Hardware Description
The EZ Connect Wireless PC Card supports 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps
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.
LED Indicator
The EZ Connect Wireless PC Card includes two status LED
indicators, as described in the following figure and table.
Link Status
Status
Description
802.11
Flashing
Indicates that the Wireless PC card is
AdHoc
Green
operating in the 802.11 AdHoc mode.
Infrastructure
Flashing
Indicates that the Wireless PC card is
Green
browsing active access points.
On Green
Indicates a valid connection with an
access point.
Activity
Link
Power
Hardware Installation
Warning:
Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To
protect the card, always touch the metal chassis of your computer
before handling the card.
1. 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 anytime,
even when the power of your computer is on.
4. For Windows 95 (OSR2.1 or above)/98/Me/2000, PCMCIA card
and socket services compliant with revision 2.10 of the PCMCIA
specification are required. Please check the documents of your
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 V.2 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 utility program can be found on the CD.
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