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38 T esla Ir vine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 67 9-8000 EZ Connect ™ g 108Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide The easy w a y to mak e all your network connections May 2005 Pub No: R01.
Copyright Inf ormation furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believ ed to be accur ate and reliab le. Howe v er , no responsibility is assumed b y SMC f or its use, nor f or any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may r esult from its use.
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.
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 108Mbps WLAN PC I . . . . . . . . . . . 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 108M BPS W IRELESS PCI A DAPTER SMC’ s EZ Connect™g 108Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter (SMCWPCIT -G) is a wireless netw ork adapter f or desktop PCs that seamlessly integr ates with e xisting Ether net netw orks.
A PPLICATIONS 2 • 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) technolog y provides .
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 108Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter pac kage includes: • 1 EZ Connect™g 108Mbps Wirele ss PCI Adapter • 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Documen.
5 H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION The Wireless PCI Ada pter supports up to 108 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 SMCWPCIT -G EZ Installation Wizard 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 .
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 SMCWPCIT-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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 17 Operating Mode — The adap ter supports 802.11b , 802.11g and 802.11g turb o mode. Che c k the type of netw ork that y ou wan t to use f or y our wireless connectio n. Note: 802.11g turb o mode is capab le of P ack et Bursting, F ast F rames, Compression, and Dynamic T urbo .
U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 18 T ur n on the secu rity func tion, and set de tail parameters for your adapter . T o pre vent un authorized a ccess , this adapt er suppor ts WEP (Wired Equiv alent Priv acy), and WP A (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 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.
U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 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 .
U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 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 SMCWPCIT -G also provides wirele ss workstations with access to a wired LAN. An int egrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastr ucture c onfigur ation.
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 PCIT -G does not light, 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 SMCWPCIT-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 SMCWPCIT-G Wireless PCI Ca rd 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 SMCWPCIT -G. Functional Crit eria Data Rate: Up to 108 M bps with turbo mode Operat ing Range: Indoor: up to 18 m (60 ft.
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 CWPCIT-G Revision number : E052005-R01 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , CALL: 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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