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Installation Guide 802.11g USB Wireless Adapter.
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1 Wireless USB Adapter and Driver Installation 2Wire’ s 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter is a wireless networ king device that is connected to a USB por t on your computer using a USB cable. Wireless networking provides the same con nectivity as Et hernet without the wires.
2 wireless configuration program to conf igure your 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter to work with the 2Wire gatewa y . Note: The driver software a vailable for download is for new installations only . If you ha ve already used the driver softw are supplied on the CD to set up your 2Wire 802.
3 Step 1: Install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end. Series A connector . The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB por t on your computer . Mini Series B connector . The Series B USB connector plugs into a USB device.
4 T o install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless U SB Adapter , simply connect the adapter to an a vailable USB por t on your computer using the supplied USB cable.
5 Step 2: Installing the Driver 1. Inser t the CD into your computer and wait for the installer to load. 2. Y ou may see a User Account Control dialog box, where you must click Allow - I trust this program in order to proceed with the installation.
6 3. The Install Wireless Adapter Products main menu will displa y on your screen. 4. Click the Install USB Driver button. The Install USB Driver menu displa ys. 5. Choose and click Windows Vista Driver . A separate 2Wire WLAN Driver InstallShield Wizard window opens to prepare installation setup.
7 6. Click OK to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver W elcome window opens. 7. Click Next to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver - Ready to Install the Program window opens. 8. Click Install to begin the installation. The InstallShield Wizard will install the driver software.
8 10. Click Setup to continue with the installation of the 2Wire Wireless Manager software . 11. Next, the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager will open. The InstallShield Wizard will let you install, repair , or remove 2Wir e Wireless Manager from your computer .
9 12. F rom the W elcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager window , click Next to continue the installation. 13. Click to accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next . 14. Click Next to install the program to the default folder location, or click Change to install to a different folder of your choice.
10 15. The Ready to Install the Program window opens. Click Install to commence the installation. 16. W ait for the installation to complete. Y ou can monitor the installation status in the status bar window .
11 17. Upon completion, the InstallShield Wizard Completed window will open. 18. Click F inish . 19. Continue to Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager .
12 Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager 1. Once you ha ve finished with Step 2, the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility star ts automatically . 2. Follow th e on-screen instructions to configure your wireless setting. Enter the 2Wire gatew a y’ s serial number and encr yption ke y , located on the bottom of your 2Wire gatew a y .
13 3. Click Begin Wireless Configuration to continue..
14 4. Once the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility finishes, the installation window will close and the 2Wire Wireless Manager window will open. 5. Y ou are now ready to begin using the adapter to connect wirelessly .
15 Windows XP , Windows 2000 These instructions describe the procedure to install the adapter and driver for the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter under Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000, and to run a wireless configurat ion program to configure your 2Wire 802.
16 The following sections give you detailed instructions for completing each step. Step 1: Install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end. Series A connector . The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB por t on your computer .
17 T o install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless U SB Adapter , simply connect the adapter to an a vailable USB por t on your computer using the supplied USB cable.
18 Step 2: Installing the Driver 1. Inser t the CD into your computer and wait for the installer to load. 2. The Install Wireless Adapter Products main menu will displa y on your screen. 3. Click the Install USB Driver button. The Install USB Driver menu displa ys.
19 5. Click OK to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver W elcome window opens. 6. Click Next to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver - Ready to Install the Program window opens. 7. Click Install to begin the installation. The InstallShield Wizard will install the driver software.
20 9. Click Setup to continue with the installation of the 2Wire Wireless Manager software . 10. Next, the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager will open. The Inst allShield Wizard will let you install, repair , or remove 2Wire Wireless Manager from your computer .
21 11. F rom the W elcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager window , click Next to continue the installation. 12. Click to accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next . 13. Click Next to install the program to the default folder location, or click Change to install to a different folder of your choice.
22 14. The Ready to Install the Program window opens. Click Install to commence the installation. 15. W ait for the installation to complete. Y ou can monitor the installation status in the status bar window .
23 16. Upon completion, the InstallShield Wizard Completed window will open. 17. Click F inish . 18. Continue to Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager .
24 Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager 1. Once you ha ve finished with Step 2, the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility star ts automatically . 2. Follow th e on-screen instructions to configure your wireless setting. Enter the 2Wire gatew a y’ s serial number and encr yption ke y , located on the bottom of your 2Wire gatew a y .
25 3. Click Begin Wireless Configuration to continue..
26 4. Once the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility finishes, the installation window will close and the 2Wire Wireless Manager window will open. 5. Y ou are now ready to begin using the adapter to connect wirelessly .
Regulator y Information FCC Statement This device has been tested and complie s with the spec ifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC rules. These r ules are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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