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  • Page 2 SMCWUSBT-G Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 802.11b/g (54 Mbps) User’s Manual Version 1.02.000 July 11, 2005...
  • Page 3 Contents...
  • Page 4 © 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of the seller. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configurations, technical data, and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied warranty.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before You Use ... vi Packing List...vi System Requirements...vi Notes and Cautions ...vi Chapter 1 Overview ... 1 Wireless LAN Basics... 1 Local Area Network (LAN) ... 1 Ad Hoc Mode ... 1 Infrastructure Mode... 2 Roaming... 2 General Specification ... 3 Chapter 2 Software Installation...
  • Page 6 Contents Import and Export Profiles ... 25 Order Profiles ... 26 Scan Available Networks ... 27 Remove a Configuration Profile... 27 Diagnostics Tab... 28 Adapter Information Button ... 28 Advanced Statistics... 29...

  • Page 7: Before You Use

    Before You Use For brevity, throughout this manual USB Wireless LAN Card is used to indicate all the types. Also, the following terms/abbreviations are used interchangeably: Packing List Before using the wireless USB 2.0 adapter, check all the following items are present and in good condition.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Overview

    Chapter 1 This product is an IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Card with USB interface solution. This solution provides compatibility with 802.11b and 802.11g standard devices. Now users have the flexibility to connect to 802.11b or 802.11g networks effortlessly. It allows your computer to connect to a wireless network and to share resources, such as files or printers without being bound to the network wires.

  • Page 9: Infrastructure Mode

    Infrastructure Mode An Infrastructure wireless network consists of at least one Access Point connected to the wired network infrastructure and a set of wireless end stations. The AP acts as a gateway, linking the wireless network to a wired LAN. As a result, wireless stations have access to all of the features of your wired LAN including e-mail, Internet, network printers and files server access.

  • Page 10: General Specification

    General Specification Host Interface Form Factor Chipset Operation Voltage Network Standard Hardware Encryption Quality of Service Network Architectures Modulation Technology Media Access Technique Supported Data Rates Antenna Type OS Compatibility Client Utility Automatic location profile, site monitor, current link status, and diagnostics USB 2.0 USB Wireless Module...
  • Page 11 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Software Installation

    Chapter 2 This chapter describes how to install the USB Wireless LAN Card driver and utility. Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP use the same setup program; however, operation system-specific situation may occur during or after the installation process. The following describes only the overall installation procedure. In OS-specific situations, you should follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
  • Page 13 When the welcome screen pops up, click Next. Please select Complete and click Next. Now, you see processing bars increasing during installation. Installation progress takes a few minutes.
  • Page 14 During installation, a warning window pops up. Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation work. Plug in your wireless USB 2.0 adapter when the screen pops up. The USB device you inserted is found.
  • Page 15 System checks for new hardware and meanwhile the Found New Hardware Wizard screen pops up. Choose Install the software automatically (Recommended) and then click Next. After clicking Next at the previous step, you will see a window showing you Please wait while the wizard searches….
  • Page 16 The wizard is installing the driver. It may take several minutes. This adapter’s driver installation is completed. Click Finish to complete the installation process. Finally, you are asked to reboot your computer. It is recommended to restart your computer now, or you may restart it later.
  • Page 17 When you succeed in installing the driver, you will see a logo indicating the wireless signal strength at a lower right corner of the toolbar on desktop, after you restart your computer. Alternatively, you may check if this adapter is successfully installed through Device Manager of your computer.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Utility Configuration

    Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Chapter 3 Utility Configuration The configuration of the Wireless LAN Card is done through the USB Wireless LAN Configuration Utility. The utility also includes a number of tools to display current statistics and status information pertaining to your Wireless LAN Card.
  • Page 19 Right clicking on the tray icon appears. Each item under the menu is defined below. Help Exit Open SMCWUSB 108Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Utility … Preferences Enable/Disable Radio Manual LEAP Login Reauthenticate Select Profile Show Connection Status Checking the Connection Status , you can see a menu on which configuration items of the utility Open the online help.
  • Page 20 You may double click the wireless tray icon small status screen appears as follows. Accessing Vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility Please right click the wireless tray icon 108Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Utility… as illustrated below. If the wireless tray icon is not launched, you can manually start the Wireless LAN Utility by selecting Start >...
  • Page 21 Configuration Tab Go to the configuration tab on the user interface to set parameters for this adapter. After opening the option of SMCWUSBT 108Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Utility…, you will see a user interface as set below. At the upper left side of the user interface, you can see 3 items as utility tools, Action, Options, and Help.

  • Page 22: Action Tab

    Action Tab Use the Action menu to access the Utility tools: Options Tab To change the display settings, choose Options > Display Settings from the menu. Enable/Disable Radio: Enable or disable the RF Signal on all Atheros station reference designs. Enable/Disable Tray Icon: Enable or disable the tray icon...

  • Page 23: Help Tab

    Help Tab If you want to know the operation guide and the version number of utility, you can select Help for the details, as shown below. Current Status Tab The Current Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab does not require any configuration.

  • Page 24: Advanced Tab

    The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. Profile Name The name of the current selected configuration profile. Set up the configuration name by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Link Status Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network. Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode.
  • Page 25 The following table describes the items found on the Advanced Status screen. Network Name (SSID) Displays the wireless network name. Configure the network name by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Server Based Shows whether server-based authentication is used. Authentication Data Encryption Displays the encryption type the driver is using.

  • Page 26: Profile Management

    Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Profile Management Configure the wireless network adapter (wireless card) from the Profile Management tab of the Utility. Creating or Modifying a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Modify button.

  • Page 27: General Tab

    General Tab In the Utility, access the General tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Edit the fields in the General tab to configure the configuration profile. Make sure to also edit the Security and Advanced tabs. Security Tab In the Utility, access the Security tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab.
  • Page 28 Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode. Make sure to also edit the General and Advanced tabs. Enables the use of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Choosing WPA opens the WPA EAP drop-down menu.

  • Page 29: Advanced Tab

    Advanced Tab In the Utility, access the Advanced tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab, then clicking the Advanced tab in Profile Management. Edit the fields in the Advanced tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. Make sure to also edit the General and Security tabs.
  • Page 30 The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it associates to. 802.11a Select what mode the wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an Authentication access point: Mode Auto causes the adapter to attempt authentication using Shared, but switches it to open authentication if Shared fails.
  • Page 31 Infrastructure (Access Point) Mode Profile Configuration To configure a profile in infrastructure (access point) mode, change the Network Type in the Advanced tab. For access point mode, modify the settings: Transmit Power Level Power Save Mode 802.11b Preamble (if using 802.11b) Wireless Mode 802.11a Authentication Mode (if using 802.11a) Ad Hoc Mode...

  • Page 32: Import And Export Profiles

    Import and Export Profiles Importing a Profile Exporting a Profile From the Profile Management tab, click the Import button. The Import Profile window appears. Browse to the directory where the profile is located. Highlight the profile name. Click Open. The imported profile appears in the profiles list.

  • Page 33: Order Profiles

    Order Profiles With auto profile selection enabled, the wireless adapter scans for available networks. The highest priority profile with the same SSID as a found network is used to connect to the network. On a failed connection, the client adapter tries with the next highest priority profile. 2.

  • Page 34: Scan Available Networks

    Scan Available Networks Click the Scan button on the Profile Management tab to scan for available infrastructure and ad hoc networks. On this list, click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. Connecting to a different network Highlight a network name and click the Activate button to connect an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window opens to the General tab.

  • Page 35: Diagnostics Tab

    Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics tab of the Utility provides buttons used to retrieve receive and transmit statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted by the wireless network adapter: Multicast frames transmitted and received Broadcast frames transmitted and received...

  • Page 36: Advanced Statistics

    The Adapter Information button contains general information about the network interface card (the wireless network adapter) and the network driver interface specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab. Advanced Statistics Click the Advanced Statistics button on the Diagnostics tab to also show receive and transmit statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter: Card Name:...
  • Page 37 Australia: 61-2-8875-7887 India: 91-22-8204437 If you are looking for further contact information, please visit www.smc.com Model Number: SMCWUSBT-G Fax (949) 679-1481 Fax 34-93-477-3774 Fax 44 (0) 118 974 8701 Fax 33 (0) 41 38 01 58 Fax 39 02 739 14 17...

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