Page 2 - LIMITED WARRANTY
LIMITED WARRANTY Limited Warranty Statement: SMC Networks, 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 purchase from...
Page 4 - To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded
COMPLIANCES Federal Communication Commission Interference 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 resi...
Page 5 - EC Declaration of Conformity; SMC Networks
EC Declaration of Conformity SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuos Gelabert 6-8, 2o, 4a, 08970 - Sant Joan Despi, Barcelona, Spain. Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directi...
Page 7 - Countries of Operation & Conditions of Use in EC/ EFTA member states
com os requisitos essenciais e com outras provisões relevantes da Directiva 1999/5/CE. A Declaração de Conformidade CE oficial encontra-se na secção correspondente do produto na Web, http://www.smc.com . [Slovenian] Družba SMC Network izjavlja, da je naprava Radio LAN skladna z bistvenimi zahtevami ...
Page 15 - User Guide; Package Contents; The following contents should be found in your box:
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 1 Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: ¾ One SMC2536W-AG2 EliteConnect™ Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for SMC2536W-AG2: • SMC2536W-AG2 Wireless Client Utility (SMC WCU) and Drivers • User Guide •...
Page 16 - Introduction; Overview of the product; Provides 32-bit CardBus interface
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 2 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the product The SMC2536W-AG2 - EliteConnect™ Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter - can provide high performance of wireless connectivity, without the restrictions of phone lines or Ethernet cables. With the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b and 802...
Page 17 - LED Status; LED Indications
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 3 1.3 LED Status LED Indications SMC2536W-AG2 Working Status Status Green Intermittently The adapter is in an electricity saving status. Activity Not lit Status Lit The adapter is on wake up status. Activity Not lit Status Flashing Alternately The adapter is trying to scan a ...
Page 18 - Installation Guide; Hardware Installation; into the CardBus slot until it locks in place.; Software Installation; Cancel; , and run the Setup Wizard program; Software Installation for Windows 2000 and XP; lug in the EliteConnectTM Dualband Wireless
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 4 Chapter 2. Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below: 1. Locate an available CardBus slot on your laptop. 2. With the connector pin end facing the CardBus slot and the label facing up, slide the Adapter into the Car...
Page 19 - to end the installation on the Preparing Setup screen of Figure 2-2.; Next; point you can Click; to end the Installation.
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 5 Figure 2-1 3. Click [Install Driver & Utility], then [Next] to start the installation. 4. You can click Cancel to end the installation on the Preparing Setup screen of Figure 2-2. Otherwise, the Setup Wizard will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure 2-3 afte...
Page 22 - Plug in the EliteConnectTM Dualband Wireless
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 8 Figure 2-7 Finish 2.2.3 Installation for Windows Vista 1. IMPORTANT: Plug in the EliteConnect™ Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter into an available CardBus slot as instructed and Cancel the driver installation process at this time, if needed. 2. Put the EZ Installation &...
Page 23 - to
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 9 3. Click [Install Driver & Utility], then [Next] to start the installation. Figure 2- will appear; Click Cancel to end the installation in the screen. Otherwise, the installation will continue. Figure 2-9 4. Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 2-10) to conti...
Page 24 - the; Finish; button to complete.
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 10 Figure 2-11 6. Click the Finish button to complete. Figure 2-12
Page 25 - Chapter 3. Configuration; SMC WCU; Current Status
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 11 Chapter 3. Configuration The SMC2536W-AG2 can be configured by the SMC2536W-AG2 Wireless Client Utility (SMC WCU). This chapter describes how to configure your SMC EliteConnet™ Dualband Wireless Cardbus Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network ...
Page 27 - Profile Management
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 13 Figure 3- 2 Advance Status 3.2 Profile Management Click the Profile Management tab of the SMC WCU and the Profile Management screen will appear, Figure 3- 3 . The Profile Management screen provides tools to: ¾ Add a profile ¾ Edit a profile ¾ Remove a profile ¾ Switch to a...
Page 28 - Add or Modify a Configuration Profile; New
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 14 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 from the Profile list and click Modify . The Profile Management dialog box will display a sc...
Page 29 - Security tab of Profile Management; Configure; to fill in the Define Shared Keys window.; Advanced; tab of this
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 15 Figure 3- 5 Security tab of Profile Management ¾ WPA/WPA2 : Wi-Fi Protected Access ¾ WPA/WPA2 Passphrase : Wi-Fi Protected Access Passphrase ¾ 802.1x: Enables 802.1x security. ¾ Shared Key (Static WEP): Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access poi...
Page 33 - Auto Profile Selection Management
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 19 2. Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time. 3. Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the General tab. Fill in the Profile name and clic...
Page 34 - Diagnostics
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 20 Figure 3-1 2 Auto Profile Selection Management Dialog 3.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the SMC2536W-AG2 Wireless Client Utility (SMC WCU) provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration. ...
Page 35 - Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information; Advanced Statistics
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 21 3.3.1 Check Driver Information ¾ The Adapter Information contains general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab. ¾ Card Name - The name of the wir...
Page 36 - Chapter 4. Configuration for windows Vista; Connect to a network
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 22 Chapter 4. Configuration for windows Vista After the Adapter's driver has been installed, Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one. Figure 4-1 Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection. If the ic...
Page 37 - key or passphrase as shown in Figure 4-4.; Close
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 23 Figure 4-3 3. When you choose to connect to a Security-enabled network, you will be asked to enter the key or passphrase as shown in Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4 4. After that, the installation will proceed as shown below (Figure 4-5), click Close .
Page 38 - The screen below will appear if the connection is successful.
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 24 Figure 4-5 5. The screen below will appear if the connection is successful. Figure 4-6
Page 39 - Appendix A: Specifications; Normal
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 25 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface 32-bit CardBus Standards IEEE802.11a; IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11d; IEEE802.11e; IEEE802.11h; IEEE802.11i and IEEE802.11j Operating System Windows 2000, XP (32-bit) and Vista (32- and 64-bit) Transmission Distance Indoor...
Page 40 - Appendix B: Glossary; DSSS
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 26 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 ...
Page 41 - See also; WEP; Appendix C: Contact Information
SMC2536W-AG2 User Guide 27 receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is 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 Hoppi...
