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SMC Networks EZ Connect SMC2642W Installation Manual Download Page 6

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Chapter 2

Installing SMC2642W Wireless Compact Flash Card

This chapter describes the installation of the SMC2642W 11Mbps

Wireless Compact Flash Card driver for the CE 3.0 Handheld/

Pocket PC.

2-1 Install the Setup Utility

1.

Establish a connection between host PC and PDA device by

Microsoft Active Sync.

2

. Execute SMC2642W.exe to install the driver and utility.

3

. An Install Shield Wizard window appears. Click Next to proceed.

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Summary of Contents for EZ Connect SMC2642W

Page 1: ...1 EZ Connect Wireless Compact Flash Card Installation Manual SMC2642W ...

Page 2: ...nt 5 Chapter 2 Installing Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card Install the Setup Utility 6 Install the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card 8 Chapter 3 Using Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card Using the Wireless LAN Utility Under Pocket PC 9 Using the Wireless LAN Utility Under Handheld 16 Speci cations 20 ...

Page 3: ...rk or the Internet in a wireless environment When installed SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card is able to communicate with any 802 11 and 802 11b compliant products Features and Bene ts 1 Supports 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps data rate 2 Working range up to 700ft in an open environment 3 Supports point to point and point to multipoint access 4 Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and PC network...

Page 4: ...g environments Retailers manufacturers and those who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location 4 Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites where a temporary network is practical 5 Access to database for mobile workers Doctors nurses retailers accessing their database while being mobile in the hospital retail store or of ce campus 6...

Page 5: ...s not included or found damaged please contact your local dealer 11Mbps Wireless LAN Compact Flash Kit Includes 1 x SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card 1 x Driver Utility Diskette This User Guide SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card supports all Windows CE v3 0 Handheld Pocket PC devices with Compact Flash Type II host interface ...

Page 6: ...642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card driver for the CE 3 0 Handheld Pocket PC 2 1 Install the Setup Utility 1 Establish a connection between host PC and PDA device by Microsoft Active Sync 2 Execute SMC2642W exe to install the driver and utility 3 An Install Shield Wizard window appears Click Next to proceed ...

Page 7: ...7 4 Follow on screen instructions to install the Setup Utility Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 8: ...t the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card to obtain an IP address from your DHCP server or to be assigned with a xed IP address 3 Reset your PDA Upon completion of installation the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card will start to look for an Access Point with Green LED blinking The Green LED will stay steady once the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card successfully associates with an Access Point To con gure...

Page 9: ...install the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card onto your computer and it is ready to use In special situations however you may adjust con guration settings depending on how you would like to manage your wireless network The Wireless LAN Utility provides you an easy interface to make con guration changes and perform user level diagnostics on your Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card 1 Go to Start Settings ...

Page 10: ...AC Address It is a hardware identi cation number that distinguishes the unit from others Sync to AP Displays the ESSID of the Access Point that the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card associates with BSSID Shows MAC Address of the Access Point that the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card associates with Link Quality Link quality monitors the quality of the data transmission between the Wireless LAN Compac...

Page 11: ...the fastest response You may also enter a speci c ESSID Access Point you desire to connect with It is recommended you specify an ESSID for your Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card This will prevent your computer from unintentionally connecting to a different wireless network Network Type To connect your wireless station to a local network infrastructure set the station operation mode to Infrastructure...

Page 12: ...ta rates options include Fully Auto Fixed 1Mb s Fixed 2Mb s Auto Select 1M or 2M Fixed 5 5Mb s and Fixed 11Mb s In most networking scenarios you will see that the factory set default Fully Auto will prove the most ef cient This setting will allow your 11Mbps Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card to operate at the maximum data rate When the communications quality drops below a certain level the Wireless ...

Page 13: ...ool allows you to monitor point to point data transmission quality between two stations By entering the IP address of another station and setting the timeout and packet size you may check whether or not communication has been established successfully ...

Page 14: ...n communicating with the Access Point 128 Bit Requires wireless stations to use data encryption with 128 Bit algorithm when communicating with the Access Point WEP Key Type offers two key value options Character Char and Hexadecimal numbers Hex Moreover you may choose the Authentication Type either Open System or Shared Key for authentication among wireless devices You may identify up to 4 differe...

Page 15: ...d by the characters values e g MyKey12345678 26 digit hexadecimal values in the range of A F a f and 0 9 preceded by the characters values e g 12345678901234567890123456 shown as below About The About tab shows driver and utility version of the SMC2642W Wireless Compact Flash Card ...

Page 16: ...ngs icon A con guration window shows up When you minimize the window by clicking the OK button on the upper right corner of the utility window a system tray icon will be loaded on the toolbar Clicking on the icon will open the con guration window again The description of each item is as follows Status This item shows the current information on the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card such a...

Page 17: ... Rate After making changes on the con guration click on the Apply button to make the changes take affect Link Similar to Ping Command this tool allows you to monitor point to point data transmission quality between two nodes By entering the IP address of another node and setting the timeout and packet size you may know whether or not the communication has been established successfully ...

Page 18: ... encryption the key values are 5 characters in the range of A Z a z and 0 9 e g MyKey or 10 digit hexadecimal values in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 11AA22BB33 For 128 Bits encryption the key values are 13 characters in the range of A Z a z and 0 9 e g MyKey12345678 or 26 digit hexadecimal values in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 11AA22BB33123456789ABCDEFF After entering the WEP keys choose ...

Page 19: ...ivate it again when needed Sometimes your wireless connection to AP may disconnect for any reason You can reset and force a connection request by going to utility program then select Con guration check parameters then select Apply to force a re scan If your device roams to a new AP which is in a different subnet you may need to remove and re insert the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card to force an e...

Page 20: ...s 495 ft 5 5Mbps 595 ft 2Mbps 630 ft 1Mbps 700 ft Antenna One Built In antenna Modulation CCK 11Mps 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps DBPSK 1Mbps Voltage 3 3 VDC 0 3V Host Interface Compact Flash V1 4 CF I O interface type II Power Consumption TX power consumption 350mA RX power consumption 250mA Sleep Mode power consumption 100mA Output Power 14 dBm Sensitivity PER 0 08 11Mbps 83 dBm 5 5Mbps 86dBm 2Mbps 89dBm ...

Page 21: ...e No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change speci cations at any time without notice Complete warranty information for all SMC products is available on SMC s Web site at www smc com SMC is a registered trademark and EZ Connect and EZ Hub are trademarks of SMC Networks Inc Other product and company names are trademark...

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