SMC EZ Connect N manual

EZ Connect™ N Draft 11n Wireless USB2.0 Adapter SMCWUSBS-N2[...]

20 Mason Ir vine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 67 9-8000 EZ Connect TM N Draft 11n Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide The easy w a y to mak e all your network connections November 20 07 R01 F1.0[...]

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 for its use, nor f or any infringements of patents or other rights of thi rd parties which may result from its use . No license is granted b y implication or otherwise under an y patent or pate nt[...]

i C OMPLIANCES 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 gene[...]

C OMPLIANCES ii CE (Europe) This device can be oper ated in the EU without restr ictions indoor . Howe ver , operated outdoors in F rance is restri cted to 2400 ~ 2454 MHz (Channel 1 ~ 7). Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rule s. Oper ation is subject to the foll owing two conditions: 1) this device[...]

C OMPLIANCES iii A ustralia/New Zealand AS/NZS 4771 Contact SMC at: SMC Networks, Inc. 20 Mason Irvin e, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 EC Declaration of Conf ormity SMC Contact for this de vice in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle F r uctuos Gelaber t 6-8, 2, 4a, 08970 - Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain This device complie[...]

C OMPLIANCES iv Council recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999, limitations of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz) [Czech] Spole þ nost SMC Networks tímto prohlašuje, že toto rádiové za Ĝ ízení LAN je ve shod Č se základními požadavky a dalšími p Ĝ íslušnými ustanoveními sm Č rnice 199[...]

C OMPLIANCES v [Latvian] Ar šo SMC Networks deklar Ɲ , ka Radio LAN device atbilst Direkt Ư vas 1999/5/EK b nj tiskaj Ɨ m pras Ư b Ɨ m un citiem ar to saist Ư tiem noteikumiem. Ofici Ɨ l Ɨ EK atbilst Ư bas deklar Ɨ cija ir atrodama attiec Ư g Ɨ produkta sada ƺƗ t Ư mekl Ư http://www.smc.com . [Lithuanian] Šiuo „SMC Networks“ d[...]

C OMPLIANCES vi [Swedish] Härmed intygar SMC Networks att denna Radio LAN-apparat uppfy ller de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser i direktiv 1999/5/EG. Den officiella EG-försäkran om överensstämmelse finns under motsvarande produktavsnitt på http://www.smc.com . [Icelandic] Hér með lýsir SMC Networks því yfir [...]

C OMPLIANCES vii [Dutch] Dit toestel is een 2.4 Ghz draadloze Lan transceive r, bestemd voor gebruik binnen huis en kantoor in alle geïnforme erde lidstaten van de EC en de EFTA. In overeenstemming met artikel 6.4 van de R&T TE Directive 1999/5/EC zijn de volgende EC/EFTA lidstaten verwittigd: België, Denemarken, Duitsland, Finland, Frankrijk[...]

C OMPLIANCES viii [Danish] Enheden er en 2,4 GHz trådløs LAN-transceiver, beregnet til indendørs hjemme- og kontorbrug i alle notificerede EU- og EFTA-medlemslande. I henhold til afsnit 6.4 i R&TTE-direktivet 1999/5/EF er følgende EU-/EFTA- medlemslande notificeret: Østrig, Belgie n, Danmark, Finland, Frankrig, Tyskland, Grækenland, Islan[...]

C OMPLIANCES ix [Latvian] Š Ư ier Ư ce ir 2,4 GHz bezvadu LAN raiduztv Ɲ r Ɲ js, kas paredz Ɲ ts izmantošanai iekštelp Ɨ s m Ɨ j Ɨ s un birojos vis Ɨ s pazi Ƽ otaj Ɨ s EK un EBTA (European Free Trade Association - Eiropas br Ư v Ɨ s tirdzniec Ư bas asoci Ɨ cija) dal Ư bvalst Ư s. Atbilstoši radioiek Ɨ rtu un telekomunik Ɨ cij[...]

C OMPLIANCES x [Polish] Niniejsze urz ą dzenie to urz ą dzenie do odbierania i przesy á ani a sygna á u (transceiver) w bezprzewodowej sie ci LAN o cz Ċ stotliwo Ğ ci 2,4 GHz, przeznaczone do u Ī ytku wewn ą trz pomieszcze Ĕ , w domach i biurach we wszystkich krajach cz á onkowskich UE i EFTA. Zgodnie z artyku á em 6.4 dyrektywy 1999/5/E[...]

C OMPLIANCES xi [Finnish] Laite on 2,4 GHz:n langaton LAN-vastaanotin, joka on tarkoitettu koti- ja toimistokäyttöön kaikissa EY:n ja EFTAn jäsenmaissa, joihin siitä on ilmoitettu. Radio- ja telepäätelaitedirektiivin 1999/5/EY mukaisesti seuraaville EY-/EFTA-maille on ilmoitettu: Itävalta, Belgia, Tanska, Suomi, Ranska, Saksa, Italia, Luxem[...]

C OMPLIANCES xii Requirements for indoor vs. outdoor 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.[...]

C OMPLIANCES xiii 注意 ! 依據 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 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功能。 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用 不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法?[...]

xiv T ABLE OF C ONTENTS EZ Connect™ N Draft 11n Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System Requ irement[...]

T AB LE OF C ONTENTS xv Network Configuration and Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Network Topo logies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ad Hoc Wireles s LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Infrastructu re Wireless LA Ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Setting the Communi[...]

1 EZ C ONNECT ™ N D RAFT 11 N W IRELESS USB 2.0 A DAPTER The EZ Connect™ N Draft 11n Wireless USB2.0 Adapter (SMCWUSBS-N2) is another cutting edge introduction in 2.4GHz wireless communicatio n f or desktop and notebo ok computers. Designed f or both the home and office, this wireless USB2. 0 adapter pro vides the speed, cov erage and security [...]

EZ Connect™ N Draft 11n Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 2 Features • IEEE802.11n draft v2.0 complia nt • Wireless speeds up to 300 Mbp s with 40 MHz operating mode • Increased speed and co verage - up to 15 times the speed of IEEE 802.11g • Fully bac kwards comp atible with 802.11b/g wireless netwo rks • Enhances y our network security with Wi[...]

Applications 3 Applications EZ Connect wireless products off er fast , reliab le, cost-eff ective network access for wireless clie nts in applications such as: • Remote access t o corporate netw ork informati on Email, file tran sf er , and ter minal emulatio n • Difficult-t o-wire en v ironments Historic or old building s, asbestos in stallati[...]

EZ Connect™ N Draft 11n Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 4 System Requirements Bef ore you install the Wireless USB Adapter, chec k your system f or the follo wing requirements: • A vailable 2.0 USB slot • A PC running W indows 2000/XP/Vista • CD-ROM driv e • Minimum of 32 MB RAM and 300 MHz CPU • Minimum of 6 MB of free hard d isk space f or d[...]

P ackage Cont ents 5 Package Contents The Wireless USB Adapter pac kage includes: • 1 EZ Connect™ N Draft 11n Wireless USB 2.0 Ada pter (SMCWUSBS-N2) • 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Document ation CD • 1 Quick Installation Guide • W arranty Inf or mation Card Please register this product and upgrade the product war ranty at http:// www.smc[...]

6 H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION The SMCWUSBS-N2 adapter provides 300 Mbps conn ections. It is fully compliant with the specif ication of the I EEE 802.11n Draft standard. It can be installe d in any compute r running Windows 20 00/XP/Vista, with a 2.0 USB slot. LED The Link LED indicato r of the SMCWUSBS-N2 is described in the f o llowing figure and tab l[...]

7 D RIVER AND U TILITY I NSTALLATION The EZ Installati on Wizard and Documentation CD t hat comes with the pac kage contains all the software , including the driver and utility f or the SMCWUSBS-N2 adapter . Any ne w or updated softwar e can be down loaded from the SMC w eb site at http:// www.smc.com . Also , check the SMC web site f or additional[...]

Driver and Utility Installation 8 2. Click the Install Driver and Util ity b utton to continu e. 3. Please wait while the Driver and Utility installation wizard begins and copies files .[...]

F or Windows 2000/XP 9 4. Click Ne xt to install the program to your Windows system fo l d e r . 5. Find an availab le USB slot on y our PC ( se e "Hardware Installation" on page 13). R emov e c ap from the SMCWUSBS-N2. Completely slide the SMC WUSBS-N2 USB 2.0 adapte r in the USB slot of your PC and make sure that there is a firm connect[...]

Driver and Utility Installation 10 6. Y o u will see the Found Ne w Hardware Wizard. Select Ye s (recommende d), and clic k Next . 7. Select Ins tall the sof tware automatica lly (Recommended) , and click Ne xt .[...]

F or Windows 2000/XP 11 8. The f o llowing windo ws w ill then appear indicati ng that the driver has been installed on your system. Click Finish to e xit the window .[...]

Driver and Utility Installation 12 9. Click Finish and your Wireless USB Adap ter is ready to use.[...]

13 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Network cards are se nsitiv e to static ele ctricity . T o protect the card, av oid touchi ng its electr ical compon ents, and touch th e ground of ten to equaliz e the static charges, bef ore handling the card. T o inser t the card: 1. Find an availab le 2. 0 USB slot in your desktop PC or a laptop . Figure 2. USB Port L[...]

Hardware Installation 14 2. With the adapter ’ s connector f acing the USB slot, and the “ EZ Connect TM N” label f a cing up , slide the card comple tely into the slot as s hown below . Figure 3. Desktop Installation Figure 4. Laptop Installation[...]

15 SMCWUSBS-N2 U TILITY T o comm unicate with othe r SMC 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11b de vices, y ou need to co nfigure the SM CWUSBS-N2 adapte r first. Double-clic k the SMCW USBS-N2 ut ility icon on the desktop to launch the conf iguration u tility , or y ou can access it from t he Star t menu. Note that the screen shots were taken from Windo ws X[...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 16 The SMCWUSBS-N2 utility program includes the f ollowing five tabs: Configuration – Allows y ou to set parameters f or the wireless adapter . Link Inf ormation – Allo ws you to vie w network stat us. IP Information – Displa ys TCP/IP data. Site Survey – Scans/shows all wireless de vices within the adapter’ s signal r[...]

Configur ation 17 Configuration Go to the Configu ration tab to set parame ters f or the SMCWUSBS-N2 adapter . Select Profile – Y ou can select a proper profile from the drop-do wn menu, or specify a pr ofile name f or a specific configuratio n of parame ters. New – T o set up a ne w profile, click Ne w . Save – T o sav e a new prof ile after[...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 18 Common Network Name – Inp ut an SSID f or the wireless netw ork to which yo u want to conn ect. Operating Mode – Set the ada pter’ s operating mode to 802. 11 Ad Hoc f or a network en vironment that does not ha ve an access point, or to Infr astr ucture f or connections with an access point. (See “Netwo rk T opologies[...]

Configur ation 19 Po w e r S a v e – T o use this funtion, se lect the Enab led or Disabled in the P ow er Sa v e Mode drop-do wn menu, then click th e Appl y Change button. Security The Security ON/Security OFF button indicat es whether the security function has been enabled or disab led. Click the Secur ity ON/Securit y OFF button to enab le th[...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 20 Default Key – Choose one k ey , 1~4, f or encr yption. Use P assphrase – Chec k this bo x to auto-genera te ke ys for encr yption. Firs t, chec k this bo x, then enter a string of char acters into the space. Encr yption ke ys w ill be generated automatically . When K ey T ype is set to 128-bit, only one ke y will be gener[...]

Configur ation 21 T o set up the WEP functi on, tak e the f ollowing steps: 1. Select 64-bit encryption, 64-bit en cryption (ASCII), 128-bit encr yption,or 128-bit encryption (ASCII) in the K e y T ype field. 2. T o automatic ally generate ke ys, check the Use P assphrase bo x, and type in a str ing of characters in this field. 3. In the Def ault K[...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 22 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK How to set up WP A/WP A2-PSK: Wi-Fi Protected Access is a standar ds-based, intero perab le security enhancement that st rongly increase s the le vel of data protection and access control f or ex isting and fu ture wireless LAN systems. It will be f orward-co mpatible with the upcoming IEEE 802.11i stan dar[...]

Configur ation 23 T o use the WP A funct ion, tak e the follo wing steps: 1. Select Security T ype, WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK from the drop-down menu. 2. T ype in the WP A Passphras e (Pre-Shared K ey: PSK). 3. Select ASCII or Hex in the K ey T ype f ield 4. Click Appl y Change to allow the set tings to take effect. Note: The WPA Passphrase charact er lim[...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 24 Advanced RTS Thresh old – This sets the pac ket size threshold at which a Request to Send (R TS) signal must be sent t o the receiving station prior to the sending station starting communications. De vices contending f or the wireless medium ma y not be aw are of each other . The RTS/CTS mechanism can solv e this problem. T[...]

Configur ation 25 Preamble T ype – The preamble is used to acq uire the incom ing signal and synchroniz e the receiver . If all the clients in y our service area suppor t the shor t preamb le or can automat ically set the preamb le type, then setti ng the preamb le on the access point to shor t can boost y our throughput. (Opt ions: Shor t & [...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 26 Link Information The Link Inf or mation screen disp la ys inf or mation of the curren t wireless access po int to which you are connected. Network Name – The na me of the netw or k to which the adapter is currently c onnected with other clients o n the networ k. Base Station Name ID – The MA C address of the access point [...]

Link Inf or mation 27 Current Connecti on Speed – Sho ws the speed of th e current wireless connection. The Wirel ess USB Adapter support s up to 300 Mbps connection s to you r WLAN networks . This adapter is fully compliant with specificatio ns defined in IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n draft v2 .0 standards . Encrypt ion – This s[...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 28 IP Information This screen displa ys IP Information f or your computer . Now that yo u hav e configured y our adapter to connect to a wireless network, y our adapter needs to ob tain new net work settings . By releasing o ld IP settings an d renewing them with se ttings from the access point, you will also veri fy that you ha[...]

IP Information 29 IP Address Client – Internet address of the comp uter . IP Netmask Client – A mask used to determine the subnet f or an IP address. Gateway – The IP add ress of the netw ork gatew ay . Host Name Client – Y our comput er name on the netw or k. Release – Click on this b utton to release the IP address . Renew – Click on [...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 30 Site Survey Site Sur v ey scans and displays all wireless devices within range . Y ou can choose one of them to connect to b y doub le-clic king on an entry . Scan – Click this bu tton to scan for a vailable netwo rk connections . WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) – Click this b u tton to star t using the WPS connection with th[...]

Site Sur v ey 31 T ak e the f ollowing steps f or easy netw or k security settings. 1. Press the WPS b utton of th e access point to which you want to connect. or Click the PBC configuration b utton on the management screen of the access point. 2. Select the desired access po int from the list. 3. Click the WPS b utton on the scre en, or double-cli[...]

SMCWUSBS-N2 Utility 32 Secure - This shows security mech nism has been enab led. A ke 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 wireless connection. MA C address - This is the MA C address of the listed wireless de vice[...]

33 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING SMC’ s EZ Connect N 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 SMCWUSBS-N2 can be configured as: • Ad hoc - for small groups that o nly communicate with ea ch other , witho ut access points • Inf[...]

Network Configuration and Plann ing 34 Infrastructure Wireless LANs The SMC 802. 11 N access po int (SMCWBR14S-N) can also provide wireless w or kstations wit h access to a wired LAN. An integr ated wired and wireless LAN is called an infrastructure configuration. A Basic Ser vice Se t (BSS) consists of a group of wireless PC users, and an acce ss [...]

Setting the Communication Domain 35 Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Ser vice Set (BSS) is th e communication domain f or each access point. F or wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain iden tifier (SSID) for the wireless c ard to the SSID of the access p oint to which you w ant to conn ect[...]

Network Configuration and Plann ing 36 • In either co nfiguration, the clien t automatically matches the radio channe l used b y the AP . F ile Ser v er Switch D esktop PC Access Poi n t <BSS2> Notebook with Wireless PC Card Adapter Seamless Roami n g < E SS> Access Poi n t Switch <BSS1> PC with Wireless USB / PCI Adapter Notebo[...]

37 T ROUBLESHOOTING Check the f ollowing troub leshoot ing items bef ore contacting SMC technical suppor t. Adapter Installation Problems If your computer cann ot find the SMCWUSBS-N2 adapter or the driver soft ware does not insta ll correctly , check the f ollowing: • Make sure the adapter is securely seated in the 2.0 USB slot. Chec k f or any [...]

T roub leshooting 38 Network Connection Problems If the Link LED on the SMCWUSBS-N2 ada pter does not light , or if y ou cannot access any net work resources from y our computer , check the f ollowing: • Mak e sure the correct softw are driver is installed f or your operat ing system. If necessary , tr y reinstalling the driver . • Mak e sure t[...]

39 S PECIFICATIONS General Specifications Functional Crit eria Wireless Network IEEE802.11b: up to 11 Mbps IEEE 802.11g: up to 54 Mbps IEEE802.11n d raft v2.0: up to 30 0 Mbps (in 40 MHz) Operat ing Range Outdoor: Up to 300 m (984 ft ) Indoor: Up to 100 m (328 ft) Radio Signal Signal T ype Direct Sequence Spread-Spect rum (DSSS) ModulationCCK, OFDM[...]

Specifications 40 RF Output P ower 11b : 23.30 dBm 11g : 25.14 dBm Draft 11n 20MHz: 21.57 dBm 40MHz: 21.65 dBm Physi cal Character istics Dimensions 84.10 * 27.08 * 12 .30 mm (3.31 * 1.07 * 0.48 inch) (L*W*H) W eight 27.5 g (0.06 lb) Antenna Built-in antenna LED Indicator s Network Lin k Host Interface USB 2.0 interface P ower V oltage DC5V +/- 5% [...]

General Specifications 41 En vironmental T emper ature Operat ing: 0 to 40 ° C (32 to 104 ° F) Storage: -10 to 70 ° C (14 to 158 ° F) Humidity: 5 to 90% (non -condensing) Vibration/Sho ck/Dr op IEC 68-2-34, IEC 68-2- 27, IEC68-2-32 Certification CE Mark EN 50081-1, EN 5502 2 Class B EN 50082-1, EN 6100 0-4-2 Emissions FCC P ar t 15(B), ETS 300-[...]

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