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Table of Contents

1.MagicLAN Installation ???????????????...?????????..??????????????????????????????????????????...???...8

1.1Introduction ..?????????..??????????????????..?????????????????????????????????????????????.???..8

1.2Technical Background ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????..?????????.???..???8

1.3MagicLAN Overview???.?????????????????????...??????????????????.???.?????????.???..??????....10

2.Before the Installation ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????..?????????.....12

2.1What is in your Package ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.???.???..12

2.2System Requirement ??????????????????????????????????????????..????????????????????????.???...12

2.3Preparations For Installation ?????????????????????????????????..????????????????????????.???...12

3.MagicLAN Installation for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/CE ?????????.????????????.13

3.1Installation Overview ?????????????????????????????????????????????.??????????????????.??????...13

3.2Installation Procedure of Windows 98 ??????????????????..???.????????????.???..???.13

3.3Installation Procedure of Windows ME ??????????????????..???.????????????.???..???.20

3.4Installation Procedure of Windows 2000 ??????????????????????????????...?????????26

3.5Installation Procedure of Windows XP ????????????..??????????????????...??????31

3.6Installation Procedure of Windows CE ?????????????????????.?????????.????????????...??????37

3.7Update of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver???????????????.???.??????.??????.......45

3.8Removal of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver ?????????????????????.???.??????.......45

4.The Program for setting MagicLAN..??????.???????????????????????????...?????????..?????????..???47

4.1The concept of Profile????????????????????????????????????????????????.?????????..???..??????..47

4.2Installation Procedure?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????...???.???.47

5.The main configuration of Program???????????????...?????????...???.????????????...????????????....53

5.1Profile???????????????????????????????????????????????????...???????????????..??????????????????.???54

5.1.1The ???New??? button????????????.???????????????????????????????????????..??????.??????...54

5.1.2The ???Apply??? button????????????..???????????????????????????????????????...?????????...54

5.1.3The ???Edit??? button????????????..???????????????????????????????????????????????????..???55

5.1.4The ???Delete??? button?????????..????????????????????????????????????????????????....???..57

5.2Status???????????????????????????...???????????????????????????????????????.?????????.???..???..???.57

5.2.1The ???Current Status??? button?????????.????????????????????????????????????...???......58

5.2.2The ???AP Status??? button..???.??????.????????????.???????????????????????????..??????..58

5.2.3The ???Site Survey??? button????????????????????????.????????????????????????...??????..59

5.2.4Statistics??????????????????...?????????.??????????????????...??????.???.???....?????????..59

Notice 1

This manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of SAMSUNG Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

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.

The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall 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.

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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

zRead these simple guidelines. Breaking the rules may be dangerous or illegal. SAMSUNG will not be responsible for any damages caused by breaking the rules.

zWLAN Card described in this document is approved for use in a wireless local area network.

zRemember to make backup copies of important data.

zWhen you are transferring data, keep your laptop computer stationary. Roaming between access points (APs) may break the connection.

zOnly qualified service personnel must repair the equipment.

zAll wireless devices may get interference, which could affect performance.

zUse approved accessories only. Do not connect incompatible products.

zUse 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.

zUse 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 setting is prohibited and may be illegal.

zOperation of any radio transmitting equipment, including a WLAN Card, may cause interference with the functionality of inadequately protected medical devices.

zDo not use the WLAN Card on aircraft.

zDo not use the WLAN Card at a refueling point.

zDo not use the WLAN Card near inflammable materials or chemicals.

zDo not use the WLAN Card where blasting is in progress.

zDo not use the WLAN Card when the use of wireless device may cause interference or danger.

zDo not use the WLAN Card where the use of cellular terminals is prohibited.

zMicrowave oven degrades the performance of wireless LAN drastically. So do not use the WLAN card in the environment where Microwave oven is being used.

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 802.11 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 (AP), 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 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 interoperable, they have to be conforming to the same PHY standard.

??? IEEE 802.11 Media Access Control (MAC) Layer

The IEEE 802.11 MAC Layer is mainly concerned with the rules for accessing the wireless medium. There are two network architectures defined: Ad-hoc Network and Infrastructure Network.

??? Ad-hoc Network

Ad-hoc Network is an architecture that supports mutual communication among wireless clients only. Since Ad-hoc Network does not support access to wired networks, it does not need an Access Point to be a part of the network. You can use the network immediately after setting up the operating mode by installing the supplied network driver.

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. At this point, it may search for all the frequency channels and this process is called scanning.

There may be multiple APs and networks 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 should be several Access Points as part of the same ESS.

After the power on, wireless clients will listen on its default frequency channel. It will be listening for beacons sent by another wireless station or AP. 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 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 listening procedure.

In case of direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) physical layer, this scanning process occurs at start up and may also occur when the client roams between APs.

1.3 MagicLAN Overview

???The MagicLAN SWL-2200U(Mini USB Adapter) are wireless LAN adapter that provide wireless connection between computers.

???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 probability) possible.

???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. When operating, the MagicLAN AP is invisible to most users (Normally, unless the user is an administrator, the MagicLAN AP cannot be seen or accessed by users on the network).

???The SWL-2200U both for PDA, 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 98/98SE,ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows CE.

???To get further information of Samsung MagicLAN WLAN Card, please visit our website at http://www.magiclan.com to download the respective drivers.

2. Before the Installation

The following section will assist you in installing your WLAN Adapter successfully. You will install the MagicLAN 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.

2.1 What is 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-2200U(Mini USB Adapter)

???Samsung MagicLAN Installation CD

2.2 System Requirement

???Operating System: Windows 98SE(98), Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows CE

???Computer with a CD-ROM drive.

???Computer that have a USB slot, available USB interface..

2.3Preparations For Installation

???You have to prepare Installation CD which is provided by manufacturer.

???You can just install SWL-2200U Adapters to use Ad-hoc network.

???You need to install Access Poing(AP) to use Infrastructure network.(Refer to the AP Manual about the installation method of AP)

???You may need the original CD of (Windows 98SE(98),Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP) to set network environment.

3. MagicLAN Installation For

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/CE

We will explain the installation method for SWL-2200U(Mini USB Adapter) .

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.You should install the Wireless LAN Card (SWL-2200U).

3.Install the software using the Installation CD.

4.Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.

3.2Installation Procedure of Windows 98

Please follow the following steps one by one to install the Mini USB Adapter successfully.

1.Insert the Mini USB Adapter into the USB slot of your computer.

2.Add New Hardware Wizard appeared and the system looks for ???USB Device???. Press NEXT button and check if 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.

3.Mark the Specify a location tap and type ???E:\Drivers??? right below in this tap(Where E is the CD-drive of your PC).

If screen message Do you want to restart your Computer now will pop up, select No.

5.After rebooting your computer, right click on the My Computer using the mouse and click Properties.

6.Check for the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN Mini USB Adapter 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 3.8)

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 Add button.

9.Select Network Protocols box appears. From the list of manufactures, click on Microsoft. From the list of network protocols list, select IPX/SPX and TCP/IP, then click OK.( If you want, you can install the NetBEUI protocol.)

4. After installing driver, insert card.

5.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 .

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.

3.3 Installation Procedure of Windows ME

Please follow the following steps one by one to install the Mini USB Adapter successfully.

1.Insert the Mini USB Adapter into the USB slot of your computer.

2.???Add New Hardware Wizard??? appeared and the system looks for ???USB Device???. Check if Search for the best driver for your device(recommended) is slected. Insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3.You can find the ???SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN Mini USB Adapter ??? . 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, select No.

4.After booting the computer, right click on the My Computer using the mouse and click property.

5.Check for the SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN Mini USB Adapter 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

3.8)

6.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.

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 Microsoft. From the list of network protocols list, select IPX/SPX and TCP/IP,

11.Screen message ???Do you want to restart your Computer now???? will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and will restart.

12.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.

13. You can set up Wireless LAN environment by our utility program provided. Refer to ???Chapter 4??? in this manual.

1.If you insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, software will launch automatically. Then, click on the ???Install MagicLAN Driver???.

3.4 Installation Procedure of Windows 2000

Please follow the following steps one by one to install the Mini USB Adapter successfully.

1.Insert the Mini USB Adapter into USB slot of your computer.

2.Found New Hardware Wizard appeared and the system looks for ???Network Controller???. Press NEXT button and check if ???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 the ???Digital Signature Not Found??? Message box.

Now driver files are fully installed to start the Wireless LAN Card???s operation.

7.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.

8.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.

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.You should reboot the computer to use our utility properly in the NT-based OSs(Windows 2000, XP).

4.After installing driver, insert card.

5.System recognize the card and you can click Yes in the ???Digital Signature Not Found??? Message box.

6.The other procedures are same to 5~11 of < Method 1 - Inserting card first >

Cf.) The third method :

3.5 Installation Procedure of Windows XP

Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the Mini USB Adapter successfully.

1.Insert the Mini USB Adapter into USB slot of your computer.

2.???Found New Hardware Wizard??? appeared and the system looks for ???USB Device???. Insert the MagicLAN Installation CD into the CD-ROM Drive.

3.You can find the ???SAMSUNG 11Mbps WLAN Mini USB Adapter??? 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 Mini USB Adapter on Computer Management in the Administrative Tools of the Control Panel. 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 3.8)

6.Of the icons displayed on the right bottom of desktop, click on icon stated

Wireless Network Connection.

7.When you are using DHCP, just 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 Networks.

3. Click on Operating System in the right screen in which you want to install driver.

4.After installing driver, insert Wireless LAN card. You can click Continue Anyway in the ???Hardware Installation??? Message box.

5.The system recognize the Wireless LAN Card. If Found New Hardware Wizard appears, just click Next to install the driver files.

6.The other procedures are same to 5~9 of < Method 1 - Inserting card first > .

Cf.) The third method :

[ 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. Choose the appropriate language when a context box appeared to choose utility???s language.

You should reboot the computer to use our utility properly in the NT-based OSs(Winows 2000, Windows 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 4??? in this manual.

-If you want to use Wireless LAN Utility in the system of Windows XP , be sure that the mark of ???Manage the Wireless Control by this utility under WinXP??? of the our company???s utility program is removed.

3.6 Installation Procedure of Windows CE

A.Summary of Installation

1.In infrastructure mode, install Access Point(AP) first.

2.Using ActiveSync to use installation CD, connect PDA to host PC that has CD-ROM.

3.Install MagicLAN driver and utility program using the installation CD.

4.Make sure IP address, DNS information, SSID or other values of network parameters that are appropriate to PDA, and start to set up using utility program.

B.Installing PDA Software using installation 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 :

<http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads>

2. If you insert MagicLAN installation CD, the program automatically starts. Click 'Install MagicLAN Driver'.

Note) In case of WindowsCE 'Install MagicLAN Driver' item will install both driver and utility program at the same time.

< Handheld PC >< Pocket PC >

THough the shape of utility program running on HPC is different from that on PPC, the operation of both is the same. The way of using utility program on HPC is explained here.

D.1. Status Tab

StatusTab represents the current connection status of MagicLAN card.

-ESSID : represents the name of wireless network group.

-Channel : one of channel values that is used to connect wireless client to AP or another client. If network mode is infrastructure or 802.11 ad-hoc, wireless client searched appropriate channel 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 is shown in 'Setting' tab.

-Link Quality : shows the status of link connected to network

D.2. Setting Tab

You can change the configuration of MagicLAN card. After changing the values, to make sure that the values are applied, click 'OK' button and then PDA needs to power off and on again or to extract the card and reinsert it.

D.2.1 ESSID

You can change ESSID. Be careful to insert exact ESSID to connect AP or wireless client. Upper and lower characters are distinguishable. If you use 'ANY' or 'any', your system will try to connect to nearby AP or wireless client randomly.

D.2.2. Net Mode(Network Mode)

-Infrastructure : is used to connect to network through AP

-Ad-hoc : is used to connect wireless client in network without AP. You can connect to ONLY 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, and then PDA needs to power off and on again or to extract the card and reinsert it. Make sure the WEP keys between AP and wireless client must be the same to guarantee encrypted transmission.

D.3.1. WEP Mode

-Disable : disable WEP mode

-40 bit : encrypts data with 40bit keys, using 4 key IDs, each of which needs 10 hex values

-104(128)bit : encrypts data with 104(128)bit keys, using 1 key ID, which needs 26 hex values

D.3.2. Authentication Mode

You can select one of two modes of authentication. When you want to use WEP, you can change this mode.

-Open : Default value. If you set the values 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 phrase, click 'Generate' button. Then WEP keys will be generated. This option is used ONLY among MagicLAN products.

D.3.4. Key ID

You can modify the values of specific WEP key ID.

3.7Update of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver

1.After inserting the MagicLAN Installation CD, click the Install MagicLAN Driver and select the Card and Operationg System that you want to update in.

2.If selection box appears, select ???Reinstall MagicLAN Software??? between ???Remove??? and ???Reinstall???.

3.8 Removal of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver

(Adapter Removal)

Click like followings :

-> All Programs -> MagicLAN -> MagicLAN Driver -> Remove Mini USB adapter.

Select ???Remove all MagicLAN Software??? and click Next.

(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 11Mbps WLAN Mini USB Adapter 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 Mini USB Adapter can now be safely removed from the system???

** - ??? Safely remove hardware??? icon (Windows ME , 2000, XP)

4. The Program For Setting MagicLAN

4.1The 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.

-Profile can be selected again 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.

4.2Installation Procedure

First time use of WLAN on your computer needs the following settings.

1. Insert your WLAN card. After clicking on the icon , which is found at the right bottom your computer screen, ???Please create your first network profile now??? window will appear. Click ???Y??? button for yes and the following window will appear. cf) The above message will not be appeared in the Win XP. Make a Profile with clicking ???New??? button.

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.

zProfile: The arbitrary designation by user. It is the profile name to distinguish each Profile. So when you set the Profile, you would better choose the name that can send the contents it has.

zLink Status: you Link Status shows a client connection state with AP (In Infrastructure mode) or with other clients (In 802.11Ad-hoc Mode).

zSSID: It represents the name of a group consisting of WLAN users only. It is also called ESSID.

zOperating Mode: There are three Modes. Infrastructure Mode (the connection among clients through an AP), 802.11Ad-hoc/Ad-hoc Mode (direct connection among clients)

zBSSID: 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.

zChannel: It shows channel number in use for communication between AP and client or among clients. When the Network Mode is set to the Infrastructure or 802.11Ad-hoc Modes, it searches a channel automatically.

zWEP: 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.

zPower Saving: The Power Saving Mode that prolongs the life of battery.

zPhysical Address: It is the Physical address of WLAN card being used by user. This is also the MAC address of the WLAN card.

zIP Address: Address used to send data from one computer to another to create the network of several computers. IP address is unique for every network card installed on a computer to identify it from other computers.

zSubnet Mask: It is an address that enables along with an IP Address to share a network Address within the LAN of company.

zGateway: The network point playing a role as a gateway to enter the other network.

zDNS: 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.

zAdapter 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 on the bottom of Utility.

5.1.1 The ???New??? button

Clicking the New button, you can add or make a new Profile. (Refer to ???The Program For Setting MagicLAN??? in the Chapter 4)

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.

zModel: It shows the name of model.

zVersion: It shows the version of AP.

zDescription: It is the name of AP designated by AP manager during AP setup.

zNAT: It shows whether the private IP address (NAT server) is enabled or not.

zDHCP: It shows whether the DHCP sever is enabled or not.

zClients number: It shows the number of users currently connected with the AP.

zInternet connection: It is the connection type with outer network (LAN, ADSL, ISDN etc.).

zIP Address: It shows whether the IP address is from DHCP server or NAT server.

zConnected 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.

zIP: It is the IP address of the AP.

5.2.3The ???Site Survey??? button

It finds you the AP/Station that are connected currently. (It takes a few seconds to be done)

zSignal: It shows the connection state of Stations with AP or Master Station.

zRate: It shows the Tx Data rates.

zWEP: It shows security state with the AP.

zBSSID: It represents the Physical Address of AP in the Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode.

zChannel: It shows the currently used channel number.

5.2.4Statistics

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

-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.

-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 not pop up in case of set or add the Profile.

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.

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 encounter some problems while installing the WLAN Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not, we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the card.

Q. Wireless connection icon shows in the Task bar and Wireless connection unavailable message appeared.

It???s because property setting is wrong. Please check these contents.

A1. Check if there???s right network name in the Available networks in the client PC. Network name should be same in the infrastructure mode(using AP) as well as in the Peer- to-Peer mode. Wireless LAN???s network name distinguish a uppercase letter frome a lowercase letter.

A2. Check if you are using the same WEP 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 connect to the network.

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 address 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.) 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??? in the Option menu of General Settings in the Samsung client utility.

Q.I can???t see the TCP/IP informations in the MagicLAN Utility.

A.It???s related to a file, IPHLPAI.dll. Please reboot the system.

There maybe some systems that don???t show their IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS, Adapter Name.

Q.When we use IPX/SPX protocol with NETWARE CLIENT, we can???t connect to the network game like STARCRAFT and local 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 ??? Settings ??? Control Panel ??? Network(double click)???. Then, you need to double-click IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol -> SAMSUNG ??? and then change Frame Type from Auto to Ethernet 802.3 in theAdvanced tap.