Samsung SWL-2100N user manual Troubleshooting

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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

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Contents MagicLAN SWL-2100N Table of Contents Page Service Dept AmericaImportant Safety Information 11Mbps High Rate 802.11b Wireless LAN PC Card FCC Introduction Technical BackgroundInfrastructure Network RoamingMagicLAN Overview Scanning, Beaconing & ESS IDPage System Requirement What is in Your Package?Preparations For Installation Method 1 Inserting card first Installation OverviewInstallation Procedure of Windows Page Page Page Page Method 2 Installing software first Cf. The third method Installation Procedure of Windows ME Page Page Method 2 Installing software first Page First Installation Procedure of Windows NT4.0 CASE1 When Windows NT networking is not installedSelect Network Adapter box, click on Have Disk button Page Page Page Page CASE2 When Windows NT networking is already installed Select Network Adapter box click on Have Disk button Page Page Page Installation Procedure of Windows Page Page Method 2 Installing software first Cf. The third method Installation Procedure of Windows XP Changes effective. See the Adapter Removal in section Page Method 2 Installing software first Cf. The third method Use of Our company’s Utility in Windows XP Installing PDA Software using installation CD from Host PC Installation Procedure of Windows CESummary of Installation Page Network Setup of PDA HPCHandheldPCUsing Utility Program PPCPocketPCSetting Tab Status TabWEP Tab Page About Tab Adapter Removal Update of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card DriverRemoval of MagicLAN Wireless LAN Card Driver Utility Removal Installation Procedure Concept of ProfilePage Page Select the WEP Mode and Click the Next button Page Page Main configuration of Program ‘Apply’ button 1Profile‘New’ button ‘Edit’ buttonPage Page Status ‘Delete’ button‘Current Status’ button ‘AP Status’ button‘Site Survey’ button ‘DHCP’ button General SettingsStatistics ‘Options’ button Version Troubleshooting Auto Detect to Ethernet