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SMC Networks SMC2335W EZ Connect User Manual

2.4ghz/5ghz universal wireless cardbus adapter
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SMC2335W
2.4GHz/5GHz Universal Wireless Cardbus Adapter
• IEEE 802.11a and 802.11b Compliant
• Supports Major Windows Operating Systems
• 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP encryption in 802.11a
mode; 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption in 802.11b
mode and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure Support
• Up to 1,650 feet of Operating Range
• Automatic Data Rate and Channel Selection
• Data Rates up to 108 Mbps in Turbo 802.11a Mode
and up to 11 Mbps in 802.11b Mode with
Auto-Fallback capabilities

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  • Page 1 SMC2335W 2.4GHz/5GHz Universal Wireless Cardbus Adapter • IEEE 802.11a and 802.11b Compliant • Supports Major Windows Operating Systems • 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit WEP encryption in 802.11a mode; 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption in 802.11b mode and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) •...
  • Page 2 Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC.

  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    Life of that Product, which is defined as the period of time during which the product is an "Active" SMC product. A product is considered to be "Active" while it is listed on the current SMC price list. As new technologies emerge, older technologies become obsolete and SMC will, at its discretion, replace an older product in its product line with one that incorporates these newer technologies.
  • Page 4 TO STATE. NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS. * SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list. Under the limited lifetime warranty, internal and external power supplies, fans, and cables are covered by a standard one-year warranty from date of purchase.
  • Page 5 Note: In order to maintain compliance with the limits of a Class B digital device, SMC requires that you use a quality interface cable when connecting to this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by SMC could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    • Another IEEE 802.11b or 802.11a compliant device installed in your network, such as the SMC2304WBR-A Barricade Turbo 2.4GHz/5GHz Universal Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router, or another PC with a wireless adapter, such as the SMC2662W EZ Connect Wireless USB Adapter.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    The SMC2335W adapters are covered by a limited lifetime warranty. Please register this product and upgrade the product warranty at SMC's Web site: http://www.smc.com...
  • Page 8 2. Find an available Cardbus slot in your computer. 3. With the 2335W Universal Wireless Cardbus Adapter's 68-pin connector facing the Cardbus slot, and the "EZ Connect" label facing up, slide the card completely into the Cardbus slot as shown below: Figure 3.0...
  • Page 9 Please have your Windows CD available BEFORE proceeding with the installation. This Installation method makes the process as simple and Plug-and-Play as possible. Simply run the driver/utility program, reboot your machine and insert your EZ Connect SMC2335W Universal Wireless Cardbus Adapter. It's as easy as 1-2-3.
  • Page 10 Step 4: Click [Yes >] to continue. Figure 4.2 Step 5: 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. Figure 4.3...
  • Page 11 You have now completed the utility installation process. Click [Finish] to exit the wizard. Figure 4.5 Step 7: Please shut down your machine and insert your SMC2335W adapter. Once the Windows Operating System is booted up, it will find the new hardware and automatically install it.

  • Page 12: Section 4.1 | Other Setup Processes

    Windows 2000/XP: Select [Install the software automatically] if prompted and click [Next] to complete the installation. Continue to the Utility Configuration section for documentation on how to use the utility application for your Universal Wireless Cardbus Adapter.

  • Page 13: Section 5.1 | Windows 98Se

    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.

  • Page 14: Section 5.2 | Windows Me

    Please have your Windows CD available BEFORE proceeding with the installation. Step 1: After you have inserted the SMC2335W Universal Wireless Adapter in your machine and turned it back on, the OS will automatically recognize the adapter and prompt you for the appropriate drivers.
  • Page 15 Section 5.3 | Windows 2000 Step 1: After you have inserted the SMC2335W Universal Wireless 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 16: Section 5.4 | Windows Xp

    Section 5.4 | Windows XP Step 1: After you have inserted the SMC2335W Universal Wireless 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 17: Section 6.1 | Windows 98/Me

    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 Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP This Installation method makes the process as simple and Plug-and-Play as possible. Simply run the driver/utility program, reboot your machine and insert your EZ Connect SMC2335W Universal Wireless Cardbus Adapter. It's as easy as 1-2-3. Step 1: Insert the Driver, Utility and Documentation CD.
  • Page 19 Step 4: Click [Yes >] to continue. Figure 7.2 Step 5: 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. Figure 7.3...
  • Page 20 Step 6: Click [Yes] if you want to add a shortcut to this utility on your desktop. You have now completed the utility installation process. Click [Finish] to exit the wizard. Figure 7.5 Step 7: Please shut down your machine. Then insert your SMC2335W adapter and boot up the Windows Operating System.

  • Page 21: Utility Configuration

    When the utility program is running, there will be a quick launch icon in the lower right-hand corner of the task bar. The icon will be GREEN if you have a good connection to a wireless network. If it is red, you will need to verify the network settings and check to be sure that the Wireless Access Point on your network is turned on.

  • Page 22: Section 8.2 | Site Survey

    Transmission speed of that network, and it gives you TCP/IP information. Section 8.2 | Site Survey The Site Survey tab scans and displays all Access Points on the wireless LAN. Note that it will display BOTH 802.11b and 802.11a networks. The "Connection Mode" column will allow you to identify the network type.

  • Page 23: Section 8.3 | Configuration

    Figure 8.2 Section 8.3 | Configuration Figure 8.3...
  • Page 24 SSID (wireless network) is found. Three options are available: 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11a Turbo. If the SMC2335W cannot link to your Adhoc network, it will establish a new Adhoc network on the Radio Frequency band specified by this Adhoc Net Start setting.
  • Page 25 Domain: Select one country where you are located from the drop-down menu. Section 8.4 | Encryption Figure 8.5 For more secure data transmissions, you can enable the encryption by going to the Security tab and clicking the [Enable Security] checkbox. Then enter the appropriate keys. The SMC2335W...
  • Page 26 fully supports 64/128-bit WEP in 802.11b mode and 64/128/152-bit in 802.11a mode. By default, the WEP is disabled. 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 or 32-digit keys for a 152-bit WEP configuration.

  • Page 27: Disable Wireless Zero Configuration In Windows Xp

    It is recommended that you use the SMC2335W Configuration Utility to manage your Universal Wireless Cardbus Adapter. If you are using the SMC utility in Windows XP, you will be prompted to disable the Wireless Zero Configuration. Follow the instructions below.

  • Page 28: Frequently Asked Questions

    Tx-Rate or TRANSFER RATE is the current speed at which the network component is operating. SMC-802.11b products can operate at speeds of 1Mb, 2Mb, 5.5Mb, & 11Mbps. A wireless card set to AUTO will attempt to connect at whatever speed will give the best throughput on the network.
  • Page 29 In most cases you will not need to activate or administer RTS. Only if you find yourself in an Infrastructure environment where all nodes are in range of the Access Point but may be out of range of each other. It is recommended to leave this setting at its default value leaving this feature disabled.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    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 "SMC2335W Universal Wireless Adapter" program folder and choose "Uninstall".

  • Page 31: Environmental Condition

    800.SMC.4YOU. SMC Networks stands behind every product sold with a 30-day satisfaction guarantee and a limited-lifetime warranty.
  • Page 32 802.11b Wireless Distance Table Environmental Condition 11 Mbps Outdoors: A line- of-sight environment with 160 m interference or (524 ft) obstruction between the Access Point and users. Indoors: A typical office or home environment with 25 m floor to ceiling...

  • Page 33: Technical Specifications

    13 | Technical Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11a compliant Wireless Data Rates (With Automatic Fall-back): 802.11b = 1/2/5.5/11 Mbps 802.11a = 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54 Mbps 802.11a Turbo = 12/18/24/36/48/72/96/108 Mbps Data Modulation Techniques: 802.11b (DSSS) = BPSK, QPSK, CCK 802.11a (OFDM) = BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM...

  • Page 34: Power Voltage

    RF Output Power: 802.11b - 18 dBm 802.11a - U.S.A.: a) 5.150 – 5.250: peak power to 50mW (17dBm) per FCC 15.407 specification (UNII band operation). b) 5.250 – 5.350: peak power to 250mW (24 dBm) per FCC 15.407 specification (UNII band operation).
  • Page 35 DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a domain name is requested (as in typing " www.smc.com" into your Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned.
  • Page 36 ESS - ESS (ESS-ID, SSID) stands for "Extended Service Set". More than one BSS is configured to become an Extended Service Set. LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in an ESS (ESS-ID, SSID). Fast Ethernet NIC - Network interface card that is in compliance with the IEEE 802.3u standard. This card functions at the media access control (MAC) layer, using carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD).
  • Page 37 Packet Binary Convulational Code(tm) (PBCC) - A modulation technique developed by Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) that offers data rates of up to 22Mbit/s and is fully backward compatible with existing 802.11b wireless networks. PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - Local bus for PCs from Intel that provides a high- speed data path between the CPU and up to 10 peripherals (video, disk, network, etc.).

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