SMC Networks SMC2755W - Manual

1 EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT I NTRODUCTION SMC’s EZ Connect 802.11a Wireless Access Point (SMC2755W) is an access point that provides transparent, wireless high speed data communications between the wired LAN (and/or within the wireless network) and fixed, portable or mobile dev...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 2 Please register this product and upgrade the product warranty at www.smc.com. Please inform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing or damaged parts. If possible, retain the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them again to ...

I NTRODUCTION 3 Applications The EZ Connect Wireless products offer a high speed, reliable, cost-effective solution for 10/100Mbps wireless Ethernet client access to the network in applications such as: • Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation • D...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 4 LED Indicators The Wireless Access Point includes three status LED indicators, as described in the following figure and table. LED Status Description Power On Indicates the power is being supplied. Flashing Indicates -• running a self-test• loading s...

I NTRODUCTION 5 System Requirements Before you install the Wireless Access Point, be sure you can meet the following requirements: • An A/C power outlet (100~240 V, 50~60 Hz) which will supply power for the Access Point • An available RJ-45 (UTP) port on a 10/100Mbps Ethernet hub or switch • 802.11a...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 6 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION SMC2755W - Top Panel 1. Select the Site – Choose a proper place for your SMC2755W Wireless Access Point. In general, the best location is at the center of your wireless coverage area, within line of sight to all wireless devic...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 8 S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION The CD-ROM that comes with the package contains a utility program for the EZ Connect Wireless Access Point. Any updates can be downloaded from SMC’s Web site at: http://www.smc.com Note: Check the SMC website for more support o...

9 Windows Installation (98/2000/Me/NT/XP) 1. Insert the CD-ROM that comes with the package into the CD-ROM drive on your PC, and then enter the following command: “D:\utility\setup.” Follow the on-screen instructions to install the utility program. 2. After you finish the installed utility, choose “...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 10 5. The Web management window will appear. You can also manually launch a web browser from a PC and enter the IP address that is assigned to the SMC2755W. The SMC2755W 802.11a AP Web-based configuration page will be displayed. Setup Wizard 1. To acce...

S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION 15 Advanced Setup Click the “Advanced setup” on the right bottom corner to display additional information about the Access Point configuration as shown below:

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 16 Note: The “Advanced Setup” screen allows you to view and change the current configurations of the Access Point. After modifying the configuration parameters, you must click on the “Apply” button to save the changes. The new settings will not take ef...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 18 Note: During “Normal Mode,” the channel bandwidth is 20MHz. During “Turbo Mode,” the channel bandwidth is increased to 40MHz. However, there will only be three channels available when the “Turbo Mode” is enabled (Only 1 channel in Japan). Performanc...

S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION 19 Synchronization In order to obtain transmission, the Access Point and connected clients need to be synchronized. Beacon Interval (20-1000) : Set the interval value of beacon between synchronized frames. These synchronous frames also contain indication of frames that need to...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 20 The DTIM is the interval between two synchronous frames with broadcast information. If you set the value to 2, the access point will save all multicast frames for the BSS and forward them after every second beacon. Having smaller DTIM intervals deli...

S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION 23 Encryption Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this device to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WEP setting must be the same on each client in your wireless network. For more secure data transmission, you may set the WEP to prevent unaut...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 26 SNMP Use this screen to display and enter a community string for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). To communicate with the Access Point, the SNMP agent must first be enabled, and the Network Management Station must submit a valid commun...

S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION 27 Factory Default Use the “Restore” button to load the factory default configuration and reboot this device. Note that all user configured information will be lost. You will also have to re-enter the password to regain management access to this device. Upgrade Firmware Click ...

28 Access Point Status In the “AP Status” page, click the appropriate hyperlink to view the Access Point configuration, Access Point SME statistics (station association information), or Access Point (transmit and receive) statistics. AP Configuration View the access point configuration

S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION 29 AP SME (Station Management Entity) View the station association information AP Statistics View the transmit and receive statistics Connected Station Status In the “Station Status” page, click the appropriate hyperlink to view the station configuration, station SME statistic...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 32 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING SMC’s EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration as well as an integrated configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LANs. The SMC wireless network cards, adapters, access po...

N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING 33 Network Topologies Ad-hoc Wireless LAN (no AP or Bridge) An ad-hoc wireless LAN consists of a group of computers, each equipped with a wireless adapter, connected via radio signals as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific ad-hoc wireless LAN mu...

34 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMC2755W can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wired/wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consists of a group of wireless PC users, and an access point that is directly connected...

N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING 35 Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communications domain for each Wireless Access Point. For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) for the wireless card to the B...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 36 T ROUBLESHOOTING Check the following items before you contact SMC Technical Support. 1. If mobile users do not have roaming access to the SMC2755W Wireless Access Point, check the following: Make sure that all the SMC2755Ws and wireless devices in t...

EZ C ONNECT ™ 802.11 A W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT 38 S PECIFICATIONS Model SMC2755W Maximum Channels US & Canada: 8 (normal mode), 3 (turbo mode)Japan: 5 (normal mode), 1 (turbo mode) Maximum Clients 64 Operating Range Up to 1,650 feet Data Rate Normal Mode: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps per c...

T ERMINOLOGY 43 T ERMINOLOGY The following is a list of terminology that is used in this document. Access Point – An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc – An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with LAN adapters, connected as an independen...