SMC Networks SMC2804WBR V.2 - Manual (Page 14)

Connect the System
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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 Wireless Barricade™
to the desired position. For more effective coverage, position
the antennas around 45 to 90 degrees apart. Try to place the
Wireless Barricade™ 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 Wireless
Barricade™’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 Wireless
Barricade™ 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 Wireless Barricade™.
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 Wireless
Barricade™.