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Attach to Your Network Using Radio Signals
Install a wireless network adapter in each computer that will be
connected to the Internet or your local network via radio signals.
SMC currently offers several wireless network cards, including
the SMC2602W and SMC2632W Wireless cards.
Rotate both antennas on the back of the Wireless Barricade to
the desired position. For more effective coverage, position one
antenna along the vertical axis and the other along the horizontal
axis. Try to place the Wireless Barricade in a position that is
located in the center of your wireless network. Normally, the
higher you place the antenna, the better the performance. Ensure
that the Wireless Barricade’s location provides optimal reception
throughout your home or office.
Computers equipped with a wireless adapter can communicate
with each other as an independent wireless LAN by configuring
each computer to the same radio channel. However, the
Wireless Barricade can provide access to your wired/wireless
LAN or to the Internet for all wireless workstations. Each wireless
PC in this network infrastructure can talk to any computer in the
wireless group via a radio link, or access other computers or
network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure or over the
Internet via the Wireless Barricade.
The wireless infrastructure configuration not only extends the
accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also doubles
the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by
retransmitting incoming radio signals through the Wireless
Barricade.
A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central
database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown
in the following figure:
