SMC Networks SMC2004 manual

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  • Page 1

    EZ USB Netw orking Cable User Guide SMC2004USB-Cable V1.0[...]

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    W elcome . Congr atulations on pur chasing the SMC EZ Conn ect USB Cable . V ery shortly you will have all of th e benefits of havin g your own small n etwork. The SMC EZ Connect U SB cable has been design ed to be easy to install an d use. Th e SMC EZ Connect USB cable provi des a quick an d easy solution to network up to 17 U SB computers via you[...]

  • Page 3

    5. A wind ow will appear asking if you want to set th e IP addr ess for th e USB Network A dapter . Cli ck NO to for the IP ad dress to be set up automati cally . Only set your own IP add ress if you are an experi enced network ad ministrator or if you are conn ecting to an Ethern et network. (See Step 4 for m ore details) 6. During th e installati[...]

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    Step 2 Start sharing files and Printers: Click th e Start menu, poin t to ProgramsWindo ws Explorer . a. Expand th e desktop and select th e drive , folder , file or printer you want to shar e. b . Move your m ouse cursor and click ri ght button on the r esource . c. Select Sharing . d. Select Shared A s and enter th e Shared Name to be recognized[...]

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    Step 4 Installing the SMC EZ connect USB Bridge Driver: The br idge computer is the main computer in th e network. There can only be one Bridge computer in the network , I t is very important wh en you are installin g the softwar e to only install the Br idge d rivers on one of th e computers. The In stallShield Wizard will pop-up a Questi on Windo[...]

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    Driver Uninstallation Follow the steps below to r emove the th e SMC EZ Connect USB Network Br idge d river from Win dows system: 1. Click th e Start menu, poin t to SettingsControl P anel . Double click A dd/Remove Pr ograms icon. 2. In Install/Uninstall tab , select SMC EZ Connect USB Network Bridge Driver V1.5.0.0 3. Click A dd/Remove button an[...]

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    English English FCC Statement This devi ce gener ates and uses radi o frequency an d may cause interfer ence to radi o and television r eception if not in stalled and used properly . This has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits of a Class B computin g device in accor dance with th e specificati ons in P art 15 of FCC Rules. Th ese spec[...]