SMC Networks EliteConnect SMCWHSG44-G User manual

SMCWHSG44-G

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Copyright
Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accu-
rate and reliable. How-ever, 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. SMC reserves the right to change
specifications at any time without notice.
Copyright © 2004 by
SMC Networks, Inc.
38 Tesla
Irvine, California 92618
All rights reserved.
Trademarks
SMC is a registered trademark; and EliteConnect is a trademark of SMC
Networks. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.

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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 SMC or its Authorized
Reseller. SMC may, at its own discretion, repair or replace any product not
operating as warranted with a similar or functionally equivalent product, during
the applicable warranty term. SMC will endeavor to repair or replace any product
returned under warranty within 30 days of receipt of the product. The standard
limited warranty can be upgraded to a Limited Lifetime* warranty by registering
new products within 30 days of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller.
Registration can be accomplished via the enclosed product registration card
or online via the SMC Web site. Failure to register will not affect the standard
limited warranty. The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the
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. At that point, the obsolete product is discontinued and is no
longer an “Active” SMC product. A list of discontinued products with their
respective dates of discontinuance can be found at:
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action=customer_service_warranty.
All products that are replaced become the property of SMC. Replacement
products may be either new or reconditioned. Any replaced or repaired product
carries either a 30-day limited warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty,
whichever is longer. SMC is not responsible for any custom software or
firmware, configuration information, or memory data of Customer contained
in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to SMC pursuant to any
warranty. Products returned to SMC should have any customer-installed
accessory or add-on components, such as expansion modules, removed prior
to returning the product for replacement. SMC is not responsible for these
items if they are returned with the product. Customers must contact SMC for
a Return Material Authorization number prior to returning any product to
SMC. Proof of purchase may be required. Any product returned to SMC without a
valid Return Material Authorization (RMA) number clearly marked on the outside
of the package will be returned to customer at customer's expense. For warranty
claims within North America, please call our toll-free customer support number
at [phone].
Customers are responsible for all shipping charges from their facility to SMC.
SMC is responsible for return shipping charges from SMC to customer.

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 CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,
INCLUDING WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SMC NEITHER ASSUMES NOR
AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF
ITS PRODUCTS. SMC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS
TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE
PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER'S OR ANY
THIRD PERSON'S MISUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING,
UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND
THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, OR
OTHER HAZARD. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT, WHETHER BASED
IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), SHALL SMC BE LIABLE
FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAM-
AGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR
OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE, OR
INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS, EVEN IF SMC OR ITS AUTHORIZED
RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OR THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR
CONSUMER PRODUCTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL
RIGHTS, WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE 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.
SMC Networks, Inc.
38 Tesla
Irvine, CA 92618
Warranty in EMEA and Asia Pacific:
For details regarding warranty in EMEA and Asia Pacific, please contact your
country sales representative. All contact information can be found at
www.smc.com
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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
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiated radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of
the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded
interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices). Any
changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with
any other antenna or transmitter.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated
with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator & your body.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Industry Canada - Class B
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing
equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of Industry Canada.
Cet appareil numerique respecte les limites de bruits radioelectriques
applicables aux appareils umeriques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme
sur le material brouilleur: “Appareils Numeriques,” NMB-003 edictee par
l'Industrie.

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EC Conformance Declaration
SMC contact for these products in Europe is:
SMC Networks Spain S.L.,
Edificio Conata II,
Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2o, 4a,
08970 - Sant Joan Despí,
Barcelona, Spain.
Signed and dated Copy of the Declaration of Conformity can be found in the
product section of www.smc-europe.com
This RF product complies with R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC. For the evaluation
of the compliance with this Directive, the following standards were applied:
• Electromagnetic compatibility and radio spectrum matters (ERM)
EN300 328-1 (2001-12)
EN300 328-2 (2001-12)
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standard for radio equipment and services
EN301 489-1 V1.4.1 : 2002
EN301 489-17 V1.2.1 : 2002
•SafetyTest
EN60950-1 : 2001
The conformity assesment procedure referred to in Article 10 and detailed in
Annex IV of the Directive 1999/5/EC has been followed related to Articles
3.2 with the involvement of the following Notified Body:
BTS-ETZ Certification GmBH, Storkkower Strasser 38c, D-15562,
Reichenwalde B, Berlin, Germany
Identification Mark
Countries of Operation & Conditions of Use in the European Community
This device is intended to be operated in all countries of the European
Community. Requirements for indoor vs. outdoor operation, license requirements
and allowed channels of operation apply in some countries as described below:
Note: The user must use the configuration utility provided with this product
to ensure the channels of operation are in conformance with the spectrum
usage rules for European Community countries as described below.
• This device requires that the user or installer properly enter the current
country of operation in the command line interface as described in the
user guide, before operating this device.
• This device will automatically limit the allowable channels determined by
the current country of operation. Incorrectly entering the country of
operation may result in illegal operation and may cause harmful interference

to other system. The user is obligated to ensure the device is operating
according to the channel limitations, indoor/outdoor restrictions and
license requirements for each European Community country as described
in this document.
• This device may be operated indoors or outdoors in all countries of the
European Community using the 2.4 GHz band: Channels 1 - 13, except
where noted below.
• In Italy the end-user must apply for a license from the national spectrum
authority to operate this device outdoors.
• In Belgium outdoor operation is only permitted using the 2.46 - 2.4835 GHz
band: Channel 13.
• In France outdoor operation is only permitted using the 2.4 - 2.454 GHz
band: Channels 1 - 7
Notified Countries for intended use:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden Switzerland, United Kingdom, Portugal,
Greece, Ireland, Iceland
Safety Compliance
Power Cord Safety
Please read the following safety information carefully before installing the switch:
WARNING: Installation and removal of the unit must be carried out by
qualified personnel only.
• The unit must be connected to an earthed (grounded) outlet to comply
with international safety standards.
• Do not connect the unit to an A.C. outlet (power supply) without an earth
(ground) connection.
• The appliance coupler (the connector to the unit and not the wall plug) must
have a configuration for mating with an EN 60320/IEC 320 appliance inlet.
• The socket outlet must be near to the unit and easily accessible. You can
only remove power from the unit by disconnecting the power cord from
the outlet.
• This unit operates under SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) conditions
according to IEC 60950. The conditions are only maintained if the
equipment to which it is connected also operates under SELV conditions.
France and Peru only
This unit cannot be powered from IT supplies. If your supplies are of IT type,
this unit must be powered by 230 V (2P+T) via an isolation transformer ratio
1:1, with the secondary connection point labelled Neutral, connected directly
to earth (ground).
† Impédance à la terre
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Important! Before making connections, make sure you have the correct cord
set. Check it (read the label on the cable) against the following:
Power Cord Set
U.S.A. and Canada The cord set must be UL-approved and CSA certified.
The minimum specifications for the flexible cord
are: - No. 18 AWG - not longer than 2 meters, or 16
AWG. - Type SV or SJ - 3-conductor
The cord set must have a rated current capacity
of at least 10 A
The attachment plug must be an earth-grounding
type with NEMA 5-15P (15 A, 125 V) or NEMA 6-
15P (15 A, 250 V) configuration.
Denmark The supply plug must comply with Section 107-2-
D1, Standard DK2-1a or DK2-5a.
Switzerland The supply plug must comply with SEV/ASE 1011.
U.K. The supply plug must comply with BS1363 (3-pin
13 A) and be fitted with a 5 A fuse which complies
with BS1362.
The mains cord must be <HAR> or <BASEC>
marked and be of type HO3VVF3GO.75 (minimum).
Europe The supply plug must comply with CEE7/7
(“SCHUKO”).
The mains cord must be <HAR> or <BASEC>
marked and be of type HO3VVF3GO.75 (minimum).
IEC-320 receptacle.
Veuillez lire à fond l'information de la sécurité suivante avant
d'installer le Switch:
AVERTISSEMENT: L'installation et la dépose de ce groupe doivent être
confiés à un personnel qualifié.
• Ne branchez pas votre appareil sur une prise secteur (alimentation électrique)
lorsqu'il n'y a pas de connexion de mise à la terre (mise à la masse).
• Vous devez raccorder ce groupe à une sortie mise à la terre (mise à la
masse) afin de respecter les normes internationales de sécurité.
• Le coupleur d'appareil (le connecteur du groupe et non pas la prise murale)
doit respecter une configuration qui permet un branchement sur une
entrée d'appareil EN 60320/IEC 320.

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• La prise secteur doit se trouver à proximité de l'appareil et son accès doit
être facile. Vous ne pouvez mettre l'appareil hors circuit qu'en débranchant
son cordon électrique au niveau de cette prise.
• L'appareil fonctionne à une tension extrêmement basse de sécurité qui est
conforme à la norme IEC 60950. Ces conditions ne sont maintenues que si
l'équipement auquel il est raccordé fonctionne dans les mêmes conditions.
France et Pérou uniquement:
Ce groupe ne peut pas être alimenté par un dispositif à impédance à la terre.
Si vos alimentations sont du type impédance à la terre, ce groupe doit être
alimenté par une tension de 230 V (2 P+T) par le biais d'un transformateur
d'isolement à rapport 1:1, avec un point secondaire de connexion portant l'ap-
pellation Neutre et avec raccordement direct à la terre (masse).
Cordon électrique- Il doit être agréé dans le pays d'utilisation
Etats-Unis et Canada: Le cordon doit avoir reçu l'homologation des
UL et un certificat de la CSA.
Les spe'cifications minimales pour un cable flexible
sont AWG No. 18, ouAWG No. 16 pour un cable de
longueur infe'rieure a` 2 me'tres. - type SV ou
SJ - 3 conducteurs
Le cordon doit être en mesure d'acheminer un
courant nominal d'au moins 10 A.
La prise femelle de branchement doit être du
type à mise à la terre (mise à la masse) et
respecter la configuration NEMA 5-15P (15 A, 125 V)
ou NEMA 6-15P (15 A, 250 V).
Danemark: La prise mâle d'alimentation doit respecter la
section 107-2 D1 de la norme DK2 1a ou DK2 5a.
Cordon électrique- Il doit être agréé dans le pays d'utilisation
Suisse: La prise mâle d'alimentation doit respecter la
norme SEV/ASE 1011.
Europe La prise secteur doit être conforme aux normes
CEE 7/7 (“SCHUKO”)
LE cordon secteur doit porter la mention <HAR>
ou <BASEC> et doit être de type HO3VVF3GO.75
(minimum).