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Model Number: SMCWAPS-G

38 Tesla

Irvine, CA 92618

Phone: (949) 679-8000

Summary of Contents for SMCWAPS-G

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Page 2: ...SMCWAPS G for 2 5 HDD use USER MANUAL Ver 1 02...

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Page 7: ...ections 14 2 2 1 Check TCP IP Settings 14 2 2 2 Wired Ethernet Connection 16 2 2 3 Wireless Connection 20 2 3 File Sharing 22 2 3 1 Accessing the Network Hard Drive via My Network Places 22 2 3 2 Sear...

Page 8: ...3 Reboot 79 5 4 Firmware Upgrade 79 Chapter 6 MISC 80 6 1 Time Setting 80 6 2 Change Password 81 6 3 System Log 82 Chapter 7 Trouble Shootings 83 What can I do when I have some trouble at the first ti...

Page 9: ...slim design and compact size of Portable Wireless SMCWAPS G It is an ideal device for travelers and home users who need to backup and share files more efficiently and easily anytime and anywhere Addi...

Page 10: ...nux z Support FAT FAT32 and Ext2 files system and can read NTFS file system Only can copy files from NTFS folder to another FAT FAT32 or Ext2 folder z Built in FTP server z Support security level as G...

Page 11: ...on among multiple vendors z IEEE 802 11g compatible 54Mbps Allowing inter operation among multiple vendors z Wireless data rate supported 6 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps in 802 11g mode 1 2 5 5 11Mbps in 802...

Page 12: ...PS G requires an external 5V 3A power supply which is included in the package For safe operation please only use the power adapter which is provided by this product 1 4 Package List The SMCWAPS G pack...

Page 13: ...e when connecting to Ethernet enabled computer network of hub switch or router Buttons Description Shutdown Press the button about 4 seconds to shut down the whole system before power off Backup Press...

Page 14: ...se WLAN No packet On transmitting HDD Not in use HDD read write USB 1 USB 2 No device USB drive ready Backup Backup files from attached USB device to HDD HDD Status No HDD HDD full or error More blink...

Page 15: ...s below to insert the 2 5 inch hard disk and assemble the device before using the SMCWAPS G WARNING The SMCWAPS G is not hot swappable Please make sure that it is turned off and not connected to the p...

Page 16: ...12 Step 2 Remove the upper cover Step 3 Insert the 2 5 inch hard disk into the slot Make sure the hard disk connecting pins and the connectors are properly aligned...

Page 17: ...13 Step 4 Put the upper cover back and assemble the cover tightly Step 5 Fasten the screws to make sure the hard disk would not loosen...

Page 18: ...net settings or Wireless Connection can be used to connect the SMCWAPS G easily 2 2 1 Check TCP IP Settings Follow the steps below to install Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for...

Page 19: ...aring for Microsoft Networks and Internet Protocol TCP IP are installed or not If not please install those communication protocols If you use other operating system such as Linux X window or Mac OS pl...

Page 20: ...server If there is no DHCP server SMCWAPS G will assign a random IP to client and you can get some information as below shown Use one Ethernet cable to connect the SMCWAPS G and your computer directly...

Page 21: ...will see the status page and input smcadmin to start NOTE The default login password is smcadmin If there is a DHCP server in the network SMCWAPS G will be as the client and get one IP address from DH...

Page 22: ..._Storage NOTE The default host name of SMCWAPS G is AP_Storage Double click on samba server AP_Storage and you will see two folders Then double click the folder Configure You can find there is a Confi...

Page 23: ...the General icon and assign one IP address which can be from 192 168 2 1 to 192 168 2 253 Here we use the 192 168 2 88 as the IP address The Subnet mask must be 255 255 255 0 and the Default gateway m...

Page 24: ...Wireless Connection Follow the steps below to connect to the SMCWAPS G in a wireless environment We assume that there is at least one WLAN card installed on your computer and SMCWAPS G is powered on S...

Page 25: ...name SSID of SMCWAPS G is AP_Storage Step 3 Open the DOS command mode from the Start Menu Run Type cmd in the Open folder then click OK to enter the DOS environment Step 4 Type the ipconfig and press...

Page 26: ...e as required The following various steps are for users to start using the network hard drive 2 3 1 Accessing the Network Hard Drive via My Network Places Select the My Network Places and type the add...

Page 27: ...as below 2 3 3 Search the Entire Network Manually Open Windows Explorer and then click the My Network Places icon Double click the Entire Network to view the components of the network Select and click...

Page 28: ...to connect to SMCWAPS G with anonymous username and password username ftp and without password when the Security Level is set to Guest Only But if you change to Authorization User mode the accessing p...

Page 29: ...configured various settings through the proprietary Configuration Tool or general web browser Even you don t know which IP is being used by SMCWAPS G the Configuration Tool will help you to find it A...

Page 30: ...min 3 1 Wizard With wizard setting steps you could configure SMCWAPS G in a very simple way This configuration wizard includes settings of Language IP DHCP Wireless Time and Disk Press Next button to...

Page 31: ...27 Step 2 If you don t know how to set DHCP option just keep it as Auto...

Page 32: ...28 If you choose Server Auto Static mode you need to set some TCP IP settings for SMCWAPS G If you are not sure about these values please ask your network administrator or ISP...

Page 33: ...29 Step 3 Choose which wireless mode that you want to use...

Page 34: ...30 If you choose AP Only Mode in next page you could specify the SSID and the wireless channel number for SMCWAPS G...

Page 35: ...31 If you select the Wireless Client Mode in next page you would have to specify the AP that you want SMCWAPS G to connect to...

Page 36: ...32 You have two ways to do this job One is searching the available AP that SMCWAPS G could get...

Page 37: ...33 After finish searching you could select the AP that you want SMCWAPS G to connect with...

Page 38: ...34 The other way to add an AP is adding the SSID manually...

Page 39: ...35 Step 4 Next you have two ways to set time for SMCWAPS G You could sync time with your PC or set time manually...

Page 40: ...Step 5 If you use a whole new hard disk please select Yes If you already have data in this hard disk you might want to select No This option would format your hard disk to one partition if you select...

Page 41: ...WARNING Even there is only one partition on your hard disk the SMCWAPS G will format your hard disk again if you press OK Step 6 Check your settings again before saving Click Discard Settings and you...

Page 42: ...38 please click Previous button If everything is okay click Save Settings If you choose to format disk please wait the progressing bar become 100...

Page 43: ...39 After everything is done system would reboot automatically Please wait 30 seconds at least for system restarting 3 2 Network Settings...

Page 44: ...t if necessary This setting is only used for DHCP server mode and Static IP mode Host name is the identification of SMCWAPS G when you browse it in Microsoft My Network Places z DCHP Mode The default...

Page 45: ...ou choose Server mode or Static mode 9 Subnet Mask subnet mask of your network 9 IP Pool decide the IP address range that DHCP server could offer 9 Primary DNS Secondary DNS This feature allows you to...

Page 46: ...tus z Basic Settings allow you to enable or disable wireless function z Advanced Settings the SMCWAPS G provides four wireless modes to select Please refer to the following section to check details of...

Page 47: ...set the same channel with your existed wireless network z SSID the SSID identifies a specific wireless LAN Before associating with a particular wireless LAN a station must have the same SSID as the a...

Page 48: ...t The WEP key can be 5 or 13 ASCII characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters based on whether you select 64 bit or 128 bit WEP encryption z 802 1X IEEE802 1x authentication can be done by using an...

Page 49: ...A PSK AP and Client need to use identical Pre shared key PSK Please choose TKIP or AES for encryption type and then input 64 Hex key 0 F or 8 63 ASCII characters NOTE This device only supports WPA ver...

Page 50: ...tion Protocol EAP to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS server Please input the IP address of RADIUS server and Shared Secret Please refer to FAQ in chapter 7 to get more detailed...

Page 51: ...er the Wireless client mode After entering the Wireless client mode setting click the Scan AP to scan the existing AP in your environment Then click the AP that you want to connect to NOTE If SMCWAPS...

Page 52: ...48 Input encryption keys if needed Then press Connect button to connect NOTE The encryption method is decided by remote AP...

Page 53: ...nfigurations and reboot automatically After that you can check the wireless status in the status page Besides selecting AP from available list you can also add AP manually Press Advanced Setting in th...

Page 54: ...50 Press Add button to add a remote AP...

Page 55: ...51 Input the SSID information of remote AP You may also need to input correct encryption keys when remote AP activates encryption mechanism Then press Save to save the configuration...

Page 56: ...52 You can also modify attributes of existed AP Go to wireless advanced setting page choose the AP that you want to modify then press Edit button...

Page 57: ...53 When you finish all the modification press Save button to save changes...

Page 58: ...54 3 2 2 3 WDS Hybrid Mode Select the WDS Hybrid mode and click Next to set up...

Page 59: ...55 After entering the WDS Hybrid mode setting click Add to set up...

Page 60: ...56 You can select the remote AP from AP list or you can also input the MAC address of remote AP manually NOTE The channel of SMCWAPS G and remote AP must be the same...

Page 61: ...57 After indicating MAC address of remote AP press Next to continue...

Page 62: ...58 Input information of wireless channel SSID and encryption method of SMCWAPS G Then press Next to continue NOTE The wireless channel must be same as remote AP...

Page 63: ...59 You can keep the original setting of this page and then press Next NOTE Please refer to 3 2 2 1 to review the meanings of this page...

Page 64: ...60 Edit wireless MAC Filtering setting and then press Next NOTE Please refer to 3 2 2 1 to review the meanings of this page...

Page 65: ...61 Finally you could see the confirm page If every setting is correct just press Confirm to save all configurations...

Page 66: ...62 3 2 2 4 WDS Only Mode Select the WDS only mode and click Next to set up...

Page 67: ...63 After entering the WDS Only mode setting click Add to set up...

Page 68: ...64 You can select the remote AP from AP list or you can also input the MAC address of remote AP manually NOTE The channel of SMCWAPS G and remote AP must be the same...

Page 69: ...65 After indicating MAC address of remote AP press Next to continue...

Page 70: ...66 Input information of wireless channel and encryption method of SMCWAPS G Then press Next to continue NOTE The wireless channel must be same as remote AP...

Page 71: ...67 Finally you could see the confirm page If every setting is correct just press Confirm to save all configurations...

Page 72: ...know how to use the Disk Utility to configure the hard disk setting Besides this chapter will also show you how to finish configurations of File Sharing and assign user access rules 4 1 Disk Utility...

Page 73: ...g the format the SMCWAPS G will reboot automatically and please reconnect the network in 30 seconds NOTE The hard disk will be formatted as Ext2 file system Advanced Settings In the advanced settings...

Page 74: ...to the size you want by FDISK Utility Enter FDISK utility you will find the following information of hard disk Total Disk capacity MB to indicate the total capacity of the hard disk This page shows t...

Page 75: ...apply the new settings When you click Apply system would alert this message to confirm if you really want to make a new partition WARNING Any data in the hard disk will be ERASED after creating the ne...

Page 76: ...g you can see the following items Host Name Host name is the identification of SMCWAPS G when you browse it in Microsoft My Network Places WorkGroup Indicate a workgroup name of Microsoft Network Plac...

Page 77: ...isk If you change option to Authorization User only authorized users have permission to access After you choose Authorization User for security level you need to indicate username and password for aut...

Page 78: ...don t need to input username and password Please press Configure shared directory button to setup For an example I have two folders Read and Write in the folder C and I want to share them to other peo...

Page 79: ...ee sub directories of folder C select Read Due to I don t want other people to modify files in Read folder so I don t check Write checkbox and then press Add Then you can find there is a new shared di...

Page 80: ...can find folder Read and Write have been shared Furthermore the folder Write is with write permission but folder Read is without After finish configurations of shared directory you can find two extra...

Page 81: ...guration Here you can switch on off the FTP service of SMCWAPS G Besides you can also set the maximum connections of FTP that are allowed at the same time NOTE The SMCWAPS G allows up to 5 concurrent...

Page 82: ...eft panel to display its submenus The Advanced Tools menus enable you to configure the various system settings Refer to the following sections for more details 5 1 Backup Configuration This option ena...

Page 83: ...Default This option enables you to reset the SMCWAPS G to its default factory settings 5 3 Reboot This option enables you to reboot the device 5 4 Firmware Upgrade This option enables you upgrade the...

Page 84: ...idles for a period of time e g 600 seconds then that user will be logged out automatically The System Time provides two options for you to select Set Date and Time using PC s Date and Time synchronize...

Page 85: ...81 6 2 Change Password To change the login password you have to enter the old password and confirm the new password twice...

Page 86: ...82 6 3 System Log Logs are useful for troubleshooting and you can review the whole system logs here There are four categories of logs System Log Wireless Samba and FTP...

Page 87: ...ut I can not find any files of folders even if I have plugged HDD in SMCWAPS G A First check your HDD status LED If the hard disk is correctly connected the HDD status LED will flash If the LED didn t...

Page 88: ...Convert file system to Ext2 can solve this problem 6 I can t access the shared folder with Microsoft Windows 98 Me A If you use Microsoft Windows 98 Me and want to access the authorized folder you MU...

Page 89: ...ere are four modes to setup in this device The most common function is AP mode The user can make this device as a wireless AP device as follows AP mode First the wireless client sets up the same SSID...

Page 90: ...Scan AP feature of SMCWAPS G to connect to another wireless router After SMCWAPS G connect to wireless router your computer can communicate with LAN Host 1 via SMCWAPS G WDS only mode WDS Wireless Dis...

Page 91: ...ample Scan other AP which channel is 10 and also supports WDS function Second add the wireless MAC address of SMCWAPS G in this Wireless Router 2 Figure2 And use Scan AP to find the wireless which SSI...

Page 92: ...also supports WDS and AP mode at the same time How to configure this in your environment The below figure is for your reference For the WDS setting please refer to the above WDS only mode For AP setti...

Page 93: ...LAN adapter Driver version 3 0 5 0 Driver date 03 05 2003 PC2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1a Z Com XI 725 wireless LAN USB adapter Driver version 1 7 29 0 Driver date 10 20 200...

Page 94: ...n 802 1X authentication method such as EAP_TLS PEAP_CHAPv2 Windows XP with SP1 only and PEAP_TLS Windows XP with SP1 only using the Smart Card or other Certificate of the Windows XP Professional DUT a...

Page 95: ...s XP without service pack 1 If users upgrade to service pack 1 then they can t see MD5 Challenge from EAP type list any more but they will get a new Protected EAP PEAP option 9 Choose MD5 Challenge or...

Page 96: ...ontrol Windows 2000 RADIUS server Authentication testing 1 DUT authenticate PC1 using certificate PC2 follows the same test procedures 2 Download and install the certificate on PC1 Figure 3 3 PC1 choo...

Page 97: ...The DUT will send the user s certificate to the RADIUS server and then send the message of authentication result to PC1 Figure 4 7 Windows XP will prompt that the authentication process is success or...

Page 98: ...94 Figure 3 Certificate information on PC1 Figure 4 Authenticating...

Page 99: ...th to PEAP_TLS 3 Disable the wireless connection and enable again 4 The DUT will send the user s certificate to the RADIUS server and then send the message of authentication result to PC2 5 Windows XP...

Page 100: ...A Sometimes I can not access the folders via My Network Places after enabling Security Level like below If the user sees the warning message please restart windows and try it again But there are some...

Page 101: ...ome Limit authority to access the folders but if someone changes account and password this time other authorized users can not access at all Please restart your Windows system to retry This is because...

Page 102: ...98 Create two folders One is Read and the other is Write The authority is as below Search SMCWAPS G the default host name is AP_Storage...

Page 103: ...such as Read Write and Storage If you are a guest and you just can copy files in the folder Read and copy move and delete files or folders in the folder Write This product also defines two user level...

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