User manual SMC 2652W

[. . . ] In general, the best location to place the access point is at the centre of your wireless coverage area, within line of sight to all your mobile stations. Attach the Antenna - Screw the antenna into the antenna connector (ANT) on the back panel. Normally, the higher you place the antenna, the better the performance. · Temporary LANS for special projects - Trade shows, exhibitions English and construction sites which need temporary set up for a short time period. English · Home users - Home users and people who work from home who need easy and quick installation of a small computer network. LED Indicators The EZ Connect Wireless Access point includes five status LED indicators, as shown below. 3. [. . . ] from the list of detected SMC2652W's, select and double click on the unit you want to configure. enter the user name "default" and the password "WLAN_AP". Click on "AP information MIB", "AP control MIB", "TCP/IP settings" or "change password" to select the page required. Encryption: Click Encryption icon for the WEP setting. The information MIB screen displays the categories of information shown above. WEP: For more secure data transmission, set the "WEP" to "Wep_128" or "WEP_64" to ensure wireless network security. The advanced wired equivelant privacy (WEP) is implemented in this device to prevent unauthorised access. The 128 bit setting gives a higher level of security but the setting must be the same as other clients in your wireless network. (default: disabled) English English In the "AP control MIB page", set the parameters and then double click on "apply" to implement the settings. Note: the available channel settings are displayed to the right of the "DS channel" field. SSID: This should be set to the same value as other stations in your network. (default: "Wlan") RTS Threshold: et the RTS threshold to the same as that used by other devices in your network. (default:2305, which means disabled) Key entry - This field can be set to "passphrase" or "manual Entry". The "passphrase" means the key elements will be auto generated by the internal algorithym according the string defined in the passphrase field. The "Manual Entry" means the key elements allow/need user key in by manually. (2 hexadecimal digitals in each block) Passphrase - The security key for WEP encryption is generated from your Passphrase string, so it should be the same as all the otherstations in your network. All wireless devices must have the same key ID elements values to communicate. All wireless devices must have the same Key ID element values to communicate. All wireless devices must have the same key ID element values to communicate. With DHCP "ON", the IP address and subnet are set automatically. If you want to set these yourself, enter a new IP address and subnet mask in the "New settings" section of the "TCP/IP settings" screen, then click on "Apply". English English In the change password screen you may change the password on the access point. We suggest changing your password from the default to ensure network security. The TCP/IP settings page allows you to view and change the network settings on the access point. EZ Connect Wireless Network Configuration and Planning SMC's EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as anintegrated configuration with 10 Mbps Ethernet LANs. The SMC2652W PCI adapter can be configured as: · Ad hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs · Infrastructure for enterprise LANs Network Topologies Ad hoc Wireless LAN An ad hoc wireless LAN consists of a group of computers, each equipped with a wireless adapter, connected via radio signals as an independent wireless LAN. [. . . ] If the mobile users do not have roaming access to the SMC2652W access point, check the following: a. Make sure that all the SMC2652W's and stations in the ESS in which the WLAN mobile users can roam are configured to the same WEPsetings, SSID and authentication algorithm. Push in the reset button located on the back of the SMC2652W. English English ii. Wait until both the RF activity LED and the RF link LED both start to flash on and off together. [. . . ]