SMC SMCWCB-G2 manuale d’uso

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. A ll SMC produ cts carry a standard 90-day limited wa rranty from the date of purchase from SM C or its Aut horized Rese ll[...]

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. LIMIT A TION O F LIABILITY : IN NO EVENT , WHETHER BASED IN CONTR ACT OR T ORT (INCLUD[...]

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. This equipment[...]

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 .smc.com [Greek] Με την παρού σα , η S MC Networks, δηλώνει ότι η συ σκευή ασύρ µ α?[...]

[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 .smc.com . [Slovenian] Družba SMC Network izjavlja,[...]

[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. En accord avec l’article 6.4 de la R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC, the membres de la EU et de l’ EFT A sont les suivants : Autriche, B e lgique,[...]

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 . požadavky na lic e nci nebo provoz v povolených kanálech. O omezení venkovního použití se informujte u místních regulátor ů nebo u spole č nosti SMC Net[...]

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 m ā j ā s un birojos vis ā s pazi ņ otaj ā s EK un EBT A (European Free T rade Association - Eirop a s br ī v ā s tirdzniec ī bas asoci ā ci[...]

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. Zgodnie z artyku ł em 6.4 dy r ektywy 1999/5/EC dotycz ą cej norm dla urz ą dze ń radiowych i ko ń cowy ch ur z ą dze ń teletransmisyjnych powiadomione zosta ł [...]

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: Itävalt a, Belgia, T anska, Suomi, Ranska, Saksa, It alia, Luxemburg, Alankomaat, Norja, Espanja, Ruot si, S veitsi, Iso-Brit annia, Portugali, Kre ikka, Ir[...]

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. . In Belgium outdoor operation is only permitted using the 2.46 - 2.4835 GHz band: C[...]

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 a llatio n Guide ¾ W a rranty Inform ation Card ) Note: If any of the listed contents are dama ged or missing, please con tact the retailer from who[...]

CONTENTS Chapter1. Introduction ..................................................... .................................................. ........... 1 1.1 Overview of the product ................................................................ ............................... 1 1.2 Features............................................................[...]

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. The adapter's a u to-sensi n g cap ability allows hi[...]

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. The installati on interface for only Win dows XP is shown i[...]

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. Y ou can click [B ack] to return to the previous screen[...]

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. The new hardw are is detected and automati cally inst[...]

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. 3. The Status LED s[...]

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. After Inst alling the SMC WCU icon w[...]

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. Th e options include: • Infrastructure (a[...]

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 . The Profi le Managemen t dialog box will d isplay a screen s imilar to that[...]

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. T o define shared encrypti on keys, ch oose th[...]

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 . The adapter will detect the access p oint if any messages are waiting p[...]

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 . • Open System enables an adap ter to attemp t[...]

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. Figure 3-9 3.2.6 Scan Av a[...]

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. 1. On the Profile Managem[...]

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. The Diagno stics tab list s the follow ing receiving and transmitti ng diagnostics for frame[...]

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. ¾ Card Name - T he name of the wireless networ k adapter . ¾ MAC A[...]

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). Radio Dat a Rate 54/48/36/24/ 18/12/9/6[...]

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. 802.11b networks are also referre d to as Wi -Fi net works. ¾ [...]

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). ¾ SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification is a th irty-two character (maximu m) alphanumeric key identifying a [...]