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EZ C onnect TM N 150 Mbps N Wir ele ss USB A dapt er SMCWUSBS -N3 USER GUIDE.
20 Mason Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679- 8000 150 Mbp s N W ireless USB Adapter User Guide September 2009 149100000053W E092009- AP-R01.
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– 4 – W ARRANTY AND P RODUCT R EGISTRATION T o regi ster SMC products and to revi ew the detail ed warr anty statement, please refer to the Support Section of the SMC W ebsite at http:// www .
– 5 – C OMPLIANCES F EDERAL C OMMUNICATION C OMMISSION I NTERFERENCE S TA T EM EN T This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, p ursuant to P art 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits are designed to provi de reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential install ation.
C OMPLIANCES – 6 – T AIWAN NCC 低功率輻射規定 根據國家通信傳播委員會低功率 電波輻射性電機管理辦法之規定， 應包含下列警語： 第十二條 經型式認證.
C OMPLIANCES – 7 – Czech Č esky SMC Networks tímto prohlašuje, že tento Radio LAN device je ve shod ě se základními požadavky a dalšími p ř íslušnými ustanoveními sm ě rnice 1999/5/ES.
C OMPLIANCES – 8 – Icelandic Hér með lýsir SMC Networks yfi r Því að Radio LAN de vice er í samr æmi við grunnkröfur og aðr ar kröfur , sem gerðar eru í til skipun 1995/5/EC.
– 9 – A BOUT T HIS G UIDE P URPOSE This guide details the hardware feat ures of the wireless USB adapter , including its ph ysical and performance-related char acteristics, and how to install the device and use its configur ation software. A UDIENCE This guide is for PC users with a working knowledge of computers.
– 10 – C ONTENT S W ARRANTY AND P RODUCT R EGISTRATION 4 C OMPLIANCES 5 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE 9 C ONTENTS 10 1I NTRODUCTION 12 Key Features 12 Description of Hardware Capabiliti es 13 System Require.
C ONTENT S – 11 – Switching to AP Mode 32 AP Mode Utility Configurati on 33 Configuration 33 Access Con trol 35 Client List 36 Status 37 About 38 Switching to Station Mode 38 AT ROUBLESHOOTING 39 .
– 12 – 1 I NTRODUCTION The SMCWUSBS-N3 is a Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) Wireless USB Adapter that enables wireless connectivity for your PC. The device provides a Wi- Fi client solution for PCs using a USB 2.
C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Description of Hardware Capabilities – 13 – ◆ WMM (Wi-F i Multimedia) ◆ Windows 2000, XP and Vista drivers ◆ WHQL certified ◆ WLAN site surv ey and profile manage.
C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Hardware Description – 14 – Inform your dealer if there are any in correct , missing or damaged items. If possible, retain the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them to repack the product in cas e there is a n eed to retur n it.
– 15 – 2 W INDOWS 2000/XP I NST ALLATION The CD-ROM that comes with the package contains the USB driv er and software utility for the Wireless USB Adapter . New or updated d rivers can be downloaded fr om SMC’ s web site at http://www .smc.com .
C HAPTER 2 | Windows 2000/XP Installation – 16 – N OTE : Y ou also have the option of inst alling only the driver and not the SMC Connection Manager . In this case, the Windows system wireless management utility can be used to set up wireless connections.
C HAPTER 2 | Windows 2000/XP Installation Using the Setup Wizard – 17 – 6. When the “InstallShield Wizard Complete” window dis plays, click Finish to exit the wizard.
C HAPTER 2 | Windows 2000/XP Installation Using the Setup Wizard – 18 – 2. Set the wireless settings for th e wireless network. The wireless network's authentication mode and encrypt ion key displa ys. Name the profile and enter the required key or p assword, then click "Connect.
C HAPTER 2 | Windows 2000/XP Installation Using the Setup Wizard – 19 – When the setup is complete , the current link stat us is display ed, as shown in the following figure. Figure 10: Setup Wizar d - Link Status ◆ Network Name — The service set identi fier for the access point.
– 20 – 3 W INDOWS 2000/XP C ONFIGURATION A CCESSING THE SMC C ONNECTION M ANAGER Once the SMC Connection Mana ger installation i s complete, the configur ation utili ty can be accessed by selecting the “SMC Connection Manager” icon from the “SMC” folder .
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 21 – W IRELESS U TILITY C ONFIGURATION The SMC Connectio n Manager screen for Windows 2000, XP and Vista systems include the options in the table below . For d etails on the configurati on for each feature, see the corresponding page number .
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 22 – AP L IST The AP List setting page allows yo u to set and save diff erent wireless settings. Y ou can activate the suitab l e profile according to where the wireless connection is used.
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 23 – P ROFILE The profile settings page allows you to set and save different wireless settings. Y ou can activate the suitab l e profile according to where the wireless connection is used.
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 24 – Figure 16: Profile - A uthentication and Encryption The display ed items on this page can be desc ribed as follows: ◆ Authentication – Select the authentication mode.
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 25 – ■ WEP – Enables the Wirel ess USB Adapter to use WEP shared k eys.
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 26 – WMM Wi- Fi Multimedia (WMM ), also kn own as Wireless Multi media Extensions (WME), is a Wi-Fi Alliance interoper abili ty certification. It provid es basic Quality of Service (QoS) feat ures for IEEE 802.
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 27 – A DVANCED The Advanced page allows y ou to configure extend ed features for the wireless network.
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 28 – S TAT IS TI CS The statistics page d isplays the connection-r elated statistics wit h detail counter information. Figure 20: Statistics The display ed items on this page can be desc ribed as follows: ◆ Link Speed — The current transmitt ing and receiving rates.
C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 29 – A BOUT The About page displays the information about version numbers of the configurati on utility , firmware and other information of the device. Click the WWW .SMC .
– 30 – 4 N ETWORK P LANNING SMC's EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an in tegrated configur ation with Ethernet LANs.
C HAPTER 4 | Network Planning Infrastructure Wireless LAN – 31 – I NFRASTRUCTURE W IRELESS LAN The SMCWUSBS-N3 can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integr ated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.
– 32 – 5 AP M ODE C ONFIGURATION The USB Adapter's utility c an extend the functionality of the device by adding an Access P oint (AP) mode to its normal client capabilities. This feature is only av ailable for Windows 2000, XP and Vista. In AP mode, the USB Adapter oper ates as a "Soft AP .
C HAPTER 5 | AP Mode Configuration AP Mode Utility Configuration – 33 – When set up, double-clic k the quick launch icon to open the Soft AP utility configur ation. The utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Wind ows systems. The interface for Windows XP is desc ribed in this user guid e.
C HAPTER 5 | AP Mode Configuration AP Mode Utility Configuration – 34 – ◆ Country Region Co de — Select the country region where the access point is in operation. Table 6: Country Channel L ist ◆ TX Power — Set the access point transmit power.
C HAPTER 5 | AP Mode Configuration AP Mode Utility Configuration – 35 – ◆ Pre-shared Key – Enter a key as an easy-to-remember form of letters and numbers. The key must be fr om 8 to 32 charac ters, which can include spaces. All wi reless clients mu st be configured with the same key to communicate with the access point.
C HAPTER 5 | AP Mode Configuration AP Mode Utility Configuration – 36 – ◆ Apply — Click to apply the confi guration changes. C LIENT L IST The Client List page displays the current station link information.
C HAPTER 5 | AP Mode Configuration AP Mode Utility Configuration – 37 – S TAT U S The Status page displ ays the current network status. Figure 29: Status ◆ IP Address — The IP address of the USB adapter . ◆ Physical Address — The shared physical la yer addres s for the USB adapter .
C HAPTER 5 | AP Mode Configuration Switching to Station Mode – 38 – A BOUT The About page displays info rmation about version numbers of the configur ation utilit y , driver and bui ld date of the device. Cli ck the WWW .SMC . COM button to visit the SMC we bsite.
– 39 – A T ROUBLESHOOTING USB A DAPTER I NST ALLATION P ROBLEMS If your computer c annot find the EZ Conn ect Wireless USB Adapter or the network driver does not install correctly , check the following items: ◆ Make sure the adap ter is connected to the USB port.
A PPENDIX A | Troubleshooting Uninstalling the Utility – 40 – ◆ Make sure the acces s point that the station i s associated with is powered on. ◆ Check that the wireless settings (i .e. , security , SSID , Channel) match the access point or other stations to which you are attempting to connect.
A PPENDIX A | Troubleshooting Uninstalling the Utility – 41 – 3. W ait while the software is uninstalled. Figure 34: Uninstall Process in Progress 4.
– 42 – B H ARDWARE S PECIFICATIONS I NTERFACE USB version 2.0 compl iant P OWER +5V DC, 0.35A over USB connection R ADIO S P ECIFICATIONS IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11b/g F REQUENCY North America/T aiwan NCC: 2.412 - 2.462 GHz Japan: 2.412 - 2.484 GHz Europe: 2.
C HAPTER B | Hardware Specifications – 43 – LED I NDICATORS Power , Li nk/Activity T RANSMIT P OWER (A V) (T YPICAL ) 802.11b: 18 dBm 802.11g: 16 dBm (at 54Mbp s) 802.
– 44 – G LOSSARY 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3-2005 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3 or better UTP cable. 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.3-2005 specification for 100 Mbp s F ast Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5 or better UTP cable. 1000BASE-T IEEE 802.
G LOSSARY – 45 – B ROADCAST K EY Broadcast keys are sent to stations using dynamic k eying. Dynamic broadcast key rotation is often used to allow the access point to gener ate a rand om group key and periodical ly update all key -management capable wireless clients.
G LOSSARY – 46 – I NFRASTRUCTURE An integr ated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configur ation. LAN Local Area Network: A group of in terconnected computer and support devices. MAC A DDRESS The physical la yer address used to uniquely identif y network nodes.
G LOSSARY – 47 – SNTP Simple Net work Time Pr ot ocol: SNTP allows a devi ce to set its internal clock based on periodic updates fr om a Ne twork Time Protocol (NTP) server . Updates can be request ed from a specific NTP serv er , or can be received via broadcasts sent by NT P servers.
– 48 – I NDEX N UMERICS 802.1X 25 A Access Policy 35 Ad hoc 23 , 30 AES 25 , 34 AP Mode 32 Authentication 24 , 34 Authentication / Encryption 23 B Background 26 Best Effort 26 C Channel 19 , 23 , .
I NDEX – 49 – T Throughput 28 TKIP 25 , 34 Troubleshooting 39 TX Power 27 TX power 34 U Uninstal the Utility 40 V Video first 26 Voice first 26 W WEP 12 , 25 , 34 , 35 Wi-Fi Multimedia 26 Windows .
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