EZ Connect™ N ProDraft 11n Wireless PCI Adapter
SMCWPCI-N2
Page 1: ...EZ Connect N Pro Draft 11n Wireless PCI Adapter SMCWPCI N2 ...
Page 2: ...he 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 integrated with any products returned to SMC pursuant to any warranty Products returned to SMC should have any customer installed accessory or add on components such as expansion modules removed prior to returning the prod...
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Page 4: ...ocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment 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 chan...
Page 5: ...dio Spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 1 Common technical requirements EN 301 489 17 V1 2 1 2002 08 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 17 Specific conditions for 2 4 GHz wideband transmission systems and 5 GHz high performance...
Page 6: ... SMC Networks déclare que l appareil Radio LAN device est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999 5 CE Italiano Italian Con la presente SMC Networks dichiara che questo Radio LAN device è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999 5 CE Latviski Latvian Ar šo SMC Networks deklarē ka Ra...
Page 7: ...C Networks vakuuttaa täten että Radio LAN device tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999 5 EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen Svenska Swedish Härmed intygar SMC Networks att denna Radio LAN device står I överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999 5 EG ...
Page 8: ... Security 12 Chapter 3 Hardware and Wireless Utility 13 About Your Draft 11n Wireless PCI Adapter 13 Package Content 13 System Requirement 13 LED Definition 13 Hardware and Wireless Utility Installation 14 Using the Utility to Configure Your Network 18 Chapter 4 Maintenance 30 Uninstall the Driver 30 Uninstall the Client Utility 30 Upgrading the Wireless Utility 30 Glossary 31 ...
Page 9: ...ring Wireless Security to operate and enjoy the SMCWPCI N2 It is included for your reference only The following conventions are used in this manual THE NOTE SYMBOL INDICATES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC AT HAND THE TIP SYMBOL INDICATES HELPFULL INFORMATION AND TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR NETWORK EXPERIENCE THE CAUTION SYMBOL ALERTS YOU TO SITUATIONS THAT MAY DEGRADE YOUR NETWORKING EXPERIENCE OR C...
Page 10: ...tion quality improves again the SMCWPCI N2 gradually increases the transmission data rate again until it reaches the highest available transmission rate Types of Wireless Networks Wireless LAN networking works in either of the two modes ad hoc and infrastructure In infra structure mode wireless devices communicate to a wired LAN via access points Each access point and its wireless devices are know...
Page 11: ...ly to each other An ad hoc network may sometimes be referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set IBSS To set up an ad hoc network configure all the stations in ad hoc mode Use the same SSID and channel for each station ...
Page 12: ...9 When a number of wireless stations are connected using a single access point you have a Basic Service Set BSS ...
Page 13: ...ow communication is done through the access points which relay data packets to other wireless stations or devices connected to the wired network Wireless stations can then access resources such as a printer on the wired network ...
Page 14: ...able to move from one access point to another without losing the connection In the diagram below when the user moves from BSS 1 to BSS 2 the SMCWPCI N2 automatically switches to the channel used in BSS 2 Roaming in an ESS network diagram ...
Page 15: ...CI N2 and the access point or other wireless stations to keep network communications private Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption There are two ways to create WEP keys in your SMCWPCI N2 Automatic WEP key generation based on a password phrase called a passphrase The passphrase is case sensitive You must use the same passphras...
Page 16: ...cryption Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN and PBC Easy Installation Wizard Supports Windows 2000 XP Vista WLAN management utility Three external antennas for maximum speed and coverage Package Contents EZ Connect N Wireless PCI Adapter SMCWPCI N2 Installation CD containing EZ Installation Wizard Manual Quick Install Guide Warranty Information Card System Requirements 2 4 GHz 802 11n draft wireless networ...
Page 17: ...onnect N Wireless PCI Adapter until instructed 1 Put the EZ Installation Documentation CD in to your CD ROM drive The CD will auto run If the CD does not auto run browse to your CD drive double click the SMCWPCI_N2 exe file 2 Click Install Driver Utility to start the installation Wizard 3 The installation Wizard will run Click Next to continue ...
Page 18: ...nless you are an advanced user To change the installation folder click the Browse button and specify a new location Click Next to continue 5 The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install 6 A Software Installation warning may appear click Continue Anyway 7 Click Finish to exit in the installation wizard ...
Page 19: ... installation of new hardware please refer to your Computer user manual 10 Once the EZ Connect N Wireless PCI Adapter is inserted screw on the antennas 11 Turn On your computer 12 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear Click No not this time then Next 13 Click Install the software automatically Recommended then click Next ...
Page 20: ...17 14 A Hardware Installation warning may appear click Continue Anyway 15 Click Finish to complete the Driver Utility installation ...
Page 21: ...r in the lower right tray bar Hold your mouse pointer over the icon and double click the left mouse button to open the Wireless Client Utility The Wireless Client Utility window as shown below will appear The user can now use any of the management functions available in the IEEE 802 11 Wireless Client Utility Link Information Click the Link Information tab to see general information about the prog...
Page 22: ...twork Network Type The type of network the station is connected to The options include Infrastructure access point Ad Hoc Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode 802 11g 11b or 11n Transmit Rate Displays the current transmit rate in Mbps AP MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the access point the wireless card is associated to Signal Strength Shows the strength of wireless signal Channel Cont...
Page 23: ...Authentication Displays the authentication mode TCP IP Status IP Address Displays the computer s IP address Subnet Mask Displays subnet mask Gateway Displays gateway address DNS Server Display DNS server address Site Survey Click the Site Survey tab to see available infrastructure and ad hoc networks On this screen click Refresh to refresh the list at any time ...
Page 24: ...vailable network If no configuration profile exists for that network the Profile Settings window opens to ask to create a profile for the network Follow the procedures to create profile for that network Profile To add a new configuration profile click Add on the Profile tab To modify a configuration profile select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Edit button ...
Page 25: ... the Profile Settings screen to scan for available infrastructure and ad hoc networks On this list click Refresh to refresh the list at any time To configure a profile for Ad Hoc or Infrastructure mode select the Network Type field on the Profile Settings ...
Page 26: ...64 Bit 128 Bit modes support Passphrase WPA WPA2 Enables the use of Wi Fi Protected Access WPA Choosing WPA WPA2 opens the WPA WPA2 Security Settings screen The options include TLS Transport Layer Security is a Point to Point Protocol PPP extension supporting additional authentication methods within PPP Transport Layer Security TLS provides for mutual authentication integrity protected cipher suit...
Page 27: ...cation using a certificate for server authentication and via a secure TLS tunnel for the client LEAP Lightweight and Efficient Application Protocol is the general framework for a set of high performance efficient protocols which are ideal for mobile and wireless applications LEAP is designed to address all the technical requirements of the wireless data communications industry and is oriented towa...
Page 28: ... Advanced Settings screen Power Save Mode Shows the power save mode Power management is disabled in ad hoc mode The options include z Continuous Access Mode z Maximum Power Saving z Fast Power Saving 802 11b Preamble Displays the 802 11b preamble format The options include z Long z Short z Auto RTS Threshold Value from 0 2347 FRAG Threshold Value from 256 2346 Wireless Mode Enable or disable 802 1...
Page 29: ...tion key With a PIN users can enter a code generated by the client device to connect to the network WPS Setup PBC Push button Configuration 1 Push the WPS button on your wireless access point or start WPS standby mode as instructed by the wireless access point user manual 2 Click the Refresh button on the utility WPS setup page to search for WPS enabled access points near you All access points fou...
Page 30: ...l be prompted to save them to a new profile as shown below Click Save to save settings 5 After clicking save the following will be displayed to confirm WPS is connected successfully Note If WPS fails click the PBC button few more times to try again ...
Page 31: ...this number and input it to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code Please also refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about WPS setup 2 Click PIN button and wait for few seconds to one minute If a wireless access point with correct PIN code is found you will be connected to that access point 3 After WPS detects security setting you will be prompted to save ...
Page 32: ...EAP Req Start Sending M1 Received M2 Received M2D Sending EAP Rsp ACK Sending M3 Received M4 Sending M5 Received M6 Sending M7 Received M8 Sending EAP Rsp Done Configured WPS status is disconnected WPS status is connected successfully SSID 2 WPS configuration doesn t complete after two minute connection WPS Eap process failed 3 When Errors occur within two minute connection the WPS status bar migh...
Page 33: ...ninstall the driver Uninstall the Client Utility Follow the steps below to remove the Client Utility from your computer Step 1 To remove the utility from the OS go to Start Control Panel Step 2 Double click Add Remove Programs Step 3 Select SMC EZ Connect N Wireless PCI Adapter and click the Uninstall button Upgrading the Wireless Utility To perform the upgrade follow the steps below Step 1 Downlo...
Page 34: ...he original to a difficult to interpret format Encryp tion is a mechanism for protecting confidentiality integrity and authenticity of data It uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys FRAGMENTATION THRESHOLD This is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent before the packet is fragmented into smaller packets IEEE 802 1X The IEEE 802 1X standard outlines enhanced security...
Page 35: ...y that only requires a single identical password entered into each access point wireless gateway and wireless client As long as the passwords match clients will be granted access to a WLAN WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between the SMCWPCI N2 and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications pri vate Both the wireless stations ...
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