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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 on ten ts 1 Introduction 1 P ack age Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 1 F eatures 2 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 Understanding the Wireless Network 3 Ad Hoc Mode 3 Infrastructure M ode .
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1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou fo r p ur c ha si ng t he A cti on t ec 5 4 Mb ps W ir e les s U SB A da pt e r . Th e 54 Mb ps W i re le ss USB A d ap te r f ea tu r es the lat e st wir el es s t ec hn ol ogy a nd sec uri ty pr o t oc ol s t o k e ep yo ur da ta a cc e ss ib le and se cur e .
2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual F eatures s IE EE 802 .1 1 b a nd 802 .1 1 g s ta nd ar ds c on for mi ty s US B in t er fac e ( U SB 1.1 [ 11 Mbp s ma x.] , 2.0 [ 54 Mpb s max .] c om pat ib le ) s WE P , WP A , WP A _PS K , a nd 802 .
3 Understanding the W irel es s N et w ork W ir ele ss loc al ar ea net w ork s ( WL AN ) pe rfo rm th e e xa ct s am e fu nc tio ns a s wir ed lo ca l ar ea net w ork s ( LAN ).
4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Infrastructure M ode I nf ras tru ct ur e mod e is a net w or ki ng f ram ew ork wh er e de vic es co mm un ica te wit h e ac h ot he r b y fir st g oi ng thr ou gh an ac c es s po in t o r wir ele ss r ou te r/g at ew a y .
5 Setting Up the A dapter T he in st ru ct io ns th at fo ll o w i n t hi s c ha pt e r pa ra ll el th e s t ep s c on ta in ed i n th e A cti on t ec C o nn ec t io n 1 -2 -3 ® se tu p u til ity , wh ic h p r o vid es a vi s ua l, s t e p- b y- st e p gu id e t o s et t in g u p t he USB A da pt er .
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 3 Setting Up the Adapt er 2. Ge t th e USB ca bl e and A da pt er f r om the bo x, th en c li ck on N ext . 3. Pl ug t he s ma lle r en d of th e US B c ab le in to th e po rt on th e f r on t of th e A dap t er , th en cli ck N ext .
6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 3 Setting Up the Adapt er 4. Pl ug t he o th er en d of th e US B c ab le int o th e US B p ort loc at ed o n th e b ac k of th e c omp ut er .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Setting Up the Adapt er ☞ N ote : Fo r sy st em s run ni ng W ind ow s 98 SE , the W ind ow s 98 S E I ns ta lla ti on CD ma y ne ed t o be a cc es sed du rin g t he i ns ta lla ti on pr oc ess .
8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Setting Up the Adapt er 8. Th e c on grat ul ati ons sc re en ap pea rs. C li ck Next . 9. R ead th e on sc r ee n in st ruc ti on s, th en cli ck Finish . R ebo ot the co mpu t er . Th e US B A dap t er is no w r ea dy t o 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 w i r e l es s n et w o r k t o w h ic h t h e U SB A d a pt e r i s c o n n e ct ed , a s w e l l a s c h e c k o r a dj u s t w i r e l es s n e t w o rk s e t t i n gs , u se t h e W i r e l e ss Co nfi gu rat io n U t i l it y .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 U sing the W ireless Configur ation Utility A m en u a ppe ars , dis pl a yin g th e U ti li ty’ s o pt io ns . T o se le ct one , cl ic k on it , and th e ap pr op riat e win do w wil l ap pe ar .
12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 U sing the W ireless Configur ation Utility Link Sta tus Se le cti ng “L in k St at us ” fr om t he Ut il ity me nu ge ne rat es the “L in k St at us ” wind ow .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 U sing the W ireless Configur ation Utility Site Monitor Se le cti ng “ Si te M oni t or ” fr om th e U ti lit y me n u ge ne rat es the “S it e M on it or ” win- d ow .
14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 U sing the W ireless Configur ation Utility View A vailable Net w orks Se le cti ng “V ie w A va il ab le N et w ork s ” fr om th e U til ity men u ge ne ra te s t he “S ingl e So ur ce Ca r d U ti li ty” wind o w .
16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Adv anced Cl ic kin g “ A d va nc ed ” in t he Si ngl e So ur ce Car d U til ity wind ow ge ne ra te s th e “ A dv an ce d” wind o w . U s e t h i s wi n d o w t o s el e ct t he ty pe o f n et w or k t o w h i c h t h e A d a p t e r c o n n e ct s .
17 T roubleshooting an d F A Q s Th is ch ap te r d es cri be s so me c om mo n pr ob le ms tha t ma y be e nc oun te re d wh en us in g t he U SB Ad apt er , and wa ys t o re so l v e th e p r ob le ms . Al so in cl ud ed is a lis t o f fr eq ue nt ly ask ed que sti on s.
18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting The computer won ’t detec t the Adapter . M ak e s ur e t he USB cab le is pr op er ly co nne ct ed and th at t he ora ng e P ow er l igh t ( P W ) is o n. Al so , mak e s ur e the c om pu te r’ s USB dri ve rs ar e pr ope rly ins ta ll ed .
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 da pt er u se s th e 2 . 4 G H z fr eq ue nc y . If y ou r c or dle ss ph on e us es thi s f re - qu enc y , pr obl em s m a y oc cur .
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, m ak e su r e th e A dap te r is co rr ect ly i ns ta lle d in th e c om pu t er .
21 Specifications General Model Number 80 2U IG ( 54 Mbp s W ir el es s US B A da pt er ) Standards IE EE 802 .1 1 b/ g (W ir ele ss) Certification FC C P art 15 CE (a vai la bl e f or pr od uc ts pur ch as ed in E ur o pe) F requency Band 2. 4 - 2 .48 35 GH z Interface US B Pl ug- N- Pl a y ( co mpa ti bl e wit h US B 1 .
22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual LED Indicators P ow er ( PW ), Li nk A cti vity ( LK ) En vironmental Operating T emperature 0 º C t o 65 º C ( 32 º F to 149 º F ) Stor age.
23 U sing the A dapter with W indow s XP Th is ap pen di x d et ai ls c on nec ti ng the USB A da pt er t o a wir el ess ne tw ork on a co m- pu te r ru nn in g W in do ws XP .
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 25 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indow s XP 3. Th e “W ir ele ss N et w ork Co nn ec tio n ” wind ow ap pe ar s.
24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 25 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indow s XP C onnec ting to a Secured Acc ess P oint T o c on ne ct t o a se cu re d a cc es s po in t: 1.
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 27 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indow s XP 3. Th e “W ir ele ss N et w ork Co nn ec tio n ” wind ow ap pe ar s.
26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 27 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indow s XP 6. Th e “W ir ele ss N et w ork P r ope rtie s ” wind ow ap pea rs. T he nam e o f th e ne tw ork se le ct ed in s te p 5 is di spl a y ed i n th e “N et wo rk N am e ” te xt b o x.
28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 8. F r om the W ir ele ss N et wo rk P r op ert ie s win do w , sel ec t th e type of d at a en cryp- ti on us ed o n th e a cc es s po in t.
29 Glossar y Acc ess P oint A d evic e th at all o ws wir el es s c lie nts to co nne ct to one an ot he r . An ac ce ss po int ca n a ls o act as a br id ge bet we en wir el es s c lie nts an d a “wi re d” net w ork , suc h as an Et he rn et n et wo rk.
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 31 Glossary Ethernet Network A s ta nd ar d wi re d n etw ork in g c onf ig ur ati on us in g c ab le s an d h ub s. F irewall A m eth od pr ev en tin g us er s ou ts id e th e ne tw ork fr om a cc es si ng a nd /o r da ma g- in g f il es o r c om put er s on th e ne tw ork .
30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 31 Glossary PPP oE (P oint-T o-Point Protoc ol ov er Ethernet)/ PPP oA (P oint-T o-Point Protoc ol ov er A TM) M eth ods of s ec ur e d at a tra ns mi ss io n. Router A c ent ral devi c e th at ma na ge s th e da ta tra ff ic of t he n et wo rk.
32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Wi-F i ( Wireless Fidelity) A g en eri c t er m f or an y ki nd o f wir ele ss ne tw ork . WP A ( Wi-F i Prot ec ted Access) A n im pr ov ed ve rsi on of WEP usi ng be tt er e nc ry pt io n a nd aut he nti ca tio n, de sign ed to wo rk wit h e xi sti ng WE P - en ab le d p ro du cts .
33 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq uip men t has be en te st ed an d fo un d t o c om pl y wit h the li mit s f or a Cl as s B di git al d evic e, pur sua nt to P art 1 5 of th e FC C R ul es .
34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 34 2. Th is devi c e m ust ac ce pt an y in t erf er en c e r ec ei v ed , in cl ud in g in te rfe r en c e th at ma y ca us e u n wa nt ed o pe rat io n.
35 Li mi ted W arrant y Har dware : A cti on te c E lec tr oni cs , In c. , wa rran ts to the en d us er (“ C us to mer ”) th at th is ha rd war e pr od uc t wil l be fr ee fr om de fe cts in wo r.
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TE C EL ECT RO NI CS PR OD UC T MA Y IN CL UD E OR BE B UN DLE D WI TH THI RD -P AR TY SO FT W AR E, TH E US E OF WH IC H IS GO VER NE D BY A SE P ARA TE END -US ER LIC EN SE A GR EEM EN T .
36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 37 Limited W arranty NE IT HER A SS UME S NO R A UT HO RIZ ES A NY O TH ER P ER SON T O A SSU ME FOR IT A NY O THE R L IAB IL IT Y IN CON NE CTI ON WI TH TH E SA LE , IN ST AL LA TIO N, MA IN TEN ANC E OR USE OF I TS PR ODU CT S.
38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Gov erning Law : Thi s L im it ed W arra nty s ha ll be go ve rne d b y th e la ws o f th e St at e of Ca li fo rni a, U .
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