Actiontec electronic 802EAG manual

Solutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual V er 1.0 54 Mbps W ireless Game A dapter Model #: 802EA G[...]

i T able of C on tents 1 Introduction 1 Package Contents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the Adapter 3 T echnical Suppor t 4 2 Understanding the Wireless Network 5 Ad Hoc Mode 5 Infrastructure Mode 6 3 Connecting the Adapter 7 Connecting the Adapter 7 4 Configuring the Adapt er 11 Using the Configura tion U tility 11 Using the W[...]

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1 Intr o duc tion C on gr a tu l a ti o ns o n b ec o m i n g t h e o wn er of t he A c ti on t ec 54 M bp s W i re le s s G a m e A d ap t er . T he A d ap te r p r o vi de s b ri dg in g c ap a b i li ti e s b et w e e n a wi r el es s L AN ( lo ca l a r ea n e tw o rk ) a nd o n e o r m or e ga mi ng c on so le s o r o t h e r E th er ne t- r e [...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatures s Fu ll y c om pl ia nt with 54 M bps 80 2.1 1 g sta nd ar d s Bac kw ar d co mpat ible wi th 8 02. 11 b wi re less n etw ork s s Su ppo rts I nf ras truct ure an d A d H oc m od es s Su ppo rts 64 - an d 128 -b it WEP sec uri ty s Det ac ha bl e an ten na s [...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Adapter Th is sect ion co ntai ns a q uic k de sc rip tio n of the Ad apt er ’ s e xt erna l f eat ure s. Fr ont Panel Th e A da pte r’ s fr ont pan el c on ta ins t wo li ghts ( LE D s ): P o wer a nd W ir eles s. Pow er Light Th e P o wer ligh[...]

4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual Pow er Por t Th e P o wer port is us ed t o c on ne ct t he A dap te r to an e lec tri ca l wa ll out let via t he P o we r co rd. Antenna Port Th e A nt en na port (an RP - SMA c onne cto r) all ow s th e us er t o c on nect vari ous types o f a nt enna t o the A dap ter . The a nt enna i nc [...]

5 Understanding the W irel ess Ne twork W ir eles s loc al a r ea net wo rks ( WL AN ) pe rfo rm th e ex act sam e fun cti ons as wir ed lo ca l ar ea ne two rks ( L AN ). Ea ch d evic e in t he WLA N u ses a dat a radi o devic e to c on ne ct t o the net w ork , a nd all devi c es i n th e net wo rk sh ar e the sa me fr equ en cy an d me th od for[...]

6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual Infrastructure Mode In fras truct ure mo de is a ne tw orki ng fra mew ork wh ere d evic es c omm unic ate wit h ea ch o the r by fir st go ing thr ough a n ac ces s poi nt or wir el es s r ou ter /g at ewa y . In fras truct ure mo de le ts wir ele ss de vic es c om mun ica te wi th eac h oth [...]

7 C onnec ting the A dapter Th is cha pte r det ai ls the st ep s in v olv ed i n c on ne cti ng the A da pt er t o a ga me c on sole or c ompu te r , inc lud in g in stal li ng the an ten na an d c onne ctin g th e ye llo w Et hern et ca bl e an d bla ck P o wer c ord . ☞ No te : T he A dap te r is d es ign ed with the u tmo st ca re f or the sa[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Connecting the Adapter 2. Ge t th e yello w Ether net cable fr om the pa cka ge . P lu g on e end o f t he cab le in Ethernet port o n th e bac k of th e A da pt er . W he n se at ed pr ope rly , t he c ab le will “ cl ick ” in t he port . 3. Pl ug th e ot her end of th e yello[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Connecting the Adapter 3. Pl ug th e la rge r en d of the black P ower Cord in to an e lec tri ca l ou tlet . W hen co nnec ted pr ope rly , t he A dap ter ’ s “P o we r” li ght glo ws sol id gre en. Th e A da pte r is no w c on nect ed t o th e ne two rk. Fo r be st pe rfo r[...]

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11 C onfiguring the Adapt er Th is cha pte r exp lain s ho w to c onf igur e th e A da pte r , i nc lu ding c ha ngi ng th e IP ad dr ess , s ett ing u p se cu rity , a nd cr ea tin g a pas swo rd. Th e A dapt er ca n be c onf ig- ur ed th rou gh the C on fi gu rat io n U til ity pr ovid ed on the U til ity CD ( us ing a co m- pu ter ), or thr ough[...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Using the Utility Th e A da pte r m us t be co nnec te d via E th ern et ca bl e t o th e co mp ut er wit h the Co nfi gu rat io n U til ity ins ta lle d on i t t o us e. T o sta rt th e Ut ility , f r om the c omp ut er’ s de skt op , s ele ct Star t , [...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter A t the bot tom o f th is sc ree n and the th ree th at fo llo w are t hr ee bu tto ns: Apply , Refr esh , and Close. Ap ply P re ss in g th is bu tt on ca us es all ch ang es ma de t o be sa ved , a nd a log in win- do w to a ppe ar . The A dap ter ’ s [...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter IP S ettings Se lec ti ng IP Settings fro m the me nu o n th e lef t si de of th e U til ity wind ow g en - er at es the “I P Se tti ngs ” scr een . F ix ed I P A ddr es s Se le ct t hi s op tion ( by c li ck in g in th e app ro pri ate cir cle ) if th[...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Security Se lec ti ng Secur ity fr om the me nu o n th e lef t sid e of th e U til ity wind ow g ene r - at es th e “Se curi ty” scr een . Da ta E ncry ptio n If the wir ele ss ne tw ork t o whi ch the A da pt er is co nnec ti ng has da ta enc r ypti o[...]

16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 17 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Using the W eb Configura tor On ce t he A dap te r has jo ine d a wir ele ss ne tw ork, it can be fu rthe r c on fi gu re d usi ng th e W eb C on fi gu rat or . T o ac ce ss t he W eb Co nfig urat or: 1. F r om a co mpu te r on t he A dap te r’ s net wo [...]

16 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 17 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter In t hi s sc r ee n, vari ous n et wo rk pa ram ete rs ar e di spla y ed, bo th for t he L AN (lo ca l ar ea ne two rk) an d the wir ele ss int ern et c onn ecti on . Th is scr een is i nf orm atio nal onl y ; n o se tti ngs c an b e c han ged fr om he re [...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Site Sur vey Cl ic kin g Site Sur vey ge ne rat es a po p-u p win do w wit h a lis t of av ail abl e wir ele ss ne tw orks , t he ir SSI D s , W EP i nf orm atio n, and c hann els b ei ng use d. T X Rates W e r ec omm en d le avin g the de fa ult s ett ing[...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter IP S etting Se lec ti ng IP Setting fr om the me nu a t th e t op of th e sc r ee n ge nera tes the “ I P Se tti ng” sc ree n. In t hi s sc r ee n, the us er ca n cha nge the A dap ter ’ s IP a ddr ess s ett ings . Fix ed IP Se lec t th is op tion ( [...]

20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Security Se lec ti ng Secur ity fr om the me nu a t th e to p of th e sc ree n gen erat es th e “ Sec urity ” sc r een . In t hi s sc r ee n, the us er ca n cha nge the A dap ter ’ s pas swo rd . T o do s o , ent er “ A dmin istr at or id ” (us e[...]

20 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Backup S ettings Af ter ma kin g ch ang es in th e W eb Co nf ig ura tor sc ree ns, the us er ca n sa v e th e c on fi gu rat io ns as a bac kup f il e. A ft er ma king a ll d es ir ed ch ang es , c li ck Backup , th en sa ve the co nfi gur at io ns on t h[...]

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23 T roubleshooting Th is cha pte r co nt ai ns inf orma tion t o hel p so lv e po te nti al pr ob lems wi th t he ins tal- la ti on and ope rati on of th e A dapt er . F or f urt he r in form atio n, che ck the A ctio n te c W eb s it e at ww w.ac ti ont ec.c om . T roubleshooting The Adapter won ’t connect to an access point or wireless router [...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual The Configura tion Utilit y won ’t recognize my password . Th e pa ssw or d is c as e- se ns iti ve . M ak e sur e y ou ar e us ing t he co rrec t ca se(s ) whe n en teri ng th e pa ssw ord . If y ou fo rget y our pas swo rd, pu sh the A dap ter ’ s R eset b ut to n for 15 s ec ond s. Thi[...]

25 Glossar y 802.11b A wir ele ss net wo rki ng st an dar d sp eci fyin g a ma xim um dat a tran sf er ra te o f 1 1 Mb ps , o pera tin g at th e 2.4 GH z f re que nc y , a nd pr ovid ing W EP f or se curi ty . 802.11g A wir ele ss net wo rki ng st an dar d sp eci fyin g a ma xim um dat a tran sf er ra te o f 5 4 Mb ps and o pera tin g at th e 2.4 [...]

26 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet Adapter User Manual LAN (Local Area Network) A gr oup of co mp ut ers and d evic es c onn ect ed t og eth er in a r ela ti vel y sma ll ar ea (s uch as a h ou se or a n of fic e). A h om e ne two rk is c ons ide re d a LAN . MA C (Media Access Contr ol) Address Th e un ique h ar dwa re a ddr ess o f a devi c[...]

27 Specifications General Model Numb er 80 2EA G ( 54 Mb ps W i re less G ame A da pt er) Standards IE EE 802 .3 x ( 10 B aseT , full d up le x cap ab le ) IE EE 8 02. 3 u ( 1 00 B ase T X , a ut o neg ot ia tio n) IE EE 8 02. 11 b/ g (W ir eles s) LAN 10 /10 0 RJ-4 5 swit che d Eth erne t po rt Security Ope n, Shar ed, 64 -, 128 -b it Speed LAN Et[...]

28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual LED Indic at ors P o we r , W ir ele ss Envir onmental P ower Ex ter na l, +5V DC , +/- 5%@ 2A m ax Certifications FC C pa rt 15 , CE Operating T emperature 0 º C to 5 5 º C (32 º F to 104 º F) Storage T emperatur e -2 0 º C to 70 º C (- 4 º F to 158 º F) Operating Humidity 5% to 98% [...]

29 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is equ ipme nt ha s bee n t es te d an d fou nd to c omp ly with th e lim its f or a Cl as s B di gita l de vic e, p ur su an t t o P art 1 5 of th e FC C R ule s. Th ese lim it s ar e de si gne d t o pr ovi de re ason abl e pr ot ect ion aga ins t har mf ul i nt erf er enc e in a re s[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 30 2. Th is devi ce m us t ac ce pt a n y int erf er enc e re cei ve d, inc lud ing i nt erfe re nc e tha t ma y ca use u n want ed o per at io n. ☞ No te : T o co mpl y wit h FCC R F e xpo sur e co mpli anc e req uir eme nts, th e an ten na us ed for th is tra nsmi tte r mus t be in stal l[...]

31 Lim ited W a rr ant y Har dware : A ctio n te c Ele ctr oni cs , Inc ., wa rrant s to the end u se r (“ C us to mer ”) tha t th is har dw ar e pr oduc t wil l be fr ee f ro m de fe cts in w orkm ansh ip an d ma ter ial s, un de r norm al us e and servi c e, for t we lv e (1 2) mo nt hs fr om th e dat e of pur cha se fr om A cti on te c El ec[...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual TH IS A CTIO N T EC E LEC TR ONI CS PR ODU CT MA Y INC L UDE OR BE B UN DLE D WI TH T HIR D-P AR TY SOF TW ARE , THE US E OF W HICH IS GO VE RN ED B Y A SE P ARA TE E ND- USER LIC EN SE AG REEM ENT . TH IS A CTIO N T EC E LEC TR ONI CS W AR RAN TY DOE S NO T A PPL Y T O SUC H TH IR D- P AR TY[...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual 33 Limited W arranty NE ITH ER A SSU MES N OR A UTH ORIZ ES A NY O THE R P ERS ON T O AS SU ME F OR IT AN Y OT HER L IAB ILIT Y IN CO NNEC TI ON WI TH T HE S AL E, INST ALL A TI ON, MA INT EN AN CE O R US E OF ITS P R ODU CTS . A CT I ON T E C E L EC T R O N IC S S H A L L N O T B E L I A BL [...]

34 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Game Adapter User Manual Gov erning Law : Th is Li mit ed W arra nty sha ll be g ov erne d b y th e la ws of th e St ate of Ca li fo rni a, U .S.A ., e xc lud in g it s c onf lic ts of la ws a nd p rinci ple s, and e x clu ding th e U ni ted N atio ns C on ve nti on on C ontr act s for th e In te rnat io na l Sa le o[...]