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EZ Connect N
Draft 11n Wireless USB2.0 Adapter

EliteConnect™ 
Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter

SMC2536W-AG2

Summary of Contents for EliteConnect SMC2536W-AG2

Page 1: ...EZ Connect N Draft 11n Wireless USB2 0 Adapter EliteConnect Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter SMC2536W AG2 ...

Page 2: ...e_warranty All products that are replaced become the property of SMC Replacement products may be either new or reconditioned Any replaced or repaired product carries either a 30 day limited warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty whichever is longer SMC is not responsible for any custom software or firmware configuration information or memory data of Customer contained in stored on or in...

Page 3: ...ANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS EVEN IF SMC OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND E...

Page 4: ...quipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the...

Page 5: ...fficielle EU overensstemmelseserklæring er tilgængelig under det relevante produktafsnit på følgende webadresse http www smc com German Hiermit erklärt SMC Networks dass sich dieses Wireless LAN Gerät in Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den anderen relevanten Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999 5 EG befindet Die offizielle EC Declaration of Conformity finden Sie im Internet unt...

Page 6: ... com Lithuanian Šiuo SMC Networks deklaruoja kad šis radijo LAN įrenginys atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999 5 EB Direktyvos nuostatas Oficialią jo EB atitikties deklaraciją galima rasti atitinkamų gaminių skyriuje šiame tinklalapyje http www smc com Dutch Hierbij verklaart SMC Networks dat het toestel Radio LAN device in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante ...

Page 7: ...r motsvarande produktavsnitt på http www smc com Icelandic Hér með lýsir SMC Networks því yfir að þessi Radio LAN búnaður er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar viðeigandi kröfur sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 1999 5 EB Opinberu EB samræmisyfirlýsinguna er að finna í viðeigandi hluta um þennan búnað á vefsetrinu http www smc com Norwegian SMC Networks erklærer herved at Radio LAN enheten er i samsvar m...

Page 8: ...TTE 1999 5 EC los siguientes estados de la CE y de la EFTA han sido notificados Austria Bélgica Dinamarca Finlandia Francia Alemania Italia Luxemburgo Países Bajos Noruega España Suecia Suiza Reino Unido Portugal Grecia Irlanda Islandia Los requisitos para su uso exterior como requerimiento de licencia y canales de operación permitidos se aplican en algunos países Por favor contacte la autoridad r...

Page 9: ...vat kohalikku ametkonda või ettevõtet SMC Networks i kui soovite täpsemaid andmeid väljas kasutamisel kehtivate piirangute kohta Greek Αυτή η συσκευή είναι ένας ασύρματος πομποδέκτης τοπικού δικτύου 2 4 GHz 5 GHz που προορίζεται για οικιακή και επαγγελματική χρήση σε εσωτερικό χώρο σε όλα τα κράτη μέλη της ΕΚ και της ΕΖΕΣ Σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 6 4 της Οδηγίας για ραδιοεξοπλισμό και τηλεπικοινωνιακό ...

Page 10: ...b biex jintuża fuq ġewwa fi djar u uffiċċini fil pajjiżi notifikati tal KE u l Istati Membri ta l EFTA B mod konformi ma Artikolu 6 4 tad Direttiva R TTE 1999 5 KE l Istati Membri tal KE EFTA li ġejjin ġew notifikati L Awstrija Il Belġju Id Danimarka Il Finlandja Franza Il Ġermanja L Italja Il Lussemburgu L Olanda In Norveġja Spanja L Iżveżja L Iżvizzera Ir Renju Unit Il Portugal Il Greċja L Irlan...

Page 11: ...ki opremi in telekomunikacijski terminalski opremi so bile obveščene naslednje države članice ES EFTA Avstrija Belgija Danska Finska Francija Nemčija Italija Luksemburg Nizozemska Norveška Španija Švedska Švica Velika Britanija Portugalska Grčija Irska Islandija V nekaterih državah veljajo zahteve za delovanje na prostem kot so zahteve za dovoljenje in dovoljeni kanali za delovanje Če potrebujete ...

Page 12: ...r innanhúss á heimili og skrifstofu í öllum tilkynntum aðildarríkjum EB og EFTA Í samræmi við grein 6 4 í R TTE tilskipuninni 1999 5 EB hefur eftirfarandi aðildarríkjum EB EFTA verið tilkynnt þar um Austurríki Belgía Danmörk Finnland Frakkland Þýskaland Ítalía Lúxemborg Holland Noregur Spánn Svíþjóð Sviss Bretland Portúgal Grikkland Írland Ísland Kröfur fyrir notkun utanhúss svo sem kröfur um leyf...

Page 13: ...Autorità competente nazionale per il funzionamento in esterni del device Dutch Vereisten voor werking indoor versus outdoor licentie vereisten en toegestane kanalen voor gebruik zijn van toepassing in bepaalde landen zoals hieronder beschreven In Belgïe is outdoor gebruik enkel toegestaan gebruik makend van de 2 46 2 4835 GHz band Kanaal13 French Conditions requises pour des installations intérieu...

Page 14: ... 11 3 1 Current Status 11 3 2 Profile Management 13 3 2 1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile 14 3 2 2 Remove a profile 17 3 2 3 Switch another Profile 18 3 2 4 Import a Profile 18 3 2 5 Export a Profile 18 3 2 6 Scan Available Networks 18 3 2 7 Auto Profile Selection Management 19 3 3 Diagnostics 20 3 3 1 Check Driver Information 21 3 3 2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information 21 Ch...

Page 15: ...s Adapter Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for SMC2536W AG2 SMC2536W AG2 Wireless Client Utility SMC WCU and Drivers User Guide Other Helpful Information Note If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the SMC2536W AG2 EliteConnect Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter for assistance ...

Page 16: ...ower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference Your wireless communications are protected by up to 152 bit WEP and WPA WPA2 encryption for high security 1 2 Features Complies with IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11g and IEEE802 11b standards Supports WPA WPA2 data security IEEE802 1x authentication TKIP AES encryption 64 128 152 bit WEP encryp...

Page 17: ...it Status Lit The adapter is on wake up status Activity Not lit Status Flashing Alternately The adapter is trying to scan a networking connection Activity Flashing Alternately Status Intermittently The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data Activity Intermittently Status Flashing The adapter is transmitting or receiving data Activity Flashing ...

Page 18: ...up Wizard will install the SMC Wireless Client Utility SMC WCU and drivers Please make sure you have inserted the hardware before installing the software The system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard click Cancel and run the Setup Wizard program SMC2536W_AG2 exe on the CD ROM if the CD will not autostart by itself The Setup steps for Windows 2000 and XP are very similar The following setup step...

Page 19: ...on the Preparing Setup screen of Figure 2 2 Otherwise the Setup Wizard will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure 2 3 after a moment Figure 2 2 SMC Wireless Client Utility Install Shield Wizard 5 To continue click Next on the screen Figure 2 3 If you want to cancel the installation at this point you can Click Cancel to end the Installation ...

Page 20: ...stall Driver Only to install driver only Select Install Client Utilities and Driver and click Next to continue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to end the Installation Figure 2 4 Select the Setup type 7 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in Figure 2 5 Click Next to continue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous...

Page 21: ...Folders list shown in Figure 2 6 It is recommended that you keep the default value Click Next to continue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to end the Installation Figure 2 6 Select a Program Folder 9 After the files have been successfully copied the screen in Figure 2 7 will appear Click Finish to reboot the system ...

Page 22: ...Plug in the EliteConnect Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter into an available CardBus slot as instructed and Cancel the driver installation process at this time if needed 2 Put the EZ Installation Documentation CD in to your CD ROM drive The CD will auto run and Figure 2 8 will appear Figure 2 8 ...

Page 23: ... end the installation in the screen Otherwise the installation will continue Figure 2 9 4 Click Next in the screen below shown in Figure 2 10 to continue you can click Cancel to end the installation Figure 2 10 5 After that the files will be copied as the next screen shown shown in Figure 2 11 To end the Installation click Cancel ...

Page 24: ...SMC2536W AG2 User Guide 10 Figure 2 11 6 Click the Finish button to complete Figure 2 12 ...

Page 25: ...ss connection status If the icon is red there is no wireless connection If the icon is green a wireless connection is established Double click the icon and the SMC WCU will run You can also run the utility by clicking the Start Program SMC SMC2536W AG2 Wireless Client Utility The SMC WCU provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to Display current status information Edit and add configurati...

Page 26: ...network and the station currently connected The options include Infrastructure access point Ad Hoc Configure the network type on the Advanced tab of Profile Management IP Address Displays the computer s IP address Current Channel Shows the currently connected channel Data Encryption Displays the encryption type the driver is using Configure the encryption type on the Security tab of Profile Manage...

Page 27: ...t tab of the SMC WCU and the Profile Management screen will appear Figure 3 3 The Profile Management screen provides tools to Add a profile Edit a profile Remove a profile Switch to another Profile Import a Profile Export a Profile Scan Available Networks Order profiles Figure 3 3 Profile Management tab ...

Page 28: ...Figure 3 5 1 Edit the General tab Profile Name Identifies the configuration profile This name must be unique Profile names are not case sensitive Client Name Identifies the client machine Network Names SSIDs The IEEE 802 11 wireless network name This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Figure 3 4 General Tab of Profile Management 2 Edit the Security tab Edit the fields in the Security tab o...

Page 29: ...utton and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window None No security not recommended Note If the access point that the wireless adapter is associating to has WEP set to Optional and the client has WEP enabled make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security Tab to allow association To complete WEP encryption configuration you must select the 802 11 Authenti...

Page 30: ...mum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter The adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically Normal In Normal mode the adapter will be switched to maximum mode automatically when no large packets are retrieved Off turns power saving off thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time Networ...

Page 31: ...he adapter finds no other ad hoc adapters the channel that the adapter starts the ad hoc network with will be selected automatically 802 11 Authentication Mode Select which mode the wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an access point Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared but switches it to open authentication if shared fails Open System enables an adapter to atte...

Page 32: ...e 4 Click Open the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles List Figure 3 9 Import Profile Dialog 3 2 5 Export a Profile 1 From the Profile Management tab highlight the profile to export 2 Click Export the Export Profile window will then appear 3 Browse the directory to export the profile to 4 Click Save The profile should then be exported to the specified location Figure 3 10 Export Prof...

Page 33: ...management window will appear with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles box 3 Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection and click Add The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box 4 Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box 5 Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate Note The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest prior...

Page 34: ... and transmitting statistics The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received or transmitted by the wireless network adapter Multicast frames transmitted and received Broadcast frames transmitted and received Unicast frames transmitted and received Total bytes transmitted and received Figure 3 13 Dia...

Page 35: ... network adapter Driver The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Date The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver Client Name The name of the client computer 3 3 2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical informat...

Page 36: ...lished Icon means there is no connection If the icon does not appear please follow the steps below If the icon still does not appear the driver may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged please try again 1 Right click the icon in your system tray then click Connect to a network Figure 4 2 2 The screen that appears Figure 4 3 will show you many available wireless networks Highlight th...

Page 37: ...gure 4 3 3 When you choose to connect to a Security enabled network you will be asked to enter the key or passphrase as shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 4 After that the installation will proceed as shown below Figure 4 5 click Close ...

Page 38: ...SMC2536W AG2 User Guide 24 Figure 4 5 5 The screen below will appear if the connection is successful Figure 4 6 ...

Page 39: ... 24 18 12 9 6Mbps or 11 5 5 3 2 1Mbps Auto Rate Sensing Modulation 1M DBPSK 2M DQPSK 5 5M 11M CCK 6M 9M 12M 18M 24M 36M 48M 54M OFDM Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Transmit Power 16dBm Typical Data Security WPA WPA2 64 128 152 bit WEP TKIP AES Frequency 2 4 2 4835GHz 5 150 5 850GHz Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Power Consumption Typically 685mA in full Transmit TX 51...

Page 40: ...n unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers However to an intended receiver i e another wireless LAN endpoint the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal and interference is inherently rejected ignored FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS continuously changes hops the carrier frequency of a conventional carri...

Page 41: ... also Wireless Network Name and ESSID WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard Wi Fi A trade name for the 802 11b wireless networking standard given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance WECA see http www wi fi net an industry standards group promoting interoperability among...

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