User's Manual

Connect the System
9
Attach to Your Network Using Radio Signals
Install a wireless network adapter in each computer that will be
connected to the Internet or your local network via radio signals.
SMC currently offers several wireless network cards, including
the
SMC2802W and SMC2835W wireless cards.
Rotate both antennas on the back of the Router to the desired
position. For more effective coverage, position the antennas
around 45 to 90 degrees apart. Try to place the Router in a
position that is located in the center of
your wireless network.
Normally, the higher you place the antenna,
the better the
performance. Ensure that the Router’s location provides optimal
reception throughout your home or office.
Computers equipped with a wireless adapter can communicate
with each other as an independent wireless LAN by configuring
each computer to the same radio channel. However, the Router
can provide access to your wired/wireless LAN or to the Internet
for all wireless workstations. Each wireless PC in this network
infrastructure can talk to any computer in the wireless group via a
radio link, or access other computers or network resources in the
wired LAN infrastructure or over the Internet via the Router.
The wireless infrastructure configuration not only extends the
accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also increases
the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by
retransmitting incoming radio signals through the Router.