EZ ConnectTM Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide SMC2602W V1.0 Hello and welcome! SMC's EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter is an 11 Mbps wireless network card that seamlessly integrates with existing Ethernet networks to support applications such as mobile users or temporary conferences. This solution offers fast, reliable wireless connectivity with considerable cost savings over wired LANs (which include long-term maintenance overhead for cabling). Just plug wireless cards into your desktop PCs and start networking. Using this card in conjunction with SMC's EZ Connect Wireless access point, you can create an instant network that integrates seamlessly with 10 Mbps Ethernet LANs. Moreover, moving or expanding your network is as easy as moving or installing additional access points - no wires! Hardware Description SMC's EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter supports an 11 Mbps halfduplex connection to Ethernet networks. This adapter 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 provided for Windows 95/98/NT/2000. English Package Checklist The EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter package includes: · · · · · 1 EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter (SMC2602W) 1 driver diskette 1 utility diskette Quick Installation Guide This User Guide Applications The EZ Connect Wireless products offer a fast, reliable, costeffective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications such as: · Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation · Difficult-to-wire environments Historic or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open areas where wiring is difficult to employ · Frequently changing environments Retailers, manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location · Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites which need a temporary setup for a short time period. Retailers, airline and shipping companies who need additional workstations for a peak period. Auditors who require workgroups at customer sites English Please register this product and upgrade product warranty at www.smc.com. Please inform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing or damaged parts. If possible, retain the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them again to repack the product in case there is a need to return it for repair. · Access to databases for mobile workers Doctors, nurses, retailers, white-collar workers who need access to databases while being mobile in the hospital, retail store or office campus · SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users SOHO users who need easy and quick installation of a small computer network LED Indicators The EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter includes one status LED indicator, as described in the following figure and table. System Requirements Before you install the EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter, check your system for the following requirements: · An available PCI bus-master slot in your computer. · Windows 95/98/NT/2000 (Have the Windows installation CD-ROM ready for use during installation). · A minimum of 500 Kbytes of free disk space for installing the driver and utility program. · Another IEEE 802.11b-compliant device installed in your network, such as the SMC2652W Wireless Access Point, or the SMC 2602W Wireless PCI Adapter. English English Installation Warnings: · Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card. · Backup your driver diskette and use the copy as the working diskette to protect the original from accidental damage. · Do not remove the PCI adapter from, or plug it into, the computer while it is powered on. Mode AdHoc Infrastructure Status Flashing Flashing On Description Indicates that the PCI Adapter is operating in AdHoc mode. Indicates that the PCI Adapter is browsing active access points. Indicates avalid connection to an access point. 1. Switch off the computer, unplug the power cord, and remove the computer's cover. 2. Select an unused PCI bus-master slot and remove its protective bracket. 3. Carefully insert the card and press until all the edge connectors are firmly seated inside the slot. Then, screw the card's bracket securely into the PC's chassis. 4. Install the appropriate network driver for your operating system. Drivers can be found on the driver diskette. See "Driver Installation" for more information. 5. Install the configuration program for your wireless PCI adapter. The SETUP.EXE file can be found on the utility diskette. See "Configuration and Diagnostic Utility" (page 20) for more information. Driver Installation The diskette labeled "driver Diskette" that comes with the package contains all the software drivers available for the EZ Connect Wireless PCI Card. Select the driver you need for your system and refer to this guide for the installation and configuration procedure. Any new or updated drivers can be downloaded from SMC's Web site at http://www.smc.com. Windows 95/98/2000 Installation 1. Windows 95/98/2000 will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver Click "Next" to find the driver. English English 2. Insert the floppy disk labeled "driver Diskette" specify the location "A:\" and click "next" 3. Click "Next" to copy files from the floppy disk. 5. To communicate with SMC 11 Mbps Wireless devices set ie Authentication Algorithmlc to i~ÄShared Key.li Products from some other vendors use the setting ieOpen System.lm Use the same setting as other devices in your network. 4. For Windows 2000, select the protocols you want to use and click "OK". English English 6. To set up an ad hoc wireless LAN (refer to page 17), set "Channel" to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an access point, the adapter will automatically set the channel to be the same as that used by the access point. 7. Set "Network Type" to "AdHoc" or "Infrastructure" depending on the type of network you want to connect to (See page 17). 9. Set the RTS threshold to the same as that used by other devices in your network. (The default is 2432 which means "Disable") English 8. Enable the "Power Save Model" for reducing power loading. (Default: Disabled) 10. Set the "SSID" identifier to the same as that used by the ad hoc work group or access point you want to connect to. (SMC2652W Access point default: WLAN) English 11. For more secure data transmission, set the "Use Wep" to io128 - bitl8 or ir64 - bitl8 to ensure wireless network security. The advance Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this card to prevent unauthorized access. The 128 bit setting gives a higher level of security but the setting must be the same for all clients in your wireless network. (Default: Disabled) Installation For Windows NT 4.0 1. From the desktop, select "control Panel" double- click "Network" click "Adapters" and then click the "Add" button on the Network dialog box. 2. Windows NT will present a list of all its supported adapters. Click "Have Disk" to continue. 3. Windows NT will ask for the drive/path containing the SMC2602W Windows NT drivers. Insert the SMC2602W Diskette into the floppy drive, then type "A:\" and click "OK" 4. Windows NT will attempt to locate an INF file in the specified path. If you have entered the path name correctly, Windows NT will copy the appropriate drivers to the Windows NT system. Select "SMC2602W EZ Connect Wireless PCI Adapter" and click "OK" English English 12. If you want to add more protocols after installation, go to control panel and double click on "Network" 13. Select the "Configuration" tab and click "Add" to install the network protocols you want to use, such as IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP. If you install TCP/IP, be sure to set the appropriate Gateway, DNS Server, and Domain for your network. If you install an IPX/SPX-compatible protocol, then you also need to install the Client for NetWare Networks. 14. Click "File and Print Sharing­lo to share files or printers. 15. Click on the "identification" tab on the Network dialog box, and specify your computer name and network workgroup. 16. Click "Close" in the Network dialogue box and the system will restart your computer. 5. The Adapter Setup dialog box will appear. Configure the card as described below, and click "OK" WEP - For more secure data transmission, set the "Use Wep" to io128 - bitl8 or ir64 - bitl8 to ensure wireless network security. The advance Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this card to prevent unauthorized access. The 128 - bit setting gives a higher level of security, but the setting must be the same as other clients in your wireless network. (Default: Disabled) Authentication Algorithm - Set this to the same as other devices in your network. SMC devices use "Shared Key" Devices from some other vendors use "Open System" 6. Select the Protocols tab and Click "Add" to install the network protocols you want to use, such as IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP. If you install an IPX/SPX-compatible protocol, then you also need to install the Client for NetWare Networks. English Mode - Set to AdHoc or Infrastructure, depending on the type of network you want to connect to (see page 17). SS ID - Set the "SSID" identifier to the same as that used by the ad hoc workgroup or access point you want to connect to. (SMC2652W Access point default: WLAN) DS Channel - If you are setting up an ad hoc wireless LAN (see page 17), set the channel number to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an access point, then use the same channel as that used by the access point. RTS Threshold - Set the RTS threshold to the same as that used by the other devices in your network. (Default: Disabled) Power Saving - Enable the "Power Save Mode" for reducing power loading. (Default: Disabled) 7. Click on the "Identification" tab and specify your computer name and network workgroup. 8. Click "Close" and the system will restart your computer. English Network Configuration And Planning SMC's EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated configuration with 10 Mbps Ethernet LANs. The SMC2602W PCI adapter can be configured as: · Ad hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs · Infrastructure for enterprise LANs Network Topologies Ad hoc Wireless LAN An ad hoc wireless LAN consists of a group of computers, each equipped with a wireless adapter, connected via radio signals as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific ad hoc wireless LAN must therefore be configured to the same radio channel. An ad hoc wireless LAN can be used for a branch office or SOHO operation. Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMC2602W can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consists of a group of wireless PC users, and an access point that is directly connected to the wired LAN. Each wireless PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in its wireless group via a radio link, or access other computers or network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point. The 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 passing their signal through one or more access points. A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown in the following figure. English English Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communication domain for each SMC2652W access point. For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) for the wireless card to the BSS ID of the access point you want to connect to. Check with your administrator for the BSS ID of the SMC2652W access point he wants you to connect to. Roaming Wireless PCs A wireless infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers. More than one access point can be configured to create an Extended Service Set (ESS). By placing the access points so that a continuous coverage area is created, wireless users within this ESS can roam freely. All SMC2602W PCI adapters and SMC2652W access points within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SS ID. Configuration And Diagnostic Utility SMC's EZ Connect Wireless 2602W Wireless adapter provides free optional management software for quick network configuration and easy diagnostics. The diskette labeled "Utility". that come ...