User manual SMC SMCGS50P-SMART FICHE TECHNIQUE

[. . . ] 38 Tesla Irvine, CA 92618 All rights reserved. Trademarks: SMC is a registered trademark; and EZ-Stream is trademark of SMC Networks, Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. COMPLIANCES Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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 the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ] The quick-launch icon will also appear on the desktop. 17 Wireless Card Manager To communicate with other wireless 802. 11a, 11b, or 11g devices, you need to configure the SMCGS50P-SMART Adapter first. Double-click the icon on the desktop to launch the Wireless Card Manager, or you can access it from the right bottom corner of 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 Card Manager includes the following 5 tabs: Configuration ­ Allows you to monitor network status and configure wireless adapter parameters. Site Survey ­ Scans/Shows all wireless devices within the adapter's signal range. Version Information ­ Shows the driver and utility version information. 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. Exit ­ This closes the Card Manager dialogue box. 18 Wireless Card Manager Configuration Go to Configuration tab to set parameters for the SMCGS50P-SMART adapter. Select Profile ­ You can specify a profile name for a specific configuration of parameters. 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. 19 Wireless Card Manager Common SSID ­ Input an SSID for the wireless network to which you want to connect. To roam among multiple access points with different BSSIDs, set the SSID to ANY to allow connection to any access point. When encryption is set to 64-bit, a maximum of 10 Hex characters can be entered in the Key field. When encryption is set to 128-bit, a maximum of 26 Hex characters can be used. If the Key Type is set to ASCII, and encryption is set to 64-bit, then 5 ASCII characters can be used in the Key field. · 152-bit WEP If the 152 bit WEP is used, select the ASCII key type and choose the Default Key number. Select the ASCII as the Key Type and the Per-User key as the Default Key. Click Apply changes to allow the settings to take effect. 24 Wireless Card Manager Advance RTS Threshold ­ Set the RTS (Request to Send) frame length. If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled. (Default: disabled) Fragmentation Threshold ­ The Fragmentation Threshold can be set between 256 and 2, 346. If the packet size is smaller than the preset Fragment size, the packet will not be segmented. (Default: disabled) Site Scan Type ­ Use this option for automatically scanning valid access points on the network. (Default: Active) Preamble type ­ The access points and client card drivers have a radio setting for RF Preamble. [. . . ] If you cannot access a Windows or NetWare service on the network, check that you have enabled and configured the service correctly. If you cannot connect to a particular server, be sure that you have access rights and a valid ID and password. If you cannot access the Internet, be sure you have configured your system for TCP/IP. · If your wireless station cannot communicate with a computer in the Ethernet LAN when configured for Infrastructure mode, check the following: · · · Make sure the access point that the station is associated with is powered on. If the connection still fails, change the access point and all the clients within the BSS to another radio channel. [. . . ]