Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FRITZ!WLAN AC 430 AVM
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FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 Configuration and Operation Configuratio n an d O p eration.
2 T able of C ontents Sy mbol s and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Safety Inst ructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 at a Gl ance . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.
3 7 Help in Case of Error s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7.1 Errors During Ins tall ation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7.2 WLAN C onnection Is Not Est ablis hed . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Sy mbol s and Highlighting Sy mbols and emph asiz ed text are used to m ark certain inform ation in this manual. Symbols Highlighting This sym bol mark s useful hints and tip s. This sym bol indicat es important instructions that mu st be observed to av oid malfu nctions.
5 1 Safety Inst ructions • Do not instal l the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick du ring an elec- tric al storm. • Unplug the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick from the comput er during an electric al storm. • Never let liquids g et inside the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick. Otherwise, electric s hocks or short circuits ma y result.
6 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick A C 430 at a Glanc e 2 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 at a Gl ance The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k connects y our c omputer with a FRITZ!Box or another w ireless ac ce ss point v ia wireles s LAN. The wireles s connection pro vides the c omputer with ac ces s to the Internet.
LEDs 7 2.3 LEDs LED C ondition Meaning USB glows green The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick w as detect - ed by the operating sy stem. WLAN flashe s yellow The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick i s ex chang- ing data w ith another wireless dev ice.
8 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection w ith Stick & Su rf 3 Est abli shing a W ireles s LAN C onnection with Stick & Surf With Stick & Surf y ou can es tabli sh a secure w ireles s connection to your FRITZ!Bo x quick ly and conv eniently .
C onnecting FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick to the C omp uter 9 3.3 C onnecting FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k to the C omputer Once the w ireless LAN secu rity settings hav e been trans mit- ted to the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, connect it t o you r computer . 1. Start your comp uter.
10 C onnecting FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick to the C omp uter 6. After the devic e driver i s instal led, a wireless LAN c on- nection between the comput er and FRITZ!Box i s estab- lished autom atical ly .
Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection Manually or w ith WPS 11 4 Est abli shing a W ireles s LAN C onnection Manually or with WP S This ch apter describe s how to inst all the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick on the comput er and estab lish a wir eless LAN c onnection to any wir eless ac- ces s point, also known as a w ireless r outer.
12 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 3. In the “AutoPlay” w indow , click “FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 Inst allation”. This windo w does not always appe ar. In some vers ions of Windo ws the devic e driver inst allation i s performed automatic ally without r equiring any user intervention.
Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 13 4. Clic k “OK”. The input field for the network k ey appears. If the wireles s acc ess point (router) s upports WPS, the follo wing mess age w ill also appe ar: “Y ou can also con- nect by pushing the b utton on the router”.
14 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection Est ablishing a Wirele ss LAN C onnection in W indows 7 / Windows V ist a 1. Clic k the WLAN icon or in the Windo ws tas k bar. A list appe ars on the screen, sho wing all w ireless net- works fou nd in the vic inity of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick.
Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 15 4. Enter the network k ey of the wireles s acc ess point and click “OK”. On a FRITZ!Bo x the preconfigu red network key i s located on the b ase of the devic e. or If the wireles s acc ess point su pports WPS, pres s the but- ton on the acc ess point th at enables WPS.
16 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 3. Enter the network k ey of the wireles s LAN acc ess point twic e and then click “OK”. The wireless LAN c onnection is estab lished and resumed automatic ally every time the comp uter is started. On a FRITZ!Box the pr econfigur ed network key i s located on the base of the dev ice.
C onnecting Comp uters Directly (Ad Hoc Network) 17 5 C onnecting C omput ers Directly (Ad Hoc Network) In a direct connection (al so called an ad hoc netw ork), computer s are connected w ith each other w ithout any wireles s acc ess point lik e the FRITZ!Box in volved.
18 Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows Vi sta 7. Select a WLAN encryption method (“Secu rity type”). WP A and WP A2 offer the highe st level of secu rity. F or more in- formation on the various wir eless LAN enc ryption meth- ods, click the “Need help dec iding” link next to the “Se- curity T ype” dr op-down list.
Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 19 4. Select “Set Up a Wir eless Ad-hoc Network (C omput er-to- C omputer)” and click “Ne xt”. 5. Fol low the wiz ard’s instructions. The wiz ard tak es y ou step by s tep through the configu ration of the ad hoc net- work.
20 Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 3. In the “Network C onnections” window , click the “W ire- less Network C onnection / FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick” ic on with the right mouse butt on.
Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 21 7. Clic k the “OK” button. Assigning IP Addr esses to P articipating Devic es Windows XP does not prov ide a DHCP server that can a ssign dynamic IP addr esses to the p articipants of the ad-hoc net- work.
22 Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 5. On the comput er that prov ides the ad hoc network y ou can a ssign, for ins tance, the IP addr ess 192.168.1.1 and the subnet ma sk 255.255.255.0. Assign t o other computer s participating in the ad hoc network IP addres ses between 192.
Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 23 Regis tering with an Ad hoc Network The comput er on which you set u p the ad hoc network still has t o log in to the ad hoc network. Only then i s the ad hoc network visible for other comput ers. 1. Clic k the WLAN icon in the notification are a of the Windows t ask bar .
24 The FRITZ!WLAN 6 The FRITZ!WLAN The FRITZ!WLAN software is ins talled on your c omputer along with the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k. FRITZ!WLAN offers y ou information on the w ireless LAN c onnection and variou s settings for the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick. The software is not r equired to est ablis h wireles s LAN connections.
Online Help 25 The tabs pr esent the follo wing inform ation and settings: 6.3 Online Help The FRITZ!WLAN includes a c omprehensiv e Online Help with additional inform ation on the software. The Online Help c an be opened on any tab by c licking the “Help” button.
26 Help in Ca se of Errors 7 Help in C ase of Errors This ch apter presents assistance for p rob lems that ari se during instal- lation, while es tabli shing the wirele ss LAN connection, or du ring data ex change w ith other devic es in the network. 7.
WLAN C onnection Is Not Establi shed 27 The C omputer Does Not Det ect FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick The comput er does not automatic ally detect the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick when it is inserted.
28 Errors during D ata Exc hange with Other Dev ices in the Netw ork Switc hing On and C orrectly Pos itioning the Wir eless Acc ess P oint When you se arch for w ireless netw orks in the v icinity of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, Windows does not find your w ireless acc ess point.
The Wir eless LAN C onnection is Fau lty or Interrupted 29 Chec k to mak e sure th at you ent ered the correct netw ork key . The preconfigu red network k ey is loc ated on the unders ide of your FRITZ!Bo x. Enable aut omatic IP addres s ass ignment (DHCP) in Window s; see page 31 .
30 The Wir eless LAN C onnection is Fau lty or Interrupted Pos itioning Wir eless Dev ices C orr ectly The wireles s LAN connection i s faulty or interru pted. There are ob stacle s between the wireles s acc ess point and FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k. Do not position your w ireless dev ices in the c orner of a room.
Setting Automatic IP Addre ss Assignment in Windows 31 7.5 Setting Automatic IP Addr ess Ass ignment in W indows Wireles s acc ess points lik e the FRITZ!Bo x are equipped with a DHCP server. The DHCP server ass igns addresse s for the con- nected comp uters.
32 Setting Automatic IP Addre ss Assignment in Windows Enabling Aut omatic IP Addres s Ass ignment 1. In the “Network C onnections” window , click your w ire- less network c onnection with the right mouse butt on.
Removing the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick 33 8 Remov ing the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick During unins tall ation the driver softwar e of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick and the FRITZ!WLAN software are remo ved from your c omputer . 1. Clic k the “Start” button in Window s.
34 Wireles s LAN St andards 9 Wirele ss LAN Stand ards Y our FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick A C 430 supports the follo wing wireles s LAN standar ds: The net trans miss ion speed describe s the trans miss ion rate of the user data. Which stand ard is used in a w ireless LAN depends on the set - tings of the wirele ss acc ess point.
T echnic al Specifications 35 10 T echnical Spec ifications LEDs 2 (connection / activ ity) USB port compatib le with USB 2.0 and higher WLAN module support for radio network s in accor dance with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.
36 Cus tomer Service 11 C ustomer Servic e 11.1 Documentation Help on the FRITZ!WLAN Software In the FRITZ!WLAN software y ou can open c omprehensi ve Help by click ing the “Help” button or entering the “F1” k ey . Manual The printed quick guide to the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 is enclosed.
Updates 37 11.3 Updates FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k provides u pdates f or the AV M in the Internet free of ch arge. The latest driv er software c an be down loaded at the following address: avm.
38 Support from the Support T eam • What is the e xact name of the w ireless LAN ac ces s point you use w ith you r FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick? The exact n ame of a FRITZ!Box i s located on the u nder- side of the bo x housing.
Manufact urer’s W arranty 39 11.5 Manufactu rer’s W arranty W e offer a manuf actur er’s warranty of 5 years on the h ard- ware of thi s original product.
40 Leg al Notice Legal Notic e This document ation and the software it descri bes are protected by c opyright. A VM gr ants the non- exc lusiv e right to use the software, which i s supplied ex clusi vely in obj ect code format. The licens- ee may cr eate only one c opy of the software, which m ay be used ex clusiv ely for backu p use.
41 Declar ation of CE C onformity A VM decl ares herewith th at the devic e is comp liant with the bas ic requirements and the relevant ru les in directiv es 1999/5/EC or 2004/108/E C and 2006/95/E C, 2009/125/EC and 2011/65/EU. The declar ation of CE conf ormity is avai lable at http://en.
42 Dispo sal Inform ation In acc ordanc e with Eur opean regul ations and the W ast e Elec- tric al and Electronic Equipment Dir ective (WEEE), the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k AC 430, as wel l as all dev ices and elec - tronic c omponents cont ained in the packag e, may not be di s- posed with househo ld wast e.
43 Index A ad hoc network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C connecting with Stick & Surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 copy right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 customer servic e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44 Index W warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 wireles s LAN connection ad hoc network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 transmi ssion r ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 with Stick & Surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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