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Wireless Compact Flash Card

   Allows PDAs and Laptops to easily connect to an
   existing wireless network
   Ultra-Compact Type II Form Factor
   802.11b High Speed Wireless LAN connection
   Supports both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure Modes
   Plug and Play Configuration - Easy to Install and
   Simple to use

User Guide

SMC2642W / SMC2645W

EZ Connect

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Summary of Contents for EZ Connect SMC2642W

Page 1: ...nnect to an existing wireless network Ultra Compact Type II Form Factor 802 11b High Speed Wireless LAN connection Supports both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure Modes Plug and Play Configuration Easy to Install and Simple to use User Guide SMC2642W SMC2645W EZ Connect TM ...

Page 2: ...EZ Connect Wireless CF Card User Guide The easy way to make all your network connections TM 38 Tesla Irvine CA 92618 Phone 1 800 SMC 4 YOU Part No 01 111340 006 ...

Page 3: ...tent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Complete warranty information for all SMC products is available on SMC s Web site at www smc com Limited Lifetime Warranty 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 registered trademarks of their respective ...

Page 4: ...s for the setup of SMC2642W Wireless Compact Flash Card under Windows CE 3 0 or later Pocket Handheld PC and Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP for your Laptops Please take a moment to read through this manual and familiarize yourself with wireless technology Software Information The software package works only on SMC2642W Wireless Compact Flash Card and contains the Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP XP CE driver an...

Page 5: ...er Pocket PC 7 3 2 Using the Wireless LAN Utility Under Handheld 14 Chapter 4 Installing Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card Under Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP 18 4 1 System Requirements 18 4 2 Setting Up the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card for Windows 98 ME 18 4 3 Setting Up the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card for Windows NT 4 0 23 4 4 Setting Up the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card for Windows 2000 26...

Page 6: ...ironment SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card is able to communicate with any 802 11 and 802 11b compliant products 1 1 Features and Benefits 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 LAN s augments existing networks quickly and ...

Page 7: ...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 office campus 6 SOHO Small Office and H...

Page 8: ...d l 1 Driver Utility CD ROM l This User Guide SMC2645W Wireless Compact Flash Card Kit Includes l 1 SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card l 1 SMCCF CVT CF to PCMCIA Converter l 1 Driver Utility CD ROM l This User Guide 1 4 System Requirements SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card supports all Windows CE Handheld Pocket PC devices with Compact Flash Type II host interface as well as all...

Page 9: ...2642W 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 10: ... 5 4 Follow on screen instructions to install the Setup Utility Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 11: ...et the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card to obtain an IP address from your DHCP server or to be assigned with a fixed 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 confi...

Page 12: ... install the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card onto your computer and it is ready to use In special situations however you may adjust configuration settings depending on how you would like to manage your wireless network The Wireless LAN Utility provides you an easy interface to make configuration changes and perform user level diagnostics on your Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card 1 Go to Start Settin...

Page 13: ...AC Address It is a hardware identification 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 Compa...

Page 14: ... the changes take effect ESSID The ESSID is a unique ID given to the Access Point Wireless clients associating to Access Points must have the same ESSID The default value Auto Detect means when the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Card starts to work it will associate with any Access Point that gives the fastest response You may also enter a specific ESSID Access Point you desire to connect with It is r...

Page 15: ...Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card will go into sleep mode to minimize power consumption NOTE When power saving mode is enabled the Access Points you use need to support power saving as well so that the communication can be established TX Rate The 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card provides various data rate options for you to select Data rates options include Fully Auto Fixed 1Mb s Fixed 2Mb s Auto...

Page 16: ...tool 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 17: ...ows 64 Bit Requires wireless stations to use data encryption with 64 Bit algorithm when 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...

Page 18: ...cimal values in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 11AA22BB33 For 128 bit encryption n 13 characters in the range of A Z a z and 0 9 preceded by the characters values e g MyKey12345678 n 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 ...

Page 19: ... 14 About The About tab shows driver and utility version of the SMC2642W Wireless Compact Flash Card ...

Page 20: ...Start Settings Click the Wireless LAN Settings icon A configuration 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 configuration window again The description of each item is as follows Status This item shows the current information on the SMC26...

Page 21: ...x Rate After making changes on the configuration 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 22: ...s 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 23: ...ivate it again when needed n 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 Configuration check parameters then select Apply to force a re scan n 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...

Page 24: ...s 98 ME NT 2000 XP with a Windows installation CD ROM diskettes for use during installation 3 Minimum 500 Kbytes free disk space for installing driver and utility program 4 2 Setting Up SMC2642W Wireless CF Card for Windows 98 ME 1 If your PC has a compact flash type II slot simply insert the SMC2642W Wireless Compact Flash Card into the CF slot If not use the SMCCF CVT CF to PCMCIA Converter as s...

Page 25: ...ur computer is on except for Windows NT since Windows NT does not support plug and play However you are advised to always disable the SMC2642W Wireless CF Card prior to removing the card from the PC card slot This will allow the Windows operating systems to log off from the network server 3 Windows 98 ME will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver needed ...

Page 26: ... 21 4 Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next 5 Select the location where the corresponding driver is placed then click Next ...

Page 27: ...ows will search for SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card Click Next 7 Windows 98 will prompt you for the Windows 98 Second Edition CD ROM Enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click OK ...

Page 28: ... 23 8 Click Finish to complete the software installation 9 Restart the computer ...

Page 29: ... 24 10 Open Control Panel System Device Manager and check Network Adapters to see if any error icon appears If there is no error icon your SMC2642W is working well ...

Page 30: ...ireless CF Card for Windows NT 4 0 1 From the desktop select Control Panel double click Network go to the Adapters tab and then click the Add button 2 Windows NT will present a list of all of its supported adapters Click Have Disk to continue ...

Page 31: ... NT drivers Insert the Driver Utility CD ROM into the corresponding drive and then type the location where it is placed 4 Windows NT will attempt to locate an INF file in the specified path If you have entered the path name correctly Windows NT should copy the appropriate drivers to the Windows NT system ...

Page 32: ... 27 5 Restart the system 6 To ensure whether the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card works fine or not go to Control Panel double click on Devices then verify whether the 11Mbps CF Card driver has started ...

Page 33: ... slot If there is no error icon use the SMCCF CVT CF to PCMCIA Converter as stated in No 2 below 2 Firmly insert the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card into the SMCCF CVT CF to PCMCIA Converter Then i nsert the 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card into the PCMCIA slot 3 Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver needed ...

Page 34: ... 29 4 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended and click Next 5 Select the location where the corresponding driver is placed then click Next ...

Page 35: ... 30 6 Windows 2000 will find SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card Now click Next 7 Click Finish to complete the software installation ...

Page 36: ... 31 8 Open Control Panel System Device Manager and check Network Adapters to see if any error icon appears If not your SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card is working well ...

Page 37: ...CVT CF to PCMCIA Converter as stated in No 2 below 2 Firmly insert the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card into the SMCCF CVT CF to PCMCIA Converter Then insert the 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card into the PCMCIA slot 3 The Windows will auto detect the Wireless CF Card and a Found New Hardware Wizard window will show up Select Install from a list or specific Advanced to install the driv...

Page 38: ...M into the appropriate drive Specify the location where the driver is placed Click on Next to install the driver 5 The windows will find SMC2642W Wireless CF Card and start copying corresponding files into the system Click Next to continue ...

Page 39: ... Computer from Start select Properties go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button to see if any error icon appears next to the Network Adapters SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless Compact Flash Card If there is no error icon your 11Mbps Wireless CF Card is working well ...

Page 40: ...Card Windows XP will display a Wireless Network Connection message Click on the message and the Automatic Wireless Network Configuration will then appear and allows users to connect to a wireless infrastructure network Access Point shown as the below figure ...

Page 41: ...nfigure the CF Card and monitor the wireless connection For more information on installing and using the WLAN utility please refer to the following sections Installation of the Wireless LAN Utility and Usage of the WLAN Utility Note To use the WLAN utility under Windows XP you need to disable the Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first by clearing the Use Windows to configure my wireless ne...

Page 42: ...lity CD ROM into the corresponding drive and execute the utility setup exe Then follow the on screen instructions which guide you through the process of installation 2 You may add a shortcut in the startup folder as desired Upon completion go to Program Files and run the WLAN Utility and its icon will appear in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your taskbar Clicking on the icon will op...

Page 43: ...you to monitor and configure the 11Mbps Wireless CF Card Configuration Loop Back AP Browser Site Survey and About Configuration The Configuration item allows you to modify the configuration parameters for the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card such as Profile Network Type Ad Hoc Channel Transmit Rate ESSID WEP RTS CTS Fragment Threshold and Power Save mode Furthermore you may monitor the current sta...

Page 44: ...ou may remove it by clicking the Delete button After changing parameters click the Save button and Apply button to take effect Network Type There are 3 network types for the 11Mbps Wireless CF Card to operate If you need to access company network or Internet via Access Point select Infrastructure To set up a group of wireless stations for file and printer sharing select AdHoc or 802 11 AdHoc witho...

Page 45: ...ve to be the most efficient This setting will allow your 11Mbps Wireless CF Card to operate at the maximum data rate When the communications quality drops below a certain level the CF Card will automatically switch to a lower data rate Transmission at lower data speeds are usually more reliable However when the communications quality improves again the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card will gradual...

Page 46: ...instructions are as follows Ø Pull down the Encryption WEP menu and select either 64bit or 128bit encryption method Ø Specify the encryption keys There are two methods to set the WEP keys as described below Create Encryption Keys by Using a Passphrase Users can just input the Passphrase Then users need to define the Default Key and press OK and the 4 keys will be generated for 64 Bit WEP For 128 B...

Page 47: ...ou must enter exactly 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 11AA22BB33 in each of the four key fields for 128bit encryption you need to enter exactly 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 00112233445566778899AABBCC Then click the Apply button to create your encryption keys Create Encryption Keys Manually 64bit ...

Page 48: ...y entering the IP address of the remote station set ping interval and packet size you may know whether communication has been made successfully or not Additionally i f you use the infrastructure wireless LAN configuration you may run the loopback test by clicking the Loop back button to verify the communication quality between your wireless station and Access Point ...

Page 49: ...nd then click the Join BSS or Join ESS button to join the group Site Survey When the Site Survey screen is displayed the channel quality of all 14 radio channels will be displayed These channel quality measurements are shown on each gauge for the 14 radio channels The blue bar indicated the channel quality is clear and good The higher the blue bar is the better quality you have i e less interferen...

Page 50: ... 45 About The About item shows the versions of the Wireless LAN Utility driver firmware of the SMC2642W 11Mbps Wireless CF Card The MAC address and frequency domain are also displayed ...

Page 51: ...s u Infrastructure for enterprise LANs u LAN Interconnection for point to point link as a campus backbone A 1 Network Topology u Ad Hoc Fig An Example of Ad Hoc Wireless LAN An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each equipped with one wireless adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a specific Ad Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel Ad Hoc wi...

Page 52: ...Access Point construct a Basic Service Set BSS Each wireless equipped PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point Infrastructure configuration will extend the accessibility of a wireless station to the wired LAN Multiple Access Points will allow roaming and it will increase the transmission range The Access Point is also able to forward data within ...

Page 53: ... 48 Fig The effective Transmission Range ...

Page 54: ...xed at 11Mbps 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 ...

Page 55: ...d Type II PCMCIA Card Voltage Automatic Voltage detection supports both 3 3V and 5 0V Compact Flash Cards Host Interface Fully compatible with Type I II Compact Flash Cards specification standards Power Consumption DC 3 3V or DC 5V from PCMCIA socket directly Supports Supports PCMCIA PC Card ATA IDE mode ...

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