Actiontec electronic 802UIG manual

S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless USB A dapter Model #: 802UIG[...]

i T able of C onten ts 1 Introduction 1 Package Contents 1 Minimum System Requirements 1 F eatures 2 T echnical Suppor t 2 2 Understanding the Wir eless Network 3 Ad Hoc Mode 3 Infrastructure Mode 4 3 Setting Up the Adapter 5 4 Using the Wireless Configura tion Utility 11 Opening the Wireless Configuration Utilit y 11 About 12 Link Status 13 Site M[...]

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1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou fo r pu r ch as in g t he A ctio n t ec 54 Mbp s W ir el es s US B A dapt er . Th e 54 Mb ps W ir el es s U SB A da pt er fe at ur e s th e la t es t wir eles s t ec hn ol ogy and sec ur ity pr oto co ls to k ee p y ou r d at a ac c es si bl e a nd s ec ur e. Thi s ea sy -t o -s et- up , ea sy- t o- us e pr odu ct i s [...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual F eatures s IE EE 8 02. 11 b a nd 8 02 .11 g s tan da r ds co nf o rmi ty s US B in te rf ac e ( US B 1. 1 [ 1 1 M bps ma x. ], 2.0 [ 54 M pbs ma x. ] c om pa ti bl e) s WE P , WP A , WP A_PS K , and 802 .1 x su pp ort T echnical Suppor t A cti o n t e c E l e ct r on ic s p ri d e s it s e lf [...]

3 Understanding the W irel ess Net work W ire le ss loc al ar ea net w or ks ( WL AN ) pe rf orm th e e xac t sa me fu nct io ns as wir ed lo ca l ar e a ne tw o rks ( L AN ) . Ea ch co mp u te r i n th e WL AN us es a da ta rad io devi ce to c on ne ct t o t he net wo rk , an d al l c om pu t er s in th e ne tw o rk s ha re th e sa me fr eq ue n- [...]

4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Infrastructure Mode In fr as tru ct ur e m od e is a ne tw or ki ng fra me wo rk whe r e d evic e s c om mu ni ca t e wit h ea ch ot he r b y fi rs t g oi ng th ro ug h an ac c ess po in t or wir el es s r ou t er /g at ew a y . In fr as tru ct ur e m od e le ts wir el ess de vic es co m mu ni [...]

5 Setting Up the Adapt er Th e i ns tru c ti o n s th at f ol l o w i n th i s c h ap te r p ar a ll e l t he s t e p s c o n ta i n ed in t he A cti o n t e c C on n ec t i on 1-2- 3 ® set up ut ili ty , wh ic h p r o vid e s a vi s ua l , st ep - b y- st e p gu id e t o se tti ng up th e U SB A da pt er . I t i s r e c o m me nd ed th e u se r r[...]

6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter 2. Ge t th e US B c ab le an d A dap t er fr om th e bo x, th en cl ic k o n N ext . 3. Pl ug the sm all e r en d o f th e US B c ab le in to th e po rt o n th e fr ont of the A da pt e r , th en cl ic k N ext .[...]

6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter 4. Pl ug the ot he r e nd o f the USB ca bl e in t o th e U SB port lo cat ed on the bac k of th e c om pu t er . ☞ No te : A f t e r pl ug gi n g i n t he A da pt er t o t he co m p u t e r , wa i t f o r t h e “ A dd N ew H ar d w a r e W i z ar d”[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter ☞ No te : F or sy st e ms run ni ng W ind o ws 98 S E , th e W ind o ws 9 8 SE I nst al la ti on CD m a y n eed to be ac ce ss ed du rin g th e in st al la ti on pr oce ss . I f th is oc cu rs , a win d o w wil l ap pe ar , aski ng fo r 98 SE I nst al la[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 S etting Up the Adapter 8. Th e c on gra tu la tio ns sc r ee n ap pe ar s. Cli ck Next . 9. R ea d t he o ns cr e en ins tru ct io ns , th en cl ic k Finish . R eb oo t th e c om pu t er . The USB A da pt er is no w r ea dy to us e. Fo r ad di ti on al co nf ig - ura ti on op tio n[...]

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11 U sing the W ir eless C onfigura tion Utility T o m o ni t o r t h e wi re le ss n e t w or k t o w hi ch t h e U SB A da p te r i s c o n n e ct ed , a s w e l l as c h e ck o r a dj us t w i re le ss n e t w or k se tt in gs , u se t h e W i r el es s Co nf ig ura ti on U ti li ty . T hi s U ti li ty o ff er s t h e ab i l i ty t o c h e c k w[...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility A me n u ap pe ar s, dis pl a yin g th e U tili ty’ s opt io ns . T o sel ect on e, cli ck on it, and the ap pr opri at e wind o w wil l a ppe ar . About Se lec ti ng “ Abo u t” fr o m th e U tili ty m en u g en era t es the “ Ab [...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility Link Status Se lec ti ng “Lin k S ta tu s ” fr om th e U ti li ty m en u g en era t es the “Li nk Sta tu s ” win do w . Th e Li nk Sta tu s wi nd o w pr ovid es in fo rm ati on r ega r di ng the cur re nt st at us of the US B A da[...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility Site Monitor Se lec ti ng “Si t e M o ni to r ” fr om the U ti li ty m en u g en era t es the “S it e M oni to r” win- do w . Th e S it e M oni to r wi nd o w di sp la ys in fo rm at io n r ega r di ng nea rb y vis ib le ac c es s[...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Using the W ireless Configur ation Utility View A v ailable Networks Se lec ti ng “V ie w A v ai la bl e N et w or ks ” fr o m th e U tili ty m en u g en era t es the “S in gle So ur c e C ar d U tili ty” win do w . Thi s wi nd o w di sp la ys th e a v ai lab le wir el es [...]

16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Adv anced Cl ic ki ng “ Ad v anc ed” in the Si ngl e So ur ce C ar d U tili ty wind o w g en era t es the “ A d va nc ed ” win do w . U s e t h i s wi nd o w t o s el ec t t h e t yp e o f n e t w or k t o w h i c h t he A da p t er c on ne c t s . Exit Se lec ti ng “Ex it ” fr om [...]

17 T roubleshooting and F A Qs Th is cha pt e r d esc ri bes so me co mm on pr o bl em s th at ma y be e nc ou nt e r ed whe n us in g th e US B A dapt er , an d wa ys t o r es ol v e t he pr ob le m s. Al so inc l ud ed i s a l is t of fr eq u en tl y as k ed qu es tio n s. T roubleshooting The Adapter can’ t connect to an access p oint. F r om [...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting The computer won ’t detect the Adapter . M ak e sur e the USB ca bl e is pr o pe rly c on ne ct ed and tha t t he ora ng e P ow e r li ght ( P W ) is o n. Al so , mak e sur e the co m pu te r’ s USB dri v e rs ar e pr ope rl y in st al led . F requently Asked [...]

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 dap t er use s th e 2 . 4 GH z fr eq ue n cy . If yo ur co r dl ess ph on e u ses th is fr e- qu en cy , p r ob le ms ma y o cc ur . Dif fe r en t c or dles s p ho ne s us e di ff e re nt fr eq u en - ci es [...]

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, mak e sur e the A dapt e r is co rr ec tl y i ns tal le d in th e c om pu t er . The n, in th e sy st em tra y (in the lo w er righ t ha nd si de of the des kt op , ne xt to the cl oc k) , righ t- cl ic k on t he[...]

21 Specifications General Model Numb er 80 2UI G ( 54 M bp s W ir el es s U SB A dap te r) Standards IE EE 8 02. 11 b/ g (W ire le ss ) Certification FC C P art 15 CE (a va il ab le fo r pr odu cts pur cha se d in E ur o pe ) Fr equency Band 2. 4 - 2. 48 35 GH z Interface US B Pl ug -N -P la y (c om pa tib l e wit h US B 1 . 1 a nd 2 . 0 ) Data Rat[...]

22 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual LED Indic ators P ow er ( P W ) , Li nk A cti vity ( LK ) Envir onmental Operating T empera ture 0 º C t o 65 º C ( 32 º F t o 1 49 º F ) Storage T empera ture - 2 0 º C to 85 º C (- 4 º F to 185 º F ) Operating Humidity 0 % to 95 % (no n- c on de n si ng) Storage Humidity 5 % to 95 % [...]

23 U sing the A dapter with W indow s XP Th is app en di x d eta il s c o nne ct in g th e US B A dapt e r t o a wi re le ss net w or k on a c om - pu t er run ni ng W ind o ws XP . C onnec ting to an Unsecured Access Point If th e A da pt e r ha s be en pr o pe rl y in st all ed , a po p- up bo x sho wi ng the nam e o f the a va il ab le ac ce ss [...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 25 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP 3. Th e “W ir el es s N etw or k C on nec ti on ” win do w app ea rs . F r om the “ A vai la bl e wir el es s n etw orks ” list bo x, se lec t t he n et wo rk (o r SS ID of the ac ce ss po int or wir el es s r o ut er /g at ew a y) wit h[...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 25 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP C onnec ting to a Secured Acc ess P oint T o co nn ect t o a se cu r ed ac ce ss po in t: 1. Lo c at e th e wi r e le s s n et w o rk (d o ub l e c om pu t e r) ic on co rre s po nd i ng t o th e A d ap t e r b y mo ving t he cu r so r ov er th [...]

26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 27 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP 3. Th e “W ir el es s N etw or k C on nec ti on ” win do w app ea rs . Cl ic k A dvanced . 4. W h en the wind o w bel o w ap pe ar s, mak e sur e the ch ec k bo x ne xt to “U se W ind o ws to co nf ig ur e my wir el es s n etw ork se tt in[...]

26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 27 Appendix B Using the Adapter with W indows XP 6. Th e “W ir el es s N etw or k P r op ert ie s ” wind o w a pp ear s . Th e na me of the net w or k se lec t ed i n st e p 5 i s di sp la yed in t he “N et wo rk N a me ” t ex t b o x. 7. F r om the W ir el es s N etw ork P r op erti e[...]

28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 8. F r om the W ir el es s N etw ork P r op erti es win do w , se lec t th e type of dat a e nc ryp- ti on use d o n th e ac ces s po in t. The ch oi ce s i nc lu de : WEP - WE P (W ire d Eq u iv al en t P ri va cy ) i s an au th en ti ca tio n a lg ori th m wh ic h pr ote cts au th en ti ca t[...]

29 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e tha t al lo ws wir el es s c li en ts to co nn ec t t o on e a no th er . An ac c es s po in t ca n al so act as a bri dg e be tw ee n wi re le ss cl ie nt s an d a “wi r ed ” net w ork , su ch as an Et he rne t n etw ork. W ire le ss cl ie nt s ca n be mo v ed an ywhe r e wit hi n t he co v e r - ag e ar e[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 31 Glossary Ethernet Network A st an da r d wir ed net w or ki ng co nf ig ura ti on usi ng ca bl es and hu bs . Fir ewall A me th od pr ev e nti ng us er s ou t sid e the net w or k fr o m ac ces si ng and /o r d am ag - in g fi le s o r c om pu t er s o n th e ne tw o rk. Gatewa y A c en tra[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 31 Glossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Protocol ov er A TM) M et ho ds of sec ur e dat a tra ns mi ss io n. Router A c en tra l d evic e tha t m an ag es the dat a tr af fi c of th e ne tw o rk. Subnet Mask A se t o f fo ur nu mb er s c on fi gu[...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Wi-F i ( Wir eless Fidelity) A ge n eri c t er m fo r a n y k in d of wir el es s ne tw o rk. WP A ( Wi-Fi Protected Access) An im pr o v ed v er si on of WEP usi ng bet t er enc rypti on and au th en tic at io n, de si gne d t o w or k wit h e xi st in g WE P - en ab le d pr oduc ts .[...]

33 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is equ ip me nt ha s be en te st ed an d fo un d t o c om pl y with the li mi ts f or a Cl as s B di git al devi c e, purs u an t t o P art 15 of the FCC R ul es . Th es e li mi ts ar e d es ign ed t o pr ovid e r ea so na bl e p r ot ec tio n aga in st h arm fu l i nt er fe r en c e i[...]

34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 34 2. Th is devi ce mu st ac c ep t an y int e rf er e nc e r ec eiv ed, in cl ud in g i nt er fe r en c e th at ma y cau se un wa nt ed op era ti on . ☞ No te : T o co mp ly wit h FC C R F ex po su r e c om pl ia nc e re qu ir e - me nt s, the ant e nn a us ed fo r th is tran sm it t er mu [...]

35 Lim ite d W arrant y Har dware : A cti on t ec Ele ctr onic s, In c. , wa rra nts t o th e e nd u se r (“ Cu st ome r”) th at th is har dwa r e pr oduc t wil l be fr ee fr o m de fe ct s in wo rk ma ns hi p an d m at er ial s, un de r n orm al us e an d se rvic e , fo r t we l v e (1 2) mon th s f r om the da te of pur c ha se fr o m A ction[...]

36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual TH IS A CT ION TE C EL EC TR ONIC S PR ODUC T M A Y INCL UD E OR BE B UN DL ED WI TH T HIR D- P A R TY SOF TW AR E, TH E US E OF WH IC H IS GO VERN ED BY A SE P AR A TE EN D- USE R L ICE NS E A GRE EM EN T . TH IS A CT ION TE C EL EC TR ONIC S W AR RA NT Y DOE S NO T A PPL Y T O SU CH THI RD -[...]

36 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual 37 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER A SSU ME S NO R A UT HOR IZ ES AN Y O T HER PE RS ON T O AS SU ME FOR IT AN Y O T HER LIA BI LI TY I N CO NN ECT IO N WIT H TH E S ALE , IN ST ALLA TI ON, MA INT EN ANC E OR USE OF I TS PR OD UC TS . A C T IO N T EC E L E C T R O N I CS S H A L L N O T B E L I A[...]

38 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter User Manual Gov erning Law : Thi s Li mi t ed W arra nty sh all be g o v ern ed by th e la ws of th e St at e of Ca li fo rn ia, U .S.A ., ex clu di ng its co n fli ct s o f la ws an d p rin ci pl es , an d e x c lu di ng th e U nit e d N atio ns Co n ven ti on on Co nt ract s f or th e I nt er na tio n a[...]