SMC EZ Connect USB 2.0 manuel d'utilisation

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    EZ C onnect TM N 150 Mbps N Wir ele ss USB A dapt er SMCWUSBS -N3 USER GUIDE[...]

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    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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    Information furnished by SMC Netw orks, Inc. (SMC) is believ ed to be accur ate and reliable. However , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which ma y result from its use. No li cense is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. SM[...]

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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 .smc.com.[...]

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    – 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. Th[...]

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    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 經型式認證合格之低功率 射頻電機,非經許可,公司、商號 或使用者均不得 擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更 原設計之特性及[...]

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    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. Danish Dansk Undertegnede SMC Networks erklærer he rved, at følgende udstyr R adio LAN device overholder de v æsentlige krav og øvrige releva[...]

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    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. Norwegian SMC Networks erklærer herved at utstyret R adio LA N device er i samsa var med de grunnleggende krav og øvrige re levante k rav i direkti v 1995/[...]

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    – 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. Y ou should be familiar with W[...]

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    – 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 Requirements 13 Package Contents 13 Hardware Description 14 LED Indicators 14 2W INDOWS 2000/XP I NSTALLATION 15 Using the Setup Wizard 17 3W INDOWS 2000/XP [...]

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    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 USB Adapter Installation Prob lems 39 Network Connection Problems 39 Uninstalling the Utility 40 BH ARDWARE S PECIF ICATIONS 42 G LOSSARY 44 I NDEX 48[...]

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    – 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 2.0 interface. The USB adapter also includes a comprehensive config uration, sit e survey , and profile management utility t hat can be install[...]

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    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 management utilit y ◆ Infrastructure and Ad-hoc oper ating modes D ESCRIPTION OF H ARDWARE C AP ABILITIES SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless USB Ad apte r sup p[...]

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    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. H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapte r sup po[...]

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    – 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 . The installation screens are simil ar for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. The i nstall[...]

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    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. Figure 4: EZ Connect CD - Setup Type 5. W ait for the software installati on procedure to [...]

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    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. Figure 6: EZ Connect CD - Installation Wizard Complete U SING THE S ETUP W IZARD Once the InstallShield Wizard is co mplete, the Setup Wi zard takes y ou through configu ratio[...]

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    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." The wizard will sav e these settings as t he defa[...]

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    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. ◆ Link Status — The connection status. Fo r more informat[...]

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    – 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 . Figure 11: Accessing EZ Connect N3 Wireless Utility A quick launch icon will appea[...]

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    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 . T o access menu items, doub[...]

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    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. Figure 14: AP List The display ed items on this page can be desc ribed as follow[...]

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    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. Figure 15: Profil e - System Configuration T o Add a profile, click the Add butto[...]

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    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. For an infrastructure netwo rk, six modes are supported by the Wireless USB Adapter , includin[...]

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    C HAPTER 3 | Windows 2000/XP Configuration Wireless Utility Configuration – 25 – ■ WEP – Enables the Wirel ess USB Adapter to use WEP shared k eys. If enabled, you must configure at least one key . Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) pro vides a basic level of security , preventing unauthorized access to the network and encrypting data transmit [...]

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    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 802.11 wireless networks. Figure 18: WMM The display ed items on[...]

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    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. Figure 19: Advanced The display ed items on this page can be desc ribed as follows: ◆ Power Saving Mode (available when “Inf r a structure” is selec ted as the n[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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 . COM button to visit the SMC we b site. Figure 21: About Information Display H ELP The help page p[...]

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    – 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. The SMCWUSBS-N3 wireless USB adapter can be confi gured as: ◆ Ad hoc - for small peer-to-peer networ ks with other wireless devices ◆ Infrastructure - for a w[...]

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    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. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consis ts of a group of wireless PC us ers, and an access po i[...]

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    – 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 ." The Soft AP feature creates a Wireles[...]

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    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. AP M ODE U TILITY C ONFIGURATION The Soft AP utili[...]

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    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. (Default: 10 0%) ◆ Channel — The radio channel us ed to communicate with wirel ess clients[...]

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    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. ◆ WEP Key – Only[...]

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    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. Figure 28: Client List The display ed items on this page can be desc ribed as follows: ◆ MAC Address — The MAC addresses of the con[...]

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    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 . ◆ Sub Mask — The IP address mask that id entifies [...]

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    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. Figure 30: About Information Display S WITCHING TO S T ATION M ODE If you want to[...]

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    – 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. Check for any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the adapter’ s con[...]

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    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. ◆ If you still cannot connect, change the ac[...]

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    A PPENDIX A | Troubleshooting Uninstalling the Utility – 41 – 3. W ait while the software is uninstalled. Figure 34: Uninstall Process in Progress 4. When the uninstall process is complete, click Finish to exit. Figure 35: Uninstall Process Complete[...]

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    – 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: 2.412 - 2.472 GHz M ODULATION 802.11b: CCK, QPSK, BPSK 802.11g: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM 80[...]

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    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) 802.11n: 16 dBm R ECEIVE S ENSITIVITY (T YPI CAL ) -88 dBm @ 11 Mbps -72 dBm @ 54 Mbps -68 dBm @ 64-QAM, 20MHz channel spacing -63 dBm @ 64-QAM, 40MHz channel spacing P HYSICAL S IZE [...]

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    – 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 802.3ab specification for 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ov er four pairs of Category 5[...]

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    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. DHCP Dynam i c Host Configuration Protocol: Provides a fr ame w ork for passing[...]

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    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. NTP Network Time Protocol: NTP provides the mechanisms to syn chron[...]

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    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. TKIP T emporal K ey Integrity Pro t ocol: A data encryption[...]

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    – 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 , 34 Country Region Code 27 , 34 D Domain Name 25 E Encryption 24 , 34 F Frames Received 37 Frames Transmitted 37 H Hardware Capabilities 13 Hardware De[...]

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    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 2000 12 , 13 Windows 2000/XP configuration 20 Windows Vista system 12 Windows XP 12 WMM 13 , 26 WPA 24 WPA2 24 WPA2-PSK 12 , 24 , 34 WPA-PSK 12 , 24 ,[...]

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