Samsung SWL-1000N, SWL-1000D User Manual

Table of Contents

0. Notice ……………………………………………………… 3

1. MagicWave Introduction ………………………………… 4

MagicWave Overview ..................................................….. 4

Main Characteristics ....................................................….. 5

Specifications ................................................................… 6

2. Network Installation ……………………………………... 8

Peer-to-Peer Mode ........................................................... 8

StructureNet Mode ................................................……... 9

3. Hardware and Software Installation ……………………. 10

Packing Contents .........................................................… 10

PC Configurations ........................................................... 11

Required Equipment for Network Connection ............….. 11

Hardware Installation ...................................................… 12

- Desktop PC adapter card ......................................… 12

- Notebook PC adapter card .....................................… 13

- Access Point .............................................................. 13

Software Installation ....................................................… 14

- Windows 95 / 98 Setup .............................................. 14

- Network Environment Setup .................................….. 18

- MagicWave Adapter Card Setup ...........................…. 23

- Windows NT Setup ...............................................…. 25

4. Access Point Installation Guide and Manual …………. 32

Access Point Setup ......................................................… 32

Modify CONFIG.TXT ...............................................… 35

Null Modem Cable Configuration ...............................… 36

Parameter Descriptions ................................................… 37

- Radio Related ........................................................... 37

- Access Point Features ............................................… 37

- TCP/IP Parameters ................................................... 37

- Management Functions ……………………………. 38

- Diagnostic Method ………………………………….. 38

5. Management Utility …………………………………. 40

Management Utility …………………………………… 40 Statistics Screen ……………………………………….. 41 Configuration Screen ………………………………….. 43 Wireless / LAN Screen ………………………………… 44 TELNET Command Management …………………….. 46

- Help Command …………………………………….. 47

- Bridge Commands …………………………………. 47

- System Commands ………………………………… 47

- Ping ………………………………………………… 48

Notice

The SWL-1000D and SWL-1000N complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions; (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note : The SWL-1000N and SWL-1000D have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, according 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures;

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an output on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Service

MagicWave is the trademark of SAMSUNG in wireless LAN. The most recent software and user documentation for all MagicWave products are available on our World Wide Web.

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1. MagicWave Introduction

MagicWave Overview

The MagicWave(SWL-1000X) is a wireless LAN adapter card that provides wireless connections between PC’s.

The function of the MagicWave SWL-1000AP (Access Point)is to transfer information from a wired LAN to a wireless LAN and from the wireless LAN back to the wired LAN. When operating, the MagicWave AP is invisible to most users (Normally, unless the user is an administrator, the MagicWave AP can not be seen or accessed by users on the network).

The MagicWave is similar to Ethernet, a most widely used network card, but it can be used on motion when applied to Notebook PC because of the wireless connection. The MagicWave is designed to operate with IEEE802.11 compliant radio cards, wireless LAN International Standard, and uses a protocol (CSMA/CA) of collision avoidance method for protect a collision on the network, so a high speed communication is possible.

The MagicWave supports DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum). This is a radio technique which scrambles the data prior to transmission and uses a correlation technique on receive to improve the signal to noise ratio and makes a possibility to communicate in the office having a wall, a compartment. The MagicWave provides network driver software to support most of the commonly used network softwares and diagnostic programs.

Main Characteristic

The MagicWave supports a peer-to-peer communication which makes point-to-point and pointto-multipoint communications possible, which makes the communications between wireless LAN users easy.

A wireless network can be connected to a wired Ethernet through a network interface called an Access Point. Since all the protocols for a wired network are supported through an Access Point, all the services for a wired network are available for a wireless network users. The MagicWave supports various network softwares. The network driver is supplied to support most network softwares such as MS Windows for Workgroup3.11, Windows95, Windows NT

3.51 / 4.0, etc. The SWL-1000N for Notebook PC is small and portable as a roaming function is provided for users who need network services while maintaining mobility.

SPECIFICATIONS

♦ System Interface

SWL-1000N SWL-1000D

Medium Access Controller Am79c930 Am79c930 PC Interface PCMCIA ISA Configuration Plug and Play Plug and Play LAN Standard IEEE802.11 (CSMA/CA) IEEE802.11(CSMA/CA) LAN Interface Radio Frequency Radio Frequency

♦ Radio Specifications

SWL-1000N SWL-1000D

Frequency 2412,2417,2422,2427

2432,2437,2442,2447 The same as SWL-1000N 2452,2457,2462,2467

2472,2484Mhz Output Power less than 10mW/MHz less than 10mW/MHz Transmission rate 2Mbps 2Mbps Modulation Methods DSSS-DQPSK DSSS-DQPSK Receive Signal Level -90dBm -90dBm Main Lobe Bandwidth 22Mhz 22Mhz FER less than 8*10E-2

♦ Transmission Range

SWL-1000N SWL-1000D Outdoor 400m 420m In the office having a 70m 70m

compartment ( About

1.5m height ) In the office having a 50m 50m

wall ( Not made of concrete or metal )

In the office having a 30m 30m wall made of concrete

♦ Physical Specifications

SWL-1000N SWL-1000D

Adapter card size 105*53*5mm 180*110*10mm Antenna size built-in 85*80*15mm Weight ( net ) 38g 145g Operating temperature -10 ~ +50 °C Power Consumption 1.6W 1.75W

u Supplied Software ( both SWL-1000N and SWL-1000D )

MS Windows for Workgroup 3.11( NDIS 2 ) / Windows 95 / Windows 98 /Windows NT3.51/ Windows NT4.0 driver

u Operating State Indication Lamp

¬ Power : SWL-1000D ( turns on when the system is powered on)

SWL-1000N ( turns on with beep sound when the PC

initializes the wireless LAN card in the PCMCIA slot on system booting ).

- Tx : turns on when transmitting data. ® Rx : turns on when receiving data.

A PCMCIA wireless LAN card automatically starts to operate when inserted into the slot while

the system is on because most notebook PC’s support hot plugging in the Windows 95 environment. To remove the card while the system is in operation follow the next steps: 2 Click on the icon shaped a PCMCIA card on the right bottom menu bar. 2 Click on the card removal message when it appears next to the icon. 2 Remove the card when the permission appears in a small box.

2. Network Installation

The number of computers connected, Ethernet installation, and desired network applications determine the type of network, Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure. The wireless LAN can easily be installed and used while one must connect cables to install a wired LAN.

Peer- to - Peer Mode

A peer-to-peer mode is suitable for the environment in which connections to wired network are not necessary and can be constructed by only wireless LAN adapter cards. You can use the network immediately after setting up the operating mode using the supplied network driver.

StructureNet Mode

A wireless LAN can be used to access all the services that are available for a wired LAN through an access point which connects the wireless LAN to a wired network.

Roaming function is also supplied to users who need mobile capabilities in this mode.

Roaming is a service that disconnects the user from an access point allotted to the previous cell and connects to the one allotted to a new cell when the user moves into the cell.

3. Hardware and Software installation

After opening the box, verify that all parts are included and check your computer and network environment.

Packing Contents

(1) SWL-1000N (PCMCIA Card) or SWL-1000D (ISA Card) (2) SWL-1000AP (Each Access Point requires a SWL-1000N adapter card for operation) (3) User’s Manual (4) SWL-1000 Install Diskette (Driver Diskette) (5) Power Adapter (SWL-1000AP only) (6) SWL-1000AP Utilities Diskette (SWL-1000AP only) (7) External Antenna (SWL-1000D only)

PC Configurations

For the SWL-1000D, verify that your computer has an extra IRQ, I/O Address. SWL-1000D is ISA Plug & Play card supporting IRQ 9, 10, 11, 12. Some multimedia PC may not have an extra IRQ.

Required Equipment for Network Connection

l If you want to use Peer-to-Peer Network, you can install with only SWL-1000D, SWL-1000N adapter cards.

l If you want to use StructureNet Network, you must install Access Point (SWL-1000AP)

first.

Equipment required to install Access Point is (1) Access Point (SWL-1000AP) (2) PCMCIA wireless LAN adapter card (SWL-1000N)

(3) Power adapter.

Hardware Installation

Desktop PC Adapter Card ( SWL-1000D )

(1) Turn the PC off, uncover the case, and remove the Dummy Bracket of an empty ISA expansion slot. (2) Insert carefully a MagicWave wireless LAN card to the PC slot and insert the screw to mount it in place. (3) Then, insert the antenna to the antenna connected from the back of the PC card as shown in the following picture. (4) Turn the PC on and confirm that the adapter card is recognized by the PC by checking the LED before you put the cover over the PC.

2 Verification procedure through LED Red LED : power LED, lights when the computer turns on. Orange LED : blinks when receiving data. Green LED : blinks when transmitting data.

2 A SWL-1000D supports ISA Plug and Play. The card is automatically recognized and installed in Windows 95 environment. If your system does not support the Plug and Play, you can use the utility for ISA PnP ( not included in the package )

Notebook PC Adapter Card ( SWL-1000N )

You can insert the card into a Notebook PC while the power is on or off.

l When inserting the card while using your notebook PC Insert the SWL-1000N adapter card into the PCMCIA slot. A pleasant “cheep” sound indicates the regular operation. A low monotonous tone indicates a failure of the recognition. l When inserting the card before turning your notebook PC on. The success or failure of the card recognition is also indicated by the sound as above. If the card is successfully recognized, install the device driver following the instructions on page 14.

Access Point ( SWL-1000AP )

A MagicWave Access Point connects a MagicWave wireless LAN to existing wired LAN. An Access Point is equipped with an Ethernet adapter supporting 10base-T, 10base 2 and a MagicWave wireless LAN adapter card.

Installation can be done easily as follows;

1. Insert the MagicWave card (SWL-1000N) into the PCMCIA slot of the Access Point (SWL-1000AP)

2. Connect the network cable to Ethernet port (10base-T or 10base 2) on the back of the Access Point.

3. Connect the power adapter.

Software Installation

Windows 98/95 Setup

1. You can see the following message when you insert MagicWave adapter card on the PC slot. (As previous presentation, in case of SWL-1000N for Notebook PC, you can insert a SWL1000N card while power is on or off. In case of SWL-1000D for desktop-PC, you turn on the desktop-PC after you insert a SWL-1000D card on the PC slot.) Click “Next” button

2. Select “Display a list of…..” radio button, Click “Next” button

3. Select “Network adapters”, Click “Next” button

4. Select “(dectected net drivers)” in Manufacturers, and “Existing Ndis2 Driver” in Models

Click “Have Disk” button.

5. Insert the driver diskette offered with a card. Set “A:\”, Click “OK” button

6. Follwing window appears, click “OK” button

7. Follwing window appears, click “Next” button.

8. Following window appears, type “A:\” in Copy files from: Box, then click “OK” button

9. Restart your computer to finish setting up.

Network Environment Setup

After hardware and driver installations are finished, network environment setting for Windows 98 is needed. The steps are following.

1. After restarting a computer, Click "Start", "Settings", and "Control Panel".

2. Double-click "Network" icon, then Network window appears, and click "Add" button.

3. When "Select Network Component Type" window appears, Click "Protocol", and click "Add" button.

4. When "Select Network Protocol" window appears, Click "Microsoft" and "TCP/IP", and then click "OK" button.

5. When you click the Configuration tab and select TCP/IP in the Network window, you might see the TCP/IP Properties window. From here, set up your IP Address and Subnet Mask (If you don't know this, you can find out from your network administrator).

Subnet Mask : Type the Subnet Mask number obtained from your network administrator. This number combines with the IP address and identification, which your computer belongs to the networks.

6. Click the "Gateway" tab in the TCP/IP Properties window, and then type the IP address of gateway and click "Add" button.

7. Click the "DNS Configuration" tab, and then type IP Address of DNS server and click "Add" button. Set up 'Host', 'Domain' and 'Domain Server Search Order' one by one, and then click "OK" button.

8. Click the “Advanced” tab, and then check the "Set this protocol to be the default protocol" and click "OK" button.

9. Click the "Bindings" tab, and confirm that "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" are checked. When you click "OK" button, TCP/IP setting is completed.

MagicWave Adapter Card Setup

As method of Network environment setting, you can see “SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card” at the “Network” window in the “Control Panel”. This component means that MagicWave adapter card (SWL-1000N or 1000D) is correctly working. As selecting this component, you can change into the desired value.

1. Click the “Properties” and then “SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card Properties” window appear. Click “Operating Mode” tab and type desired ESS ID.

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