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U ser Manual 11 Mb p s Wi r eless USB A dapter ...
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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 sing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 11 Opening the Monitor Utility Window 11 U sing the Wireless LAN Monitor 12 Windows XP 20 4U sing the Wireless LA ...
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ii Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual ...
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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 . If you want t o ta ...
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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. Ac tion tec Electronics, Inc. 760 N. Mary ...
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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. To set up the A dapter , it must be c ...
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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 . ☞ No te :T he rest of th ...
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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 . ☞ No te :I f the “B” option was chosen in step 4, the picture in the w indow belo w will be diff ...
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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 . 8. Wh en the next window appears, plug the rectangular end of the USB Cable into a USB P or t on the fr ont or back of the comput ...
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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. 10. As shown in the next w indow , select whether W indo ws XP i ...
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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 . Then, click N ext in the Installation B uddy . If No was selected in step 10, go to ste ...
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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 . 14. The next window appears as the Instal lation Budd y connects t ...
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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. ...
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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. To monit or the w ireless netw ork to which the W ireless A dapter is connect ed, as we ll as check or adjust wireless network settings, use the Wir ele ...
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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 .T o select a particular tab, click on ...
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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 . Channel The Channel te xt bo x displays the c hannel in which the A dapter is currentl ...
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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. Clicking R eset sets all the statistics displa yed back t o zero , and ...
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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 . In the tab ’ s text bo x, a list of all wireless networks the Adapt er can detect appears, along with the par ticular network’ s BSSID (MA C address), SSID name, signal ...
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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. Encr yption T ypes Clicking the arrow ne xt to the “Encr yption ” te xt bo x reve ...
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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 .S ome networks use a default key when using encr yp- tion (rathe ...
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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. Pr eamble T ype A preamble is a signal which synchr onizes transmi ...
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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. Info Clicking Info in the W ireless LAN M onitor window causes the “Info ” tab to appear . ...
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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 ). Clicking the network icon ...
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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. To monit or the w ireless netw ork to which the W ireless A dapter is co nnected, as well as ch eck or adjust w ireless netw ork settings, use t ...
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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 .T o select a particular tab, click on it. ...
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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. Disable/Enable Radio The Disable/Enable Radio button cont ...
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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. T o change an y of the settings, click OK , after making changes. Click Defaults to r eset all settings to default, Un d o to r eset the changes to what they we re when the U tilit y wa ...
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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 . Ad Hoc Channel The Ad Ho c Channel te xt box displa ys the channel number of the A d Hoc net- w ...
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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. 64 Bit - If joining a w ireless netw ork w i ...
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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. ...
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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 ). Clicking the network icon ...
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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 . 1. Fr om the desktop , rig ht-click on My Co mputer . 2. Select Prop er t ies from the menu th ...
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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. W indo ws 98 , 98 SE 1. Fr om the deskt ...
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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. For example: C:WINDO WS OPTIONSINST ALL . 6b . Wi ndo ...
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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 . 4. A nother panel, titled “Search b y any or a ...
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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 [3.3ft]) Dimensions 95mm x 65mm x 13m ...
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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) Storage T emperature -20 º C t o 70 º C (-4 º F to 158 º F) Operating Humidity 0% to 70%, non-condensing Storage Humidity 0% to 95%, non-condensing ...
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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. ...
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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. IP (Internet Pr otocol) Addr ess A series of four numbers sepa ...
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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. W AN ( Wide Area Netw ork) A network co nnecting comput ...
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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. This equipment generate ...
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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. ☞ No te :T o comply with FCC RF exposure c ompliance r equire- ments, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to pro v ide a separation distance of at leas ...
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41 Limited W arr anty Har d ware : Ac t ion te c Electronics, Inc., war rants to the end user (“ Cust omer”) that this hard ware product will be free fr om defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and ser vice, for twelv e (12) months from the date of purchase from Ac t ion te c Electronics or its authorized reseller . Ac t ion te ...
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42 Ac tion tec Symmetrical Integr ated A ccess Devic e User Manual THIS A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS PRODUCT MA Y INCL UDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P AR TY SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS GO VERNED BY A SEP A- RA TE END-USER LICENSE A GREEMENT . THIS A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS W ARRANTY DOES NO T APPL Y TO SUCH THIRD- PA R TY SOFTW ARE. FOR THE APPLICABLE ...
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43 Limited W arranty NEITHER ASSUMES NOR A UTHORIZES ANY OTHER P ERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY O THER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INST ALLA TION, MAIN- TEN ANCE OR USE OF ITS PR ODUCTS. A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS SHALL NO T BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINA TION DISCL OSE THA T THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE P ...
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44 Ac tion tec Symmetrical Integr ated A ccess Devic e User Manual Gov erning L a w :T his Limited W ar ranty shall be governed b y the laws of the State of California, U .S.A., ex cluding its conflicts of laws and principles, and excluding the U nited N ations Con vention on C ontr acts for the Int ernational Sale of Goods. ...
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