Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 802CTG ActionTec
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S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless PC Car d Model #: 802CT G.
i T able of C on ten ts 1 Introduction 1 P ackage Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 1 F eatures 2 Getting to K now the PC Card 2 T echnical Suppor t 3 2 Setting Up the PC Card 5 3 Using the W ire.
1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y o u fo r pu r c ha si n g th e A ctio n t e c 5 4 M b ps W ir e le ss PC C a r d. Th e P C C ar d pr o vid es a sin gle P C ca rd so lu tio n fo r c on ne cti ng t o v er sio n “b ” ( 11 M bp s 80 2.1 1 b ) an d v er sio n “ g” ( 5 4 Mb ps 80 2.
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Intr oduc tion F eatures s IE EE 80 2. 11 b an d 802 .11 g s ta nd ar ds co nf or mi ty s 11 an d 54 Mb ps wi r el es s n et wo rk c om p.
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Intr oduc tion T echnical Suppor t A cti o n t ec El ec tr o n ic s p ri de s i t se lf o n m a ki n g d u ra bl e, hi gh - q u a l it y , hi gh -p e r f o r - m a n c e p r od uc ts .
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5 Setting Up the PC Car d T h e in s tr uc ti on s t h at f o ll o w i n th i s c h a pt er pa ra ll el th e s t ep s c on ta in ed i n th e A cti o n t ec Co n n ec ti on 1- 2- 3 ® se tup u ti li ty , w h i c h p r o vid e s a vi su al , s t ep -b y- st e p g ui d e t o s et ti ng u p t he PC C a r d.
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Setting Up the PC Card 2. G et t he PC C ar d f r om th e Qu ic k St art Ki t, t he n c li c k N ex t . 3. Fi nd t he PCM CIA ( PC C ar d) slo t on th e c omp ut er . Thi s slo t is us ua ll y l oc at ed on t he le ft or righ t s id e o f th e c om pu te r .
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Setting Up the PC Card 4. I ns ert th e PC Ca r d in t he PCM CIA slo t. M ak e s ur e th e C ar d’ s la be l is f ac in g u p , an d th e go ld- pla te d en d is ins ert ed fi rs t. Cli ck Next .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the PC Card 6. Th e PC C ar d is d et ect ed. C li ck N ext . 7. Th e PC C ar d c onn ect s t o the c lo ses t a va il ab le wir el es s net wo rk. R ead th e on scr ee n i ns tru cti on s, t he n cl ic k N ext .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 9 Chapter 2 Setting Up the PC Card 8. Cl ic k Finish , th en r ebo ot the c om pu t er . Th e PC C ar d is i ns ta lled , c onf igu re d, c on ne ct ed t o a wir ele ss n et w or k, an d r ea dy fo r us e.
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11 U sing the W ireless C onfigur ation Utility T o m o n i t o r t he wi r e l e ss n et w o r k t o w h ic h t h e PC C a r d i s c o n n e ct ed , a s w e ll a s c he c k o r a d j u s t wi r e l e ss n et w o r k s et t i n gs , u s e th e W i r el es s C on fig ura ti on U t i l it y .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 13 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility Using the W ireless Configur ation Utilit y A ft er do ub le -cl ic ki ng on the W ir el es s Co nfi gu rati on i c on , th e “ A cti on t ec 54 Mb ps W ir el es s PC C ar d U ti li ty” win do w ap pea rs.
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 13 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility Not connec ted to net work - I f thi s en try ap pea rs i n th e St at us t e xt bo x, t he PC C ar d is no t c onn ect ed t o t he sel ect ed wi r el es s n et w or k.
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 15 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility Signal - The q ua lity o r st r en gth o f th e wir ele ss si gna l; t hi s c an be Best , Good , N or mal , P oor , or Bad , in d es ce nd ing or de r o f q ua li ty .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 15 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility New Connection - In thi s ta b , t he co nne cti on ’ s bas ic s et ti ng s ca n be m od if ied .
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 17 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility Adv anced - I n th is t ab , th e c onn ect io n ’ s ad van ce d se tti ng s ca n be m od if ie d.
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 17 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility Current Configuration Th is se cti on of the M ai n ta b co nta ins i nf or ma tio n a bo ut.
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 19 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility Security S el e ct in g S ec ur it y i n t he W ir e l e ss U t il i ty wi n d o w d is p l a ys t he “ Se cu ri ty ” ta b . I n t hi s ta b , the P C C ar d’ s mod e of sec urit y ca n be c on fi gu re d.
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 19 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility Enable M ix ed Mode W he n Pr i va cy M ode is set t o N one o r WE P (a nd , if W EP is s el ec te d, the A uth ent ica tio n M od e is set to N o ne ), t he “E nab le M ix ed M od e” ch eck bo x ca n be ac ce ss ed.
20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 21 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility 2. T ype th e ap pr op ria t e WE P k ey i n th e te xt bo x. 3. Se le ct an aut he nt ic at io n type fr om t he “ A uth en ti ca ti on ” l is t bo x ( Open Syst em , Shared K ey , o r A uto S w itch ).
20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 21 Chapter 3 U sing the Wireless C onfiguration Utility P ersonal C er tificate - I f “ E AP - TL S ” was s el ect ed in t he P ro to c ol sec ti on , t he “P er so na l C ert if ic at e ” s ect ion is a cti v e.
22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual About S el e ct in g A bo u t i n t he W ir e l e s s L AN U t il i ty wi nd o w di s p la ys t h e “ A bo u t ” ta b . Th is ta b di sp la ys t he v er sio n nu mb er s fo r th e PC Ca rd ’ s o pe rat ing sy st em , uti lity , dri v er , fir m wa r e, a nd EEP RO M .
23 T roubleshooting an d F A Q s Th is c ha pte r de scri bes so me c om mo n pr ob le ms t ha t m a y be e nc ou nt er ed wh en us ing th e PC C ar d, a nd wa ys to r eso lv e th e pr ob le ms . Al so in cl ud ed i s a l is t o f fr e- qu en tl y a sk ed qu es ti on s.
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 25 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting ☞ N ote : T o sh ar e f il es bet wee n th e t w o c omp ut er s, th ey m ust ha v e th e sa me W ork gr oup na me , and f il e/ fol der s ha rin g mu st be en abl ed.
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 25 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting My PC Card seems to be installed correctly and it says that it is getting a link, but I can ’t access the internet. What should I do? Fi rst , di sab le a n y ne tw ork ad apt er s in sta lle d o n y our c omp ut er .
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual How do I mak e a HEX-based WEP key? 64-bit WEP - Co mpo se d o f 10 al ph an ume ric c har act er s ( 0- 9 , A -F ) . E xa mp le : 84 3A 29 A5 62 128-bit WEP - C omp ose d o f 26 al pha nu me ric c har act er s ( 0- 9 , A -F ).
27 Specifications General Model Number 80 2C T G (5 4 Mbp s W ir ele ss PC C ar d) Standards IE EE 80 2. 11 b/ g (W ir el es s) Certification FC C CE (a va il ab le f or p r od uc ts pu r ch ase d in E ur op e) F requency Band 2. 4 - 2.4 835 GH z Interface T ype II 32 - bi t Ca rd Bus Data Rate 802.
28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual LED Indicators P ow er , A cti vity En vironmental Operating T emperature 0 º C t o 55 º C (32 º F t o 13 1 º F ) Stor age T emperatur e -2 0 º.
29 Glossar y Acc ess P oint A d evi c e th at a llo ws wi r el es s c li ent s to c onn ect to on e a no th er . A n ac ce ss po in t ca n al so act as a bri dge be twe en wi r el es s c li ent s an d a “wi r ed ” ne tw or k, s uc h as an E th ern et net wo rk.
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 31 Glossary Ethernet Network A s ta nd ar d wir ed net wo rki ng co nfi gur at io n us in g ca ble s an d h ub s. F irewall A m et ho d p r ev ent ing us er s ou tsi de t he ne tw ork fr om ac c es si ng a nd /o r dam ag- in g fi le s o r c omp ut er s on th e ne tw or k.
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 31 Glossary PPP oE (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPP oA (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er A TM) M et ho ds of sec ur e d at a tra nsm iss ion . Router A c ent ral d evic e th at man age s th e da ta tr af fi c of the ne tw or k.
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33 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq uip me nt ha s be en t est ed a nd fo un d to c omp ly wi th th e li mit s fo r a Cla ss B di gita l devi ce , pu rs uan t t o P art 15 o f t he FC C R ul es .
34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 34 2. Th is d evic e m us t a c ce pt a n y in t er fe re nc e r ec ei v ed , inc lu di ng in te rf er en ce th at ma y c au se un wan ted o pe rati on.
35 Li mi ted W arrant y Har dware : A cti on t ec E le ctr on ics , I nc. , wa rran ts t o th e e nd us er (“ C ust om er ”) th at th is h ar dw ar e p r od uc t wil l be f r ee fr om d efe cts in.
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual TH IS A CT ION TE C EL ECT R ONI CS PR OD UC T MA Y IN CL UD E OR B E B UN DL ED WI TH TH IR D- P AR TY SO FTW ARE , THE U SE OF WH IC H IS GO VER NE D BY A SE P AR A TE E ND -U SE R LI CE NS E A GR EE ME NT .
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual 37 Limited W arran ty NE IT HE R AS SU ME S NO R A UT HO RI ZE S AN Y O THE R P ER SO N T O AS SU ME FOR IT A NY O TH ER LIA BIL IT Y IN CO NNE CT IO N WI TH THE SA LE, IN ST ALL A TIO N, MA IN TE N ANC E OR U SE OF I TS PR ODU CT S.
38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless PC Card User Manual Gov er ning Law : Thi s Lim it ed W arr an ty s ha ll be g ov ern ed b y th e la ws o f th e St at e of Ca lif orn ia , U .
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If you have not bought ActionTec 802CTG yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data ActionTec 802CTG - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ActionTec 802CTG you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ActionTec 802CTG will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ActionTec 802CTG, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime ActionTec 802CTG.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ActionTec 802CTG. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ActionTec 802CTG along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
