Maxxter ACT-WNP-UA-005 manual

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    1 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -005 MINI USB WIFI A DAPTE R, 300 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners MINI USB WIFI ADAPT ER, 300 MBPS MINI USB WIFI-AD APTER, 300 MBPS MINI USB WIFI ONTV A NGER, 3 00 MBPS ADAPT A TE UR WIFI USB, 300 MBPS FO RMA T DE POCHE МИНИА ТЮРНЫЙ USB WIFI А Д А ПТЕР , 300 МБ[...]

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    2 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners C H A P T E R 1 : F e a t u r e s a n d S p e c i f i c a t i o n s … . … … … … … . 3 C H A P T E R 2 : Q u i c k I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e … … … … … … … … … … … … . 3 2 [...]

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    3 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Chapter 1. Product features and specif ications Features  Mini USB WiFi adapter , 802.1 1b+g+n  The 11N tech nology provid es more spe ed over larger dista nces  Speeds up to 30 0 Mbps: watch online movies[...]

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    4 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 2.1.2 The following message will appear on yo ur computer , click ‘ Cancel / Close ’ . Under Wind ows XP Under Wind ows Vis ta and Wind ows 7 2.1.3 Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM. Y ou can see autorun sc[...]

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    5 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Click ‘ Install Driver ’ to start the installation procedure 2.1.4 Installation descriptions shown. Cli ck ‘ Next ’ to continue 2.1.5 Once the installation is finishe d the co mputer will be asked to reboot[...]

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    6 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners the installation of driver file s. 2.1.6 A new icon will appear near th e clock of system tray: Left-cl ick the icon will launch wireless network configur ation utility , and you can right-cl ick the icon to show t[...]

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    7 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners For detailed instructions of wireless networ k configuration utility , please see next chapter . 2.2 Connect to Wireless Acc ess Point T o use wireless networ k, you have to connect to a wireless access point first[...]

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    8 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners If the wireless acce ss point you wish to connect doe s not appear he re, you can click ‘ Refresh ’ button to scan for wireless access points again; if the wireless access point you’r e looking for still not [...]

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    9 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners All options in this page will be filled automatically according to the access point you wish to add to profile. However , you can still modify any o f them t o meet your re quirement. Profile name Y ou can g ive a [...]

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    10 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Data encryption Select the data encryption type from dro p- down menu. This setting must be identical with the setting of wire less access point you with to connect. ASCII / PA SSPHRASE When the encryption type is[...]

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    11 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners NOTE : If you connected to an access point but the connection has be en dropped soon, please check security settings and re- check passwor d spelling. 2.2.2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows X P and Vista h[...]

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    12 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 3. A message indicating that you’ve been switched to Windows Zer o. NOTE : T o return to use Client utility , un check ‘Windows Zero Config’ box. 4. Click ‘ St art ’ button (should be located at the bott[...]

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    13 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 5. Double click ‘ Network Connections ’ . 6. Right-click ‘ Wireless Netwo rk Connection ’ (it may have a[...]

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    14 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners number as suffix if you have mor e than one wireless network card, please make sure you right-cl ick the Wire less LAN 802.11n USB Network Adapter), then select ‘ View Available Wireless Networks ’ . 7. All wi[...]

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    15 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 8. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. If the access point you se lected does not use en[...]

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    16 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners CHAPTER 3: Clie nt Utility 3.1 Connection Prof ile Management If you nee d to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like o f access point of your home, office, cybercafe, or public w irele[...]

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    17 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners If you want to create a new profile, click ‘ Profile ’ menu, then click ‘ A dd ’ button. Y ou’ll be prompted to input connection parameters for the wireless access point you wi sh t o connect: Req uire d[...]

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    18 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners any phrase to help you remember . Network Name (SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDe ntifier , i.e. access point’ s name). This must be identical with the SSID of the access point you wish to connect. This is a compu[...]

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    19 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Pa ssw ord Certificate If cer tification is required to auth enticate with 8 02.1x authentication server , please select a local certificate from dropdown li st. PA C Check this box and PAC (Privilege Access Certi[...]

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    20 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 3.1.4 Make a copy of existing pro file If you need to make a copy of a specific pro file, you can use this function. This function is very convenient whe n you need to build a new pro file w hich parameters are si[...]

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    21 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Y ou’ll be prompted to input a pr ofile name, please use an identical name that does not exist in profile l ist . 3.1.5 Set as default profile If you wish to use a specific profile as de fault connection, you ca[...]

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    22 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners All general information like signal stre ngth and link quality will be displayed here. This information is very use ful when you encounter some problem on connecting to access point. If you wish to get a new IP ad[...]

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    23 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners All conne ction-related statistics is displayed here . Y ou can click ‘ Reset ’ button, to reset the statistics of all items back to 0. 3.3 Miscellaneous Settings There are few functions provided by Client con[...]

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    24 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Show T ra y Icon Check this box to sh o w an icon on system tray . Uncheck t his box t o hid e it. Radi o Off Switch wireless r adio off . W ireless netwo rk functionalities are disabled. Disable Adapter Disable w[...]

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    25 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Please follow the following instructions to setup WPS: 1. Right-click Client confi gu ration utility icon, and click ‘ Open Config Utility ’ . 2. Click ‘ W i-Fi Protect Setup ’ menu. 3. Y ou can use PIN co[...]

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    26 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 3.4.1 PIN Code T o use PIN Code, please click ‘ Pin Input Config ( PIN) ’ butt o n: Y ou’ll be pr ompted to select an access point you wish to connect. If you know its SSID , cl ic k ‘ Yes ’ , other wise[...]

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    27 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners AP and cli ck ‘ Select ’ button. If you select ‘ No ’ , wireless network car d will pro mpt you to enter 8 -digit PIN code into your AP , without selecting an AP in advance. After you select ‘ Yes ’ or[...]

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    28 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners After you click “ Push Button Config(PBC) ” , a message box will appear: Please activate Push-Button function on wireless access point now , and wireless network card will establish se cure co nnection with ac[...]

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    29 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 4.1 Switch to AP Mode and Statio n Mode The operati ng mode of the wireless card is ‘Station Mode ’ (becoming a client of oth er wireless access poin ts) by default. Please follow the following instructions to[...]

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    30 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Client mode icon: Software AP icon: 4.1.1 Configure SSID and Channel T o configure softwar e AP , click ‘ Config ’ button: The ‘ Wireless Network Properties ’ is displaye d.[...]

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    31 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Please note that Ad-Hoc mode is not ava ilable when ne twork card is in AP mode. T he description of major setup items are listed below: Network Name (SSID) Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wi[...]

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    32 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners The descr iption of setup items about wireless security are listed below: Network Authentication Select network authentication mode fr om dropdown menu. Data Encryption Select data encryption method from dropdown [...]

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    33 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners T o save changes, click ‘ OK ’; otherwise click ‘ Cancel ’ to leave this menu and keep se ttings untouched. 4.2 Advanced Settings If you want to setup advanced settings of software access point, select ‘[...]

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    34 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners 4.3 Wireless Statistics Select ‘ Sta tistics ’ menu and the dat a statistics about software access point will be di sp layed. Click ‘ Reset ’ to reset the v alue of every item back to ‘0’ . 4.4 Interne[...]

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    35 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Click ‘ Apply ’ to save changes ( ‘ Apply ’ is grayed out when no changes are made in this page). CHAPTER 5: Troubl eshoot ing If you encounter any pro blem when you’re using thi s wireless network card,[...]

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    36 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Nothing happens when I click ‘ Open Config Utility ’ 1. Please make sur e the wireless network card is inserted in to your computer’s USB por t. 2. Re boo t the compu ter and try again. 3. Re move the card a[...]

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    37 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners This product is tes ted and complies with the essen tial re quirements of the la ws of member states concerning R&TTE(1999/5/EC). The CE declaration can be found under www. gembird.eu Dieses Produkt wu rde get[...]

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    38 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners W ARRA N TY CONDITIONS GA R ANTIE BEDINGUNGEN The receipt must c learly list the date of purchase and the par t number , in addition it should be printed. K eep t he receipt f or the entire warranty period since i[...]

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    39 / 39 A CT -WNP-UA -0 05 MINI USB W IFI ADAPTER, 3 00 MBPS All brands and logos are registered trademarks o f the ir respective owners Г АР А НТИЙНЫЙ ТА ЛОН УМОВИ ГА Р АНТІЙНОГ О ОБС ЛУГОВУ ВА ННЯ 1. Г арантийное обслуживание предо став ляе тся в теч ение[...]