threshold to the same as that used by other devices in your network The default 2 347 means Disabled See Terminology on page 42 for a description of RTS Threshold ...

Page 44: ...ach other 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 enviro...

Page 45: ... 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 centr...

Page 46: ... 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 SS ID and to the same radio channel File...

Page 47: ... 35 Before setting up an ESS for roaming you need to choose a clear radio channel and ideal location for the access points to maximize performance Refer to Troubleshooting on page 36 for detailed information on installation and usage ...

Page 48: ...perly inserted Check for any hardware problems such as physical damage to the card s connector Try the card in another PCMCIA slot If this also fails test your computer with another SMC2632W Wireless PC Card that is known to operate correctly When operating under Windows NT make sure a PCMCIA card and socket services driver is installed in your computer Also check for resource conflicts using the ...

Page 49: ...ot access any network resources from the computer check the following Make sure the correct software driver is installed for your operating system If necessary try reinstalling the driver Make sure the computer and other network devices are receiving power The access point you want to attach to may be defective Try using another access point If you cannot access a Windows or NetWare service on the...

Page 50: ...e sure the access point which the station is associated with is powered on If you still can t 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 acess point for a station with roaming disabled or the same as that used by the access points in the extended service set ESS ...

Page 51: ...u would like information regarding our full line of wireless products you can visit us at www smc com or you can call us toll free at 800 SMC 4YOU SMC Networks stands behind every product sold with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and a limited lifetime warranty SMC2632W 802 11b Wireless PC Card Maximum Distance Table Speed and Distance Ranges Environmental Condition 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps ...

Page 52: ...ignal Type Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Operating Frequency USA Canada and Europe ETSI 2 400 2 4835 GHz Japan 2 400 2 497 GHz Sensitivity 80 dBm typical Modulation CCK BPSK QPSK Output Power 15 dBm minimum 17 dBm Typcial Physical Characteristics Power Consumption 3 3 V 380 mA transmit 290 mA receive normal Dimensions Type II PC Card antenna 12 8 x 5 3 cm 5 04 x 2 09 in Antenna Antenna dive...

Page 53: ...dity 5 to 80 noncondensing Vibration Shock Drop IEC 68 2 34 IEC 68 2 27 IEC68 2 32 Certification CE Mark EN50081 1 EN55022 Class B EN50082 1 IEC 61000 4 2 3 4 6 11 Emissions FCC Part 15 B ETS 300 328 VCCI Safety EN60950 UL1950 CSA22 2 No 950 Software Drivers NDIS Drivers Windows 95 OSR2 1 or above version Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP ...

Page 54: ...e Station In mobile telecommunications a base station is the central radio transmitter receiver that maintains communications with the mobile radiotelephone sets within its range In cellular and personal communications applications each cell or micro cell has its own base station each base station in turn is interconnected with other cells bases BSS BSS stands for Basic Service Set It is an Access...

Page 55: ...g A wireless LAN mobile user moves around an ESS and maintains a continuous connection to the Infrastructure network RTS Threshold Transmitters contending for the medium may not be aware of each other The RTS CTS mechanism can solve this Hidden Node Problem If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size the RTS CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is bas...

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