SMC2602W
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Compliances FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
1 | System Requirements • • • Available Bus-Mastered PCI slot Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP Another IEEE 802.11b compliant device installed in your network, such as the SMC7004VWBR Barricade Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router, or another PC with a wireless adapter, such as the SMC2662W EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter. 2 | Equipment Checklist After unpacking the SMC2602W EZ Connect 2.
3 | Installation Instructions Warning: Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, avoid touching its electrical components and always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card. 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 connections are firmly seated inside the slot.
4 | Driver Installation NOTE: Installation processes will require the use of your original, licensed copy of Windows. Please have your Windows CD available BEFORE proceeding with the installation. Windows 98 Step 1: After you have inserted the SMC2602W 11Mbps Wireless PCI Card in your machine, the Operating System will automatically recognize the adapter and prompt you for the appropriate drivers. Click the [Next >] button to begin the installation.
Step 5: Once the system has copied the SMC drivers from the CD, it may then request files from your original Windows disk. Please insert the Windows CD at this time. Figure 1.1 Step 6: The system will copy the files. Do NOT press [Cancel]. Step 7: Once all the necessary files are copied from the Windows CD, the driver install process will be complete. Click [Finish] to exit the wizard. Step 8: You will then be prompted to reboot the machine. Press [Yes].
Step 2: Insert the Driver CD and select the [Specify a location:] option. Clear the [Removable Media] checkbox. Then press the [Browse] button and look for the drivers on your CD. This should be located in ?:\SMC2602W\WIN9XME. (Note: The ? equals the letter of your CD-ROM drive. In most cases, this is D.) Then click [Next >]. Figure 1.2 Step 3: The system should find the drivers. Click the [Next >] button to continue the installation.
Windows 2000 Step 1: After you have inserted the SMC2602W 11Mbps Wireless PCI Card in your machine and turned it back on, the Operating System will automatically recognize the adapter and prompt you for the appropriate drivers. Click the [Next >] button to begin the installation. Figure 1.3 Step 2: Insert the Driver CD and select the [Search for a suitable driver...] option. Then click [Next >]. Step 3: Clear all checkboxes except for [Specify a location]. Then click [Next >].
(Note: If the system could not find the drivers, click the [< Back] button, and select the [Display a list of the known drivers...] option. Select [Network Adapters] from the list of devices, press [Have Disk] and once again browse to the location of the drivers) Step 6: You have now completed the driver installation. Click [Finish] to initialize the adapter.
Continue to the "Utility Installation" section for documentation on how to use the utility application for your Wireless PCI Card. 5 | Verification Windows 98/Me Step 1: Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and click [Properties]. Figure 1.0 Step 2: Then go to the [Device Manager] tab and open the [Network adapters] section. You should see your SMC2602W 11Mbps Wireless PCI Card in this menu. Highlight it and click [Properties].
Windows 2000 Step 1: Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and click [Properties]. Step 2: Then go to the Hardware tab and click [Device Manager]. Open the [Network adapters] section. You should see your SMC2602W 11Mbps Wireless PCI Card in this menu. Right-click your adapter and click [Properties]. Figure 1.1 Step 3: The Device Status shows that the "This device is working properly".
Windows XP Step 1: Click [Start] and click [Control Panel]. Then click the [Performance and Maintenance] icon and select [System]. Figure 1.2 Figure 1.3 Step 2: Then go to the Hardware tab and click [Device Manager]. Open the [Network adapters] section. You should see your SMC2602W 11Mbps Wireless PCI Card in this menu. Right-click the adapter and click [Properties].
Figure 1.4 Step 3: The Device Status shows that "This device is working properly". If there are any error messages displayed here, you will need to right-click the SMC adapter and click [Uninstall]. Then reboot the machine and go through the installation process again.
6 | Utility Installation Step 1: Insert the SMC2602W Driver, Utility and Documentation CD. Step 2: Click the [Install Driver/Utility] button. Figure 1.0 Step 3: Click [Next >] and then select "Easy" or "Advanced" depending on your level of networking expertise. If you choose the "Easy" option, the utility will automatically install after you press [Next >]. If you choose "Advanced", you will be asked specific questions concerning the network type, SSID and channel. Figure 1.
Step 4: Choose the appropriate network type. Figure 1.2 Step 5: If you select "Infrastructure", you will need to enter the SSID of your WLAN. Click [Next >] to finish. Figure 1.3 Step 6: Click [Finish] after the files are copied. You have now completed the utility installation process.
7 | Utility Configuration When the utility program is running, there will be a quick launch icon in the lower right-hand corner of the taskbar. The icon will be GREEN if you have a good connection to a wireless network. If it is red, you will need to verify the network settings and check to be sure that the Wireless Access Point on your network is turned on. You may also need to re-position the Access Point and place it in a higher position so that you are able to gain more wireless signal strength.
Section 1.1 | Configuration When the Configuration Utility is initialized, the Configuration window may be immediately shown. This will show you the current select profile of the wireless card. Click [New] to enter a new name for the current profile. Click [Save] to save the current settings to the selected profile. Click [Delete] to delete the current profile. Figure 1.0 The options for Operating Mode are "802.11 Adhoc" and "Infrastructure". Adhoc networks consist of wireless clients only.
Section 1.2 | Link Information Figure 1.1 Associated BSS ID: Shows the MAC Address of the associated Access Point Current Tx Rate: Current transmit rate value Throughput: Number of packets sent and recieved SSID: Workgroup name of the wireless network that you are connected to Link Quality: Shows the relative link quality (e.g., lack of frame errors) of the wireless connection to the Access Point. Signal Strength: Shows the relative signal strength of the wireless connection to the Access Point.
Section 1.3 | IP Information Figure 1.2 The IP Information screen displays network connection information.
Section 1.4 | Site Survey The Site Survey tab scans and displays all Access Points on the wireless LAN. The data is organized by columns signifying the "SSID", "BSSID", "Channel", "Encryption", "Signal", and "Network Type". The key symbol in the Encryption column signifies that the network is encrypted. You will need to obtain the WEP information from the network administrator. To choose a network, simply double-click the "SSID". Figure 1.
Section 1.5 | Version Information The Version Information screen displays the version information. Figure 1.
8 | Wireless 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 local environmental interference that may impact your actual distances and cause you to experience distance thresholds far lower than those posted below.
9 | Troubleshooting PCI Compatibility • • Early PCI BIOS versions do not properly support the new PCI specifications and may “hang” when a network card driver tries to load. If this occurs, make sure your BIOS correctly supports the PCI Local Bus Specification (v2.
Network Connection Problems There may be a network connection problem if the LED on the card does not light, or if you cannot access any network resources from the computer. Check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support. • • • • • Make sure the correct network card driver is installed for your operating system. If necessary, try uninstalling and reinstalling the driver. To do this, first go into the Device Manager, select Network Adapters, and remove the SMC adapter.
• • • • • • What is Infrastructure? o In order for your wireless components to interact with traditional wired networks they need a media bridge to translate for them. This is where INFRASTRUCTURE or Network mode comes into play. An ACCESS POINT is attached to the network using CAT-5 Ethernet cable attaching to a hub, switch or another PC. Wireless PC’s can then communicate to Wired Ethernet computers through this access point.
o Equivalent Privacy (WEP) feature uses the RC4 PRNG algorithm developed by RSA Data Security, Inc. If your wireless access point supports MAC filtering, it is recommended that you use this feature in addition to WEP (MAC filtering is much more secure than encryption). 11 | Technical Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b compliant Wireless Data Rates (With Automatic Fall-back): 1/2/5.5/11 Mbps Data Modulation Techniques: BPSK, QPSK, CCK Host Interface: PCI v2.2 (3.
Antenna Type: 1.0 dbi Omni-directional Reverse SMA Connector (External) LED Indicators: Power/Activity Network Link Compliance: USA: FCC Part 15 Class B Europe: CE-Mark ETSI 300.328 ETSI 300.
12 | Terminology 10BaseT - Physical Layer Specification for Twisted-Pair Ethernet using Unshielded Twisted Pair wire at 10Mbps. This is the most popular type of LAN cable used today because it is very cheap and easy to install. It uses RJ-45 connectors and has a cable length span of up to 100 meters. There are two versions, STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) which is more expensive and UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair), the most popular cable. These cables come in 5 different categories.
Ethernet - A standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs, and move data around at up to 10 million bits per second (Mbps). ESS - ESS (ESS-ID, SSID) stands for "Extended Service Set". More than one BSS is configured to become an Extended Service Set. LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in an ESS (ESS-ID, SSID). Fast Ethernet NIC - Network interface card that is in compliance with the IEEE 802.3u standard.
which is implemented in the network adapters that are plugged into the machines. The actual communications path is the cable (twisted pair, coax, optical fiber) that interconnects each network adapter. MAC Address - MAC (Media Access Control) A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. MDI / MDI-X - Medium Dependent Interface - Also called an "uplink port," it is a port on a network hub or switch used to connect to other hubs or switches without requiring a crossover cable.
Subnet Mask - A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet. TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet.
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