Samsung MagicLAN SWL-2100N, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 SAMSUNG MagicLAN SWL 2100N User Manual Rev 1 4 ...

Page 2: ...on Procedure of Windows NT4 0 26 3 5 Installation Procedure of Windows 2000 37 3 6 Installation Procedure of Windows XP 42 3 7 Installation Procedure of Windows CE 48 3 8 Update of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver 56 3 9 Removal of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver 56 4 The Program for setting MagicLAN 58 4 1 The concept of Profile 58 4 2 Installation Procedure 58 5 The main configuration of Prog...

Page 3: ...3 5 2 4 Statistics 71 5 3 General Settings 71 5 3 1 The DHCP button 71 5 3 2 The Options button 72 5 4 Version 73 6 Troubleshooting 74 ...

Page 4: ...l 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 All other brand and product names are trademarks of registered trademarks of their respective holders http www MagicLAN com Service Dept Tel 82 31 218 2416 8 9 20 Fax 82 31 218 2431 Sales Dept America Tel 82 31 218 2407 9 11 Fax 82...

Page 5: ...le products z Use only accessories approved by the WLAN Card manufacturer for use with this particular W LAN Card The use of any other types will invalidate any approval or warranty applying to the WLAN Card and may be dangerous z Use only the region settings appropriate for the area where the WLAN Card is used at the present time Using the card in any other region or with an incorrect region sett...

Page 6: ... Dual antennas supporting diversity Available Drivers Linux Microsoft Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CE Standards IEEE 802 11b Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Temperature Range Operating 0 55 32 131 Storage 25 70 13 158 Humidity 10 to 90 Non condensing Operating Range Open Space 150m 500ft at 11Mbps 200m 660ft at 2Mbps 1024 bytes file transfer Closed Office 30m 100ft at 11Mbps 50m 160ft at 2Mbps Dimension...

Page 7: ...perating 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 9 2452MHz 10 2457MHz 11 2462MHz 12 2467MHz 13 2472MHz 14 2484MHz ...

Page 8: ...hree physical characteristics for WLAN 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 of end user licenses In order for wireless devices to be inte...

Page 9: ...s 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 BSS A BSS A BSS A BSS A BSS B BSS B BSS B BSS B Server Server ...

Page 10: ...is a short message containing the ESS ID that will be broadcast roughly ten times a second When the wireless station hears a beacon and 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 listeni...

Page 11: ... users on the network The SWL 2100N both for Laptop PC and Desktop PC is small and portable as a roaming function is provided for users who need network services while maintaining mobility The MagicLAN supports various network software The network driver is provided to support network software such as Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 98 98SE ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows CE To get furth...

Page 12: ... for use Here is the list of what you should have in your package SWL 2100N PC Card Samsung MagicLAN Installation CD 2 2 System Requirement Operating System Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 98SE 98 Windows ME Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows CE Laptop Computer with a CD ROM drive Laptop Computer that have a PCMCIA slot extra IRQs and I O address 2 3 Preparations For Installation You have to p...

Page 13: ...d to communicate on your network Most likely you will need the TCP IP protocol 3 2 Installation Procedure of Windows 98 Please follow the following steps one by one to install the PC card successfully Method 1 Inserting card first 1 Insert the PC Card into the PCMCIA slot of your computer 2 Add New Hardware Wizard appeared and the system looks for SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN Card Press NEXT button and che...

Page 14: ...ind the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card and now it is ready to install our software 4 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 ...

Page 15: ...lling the driver See the Adapter Removal in section 3 9 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 Click on the Protocol then click the Ad...

Page 16: ...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 ...

Page 17: ...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 ...

Page 18: ... 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 2000 2100N E PC Card Click on the model name to install it s driver 3 Click on Operation System in the right screen in which you want to install driver ...

Page 19: ...to 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 Notice that if you install a card after removing it in a Device Manager you have to mark the check box Do you want to scan for hardware changes The function is same to the Refresh in ther De...

Page 20: ...ected Insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD ROM drive 3 You can find the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card And the system will copy driver files You may require Windows ME CD You can click Yes in the Digital Signature Not Found Message box 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 selec...

Page 21: ...ood 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 7 Click on the configuration tab and then click on the add button Select Network Component Type box appears Click on the Protocol then click the Add button 8 Select Network Protocols box appears From the list of manufactures click on Microso...

Page 22: ...ting 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 10 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 ...

Page 23: ...stalled You can click Install Configuration Utility to install our utility Choose the appropriate language when a context box appeared to choose utility s language 13 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 auto...

Page 24: ...name SWL 2000 2100N E PC 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 insert card You can click Yes in the Digital Signature Not Found Message box ...

Page 25: ... 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 Notice that if you install a card after removing it in a Device Manager you have to mark the check box Do you want to scan for hardware changes The function is same to the Refresh in ther Device Manager ...

Page 26: ... When Windows NT networking is not installed and When Windows NT networking is already installed CASE1 When Windows NT networking is not installed 1 Since there is no Windows NT networking installed yet you should install your driver manually To do so click on Start in task bar go to Settings and then to Control Panel 2 Under Control Panel double click on Network icon 3 Since there is no Windows N...

Page 27: ...y Insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD ROM drive Type in D nt40 Where D is the CD drive of your computer in the blank and click on OK 6 In Select OEM Option box you will see SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card and select the correct card type and click on OK You confirm the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card on the next message box Click on NEXT ...

Page 28: ...select TCP IP Protocol among these network protocols at least 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 ...

Page 29: ... i386 directory are copied and you may be prompted the same box to ask you to specify where NT files are once more Since it is looking for some files form the MagicLAN Installation CD insert your MagicLAN Installation CD in CD drive and type D nt40 in the blank location and click on continue 12 Card Setup box may appear Set each parameters Interrupt I O Network mode ESSID and Tx rate etc for the p...

Page 30: ...r not using DHCP If you select the DHCP option for TCP IP you do not need to set the values 14 If you select the No enter the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS values respectively and then click on OK 15 Binding properties will pop up Click on NEXT ...

Page 31: ...w it is ready for starting network Click on NEXT 17 You can assign Workgroup Domain name And click on NEXT 18 Click on the Finish and it will ask you whether you want to restart your computer or not Click on No ...

Page 32: ...ur utility properly in the NT based OSs Windows NT4 0 2000 XP 22 You can set up Wireless LAN environment by our utility program provided Refer to Chapter 4 in this manual CASE2 When Windows NT networking is already installed 1 Since there is no Windows NT networking installed yet you should install your driver manually To do so click on start in task bar go to Settings and then to Control Panel 2 ...

Page 33: ...D nt40 Where D is the CD drive of your computer in the blank and click on OK 6 In Select OEM Option box you will see SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card and select the correct card type and click on OK You confirm the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card on the next message box Click on Next 7 Card Setup box may appear Set each parameters Interrupt I O Network mode ESSID and Tx rate etc for the proper LAN card con...

Page 34: ...ick on Bindings 10 Click on the Protocols Select TCP IP Protocol and click Properties 11 You can select either DHCP or Static for the IP address If you select DHCP you do not need to specify the IP address In case of Static enter IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway respectively ...

Page 35: ...atter After you add the TCP IP protocol click on the OK once more System will ask you whether you want to restart your computer or not Click on NO Now your network is established successfully 15 You have to insert the MagicLAN Installation CD to be automatically installed 16 You can click Install Configuration Utility to install our utility Choose the appropriate language when a context box appear...

Page 36: ...36 18 You can set up Wireless LAN environment by our utility program provided Refer to Chapter 4 in this manual ...

Page 37: ...f Search for the best driver for your device recommended is slected and then press NEXT button Insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD ROM drive You can ignore the MagicLAN Utility s screen of the CD ROM 3 Mark the CD ROM drivers tap and then press NEXT You can find the INF file and now it is ready to install our software 4 Press NEXT and system will copy driver files You can click Yes in ...

Page 38: ...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 9 6 Right click on the Network Places using the mouse and double click on the Local Area Connection and then click on Properties ...

Page 39: ...Access to your computer by other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options Click on OK 9 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 10 Y...

Page 40: ...e 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 2000 2100N E PC 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 ...

Page 41: ...h 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 Notice that if you install a card after removing it in a Device Manager you have to mark the check box Do you want to scan for hardware chang...

Page 42: ...find the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card and system will copy driver files During copying the driver files you can click Continue Anyway in the Hardware Installation Message box 4 Now driver files are fully installed to start the Wireless LAN Card s operation 5 Check for the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card on Computer Management in the Administrative Tools of the Control Panel If you find the Yellow sign ...

Page 43: ...select the AP that you want to connect in the Connect to Wireless Network above 8 To manually set your IP address WEP and some other configuration click on Advanced of the above picutre and then click Configure Available networks on the Wireless Networks Tab Set the SSID and parameters to be needed to modify and then clicking on OK The AP that you selected will be displayed on the Preferred Networ...

Page 44: ...44 9 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 ...

Page 45: ...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 2100N PC Card Click on the model name to install it s driver ...

Page 46: ... are same to 5 9 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 Notice that if you install a card after rem...

Page 47: ...ose utility s language You should reboot the computer to use our utility properly in the NT based OSs Win NT Win 2000 Win XP If you click the icon on the right bottom of the desktop you can see the current state of the Wireless LAN Click on Option of the General settings on the bottom of the Utility and mark Manage the Wireless Control by this utility under WinXP For more details refer to Chapter ...

Page 48: ...lation CD from Host PC 1 Connect PDA and host PC that has CD ROM using ActiveSync During the connection choose No as shown in below picture If you can see the second picture shown below the connection is thought to succeed Note You can find the connection process of ActiveSync from the manual of you PDA However you can find a latest version of ActiveSync program from Misrosoft website shwon below ...

Page 49: ...that you just want to install 4 Click an operating system of your PDA shown in the right box Note When you start to install just make sure the version of WindowsCE and check whether you PDA system is Handheld PC HPC or PocketPC PPC If such information is not correct utility program may not operate well To check the version of WindowsCE ...

Page 50: ...ight for PPC Handheld PC Pocket PC 5 Now MagicLAN installation program starts to operate Just click OK to proceed until the end of installation C Network Setup of PDA C 1 HPC HandheldPC 1 After finishing installation as shown in B insert MagicLAN card into appropriate slot of PDA Then a dialog box appears as shown below Type IP address and DNS information into the dialog box ...

Page 51: ... installation as shown in 2 insert MagicLAN card into appropriate slot of PDA Then a dialog box appears as shown below Type IP address and DNS information into the dialog box 2 Click shortcut shown below to execute utility program D Using Utility Program Utility program is executed shown below ...

Page 52: ...automatically However if network mode is ad hoc the channel value of wireless client should be set to be the same as that of another wireless client to connect MAC Address represents a unique MAC address of MagicLAN card Network Mode infrastructure to connect other wireless clients through AP 802 11Ad hoc Ad hoc to connect other wireless clients as a peer to peer method More specific explanation i...

Page 53: ...MagicLAN cards in this mode 802 11 Ad hoc is used to connect wireless client in network without AP You can connect in this mode to wireless LAN cards other than MagicLAN cards that comply with IEEE 802 11b standard D 2 3 Tx Rate You can choose wireless transmission rate Default is Fully Auto D 3 WEP Tab You can use WEP option to encrypt transmission data After setting WEP values click Write button...

Page 54: ...of WEP keys of AP to be different from those of wireless client communication will fail even though connection to AP succeeds Shared Only if the values of WEP keys of AP are the same as those of wireless client communication succeeds D 3 3 Pass phrase You can generate 40bit or 26bit WEP keys without entering all hex values using the same Pass Phrase between AP and wireless client After typing pass...

Page 55: ...55 D 4 About Tab You can see the version information of MagicLAN driver and utility program The number of version in this picture may be different from that of you product ...

Page 56: ...Card and Operationg System that you want to update in 2 If selection box appears select Reinstall MagicLAN Software between Remove and Reinstall 3 9 Removal of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver Adapter Removal Click like followings All Programs MagicLAN MagicLAN Driver Remove MiniPCI Card adapter Select Remove all MagicLAN Software and click Next ...

Page 57: ...Mbps WLAN PC Card icon the right bottom of your computer screen Then you remove the WLAN Card after clicking the OK button on the message SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN PC Card can now be safely removed from the system PC CARD PCMCIA Status icon Windows 98 Safely remove hardware icon Windows ME 2000 XP In the case of Windows NT4 0 right click on the Network Neighborhood using the mouse and eliminate the SAMS...

Page 58: ...in with ease if it were saved Saving the settings for WLAN and TCP IP as a Profile it is easy for user to select and use one of the saved profiles especially it can be used quickly without rebooting your computer while the settings for TCP IP is updated 4 2 Installation Procedure First time use of WLAN on your computer needs the following settings 1 Insert your WLAN card After clicking on the icon...

Page 59: ...n 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 ...

Page 60: ...1Ad 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 If you clicked on the Survey the above window will appear showing you Access Points or Stations Ad hoc that are able to connect now Select the AP that has the highest sign...

Page 61: ...authorized users z 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 5 Select the WEP Mode and Click the Next button ...

Page 62: ...ection 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 ...

Page 63: ...he 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 ...

Page 64: ... It represents the name of a group consisting of WLAN users only It is also called ESSID z Operating Mode There are three Modes Infrastructure Mode the connection among clients through an AP 802 11Ad hoc Ad hoc Mode direct connection among clients z BSSID It shows the Physical Address of WLAN card inserted in AP in the Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802 11 Ad hoc Mode z...

Page 65: ... other network z DNS It is the system that transforms the name of an Internet domain to the corresponding IP Address IP Address is actually needed to locate a computer server on the Internet z Adapter Name It shows the kind of WLAN card that the user is using now The following description is the fundamental installation of WLAN Card 5 1Profile You can modify your wireless environment four buttons ...

Page 66: ...n 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 Check a Generate WEP Key using Passphrase box and input a certain value ex ...

Page 67: ...n you set the same value to the WEP of AP cf If you use the WLAN made from other company you must set the same values in the four keys 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 ...

Page 68: ...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 ...

Page 69: ...tatus button It shows the current state of the WLAN card Refer to the The main configuration of Program 5 2 2 The AP Status button It shows the current state of AP You can see the IP address changed by the Get Status button ...

Page 70: ...mber of users currently connected with the AP z Internet connection It is the connection type with outer network LAN ADSL ISDN etc z IP Address It shows whether the IP address is from DHCP server or NAT server z Connected Status In case the connection type with the outside network is of ADSL CABLE type it shows the connection state between AP and ASP service z IP It is the IP address of the AP 5 2...

Page 71: ...ts the Physical Address of AP in the Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802 11 Ad hoc Mode z Channel It shows the currently used channel number 5 2 4 Statistics It shows the state of the data transmission You can regulate the graph to be see clearly with the settings of the MAX bps on the right side of bottom 5 3 General Settings 5 3 1 The DHCP button ...

Page 72: ...e 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 If you disable check from the Manage TCP IP together with profiles you cannot control TCP IP in the utility You can just modify TCP IP in the Network Neighborhood If you check the Do not show the Profile Wizard Welcome message Welcome message does n...

Page 73: ...73 5 4 Version You can see the Driver and Firmware version for your WLAN card currently in use Click the Website to get more information about WLAN ...

Page 74: ...EP string And you must use the same WEP key Please ask network manager about the Access Poing s WEP string and key A3 Check if you are in the range of the Access Point A4 Reinstall the driver using MagicLAN Software CD if driver dosen t work Q Samsung s tray icon in the task bar shows red color A This is same to above question Please refer to the above A1 A4 Q Link Status is excellent but I can t ...

Page 75: ...ocal server A In case of Windows 2000 please click Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections double click Click a right mouse button on the Local Area Connection menu and select Properties Then you need to double click NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol and then change Frame Type from Auto Detect to Ethernet 802 3 In case of Windows 98 please click Start Settin...