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11/22Mbps Wir eless Car dBus / PCI A dapters User Guide SMC2435W & SMC2402W V2.0.
The EZ Conn ect TURBO Cards are IEEE 802.11b - compli ant 11/22 Mbps auto-sensin g wireless network ad apters. They m eet the needs o f small busin ess and corporate users wh o require backwar ds compatibility with a 11 Mbps wireless conn ection to an existin g LAN.
Driver Installation Option #1 (Recommended) Window s 98/Me/2000/XP NOTE: In stallation processes su ch as these usually r equire the use o f your origin al, licensed copy o f Windows . Please have your Windows CD on hand BEFORE pr oceeding with the in stallation.
Step 5: Y ou will be given the opti on to choose the locati on where the Confi guration U tility will be installed. I t is recommen ded to leave this at the d efault value . Click [Ne xt >] to continue . Step 6: Please set the selecti on to [Y es] and click [Finish] to r eboot the m achine .
Window s 98 - Driver Installation NOTE: In stallation processes su ch as these usually r equire the use o f your origin al, licensed copy o f Windows .
English English Step 5: Once th e system has copied the SMC d rivers from the CD, it may th en request files from your ori ginal Wind ows disk. Please insert the Win dows CD at this time . Step 6: The system will copy th e files. Do NO T press [Can cel].
English English Step 3: The system sh ould find the d rivers. Now cli ck the [Ne xt >] button to contin ue the installati on. The wizard will sh ow "SMC2402W 22Mbps Wireless PCI A dapter" if you purchased th e PCI Card or "SMC2435W 22Mbps Wireless Car dbus Adapter" if you pur chased the Cardbus A dapter .
Step 4: Y ou will then be pr ompted to enter the locati on of the driv-ers . This should be ?:Driver . (Note: The ? equ als the letter of your CD-ROM d rive. In m ost cases, this is D.) Then cli ck [OK]. Y ou can also click Br owse] and browse to th e location of th e drivers on th e CD for fur-ther verifi cation.
Window s XP - Driver Installation Step 1: After you have inserted th e EZ Connect TURBO Wireless Card in your m achine and turn ed it back on, the OS will automati cally rec-ognize the ad apter and prompt you f or the appropri ate drivers. Cli ck the [Ne xt >] button to begin the installati on.
How Do I Kno w the Card is Installed? This section will h elp you verify that the adapter is in stalled properly . Click on th e icon for your OS to vi ew the directi ons: Note: Wind ows 98, Me , 2000 and XP are r egistered trad emarks of Micr osoft.
Window s 2000 - V erification Step 1: Righ t-click the M y Computer icon on your desktop an d click [Pr operties]. Step 2: Then g o to the Har dware tab an d click [Device Man ager]. Open the [N etwork adapters] section. Y ou should see your EZ Connect TURBO Wir eless Adapter in this m enu.
Step 3: The Devi ce Status shows that "This devi ce is working properly". If th ere are an y error messag es displayed here , you will need to ri ght-click th e SMC adapter and cli ck [Uninstall]. Th en reboot the m achine and g o through the in stallation process again.
Contin ue to the Utility Confi guration secti on for docum entation on how to use th e utility application f or your adapter . Utility Configuration When th e utility program is runnin g, there will be a qui ck launch icon in th e lower right-han d corner of th e task bar .
Channel: If you are settin g up an Adhoc wir eless LAN, set the channel n umber to the same value on all wir eless clients . However , if you are conn ecting to a network vi a an AP , then the channel will be autom ati-cally set to the channel o f the AP .
About The f ollowing screen displays th e version inform ation. Tr oubleshooting Common Installation Problems Problem s are often caused by confli cts with other devi ces installed in the sam e computer , or softwar e that has been configured in correctly .
Network Connection Pr oblems Ther e may be a network conn ection problem if th e LED on the card does n ot light, or if you cann ot access any network r esources from the computer . Check th e following item s before con tacting SMC T echnical Support.
Customers m ust contact SMC for a Return M aterial Auth orization number pri or to returning an y produ ct to SMC. Proof o f purchase may be r equired. An y produ ct returned to SMC with out a valid Return Materi al Authorizati on (RMA) number clearly mark ed on the outsid e of the pack age will be return ed to customer at customer’s expen se.
Limitation of Liability In no even t, whether based in con tract or tort (inclu ding negli gence), shall SMC be li able for inci dental, con sequential, indir ect, special or punitive dam ages of an y.
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