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U ser Manual 11 Mb p s Wi r eless USB A dapter.
i T able of C ont ents 1I nt ro duc tion 1 P ack age Contents 1 M inimum System Requir ements 1 Safety Pr ecaution 1 T echnical Suppor t 2 2S etting Up the USB Adapter 3 C onnecting the Adapter 3 3U s.
ii Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual.
1 Intr oduc tion Thank you for pur chasing the Ac t ion te c 11 Mbps W ireless USB A dapter . This Wi re less USB A dapter features the lat est w ireless t echnolog y and will help you build the world of w ireless networking. This easy-to-set-up , easy-to-use product is perfect for the mobile home or small office c omputer user .
2 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual T echnical Suppor t Ac t i o n te c Electronics prides itself on making high-qualit y , durable, high-perfor m- ance pr oducts. If you need assistanc e, the Act i o n te c T echnical S uppor t Department is av ailable to provide professional support.
3 S etting Up the USB A dapter The instructions that follow parallel the steps co ntained in the Ac t ion tec I nstallation Buddy ™ ,w hich pr ovides a v isual guide to setting up the W ireless USB A dapter . W e recommend the user run the Installation B uddy first, before attempt- ing an y other procedur es.
4 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual 3. In the next w indo w , click in the check bo x next t o Wi re less USB Adapt er and click N ext . 4. The next window appears. Select the t y pe of A dapter used ( A or B ) by click- ing on the check bo x that corresponds t o the A dapter t ype, then click N ext .
5 Chapter 2 S etting Up the USB Adapter 5. The next window appears. Read the onscr een instr uctions, then click N ext . 6. Wh en the next window appears, read the information concerning the items needed to set up the A dapter , then click N ext .
6 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual If Other Brand was c hosen in step 2, the following w indo w appears. Read the instructions concerning the gatewa y , router , or acc ess point, then click N ext .
7 Chapter 2 S etting Up the USB Adapter 9. Wh en the next window appears, connect the smaller end of the USB Cable in the port on the front of the A dapter , then click N ext . ☞ No te :I f the “B” option was chosen in step 4, the picture in the w indow belo w will be different.
8 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual 11. If Ye s (W indows XP is running on the comput er) was selected in step 10, the w indow belo w appears, inst ru cting the user to click Start , Sett ings , and Ne t w or k Connections from the desktop .
9 Chapter 2 S etting Up the USB Adapter 13. Wh en the next window appears, follow the onscreen instructions. In the “C onnect to W ireless N etworks” w indow on the deskt op, select the w ireless network the Adapt er will connect to , then click N ext in the Installation Buddy .
10 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual 13. Wh en the Adapt er has finished connecting, a “C ong ratulations” w indow appears. Click N ext thr ough the follow ing windows, then click Finish . The Adapt er is connect ed to and configur ed with a computer , and connected t o a wi re less network.
11 U sing the W ir eless L AN Monitor Utility ☛ Im por tant :T his U tilit y is for W ireless USB A dapter “ A ” (see step 4 on page 4). If using W ireless USB A dapter “B, ” see page 21.
12 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual U sing the Wir eless LAN Monitor Af te r double-clicking on the W ireless LAN Monit or icon, the W ireless LAN Mo nitor appears. There ar e six tabs at the top of the w indo w : Status , Statistics , Site Sur vey , Encr y ption , Ad v anced , and In fo .
13 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility Inf r astructure - W hen I nfrastructure is selected, the A dapter is c onnected to a ro uter , gateway , or access point. Ad Ho c - W he n Ad Ho c is selected, the A dapter is connect ed to another co mputer .
14 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual Statistics Clicking Statistics in the W ireless LAN M onitor window causes the “Statistics ” tab to a p pear . This tab contains various Tx (transmit cell) and Rx (A TM cell) statistics for the wi re less connection.
15 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility Site Survey Clicking Sur ve y S it e in the W i r eless LAN Monit or w indow causes the “Sur v ey Si te” tab to appear .
16 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual Encryption Clicking Encr y ption in the W ireless LAN Mo nitor window causes the ‘Encr y ption ” tab to appear . If changing setting s in this tab , make sur e to click Sub mit after making all changes.
17 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility D efault K ey Wh e n 64 Bit or 128 Bit encr y ption is selected, the “Default K ey” text bo x activates. Click the arrow ne xt to the text bo x to reveal a list bo x w ith four options: Ke y #1 , Ke y #2 , Ke y #3 ,a nd Ke y #4 .
18 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual Adv anced Clicking Adv anced in the W ireless LAN M onitor window causes the “ Ad vanced” tab to appear . The setting s in this tab should be changed only if the user is ver y familiar with w ireless networking c oncepts.
19 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility Powe r S a ve Clicking in this check bo x enables Pow e r Save mode. A ctivate P ower Sa ve when using the Adapt er w ith a laptop running on batt er y power t o minimize the A dapte r’ s power load.
20 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual W indo ws XP Wh en using the Adapt er w ith a co mputer running W indows XP , the W ireless LAN Ut ility Monit or is not used. Instead, W indows XP handles the operation of the w ireless network nativ ely (that is, w ithin the W indows XP operating system itself ).
21 U sing the W ir eless L AN C onfigur ation Utility ☛ Im por tant :T his U tilit y is for W ireless USB A dapter “B ” (see step 4 on page 4). If using W ireless USB A dapter “ A, ” see page 11.
22 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual U sing the Wir eless LAN Configur ation Utility Af te r clicking on A dvanced C onfiguration, the W ireless LAN Configuration U tilit y appears. There ar e four tabs at the top of the w indo w : Status , Co nfigurat ion , Encr y ption , and Ab ou t .
23 Chapter 4 U sing the Wireless LAN C onfigura tion Utility C urrent Channel The Cu rr ent Channel te xt bo x displa ys the channel in which the Adapt er is cur- ren tly op erating. Throughput (bytes/sec) The TX and RX te xt bo x es display the transmit cell and A TM c ell throughput rates.
24 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual C onfiguration The Configuration tab features a n umber of settings relat ed to the network co n- nection.
25 Chapter 4 U sing the Wireless LAN C onfigura tion Utility Tr ansmit Rate The Tr ansmit Rate te xt box sets the rate of packets being sent across the A dapter’ s wireless c onnection.Options include 5.5 Mbps ,1 1 Mbps , and Ful l y Au t o m a t i c .
26 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual Encr yption ( WEP security) Clicking the arrow ne xt to the “Encr yption ” te xt bo x reveals a list bo x with three options: Disabled , 64 Bit , and 128 Bit . D isabled - If joining a wireless network with no encr y ption, select this option.
27 Chapter 4 U sing the Wireless LAN C onfigura tion Utility About Clicking Ab ou t in the W ireless LAN Configuration U tilit y window causes the “Link” tab to appear . In this tab, the A dapter’ s N etwork Driver V ersion, Configuration Utility V ersion, NIC Firmwar e V ersion, and MA C A ddress ar e display ed.
28 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual W indo ws XP Wh en using the Adapt er w ith a co mputer running W indows XP , the W ireless LAN Ut ility Monit or is not used. Instead, W indows XP handles the operation of the w ireless network nativ ely (that is, w ithin the W indows XP operating system itself ).
29 Refer enc e This appendix contains information about various topics, including accessing information about your W indows c omputer . Lo cating C omputer Information The following proc edure is valid for W indows 98 , 98 SE ,M e , NT 4.0 , 2000 and XP .
30 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless PC Card U ser Manual Lo cating Windows Oper ating S ystem F iles If the operating system files reside on the har d drive of the comput er , follo w the instructions below to locat e them. If the files are not on the hard driv e, they must be loaded from the installation disks.
31 App endix A Reference 4. Click the down ar row next to the “Look in ” t ext bo x and select My Co mputer from the list that appears. 5. Click Searc h N ow . 6a. Wi ndows Me :W hen the search is c omplete, note the directo r y path that appears most often in the “I n Folder” column.
32 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless PC Card U ser Manual W indo ws XP 1. Fr om the desktop , click Star t . 2. Select Searc h , then Fo r Files and Folders . 3. The “Searc h Results ” window appears. In the panel at left titled “W hat do y ou want to sear ch for?” , click All files and folders .
33 Specifica tions G eneral Model Number Gxxxxxxx-00 ( Ac t ion te c W ireless USB A dapter) Standards IEEE 802.11b ( W ireless) Cer tification FCC, CE Fr equenc y Band 2.4000 GHz ~ 2.4835 GHz Inter face M iniUSB/USB v1.1 Data Rate Up to 11Mbps Data Encr yption 64 bit/128 bit WEP C abling USB cable (length - 1M [3.
34 Ac tion tec W ireless-Ready DSL Gatewa y User Manual Outdoors 100~300M (330~1000 ft.) En vironmental Po wer Input USB pow er only Operating T emperature 0 º C to 55 º C (32 º F to 131 º F) Stor.
35 Glossar y Acc ess Point A dev ice that allo ws wireless clients to co nnect to one another . An acc ess point can also act as a bridge between w ireless clients and a “w ired” netw ork, s uch as an Ethernet network. W ireless clients can be moved an ywhere within the co ver- age area of the access point and re main connected t o the network.
36 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless PC Card U ser Manual Fi rew a ll Pr ev ents users outside the netw ork from acc essing and/or damaging files or co mputers on the network. Gat ew a y A dev ice that manages the data traffic of a network, as well as data traffic to and from the I nternet.
37 App endix C Glossary Subnet Mask A set of four numbers configur ed like an IP addr ess used to creat e IP address nu mbers used w ithin a particular network only . T CP/IP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol/Internet P rotocol) The standard pr otocol for data transmission ov er the Internet.
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39 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC R ules. These limits ar e designed to pro v ide reasonable pr otection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installa- tion.
40 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual 2. This dev ice m ust accept an y interfer ence rec eived, including interferenc e that may cause un wanted operation.
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