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SMCWUSBT -G W ireless USB 2.0 Adapter 802.1 1b/g (54 Mbp s) User ’ s Manual V ersion 1.02.000 July 1 1, 2005.
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Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter iii C C o o p p y y r r i i g g h h t t N N o o t t i i c c e e © 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this docum ent may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purp ose, without the express written permission of th e seller .
Content s iv Content s Before Y ou Use .................. ................... ................ ................ ................ ............... ........ vi Packing List ................. ............... .................... ................ .........
Content s v Import and Export Profiles ........... .... ................ ................ ............... .... ........... 25 Order Profiles ....................... ................ ................ .... ............... ................ ....... 26 Scan Available Ne tworks .
Before Y ou Use vi Before You Use For brevity , throughout this manual USB Wireless LAN Ca rd is used to in dicate all the types. Also, the following terms/abbreviations are used interchangeably: Packing List Before using the wireless USB 2.0 adapte r , check all the following items are present and in good condition.
Chapter 1: Overv iew 1 Chapter 1 Overview This produc t is an IEEE 8 02.1 1b /g Wire less LAN Card with U SB int erface soluti on. Th is solu tion p rovid es compatib ility with 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g standard device s. Now users have the fl exibility to connect to 802.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 2 Infrastructure Mode An Infrastructure wireless network consists of at least one Access Point connected to the wired network infrastructure and a set of w ireless end stations. The AP acts as a gateway , linking the wireless network to a wired LAN.
Chapter 1: Overv iew 3 General S pecification Host Interface USB 2. 0 Form Factor USB Wireless Module Chipset A THEROS AR5523A + AR21 12A Operation V oltage 5.0VDC Network S tandard IEEE 802.1 1b / IEEE 802.1 1g Hardware Encrypti on AES, TKIP ,and WEP Quality of Service 802.
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Chapter 2: Software I nstallation 5 Chapter 2 Software Installation This chapter describes how to inst all the USB Wire less LAN Card driver and utility . Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP use the same setup program; h owever , operation system-specific situation may occur during or after the installatio n process.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 6 4. When the welcome screen pops up, click Ne xt . 5. Plea se select Complete an d click Next . 6. Now , you s ee proces s ing bars increasing during installation.
Chap ter 2: So ftware Ins tallation 7 7. During installation, a warning window pop s up. Click Continue Any way to continue the installation work. 8. Plug in your wireless USB 2.0 adapter when the screen pops up. 9. The US B device you inser ted is found.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 8 10. Sys t em chec ks for new har d ware a nd mean while the Found New Hardware Wizard scre en pop s up. Choose Inst all the sof tware automatically (Recommended) and then click Next . 11 . After cli cking Next at the pr evious step, you will see a window showing you P lease w ait wh ile the wiz ard searc hes… .
Chap ter 2: So ftware Ins tallation 9 13. The wizard is insta lling the driver . It may ta ke several minutes. 14. This adap ter’s driver instal lation is comp leted. Click Fini sh to complete the installation process. 15. Finally , you a re asked to reboot your computer .
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 10 16. When you succeed in installing the driver , you will see a logo indicating the wire less s ignal s trengt h at a lower right corner of the toolbar on desktop, after you resta rt your compute r . 17 Alternatively , you may check if this adapter is successfully insta lled through Dev ice Manager of your compu ter .
Chapter 3: Ut ilit y Conf ig urat ion 11 Chapter 3 Utility Configuration The configuration of the Wireless LAN C ard is done through the USB Wireless LAN Config uration Utility . The utility also in clude s a number o f tools to d ispla y cu rrent sta tistics and status information pert aining to your Wireless LAN Card.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 12 Right clicking on the tray icon , you can see a menu on which configuration it ems of the utility appears. Each item under the menu is defined below . Help Open the online help. Exit Exit the utility application. Open SMCWUSB 108Mbps W ireless USB 2.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 13 Y ou m ay doubl e clic k the wir eless tray icon at the lower right corner of your PC monito r . Then, a small status screen appears as follows. Accessing V e ndor’s Wirel ess LAN Utility Please right click the wireless tray icon at the lower right corner and select Open SMCWUSBT 108Mbps W ireless USB 2.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 14 Configuration T ab Go to the configuration tab on the user interface to set parameters for this adapter . After op ening the opti on of S M CWUSBT 108M bps Wirele ss USB 2.0 A dapter Utilit y…, you will se e a user interface as set below .
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 15 Action T ab Use the Action menu to access the Utility to ols: 1. Enable/Disable Radio: Enable or disable the RF Si gnal on al l At heros s tation re ferenc e design s. 2. Enable/Disable T ray Icon: Enable or disable the tray icon .
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 16 Help T ab If you want to know the operation guide and the version number of utility , you can select Help for the details, as show n below . Current S t atus T ab The Current Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 17 The following table describes the items found on the Current S t atus screen. Profi le N am e The name o f the c urrent s elect ed conf i gurat ion prof ile. Set up t he configuration name by clicking New or Modify on the Prof ile Management tab.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 18 The following table describes the items found on the Advanced St atus screen. Network Name (SSID) Displays the wirele ss netw ork na me. Configure the network name by clicking New or Modify on th e Profile Management tab. Server Based Authentication Shows whether server-based authentication is used.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 19 Profile Management Configure the wireless network adapter (wireless card) from the Profile Management t ab of the Utility .
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 20 General T ab In the Utili ty , access the Gen eral t ab by clickin g New or Modify on the Profile M anagement tab. Edi t the fi elds in t he Gener al tab to con figu re the configurat ion profile. Make sure to also edit the Security and Advanced ta bs.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 21 Edit the fields in th e Sec urity tab of Profile Mana gement to configure the profile. To define the security mode, se lect the ra dio bu tton of the desired security mo de. Make sure to also ed it the General and Advanced tabs.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 22 Advanced T a b In the Utility, access the Advanced tab by clicking New or Modi fy on the Profile Mana gement ta b, th en clicking the Advanced tab in Profile Ma nagement . Edit the fields in th e Advanced tab of Profile Management to con f igure t he prof ile.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 23 The wireless adapter must match the w ireless mode and channel of the clients it associates to. 802.1 1a Authentication Mode Select what mode the wireless adapter u.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 24 Infrastructure (Acc ess Point) Mode Profile Configuration T o configure a profile in infrastructure (access point) mode, change the Network T ype in the Advanced tab. Fo r access po int mode, mod ify the setting s: T ransmit Power Level Power Save Mode 802.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 25 Import and Export Profiles Importing a Profile 1. From the Profile Ma nagement ta b , clic k the Import button. The Import Pr ofile window appears. 2. Brows e to t he di r ec t ory wh er e t he profi l e is located.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 26 2. Br owse to the dir ecto ry to expo rt the p rof ile to. 3. Click Save . The profile is exported to the specified location. Order Profiles 1. Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profi les box. 2. Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 27 Scan A vailable Networks Click the Scan button on the Profile Management tab to scan for ava ilable infrastructure and ad hoc networks.
Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 28 Diagnostics T a b The Diagnostics tab of the Utility provides buttons us ed to r etrieve receive and transmit s tatistics .
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration 29 The Adapter Infor mation button contains general information about the network interface card (the wire l ess net work ad a pter) and the n etwork drive r interf ace spec ific a tion (N DIS) dri ver . Acc ess the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab.
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