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SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Rev: 1.0.
FCC STATEMENT 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 generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CE Mark Warning Countries of Operation & Conditions of Use in the European Community SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Spain, S.L. Edificio Conata II, Group CTSG Fructuos Gelabert 6-8 2o2a 08970 Sant Joan Despi, Barcolona,Spain This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
If used outside of own premises, general authorization is Italy None required General authorization required for network and service Luxembourg None supply(not for spectrum) This subsection does not apply for the geographical area Norway Implemented within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation None Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the product ...................................................................................................2 1.2 Features .......................................................................................................................
Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Low Profile Bracket ¾ One Resource CD for SMCWPCIeS-N, including: x SMCWPCIeS-N Wireless Lite-N Client Utility (SWCU) and Drivers x User Guide x Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter. 1.1 Overview of the product The adapter is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your PC. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter compared to 802.11b/g devices, and fully interoperates with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n, but it does not comply to all of the requirements in the IEEE 802.11n specification and is not classified as “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n”. 1.3 LED Status Status Off Flashing Slowly Flashing Quickly Working Status The driver has not been installed. The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted or received.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, please follow the steps listed below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 2.2 Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. Remove your PC case and locate an available PCI-E slot on the motherboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions if needed. Slide the PCI-E Adapter into the PCI-E slot.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-1 2. After a few seconds, Figure 2-2 will appear. Click Next to continue. 4 Figure 2-2 3. Please select what should be installed in the “Setup type” window. It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver. Select Install Driver Only to install the driver without installing the Client Utility. Click Next to continue.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-3 4. Click Browse to change the destination folder for the software, then click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-4). 4 Figure 2-4 5. Select the program folder in the start menu where a program shortcut will be added. You can create a new folder or select one from the Existing Folders list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click Next to continue the installation.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-5 6. Here you have the option to choose the configuration tool for configuring your wireless adapter. Please leave it in the default option. Then click Next to continue.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter 7. Click OK to continue the installation. Wait a while for the setup to complete as shown in Figure 2-7 . Figure 2-7 ) Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will sometimes warn you that the driver you are installing was not verified by the Windows Logo Identity.and the following message will pop up (Figure 2-8). Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter 8. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to reboot the system. Figure 2-9 2.2.3 Software Installation for Windows 7 The Setup steps for Windows Vista and Windows 7 are similarˈthis user guide takes Windows 7 as an example to explain the process. 1. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named SMCWPCIeS-N. Double-click Setup.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-11 3. Click Yes to continue. Figure 2-12 4. The following page will display. Please wait for a moment.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 2-13 5. Click Finish to complete the installation.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Chapter 3 Configuration for Windows XP SMCWPCIeS-N can be configured by SMCWPCIeS-N Wireless N Client Utility in Windows XP & 2000. This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. The configuration of the adapter in Windows XP is similar to that of Windows 2000. This User Guide takes Windows XP as an example to explain the process.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 3-1 The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen. ¾ Profile Name - Shows the name of the current configuration profile. The configuration of the Profile Name will be described on the General tab of Profile Management. ¾ Link Status - This shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter ¾ Server Based Authentication - This shows whether server based authentication is used (IEEE 802.1x). ¾ Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the signal. ¾ Extension Channel: This shows the other channel connected when the wireless AP is set in 40MHz channel width. Click Advanced on the screen above, you can see advanced information about the program and its operations.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter ¾ Associated AP Name: The name of AP associated. ¾ Associated AP IP Address: The IP address of AP associated. ¾ Associated AP MAC Address: The MAC address of AP associated. ¾ Power Save Mode: The mode of power save; can be set as Maximum, Normal and Off. ¾ Current Signal Strength: The signal strength of wireless network. ¾ Current Noise Level: The noise level of the environment. ¾ Up Time: The duration time you have connected to the network.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 3-3 Disable WLAN if LAN is connectedΚAutomatically disable the wireless interface when the LAN interface is connected. 3.2.1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify. Then you will see the Management dialog box (shown in Figure 3-3). 4 1.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 3-4 2. Edit the Security tab In the Security tab, you can enter the security parameters of the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter security option and configure the exact key as per your need. ¾ WPA/WPA2: Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA/WPA2 is for enterprise use, you need a authentication server to authenticate the client. ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase: Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase WPA/WPA2 Passphrase is for SOHO/domestic use. it’s suitable for SOHO wilreless AP when there is not a server responsible for authenticating in the wireless network. ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile. Figure 3-7 ¾ ¾ Power Save Mode: Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter ¾ Wireless Mode: Specifies 2.4 GHz 150 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point with which it associates. ¾ Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network: Specifies 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to start 2 an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter ) Note: Roaming˖Roaming ensures that the wireless device is kept connected to the network, without losing the connection. 3.2.2 Remove a profile 1. Go to the Profile Management tab (shown in Figure 3-3). 2. Select the profile name in the Profiles List. 3. Click Remove. 4 ) Note: The profile being used can’t be removed. 3.2.3 Switch another Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-3). 2.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Profile will appear as below (Figure 3-10). 2. Browse to the directory where the profile is located. 3. Highlight the profile name. 4. Click Open, the imported profile will then appear in the Profiles List. Figure 3-10 3.2.6 Scan Available Networks 1. Click Scan on the Profile Management screen (shown in Figure 3-3), the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks window will appear below. 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. 3.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 3-11 Super and XR are both Wireless 11g standard. These standards would extend the data rate to 108Mbps. 3.2.7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps. 1.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 3-12 3. Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add. The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 4. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box. 5. Click Move Up or Move Down to move the selected Profile up or down or click on remove to remove the selected profile from the list.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the SMCWPCIeS-N Wireless N Client Utility provides options used to retrieve network traffic statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter ¾ Driver Date - The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver. ¾ Client Name - The name of the client computer. ! Figure 3-14! 3.3.2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the frames received by or transmitted by the wireless network adapter.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Chapter 4 Configuration for Windows Vista SMC Wireless Lite-N Client Utility (SWCU) is not available for Windows Vista. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then select “Connect to a network”. Figure 4-1 2.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter 3. Enter the passphrase, take 1234567890 for example. And then click Connect. Figure 4-3 Enter Passphrase 4. If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter 5. Click Close to finish.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Chapter 5 Configuration for Windows 7 SMC Wireless Lite-N Client Utility (SWCU) is not available for Windows 7. So after the Adapter's driver has been installed, we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection. Please follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list. Select the SSID of your Access Point, take test for example.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 5-2 Enter Passphrase 3. If the key entered is correct, you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 5-3.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Chapter 6 WPS configuration WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless Router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) or PIN method. First, the WPS software should be installed.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 4-2 2. Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4-3. Click Next to continue. Figure 4-3 3. Then select Push the button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4-4 and click Next.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Figure 4-4 4. Then wait a minute until Figure 4-5 appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 4-5 6.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure WPS by PIN method: 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device. Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way. 6.2.1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 1. Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4-3. Click Next to continue. Figure 4-6 will appear. Select the second option and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated. Click Next. Figure 4-6 2.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4-6, click Connect. Figure 4-8 4. When Figure 4-5 appears, the WPS configuration is complete. 6.2.2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1. Open the WPS Utility and you will see Figure 4-3. Click Next to continue. Then Figure 4-9 will appear. Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is generally labeled on the bottom of the router. Click Next. Figure 4-9 2.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface PCI-E Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n; IEEE 802.11g; IEEE 802.11b; Operating System Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 11b: 1/2/5.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 802.
SMCWPCIeS-N EZ ConnectTM N 11n Wireless PCI-E Adapter not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network.
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