Samsung Electro Mechanics SWL 2000E User Manual

SAMSUNG

MagicLAN SWL-2000E

User Manual

(Ver. 1.0)

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Notice 2

Samsung Electro-Mechanics
MagicLAN SWL-2000E

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested to Comply

The SWL-2000E 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.

WARNING

While installing and operating this transmitter and antenna combination the radio frequency
exposure limit of 1mW/cm2 may be exceeded at distances close to the antennas installed.
Therefore, the user must maintain a minimum distance of 20 cm from the antenna.

Note: The SWL-2000E has 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 resolve the problem by one or more of the following measures;

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

- Connect the equipment to 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.

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Important Safety Information

! Read these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. SAMSUNG is

not responsible for any damages caused by breaking the rules.

! Wireless LAN Card described in this document is approved for use in a wireless local area

network.

! Remember to make backup copies of important data.
! When you are transferring data, keep your laptop computer stationary. Roaming between

access points may break the connection.

! Only qualified service personnel must repair the equipment.
! All wireless devices may get interference, which could affect performance.
! Use approved accessories only. Do not connect incompatible products.
! Use only accessories approved by the wireless LAN Card manufacturer for use with this

particular wireless LAN Card. The use of any other types will invalidate any approval or
warranty applying to the wireless LAN Card, and may be dangerous,

! Use only the region setting appropriate for the area where the wireless LAN Card is used at the

present time. Using the card in any other region or with an incorrect region setting is prohibited
and may be illegal.

! Operation of any radio transmitting equipment, including a wireless LAN Card, may

interference with the functionality of inadequately protected medical devices.

! Do not use the wireless LAN Card on aircraft.
! Do not use the wireless LAN Card at a refueling point.
! Do not use the wireless LAN Card near fuel or chemicals.
! Do not use the wireless LAN Card where blasting is in progress.
! Do not use the wireless LAN Card when the use of wireless device may cause interference or

danger.

! Do not use the wireless LAN Card where the use of cellular terminals is prohibited.

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Table of Contents

1. MagicLAN Installation ……………...…………………………………………………... 7

1.1 Introduction …………………………..……………………………………………... 7

1.2 Technical Background ……………………..……………………………………….. 7

1.3 MagicLAN Overview ……………………………..………………………………. 10

2. Before Installation ……………………………………………………………………... 11

2.1 What’s in your Package …………………………………………………………… 11

2.2 System Requirement ……………………………………………………………… 11

3. MagicLAN Installation for Windows95/98 ……………………………………………. 12

3.1 Installation Overview ……………………………………………………………… 12

3.2 Hardware Installation ……………………………………………………………… 13

3.2.1 Notebook PC Adapter Card (SWL-2000E) ………………………………….. 14

3.3 Software Installation ……………………………………………………….……… 15

3.3.1 Driver Setup ………………………………………………………………….. 15

3.4 MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Properties Setup ………………………………… 20

3.4.1 Before Wireless LAN Card Properties Setup ………………………………... 20

3.4.1.1 Basics regarding the Properties Setup ……………………………………….. 20

3.4.1.2 Meanings of the Properties Setup Options …………………………………… 20

3.4.2 Setting Network Properties for “Peer-to-Peer” mode ………………………... 21

3.5 Network Configuration Setup ……………………………………………………... 23

3.5.1 Network Configuration Setup Overview …………………………………….. 23

3.5.2 Before TCP/IP Networking Configuration Setup …………………….……… 23

3.5.2.1 What you should know before Configuration ………………………………... 23

3.5.2.2 What you should have in your hands to proceed further …………………….. 24

3.5.3 Setting Network Properties for “StructureNet” mode ……………………….. 25

3.5.4 Setting Network Properties for “Instawave” mode ………………………….. 26

3.5.5 TCP/IP Networking Configuration Setup …………………………….……… 27

3.5.5.1 TCP/IP Installation …………………………………………………………… 27

3.5.5.2 TCP/IP Properties Setup ……………………………………………………... 30

4. MagicLAN Installation for Windows NT ……………………………………………… 34

4.1 Hardware Installation ……………………………………………………………… 34

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4.2 Software Installation ……………………………………………………….……… 34

4.2.1 When there is no Windows NT Networking installed yet …………………… 34

4.2.2 When there is Windows NT networking already installed …………………... 44

5. Packet Driver Installation for MS-DOS ……………………………………………….. 52

5.1 Copy the Packet Driver ……………………………………………………………. 52

5.2 Setup AUTOEXEC.BAT ………………………………………………………….. 52

5.3 Setup MAGICWAV.CFG ………………...……………………………………….. 52

6. Management Utilities(Web & Telnet) …………………………………………………. 63

6.1 About Management Utilities ……………………………………………….……… 63

6.2 TELNET Management Utility …………………………………………………….. 70

6.2.1 Telnet Management Utility Overview ……………………………………….. 70

6.2.2 Various Commands and Usage ……………………………………….……… 70

6.2.2.1 Usage of the command line …………………………………………………... 70

6.2.2.2 All Possible Commands ……………………………………………………… 70

6.2.2.3 Explanation on various Commands ………………………………………….. 71

7. Miscellaneous Features ………………………………………………….……………... 73

7.1 Connection Check ………………………………………………………….……… 73

7.1.1 When successfully connected to Network through AP ……………….……… 73

7.1.2 When failed to connect to Network through AP ……………………………... 73

7.2 Performance & AP Information Check ……………………………………………. 73

7.3 Brief Troubleshooting ……………………………………………………………… 74

7.4 Specifications ………………………………………………………………………. 75

7.4.1 Physical Specifications ……………………………………………….……… 75

7.4.2 Radio Characteristics ………………………………………………………… 75

7.4.3 Network Characteristics ……………………………………………………… 75

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1. MagicLAN Introduction

1.1 Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of SAMSUNG MagicLAN (SWL-2000E) Wireless LAN Adapter.. Installing
card allows the computer to join a wireless network based on the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standard. You
will be surprised how easy for you to be a part of 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 Engineering) committee in order to specify an “over an air” interface between a wireless client and
a base station or Access Point, as well as among wireless clients.
Like other IEEE 802 families, IEEE 802.11 specification addresses both Physical (PHY) layer and Media
Access Control (MAC) layer.

• IEEE 802.11 Physical (PHY) Layer
At the PHY layer, IEEE 802.11 defines three physical characteristics for LAN: diffused infrared, Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). While the infrared
PHY operates at the baseband, the other two PHYs operate at the 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and
Medical) band, which can be used for operating wireless LAN devices without the need for end-user licenses.
In order for wireless devices to be interoperable, they have to be conform to the same PHY standard.

• IEEE 802.11 Media Access Control (MAC) Layer
The IEEE 802.11 MAC Layer is mainly concerned with rules for accessing the wireless medium. There are
two network architectures defined: StructureNet Network and Peer-to-Peer Network.

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• Peer-to-Peer Network
Peer-to-Peer Network is an architecture that is used to support mutual communication among wireless clients
only. Since Peer-to-Peer Network does not support access to wired networks, it does not need an Access Point
to be a part of the network. Yo u can use the network immediately after setting up the operating mode using the
supplied network driver.

• StructureNet Network
StructureNet Network is architecture to provide communication between wireless clients and wired network
resources. The transition of data is defined by an Access Point (AP) and the associated wireless clients. So a
wireless client can access all the services that are available for a regular wired LAN by using Access Point
(AP).

• Instawave Network
Instawave Network is architecture to provide both Peer-to-Peer Network features and StructureNet Network
feathers at the same time. In other words, wireless clients on the network can directly communicate with each
other while they can also access wired LAN clients through AP if they want. I nstawave Network is a good
choice for small networks that need maximum flexibility and simplicity.

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• Roaming
Roaming is a service that allows wireless clients to use the network in motion by automatically moving the
connection to an old Access Point into a new Access Point when the clients enter into a new cell.

• Scanning, Beaconing & ESS ID
When a wireless client is initialized, it is necessary for it to find and communicate with the correct group for
wireless devices, including Access Point (AP). At this point, it may search for all the frequency channels and
this process is called “scanning.”
There may be multiple APs and network operating at the same time. It may be necessary to ensure that the
station joins with the correct network during the scanning process. To achieve this, each AP is assigned to be
part of a logical group called the Extended Service Set (ESS). The name of this logical group is the ESS ID.
When roaming is operating, there may be several Access Points as part of the same ESS.
After powering up, the wireless client will listen on its default frequency channel. It will be listening for
“beacons” sent by another wireless station or AP. Here, a beacon is a short message containing the ESS ID
that will be broadcast roughly ten times a second.
When the wireless station hears a beacon, if the ESS ID in the beacon matches its own, the client knows that it
is on the correct channel and can communicate with its group. If no beacons are seen, or if the ESS ID does
not match, the wireless client may move to the next frequency channel and repeat this listening procedure. If
all frequency channels have been searched with no matched ESS ID found, it will assume that it is the first
client in the group to wake up and will return to its default channel and start to issue beacons itself.
In DSSS, this scanning process occurs at start up and may also occur when the client roams between APs.

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1.3 MagicLAN Overview

• The SWL-2000E (for Notebook) is a wireless LAN adapter card that provides wireless connection between
PCs.

• The MagicLAN is designed to operate with IEEE 802.11 (wireless LAN International Standard) wireless
compliant radio cards and uses a CSMA/CA (Collision Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance)
algorithm as the media access scheme, which makes high speed communication with minimal collision
possible.

• The MagicLAN supports DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum). This is a radio technique, which
scrambles the data prior to transmission and uses a correlation technique on receiving to improve the signal to
noise ratio and makes it possible to communicate in the office having a wall and a compartment.

• The SWL-2000E for Notebook PC is small and portable as a roaming function is provided for users who
need network services while maintaining mobility.

• The MagicLAN Adapter has three LED’s (Light Emitting Diodes) on the part of the card: Power, Tx, and
Rx. The red Power LED will illuminate when the power is applied. The orange Tx LED and green Rx LED
will illuminate when the date is transmitted out and in respectively.

• The MagicLAN supports various network software. The network driver is provided to support most network
software such as MS-DOS Packet, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT 3.51/4.0.

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2. Before the Installation

The following section will assist you in successfully installing your wireless network adap ter card. You will
first install the hardware and software, then set network properties to accommodate resource sharing and to
select the type of wireless network you wish to install. The MagicLAN can be easily installed and used,
without bother to connect cables and maintain them to use network as a wired LAN requires.

2.1 What’s in Your Package

Please check the contents of the box to make sure everything is included and ready for use. Here is the list of
what you should have in your package:

• SWL-2000E (PCMCIA Card) Adapter

• SWL-2000E Installation Diskette (Driver Diskette)

• User’s Manual

• External Antenna

2.2 System Requirement

• Operating System: MS Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows NT3.51/ Windows NT4.0

• Computer System with a 3

• For Notebook PC Adapter Card (SWL-2000E):

The computer system should have PCMCIA Type II or Type III card slot.

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1

/2-inch floppy disk drive

3. MagicLAN Installation for Windows 95/98

3.1 Installation Overview

Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection:

• Install the adapter (SWL-2000E).

• Install the software using the included installation diskette.

• Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely yo u

will need the TCP/IP protocol.

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3.2 Hardware Installation

3.2.1 Notebook PC Adapter Card (SWL-2000E)

• You can install the card whether the power of the Notebook is on or off.

• Insert the SWL-2000E adapter card into the PCMCIA slot.

(A pleasant “cheep” sound indicates the regular operation. A low monotonous tone indicates
a failure in recognition.)

• If you see red Power LED illuminating and green Rx LED is blinking, you are now ready to
proceed to software setup.

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3.3 Software Installation

3.3.1 Driver Setup

(The dialog box pictures used in this section is from Windows 98, and the ones from Windows 95 may be
slightly different.)

1. Start your PC and allow Windows95/98 to fully load. Since you must already have installed the MagicLAN
Adapter in the previous step, an “

2. If you use PCMCIA-compatible notebook and have not installed the SWL-2000E adapter yet, insert the
adapter to the slot now, and you will see an “

3. In “

Add New Hardware Wizard

as the following box shows.

Add New Hardware Wizard

Add New Hardware Wizard

” box, be sure SAMSUNG-WirelessLAN appears as a new device name

” box will appear.

” box.

4. Insert the MagicLAN (SWL-2000E) Installation Diskette into your floppy drive. Click on “

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”.

Next

5. Windows 95/98 will present a list of drivers and optionally allow you to specify a location

where it can find the appropriate driver software for the device. The following dialog box
will appear if you use Windows98. Be sure the MagicLAN (SWL-2000E) Installation
Diskette is in floppy drive and “
Click on “

” option instead.)

Disk

”. (Windows95 has a slightly different display, and you should select a “

Next

Search for the… (Recommended)

” option is selected.

Have

6. Next,

(SWL-2000E) Installation Diskette is in floppy drive and
checked as follows. Click on “

“Add New Hardware Wizard

” box may appear as follows. Be sure the MagicLAN

”.

Next

Floppy disk drives

option is

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7. If the proper driver was successfully found on the floppy disk,

Wizard

” box may appear as follows. Click on “

Next

”.

“Add New Hardware

8. Windows95/98 will now copy files from the floppy disk and may prompt you for the location

for the Windows95/98 installation CD or files. Depending on how your computer was
configured by the manufacturer, you may need to insert the Windows CD into your CD-ROM
drive at this step. While files are being copied, you will see “
the one below.

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Copying Files…

” box similar to

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9. While copying files, the following box may appear requesting you to specify where the

some files are located. In the drop-down choice box below, select “
MagicLAN (SWL-2000E) Installation Diskette is located. Click on “OK”.

10. When the driver and all the required Windows95/98 software components are loaded,

you will see the box similar to the one below, which indicates that the driver for
“

SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card

” has been successfully installed. Click on “

” where the

A:\

Finish

”.

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11. Finally, “

computer now. Remove the MagicLAN (SWL-2000E) Installation Diskette from your
floppy drive. Since you are done with the Installation Diskette, place it in a safe place for
later use. Now, Click on “No” to proceed to MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Properties Setup
before you restart your computer.

System Settings Change

” box will appear, asking if you wish to restart your

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3.4 MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Properties Setup

3.4.1 Before MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Properties Setup

3.4.1.1 Basics regarding the Properties Setup

Peer-to-Peer Operating Mode:

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Multiple wireless clients can directly communicate with each other without AP.

StructureNet Operating Mode:

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Wireless clients can communicate with each other or with clients on another wired network
always through AP.

Instawave Operating Mode:

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Multiple wireless clients using the same channel can directly communicate with each other,
And they also can communicate with cl ients on another wire d network through AP. In the
second case, it is automatically set up which AP will be used for it.

Roaming:

•

One feature of StructureNet operating mode that effortlessly moves between APs that are on
different channels but have the same ESS ID.

From your network administrator, you should find out ESS ID

•

that you are supposed to use.

3.4.1.2 Meanings of the Properties Setup Options

Default Scanning / Start Channel: Option in StructureNet and Peer-to-Peer Network)

•

StructureNet

In

Default Scanning

then searches all consecutive channels until it finds a new AP with the same ESS ID. If you
want to start the search from a specific channel other than channel 1, you can deselect the

Default Scanning
Channel

each other and you desire to connect to a specific AP among them.

Enable Power Saving: Option in StructureNet Network

•

operating mode enables clients to automatically search for new Access Point.

mode, the wireless client begins the search with Channel 1. The client

check box and enter the desired channel number in a blank for

. This

Start Channel

entry will be helpful when multiple APs are within range of

of the AP and channel number

Start

Power save mode will keep the wireless LAN adapter in a low power standby state when there
is no data transfer. This
of portable battery operated device such as laptop computers, even sacrificing the effective
throughput of the wireless connection. So you should test both with and without power saving
enabled to see if this option satisfies your needs.
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Enable Power Saving

option is mainly to extend the operating time

Case sensitive ESS ID: Option in StructureNet and Peer-to-Peer Network

•

When entering ESS ID, you can make it case sensitive by checking
check box.

Auto join: Option in StructureNet and Peer-to-Peer Network

•

When
point is within range and has the best signal independent of the ESS ID setting. Since you
may not use the same AP as described in the “
check which AP and ESS ID you are actually using by double clicking the task bar status icon
to display the wireless client status box.

Auto join

option is selected, the wireless client will associate with whatever access

Access Point Client Properties

Case sensitive ESS ID

” box, you can

3.4.2 Setting Network Properties for “Peer-to-Peer” mode

1. Right click on your “

2. “

Network

click on “
sequentially.

” box will appear with

SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card

Network Neighborhood

Configuration

” icon and click on “

tab selected as follows. In the list in the box,

” and “

Properties

Properties

” button in the middle

”.

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3. “

Access Point Client Properties

” box will appear as follow.

4. Check the

5. Enter the desired

(ESS ID is set to “MagicLAN” as default, but you can change it to another.)

6. Select the desired

7. Change some options if you want.

8. Click on “OK” to finish up the setup.

9. “

System Setting Change

Configuration Setup before you re start your computer .

Peer-to-Peer

radio button in

ESS ID

Channel

Operating Mode

you are authorized to use.

you are authorized to use.

” box will appear as follows. Click on “No” to proceed to Network

list.

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3.5 Network Configuration Setup

3.5.1 Network Configuration Setup Overview

After you finish up the hardware and software driver setup, you will need to install and configure Microsoft

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Networking compone nts.

If you only need to access the Internet, installation of the TCP/IP networking component should be

•

sufficient.

If you want some functions to share files and printers in small LAN environment, some installations may use

•

an alternative networking protocol called NetBEUI protocol.

Both TCP/IP and NetBEUI protocols can be used to share files and printers between wired and wireless

•

computers.

3.5.2 Before TCP/IP Networking Configuration Setup

3.5.2.1 What you should know before Configuration

• TCP/IP

hard-wired Ethernet networks.

Every computer connecting to WAN has a

•

network part and host part. For example, consider the IP address 150.205.30.9.
Assuming this is part of a Class B network, the first two numbers (150.205) represent the network address and
the second two numbers (30.9) represent the host address.

Network administrator can divide the host part of IP address into two or more subnets for more effective use.

•

In that case,

You should consult your network administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP) to find out your

•

address

protocol is a protocol used to connect to a Wide Area Network (WAN), such as the Internet or

number called

unique

subnet mask

and

subnet mask

is used to determine what kind of subnet the IP address belongs to.

.

IP address

, which consists of two parts,

IP

There are two ways of obtaining an IP address. Some networks use

•

(DHCP)

uniquely assigned to your computer and you use the same IP address whenever yo u log on to the network.
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to dynamically assign an IP address every time you log on to the network. Others use static IP that is

Dynamic Host Configuration Proto col

You should consult your network administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP) to find out if you would

•

use

DHCP or static IP

• Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

an IP address. It is similar in concept to the Domain Name Service (DNS) except WINS resolves NET BIOS
names while DNS resolves host names.

If you use a static IP and want to enab le WINS , You should consult your network a dministrator or Internet

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Service Provider (ISP) to find out the

• Gateway

can also be called a specific point to access another system. So if you want to reach out to Internet from your
PC, you should set up a gateway to pass through.

You should consult your network administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP) to find out your

•

Address

Domain Name Service (

•

is a hardware or software set-up that translates between two dissimilar protocols. More easily, it

.

.

is a network service that resolves a computer NETBIOS name to

WINS server IP Address and Scope ID.

) is the service that performs a mapping between domain names – more

DNS

Gateway

English-like names - and their corresponding IP address.

DNS can be either enabled or disabled. If you want to enable it, you should also consult your network

•

administrator or Internet Service Provider (ISP) to find out your

.

and Domain suffix

3.5.2.2 What you should have in your hands to proceed further

Whether you would use

•

Your

•

•

• WINS server IP Address

•

(If you want to use DNS)

(Consult your network administrator or ISP if you are not sure any of the above, and make sure you are ready
with all the information necessary to proceed more.)

Gateway Address

Your

IP address

Your

Host ID, Domain, DNS Server IP Address,

DHCP or static IP

(Required)

and

subnet mask

and

(Required)

. (If you want to use static IP)

Scope ID

(If you want to enable WINS using static IP)

and

Domain suffix

Host ID, Domain, DNS Server IP Address,

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3.5.3 Setting Network Properties for “StructureNet” mode

1. Do the step 1 and 2 mentioned in the previous section. (Section 3.4.2)

2. In “

Access Point Client Properties

Operating Mode

3. Enter the desired

(ESS ID is set to “magicwave” as default, but you can change it to another.)

4. Change some options if you want.

5. Click on “OK” to finish up the setup.

6. Do the step 9 mentioned in the previous section (Section 3.4.2) to make the change effective.

list.

ESS ID

for the Access Point you are authorized to use.

” box, check the

StructureNet

radio button in

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3.5.4. Setting Network Properties for “Instawave” mode

1. Do the step 1 and 2 mentioned in the section 3.4.2.

2. In “

Access Point Client Properties

Operating Mode

3. Select the desired

4. Click on “OK” to finish up the setup.

5. Do the step 9 mentioned in the section 3.4.2 to make the change effective.

list.

Channel

you are authorized to use.

” box, check the

Instawave

radio button in

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3.5.5 TCP/IP Networking Configuration Setup

3.5.5.1 TCP/IP Installation

1.

Right click

“

Network

tab, skip to 3.5.5.2 (TCP/IP Properties Setup). To add TCP/IP, Click on “

on the

Network Neighborhood

” box may appear as follows. If you find

icon and select “

TCP/IP

Properties

in the list of

” at the bottom

Configuration

”.

Add

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2. When “

that we want to install is a Protocol. Click on “

3. "

"

Select Network Component Type

Select Network Protocol
Microsoft

". From the list of Network Protocols list, select "

" box will appear. From the list of Manufacturers, select

” box appears, select “

Add

”.

Protocol

TCP/IP

” since TCP/IP

". Click on "OK".

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4. In “

Network

in your system now.

” box, you will see “

TCP/IP

”, which means that TCP/IP is successfully installed

5. While TCP/IP is selected, click on “

Properties

” to proceed for TCP/IP Properties Setup.

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3.5.5.2 TCP/IP Properties Setup

1. Continuing from the last step , “

select

IP Address

network administrato r or ISP that you would use DHCP so tha t you can get a dynamic IP every time yo u log
on the network, select “
address, select “
below, and proceed to step 2b.
Go to

WINS Configuration

tab on top of the box to display the IP configuration setting. If you find from your

Obtain an IP address automa tically

Specify an IP address

TCP/IP Properties

” and type in your

tab on top of the box to proceed.

” box will appear. If not already selected,

” and proceed to step 2a. If you use a static IP

IP Address

and

Subnet Mask

in the blank

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2.

WINS Configuration

2a. If you use DHCP so that yo u would get a dynamic IP address every time you log on:
Select “
2b. If you use a static IP address and want to:

a. Disable WINS Resolution: Select “
b. Enable WINS Resolution: Select “
for
information from your network administrator or ISP.

Go to

Use DHCP for WINS Resolution

Gateway

box will appear as follows.

” at the bottom.

Disable WINS Resolution

Enable WINS Resolution

WINS Server Search Order

tab on top of the box to proceed.

” in the middle.

” and fill out the blanks

and

Scope ID

using the

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3.

Gateway

provided you with a Gateway IP address, type that address into the “
click on “
until you type in all those numbers.
Go to

box will appear on your screen as follows. If your network administrator or ISP

”. If more than one IP addresses were provided to you, repeat the procedure

Add

DNS Configuration

tab of top of the box to proceed.

New Gateway

” field and

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4.

DNS Configuration

radio button for “
type

Server Search Order

of the DNS server were provided. If applicable, fill out the “
field. Click on “OK” at the bottom of “

Host

and

box will appear as follows. If you want to disable DNS, check on the

Disable DNS

Domain

in the proper field. After that, type IP Address of DNS server in “

” box and click on “

”. Otherwise, check on the radio button for “

”. Repeat this procedures if multiple IP address

Add

TCP/IP Properties

Enable DNS

Domain Suffix Search Order

” box.

” and

DNS

”

5. “

System Setting Change

computer so that the whole installation procedures take effects.

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” box will appear as follows. Click on “

” to restart your

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4. MagicLAN Installation for Windows NT

4.1 Hardware Installation

Hardware installation procedure for Windows NT is exactly same as the one for Windows 95/98.
Please make a reference of the Windows 95/98 hardware installation section. (Section 3.1)

4.2 Software Installation

4.2.1 When there is no Windows NT Networking installed yet

1. Unlike Windows 95/98, since Windows NT does not support Plug and Play (PnP), you should
add your driver manually. To do so, click on “

Panel

”.

” in task bar, go to “

start

Settings

”, and go to “

Control

2. Under “Control Panel”, double click on Network icon.

3. Since there is no NT networking installed in your system, you may be asked if you want to install NT

networking first. Cli ck on “Yes” button. Next, you may be asked to specify how you access to the network:

modem or LAN. Check the proper selection and click on “Next”. In “Network Setup Wizard” box, click

on “Select from list” button.

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4. In “Select Network Adapter” box, click on “Have Disk” b utton.

5. In “Insert Disk” box, you may be asked to specify the necessary software directory. Insert the MagicLAN

installation disk into the floppy disk drive, type in “A:\nt4.0” in the blank and click on “OK” button. (In

this example, we assume we are installing Windows NT version 4.0.)

6. In “Select OEM Option” box, two adapters found may appear in the list. Select the proper adapter and

click on “OK” button. Usually you can select PCMCIA for laptop. In the next box, make sure that

SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card is checked and click on “Next”.

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7. In the next box to choose protocols to use, make sure that all the protocols you want to use are checked and

click on “Next”.

8. In the next box to choose network services to use, make sure that all the services you want to use are

checked and click on “Next”.

9. In the next box, it is confirmed that necessary NT networking components are selected. Click on “Next”.

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10. When you are asked to specify the directory that the necessary NT files are copied from, insert your

Windows NT CD and type in “e:\i386” in the location blank. (Here it is assumed that the CD-ROM drive is

e drive)

11. Some files from the “e:\i386” directory are copied and you may be prompted the same box to ask

you to specify where the NT files are once more. Since it is looking for some files from the installation

diskette this time, insert your installation disk into floppy disk drive and type in “a:\nt4.0” in the location

blank. Windows NT networking is successfully insta l led now

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12. “Configure Wireless LAN Card” box may appear as follows. Set each some parameters (I/O Base,

Interrupt, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS Threshold) for the proper system configuration setup and other

parameters (Operating Mode, ESS ID, etc.) for the proper LAN Card configuration setup. For the

information on LAN Card-related parameters, you can refer to the explanation on the previous section

(3.4 SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card Properties Setup). If you are not sure any of system configuration-

related parameters, please refer to your network administrator. After you set all the parameters necessary,

click on “OK” to proceed.

13. Network binding related box may appear next. Click on “Next” to proceed.

14. Next box will say network installation is done and network is ready to start. Click on “Next” in that

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box and “Finish” on the next box to start network.

15. You will be p rompted to enter the name of the Workgroup or Domain in the next box. Type in a

desired name of it and click on “Next” to proceed.

16. “Network” box with Identification tab selected will appear as follows. You can change the

Computer Name and Workgroup aft er clicking on “Change” in the middle of the box.

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17. Go to Adapters tab of the “Network” box, and make sure that “SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card”

are installed and currently selected.

18. Go to Binding tab of the “Network” box and check if all the necessary services are binded.

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19. Go to Protocols tab of the “Network” box. Select “TCP/IP Protocol” in the list and click on

“Properties” button.

20. “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with IP Address tab selected will appear as follows. Select

“SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card” in the Adapter section, and fill out the rest sections with proper

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information. About the parameters and meaning, you can refer to the explanation in the previous section.

(3.5 Network Configuration Setup). If you are not sure about any of the required information in this section,

please consult t o your network administrator. Go to DNS tab.

21. In “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with DNS tab selected, enter the proper information for the

blanks. About the parameters and meaning, you can refer to the explanation in the previous section. (3.5

Network Configuration Setup). If you are not sure about any of the required information in this section,

please consult t o your network administrator. Go to WINS Address tab.

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22. In “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with WINS Address tab selected, select SAMSUNG

Wireless LAN Card (PCMCIA) and fill the rest of the blanks with the proper information. About the

parameters and meaning, you can refer to the explanation in the previous section. (3.5 Network

Configuration Setup). If you are not sure about any of the required information in this section, please

consult to your networ k administrator. G o to Routing tab.

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23. In “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with Routing tab selected, make sure if “Use IP Routing”

is checked only if you want NT to p lay a role of router in your network. Click on “OK”.

24. When TCP/IP properties are set, click on “Close”. Then “System Setting Change” box will appear

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as follows. Click on “Yes” to restart yo ur computer so that the whole installation procedures take effects.

4.2.2 When There is Windows NT networking already installed

1. Unlike Windows 95/98, since Windows NT does not support Plug and Play (PnP), you should
add your driver manually. To do so, click on “

Panel

2. Under “

3. “

”.

Control Panel

Network

Name and Workgroup after clicking on “

” box with

”, double click on

Identification

tab selected may appear as follows. You can change the Computer

Network

Change

” in task bar, go to “

start

icon.

” in the middle of the box.

Settings

”, and go to “

Control

4. Go to

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Adapters

tab of the “

Network

” box, and click on “

” button in the middle.

Add

5. “

Select Network Adapter

6. “

Insert Disk

” box may appear as follows. Insert the Installation Diskette into your floppy drive and specify

” box may appear as follows. Click on “

Have Disk

”.

the path “

NT version 4.0.)

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A:\nt4.0

” in blank field. Click on “OK”. (In this example, we assume we are installing Windows

7. If the Driver is successfully set up, “

you can select PCMCIA for laptop. Click on “OK”.

8. “

Configure Wireless LAN Card

Interrupt, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS Threshold) for the proper system configuration setup and other

parameters (Operating Mode, ESS ID, etc.) for the proper LAN Card configuration setup. For the

Select OEM Option

” box may appear as follows. Set each some parameters (I/O Base,

” box may appear. Select the card type. Usually

information on LAN Card-related parameters, you can refer to the explanation on the previous section (3.4

SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card Properties Setup). If you are not sure any of system configuration-related

parameters, please refer to your network administrator. After you set all the parameters necessary, click on

“OK” to proceed.

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9. “

Network

LAN Card

” box with

” is installed and currently selected.

Adapters

tab selected may appear as follows. Make sure “

SAMSUNG Wireless

10. Go to

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Binding

tab of the “

Network

” box. Make sure that all the necessary services are binded.

11. Go to

system, select “

yet, you will have to add it by clicking on “

“OK”. Once you add it, click on “

Protocols

TCP/IP Protocol

tab in the “

” and click on “

Properties

Network

” box. If you have TCP/IP protocol already installed in your

Properties

” button, selecting “

Add

”.

”. If you do not have TCP/IP protocol installed

TCP/IP Protocol

”, and clicking on

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12. “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with IP Address tab selected will appear as follows. Select

“SAMSUNG Wireless LAN Card” in the Adapters section, and fill out the rest sections with proper

information. About the parameters and meaning, you can refer to the explanation in the previous section.

(3.5 Network Configuration Setup). If you are not sure about any of the required information in this section,

please consult t o your network administrator. Go to DNS tab.

13. In “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with DNS tab selected, enter the proper information for the

blanks. About the parameters and meaning, you can refer to the explanation in the previous section. (3.5

Network Configuration Setup). If you are not sure about any of the required information in this section,

please consult t o your network administrator. Go to WINS Address tab.

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14. In “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with WINS Address tab selected, select “SAMSUNG

Wireless LAN Card” and fill the rest of the blanks with the prope r information. About the parameters and

meaning, you can refer to the explanation in the previous section. (3.5 Network Configuration Setup). If you

are not sure about any of the required information in this section, please consult to your network

administrator. Go to Routing tab.

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15. In “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” box with Routing tab selected, make sure that “Enable IP

Forwarding” is checked only if you want NT to play a role of router in your network. Click on “OK”.

16. When TCP/IP properties are set, click on “Close”. Then “System Setting Change” box will appear

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as follows. Click on “Yes” to restart yo ur computer so that the whole installation procedures take effects.

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5. Packet Driver Installation for MS-DOS

5.1 Copy the Packet Driver

1. Create a new directory where you want to store a Packet Driver software on your hard disk.

Ex> c:\>md packet

(From this point, directory “Packet” right under root directory will be used for packet driver

software directory for clearer explanation.)

2. Insert the installation diskette in drive A.

3. Copy all files in 'a:\dos>' to the ‘c:\Packet>’ directory which you created in the step 1.
Ex> a:\dos>copy *.* c:\packet

5.2 Setup AUTOEXEC.BAT

1. Change current directory to c:\

2. Open 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' with any text editor such as edit.exe
Ex> c:\>edit autoexec.bat

3. Add the following line at the last line of ‘AUTOEXEC.BAT’ file.
Ex> c:\packet\magicwav.exe

4. Save 'AUTOEXEC.BAT' and exit the editor program.

5.3 Setup MAGICWAV.CFG

1. Change current directory to “Packet” directory right under root(C:\) directory.

2. Open 'MAGICWAV.CFG' using a text editor such as edit.exe.
Ex> edit MagicWave.cfg

3. The structure of the 'MAGICWAV.CFG' is as follows.
a. Basic Parameters that should be set:
ESSID: MAGICWAVE (default)
NETWORKMODE: 1 (default)
CHANNEL: 3 (default)
INTEROP: 1 (default)

b. Parameters for Users that the driver will ignore:

(If you do not want to use PNP, set these parameters.)
IRQ: 9 (default)
IO: 240 (default)

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MEM: D800 (default)

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4. To set a parameter value, type in parameter name and a value within the range as specified in

Table A.

5. Save 'MAGICWAV.CFG' and exit editor program.

6. If you want to use TCP/IP protocol, you should load TCP/IP driver after loading packet driver.

To do this, you must refer to the TCP/IP driver manual.

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Table A. MagicLAN Packet Driver Parameter Values

Parameter Description
ESSID Alphanumeric string with a maximum of 10 ASCII

characters that identifies the network to which you would
like to connect your computer.
Note that this string is NOT case-sensitive.

NETWORKMODE MagicLAN can be used in 'Ad-Hoc' mode where Access

Point (AP) is not required or in 'Infrastructure' mode where
all communication will be made through an AP.
Available values are as follows:
0 : Ad-Hoc mode
1 : Infrastructure mode

CHANNEL This parameter is used as an operating channel.

The domain and its available channel are shown in Table B.

INTEROP Interoperability Flag. If this parameter set to '1',

MAGICLAN can be used with other wireless LAN cards
that based on IEEE 802.11 specification and support
interoperability. Otherwise MAGICLAN can communicate
only with MAGICLAN LAN card.

IRQ Interrupt Request Number. If you use PnP (Plug and Play)

bios, you can leave this parameter unspecified.
Available values are as follows:
PCMCIA cards : 2 to F

IO This parameter is used as an I/O base port for MAGICLAN.

If you use PnP (Plug and Play) bios, you can leave this
parameter unspecified.
Available values are as follows:
200, 240, 280, 2C0, 300, 340, 380

MEM This parameter is used as a memory base address segment

for MAGICLAN. If you use PnP (P lug and Play) bios , you
can leave this parameter unspecified.
Available values are as follows:
C800, D000, D800

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Table B. Number of operation channels

Frequency FCC USA
1 2412 MHz O O
2 2417 MHz O O
3 2422 MHz O O
4 2427 MHz O O
5 2432 MHz O O
6 2437 MHz O O
7 2442 MHz O O
8 2447 MHz O O
9 2452 MHz O O
10 2457 MHz O O
11 2462 MHz O O
12 2467 MHz

For each supported country, all channels in Table B marked with 'O' shall be supported.

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6. Management Utilities (Web & Telnet)

6.1 About Management Utilities

SAMSUNG MagicLAN has three ways of managing the configuration setup for SWL-2000AP: through Hyper
Terminal, Web and Telnet service. Using one of those three, you can change the initial setup for AP that you
were supposed to do at the previous chapter. (6. Access Point Installation)

6.2 TELNET Management Utility

6.2.1 Telnet Management Utility Overview

In order to browse Telnet management setup, type the command “telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” in DOS windows
and the TELNET screen will appear as follows. Here, “xxx.xxx.xxx. xxx” represents the IP ad dress of your
destination AP. When you are prompted to type in the password, enter “default” which is preset as a default
password.

6.2.2 Various Commands and Usage

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6.2.2.1 Usage of the command line
The user can enter commands in the following form:

Command parameter1 parameter2

6.2.2.2 All possible Commands
show arp config stats
set nid bridge restart
time settime setdate ping
logout ver log help
trace traceon traceoff tracelp
traceclr broadcast disable

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6.2.2.3 Explanation on various Commands

•••• help: Displays list of all the commands.
Usage: help [command]

•••• show: Displays the number of attached clients in both wireless and wired LAN.
Similar to the “Bridge Table Report” screen of the Web Management Utility.

a. Usage: show [A | G | S]

- A: List of all known clients attached via wireless LAN.

- G: List of all known clients attached via wired LAN.

- S: List of all wireless stations.

b. The result of the command is list providing the following information.

- Net ID: IEEE network address of the client.

- State: Current relationship of client with AP

(Associated, Disconnected, Detected, is bridging, bridged, Local AP, Unknown).

- Channel: Radio channel.

- Power: Whether the power of the client is on or off. (On, Off)

- Current AP: The Access Point with which the unit is associated.

- IP address: IP address of the client.

• time: Displays the current date and time and those of last restarted time.

• settime: Sets the system time.

Usage: “settime HH(hours):MM(minutes):SS(seconds)”

• setdate: Sets the system date.

Usage: “setdate MM(month):DD(date):YY(year)”

• config: Displays the current system settings for configuration. Note that if a configuration

change has been made which requires a system restart to take effect, both the old and the new
values will be shown.

• stats: Displays traffic statistics. Statistics are displayed for the last 10 second interval. T o
view the cumulative total, use the command line of “stats c”.

• logout: After this command has been issued the user must re-enter the password before any
more commands can be issued.

• ver: Displays version information about the Access Point software.

• restart: Reinitializes the SWL-2000AP.

• ping: Issues an ICMP Echo request (PING) to the specified IP address.

Usage: “ping xxx.xxx. xxx.xxx [yy]”

(Here, “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” is the de stination IP addre ss and yy option will make this ping command
executed indefinitely.)

• nid: nid is the unique number of wireless LAN card, which is also called “MAC Address”.
Usage: “nid [add | delete] 123456789abc NAME” / “nid list”

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(Here, “123456789abc” is the new NID value and “NAME” is a text string up to 9

characters with no space in between.)

• trace: Displays the contents of the trace buffer. This command does NOT clear the trace
buffer so that issuing the command twice will produce the same result.

• traceclr: Clears the entries which have been read by the trace command.

• tracelp: Displays a continuously updated log to the screen. To exit, press <Ctrl+C>.

Usage: “tracelp” : Updates the display every 5 seconds.
“tracelp Q” : Updates the display every second.
“tracelp S” : Updates the display every minute.

• traceon: Activates tracing for certain events. (Refer to “traceoff”)

• traceoff: Deactivates tracing for certain events.

Usage: “traceoff <specifier> <specifier>”
Here, specifier is of the following strings:

- “br+” : Traces new entries in the bridge table.

- “br-” : Traces bridge table entries which age out.

- “IP+” : Traces new TCP/IP address.

- “sys” : Traces authenticate, associate, WIN/LOSE negotiations (roaming).

- “all” : Turns off or on tracing of all events.
Default specifier Combinations are like the following:

- “traceon sys”

- “traceoff br+ br- IP+”

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7. Miscellaneous Features

7.1 Connection Check

7.1.1 When successfully connected to Network through AP

On task bar at the bottom of window, you will see a monitor-like SWL-2000E icon, which is colored blue. The
icon looks like the following. (The rightmost one)

7.1.2 When failed to connect to Network through AP

On task bar at the bottom of window, you will see a monitor-like SWL-2000E icon with “red X” through it.
The icon looks like the following. (The rightmost one)

7.2 Performance & AP Information Check

After you make sure if the connection is successfully made, double click on the icon and the following box
will appear to display the AP’s current performance regarding transmitting and receiving and some basic AP
information including ESS ID, AP name, and its status. This is also used to check which AP the client is
currently using when the auto join option is selected.

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7.3 Brief Troubleshooting

If you encounter some problems while installation, please try one or more of the followings.

• Check the driver configuration if the driver you are using is the correct one for your networking environment.

• Reboot with the Adapter inserted.

• Completely remove and reinstall the Adapter and driver.

• A common problem is a driver/firmware version mismatch. If the driver fails to find the card, this is often

the case. Inform this to your retailer and try to install with different combination of driver and firmware.

• Check the resources used by the card to make sure no resource is being used by another device in your
system.
(To see your resources setup , right click on My Computer icon, click on Propert ies, go to Devic e Manager tab,
and click on Properties. The windows will display I/O Address, IRQ, DMA Channel and Memory ranges
occupied on your system.)

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7.4 Specifications

7.4.1 Physical Specifications

PC Interface PCMCIA
Dimensions(L*W*H) 106*54*5mm
Weight 37g
Temperature:

- Operating 0 to 50 ºC (maximum humidity 95%)

- Storage -10 to 60 ºC
Power Characteristics:

- Receive Mode 320mA

- Transmit Mode 710mA

- Power Supply 5V

SWL-2000E

7.4.2 Radio Characteristics

Frequency 2412 to 2462 MHz
Modulation Method Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum - QPSK
Tx/Rx Switching Speed 2µs
Output Power +20.5dBm
Operating Range :

- Open Space Max. 400m(1330ft)

- Semi Open Space Max. 80m(260ft)

- Closed Space Max. 35m(110ft)

7.4.3 Network Characteristics

Compatibility IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LAN
Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA
Supported OS MS-DOS, MS Windows95/98, Window NT 3.51 and 4.0

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