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38 T esla Ir vine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 67 9-8000 EZ Connect ™ g Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide The easy w a y to mak e all your network connections May 2005 Pub No: R01.
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i Compliances Federal Comm unication Co mmission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a residential installation.
Compliances ii Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not e xceed the Class B limits f or r adio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus, ” ICES-003 of Ind ustry Canada.
Compliances iii Countries of Operation & Conditions of Use in the Eur opean Community This device is intended to be oper ated in all countries of the European Community .
Compliances iv French Par la présente SMC Networ ks déclare que l'appareil Ra dio LAN device est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999/.
v T ABLE OF C ONTENTS EZ Connect™g WLAN PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T AB LE OF C ONTENTS vi Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Adapter Ins tallation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Network Conn ection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 EZ C ONNECT ™ G 54M BPS W IRELESS PCI A DAPTER SMC’ s EZ Connect™g 54Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter (SMCWPCI-G) is a 54 Mbps wireless networ k adapter for desktop PCs that seamlessly integrates with e x isting Ethern et networks.
A PPLICATIONS 2 • Easy installation • W orking rang e up to 160 m (528 ft) at 54 Mbps , or up to 350 m (1,155 ft) at 1 Mb ps f or indoor comm unications • Direct Sequence Spread-Spect rum (DSSS).
S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS 3 • T emporary LANs for special pr ojects or peak time T rade shows , e xhibitio ns, and cons truction sites that need to set up f or a short time per iod. Retailers , airline, an d shipping companies who need additiona l workstations f or peak periods.
P ACKAGE C HEC KLIST 4 Package Checklist The EZ Connect™g 54Mbp s Wireless PCI Adapter pac kage includes: • 1 EZ Connect™g 54M bps Wireless PCI Adapter • 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Document .
5 H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION The Wireless PCI Adapter suppo r ts up to 54 Mbps connections . This card is fully co mpliant with the specific ations defined in IEEE 802.11g standard . It is designed to complement PCI Local Bus computers and sup por ts Windo ws 98SE/Me/2000/ XP .
H ARDWARE I NSTALL ATION 6 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Wa r n i n g : • This n etwork adapter req uires a PC and BIOS that supports the PCI Local Bus Specification v2.2 or lat er. If you are installing in an olde r computer model, upgrade the BIO S to the latest version.
H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION 7 4. Inser t the network card into the slot so t hat it is fir mly sea ted. Screw the card’s bracket secur ely into the computer’s chassis. Note: Be careful that it doe s not touch any conducting pa r ts on the computer motherboar d.
8 D RIVER AND U TILITY I NSTALLATION The SMCWPCI-G EZ Installation W izard and Documentation CD that comes with the packag e contains all the softw are driv ers. An y new or updated softw are can be do wnloaded from SMC’ s web site at: http://www .smc.
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 9 2. Windows XP will automatically install the driv er . 3. Then you will see the f ollowing message..
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 10 4. Once the adapter has been inser ted into y our PC, the Found New Har dware Wizar d window will appears . 5. Select Y es, this time only and clic k Nex t .
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 11 6. Choose the Install the software aut omaticall y opti on, and click Ne xt . 7. Click Continue An ywa y to proceed with the installatio n.
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 12 Note: Do not select ST OP Installation, as this will cancel the installation process, and th e drivers will not be installed properly .
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 13 9. When the wizard has finished installing the dr iv er , the f ollowing screen will appear . Select Y es, I want t o restar t my computer no w . Click Finish and your PC will restar t. The driver and utility installation is completed.
14 U TILITY C ONFIGURATION Using the SMCWPCI-G Utility Program Once the installation is complete , the configuration utility can be accessed fr om the Star t menu, or you can access it through the quick laun ch icon on the desktop .
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGRAM 15 Wireless On/O ff - Click this button to turn on/tur n off the radio signal of the adapt er . Help - Click this b utton to view the help file.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGR AM 16 Common Tab Network Name (SSID) — This is the Serv ice Set ID (SSID) f or the wireless network to which y ou want to connect.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGRAM 17 Operating Mode — The adapt er suppor ts 802.11b and 8 02.11g mode. Chec k the type of network that you want t o use f or your wireless connectio n. Security Tab Go to the security tab to set the security feat ures f or y our adapte r .
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGR AM 18 WEP WEP implemented in the SMCWPCI-G is base d on the RC4 encr yption algorithm. The security key s pro vided to ensure da ta confidentiality are f our 10-bit ke ys f or the 64-bit WEP set ting and one 26-bit k e y f or the 12 8-bit WEP setting.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGRAM 19 WPA-PSK Encryption Type WP A is a stronge r wireless secur ity soluti on than WEP . It uses a combination of authent ication and broadcast/session k e ys. Pre-Shared Ke y (PSK) — If there is no aut hentication server on yo ur SOHO netw ork, y ou can issue the Pr e-Shared P assphrase to the WLAN Cardb us.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGR AM 20 3. Do not use a key that is long and co mplex for your clients to type accurately, as you might forget it. 4.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGRAM 21 Fragment T hreshold - Sets the minim um pac k et size that ca n be transmit ted from the adapt er without being fr agmented. F ragmentation can increase th e reliability of transmissions because it increases the probabilit y of a successful transmission due to smaller frame siz e.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGR AM 22 Link Information The Link inf ormation screen displa ys inf or mation on the current wireless network to which y ou are connected. Network Name - This is the Serv ice Set ID (SSID) for the wireless networ k to which you want to co nnect.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGRAM 23 estab lish an ad hoc net work, mak e sure the Channel is se t to the same radio ch annel as that used b y the other wireless clients in yo ur group . Howe v er , if you ar e connecting to a netw ork via an access point, the adapter will autom atically use the same channel as that used b y the access po int.
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGR AM 24 IP Information The IP inf ormation screen displa ys TCP/IP inf ormation for the adapter . Now that yo u ha v e configured y our wireless adapter to connect to the wireless network, y our adapter needs to obtain new ne twork settings .
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGRAM 25 Release – Click on this b utton to release the IP address . Renew – Click on this button to get a n e w IP addr ess. Site Survey The Site Surve y screen scans and displa ys a v ailab le wireless de vices within r ange .
U SING THE SMCWPCI-G U TILITY P ROGR AM 26 Secure - This shows security mech nism has been enab led. A k e y icon indicates the encryption function is enab led. Signal - This shows the signal strengt h of the listed wireless de vices. Channel - This is the chann el used f or the wireles s connection.
27 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configura tion, as well as an integ rated configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ether net LANs.
N ETW ORK T OPOLOGIES 28 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMCWPCI-G also provides wireless workstations with access to a wired LAN. An int egrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastr ucture c onfigur ation. A Basic Ser vice Set (BSS) consists of a g roup of wireless PC users and an access point that is directly connected to th e wire d LAN.
S ETTING THE C OMMUNICATION D OMAIN 29 Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Ser vice Set (BSS) is th e communication domain f o r each access point.
S ETTING THE C OMMUNICATION D OMAIN 30 Bef ore setting up an ESS f or roamin g, you need to choose a clear radio channe l and a suita ble locat ion f or the access points to maximize pe rf ormance. (Ref er to “T rouble shooting” on th e f ollowing page f or detailed inf ormation.
31 T ROUBLESHOOTING Chec k the f ollo wing troub leshooting it ems bef ore contacting SMC T echnical Support. Adapter Installation Problems If y our computer ca nnot find the Wir eless PCI Adapter, or the network driver does not insta ll correctly , check the f o llowing: • Mak e sure the adapter is securely seat ed in the PCI slot.
N ETW ORK C ONNECTION P ROBLEMS 32 Network Connection Problems If the Link L ED on the SMCW PCI-G does not ligh t, or if you cannot access netw ork resources from th e computer , check the f ollowing: • Mak e sure the correct softw are driv er is installed f or your operat ing system.
N ETWORK C ONNECTION P ROB LEMS 33 SMCWPCI-G Maximum Distance Table Important Notice Maximum distances post ed below are actu al tested distance thresholds.
N ETW ORK C ONNECTION P ROBLEMS 34 SMCWPCI-G Wireless PCI Card Maximum Distance Table Environmental Condition Speed and Di stance Ra nges 54 Mbps 48 Mbps 36 Mbps 24 Mbps 18 Mbps 12 Mbps 6-9 Mbps Outdoors: A line-of-sight environment with no interference or obstruction between the access point and users.
35 S PECIFICATIONS Below is an outline of the technical specifications f or the SMCWPCI-G. Functional Crit eria Data Rate: Up to 54 Mbp s Operat ing Range: Indoor: up to 18 m (60 ft) at 54 Mbp s up to.
S PECIFICATIONS 36 Physi cal Character istics P ower Consumptio n: TX: 480 mA Max, RX: 350 mA Max Dimensions: 120 x 62 mm (4.72 x 2.44 in) LED Indicator: P ower/Link, Activity Host Interface: PCI Spec v . 2.2 Antenna Antenna type : External detachab le F requency Band: 2 .
S PECIFICATIONS 37 Software Drivers NDIS Drivers: Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP.
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38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 Model Number: SM CWPCI-G Revision number : E052005-R01 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , CA LL: Fr om U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day , 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; F ax: (949) 679-1481 Fr om Europe : Contact details can be found on www .
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