SMC Networks SMC2632W manual

EZ Connect ™ W ir eless PC Card  11 Mbps data rate – provides alternati v e to wired LANs that can dramatically cut costs  W orking range up to 160 m (528 ft) at 11 Mbps, 350 m (1155 ft) at 1 Mbps  Seamless connecti vity to wired Ethernet LANs augments exi sting networks quickly and easily  DSSS technology pro vides robust, interfer[...]

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38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679 -8000 EZ Connect W ir eless PC Card User Guide The easy way to make all your network connections April 2002 Revision Number: F1.0 Part No.: 01-11134 9-006 Pub No: 150000013400 E R01[...]

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i L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W arranty Statement: SMC Networks, Inc. (“SMC”) warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and mat erials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All SMC products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller . SMC ma[...]

L IMITED W ARRANTY ii W ARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERA TE AS W ARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER ’ S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUES TION, A T SMC ’ S OPTION. THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN[...]

iii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class B This equipment h as been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limit s are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful inte r ference in a r esidential installation. Th is equipment generates, use s and can radiate radio f[...]

C OMPLIANCES iv Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed t he Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interferenc e-causing equipment standard entitled “ Digital Apparatus, ” ICES-003 of Indust ry Canada. Cet appareil nu m é rique respec te les limites de bruits radio é lectri [...]

C OMPLIANCES v Safety Compliance Wichtige Sicher heitshi nweise (Germany) 1. Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sor gf ä ltig durch. 2. Heben Sie die se Anleitung f ü r den sp ä teren Gebrauch auf. 3. V or jedem Reinigen ist das Ger ä t vom St romnetz zu trennen. V erwenden Sie keine Fl ü ssigoder Aer osolreinig er . Am besten eignet sich e in ang[...]

C OMPLIANCES vi 14.W enn folgende Si tuationen auftreten ist das Ger ä t vom Stromn etz zu trennen und von einer qualifiz ierten Servicestelle zu ü berpr ü fen: a.Netzkabel oder Ne tzstecker sind besch ä dig t. b.Fl ü ssigkeit ist in d as Ger ä t eingedrungen. c.Das Ger ä t war Feuc htigkeit ausgeset zt. d.W enn das Ger ä t nicht der Bedien[...]

vii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS EZ Connect™ Wireless PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS viii Setting the C ommunication Dom ain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Stationary Wire less PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Roaming Wirele ss PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adapter Installati [...]

1 EZ C ONNECT ™ W IRELESS PC C ARD SMC ’ s EZ Connect Wireless PC C ard is an 11 Mbps wirel ess network adapter that seamlessly integrates with existing Ether net networks to support applications such as m obile users or temporary conferences. This solution offers a high data rate and reliable wireless conne ctivity with considerable cost savin[...]

EZ C ONNECT ™ W IR ELESS PC C ARD 2 • Easy installation • W orking range up to 160 m (52 8 ft) at 11 Mbps, up to 350 m (1155 ft) at 1 Mbps (indoor com munication) • Direct Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS) technology provides robust, interference-resistant an d secure wireless connection • Supports a wide range of systems (Wind ows 95/98/Me[...]

S YSTEM R EQUIR EMENTS 3 companies who need additional workstations for peak periods. Auditors who require workgroups at customer sites • Access to databases for mobile workers Doctors, nurses, retailers, white-collar workers who need access to databases while being mo bile in a hospital, retail store, office , campus etc. • SOHO users SOHO (Sm[...]

EZ C ONNECT ™ W IR ELESS PC C ARD 4 Package Checklist The EZ Connect Wireless PC Card package includes: • 1 Wireless PC Card (SMC2632 W) • 1 SMC2632W Driver , Utility, & Documentation CD • This User Guide Please register this product and upgrade the product warranty at www.smc.com. Please infor m your dealer if there are any incorrect, [...]

5 H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION The EZ Connect Wireless PC Card supports 1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbps half-duplex connections to Ether net networks. This card is fully compliant with 2.4 GHz DSSS CSMA/CA wireless networking as defined in IEEE 802.1 1b. It can be installed in any notebook with a Type II PCMCIA slo t. Support is currently provided for Windows 95/9[...]

H ARDWAR E D ESCRIPTION 6 LED Indicator The EZ Connect Wireless PC Card include s two status LED indicators, as described i n the following figure and table. Link Status Status Description 802.11 AdHoc Flashing Green Indicates that the Wireless PC card is operating in the 802.11 AdHoc mode. Infrastructure Flashing Green Indicates that the Wireless [...]

H ARDWA R E I NSTALLATION 7 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Wa r n i n g : Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. T o protect the card, alwa ys 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 T ype II or T ype III PCMCIA sl ot in your computer . 3. [...]

H ARDWAR E I NSTALLATION 8 4. For Windows 95 (OSR2.1 or above)/98/Me /2000, PCMCIA card and socket services compliant with revision 2.10 of the PCMCIA specificatio n are required. Ple ase check the documents of your PCMCIA driver before installing the software driver for the EZ Co nnect Wireless PC Card. 5. Install the appropriate network driver fo[...]

9 D RIVER I NSTALLATION The installation CD labeled “ SMC2632W Driver , Utility, & Documentation CD, ” that comes with the package contains all the software drivers available fo r the EZ Connect Wireless PC Ca rd. Any new or upda ted drivers can be downlo aded from SMC ’ s W eb site at: http://www. smc.com Note: Check the SMC website for [...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 10 2. Windows 95/98/Me/2000 will automatical ly detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver needed. Click “ Next ” to find the driver . 3. Insert the driver installation C D into the CD-ROM, specify the location, E:driverwi n982k (assuming E: is the location of your CD-ROM drive), and click “ Next. ”[...]

W INDOWS 95/98/M E /2000 D RIVER I NSTALLATION 11 4. Click “ Next ” to copy files from the CD. 5. Follow the on-screen instru ctions to comple te the installation. 6. After driver installation, Click “ Ye s ” to restart the computer .[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 12 Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation 1. Insert the PC Card into a standard Type II or III PCMCIA slot in your notebook. 2. From the desktop, select “ Control Panel, ” double-click “ Network, ” click “ Adapters, ” and then click the “ Ad d ” button in the Network dialog box. 3. Windows NT will present a list o [...]

W INDOWS NT 4.0 D RIVER I NSTALLATION 13 4. Windows NT will ask for the drive/path con taining the SMC2632W Windows NT drivers. Insert the provided CD into the CD-ROM drive, type E:driverwin982 k (assuming E: is the location of your CD-ROM drive), and then click “ OK. ” 5. Windows NT will attempt to locate the SYS an d INF files in the specif[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 14 6. The Adapter Setup dialog box will appear . Configure the card as described below, and click “ OK. ” IRQ Level - Default: 5 (Che ck for available resources under Windows NT Diagnostics.) I/O Port Address - Default: 240 (Check for available resources under Windows NT Diagnostics.) 7. Click “ Close ” to finish the i[...]

W INDOWS XP D RIVER I NSTALLATION 15 8. After driver installation, the system will promp t you to restart the computer . C lick “ NO ” if you want to continue install ation for your network protocols and options. 9. Select the Services tab and Click “ Add... ” to install the network protocols you want to use, such as IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 16 2. Insert the “ SMC2632W Driver , Utility, & Documentation CD ” into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Check “ Install the software automatically (Recommended) ” and click “ Next. ” 4. Windows XP will find the “ SMC EZ Connect Wireless PC Card(SMC2632W-V2). ” Click “ Next. ”[...]

W INDOWS XP D RIVER I NSTALLATION 17 5. Though the software is fully compatible with Windows XP , it has not yet been Lo go tested by Microsoft. On the H ardware Installation screen click “ Continue Anyway. ” After the software has been installed , click “ Finish ” to complete the driver installation.[...]

U TILITY I NSTALLATION 18 U TILITY I NSTALLATION T o comm unicate with SMC 11 Mbps Wireless devices, you m ay need to install and configure the Wireless PC Card. T o install the utility software: Note: Y ou may find that th e instructions here do not exactly match your version of Windows. This is because these steps and screenshots were cr eated fr[...]

U TILITY C ONFIGURATI ON 19 U TILITY C ONFIGURATION Using the Wireless Utility in Windows 98, Me, NT, and 2000 Once the installation is complete, the configuration utility can be accessed from the “ Start ” menu, as shown below. Quick-Launch Icon When the utility program is running, ther e will be a quick launch icon in the lower right-hand cor[...]

20 The configuration utility includes the following tools: Status – Allows you to mon itor network status and configure wireless adapter parameters. Statistics – Shows wireless adapter statistics. Site Survey – Scans/Shows all the a ccess points in range. Encryption – Provide s WEP security control . Advanced – Allows you to configure the[...]

Q UICK -L AUNCH I CON 21 Click “ Change ” to configure the “ Operating Mode, ” “ Channel, ” “ SSID ” and “ Tx Rate. ” After making a configuration change, the Submit button will beco me enabled. Click “ Submit ” to save the changes. Operating Mode – Set the station operation mode to “ 802.11 Ad Hoc ” for network config[...]

U TILITY C ONFIGURATI ON 22 Statistics The Statistics screen displays “ Data Frames ” and “ Management Frames. ”[...]

Q UICK -L AUNCH I CON 23 Site Survey The Site Survey scans and displays all access points in the wireless LAN. Y ou can choose o ne of them to connect to by double-clicking on an entry .[...]

U TILITY C ONFIGURATI ON 24 Encryption Encryption – Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access. For more secure data transmissions, set encryption to “ 128-bit ” or “ 64-bit ” . Th e 128-bit setting gives a h igher level of security. Th e setting must be the same for all clients in your wir[...]

Q UICK -L AUNCH I CON 25 Manual Entry – “ Manual Entry ” allows you to manually enter key elements (two hexadecimal d igits in each block.) Default Key ID – Choose the Key ID that has the encry ption string you prefer . If you are using a key generated from the passphrase, you must u se the same passphrase and key o n each station. T o use [...]

U TILITY C ONFIGURATI ON 26 one of the key fields. The bit key must be in hexadecim al numerals (0~9, A~F , e.g., D7 0A 9C 7F E5.) 2. Click “ Apply. ” Advanced Screen Y ou can use this screen to set val ues for “ Fragmentation Threshold ” (Default: 2346 m eans Disabled), and “ R TS/CTS Threshold ” (Default: 2347 m eans Disabled).[...]

Q UICK -L AUNCH I CON 27 Version The following scre en shows th e version infor mation.[...]

U TILITY C ONFIGURATI ON 28 Using the Windows XP Configuration Tool Basic Settings 1. Right-click the network co nnection icon on the toolbar . 2. On the popup menu, click “ Status. ” The Wireless Network Connection Status box will open.[...]

U SING THE W INDOWS XP C ONFIGURATION T OOL 29 3. Click “ Properties. ” The Wireless Network Connection Properties box will open. Click th e “ Wir el es s Ne two rk s ” tab. 4. In the lower section of the screen , click “ Learn abou t setting up wireless network configuration ” and complete the wirele ss configuration according to the H[...]

U TILITY C ONFIGURATI ON 30 Advanced Settings Click the “ Genera l ” tab (see the prev ious screen). In the “ Connect using ” field, make sure that the ad apter shown is the SMC2632W V . 2 Wireless PC Card. 1. Click “ Configure. ” Click the “ Advanced ” tab. 2. Set the “ Fragmentation Thresh old. ” (The default 2,346 means “ D[...]

U SING THE W INDOWS XP C ONFIGURATION T OOL 31 4. “ Rate (Mbps) ” is the data trans mission/r eception rate setting. It can be set to Auto, 1 Mbps, 2 Mb ps, 5.5 Mbps, 11 Mbps. Usually this should be set to Auto. In a radio frequ ency hostile environment, a lo wer rate can provide more stable transmission quality. 5. Set the “ RTS T hres hol d[...]

N ETWOR K C ONFIGURATI ON AND P LANNING 32 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING SMC ’ s EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ether net LANs. The SMC2632W can be configured as: • Ad hoc - for small groups that only com municate with each other[...]

N ETWORK T OPOLOGIES 33 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMC2655W access point can also provide wireless workstations with access to a wired LAN. An integrated wired a n d wireless LAN is called an infrastructure co nfiguration. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consists of a group of wir eless PC users, and an access point that is directly connected to the[...]

N ETWOR K C ONFIGURATI ON AND P LANNING 34 Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communication domain for each access point. For wireless P Cs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) for the wireless card to the SSID of the acce ss point you want to connect to. Chec[...]

S ETTING THE C OMMUNICATION D OMAIN 35 Before setting up an ESS for roaming, you need to choose a clear radio channel and ideal location for the access points to maximize perfor mance. (Refer to “ Troubleshooting ” on page 36 for detaile d information on installation and usage.)[...]

T R OUBLESHOOTIN G 36 T ROUBLESHOOTING Check the following troubleshooting items before co ntacting SMC T echnical Support. Adapter Installation Problems If your computer cannot find the EZ Connect Wireless PC Card or the network driver does n ot install correctly, check the follo wing: • Make sure the adapte r is securely seate d in the PCMCIA s[...]

N ETWORK C ONNECTION P RO BL E MS 37 • Check for a defective com puter or PCMCIA connection by trying the adapter in another computer that is known to operate correctl y. • If it still do es not work , take out the wireles s adapter . D elete CW10.sys from c:windowssystem. Th en go to “ Co ntrol Panel ” and delete the adap ter from your n[...]

T R OUBLESHOOTIN G 38 If your wireless station cannot com municate with a computer in the Ether net LAN when configured for Infrastructu re mode, check the following: • Make sure the access point which the station is associated with is powered on. • If you still can ’ t connect, change the access point and all the stations wit hin the BSS to [...]

N ETWORK C ONNECTION P RO BL E MS 39 SMC Networks 802.11b Wireless Product Maximum Distance Table Important Notice Maximum distances posted below are actual tested distance thresholds. However , there are many variables such as barrier composition and construction, as well as lo cal environmental interference that may impact your actual distances a[...]

S PECIFICATI ONS 40 S PECIFICATIONS General Specifications Functional Criteria Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mb ps T ransmission Mo de Half duplex Network Connectio n IEEE 8 02.11b - Wireless LAN, Operating Range Up to 350 m (1155 ft) at 1 Mbps, Up to 160 m (528 ft) at 11 Mbps Radio Signal Signal Type Direct Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS) Operating Freq[...]

S OFTWAR E D RIVERS 41 Standards Confor mance Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b Environmental T emperature Operating: 0 to 50 ° C (32 to 122 ° F) Storage: 0 to 70 ° C (32 to 158 ° F) Humidity 5 to 80% (noncondensing) Vibration/Shock/Drop IEC 68-2-34, IEC 68-2-27, IEC68-2 -32 Certification CE Mark EN50081-1, EN55022 Cl ass B EN50082-1, IEC 61 000-4[...]

T ER MI NOLOGY 42 T ERMINOLOGY The following is a list of ter minology that is used in this docume nt. Access Point – An intern etworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad Hoc – An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with LAN adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Backbone – The core in[...]

T ER MINOLOGY 43 Ethernet – A popular local area da ta communications network, which accepts transmission from computers and ter minals. Ethernet operates on a 10 Mb ps baseband transmission rate, using shielded coaxi al cable or shielded twisted-p air telephone cable. Infrastructure – An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastru[...]

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