ActionTec 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter manual

U ser Manual 11 Mb p s Wi r eless USB A dapter[...]

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[...]

ii Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless USB Adapter U ser Manual[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 . [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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. [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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.[...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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[...]

38 Ac tion tec 11 Mbps W ireless PC Card U ser Manual[...]

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[...]

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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