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SMC Networks EZ Connect SMC2664W User Manual

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Summary of EZ Connect SMC2664W

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    ™ wireless usb adapter 11 mbps data rate – provides alternative to wired lans that can dramatically cut costs working range up to 128 m (422 ft) at 11 mbps, 250 m (825 ft) at 1 mbps point-to-point and point-to-multipoint access seamless connectivity to wired ethernet lans augments existing networks ...

  • Page 3: Ez Connect

    38 tesla irvine, ca 92618 phone: (949) 679-8000 ez connect wireless usb adapter user guide the easy way to make all your network connections april 2002 part no: 01-111353-006 pub no: 150000012000e.

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    Copyright 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 ...

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    V l imited w arranty limited warranty statement: smc networks, inc., inc. (smc) warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All smc products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purch...

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    L imited w arranty vi warranties exclusive: if an smc product does not operate as warranted above, customer’s sole remedy shall be repair or replacement of the product in question, at smc’s option. The foregoing warranties and remedies are exclusive and are in lieu of all other warranties or conditi...

  • Page 7: Fcc - Class B

    Vii c ompliances fcc - class b this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ...

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    C ompliances viii ec conformance declaration - class b smc contact for these products in europe is: smc networks europe, edificio conata ii, calle fructuós gelabert 6-8, 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - sant joan despí, barcelona, spain. This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the...

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    Ix c ontents ez connect™ wireless usb adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 packa...

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    C ontents x advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 network configuration and planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 network topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ad hoc wireless lan . . ...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    1 ez c onnect ™ w ireless usb a dapter introduction smc’s ez connect wireless usb adapter (smc2664w) is an 11 mbps wireless network adapter that seamlessly integrates with existing ethernet networks to support applications such as mobile users or temporary conferences. The adapter is fully compliant...

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    Ez c onnect ™ w ireless usb a dapter 2 system requirements before you install the ez connect wireless usb adapter, check your system meets the following requirements: • an available usb port. • windows 98/me/2000/xp (have the windows installation cd-rom ready for use during driver installation.) • a...

  • Page 13: Package Checklist

    P ackage c hecklist 3 package checklist the ez connect wireless usb adapter package includes: • 1 ez connect wireless usb adapter with internal antenna (smc2664w) • 1 cd rom containing drivers, utlilty, and user guide • 1 usb cable • 1 fastening clip • 3 pieces of velcro • 2 magnets • one user guide...

  • Page 14: Applications

    Ez c onnect ™ w ireless usb a dapter 4 applications ez connect wireless products offer fast, reliable, cost-effective network access for wireless clients in applications such as: • remote access to corporate network information e-mail, file transfer, and terminal emulation • difficult-to-wire enviro...

  • Page 15: Led Indicator

    5 h ardware d escription smc’s ez connect wireless usb adapter supports an 11 mbps half-duplex connection to ethernet networks. This adapter is fully compliant with 2.4 ghz dsss csma/ca wireless networking as defined in ieee 802.11b. It can be installed in any notebook or desktop with a usb port. Su...

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    6 h ardware i nstallation attaching the clip (optional) 1. Slide the open end of the clip under the two lips (at the usb port end) in the square slot at the rear of the smc2664w. 2. Press the two lugs into the slots until they click into place. 3. To remove the clip, push in one of the lugs and pull...

  • Page 17: Attaching The Usb Cable

    A ttaching the v elcro (o ptional ) 7 attaching the velcro (optional) 1. Peel the protective paper off the velcro circles and firmly press the circles into the circular holes at the rear of the clip. 2. Temporarily hold the smc2664w in the desired location and check the signal quality is acceptable....

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    8 d river i nstallation the cd-rom that comes with the package contains the software/drivers for the ez connect wireless usb adapter. New or updated drivers can be downloaded from smc’s web site at: http://www.Smc.Com for installation in windows 98/me see the following section. For windows 2000 go t...

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    W indows 98/m e d river i nstallation 9 2. Click next. 3. Check “specify a location” and type e:\drivers (assuming e: is the location of your cd drive.) insert the cd into the cd drive and click next. 4. Click next to copy files from the cd. Windows 98 may ask you for the windows 98 cd. If so, remov...

  • Page 20: Setting Wireless Properties

    D river i nstallation 10 5. Click finish to complete the driver installation. You may be asked to restart the computer. Click yes. Setting wireless properties 1. Click start/settings/control panel. Double-click the network icon 2. Click on the “identification” tab in the network dialog box and speci...

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    S etting w ireless p roperties 11 3. If you want to add more protocols after installation, go to the “configuration” tab and click add. 4. Double-click protocol and add the network protocols you wish to use. If you install tcp/ip, be sure to set the appropriate gateway, dns server, and domain for yo...

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    D river i nstallation 12 vendors may use the setting “open system.” use the same setting as the other devices in your network. 8. Set the “channel” to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an access point, the...

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    S etting w ireless p roperties 13 9. Wired equivalent privacy (wep) is implemented in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access. For more secure data transmissions, set encryption to “128-bit” or “64-bit.” the 128-bit setting gives a higher level of security. The setting must be the same for all cl...

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    D river i nstallation 14 10. Set the “fragmentation threshold.” (the default 2,346 means “disabled.”) see “terminology” on page 46 for a description of “fragmentation threshold.” 11. Set the “operating mode” to “ad hoc” or “infrastructure” depending on the type of network to which you want to connec...

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    S etting w ireless p roperties 15 12. “preamble type” offers a dropdown list with three options: auto, long, or short (see “terminology” on page 46 for an explanation of “preamble type.)” if you aren't sure whether all the clients and access point radios in your wireless network support the short rf...

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    D river i nstallation 16 13. “rate (mbps)” is the data transmission/reception rate setting. It can be set to auto, 1 mbps, 2 mbps, 5.5 mbps, 11 mbps. Usually this should be set to auto. In a radio frequency hostile environment, a lower rate can provide more stable transmission quality..

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    S etting w ireless p roperties 17 14. Set the “rts threshold” to the same as that used by other devices in your network. (the default 2,347 means “disabled.”) see “terminology” on page 46 for a description of “rts threshold.”.

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    D river i nstallation 18 15. Set the “ssid” identifier to the same as that used by the ad hoc workgroup or access point to which you want to connect. (the smc2655w access point default is wlan.) if you will be roaming among multiple access points with different bss ids, a value of “any” will allow c...

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    S etting w ireless p roperties 19 16. The wep encryption implemented in smc’s wireless usb adapter is based on the rc4 encryption algorithm. The security keys are four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit wep setting, and one 26-digit key for the 128-bit wep setting. Wep must be set in the configuration uti...

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    D river i nstallation 20 17. “wep key to use” shows the key that will be used (1~4) for encryption. Click ok to exit the open screens and click yes to restart the computer if asked to do so. Go to “installing the utility in windows 98, me, and 2000” on page 27..

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    W indows 2000 d river i nstallation 21 windows 2000 driver installation 1. Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver. 2. Click next..

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    D river i nstallation 22 3. Check “specify a location” and click next. 4. Type e:\drivers (assuming e: is the location of your cd drive.) insert the cd into the cd drive and click ok..

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    W indows 2000 d river i nstallation 23 5. Windows 2000 will find the driver. Click next. The digital signature not found screen will open. Click yes to continue with the installation. 6. Click finish to complete the driver installation. If you are asked to restart the computer, click yes. Go to “ins...

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    D river i nstallation 24 windows xp driver installation 1. Windows xp will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver. 2. Check “install from a list or specific location (advanced)” and click next..

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    W indows xp d river i nstallation 25 3. Check “don’t search. I will choose the driver to install” and click next. 4. Click have disk and the “install from disk” screen will open..

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    D river i nstallation 26 5. Type e:\drivers\xp (assuming your cd drive is e:) and click ok. Windows xp will find the smc2664w ez connect wireless usb adapter. Click next. 6. Though the software is fully compatible with windows xp, it has not yet been logo tested by microsoft. On the hardware install...

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    27 c onfiguration and d iagnostics for windows 98, me, and 2000, smc’s ez connect wireless usb adapter provides optional management software for quick network configuration and easy diagnostics. For windows xp, use the built-in wirelesss configuration tool (go to “using the windows xp configuration ...

  • Page 38: Windows 98, Me, and 2000

    C onfiguration and d iagnostics 28 using the ez connect wireless usb utility in windows 98, me, and 2000 once the installation is complete, the configuration utility can be accessed by selecting the “ez connect wireless usb utility” icon from the “ez connect wireless usb” folder. A quick launch icon...

  • Page 39: Monitor

    U sing the ez c onnect w ireless usb u tility in w indows 98, m e , and 2000 29 encryption – provides wep security control. Advanced – allows you to configure the advanced settings. Version – shows the version information. Monitor when you open the wireless usb utility, the information window for th...

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    C onfiguration and d iagnostics 30 wireless clients in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an access point, then the channel is automatically set to the channel of the access point to which the adapter connects. Note: the “channel” can only be set when the “operating mode” is...

  • Page 41: Site Survey

    U sing the ez c onnect w ireless usb u tility in w indows 98, m e , and 2000 31 site survey the site survey screen displays all access points in the wireless lan. You can choose one of them to connect to by double-clicking on an entry. Encryption encryption – wired equivalent privacy (wep) is implem...

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    C onfiguration and d iagnostics 32 four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit wep setting, and one 26-digit key for the 128-bit wep setting. Create with passphrase – security keys for wep encryption are generated from a passphrase string, so you must use the same passphrase on all the other stations in your ...

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    U sing the ez c onnect w ireless usb u tility in w indows 98, m e , and 2000 33 to use the wep function, complete the following steps: 1. Select “128-bit” or “64-bit” in the “encryption” field. 2. Check “create with passphrase,” type a string in the passphrase field, and click generate. 3. Select th...

  • Page 44: Advanced

    C onfiguration and d iagnostics 34 advanced you can use this screen to set values for “fragmentation threshold” (default: 2346 means disabled), and “rts/cts threshold” (default: 2347 means disabled). See “terminology” on page 46 for a description of these terms. Version this screen displays the driv...

  • Page 45: Basic Settings

    U sing the w indows xp c onfiguration t ool 35 using the windows xp configuration tool basic settings 1. Right-click the network connection icon on the toolbar. 2. Click status. The wireless network connection status box will open..

  • Page 46: Advanced Settings

    C onfiguration and d iagnostics 36 3. Click properties. The wireless network connection properties box will open. Click the wireless networks tab. 4. In the lower section of the screen, click learn about setting up wireless network configuration and complete the wireless configuration according to t...

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    U sing the w indows xp c onfiguration t ool 37 1. Click configure. Click the “advanced” tab. 2. Set the “fragmentation threshold” (the default 2,346 means “disabled”). See “terminology” on page 46 for a description of “fragmentation threshold.” 3. “preamble type” offers a dropdown list with three op...

  • Page 48: Network Topologies

    38 n etwork c onfiguration and p lanning smc’s ez connect wireless solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated configuration with 10 mbps ethernet lans. For a list of the maximum distances between the ap/ bridge and wireless clients, refer to page 43. The...

  • Page 49: Infrastructure Wireless Lan

    N etwork t opologies 39 infrastructure wireless lan the smc2664w can also provide access to a wired lan for wireless workstations. An integrated wired and wireless lan is called an infrastructure configuration. A basic service set (bss) consists of a group of wireless pc users, and an access point t...

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    N etwork c onfiguration and p lanning 40 support roaming, set the domain identifier (ssid) for the wireless adapter to the bss id of the access point to which you want to connect. Check with your administrator for the bss id of the access point to which he wants you to connect. Roaming wireless pcs ...

  • Page 51: Network Connection Problems

    41 t roubleshooting usb adapter installation problems if your computer cannot find the ez connect wireless usb adapter or the network driver does not install correctly, check the following items: • make sure the adapter is connected to the usb port. Check for any hardware problems, such as physical ...

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    T roubleshooting 42 • make sure the correct software driver is installed. Try reinstalling the driver. • make sure the computer and other network devices are receiving power. • the access point you want to connect to may not be functioning correctly. Try using another access point. • if you cannot a...

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    N etwork c onnection p roblems 43 smc networks 802.11b smc2664w wireless usb adapter maximum distance table important notice – maximum distances posted below are actual tested distance thresholds. However, there are many variables such as barrier composition and construction, as well as local enviro...

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    44 s pecifications functional criteria data rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11 mbps, auto transmission mode half duplex network connection ieee 802.11b wireless operating range max distance at 11 mbps: 128 m (422 ft) max distance at 5.5 mbps: 152m (502 ft) max distance at 2 mbps: 167 m (551 ft) max distance at 1 mb...

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    S pecifications 45 standards conformance ieee 802.11b usb specification revision 1.1 compliances fcc class b arib std33, t66 ul1950/csa22.2 no.950 bsmi and dgt, and ic cispr 22 class b software ndis driver windows 98 windows me windows 2000 windows xp ndis utility windows 98 windows me windows 2000 ...

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    46 t erminology the following is a list of terminology used in this document. Access point – an internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad hoc – an ad hoc wireless lan is a group of computers each with lan adapters, connected as an independent wireless lan. Bss –...

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    T erminology 47 infrastructure – an integrated wireless and wired lan is called an infrastructure configuration. Management frame – control frame for establishing a link between an access point and a client station. It includes beacon, probe, authentication, and association frames. Msdus – mac servi...

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    T erminology 48.

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    38 tesla irvine, ca 92618 phone: (949) 679-8000 for technical support, call: from u.S.A. And canada (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) (800) smc-4-you; (949) 679-8000; fax: (949) 679-1481 from europe (8:00 am - 5:30 pm uk time) 44 (0) 118 974 8700; fax: 44 (0) 118 974 8701 internet e-mail addresses: te...