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MagicLAN

SWL-2300M/N/P

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Page 1 SAMSUNG MagicLAN SWL-2300M/N/P User Manual (Rev. 1.0)
Page 2: Table Of Contents
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. MagicLAN Installation for Windows 9 8 S E / M E / 2 0 0 0 / X P … … … … … . 1 5 3.1 Installation Overview ……………………………………….……………….……...15 3.2 Installation Procedure of Windows 98SE ………………..….………….…..….15 3.3 Installation Procedure of Windows ME ………………..….………….…..….22...
Page 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 ………………………………………………..…….……….…….56...
Page 4 SAMSUNG Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. reserves the right to change this manual and the specifications to improve products without prior notice. So you can get the most recent software and user documentation for all MagicLAN products on our web site.
Page 5 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.
Page 6 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.
Page 7 11Mbps High Rate 802.11b Wireless LAN MiniPCI Card Specifications Model Name SWL-2300M System Interface MiniPCI Spec 1.0 (Type 3B Form Factor) Frequency Band 2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz(Subject to local regulations) ...
Page 10 Copyright Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. **** Table: The Operating Channels Channel Frequency Canada ETSI Spain France Japan 2412MHz 2417MHz 2422MHz 2427MHz 2432MHz 2437MHz 2442MHz 2447MHz 2452MHz 2457MHz 2462MHz 2467MHz 2472MHz 2484MHz...
Page 11: Magiclan Installation
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.
Page 12 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.
Page 13: Magiclan Overview
• 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.
Page 14 • The MagicLAN supports various network software. The network driver is provided to support network software such as Windows 98SE,ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows CE. • To get further information of Samsung MagicLAN WLAN Card, please visit our website at http://www.magiclan.com...
Page 15: Before The Installation
• SWL-2300M/N/P(MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card) • External Antenna (SWL-2300P) • Samsung MagicLAN Installation CD 2.2 System Requirement • Operating System: 98/98SE,ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows CE • Computer System (both Laptop and Desktop) with a CD-ROM drive • For Desktop PCI Card (SWL-2300P): The computer system should have PCI slot.
Page 16: Magiclan Installation For Windows 9 8 S E / M E / 2 0 0 0 / X
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. Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. 2.
Page 17 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.
Page 18 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.
Page 19 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.
Page 20 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.
Page 21 < 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).
Page 22 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.
Page 23: Installation Procedure Of Windows Me
Controller”. Check if “Search for the best driver for your device(recommended)” is selected. Insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. 4. Press ‘NEXT’ and you can find the “SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/Cardbus(SWL- 2300) ” . And the system will copy driver files.
Page 24 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.
Page 25 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.
Page 26 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”...
Page 27 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.
Page 28 5. The system recognize the Wireless LAN Card. 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.
Page 29: Installation Procedure Of Windows 2000
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. Ins ert the MiniPCI/PCMCIA/PCI Card into slot of your computer. Power on your computer and allow Windows 2000 to load fully. Found New Hardware Wizard appeared and the system looks for “Network Controller”.
Page 30 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.
Page 31 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.
Page 32 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. <...
Page 33 After installing driver, shut down your computer and insert Wireless LAN card. And power on the computer. The system recognize the Wireless LAN Card. 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.
Page 34: Installation Procedure Of Windows Xp
5. Now driver files are fully installed to start the Wireless LAN Card’s operation. 6. Check for the SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/PCI Cardbus(SWL-2300) on Computer Management in the Administrative Tools of the Control Panel. If you find the...
Page 35 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.
Page 36 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 37 < 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).
Page 38 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 .
Page 39 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’...
Page 40: Update Of Magiclan Wireless Lan Card Driver
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. If selection box appears, select ‘Reinstall MagicLAN Software’ between ‘Remove’ and ‘Reinstall’.
Page 41 Stop SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/Cardbus(SWL-2300) Card icon the right bottom of your computer screen. Then you remove the WLAN Card after clicking the OK button on the message, ‘SAMSUNG WLAN MiniPCI/Cardbus(SWL-2300) Card can now be safely removed from the system’...
Page 42: The Program For Setting Magiclan
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.
Page 43 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. Select the Operating Mode to use and click the NEXT button. Default operating mode is Infrastructure.
Page 44 - 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.
Page 45 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.
Page 46 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.
Page 47 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.
Page 48: The Main Configuration Of Program
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.
Page 49: 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.
Page 50: The 'Apply' Button
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.
Page 51 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. If you use the WLAN made from other company, you must set the same values in the four keys)
Page 52: The 'Delete' Button
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.
Page 53: Status
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’) 5.2.2 The ‘AP Status’...
Page 54: The 'Site Survey' Button
It shows the current state of AP. (You can see the IP address changed by the Get Status button) l Model: It shows the name of model. l Version: It shows the version of AP. l Description: It is the name of AP designated by AP manager during AP setup. l NAT: It shows whether the private IP address (NAT server) is enabled or not.
Page 55: Statistics
l Signal: It shows the connection state of Stations with AP or Master Station. l Rate: It shows the Tx Data rates. l WEP: It shows security state with the AP. l BSSID: It represents the Physical Address of AP in the Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode.
Page 56: The 'Options' Button
- 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. ...
Page 57: Troubleshooting
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. Still you...
Page 58 A. Open Device Manager and set disable the unused network adapter(PPP adapter ,etc.) by clicking right mouse. Q. I want to use Samsung client utility in the Windows XP. But, we can’t set up correctly. A. Windows XP provides each configuration utility of LAN and Wireless LAN by OS in itself. In case of this, you must select the “Manage the Wireless Control by this utility under WinXP”...

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