SAMSUNG MagicLAN SWL-2300M/N/P User Manual (Rev. 1.
Table of Contents 1. MagicLAN Installation ……………...………..……………………………………...….10 1.1 Introduction ..………..…………………...……………………………………….…10 1.2 Technical Background ………………………………………………..………...…10 1.3 MagicLAN Overview….…………………...……………….….……….…..……....12 2. Before the Installation ………………………………………………………..……….....14 2.1 What is in your Package …………………………………………………….….…..14 2.2 System Requirement ……………………………………..…………………….…...14 2.3 Preparations For Installation……………………………..…………………….…...14 3.
5.2.3 The ‘Site Survey’ button…………………….……………………...……..53 5.2.4 Statistics………………...……….………………...…….….…....………..53 5.3 General Settings……………….………..…………...….……………..…….….……54 5.3.1 The ‘DHCP’ button…….………………………………………….…..….54 5.3.2 The ‘Options’ button…………………….…………………….……….….55 5.4 Version……………………………………………………….……………..…….55 6. Troubleshooting ………………………………………………......…….……….…….
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Notice 2 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. Important Safety Information l 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.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
11Mbps Hi gh Rate 802.11b Wi rel ess LAN Mi ni PCI Card Specifications Model Nam e SW L-2 3 0 0 M Syst em I nt erface MiniPCI Spec 1.0 ( Ty pe 3B For m Fact or ) Frequency Band 2 . 4 0 0 ~ 2 . 4 8 3 5 GHz( Subj ect t o local r egulat ions) Operat ing Volt age 3.3Vdc ( ± 5% ) Receive m ode : 315m A ( Typical) Current Consum pt ion Transm it m ode: 360m A ( Typical) Data Rate 1, 2, 5.
Copyright Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 11Mbps Hi gh Rate 802.11b Wi rel ess LAN PCI Card Specifications M ode l N a m e SWL- 2300P Sy st e m I n t e r f a ce PCI Sp ec 2.2 Fr e q u e n cy Ba n d 2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz( Subj ect t o local r egulat ions) 1∼11ch( U.
Copyright Samsung Electro -Mechanics Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 11Mbps Hi gh Rate 802.11b Wi rel ess LAN PC Card Specifications Model Nam e SW L-2 3 0 0 N Syst em I nt erface Car dBus Spec 7. 0 Frequency Band 2 . 4 0 0 ~ 2 . 4 8 3 5 GHz( Subj ect t o local r egulat ions) Ope r a t ing Volt age 3.3V± 5% Receive : 245m A ( Typical) , Transm it : 310m A ( Typical) Current Consum pt ion Pow er Sav e: 40m A ( Ty pical) Data Rate 1, 2, 5.
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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.
the operating mode by installing the supplied network driver. • 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.
• Roaming Roaming is a service that allows wireless clients to use the network in motion by 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.
• The MagicLAN supports DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) physical layer. This is a radio technique, which scrambles the data prior to transmission and uses a correlation technique on receiver to improve the signal to noise ratio and makes it possible to 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.
2. Before the Installation The following section will assist you in installing your WLAN Adapter successfully. You will install the SWL-2300M/N/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.
3. MagicLAN Installation For Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP We will explain the installation method for SWL-2300M/N/P (MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card) . 3.1 Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: 1. 2. 3. 4. Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. You should install the Wireless LAN Card (SWL-2300M/N/P). Install the software using the Installation CD.
You can find the “SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/Cardbus(SWL-2300)” 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.
If screen message ‘Do you want to restart your Computer now’ will pop up, select Yes. 6. After rebooting your computer, right click on the My Computer using the mouse and click Properties. 7. Check for the SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/Cardbus(SWL-2300) 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 section 3.7) 8.
OK.( If you want, you can install the NetBEUI protocol.) 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.
computer by other users connected to that network by setting the appropriate options. 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.
< 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-2300M/N/P MiniPCI/PCMCIA/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.
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.
3.3 Installation Procedure of Windows ME Please follow the following steps one by one to install the MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card successfully. < Method 1 - Inserting card first > 1. Insert the MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card into the slot of your computer. 2. Power on your computer and allow Windows ME to load fully. 3. “Add New Hardware Wizard” is appeared and the system looks for “PCI Network Controller”. Check if “Search for the best driver for your device(recommended)” is selected.
is not successful. Select the Adapter and click on Remove. Restart your computer after uninstalling the driver. (See the Adapter Removal in section 3.7) 7. Right click on the Network Neighborhood using the mouse. Select Properties from the pop up menu. The network box appears and you see three main tabs: Configuration, Identification and Access Control. 8. Click on the configuration tab and then click on the add button. Select Network Component Type box appears.
10. 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. 11. 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.
12. Screen message ‘Do you want to restart your Computer now?’ will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and will restart. 13. 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. 14. You can set up Wireless LAN environment by our utility program provided.
automatically. Then, click on the ‘Install MagicLAN Driver’. 2. You can see the pictures of Wireless LAN Cards by model name.(SWL-2300M/N/P MiniPCI/PCMCIA/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. 4. After installing driver, shut down your computer and insert card. And power on the computer.
5. The system recognize the Wireless LAN Card. 6. The other procedures are same to 5˜ 14 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 will recognize the card automatically during installation .
3.5 Installation Procedure of Windows 2000 Please follow the following steps one by one to install the MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI card successfully. < Method 1 - Inserting card first > 1. Insert the MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card into slot of your computer. 2. Power on your computer and allow Windows 2000 to load fully. 3. Found New Hardware Wizard appeared and the system looks for “Network Controller”.
6. Check for the SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/Cardbus(SWL-2300) on the Device Manger of a Computer Management in the Administrative Tools . If you find the Yellow sign on the adapter, it shows the installation is not successful. In this case, select the adapter and click on Remove. Restart your computer after uninstalling the driver to make the changes effective. (See the Adapter Removal in section 3.7) 7.
8. Click on the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address for your computer. Set the IP value, Gateway value, DNS value. After setting these parameters appropriately, click OK to return to Network Component Type. 9. You can select the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks options to allow the Access to your computer by other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options. Click on OK. 10.
11. You should reboot the computer to use our utility properly in the NT-based OSs(Windows NT4.0, 2000, XP). 12. After rebooting your computer, you can set up Wireless LAN environment by our utility program provided. Refer to ‘Chapter 4’ in this manual. < 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.
4. After installing driver, shut down your computer and insert Wireless LAN card. And power on the computer. 5. The system recognize the Wireless LAN Card. 6. The other procedures are same to 6˜ 12 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.
3.6 Installation Procedure of Windows XP Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card successfully. < Method 1 - Inserting card first > 1. Insert the MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card into slot of your computer. 2. Power on your computer and allow Windows XP to load fully. 3. “Found New Hardware Wizard” appeared and the system looks for “Network Controller”. Insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD-ROM Drive. 4.
Yellow sign on the adapter, it shows the installation is not successful. In this case, select the adapter and click on Remove. Restart your computer after uninstalling the driver to make the changes effective. (See the Adapter Removal in section 3.7) 7. Of the icons displayed on the right bottom of desktop, click on icon Wireless Network Connection. stated 8. When you are using DHCP, just select the AP that you want to connect in the Connect to Wireless Network above. 9.
10. Next, move to the General Tab. After the double click the “Internet Protocol(TCP /IP)”, set the IP value, Gateway value and DNS value and click on OK. All will be done by clicking on OK once more.
< 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-2300M/N/P MiniPCI/PCMCIA/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. 4. After installing driver, shut down your computer and insert Wireless LAN card. And power on the computer. 5. The system recognize the Wireless LAN Card. If Found New Hardware Wizard appears, just click Next . 6.The other procedures are same to 6˜ 10 of< Method 1 - Inserting card first > Cf.) The third method : You can combine ‘Method 1’ with ‘Method 2’.
box(“Do you want to scan for hardware changes?”). The function is same to the “Refresh” in the Device Manager. [ Use of Our company’s Utility in Windows XP ] You can also set up the Wireless LAN by the our company’s utility program instead of Windows XP’ utility program. 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.
3.6 Update of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver 1. After inserting the MagicLAN Installation CD, click the Install MagicLAN Driver and select the Card and Operating System that you want to update in. 2. If selection box appears, select ‘Reinstall MagicLAN Software’ between ‘Remove’ and ‘Reinstall’. 3.7 Removal of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver (Adapter Removal) Click like followings : -> All Programs -> MagicLAN -> MagicLAN Driver -> Remove Mi niPCI Card adapter.
(Utility Removal) Click like followings : -> All Programs -> MagicLAN -> MagicLAN Utility -> Remove Utility Uninstall. Select ‘Remove Configuration Utility Software’ and click Next . (cf) If you want to just remove the WLAN Card from the PC, click and Stop SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/Cardbus(SWL-2300) Card icon the right bottom of your computer screen.
4. The Program For Setting MagicLAN 4.1 The concept of Profile - - TCP/IP settings for the fixed networks/Wired LAN have no problems, as they do not deal with the mobility. But in case of mobile equipments such as WLAN card, when WLAN client has moved from home to Office or vice-versa, the difficulty for using the old TCP/IP settings arises. The concept of profile makes it easy to use the same TCP/IP settings for WLAN cards regardless of the movement.
2. Input a profile name in Profile Name and description for your profile name in Description and click the NEXT button, the following window will appear. 3. Select the Operating Mode to use and click the NEXT button. Default operating mode is Infrastructure.
- Infrastructure Network is the structure that the communication between Wired LAN and Wireless LAN is feasible. Wireless client is possible to access to the other Network (include Internet) via Access Point. - Ad-hoc/802.11Ad-hoc Network support the communication among Wireless clients. Due to the support of communication among Wireless equipment, Ad-hoc Network doesn’t need Access Point. (cf. 802.11 ad-hoc is satisfied with the 802.11 specification) 4.
5. Select the WEP Mode and Click the Next button. - WEP Mode l This is security tool to protect your DATA from unauthorized users. l To use the function of WEP, The WEP key settings for client must be same to that of AP in the Infrastructure Mode, and the WEP key settings must be same for all clients in the Ad-hoc/802.11Ad-hoc Mode.
6. Enter a valid IP address. IP address can be allocated automatically. (cf. it is limited to users who use the DHCP server or ADSL connection). As only checked in “Manage TCP/IP together with Profile ”, IP address can be controlled in the Profile. This menu does not appear under MS Windows NT. Click NEXT to see the following window. 7. Showing you the settings selected so far. Click the Finish button. Check on this box. It will work on the system after clicking the Finish button.
8. Click the Profile name shown in the above window click the Apply button. The settings will be over. If the IP address entered in the system settings is different than the IP address selected under profile name, system IP settings will be changed without rebooting your system.
5. The main configuration of Program During the installation of your SAMSUNG WLAN Card, configuration utility is also installed. You can see the icon at the right bottom of your screen. Double clicking that icon will show you the screen as shown below. The following describes the meanings of variables shown in the WLAN configuration. l Profile: The arbitrary designation by user. It is the profile name to distinguish each Profile.
l WEP: Security tool to be used for encryption/decryption of data to be exchanged between clients or between clients and AP. It denies the authorized access to network if WEP is enabled. l Power Saving: The Power Saving Mode that prolongs the life of battery. l Physical Address: It is the Physical address of WLAN card being used by user. This is also the MAC address of the WLAN card. l IP Address: Address used to send data from one computer to another to create the network of several computers.
5.1.2 The ‘Apply’ button Select and click a Profile to be used, then the saved or modified profile settings will be used for configuring your WLAN card. 5.1.3 The ‘Edit’ button Clicking the Edit button or the Profile name that was created previously, you can modify that Profile. - Click the WEP button to set the security.
1. First of all, select the ‘40 bit’. 2. Input a certain value (ex. test1 etc) in the ‘Passphrase’ and click the Generate button. Then it will make four values of keys automatically. 3. Then you set the same value to the WEP of AP. (cf.
- You can set the ‘Power Saving’ and ‘Threshold’ with clicking the Advanced button. 1. Power Saving Mode saves the Battery. (cf.. it can give a lowing of efficiency according to 802.11Specification) 2. RTS/CTS Threshold Mode is better used in the place surrounded with much RF interference. - Click the TCP/IP to input the IP directly or receive IP automatically. 5.1.4 The ‘Delete’ button Select a profile and click on Delete button to remove that profile.
5.2 Status 5.2.1 The ‘Current Status’ button It shows the current state of the WLAN card. (Refer to the ‘ The main configuration of Program’) 5.2.
It shows the current state of AP. (You can see the IP address changed by the Get Status button) l l l l l l l Model: It shows the name of model. Version: It shows the version of AP. Description: It is the name of AP designated by AP manager during AP setup. NAT: It shows whether the private IP address (NAT server) is enabled or not. DHCP: It shows whether the DHCP sever is enabled or not. Clients number: It shows the number of users currently connected with the AP.
l l l l Signal: It shows the connection state of Stations with AP or Master Station. Rate: It shows the Tx Data rates. WEP: It shows security state with the AP. BSSID: It represents the Physical Address of AP in the Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode. l Channel: It shows the currently used channel number. 5.2.4 Statistics It shows the state of the data transmission.
- It works when it is enabled. - The Get Status button shows the updated information obtained from the DHCP server. - The Release DHCP button releases the IP Address that was received from the DHCP server. - The Renew DHCP button is for receiving the IP Address from the DHCP server. 5.3.2 The ‘Options’ button - If you disable the check from the ‘Sound Enable’, you cannot hear the sound whenever you click.
- You can see the Driver and Firmware version for your WLAN card currently in use. Click the Website to get more information about WLAN. 6. Troubleshooting To make the installation of SAMSUNG WLAN Card more users friendly, we have suggested following the installation steps one by one as listed in the section 3 and section 4.
If TCP/IP setting is not properly established , you can’t connect to the network. A. Check TCP/IP setting. When you are using DHCP server, if allocated IP is insufficient, you can’t use network. In a case like this, please ask the network manager. Q. A system identify the Wireless LAN Card, but I can’t connect the network. If there’s many network adapter in the system, wireless LAN may not work properly. A. Open Device Manager and set disable the unused network adapter(PPP adapter ,etc.
