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Page 2: ...nse is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2003 by SMC Networks Inc 38 Tesla Irvine California 92618 All rights reserved Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark and EliteConnect EZ Connect and EZ Hub are trademarks of SMC Networks Inc Other product and company names are tr...

Page 3: ...15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUTION STATEMENT FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipme...

Page 4: ...Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen Verwenden Sie keine Flüssig oder Aerosolreiniger Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung 4 Die Netzanschlußsteckdose soll nahe dem Gerät angebracht und leicht zugänglich sein 5 Das Gerät ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen 6 Bei der Aufstellung des Gerätes ist auf sicheren Stand zu achten Ein Kippen oder Fallen könnte Beschädigungen ...

Page 5: ...enn das Gerät deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist 15 Stellen Sie sicher daß die Stromversorgung dieses Gerätes nach der EN60950 geprüft ist Ausgangswerte der Stromversorgung sollten die Werte von AC 7 5 8V 50 60Hz nicht über oder unterschreiten sowie den minimalen Strom von 1A nicht unterschreiten Der arbeitsplatzbezogene Schalldruckpegel nach DIN 45 635 Teil 1000 beträgt 70dB A oder wenig...

Page 6: ... of 5 MB available hard disk space for utility and driver installation Another IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g or 802 11a compliant device installed in your network such as the SMC2804WBR Barricade g 2 4GHz 54 Mbps Wireless Cable DSL Broadband Router or another PC with a wireless adapter such as the SMC2662W EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter ...

Page 7: ...Hz Universal High Power Wireless Cardbus Adapter 1 EZ Installation Wizard and Documentation CD 1 Quick Installation Guide Immediately inform your dealer in the event of any incorrect missing or damaged parts If possible please retain the carton and original packing materials in case there is a need to return the product Please register this product and upgrade the product warranty at SMC s Web sit...

Page 8: ...bus slot in your computer 3 With the SMC2536W AG 2 4GHz 5GHz Universal High Power Wireless Cardbus Adapter s 68 pin connector facing the Cardbus slot and the EZ Connect g label facing up slide the card completely into the Cardbus slot as shown below 4 For Windows 98SE Me 2000 Cardbus specification is required Please check the documents for your Cardbus adapter driver before installing the software...

Page 9: ...he program will not install the Boingo software If you wish to install Boingo please verify the checkbox is selected Step 3 Please shut down your machine and insert your SMC2536W AG Once the Windows Operating System is booted up it will find the new hardware and automatically install it Section 4 1 Other Setup Processes The following are Operating Sys tem specific options that may appear during th...

Page 10: ... Power Wireless Cardbus Adapter in your machine the Operating System will automatically recognize the adapter and prompt you for the appropriate drivers Click the Next button to begin the installation Step 2 Insert the Driver CD and select the Search for the best driver for your device option and click Next Step 3 Clear all checkboxes except for Specify a location Then press the Browse button and ...

Page 11: ...tion Select Network Adapters from the list of devices press Have Disk and once again browse to the location of the drivers Step 5 Once the system has copied the SMC drivers from the CD it may then request files from your original Windows disk Please insert the Windows CD at this time Step 6 The system will copy the files Do NOT press Cancel Step 7 Once all the necessary files are copied from the W...

Page 12: ...priate drivers Select the Specify the location of the driver option Then click the Next button to begin the installation Step 2 Insert the Driver CD and select the Specify a location option Clear the Removable Media checkbox Then press the Browse button and look for the drivers on your CD This should be located in driver Note The equals the letter of your CD ROM drive In most cases this is D Then ...

Page 13: ...Upon reboot the SMC2536W AG will be initialized and ready for use Section 5 3 Windows 2000 Step 1 After you have inserted the EliteConnect Universal SMC2536W AG High Power Wireless Cardbus Adapter in your machine and turned it back on the Operating System will automatically recognize the adapter and prompt you for the appropriate drivers Click the Next button to begin the installation ...

Page 14: ...Step 2 Insert the Driver CD and select the Search for a suitable driver option Then click Next Step 3 Clear all checkboxes except for Specify a location Then click Next ...

Page 15: ...n and select the Display a list of the known drivers option Select Network Adapters from the list of devices press Have Disk and once again browse to the location of the drivers Step 6 You have now completed the driver installation Click Finish to initialize the adapter Section 5 4 Windows XP Step 1 After you have inserted the EliteConnect Universal SMC2536W AG High Power Wireless Cardbus Adapter ...

Page 16: ...nd find the location of the drivers This should be driver Note The equals the letter of your CD ROM drive In most cases this is D Then click Next Step 3 This process will be completed once the drivers are copied to the hard drive and installed Please click Finish to exit the wizard After clicking Finish you will see the following message in your system tray ...

Page 17: ...n the Network adapters section You should see your SMC2536W AG Universal High Power Wireless Cardbus Adapter in this menu Highlight it and click Properties Step 3 The Device Status shows that the This device is working properly If there are any error messages displayed here you will need to click the SMC adapter and click Remove Then reboot the machine and go through the installation process again...

Page 18: ...ion You should see your SMC2536W AG Universal High Power Wireless Cardbus Adapter in this menu Right click your adapter and click Properties Step 3 The Device Status shows that the This device is working properly If there are any error messages displayed here you will need to right click the SMC adapter and click Uninstall Then reboot the machine and go through the installation process again ...

Page 19: ...us shows that This device is working properly If there are any error messages displayed here you will need to right click the SMC adapter and click Uninstall Then reboot the machine and go through the installation process again 7 Utility Installation Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP This Installation method makes the process as simple and Plug and Play as possible Simply run the EZ Installation Wizard rebo...

Page 20: ...o NOT need to install the utility Please skip to Utility Configuration Step 3 The installation wizard will begin Click Next Step 4 You will be given the option to choose the location where the Configuration Utility will be installed It is recommended to leave this at the default value Click Next to continue ...

Page 21: ...ven the option to choose the Folder name that will appear in the Start Menu It is recommended to leave this at the default value Click Next to continue Step 5 Click Next to begin copying the utility files to your computer ...

Page 22: ...etwork is turned on You may also need to re position the Access Point and place it in a higher position so that you are able to gain more wireless signal strength Double click the quick launch icon in the system tray to bring up the Configuration Utility This provides quick access to management statistics and adapter settings The Configuration Utility includes the following tabs Profile Management...

Page 23: ...he driver and utility version information Section 8 1 Configuration The profile management window will show you the current selected profile of the wireless card Click New to create a new profile Click Modify to modify the current settings in the selected profile Click Remove to delete the current profile Click Activate to initialize a different profile ...

Page 24: ...security settings you can enter up to three different SSID values representing up to three different WLANs in your vicinity Then go to Security tab of the SMC2536W AG Utility to configure various encryption options To configure WPA Wi Fi Protected Access choose WPA under Set Security Method After selecting WPA you will be given the option of using WAP EAP Type TLS or PEAP Select TLS and then Confi...

Page 25: ...t you will see the following error message To configure PEAP make sure WPA is selected Then select PEAP and then Configure Enter the User name and Password After that click the Advanced Configuration button you can then specify the Server or Domain and Login Name information ...

Page 26: ...or configuring 802 1x security method select 802 1x under Set Security Method you will be given the option of using 802 1x EAP Type TLS PEAP or LEAP Click TLS and then Configure to configure TLS options ...

Page 27: ...If you do not you will see the following error message Click PEAP and then Configure to configure PEAP options Enter the User name and Password After that click the Advanced Configuration button you can then specify the Server or Domain and Login Name information ...

Page 28: ...Click LEAP and then Configure to configure LEAP options NOTE PLEASE CONSULT YOUR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONFIGURING THESE ADVANCED SECURITY OPTIONS ...

Page 29: ...For the HEX Key Format the security is enabled by entering 10 digit keys for the 64 bit WEP configuration 26 digit keys for a 128 bit WEP configuration and 32 digit keys for a 152 bit WEP configuration Allowed hex keys are 0 9 and A F For the ASCII Key Format the security is enabled by entering 5 characters for 64 bit WEP 13 characters for 128 bit WEP and 16 characters for 152 bit WEP Click Pre Sh...

Page 30: ... on the right 64 128 or 152 bit and then enter the appropriate keys in Key 1 2 3 or 4 Remember to select the correct radio button on the left Then click OK For WPA PSK Security select WPA PSK under Set Security Method and then click Configure to enter your WPA key ...

Page 31: ...rs keys NOTE WPA is currently available under Windows 2000 and Windows XP Support for Windows 98SE ME will be available in Q1 of 2004 Under the Profile Management Window click on Advanced tab for advanced configurations Power Save Mode Normal Maximum Off Default Off Network Type Access Point Infrastructure or Ad hoc Peer to Peer 802 11b Preamble Short Long or Long Only ...

Page 32: ... of the associated Access Point Channel Shows the current operating channel of your WLAN Current Tx Rate Current transmit rate value Throughput Number of packets sent and received SSID Workgroup name of the wireless network that you are connected to Encryption Displays the current Encryption used on the Network Link Quality Shows the relative link quality e g lack of frame errors of the wireless c...

Page 33: ...Survey tab scans and displays all Access Points on the wireless LAN The data is organized by columns signifying the SSID Channel Encryption a KEY symbol Signal and Wireless Mode If there is a key symbol in the Encryption column the network is encrypted You will need to obtain the WEP information from the network administrator To choose a network simply click the SSID and click the Activate button ...

Page 34: ...Section 8 5 Driver Information The Driver Information screen displays the version information ...

Page 35: ...ollow the instructions below Go to Control Panel and open Network Connections Right click the Wireless Network Connection and select Properties Select the Wireless Networks tab and uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box NOTE The Wireless Zero Configuration WZC and SMC2536W AG Universal WLAN Utility cannot be used simultaneously If you are using the SMC2536W AG ...

Page 36: ...oducts you can visit us at www smc com or you can call us toll free at 800 SMC 4YOU SMC Networks stands behind every product sold with a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and a limited lifetime warranty 802 11a Wireless Distance Table Environmental Condition Speed Mbps and Distance Ranges 108 72 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6 Outdoors A line of sight environment with no interference or obstruction between the ...

Page 37: ... ceiling obstructions between the Access Point and users 35 m 115 ft 50 m 164 ft 65 m 213 ft 85 m 279 ft 110 m 361 ft 120 m 394 ft 120 m 394 ft 125 m 410 ft 130 m 426 ft 135 m 443 ft 140 m 459 ft 145 m 476 ft 802 11b Wireless Distance Table Environmental Condition Speed and Distance Ranges 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps Outdoors A line of sight environment with no interference or obstruction betwe...

Page 38: ... any network resources from the computer Check the following items before contacting SMC Technical Support Make sure the correct network card driver is installed for your operating system If necessary try uninstalling and reinstalling the driver To do this first shut down your machine and remove your SMC adapter Then boot up and open up your Start Menu go to Programs click the SMC2536W AG Universa...

Page 39: ...M BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM 802 11g OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Host Interface 32 bit Cardbus interface Operating Range Up to 2 145 ft Network Configuration Ad Hoc Peer to Peer Infrastructure Radio Signal Type Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Collision Avoidance with ACK architecture 32 bit MAC Security 802 11a mode 6...

Page 40: ...US Canada 12 non overlapping channels 5 15 5 35GHz 5 725 5 825GHz Europe 19 non overlapping channels 5 15 5 35GHz 5 47 5 725GHz Japan 4 non overlapping channels 5 15 5 25GHz China 5 725 5 85GHz Operating Systems Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Antenna Type Built in Power Voltage 3 3 Volt 5 Power Consumption 802 11a Tx 700mA Rx 300mA 802 11b g Tx 850mA Rx 500mA Dimensions 0 30 x 2 13 x 4 65 in Compliance U...

Page 41: ... 11a 80 dBm at 6 Mbps 80 dBm at 9 Mbps 79 dBm at 12 Mbps 78 dBm at 18 Mbps 75 dBm at 24 Mbps 73 dBm at 36 Mbps 70 dBm at 48 Mbps 67 dBm at 54 Mbps 11g 84 dBm at 6 Mbps 84 dBm at 9 Mbps 83 dBm at 12 Mbps 82 dBm at 18 Mbps 79 dBm at 24 Mbps 77 dBm at 36 Mbps 74 dBm at 48 Mbps 71 dBm at 54 Mbps 11b 91 dBm at 1 Mbps 89 dBm at 2 Mbps 88 dBm at 5 5 Mbps 87 dBm at 11 Mbps ...

Page 42: ...r wireless LANs first introduced in 1997 802 11 provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2 4GHz band using either a frequency hopping modulation FHSS technique or direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS which is also known as CDMA The 802 11b standard defines an 11 Mbps data rate in the 2 4GHz band 802 11g draft standard defines 54 Mbps in the 2 4GHz band and the 802 11a standard defines 54 Mbps in t...

Page 43: ...s called Antenna Gain and is expressed in terms of how much stronger the signal in the desired direction is compared to the worst possible antenna which distributes the signal evenly in all directions an Isotropic Radiator To express the relationship to the Isotropic reference this is abbreviated dBi The typical omni directional stick antenna is rated at 6 8 dBi indicating that by redirecting the ...

Page 44: ...MCIA CardBus etc Auto Negotiation A signaling method that allows each node to define its operational mode e g 10 100 Mbps and half full duplex and to detect the operational mode of the adjacent node Backbone The core infrastructure of a network The portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location where it is unloaded onto a local system Base ...

Page 45: ... WEP keys and supports mutual authentication EAP TLS Transport Layer Security This uses the TLS handshake as the basis for authentication TLS performs authentication by exchanging digital certificates The server sends a certificate to the client and only after validating the server s certificate does the client present a client certificate EAP TTLS Tunneled TLS This mode an advantage over EAP TLS ...

Page 46: ...m Dependent Interface Also called an uplink port it is a port on a network hub or switch used to connect to other hubs or switches without requiring a crossover cable The MDI port does not cross the transmit and receive lines which is done by the regular ports MDI X ports that connect to end stations The MDI port connects to the MDI X port on the other device There are typically one or two ports o...

Page 47: ...ss points Then it combines the temporal key with the client s MAC address and adds a 16 octet initialization vector to create the key that will encrypt the data This procedure ensures that each station uses different key streams to encrypt the data TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol This is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet TCP Transmission Control P...

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