SMC Networks SMCWCB-GM User Manual

SMC Networks SMCWCB-GM User Manual

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  • Page 2 SMCWCB-GM / SMCWPCI-GM 11B/G MIMO WIRELESS Adapter User’s Manual...
  • Page 3: Quick Installation

    Quick Installation Insert the product’s CD into CD-ROM. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the drivers. Shut down the Computer and insert / plug-in the adapter into the appropriate slot. Boot up the Computer and let the drivers install themselves automatically FCC Regulatory Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1-1 Hardware ________________________________________________________________ 3 1-2 Software _________________________________________________________________ 3 Chapter 2 Install Driver for Windows Series ____________________ 4 2-1 Set up 11B/G MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card for Windows Series _________________ 4 Chapter 3 Configure MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card _____________ 6 3-1 Install Utility______________________________________________________________ 6 3-2 Use the MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card with Zero Configuration Tool ______________ 7 Chapter 4 Configure MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card with “MiMo...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 System Requirements

    Chapter 1 System Requirements Before installing the adapter and related software, make sure the computer system meets the minimum requirements described below. 1-1 Hardware The adapter can be installed in any recent-model IBM-type microcomputer with a PCMCIA on notebook or PCI slot on desktop which support CardBus or PCI interface. The CardBus adapter is a Type II CardBus card, and can be installed in a Type II or Type III CardBus slot.
  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Install Driver For Windows Series

    2-1 Set up 11B/G MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card for Windows Series Step 1: After inserting the MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card into the PCMCIA slot on notebook or PCI slot desktop, the Windows will auto-detect the MOMO WIRELESS LAN Card and a “Found New Hardware Wizard”...
  • Page 7 Step 2: Insert the Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select “Driver & Utility” to install Driver and Utility. Step 3: After installing the driver, you can check if your device is active in the device management - 5 -...
  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Configure Mimo Wireless Lan Card

    3. If your operation system belong to Windows XP and have update to SP1, click the right button on the icon. You will see the frame below. If you want to configure your MIMO Wireless LAN Card with “Wireless Zero Configure” supported by XP, you should choose “Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility”.
  • Page 9: Use The Mimo Wireless Lan Card With Zero Configuration Tool

    3-2 Use the MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card with Zero Configuration Tool After installing MIMO Wireless LAN Card, the Windows XP will display a “WIRELESS Network Connection ” message. Click on the message and the “Automatic WIRELESS Network Configuration” will then appear automatically and allow users to connect to an available WIRELESS infrastructure network (Access Point), shown as follows.
  • Page 10 2. Click Properties to continue 3. Click WIRELESS Networks to reconfigure the WIRELESS network connection. 4. If you need a key(WEP) to connect the WIRELESS network, you should keyin the key that supported by the WIRELESS network router or access point...
  • Page 11 Note: Under the Windows XP, it is recommend to use the “Automatic WIRELESS Network Configuration” to configure your 11G WIRELESS LAN Card. The WIRELESS LAN Utility comes with the WIRELESS LAN Card is not support the Windows XP. - 9 -...
  • Page 12: Chapter 4 Configure Mimo Wireless Lan Card With "Mimo

    Click the utility icon, and you will see the application interface as step 2. Each icon have different means describe as follows. Indicates that there is a wireless connection available Indicates that there is no wireless connection available 4-1 Site Survey Page 1.
  • Page 13: Add/Edit Profile

    SSID : Name of AP BSSID : Mac Address of AP Signal : Signal strength of AP Channel : AP used channel Encryption : what encrypted mechanism does AP used, the encrypted mechanism contain four ways , WEP, AES, TKIP, NOT USE Authentication : What authentication mechanism does AP used.
  • Page 14 TX Power: Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. User can choose power value by sliding the bar. Preamble: There are three types, Auto, Long and Short are supported. Ad hoc wireless mode: There are five types. 802.11B only, 802.11 B/G mixed 802.11A only, - 12 -...
  • Page 15 802.11 A/B/G mixed and 802.11G only modes are supported. RTS Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The default value is 2312. Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly.
  • Page 16: Authentication & Security

    4-2 Authentication & Security As shown in picture . When the Encryption feature is enabled, the other setups are same as the said WEP setting. Authentication Type: There are three type of authentication modes supported by RaConfig. They are open, Shared, WPA-PSK and WPA system. 802.1x Setting: It will display to set when user use radius server to authenticate client certificate for WPA authentication mode.
  • Page 17: 802.1X Setting

    PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authentication data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN.
  • Page 18: Ca Server

    MD5-Challenge: Message Digest Challenge. Challenge is an EAP authentication type that provides base-level EAP support. It provides for only one-way authentication - there is no mutual authentication of wireless client and the network. 2. Session Resumption: user can choose “ Disable ”, “ Reauthentication ”, “ Roaming ”, “...
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  • Page 20: Profile Page

    4-3 Profile Page Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home, office, and other public hotspot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. 1. Definition of each field: Profile: Name of profile, preset to PROF* (* indicate 1, 2, 3,).
  • Page 21: Link Status Page

    4-4 Link Status Page Show the information of linking status. As show in picture 20, the description of each session is said as following: 1. Status: Current connection status. If no connection, if will show Disconnected. Otherwise, the SSID and BSSID will show here. 2.
  • Page 22: Statistics Page

    4-5 Statistics Page Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. This page translates that MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand. 1. Transmit Statistics: Frames Transmitted Successfully: Frames successfully sent. Frames Transmitted Successfully Without Retry: Frames successfully sent without any retry.
  • Page 23 To zero the statistic numbers of transmitting and receiving data. - 21 -...
  • Page 24: Advance Page

    4-6 Advance Page The advance setting is shown as follows. The description of each session is said as following: 1. Wireless mode: Select wireless mode. 802.11B only, 802.11 B/G mixed 802.11A only, 802.11 A/B/G mixed and 802.11G only modes are supported.
  • Page 25 5. Tx Burst: Ralink’s proprietary frame burst mode. 6. Wireless radio signal control : means to open the wireless radio signal and show simultaneously: : means to close the wireless radio signal and show simultaneously: Means the modification of session 1~4 are formally used.
  • Page 26: About Page

    4-7 About Page About page display the wireless card and driver version information shown as follow figure . Display Configuration Utility, Driver version information. - 24 -...
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