AVM FRITZ!WLAN AC 430 manual

FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 Configuration and Operation Configuratio n an d O p eration[...]

2 T able of C ontents Sy mbol s and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 Safety Inst ructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 at a Gl ance . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.1 Pack age C ontents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

3 7 Help in Case of Error s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7.1 Errors During Ins tall ation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7.2 WLAN C onnection Is Not Est ablis hed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 7.3 Errors during D ata Ex change w ith Other Devic es in the Network[...]

4 Sy mbol s and Highlighting Sy mbols and emph asiz ed text are used to m ark certain inform ation in this manual. Symbols Highlighting This sym bol mark s useful hints and tip s. This sym bol indicat es important instructions that mu st be observed to av oid malfu nctions. Highlighting Example Quotation mark s designat e elements in the user inter[...]

5 1 Safety Inst ructions • Do not instal l the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick du ring an elec- tric al storm. • Unplug the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick from the comput er during an electric al storm. • Never let liquids g et inside the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick. Otherwise, electric s hocks or short circuits ma y result. • Protect the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick from dus[...]

6 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick A C 430 at a Glanc e 2 FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 at a Gl ance The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k connects y our c omputer with a FRITZ!Box or another w ireless ac ce ss point v ia wireles s LAN. The wireles s connection pro vides the c omputer with ac ces s to the Internet. The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k can also c onnect you r comput er[...]

LEDs 7 2.3 LEDs LED C ondition Meaning USB glows green The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick w as detect - ed by the operating sy stem. WLAN flashe s yellow The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick i s ex chang- ing data w ith another wireless dev ice.[...]

8 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection w ith Stick & Su rf 3 Est abli shing a W ireles s LAN C onnection with Stick & Surf With Stick & Surf y ou can es tabli sh a secure w ireles s connection to your FRITZ!Bo x quick ly and conv eniently . Y ou do not have to m ake an y settings on the comp uter. When you u se the FRITZ!WLAN USB S[...]

C onnecting FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick to the C omp uter 9 3.3 C onnecting FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k to the C omputer Once the w ireless LAN secu rity settings hav e been trans mit- ted to the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, connect it t o you r computer . 1. Start your comp uter. 2. Insert the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick into a USB port on the comput er. 3. Windows det ects[...]

10 C onnecting FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick to the C omp uter 6. After the devic e driver i s instal led, a wireless LAN c on- nection between the comput er and FRITZ!Box i s estab- lished autom atical ly . The Stic k & Surf logo appear s on the screen. The wireles s LAN connection h as been est ablished s ucc ess- fully when the FRITZ!WLAN ic on in th[...]

Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection Manually or w ith WPS 11 4 Est abli shing a W ireles s LAN C onnection Manually or with WP S This ch apter describe s how to inst all the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick on the comput er and estab lish a wir eless LAN c onnection to any wir eless ac- ces s point, also known as a w ireless r outer. Y ou can estab lish [...]

12 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 3. In the “AutoPlay” w indow , click “FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 Inst allation”. This windo w does not always appe ar. In some vers ions of Windo ws the devic e driver inst allation i s performed automatic ally without r equiring any user intervention. 4. C onfirm any questions a sked du ring in[...]

Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 13 4. Clic k “OK”. The input field for the network k ey appears. If the wireles s acc ess point (router) s upports WPS, the follo wing mess age w ill also appe ar: “Y ou can also con- nect by pushing the b utton on the router”. 5. Enter the network k ey of the wireles s acc ess point and click “OK[...]

14 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection Est ablishing a Wirele ss LAN C onnection in W indows 7 / Windows V ist a 1. Clic k the WLAN icon or in the Windo ws tas k bar. A list appe ars on the screen, sho wing all w ireless net- works fou nd in the vic inity of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick. 2. Select a wireles s acc ess point. 3. Clic k “OK”. Th[...]

Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 15 4. Enter the network k ey of the wireles s acc ess point and click “OK”. On a FRITZ!Bo x the preconfigu red network key i s located on the b ase of the devic e. or If the wireles s acc ess point su pports WPS, pres s the but- ton on the acc ess point th at enables WPS. The network key i s transf erre[...]

16 Estab lishing a W ireless LAN C onnection 3. Enter the network k ey of the wireles s LAN acc ess point twic e and then click “OK”. The wireless LAN c onnection is estab lished and resumed automatic ally every time the comp uter is started. On a FRITZ!Box the pr econfigur ed network key i s located on the base of the dev ice.[...]

C onnecting Comp uters Directly (Ad Hoc Network) 17 5 C onnecting C omput ers Directly (Ad Hoc Network) In a direct connection (al so called an ad hoc netw ork), computer s are connected w ith each other w ithout any wireles s acc ess point lik e the FRITZ!Box in volved. If you set u p an ad-hoc network on a comp uter with the FRITZ!WLAN USB stick,[...]

18 Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows Vi sta 7. Select a WLAN encryption method (“Secu rity type”). WP A and WP A2 offer the highe st level of secu rity. F or more in- formation on the various wir eless LAN enc ryption meth- ods, click the “Need help dec iding” link next to the “Se- curity T ype” dr op-down list. 8. Enter a “Sec[...]

Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 19 4. Select “Set Up a Wir eless Ad-hoc Network (C omput er-to- C omputer)” and click “Ne xt”. 5. Fol low the wiz ard’s instructions. The wiz ard tak es y ou step by s tep through the configu ration of the ad hoc net- work. 5.3 Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 1. Clic k the “Start?[...]

20 Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 3. In the “Network C onnections” window , click the “W ire- less Network C onnection / FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick” ic on with the right mouse butt on. Select “Properties” from the conte xt menu. 4. In the “Wireles s Network C onnection Properties” win- dow , switch to the “W ireles s Networ[...]

Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 21 7. Clic k the “OK” button. Assigning IP Addr esses to P articipating Devic es Windows XP does not prov ide a DHCP server that can a ssign dynamic IP addr esses to the p articipants of the ad-hoc net- work. This means you hav e to as sign fix ed IP addres ses to the participating devic es. 1. Open t[...]

22 Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 5. On the comput er that prov ides the ad hoc network y ou can a ssign, for ins tance, the IP addr ess 192.168.1.1 and the subnet ma sk 255.255.255.0. Assign t o other computer s participating in the ad hoc network IP addres ses between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.9. Each IP addres s can be as signed onl[...]

Setting Up an Ad Hoc Network in W indows XP 23 Regis tering with an Ad hoc Network The comput er on which you set u p the ad hoc network still has t o log in to the ad hoc network. Only then i s the ad hoc network visible for other comput ers. 1. Clic k the WLAN icon in the notification are a of the Windows t ask bar . 2. Select the ad hoc network [...]

24 The FRITZ!WLAN 6 The FRITZ!WLAN The FRITZ!WLAN software is ins talled on your c omputer along with the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k. FRITZ!WLAN offers y ou information on the w ireless LAN c onnection and variou s settings for the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick. The software is not r equired to est ablis h wireles s LAN connections. 6.1 Starting FRITZ!WLAN Doubl[...]

Online Help 25 The tabs pr esent the follo wing inform ation and settings: 6.3 Online Help The FRITZ!WLAN includes a c omprehensiv e Online Help with additional inform ation on the software. The Online Help c an be opened on any tab by c licking the “Help” button. T ab Information / Settings C onnection Monitor • information on the quality of[...]

26 Help in Ca se of Errors 7 Help in C ase of Errors This ch apter presents assistance for p rob lems that ari se during instal- lation, while es tabli shing the wirele ss LAN connection, or du ring data ex change w ith other devic es in the network. 7.1 Errors During Ins tall ation No FRITZ!WLAN Icon in the Windows T ask B ar The FRITZ!WLAN icon i[...]

WLAN C onnection Is Not Establi shed 27 The C omputer Does Not Det ect FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick The comput er does not automatic ally detect the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick when it is inserted. The devic e driver ins tall ation does not st art. The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k is not inserted correctly into the USB port or the chip set drivers of the c omputer are o[...]

28 Errors during D ata Exc hange with Other Dev ices in the Netw ork Switc hing On and C orrectly Pos itioning the Wir eless Acc ess P oint When you se arch for w ireless netw orks in the v icinity of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick, Windows does not find your w ireless acc ess point. The wireles s acc ess point i s switched off or loc ated too f ar away.[...]

The Wir eless LAN C onnection is Fau lty or Interrupted 29 Chec k to mak e sure th at you ent ered the correct netw ork key . The preconfigu red network k ey is loc ated on the unders ide of your FRITZ!Bo x. Enable aut omatic IP addres s ass ignment (DHCP) in Window s; see page 31 . Chec king the Ad Hoc Connection The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick is c onne[...]

30 The Wir eless LAN C onnection is Fau lty or Interrupted Pos itioning Wir eless Dev ices C orr ectly The wireles s LAN connection i s faulty or interru pted. There are ob stacle s between the wireles s acc ess point and FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k. Do not position your w ireless dev ices in the c orner of a room. Do not set up y our wir eless devic es [...]

Setting Automatic IP Addre ss Assignment in Windows 31 7.5 Setting Automatic IP Addr ess Ass ignment in W indows Wireles s acc ess points lik e the FRITZ!Bo x are equipped with a DHCP server. The DHCP server ass igns addresse s for the con- nected comp uters. For y our c omputer to obt ain its IP address f rom the DHCP server automatic ally , autom[...]

32 Setting Automatic IP Addre ss Assignment in Windows Enabling Aut omatic IP Addres s Ass ignment 1. In the “Network C onnections” window , click your w ire- less network c onnection with the right mouse butt on. 2. Select “Properties”. 3. Under “This c onnection uses the fol lowing items”, select “Internet Protoc ol V ers ion 4 (TCP[...]

Removing the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick 33 8 Remov ing the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick During unins tall ation the driver softwar e of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick and the FRITZ!WLAN software are remo ved from your c omputer . 1. Clic k the “Start” button in Window s. 2. Clic k “C ontrol P anel”. 3. Clic k “Programs” or “Software”. 4. Clic k “Unin[...]

34 Wireles s LAN St andards 9 Wirele ss LAN Stand ards Y our FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick A C 430 supports the follo wing wireles s LAN standar ds: The net trans miss ion speed describe s the trans miss ion rate of the user data. Which stand ard is used in a w ireless LAN depends on the set - tings of the wirele ss acc ess point. The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick m[...]

T echnic al Specifications 35 10 T echnical Spec ifications LEDs 2 (connection / activ ity) USB port compatib le with USB 2.0 and higher WLAN module support for radio network s in accor dance with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11ac Frequency band 2.4 and 5 GHz Encryption WP A (Wi-Fi Protected Ac ces s) / WP A2 [...]

36 Cus tomer Service 11 C ustomer Servic e 11.1 Documentation Help on the FRITZ!WLAN Software In the FRITZ!WLAN software y ou can open c omprehensi ve Help by click ing the “Help” button or entering the “F1” k ey . Manual The printed quick guide to the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick AC 430 is enclosed. The PDF file of the manual c an be opened and do[...]

Updates 37 11.3 Updates FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k provides u pdates f or the AV M in the Internet free of ch arge. The latest driv er software c an be down loaded at the following address: avm.de/en/Down load 11.4 Support from the Su pport T eam Support by E -mail Y ou can send us an English-l anguage reques t by e-mail at an y time using the “Servic[...]

38 Support from the Support T eam • What is the e xact name of the w ireless LAN ac ces s point you use w ith you r FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick? The exact n ame of a FRITZ!Box i s located on the u nder- side of the bo x housing. • Which driv er vers ion of the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k is in- stal led? The dri ver v ersion is li sted in the FRITZ!WLAN pro[...]

Manufact urer’s W arranty 39 11.5 Manufactu rer’s W arranty W e offer a manuf actur er’s warranty of 5 years on the h ard- ware of thi s original product. The warranty period begins w ith the purc hase dat e from the first end u ser. C ompli ance with the warranty period c an be prov en by submi ssion of the origi- nal inv oice or c omparable[...]

40 Leg al Notice Legal Notic e This document ation and the software it descri bes are protected by c opyright. A VM gr ants the non- exc lusiv e right to use the software, which i s supplied ex clusi vely in obj ect code format. The licens- ee may cr eate only one c opy of the software, which m ay be used ex clusiv ely for backu p use. AV M reserve[...]

41 Declar ation of CE C onformity A VM decl ares herewith th at the devic e is comp liant with the bas ic requirements and the relevant ru les in directiv es 1999/5/EC or 2004/108/E C and 2006/95/E C, 2009/125/EC and 2011/65/EU. The declar ation of CE conf ormity is avai lable at http://en.av m.de/ce .[...]

42 Dispo sal Inform ation In acc ordanc e with Eur opean regul ations and the W ast e Elec- tric al and Electronic Equipment Dir ective (WEEE), the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stic k AC 430, as wel l as all dev ices and elec - tronic c omponents cont ained in the packag e, may not be di s- posed with househo ld wast e. In acc ordanc e with Eur opean regul ation[...]

43 Index A ad hoc network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C connecting with Stick & Surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 copy right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 customer servic e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 D declaration of C E conformity . . . . . . . . 41 direct connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

44 Index W warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 wireles s LAN connection ad hoc network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 transmi ssion r ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 with Stick & Surf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 with WP S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 wireles s networks service in Window s 7[...]