Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit EZ ConnectTMg 2.4 GHz 54Mbps SMC2602W du fabricant SMC Networks
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38 T esla Ir vine , CA 92618 Phone: (949 ) 679-800 0 EZ Connect ™g 2.4 GHz 54Mbps Wireless PCI Card User Guide The easy w a y to mak e all y our netw ork connections March 2004 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 t o P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against ha r mful 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 inte rf erence-ca using equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus, ” ICES-003 of Industr y Canada.
iii • Immunity to conducte d distur bances, Induced by radio-frequency fields: EN 61000-4-6:1996 (0 .15 - 80 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation: 3 V/m) • Power frequency magnetic field immunity test.
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v T ABLE OF C ONTENTS EZ Connect™g 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Application s . . . . . . . .
T AB LE OF C ONTENTS vi Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Adapter I nstallation Pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Network Co nnection Pro blems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 EZ C ONNECT ™ G 2.4 GH Z 54 M BPS W IRELESS PCI C ARD SMC’ s EZ Connect™g 2.4 GHz 54 Mb ps Wireless PCI Card (SMC2802W) is a 54 Mbps wir eless netw or k adapter f or desktop PCs that seamlessly integ rates wit h e xisting Ether net netw or ks.
A PPLICATIONS 2 • Seamless connectivit y to wired Ethernet LANs augments e xisting networks quickly and easily • Easy installation • W or king r ange up to 160 m (528 ft) at 54 Mbps , or up to 3.
S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS 3 • Frequentl y changing en vir onments Retailers , manuf acturers , and banks who fre quently rearr ange the workplace and change locat ion • T emporary LANs for special pr ojects or peak time T r ade show s, e xhibitions , and construction sit e s that need to set up f or a shor t time period.
P AC KAGE C HEC KLIST 4 • Another IEEE 802.11b/g compliant device installed in y our networ k, such as the SMC28 70 W Wireless Access P oint, or another comp uter with a wireless a dapter Package Checklist The EZ Connect™g 2. 4 GHz 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Card pac kage includes: • 1 EZ Conn ect™g 2.
5 H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION The SMC2802W Wirele ss PCI Card suppo r ts up to 54 Mbps connections. This card is fully compliant with the specifications defined in IEEE 802.11g standard. It is designed to complement PCI Local Bus compute rs and suppor ts Windo ws 98SE/Me/2000/ XP .
H ARDW ARE I NSTALLATION 6 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Wa r n i n g : • Th is network adapt er requires a PC and BIOS that supports the PCI Local Bus Specificatio n v2.2 or later. If you are insta lling in an older computer model, upgrade th e BIOS to the latest version.
H ARDWARE I NSTALLA TION 7 4. Inser t the ne twork card into the slo t so that it is fir mly sea ted. Screw the card’s bracke t securely into the comp uter’s chassis. Note: Be careful that it d oes not touch any cond ucting par ts on the comput er mothe rboard.
H ARDW ARE I NSTALLATION 8 9. Install the Utility program f or your SMC2802W Wireless PCI Card. The SETUP .EXE file of th e utility program can be f ound on the CD . 10. Any ne w or updated drivers ca n be do wnloaded from SMC’ s web site (see the bac k cov er of this guide).
9 D RIVER AND U TILITY I NSTALLATION The SMC280 2W EZ Installation Wizard and Documenta t ion CD that comes with the pac kage cont ains all the softw are dr iv ers. An y ne w or updated softw are can be do wnloaded from SMC’ s web site at: http://www .
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 10 2. Clic k the Install Dr iv er/Utility op tion on the wizard. The EZ Installation Wizard will star t installing file s into your system, this may tak e a f ew minutes .
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 11 4. The InstallShield Wizard Co mplete message will appear , select No , then click Finish. T ur n off y our PC and plug the SMC2802W adapte r into your comp uter . Note: Please be sure t o turn off y our computer bef ore inser ting the ada pter to av oid se rio us damage to y o ur PC .
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 12 5. After inse r ting the adapter in to the comput er and tur n y our PC bac k on. Windows XP will automatically detect the new hardw are and prompt y ou to install t he driv er . Check Inst all the softw are automatically , and then clic k Ne xt.
U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 13 7. After the soft ware has bee n installed, click Finish to complete the driver installation..
14 U TILITY C ONFIGURATION Using the SMC2802W Utility Program Once the installation is complete, the config uration utility can be accessed from the St ar t m enu, or you can access it through th e quic k launch icon. When the utility progr am is r unni ng, there will be a quic k launch icon in the lo wer right-hand cor ner of the t a sk bar .
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGRAM 15 Configuration When you star t the SMC 2802W 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Ca rd utility , the inf or mation window f or the SMC2802W is shown as in the figure below . Select Profile – Y ou can sp ecify a profile name f or a sp ecific configur ation of par ameters.
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGR AM 16 SSID – The Ser vice Set I D (SSID) st ring f or the wireless network to which y ou want to connect . T o roam among multiple access points, set the SSID to ANY to a llo w connection to any access point within th e signal r ang e.
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGRAM 17 The WEP mechan ism implemented in the adapt er is based on the RC4 encryption algorithm. The encr yption k eys ar e pro vided to ensure dat a confidentiality . WEP protects yo ur wireless netw ork against ea v esdropping an d unauthorized access .
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGR AM 18 Or 1. Select 128-bit or 64-bit in the Encryption field. 2. In the K ey type field, select ASCII or Hex. 3. In the Def ault k ey field, sele ct one k ey to use as the encr yption ke y . 4. Manua lly type in a str ing of ch aracters in the corr esponding ke y number fie ld that you selected in step 3.
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGRAM 19 Link information The Link inf or mation scr een displa ys inf or mation on the curren t wireless netwo rk to which you are connect ed. Associated BSSID – The MA C address of the access point to which the adapte r is connected in the inf rastructure mode.
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGR AM 20 Note: The a vailab le channel settings ar e limited by local regulati ons that dete r mine the number of channels that ar e av ai l abl e. Current Tx Rate – In dicates the dat a tr ansmission rate . SSID – The ser vice set identification of the wireless net work that the ada pter is conn ected to .
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGRAM 21 IP information The IP inf or mation screen displa ys TCP/IP inf or mation f or the adapte r . Now t hat you ha ve conf igured y our wireless adapter t o connect to the wireless netw ork, your adapt er needs to obtain new ne twork settings .
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGR AM 22 Gatewa y – The IP address of the netwo r k gate wa y . Release – Click on this button to release the IP address . Renew – Click on this button to get a ne w IP ad dress. Site Survey The Site Surve y screen scans and displa ys av ailab le wireless de vices within ra nge.
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGRAM 23 BSSID – Basic Ser vice Set ID . See “Link inf or mation ” on page 19. Channel – The r adio channel on which the access point oper ates. Encr yption – This shows if WEP has been enab led, if there is a k e y icon in the co lumn, the encr yption functi on is enab led.
U SING THE SMC2802W U TILITY P ROGR AM 24 Version information The f ollowin g screen sho ws the current v ersion inf or mation of the driver and configur ation utility .
25 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING SMC’ s EZ Conne ct Wireless Solution supp or ts a stand-alone wireless netwo rk configuration, as w ell as an integ rat ed configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ethe rn et LANs.
N ETW OR K T OPOLOGIES 26 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMC2802W also pro vides wireless workstations with access to a wired LAN . An integrated wir ed and wireless LAN is called an Infrastr ucture config uration.
S ETTING THE C OMM UNICATION D OMAIN 27 Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Ser vice S et (BSS) is the communi cation domain f or each access point.
S ETTING THE C OMMUNICATION D OMAIN 28 Bef ore setting up an ESS f or roamin g, you need to choose a clear radio channel and a suitab le location f or the access point s to maximiz e perf ormance. (Ref er to “T roub leshooting” on th e f ollowing page f or detailed inf or mation.
29 T ROUBLESHOOTING Chec k the f ollowing tro ub leshooting items bef ore contact ing SMC T echnical Suppor t. Adapter Installation Problems If y our computer cann ot find t he SMC2802W Wir eless PCI Ca rd, or the netw or k driv er does not inst all correctly , chec k the f ollowing: • Mak e sure the adapter is securely seated in the PCI slot.
N ETW OR K C ONNECTION P ROB LEMS 30 Network Conne ction Problems If the Link LED on the SMC2802W doe s not light, or if y ou cannot access network reso urces from the computer , check th e f ollowing: • Mak e sure the correct softw are dr iv er is installed f or y our oper ating system.
N ETWORK C ONNECTION P ROB LEMS 31 SMC2802W Maximum Distance Table Important Notice Maximum dist ances posted belo w are actu al tested distance threshold s.
N ETW OR K C ONNECTION P ROB LEMS 32 SMC2802W Wireless PCI Car d Maximum Distance Table Environmental Condition Speed an d Distan ce Ranges 54 Mbps 48 Mbps 36 Mbps 24 Mbps 18 Mbps 12 Mbps 6-9 Mbps Outdoors: A line-of-sight environment with no interfer ence or obstruction between the access point and users.
33 S PECIFICATIONS Below is an outlin e of the technical specifica tions f or the SMC2802W . Functional Cr iteria Data Rate: Up to 54 Mbps Oper ating Range: Indoor: up to 18 m (60 ft) at 54 Mbps up to.
S PECIFICATIONS 34 Ph ysical Characteris tics P o wer Consumption: TX: 480 mA Max, RX: 350 mA Max Dimensions: 120 x 62 mm (4.72 x 2.44 in) LED Indicator : P o wer/Link, Activity Host Inter f ace: PCI Spec v . 2.2 Antenna Antenna t ype: External detachab le F requency Ban d: 2.
S PECIFICATIONS 35 Software Drivers NDIS Drivers: Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 200 0 Windows XP.
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38 T esla Irvine, CA 92 61 8 Phone: (949) 679-8000 Model Number : SMC2802W Revision number : E032004 -R01 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , C ALL: F rom U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day , 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-Y O U; Phn: (949) 679-8000 ; F ax: (949) 6 79-1481 F rom Europe : Contact details can be found on www .
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