Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SMCWCB-G2 SMC
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EZ Connect™ g 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter SMCWCB-G2.
LIMITED W ARRANTY Limited W arranty S ta tement: SMC Networks , Inc. (“SMC”) w arrants it s products to be free fr om defects in workmanship and materia ls, under normal use and service, for the applicab le warranty ter m.
EXIST OR W AS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER’S OR ANY THIRD PERSON’S MISUSE, NEGLECT , IMPROPER INST ALLA TION OR TESTING , UNAUTHORIZED A TTEMPTS T O REP AIR, OR ANY OTHER CAUS E BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT , FIRE, LIGHTNIN G , OR OTHER HA ZARD.
COMPLIANCES Federal Commun ication Commission Interfe rence St atement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. Thes e limits are desi gned to provide re asonable protecti on against h armful interferenc e in a residenti al installati on.
EC Declaration of Conformity SMC cont act for these product s in Europe is: SMC Networ ks Europe, Edificio Cona ta II, Calle Fructuos Gelab ert 6-8, 2o, 4a, 08970 - Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Sp ain. Marking by th e above s ymbol indicate s compliance with the Essent ial Requi rements of the R&TTE Directive of the Eu ropean Union (1999/5/EC).
los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o e xigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. The official EC-Declaration of Conformity can be found under the corresponding product section on the web http://www .
[Portuguese] A SMC Networks declara que este di spositivo de LAN de Rádio está em conformidade com os requisitos essenciais e com outras provisões relevantes da Directiva 1999/5/CE. A Declaração de Conformidade CE oficial encontra-se na s ecção correspondente do produto na W eb, http://www .
[French] Ce produit est un appareil radio LAN transceiver de 2.4 GHz des t iné aux PME et à l’utilisation domestique dans tous les pays certifiés conformes aux conditions de l’EU et de l’EFT A.
Ř ecko, S po jené království, Špan ě lsko, Šv édsko, Švýcarsko. Na použi tí ve venkovním prost ř edí se v n ě kterých zemích vztahují ur č ité požadavky , nap ř .
informazioni dett agliate sulle limitazioni correnti per l'utilizzo in esterni. [Latvian] Š ī ier ī ce ir 2,4 GHz bezvadu LAN raiduztv ē r ē js, kas paredz ē ts izmantošanai iekštelp ā s.
bezprzewodowej sieci LAN o cz ę stotliwo ś ci 2,4 GHz, przeznaczone do u ż ytku wewn ą trz pom ieszcze ń , w domach i biurach we wszystkich krajach cz ł onkowskich UE i EFT A.
toimistokäyttöön kaikissa EY :n ja EFT An jäsenmaissa, joihin siitä on ilmoitettu. Radio- ja telepäätelaitedirektiivin 1999/5/EY muk aisesti seuraaville EY -/EFT A-maille on ilmoitettu: Itäval.
Requirements for indoor vs. out door operation, license requirements and allowed channels of operation apply in some countries as described below: . In Italy the end-user must apply for a license from the national spectrum authority to operate this device outdoors.
Package Content s The following contents should b e found in your box: ¾ EZ Connect™ g 8 02.1 1g Wireless Cardbus Adapter (SMCWCB-G2) ¾ EZ Install ation Wizard & Documentation CD ¾ Quick Inst.
CONTENTS Chapter1. Introduction ..................................................... .................................................. ........... 1 1.1 Overview of the product ................................................................ .......
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 1 - Chapter1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the product The EZ Connect™ g 802.1 1 g Wireless C a rdbus Ad apte r (SMCWCB-G2) gives you the flexibility to install your notebook PC in the most convenient location a va ilable, w ithout the cost of running network cables.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 2 - Chapter2. Inst allation Guide 2.1 Sof tw are Inst allation 2.1. 1 Overv iew The Instal lation Wizard will guid e you throug h the Inst allation procedure f or Windows 2000, XP and Vista. The i nstallation scree ns are similar for a ll Microso ft Windows s ystems.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 3 - 3. In the screen show n below (Figur e 2-3), select a Setup type. It is re commended that you select Inst all Client Utilities and Driver . Select ing Inst all Driver Only will in stall the drivers only . After selectin g, click [Next] to co ntinue the Inst allation.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 4 - Figure 2-5 6. The following Inst allation screen w ill appear . Select [Y es, I want t o restart my computer now], then c lick [Finish] to rest art your computer . Figure 2-6 7. After r estart plug in the EZ Connect ™ g Cardb us Adapter to an availa ble PC Card slot.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 5 - Figure 2-7 2.2 Hardware Inst allation T o inst all the adapter , follow these ste ps listed belo w: 1. Locate an available Card Bus slot on your laptop. 2. With the connector pin en d facing the CardBus slot and the labe l facing u p , slide the Adap ter into the CardBus sl ot until it locks in pl ace.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 6 - Chapter3. Configuration SMCWCB-G2 can be config ured b y SMC Wir e less Client Uti lity (SMCWCU). This chapter describes h o w to configure your SMC Wireles s Adapter for wireless connecti vity on your Wireless Local Area Network ( WLAN) and use the dat a security encryption f eatures.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 7 - ¾ Link S tatus - Sh ows if the station is associated to the wireless n etwork. ¾ Wireless Mode - Di splays the wireless mode. Conf igure the wireless mode on the Advanced t ab of Profile Management . ¾ Network T ype - The type of network and the st ation currently con nected.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 8 - Figure 3-2 3.2.1 Add or Modify a C onfiguration Profile T o add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management ta b. T o modify a configuratio n profile, select the con figuration profile fr om the Profile list and click Modify .
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 9 - Figure 3-4 ¾ WP A/WP A2 : Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WP A/WP A2 Passphras e : Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase ¾ 802. 1x : Enables 802.1 x security . ¾ Pre-Shared Key (St atic WEP) : Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the st ation.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 10 - 3. Edit the A dvanced tab. This screen below all o ws you make advanced configuratio n for the profile. Figure 3-6 ¾ Power Save Mode - • Maximum - Selects maxim um mode to let th e a ccess point buffer incoming messages for the w ireless adapter .
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 1 1 - clients it associa tes. ¾ 802.1 1 Authenticati on Mode : Select which mode th e wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an access point: • Autom atic causes the adapter to attempt authenti cation using shared, bu t switches it to open auth entication if shared fail s .
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 12 - Figure 3-8 3.2.5 Import a Profile 1. From the Profile Management ta b, click Import… . The Im port Profile will then a ppear . 2. Browse to the directory where th e profile is located. 3. Highlight the profile name. 4. Click Open , the imported profile wi ll then appear in the Pr ofiles List.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 13 - Figure 3-10 3.2.7 Auto Prof ile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the wireless adapter to automatically select a p rofile fr om the list of profile s and use it to connect to the network. T o add a new profile int o the Auto Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 14 - Figure 3 -1 1 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics t ab of the SMC Wireless Clie nt Utility (SMCWCU) provides butt ons used to retrieve receivi ng and transmitting st atistics. The Diagnostics t ab does not require any configurati on.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 15 - 3.3. 1 Check D river Inform ation The Adapt er Information cont a ins general inf ormation about the wirel ess network adapter and the Network Dr iver Interface S pecification (ND IS) driver . Access the a dap ter inform ation from the Diagnosti cs tab.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 16 - Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32-bit CardBus S tandar ds IEEE 802.1 1b; IEEE 802.1 1g Operating Sy stem Windows 20 00, XP & V ista T ran smission Distance Indoor up to 100m, outdoor up t o 300m (S tandar d transmission distance, it is limited to the e nvironment).
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 17 - Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802. 11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wir eless product networ king at 11 Mbps using direct-sequenc e spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicens ed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encrypti on for security.
SMCWCB-G2 User Guide - 18 - not tuned to the right fr equency, a spread-spectrum signal l ooks like background noise. There are tw o main alternative s, Direct Sequence S pread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).
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