SMC Networks SMC2664W manual

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38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679 -8000 EZ Connect Wi re l e s s U S B A d a p t e r User Guide The easy way to make all your network connections April 2 0 0 2 Part No: 01-111353-006 Pub No: 150000012000E[...]

Copyright Infor mation furnis hed by SMC Networks , In c. (SMC) is believ ed to be accurate and reliable. However , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infri ngements of p atents or other rights of third parties which ma y result from its use. No license is granted by implication or othe rwise under any patent or patent rig[...]

v L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W arranty Statement: SMC Netw orks, Inc ., Inc. (SMC) warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials , under nor mal use and ser vice, for the applicable warranty ter m. All SMC products carr y a standard 90 -day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller .[...]

L IMITED W AR RANTY vi WARRANTIES EX CLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’ S SOLE REMED Y SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , AT SMC’S OPTION . THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCL USIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W A RRANTIES OR CONDITIONS , EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , EITHE[...]

vii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mf ul interference in a residential installation. T his equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequ[...]

C OMPLIANCES viii EC Confor mance Declaration - Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II , Calle Fr uctuós G elabert 6-8, 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain. This infor mation technolog y equipment complies with the requirements of the Council Directiv e 89/336/EEC on the Appr[...]

ix C ONTENTS EZ Connect™ Wireless USB Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requireme nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Package Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C ONTENTS x Advanced Setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Network Configuration and Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Ad Hoc Wireless LA N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 EZ C ONNECT ™ W IRELESS USB A DAPTER Introduction SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter (SMC2664W) is an 11 Mbps wireless network adapter that seamlessly integrates with existing Ether net networks to support applications suc h as mobile users or temporar y conferences . The adapter is fully compliant with 2.4 GHz DSSS CSMA/CA wireless netwo[...]

EZ C ONNECT ™ W IR ELESS USB A DAPTER 2 System Requirements Before you ins tall the EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter, c heck your system meets the following requirements: • An availabl e USB port . • Windows 98/Me/2000/XP (have the Windows installation CD-ROM ready for use during driver installation.) • A minimum of 1 MB of free disk space f[...]

P ACKAGE C HECKLIST 3 Package Checklist The EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter package includes: • 1 EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter with internal antenna (SMC2664W) • 1 CD ROM containing drivers, utlilty, and user guide •1 U S B c a b l e • 1 Fastening clip • 3 Pieces of velcro •2 M a g n e t s • One User Guide Please register this prod[...]

EZ C ONNECT ™ W IR ELESS USB A DAPTER 4 Applications EZ Connect wireless products offer fast, reliable, cost-eff ective netw ork access for wireless clients in applications such as: • Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer, and term inal emulation • Difficult-to-wire environments Historic or old buildings, asbest[...]

5 H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter supports an 11 Mbps half-duplex connection to Ethernet networks . This adapter is fully compliant with 2.4 GHz DSSS CSMA/CA wireless netw orking as defined in IEEE 802.11b . It can be installed in any notebook or desktop with a USB port. Suppor t is pro vided for Windows 98/Me/2000/X[...]

6 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION Attaching the Clip (Optional) 1. Slide the open end of the clip under the two lips (at the USB port end) in the square slot at the rear of the SMC2664W. 2. Press the two lugs into the slots until they click into place . 3. T o remove the clip , push in one of the lugs and pull the clip awa y from the SMC2664W body . The ot[...]

A TTACHING THE V ELCRO (O PTIONAL ) 7 Attaching the Velcro (Optional) 1. P eel the protective paper off the V elcro circles and fir mly press the circles into the circula r holes at the rear of the clip . 2. T emporarily hold the SMC2664W in the desired location and chec k the signal quality is acceptable. P eel the protective paper off the V elcro[...]

8 D RIVER I NSTALLATION The CD-ROM that comes with the pac kag e contains the softw are/driv ers for the EZ Connect Wireless USB adapter . New or updated drivers can be downloaded from SMC’ s web site at: http://www .smc.com F or installation in Windows 98/Me see the following section. F or Windows 2000 go to “Windows 2000 Driv er Installation?[...]

W INDOWS 98/M E D RIVER I NSTALLATION 9 2. Click Next. 3. Check “Specify a location” and type E:Driv ers (assuming E: is the location of your CD dri ve.) Inser t the CD into the CD driv e and click Next . 4. Click Next to copy files from the CD . Windows 98 may ask y ou for the Windows 98 CD . If so , remove the EZ Connect Wireless USB adapter[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 10 5. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. Y ou may be ask ed to restart the computer. Clic k Ye s . Setting Wireless Properties 1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel . Double-clic k the Netw ork icon 2. Click on the “Identification” tab in the Network dialog bo x and specify your computer name and network wor[...]

S ETTING W IR ELESS P RO PE RT IE S 11 3. If you w ant to add more protocols after installation, g o to the “Configuration” tab and click Add . 4. Double-click Protocol and add the network protocols you wish to use. If you install TCP/IP , be sure to set the appropriate Gatew ay , DNS Ser ver, and Domain for your ne twork. If you install an IPX[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 12 vendors may use the setting “Open System. ” Use the same setting as the other devices in your netw ork. 8. Set the “Channel” to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in your group . Howev er, if y ou are connecting to a networ k via an access point, the adapter will aut omatically set the[...]

S ETTING W IR ELESS P RO PE RT IE S 13 9. Wired Equivalent Priv acy (W EP) is implemente d in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access . F or more secure data transmissions, set encr yption to “128-bit” or “64-bit. ” The 128-bit setting gives a higher level of security . T he setting must be the same for all clients in your wireless netwo[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 14 10. Set the “Fragmentation Threshold. ” (The default 2,346 means “Disabled. ”) See “T er minolog y” on pag e 46 for a description of “Fragmentation Threshold.” 11. Set the “Operating Mode” to “ Ad Hoc” or “Infrastr ucture” depending on the type of netw ork to which you w ant to connect.[...]

S ETTING W IR ELESS P RO PE RT IE S 15 12. “Preamble T ype” offers a dropdown lis t with three options: Auto , Long, or Short (see “T er minolog y” on page 46 for an explanation of “Preamble T ype.)” If y ou aren't sure whether all the Clients and Access point radios in your wireless netw ork suppor t the Shor t RF preamble, then l[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 16 13. “Rate (Mbps)” is the data transmission/reception rate setting . It can be set to A uto , 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps , 11 Mbps . Usually this should be set to Auto . In a radio frequency hostile environment, a lower rate can provide more stable transmission quality .[...]

S ETTING W IR ELESS P RO PE RT IE S 17 14. Set the “RTS Threshold” to the same as that used b y other devices in your netw ork. (The default 2,347 means “Disabled.”) See “T er minolog y” on page 46 for a description of “R TS T hreshold. ”[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 18 15. Set the “SSID” identifier to the same as that used by the ad hoc workgroup or access point to which y ou want to connect. (The SMC2655W Access Point default is WLAN .) If you will be roaming among multiple access points with different BSS IDs , a value of “ ANY” will allow connection to any SSID .[...]

S ETTING W IR ELESS P RO PE RT IE S 19 16. The WEP enc r yption implemented in SMC’ s Wireless USB adapter is based on the RC4 encr yption alg orithm. The security keys are four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit WEP setting, and one 26-digit key for the 128-bit WEP setting . WEP must be set in the configuration utility and all changes can be made ther[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 20 17. “WEP Key to use” sho ws the key that will be used (1~4) for encr yption. Click OK to exit the open screens and click Ye s to restar t the computer if asked to do so . Go to “Installing the Utility in Windows 98, Me, and 2000” on page 27.[...]

W INDOWS 2000 D RIVER I NSTALLATION 21 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 1. Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the dri ver . 2. Click Next .[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 22 3. Check “Specify a location” and click Next. 4. T ype E:Drivers (assuming E: is the location of y our CD drive .) Inser t the CD into the CD driv e a nd click OK .[...]

W INDOWS 2000 D RIVER I NSTALLATION 23 5. Windows 2000 will find the dri ver . Click Next . T he D igital Signat ure Not F ound screen will open. Click Ye s to continue with the installation. 6. Click Finish to complete the driv er installation. If you ar e asked to restar t the computer , click Ye s . Go to “Installing the Utility in Windows 98,[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 24 Windows XP Driver Installation 1. Windows XP will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the dri ver . 2. Check “Install from a list or specific location (Adv anc ed)” and click Next.[...]

W INDOWS XP D RIVER I NSTALLATION 25 3. Check “Don ’ t search. I will choose the dri ver to install” and click Next . 4. Click Have Disk and the “Install From Disk” screen will open.[...]

D RIVER I NSTALLATION 26 5. Ty p e E: Driversxp (assuming your CD dri ve is E:) and click OK. Windows XP will find the SMC2664W EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter . Click Next . 6. Though the software is fully compatible with Windows XP , it has not yet been Log o tested b y Microsoft. On the Hardw are Installation screen click Continue Anyw ay . 7.[...]

27 C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS F or Windows 98, Me , and 2000, SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter provides optional management software for quic k network configuration and easy diagnostics . F or Windows XP , use the built-in wirelesss configuration tool (Go to “Using the Windows XP Configuration T ool” on page 35.) Installing the Ut[...]

C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS 28 Using the EZ Connect Wireless USB Utility in Windows 98, Me, and 2000 Once the installation is c omplete, the configuration utility can be accessed by selecting the “EZ Connect Wireles s USB Utility” icon from the “EZ Connect Wireless USB” folder . A quick launc h icon will appear in the low er right-hand [...]

U SING THE EZ C ONNECT W IRELESS USB U TILITY IN W INDOWS 98, M E , AND 2000 29 Encr yption – Provides WEP security control. Adv anced – Allows you to configu re the advanced settings . Ve r s i o n – Shows the version infor mation. Monitor When you open the wireless USB utility , the infor mation window for the SMC2664W is shown as in the fi[...]

C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS 30 wireless clients in your group . However , if you are connecting to a netw ork via an access point, then the c hannel is automatically set to the channel of the access point to whic h the adapter connects . Note: The “Channel” can only be set when the “Operating Mode” is “802.11 Ad Hoc. ” SSID – Inpu[...]

U SING THE EZ C ONNECT W IRELESS USB U TILITY IN W INDOWS 98, M E , AND 2000 31 Site Survey The Site Sur vey screen displays all access points in the wireless LAN . Y ou can choose on e of them to connect to by double-clicking on an entr y . Encryption Encr yption – Wired Equivalent Pri vacy (WEP) is implemented in the adapter to pr event unautho[...]

C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS 32 four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit W EP setting, and one 26-digit k ey for the 128-bit WEP setting . Create with Passphra se – Security keys for WEP encr yption are generated from a passphrase string, so you m ust use the same passphrase on all the other stations in your netw ork. Manua l Entr y – Manual Entr y[...]

U SING THE EZ C ONNECT W IRELESS USB U TILITY IN W INDOWS 98, M E , AND 2000 33 T o use the WEP function, complete the follo wing ste ps: 1. Select “128-bit” or “64-bit” in the “Encryption” field. 2. Check “Create with P assphrase, ” type a string in the Pa ssphrase field, and click Generate . 3. Select the key , and click Apply . N[...]

C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS 34 Advanced Y ou can use this screen to set values for “Fragmentation Threshold” (Default: 2346 means Disabled), and “R TS/CTS Threshold” (Default: 2347 means Disabled). See “T er minolog y” on pag e 46 for a description of these ter ms . Version This screen displays the driver , fir mware, and utility v [...]

U SING THE W INDOWS XP C ONFIGURATION T OOL 35 Using the Windows XP Configuration Tool Basic Settings 1. Right-click the netw ork connection icon on the toolbar . 2. Click Status . The Wireless Network Connection Status bo x will open.[...]

C ONFIGURATION AND D IAGNOSTICS 36 3. Click Properties . T he Wireless Network Connection Properties box will open. Click the Wir eless Networks tab . 4. In the low er section of the scre en, click Learn about setting up wir eless network configuration and complete the wireless configuration accordin g to the Help and Support Center instr uctions. [...]

U SING THE W INDOWS XP C ONFIGURATION T OOL 37 1. Click Configure . Click the “ Advanced” tab . 2. Set the “Fragmentation Threshold” (the default 2,346 means “Disabled”). See “T er minology ” on page 46 for a description of “Fragmentation Threshold.” 3. “Preamble T ype” offers a dropdown lis t with three options: Auto , Long[...]

38 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING SMC’ s EZ Connect Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network conf iguration, as well as an integrated configuration with 10 Mbps Ethernet LANs. F or a list of the maximum distances between the AP/ Bridge and wireless clients, refer to page 43. The SMC2664W USB adapter can be configured as: ?[...]

N ETWORK T OPOLOGIES 39 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The SMC2664W can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations . An integ rated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastr ucture configuration. A Basic Ser vice Set (BSS) consists of a g roup of wireless PC users , and an access point that is directly connected to the wired LAN .[...]

N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION AND P LANNING 40 support roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) for the wireless adapter to the BSS ID of the access point to which you w ant to connect. Check with your administrator for the BSS ID of the access point to which he wants you to connect. Roaming Wireless PCs A infrastr ucture netw ork also suppor ts roaming[...]

41 T ROUBLESHOOTING USB Adapter Installation Problems If your computer cannot find the EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter or the netw ork driv er does not install correctly , chec k the following items: • Make sure the adapter is connected to the USB port. Check for any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the adapter’s connector. • Try[...]

T R OUBLESHOOTING 42 • Make sure the correct software driver is installed. Try reinstalling the driver. • Make sure the comput er and other network devices are receiving power. • The access point you want to connect to may not be functioning correctly. Try using another access point. • If you cannot access a Windows or NetWare service on th[...]

N ETWORK C ONNECTION P ROB LE MS 43 SMC Networks 802.11b SMC2664W Wireless USB Adapter Maximum Distance T able Impor tant Notice – Maximum distances posted below ar e actual tested distance thresholds . Howev er, there are many variables such as barrier composition and constr uction, as well as local environmental interference that may impact y o[...]

44 S PECIFICATIONS Functional Criteria Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps , Auto T ransmission Mode Half duplex Network Connection IEEE 802.11b wireless Operating Range Max distance at 11 Mbps: 128 m (4 22 ft) Max distance at 5.5 Mbps: 152m (502 ft) Max distance at 2 Mbps: 167 m (551 ft) Max distance at 1 Mbps: 250 m (825 ft) Rad io Si gnal Signal T ype [...]

S PECIFICATIONS 45 Standards Confor mance IEEE 802.11b USB specification revision 1.1 Compliances FCC Class B ARIB STD33, T66 UL1950/CSA22.2 NO .9 50 BSMI and DGT , and IC CISPR 22 Class B Softwa r e NDIS Driver Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP NDIS Utility Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 (Windows XP uses built-in wireless configura[...]

46 T ERMINOLOGY The following is a list of ter minolog y use d in this document. Access Point – An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks . Ad Hoc – An ad hoc wireless LAN is a g roup of computers each with LAN adapters , connected as an independent wireless LAN . BSS – BSS stands for “Basic Ser vice Set[...]

T ER MINOLOG Y 47 Infrastr ucture – An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastr ucture configuration. Management Frame – Control frame for establishing a link betw een an access point and a client statio n. It includes Beacon, Probe, Authentication, and Association frames . MSDUs – MA C Ser vice Data Units . MMPDUs – MA C Man[...]

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