SMC Networks SMC2652W manual

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    EZ Connect ™ Wir eless A ccess P oint User Guide SMC2652W V1.0 USER GUIDE 2652W_UK.qxd 5/4/01 11:08 am Page 1[...]

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    Hello and welcome! - NEW TEXT?? The SMC EZ Conn ect Network Kit contain s everything you need to quickly an d easily connect computers in your hom e or office togeth er to form your own network or e xtend and impr ove your existin g network. The SMC EZ Conn ect Network Kit contin ues the SMC Hom e and Small Offi ce network ran ge and o ffers the fa[...]

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    System r equirements Befor e you install the EZ Conn ect Wireless Access poin t, be sure you can meet th e following r equiremen ts: • An AC power outlet (100-240V , 50-60Hz) • An available RJ45 port on a 10Base-T Ethern et hub or switch. • 802.11 complian t wireless Ethern et adapters with T CP/IP compatible protocol in stalled. • W eb bro[...]

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    Window s NT/95/98/2000 Installation 1. Insert th e SMC2652W utility disk into the floppy d rive on your PC and th en enter the f ollowing comman d: “ A:utilitysetup” . Follow the on-scr een instructi ons to install th e utility program. 2. When you run th e installed utility , click on “ AP” and then select “scan” from th e menu. Th e[...]

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    The inf ormation MIB scr een displays the categori es of inform ation shown above . In the “ AP contr ol MIB page”, set the par ameters and th en double click on “ apply” to implemen t the settings . DS channel - Set the chann el number as the oper ating radi o channel. Note: the available chann el settings are displayed to th e right o f t[...]

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    Ke y entry - This field can be set to “passphrase” or “m anual Entry” . Select “En try” . The “passphrase” m eans the k ey elements will be auto gen erated by the in ternal algorith ym according th e string d efined in the passphr ase field. Th e “Manu al Entry” mean s the k ey elements allow/n eed user key in by man ually . (2 [...]

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    English English EZ Connect Wireless Network Configur ation and Planning SMC’s EZ Connect Wir eless Solution supports a stand-alon e wireless network confi guration, as well as anin tegrated configur ation with 10 Mbps Ethern et LANs. The SMC2652W PCI ad apter can be configured as: • Ad h oc for departm ental or SOHO LANs • Infrastru cture for[...]

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    English English Tr ouble shooting: Check th e following item s before con tacting SMC technical support. 1. If the m obile users do not have r oaming access to the SMC2652W access point, ch eck the followin g: a. Mak e sure that all the SMC2652W’s an d stations in th e ESS in which th e WLAN mobile users can roam ar e configured to th e same WEPs[...]

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    English English SPECIFICA TIONS Model SMC2652W Maxim um channels ETSI: 13 Maxim um clients 128 Operatin g rang e Cell seperati on 30M between access points (for r oaming clien ts) Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps per channel Network confi guration Lan to access point to wir eless card, access point to wir eless card. Operatin g Frequency ETSI: 2.400-2.4[...]

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    English English Copyright - Ne w T ext ?? Inform ation furnished by SMC br and is believed to be accur ate and reli able.H owever ,no r esponsibility is assumed by SMC f or its use, nor f or any infring ements o f patents or other ri ghts of thir d parties which m ay result from its use .No li cense is gran ted by implication or otherwise un der an[...]