User manual SMC 2835W

[. . . ] EZ Connect g 2. 4 GHz 54 Mbps Wireless Cardbus Adapter User Guide The easy way to make all your network connections 38 Tesla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 August 2004 R03 F1. 0. 0. 2 Copyright Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. [. . . ] Find an available type II or type III CardBus slot in your laptop. With the adapter's 68-pin connector facing the CardBus slot, and the "EZ Connect g" label facing up, slide the card completely into the slot as shown below. Note: Please install the driver and utility software first, before you insert the adapter into the laptop. 10 SMC2835W 2. 4GHZ 54MBPS WIRELESS ADAPTER UTILITY To communicate with other SMC 802. 11g or 802. 11b devices, you need to configure the SMC2835W adapter first. Double-click the SMC2835W 2. 4GHz 54Mbps Wireless CardBus Adapter Utility icon on the desktop to launch the configuration utility, or you can access it from the Start menu. Note that the screen shots were taken from Windows XP and will not look exactly the same in all operating systems. The Wireless Adapter Utility program includes the following five tabs: Configuration ­ Allows you to set parameters for the wireless adapter. Link Information ­ Allows you to view network status. IP Information ­ Displays TCP/IP data. Site Survey ­ Scans/shows all wireless devices within the adapter's signal range. Version Information ­ Shows the driver and utility version information. 11 SMC2835W 2. 4GHz 54Mbps Wireless Adapter Utility At the bottom of the screen, there are three boxes that can be selected: · · · Radio On/Radio Off ­ This allows you to turn on/off the transmission/reception of the adapter. Help ­ Click here to display the help file. Exit ­ This closes the Configuration Utility dialog box. Configuration Go to the Configuration tab to set parameters for the SMC2835W adapter. Select Profile ­ You can specify a profile name for a specific configuration of parameters. New ­ To set up a new profile, click New. Save ­ To save a new profile after configuring the settings, click Save. Delete ­ To delete a profile, select the profile from the drop-down menu in the Select Profile field, then click Delete. 12 Configuration Common Network Name ­ Input an SSID for the wireless network to which you want to connect. Operating Mode ­ Set the adapter's operating mode to 802. 11 AdHoc for a network environment that does not have an access point, or to Infrastructure for connections with an access point. (See "Network Topologies" on page 27 for more information. ) Transmit Rate ­ Indicates the data transmission rate. Select an appropriate transmission speed. Power Save Mode ­ To use this funtion, select the Enabled or Disabled in the Power Save Mode drop-down menu, then click the Apply Change button. 13 SMC2835W 2. 4GHz 54Mbps Wireless Adapter Utility Security The Security ON/Security OFF button indicates whether the security function has been enabled or disabled. 14 Configuration Click the Security ON/Security OFF button to enable the security function. Authentication Type ­ WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) are implemented in the SMC2835W adapter to prevent unauthorized access. Authentication Mode ­ Choose Open or Shared. Default Key ­ Choose the key for encryption. Key Type ­ Select 64-bit encryption, 64-bit encryption (ASCII), 128-bit encryption, or 128-bit encryption (ASCII). [. . . ] By placing the access points so that a continuous coverage area is created, wireless users within this ESS can roam freely. All wireless adapters and access points within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SSID and to the same radio channel. You can configure the wireless client to connect to a specific wireless network or to the first available wireless network. · If you configure the client to connect to a specific wireless network, the client establishes a radio connection to the AP in the specified wireless network that provides the best communications quality. [. . . ]