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Buen manual de instrucciones

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¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

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Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico SMC Networks en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

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Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual SMC Networks SMCWPCIT-G. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    38 T esla Ir vine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 67 9-8000 EZ Connect ™ g 108Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide The easy w a y to mak e all your network connections May 2005 Pub No: R01[...]

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    Copyright Inf ormation furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believ ed to be accur ate and reliab le. Howe v er , no responsibility is assumed b y SMC f or its use, nor f or any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may r esult from its use. No licen se is gra nted by implication or otherwise under an y patent or pate n[...]

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    i Compliances Federal Comm unication Co mmission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gener[...]

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    Compliances ii Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not e xceed the Class B limits f or r adio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus, ” ICES-003 of Ind ustry Canada. Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de br uits radioélectriques ap[...]

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    iii Countries of Operation & Conditions of Use in the Eur opean Community This device is intended to be oper ated in all countries of the European Community . Requirements for indoor vs . outdoor operation, license requirements and allowed channels of operation apply in some countries as descr ibed below: Note: The user must use the configurati[...]

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    Compliances iv French Par la présente SMC Networ ks déclare que l'appareil Ra dio LAN device est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE Swedish Härmed intygar SMC Networks att de nna Radio LAN device står I överensstämmelse med de vä sentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevan[...]

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    v T ABLE OF C ONTENTS EZ Connect™g 108Mbps WLAN PC I . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requ irements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    T AB LE OF C ONTENTS vi Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Adapter Ins tallation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Network Conn ection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 SMCWPCIT-G Max imum Distance Tab le . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Specifications . . . . . . . .[...]

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    1 EZ C ONNECT ™ G 108M BPS W IRELESS PCI A DAPTER SMC’ s EZ Connect™g 108Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter (SMCWPCIT -G) is a wireless netw ork adapter f or desktop PCs that seamlessly integr ates with e xisting Ether net netw orks. This solution off ers a high data rate and reliab le wireless connectivit y with considerab le cost savings ov er wired[...]

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    A PPLICATIONS 2 • W orking rang e up to 160 m (528 ft) at 54 Mbps , or up to 350 m (1,155 ft) at 1 Mb ps f or indoor comm unications • Direct Sequence Spread-Spect rum (DSSS) technolog y provides ro bust, interf erence-resistant and secure wireless connection • Suppor ts a wide range of sy stems (Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP) • Plug-and-Pla y ?[...]

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    S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS 3 • T emporary LANs for special pr ojects or peak time T rade shows , e xhibitio ns, and cons truction sites that need to set up f or a short time per iod. Retailers , airline, an d shipping companies who need additiona l workstations f or peak periods. A uditors who require workgroup s at customer sites • Access to datab [...]

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    P ACKAGE C HEC KLIST 4 Package Checklist The EZ Connect™g 108Mb ps Wireless PCI Adapter pac kage includes: • 1 EZ Connect™g 108Mbps Wirele ss PCI Adapter • 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Document ation CD • 1 External Antenna • 1 Quick Installation Guide Please regist er this produc t and upgrade the pr oduct warranty at SMC’ s web site[...]

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    5 H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION The Wireless PCI Ada pter supports up to 108 Mbps connections . This card is fully co mpliant with the specific ations defined in IEEE 802.11g standard . It is designed to complement PCI Local Bus computers and sup por ts Windo ws 98SE/Me/2000/ XP . LED Indicators The Wireless PCI Adapter includ es two status LED indicat or[...]

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    H ARDWARE I NSTALL ATION 6 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Wa r n i n g : • This n etwork adapter req uires a PC and BIOS that supports the PCI Local Bus Specification v2.2 or lat er. If you are installing in an olde r computer model, upgrade the BIO S to the latest version. • Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, avoi[...]

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    H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION 7 4. Inser t the network card into the slot so t hat it is fir mly sea ted. Screw the card’s bracket secur ely into the computer’s chassis. Note: Be careful that it doe s not touch any conducting pa r ts on the computer motherboar d. 5. Attach the ante nna to the Wireless PCI Adap ter. 6. Replace the chassis co v er on y[...]

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    8 D RIVER AND U TILITY I NSTALLATION The SMCWPCIT -G EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD that comes with the packag e contains all the softw are driv ers. An y new or updated softw are can be do wnloaded from SMC’ s web site at: http://www .smc.com/index.cfm?a ction=tech_suppor t_suppor t_tools Using the Installation Wizard 1. Inser t the[...]

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    U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 9 2. Windows XP will automatically install the driv er . 3. Then you will see the f ollowing message.[...]

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    U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 10 4. Once the adapter has been inser ted into y our PC, the Found New Har dware Wizar d window will appears . 5. Select Y es, this time only and clic k Nex t .[...]

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    U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 11 6. Choose the Install the software aut omaticall y opti on, and click Ne xt . 7. Click Continue An ywa y to proceed with the installatio n.[...]

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    U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 12 Note: Do not select ST OP Installation, as this will cancel the installation process, and th e drivers will not be installed properly . 8. Click Finish to exit th e wizard.[...]

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    U SING THE I NSTALLATION W IZARD 13 9. When the wizard has finished installing the dr iv er , the f ollowing screen will appear . Select Y es, I want t o restar t my computer no w . Click Finish and your PC will restar t. The driver and utility installation is completed. Y our adapter is now ready for use.[...]

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    14 U TILITY C ONFIGURATION Using the SMCWPCIT-G Utility Program Once the installation is complete , the configuration utility can be accessed fr om the Star t menu, or you can access it through the quick laun ch icon on the desktop . When the utility program is runni ng, there will be a quick launch icon in the low er right-hand corner of the task [...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 15 Wireless On/O ff - Click this button to turn on/tur n off the radio signal of the adapt er . Help - Click this b utton to view the help file. Close - Click this button to e xit the utility . Configuration When you star t the Wireless PCI Adapter utility , the inf o rmation window f or the SMCWPCIT -G is [...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 16 Common Tab Network Name (SSID) — This is the Serv ice Set ID (SSID) f or the wireless network to which y ou want to connect. Netw ork T ype — Set the station oper ation mode to ad hoc f or network configurat ions that do not ha v e an access point, or to Infrastructure f or configur ations with an acc[...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 17 Operating Mode — The adap ter supports 802.11b , 802.11g and 802.11g turb o mode. Che c k the type of netw ork that y ou wan t to use f or y our wireless connectio n. Note: 802.11g turb o mode is capab le of P ack et Bursting, F ast F rames, Compression, and Dynamic T urbo . It delivers t he maximum op[...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 18 T ur n on the secu rity func tion, and set de tail parameters for your adapter . T o pre vent un authorized a ccess , this adapt er suppor ts WEP (Wired Equiv alent Priv acy), and WP A (Wi-Fi Protected Access). WEP WEP implemented in the SMCWPCIT -G is based on the RC4 encr yption algorithm. The security [...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 19 WPA-PSK Encryption Type WP A is a stronge r wireless secur ity soluti on than WEP . It uses a combination of authent ication and broadcast/session k e ys. Pre-Shared Ke y (PSK) — If there is no aut hentication server on yo ur SOHO netw ork, y ou can issue the Pr e-Shared P assphrase to the WLAN C ardbu[...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 20 3. Do not use a key that is long and co mplex for your clients to type accurately, as you might forget it. 4. A Hex (hexadecimal) digi t is a number or letter in th e range 0-9 or A-F. Advanced RTS Thresh old - This sets the pac k et siz e threshold at which a Request to Send (R TS) signal must be sent to[...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 21 Fragment T hreshold - Sets the minim um pac k et size that ca n be transmit ted from the adapt er without being fr agmented. F ragmentation can increase th e reliability of transmissions because it increases the probabilit y of a successful transmission due to smaller frame siz e. The larger t he thresho[...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 22 Link Information The Link inf ormation screen displa ys inf or mation on the current wireless network to which y ou are connected. Network Name - This is the Serv ice Set ID (SSID) for the wireless networ k to which you want to co nnect. Base Station Name ID - The MAC address of the acces s point to which[...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 23 estab lish an ad hoc net work, mak e sure the Channel is se t to the same radio ch annel as that used b y the other wireless clients in yo ur group . Howe v er , if you ar e connecting to a netw ork via an access point, the adapter will autom atically use the same channel as that used b y the access po i[...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 24 IP Information The IP inf ormation screen displa ys TCP/IP inf ormation for the adapter . Now that yo u ha v e configured y our wireless adapter to connect to the wireless network, y our adapter needs to obtain new ne twork settings . By releasing old IP settings and rene wing them with settings from the [...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROG RAM 25 Release – Click on this b utton to release the IP address . Renew – Click on this button to get a n e w IP addr ess. Site Survey The Site Surve y screen scans and displa ys a v ailab le wireless de vices within r ange . Choose one o f them to connect to b y doub le-clic king on an entry . Netw ork T [...]

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    U SING THE SMCWPCIT -G U TILITY P ROGRAM 26 Secure - This shows security mech nism has been enab led. A k e y icon indicates the encryption function is enab led. Signal - This shows the signal strengt h of the listed wireless de vices. Channel - This is the chann el used f or the wireles s connection. MA C ad dress - This is the MA C address of the[...]

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    27 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configura tion, as well as an integ rated configuration with 10/100 Mbps Ether net LANs. The SMCWPCIT -G can be configured as: • Ad hoc - for small groups that o nly communicate with ea ch other • Infrastru cture - for mix ed w[...]

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    N ETW ORK T OPOLOGIES 28 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMCWPCIT -G also provides wirele ss workstations with access to a wired LAN. An int egrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastr ucture c onfigur ation. A Basic Ser vice Set (BSS) consists of a g roup of wireless PC users and an access point that is directly connected to th e wire d L[...]

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    S ETTING THE C OMMUNICATION D OMAIN 29 Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Ser vice Set (BSS) is th e communication domain f o r each access point. F or wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the Ser vice Set Ident ifier (SSID) f or the wireless card to the SSI D of the access p oint to which you want t[...]

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    S ETTING THE C OMMUNICATION D OMAIN 30 Bef ore setting up an ESS f or roamin g, you need to choose a clear radio channe l and a suita ble locat ion f or the access points to maximize pe rf ormance. (Ref er to “T rouble shooting” on th e f ollowing page f or detailed inf ormation.)[...]

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    31 T ROUBLESHOOTING Chec k the f ollo wing troub leshooting it ems bef ore contacting SMC T echnical Support. Adapter Installation Problems If y our computer ca nnot find the Wir eless PCI Adapter, or the network driver does not insta ll correctly , check the f o llowing: • Mak e sure the adapter is securely seat ed in the PCI slot. Chec k f or a[...]

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    N ETW ORK C ONNECTION P ROBLEMS 32 Network Connection Problems If the Link L ED on the SMCW PCIT -G does not light, or if you cannot access netw ork resources from th e computer , check the f ollowing: • Mak e sure the correct softw are driv er is installed f or your operat ing system. If necessary , tr y reinstalling the driver . • Mak e sure [...]

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    N ETWORK C ONNECTION P ROB LEMS 33 SMCWPCIT-G Maximum Distance Table Important Notice Maximum distances post ed below are actu al tested distance thresholds. Howe v er , there are many variables such as ba rrier composition and construction, as well as local en vironmental interf erence that ma y impact y our actual dista nces and cause y ou to e x[...]

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    N ETW ORK C ONNECTION P ROBLEMS 34 SMCWPCIT-G Wireless PCI Ca rd Maximum Distance Table Environmental Condition Speed and Di stance Ra nges 54 Mbps 48 Mbps 36 Mbps 24 Mbps 18 Mbps 12 Mbps 6-9 Mbps Outdoors: A line-of-sight environment with no interference or obstruction between the access point and users. 60 m (197 ft) 90 m (295 ft) 150 (492 ft) 19[...]

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    35 S PECIFICATIONS Below is an outline of the technical specifications f or the SMCWPCIT -G. Functional Crit eria Data Rate: Up to 108 M bps with turbo mode Operat ing Range: Indoor: up to 18 m (60 ft) at 54 Mbp s up to 80 m (262 ft) at 1 Mbps Outdoor: up to 100 m (328 ft ) at 54 Mbps up to 560 m (1837 ft ) at 1Mbps Radio Signal Modulation: Or thog[...]

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    S PECIFICATIONS 36 Physi cal Character istics P ower Consumptio n: TX: 480 mA Max, RX: 350 mA Max Dimensions: 120 x 62 mm (4.72 x 2.44 in) LED Indicator: P ower/Link, Activity Host Interface: PCI Spec v . 2.2 Antenna Antenna type : External detachab le F requency Band: 2 .4~2.5 GHz Impedance: 50 Ohms Nominal Gain: 2.0 dBi P eak Radiation: Omni dire[...]

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    S PECIFICATIONS 37 Software Drivers NDIS Drivers: Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP[...]

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    38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 Model Number: SM CWPCIT-G Revision number : E052005-R01 FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , CALL: Fr om U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day , 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; F ax: (949) 679-1481 Fr om Europe : Contact details can be found on www .smc-europe.com or www .smc.com INTERNET E-mail [...]