SMC2531W-B EUEliteConnect
™
2.4GHz 802.11b
High Power Wireless PC CardUser Guide
From SMC's EZ Connect™ line of small office, home office networking products
March 2004
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Страница 2: ...SMC2531W B EU EliteConnect 2 4GHz 802 11b High Power Wireless PC Card User Guide From SMC s EZ Connect line of small office home office networking products March 2004...
Страница 3: ...n Option 2 11 Windows 98SE 11 Windows Me 12 Windows 2000 13 Windows XP 14 Driver Verification 15 Windows 98 Me 15 Windows 2000 15 Windows XP 16 Utility Installation 17 Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 17 Utili...
Страница 4: ...Table of Contents ii Maximum Distance Table 31 Troubleshooting 33 Technical Specifications 37 Frequently Asked Questions 41 Terminology 45 Compliances i Legal Information and Contacts iii...
Страница 5: ...lable hard disk space for utility and driver installation Another IEEE 802 11b compliant device installed in your network such as the SMC2804WBRP G Barricade g 2 4GHz 54 Mbps Wireless Cable DSL Broadb...
Страница 6: ...r Wireless PC Card 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD Quick Installation Guide Immediately inform your dealer in the event of any incorrect missing or damaged parts If possible please retai...
Страница 7: ...utility software and then shut down your machine when complete 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 th...
Страница 8: ...ally installed during the Operating System s boot up process Once complete you may take advantage of the wireless functionality this adapter has to offer Note The PCMCIA slot allows you to hot swap PC...
Страница 9: ...proceeding with the installation This installation method makes the process as simple and Plug and Play as possible Simply run the EZ Installation Wizard reboot your machine and insert your EliteConn...
Страница 10: ...8 Step 3 The installation wizard will begin Click Next Step 4 You will be given the option to choose the location where the Configuration Utility will be installed It is recommended to leave this at...
Страница 11: ...You will also be given the option to choose the Folder name that will appear in the Start menu It is recommended to leave this at the default value Click Next to continue Step 5 Click Next to begin c...
Страница 12: ...ating System specific options that may appear during this installation procedure Windows 98SE Me If you are using Windows 98SE you must have your original Windows CD on hand In Windows Me the installa...
Страница 13: ...s except for Specify a location Then press the Browse button and look for the drivers on your CD ROM Browse to x driver Note The x equals the letter of your CD ROM drive In most cases this is D Step 4...
Страница 14: ...on the OS will automatically recognize the adapter and prompt you for the appropriate drivers Select the Specify the location of the driver option Then click the Next button to begin the installation...
Страница 15: ...hen click Next Step 3 Clear all checkboxes except for Specify a location Then click Next Step 4 You will then be prompted to enter the location of the drivers This should be x driver Note The x equals...
Страница 16: ...lation Step 2 Insert the Driver CD and check the Include this location in the search option Make sure the Search removable media option is not checked Click Browse and find the location of the drivers...
Страница 17: ...dapter and click Remove Then reboot the machine and go through the installation process again Windows 2000 Step 1 Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and click Properties Step 2 Then go t...
Страница 18: ...the Network adapters section You should see your SMC2531W B EU EliteConnect High Power Wireless Adapter in this menu Right click the adapter and click Properties Step 3 The Device Status shows This d...
Страница 19: ...imple and Plug and Play as possible Simply run the EZ Installation Wizard reboot your machine and insert your SMC2531W B EU EliteConnect High Power Wireless Adapter It s as easy as 1 2 3 Step 1 Insert...
Страница 20: ...The installation wizard will begin Click Next Step 4 You will be given the option to choose the location where the Configuration Utility will be installed It is recommended to leave this at the defaul...
Страница 21: ...also be given the option to choose the Folder name that will appear in the Start menu It is recommended to leave this at the default value Click Next to continue Step 5 Click Next to begin copying th...
Страница 22: ...ty Installation 20 You have now completed the utility installation process Click Finish to exit the wizard Step 6 Please shut down your machine and insert your PC Card Finally boot up the operating sy...
Страница 23: ...on so that you are able to gain more wireless signal strength Double click the quick launch icon in the system tray to bring up the Configuration Utility This provides quick access to management stati...
Страница 24: ...ab shows the driver and utility version information Configuration When the Configuration Utility is initialized the Configuration window may be immediately shown This will show you the current selecte...
Страница 25: ...tering 10 digit keys for the 64 bit WEP configuration and 26 digit keys for a 128 bit WEP configuration Allowed hex keys are 0 9 A F and a f Select the desired encryption strength 64 bit or 128 bit an...
Страница 26: ...ss Point Channel This field displays the channel configured on your Access Point Current Tx Rate This field displays the current transmit rate value Throughput This field displays the number of packet...
Страница 27: ...rors of the wireless connection to the Access Point Signal Strength This field shows the relative signal strength of the wireless connection to the Access Point IP Information The IP Information scree...
Страница 28: ...is organized by columns signifying the SSID BSSID Channel Encryption Signal and Network Type The key symbol in the Encryption column signifies that the network is encrypted You will need to obtain the...
Страница 29: ...Version Information 27 Version Information The Version Information screen displays the driver and application version information and dates...
Страница 30: ...rd If you are using the SMC utility in Windows XP you will need to disable the Wireless Zero Configuration Follow the instructions below Go to Control Panel and open Network Connections Right click th...
Страница 31: ...nformation regarding our full line of wireless products you can visit us at www smc com or www smc europe com SMC Networks stands behind every product sold with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and a l...
Страница 32: ...contacting SMC Technical Support Make sure the card is securely seated in the PCMCIA slot Check for any hardware problems such as physical damage to the card Try the card in another PCMCIA slot If thi...
Страница 33: ...program folder and choose Uninstall Reboot the machine when requested to do so Then insert your Driver CD and run the Setup exe utility again Then shut down the computer reinsert your SMC adapter and...
Страница 34: ...ck with the administrator of your wireless network for more information on connecting to the LAN Also run the necessary diagnostics on the AP to make sure the unit is fully operational If you cannot a...
Страница 35: ...our DSL line provider Standards IEEE 802 11b Wireless Data Rates With Automatic Fall back 802 11b 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps Data Modulation Techniques 802 11b DSSS DBPSK DQPSK CCK Host Interface 16 bit PCMCIA V...
Страница 36: ...l Support 2 4GHz RF ETSI 1 13 RF Output Power 100 mW Operating Systems Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Antenna Type Two MMCX reverse connectors support RX diversity Antenna Gain 0 23 dBi LED Indicators Networ...
Страница 37: ...Technical Specifications 39 Temperature Range Operating 0 C 55 C Storage 10 C 65 C Humidity non condensing 90 Available under Windows XP Support for Windows 98SE Me 2000 will be available Q2 2004...
Страница 38: ...ke a cellular phone system Laptops use wireless network cards that plug into an existing PCMCIA slot or that are self contained on PC cards while stand alone desktops and servers use plug in cards ISA...
Страница 39: ...ommunicate to Wired Ethernet computers through this access point The total range of the network is limited to a radius around this Access Point To increase the range extra Access Points may be wired i...
Страница 40: ...In an Open System any station can request authorization in accordance with the WECA standard In a Shared key system only stations that possess a secret encrypted key may participate in the network Thi...
Страница 41: ...use LANs are somewhat protected by the physicalities of their structure having some or all part of the network inside a building that can be protected from unauthorized access WLANs which are over rad...
Страница 42: ...to 10Mbps CAT 4 TP cable has a network data transfer rate of up to 16Mbps CAT 5 TP cable has a network data transfer rate of up to 100Mbps Access Point A device that is able to receive wireless signa...
Страница 43: ...et It is an Access Point and all the LAN PCs that are associated with it CSMA CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This protocol automatic...
Страница 44: ...s in compliance with the IEEE 802 3u standard This card functions at the media access control MAC layer using carrier sense multiple access with collision detection CSMA CD Fixed IP see Static IP Full...
Страница 45: ...d data shared by network users The workstations clients are the users personal computers which perform stand alone processing and access the network servers as required Diskless and floppy only workst...
Страница 46: ...on your home network to use one IP address The NAT capability of the Barricade allows you to access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses fr...
Страница 47: ...address enter the assigned IP address subnet mask and the gateway address provided by your service provider Subnet Mask A subnet mask which may be a part of the TCP IP information provided by your IS...
Страница 48: ...hen a reliable delivery is not required For example UDP is used for real time audio and video traffic where lost packets are simply ignored because there is no time to retransmit If UDP is used and a...
Страница 49: ...MC Standard for radio equipment and services EN301 489 1 EN301 489 17 Safety Test EN60950 Safety Compliance Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Germany 1 Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgf ltig durch 2 Heb...
Страница 50: ...t Das Ger t darf aus Gr nden der elektrischen Sicherheit nur von authorisiertem Servicepersonal ge ffnet werden 14 Wenn folgende Situationen auftreten ist das Ger t vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von ei...
Страница 51: ...ty The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product which is defined as a period of 5 years from the date of purchase of the product from SMC or its authorized reseller A...
Страница 52: ...THER 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...
Страница 53: ...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 los...
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