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SAMSUNG
MagicLAN
SWL-2210M/P
User Manual (Rev. 1.4)
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Table of Contents 1. MagicLAN Installation ……………...………..……………………………………...…...9 1.1 Introduction ..………..…………………...……………………………………….…..9 1.2 Technical Background ………………………………………………..……….…..…9 1.3 MagicLAN Overview….…………………...……………….….……….…..……....11 2. Before the Installation ………………………………………………………..……….....13 2.1 What is in your Package …………………………………………………….….…..13 2.2 System Requirement ……………………………………..…………………….…...13 2.3 Preparations For Installation……………………………..…………………….…...13 3. Magi
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5.3 General Settings……………….………..…………...….……………..…….….……64 5.3.1 The ‘DHCP’ button…….………………………………………….…..….64 5.3.2 The ‘Options’ button…………………….…………………….……….….65 5.4 Version……………………………………………………….……………..…….65 6. Troubleshooting ………………………………………………......…….……….…….67 3
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Notice 1 This manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of SAMSUNG Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. SAMSUNG Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change this manual and the specificatio
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Notice 2 WARNING While installing and operating this transmitter and antenna combination the radio frequency 2 exposure limit of 1mW/cm may be exceeded at distances close to the antennas installed. Therefore, the user must maintain a minimum distance of 20 cm from the antenna. Important Safety Information Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. SAMSUNG will not be responsible for any damages caused by breaking the rules. WLAN Card describe
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11Mbps High Rate 802.11b Wireless LAN MiniPCI Card ■ Specifications Model Name SWL- 2210M System Interface MiniPCI Spec 1.0 Frequency Band 2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz(Subject to local regulations) Operating Voltage 3.3V±5% Receive :200mA(Typical) Current Consumption Transmit : 370mA(Typical) Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5 or 11Mbps Spreading DSSS(Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Output Power 50mW(17dBm) for 22MHz Bandwidth, 7mW/MHz Re
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11Mbps High Rate 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card ■ Specifications Model Name SWL- 2210P System Interface PCI Spec 2.2 Frequency Band 2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz(Subject to local regulations) Operating Voltage 5V ±5% Receive :200mA(Typical) Current Consumption Transmit : 370mA(Typical) Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5 or 11Mbps Spreading DSSS(Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Output Power 50mW(17dBm) for 22MHz Bandwidth, 7mW/MHz R
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**** Table: The Operating Channels Channel# Frequency FCC Canada ETSI Spain France Japan 1 2412MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 2 2417MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 3 2422MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4 2427MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 5 2432MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 6 2437MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 7 2442MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 8 2447MHz ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
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1. MagicLAN Installation 1.1 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of SAMSUNG MagicLAN. Installing this cards allow the computer to join a wireless network based on the IEEE 802.11b (High Data Rate) WLAN standard. You will be surprised how easy for you are a part of the network with no bother of twisted cables. 1.2 Technical Background • What is IEEE 802.11? The IEEE 802.11 specification is a wireless LAN standard developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic E
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• Infrastructure Network Infrastructure Network is architecture that provides communication between wireless clients and wired network resources. An Access Point (AP) and the associated wireless clients define the transition of data. So a wireless client can access all the services that are available for a regular wired LAN by using an AP. Server Server BSS A BSS A BSS A BSS A BSS B BSS B BSS B BSS B • Ro
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automatically changing the connection from an old Access Point to a new Access Point when the clients enter in a new cell. During roaming the clients may observe the loose connection or delay in accessing the resources of the network. • Scanning, Beaconing & ESS ID When a wireless client is initialized, it is necessary for it to find and communicate with the correct group of wireless devices, including AP. At this point, it may search for all the frequency channels and this process is c
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communicate in the office having a wall and a compartment. • The function of the MagicLAN Access Point is to transfer information from a wired LAN to a wireless LAN and vice versa. When operating, the MagicLAN AP is invisible to most users (Normally, unless the user is an administrator, the MagicLAN AP cannot be seen or accessed by users on the network). • The SWL-2210M/P both for Laptop PC and Desktop PC is small and portable as a roaming function is provided for users who need networ
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2. Before the Installation The following section will assist you in installing your WLAN Adapter successfully. You will install the SWL-2210M/P Card and software(driver & utility), and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install. The MagicLAN can easily be installed and used, without bothering to connect cables for keeping your computer to use network resources, as in case of a wired LAN. 2.1 What is
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3. MagicLAN Installation For Windows 98/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP We will explain the installation method for SWL-2210M/P (MiniPCI/PCI Card) . 3.1 Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: 1. Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. 2. You should install the Wireless LAN Card (SWL-2210M/P). 3. Install the software using the Installation CD. 4. Install
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You can find the “SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN MiniPCI/PCI Card ” and now it is ready to install our software. 5. Press ‘NEXT’ and system will copy driver files. You may require Windows 98 CD. Now driver files are fully installed to start the Wireless LAN Card’s operation. 15
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If screen message ‘Do you want to restart your Computer now’ will pop up, select No. 6. After rebooting your computer, right click on the My Computer using the mouse and click Properties. 7. Check for the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN MiniPCI/PCI Card by clicking on the Device Manager. If you find the Yellow sign on the adapter, it shows the installation is not successful. Select the Adapter and click on Remove. Restart your computer after uninstalling the driver. (See the Adapter Removal in secti
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11. Select the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address value, Gateway value and DNS value of your computer. After setting these parameters appropriately, click OK to return to Network Component Type. 12. you can select the File and Printer Sharing options as well as the access to your computer by other users connected to that network by setting the appropriate options. 17
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13. Screen message ‘Do you want to restart your computer now?’ will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and will restart. 14. After booting the computer, you have to draw out and re-insert the MagicLAN Installation CD to be automatically installed. You can click ‘Install Configuration Utility’ to install our utility. Choose the appropriate language when a context box appeared to choose utility’s language. 15. You can set up Wireless LAN environment by our utilit
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< Method 2 – Installing software first > 1. If you insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, software will launch automatically. Then, click on the ‘Install MagicLAN Driver’. 2. You can see the pictures of Wireless LAN Cards by model name.(SWL-2210M/P MiniPCI/PCI Card). Click on the model name to install it’s driver. 3. Click on Operating System in the right screen in which you want to install driver. 19
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3. After installing driver, shut down your computer and insert card. And power on the computer. 4. The system recognize the Wireless LAN Card. 5. The other procedures are same to 7~ 15 of < Method 1 - Inserting card first > Cf.) The third method : You can combine ‘Method 1’ with ‘Method 2’. In other words, after inserting card into the computer, you can install driver and utility by using the installshield instead, not by the inf file. In case of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, system w
