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S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless USB A dapter Model #: 802UIG.
i T able of C onten ts 1 Introduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 1 F eatures 2 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 Understanding the Wir eless Network 3 Ad Hoc Mode 3 Infrastructure Mode 4 3.
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1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou fo r pu r ch as in g t he A ctio n t ec 54 Mbp s W ir el es s US B A dapt er . Th e 54 Mb ps W ir el es s U SB A da pt er fe at ur e s th e la t es t wir eles s t ec hn ol ogy and sec ur ity pr oto co ls to k ee p y ou r d at a ac c es si bl e a nd s ec ur e.
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual F eatures s IE EE 8 02. 11 b a nd 8 02 .11 g s tan da r ds co nf o rmi ty s US B in te rf ac e ( US B 1. 1 [ 1 1 M bps ma x. ], 2.0 [ 54 M pbs ma x. ] c om pa ti bl e) s WE P , WP A , WP A_PS K , and 802 .
3 Understanding the W irel ess Net work W ire le ss loc al ar ea net w or ks ( WL AN ) pe rf orm th e e xac t sa me fu nct io ns as wir ed lo ca l ar e a ne tw o rks ( L AN ) .
4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Infrastructure Mode In fr as tru ct ur e m od e is a ne tw or ki ng fra me wo rk whe r e d evic e s c om mu ni ca t e wit h ea ch ot he r b y fi rs t g oi ng th ro ug h an ac c ess po in t or wir el es s r ou t er /g at ew a y .
5 Setting Up the Adapt er Th e i ns tru c ti o n s th at f ol l o w i n th i s c h ap te r p ar a ll e l t he s t e p s c o n ta i n ed in t he A cti o n t e c C on n ec t i on 1-2- 3 ® set up ut ili ty , wh ic h p r o vid e s a vi s ua l , st ep - b y- st e p gu id e t o se tti ng up th e U SB A da pt er .
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter 2. Ge t th e US B c ab le an d A dap t er fr om th e bo x, th en cl ic k o n N ext . 3. Pl ug the sm all e r en d o f th e US B c ab le in to th e po rt o n th e fr ont of the A da pt e r , th en cl ic k N ext .
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter 4. Pl ug the ot he r e nd o f the USB ca bl e in t o th e U SB port lo cat ed on the bac k of th e c om pu t er .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter ☞ No te : F or sy st e ms run ni ng W ind o ws 98 S E , th e W ind o ws 9 8 SE I nst al la ti on CD m a y n eed to be ac ce ss ed du rin g th e in st al la ti on pr oce ss .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter 8. Th e c on gra tu la tio ns sc r ee n ap pe ar s. Cli ck Next . 9. R ea d t he o ns cr e en ins tru ct io ns , th en cl ic k Finish . R eb oo t th e c om pu t er .
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11 U sing the W ir eless C onfigura tion Utility T o m o ni t o r t h e wi re le ss n e t w or k t o w hi ch t h e U SB A da p te r i s c o n n e ct ed , a s w e l l as c h e ck o r a dj us t w i re le ss n e t w or k se tt in gs , u se t h e W i r el es s Co nf ig ura ti on U ti li ty .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility A me n u ap pe ar s, dis pl a yin g th e U tili ty’ s opt io ns . T o sel ect on e, cli ck on it, and the ap pr opri at e wind o w wil l a ppe ar .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility Link Status Se lec ti ng “Lin k S ta tu s ” fr om th e U ti li ty m en u g en era t es the “Li nk Sta tu s ” win do w .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility Site Monitor Se lec ti ng “Si t e M o ni to r ” fr om the U ti li ty m en u g en era t es the “S it e M oni to r” win- do w .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility View A v ailable Networks Se lec ti ng “V ie w A v ai la bl e N et w or ks ” fr o m th e U tili ty m en u g en era t es the “S in gle So ur c e C ar d U tili ty” win do w .
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Adv anced Cl ic ki ng “ Ad v anc ed” in the Si ngl e So ur ce C ar d U tili ty wind o w g en era t es the “ A d va nc ed ” win do w . U s e t h i s wi nd o w t o s el ec t t h e t yp e o f n e t w or k t o w h i c h t he A da p t er c on ne c t s .
17 T roubleshooting and F A Qs Th is cha pt e r d esc ri bes so me co mm on pr o bl em s th at ma y be e nc ou nt e r ed whe n us in g th e US B A dapt er , an d wa ys t o r es ol v e t he pr ob le m s. Al so inc l ud ed i s a l is t of fr eq u en tl y as k ed qu es tio n s.
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting The computer won ’t detect the Adapter . M ak e sur e the USB ca bl e is pr o pe rly c on ne ct ed and tha t t he ora ng e P ow e r li ght ( P W ) is o n. Al so , mak e sur e the co m pu te r’ s USB dri v e rs ar e pr ope rl y in st al led .
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Will cordless phones inter fere with the Adapter? Th e A dap t er use s th e 2 . 4 GH z fr eq ue n cy . If yo ur co r dl ess ph on e u ses th is fr e- qu en cy , p r ob le ms ma y o cc ur .
20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual How do I enable WEP in XP using the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility? Fi rs t, mak e sur e the A dapt e r is co rr ec tl y i ns tal le d in th e c om pu t er .
21 Specifications General Model Numb er 80 2UI G ( 54 M bp s W ir el es s U SB A dap te r) Standards IE EE 8 02. 11 b/ g (W ire le ss ) Certification FC C P art 15 CE (a va il ab le fo r pr odu cts pur cha se d in E ur o pe ) Fr equency Band 2. 4 - 2.
22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual LED Indic ators P ow er ( P W ) , Li nk A cti vity ( LK ) Envir onmental Operating T empera ture 0 º C t o 65 º C ( 32 º F t o 1 49 º F ) St.
23 U sing the A dapter with W indow s XP Th is app en di x d eta il s c o nne ct in g th e US B A dapt e r t o a wi re le ss net w or k on a c om - pu t er run ni ng W ind o ws XP .
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 25 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP 3. Th e “W ir el es s N etw or k C on nec ti on ” win do w app ea rs .
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 25 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP C onnec ting to a Secured Acc ess P oint T o co nn ect t o a se cu r ed ac ce ss po in t: 1.
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 27 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP 3. Th e “W ir el es s N etw or k C on nec ti on ” win do w app ea rs .
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 27 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP 6. Th e “W ir el es s N etw or k P r op ert ie s ” wind o w a pp ear s . Th e na me of the net w or k se lec t ed i n st e p 5 i s di sp la yed in t he “N et wo rk N a me ” t ex t b o x.
28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 8. F r om the W ir el es s N etw ork P r op erti es win do w , se lec t th e type of dat a e nc ryp- ti on use d o n th e ac ces s po in t.
29 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e tha t al lo ws wir el es s c li en ts to co nn ec t t o on e a no th er . An ac c es s po in t ca n al so act as a bri dg e be tw ee n wi re le ss cl ie nt s an d a “wi r ed ” net w ork , su ch as an Et he rne t n etw ork.
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 31 Glossary Ethernet Network A st an da r d wir ed net w or ki ng co nf ig ura ti on usi ng ca bl es and hu bs . Fir ewall A me th od pr ev e nti ng us er s ou t sid e the net w or k fr o m ac ces si ng and /o r d am ag - in g fi le s o r c om pu t er s o n th e ne tw o rk.
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 31 Glossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er A TM) M et ho ds of sec ur e dat a tra ns mi ss io n. Router A c en tra l d evic e tha t m an ag es the dat a tr af fi c of th e ne tw o rk.
32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Wi-F i ( Wir eless Fidelity) A ge n eri c t er m fo r a n y k in d of wir el es s ne tw o rk. WP A ( Wi-Fi Protected Access) An im pr o v ed v er si on of WEP usi ng bet t er enc rypti on and au th en tic at io n, de si gne d t o w or k wit h e xi st in g WE P - en ab le d pr oduc ts .
33 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is equ ip me nt ha s be en te st ed an d fo un d t o c om pl y with the li mi ts f or a Cl as s B di git al devi c e, purs u an t t o P art 15 of the FCC R ul es .
34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 34 2. Th is devi ce mu st ac c ep t an y int e rf er e nc e r ec eiv ed, in cl ud in g i nt er fe r en c e th at ma y cau se un wa nt ed op era ti on .
35 Lim ite d W arrant y Har dware : A cti on t ec Ele ctr onic s, In c. , wa rra nts t o th e e nd u se r (“ Cu st ome r”) th at th is har dwa r e pr oduc t wil l be fr ee fr o m de fe ct s in wo .
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual TH IS A CT ION TE C EL EC TR ONIC S PR ODUC T M A Y INCL UD E OR BE B UN DL ED WI TH T HIR D- P A R TY SOF TW AR E, TH E US E OF WH IC H IS GO VERN ED BY A SE P AR A TE EN D- USE R L ICE NS E A GRE EM EN T .
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 37 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER A SSU ME S NO R A UT HOR IZ ES AN Y O T HER PE RS ON T O AS SU ME FOR IT AN Y O T HER LIA BI LI TY I N CO NN ECT IO N WIT H TH E S ALE , IN ST ALLA TI ON, MA INT EN ANC E OR USE OF I TS PR OD UC TS .
38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Gov erning Law : Thi s Li mi t ed W arra nty sh all be g o v ern ed by th e la ws of th e St at e of Ca li fo rn ia, U .
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