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2Wire 802.11g manual

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    Installation Guide 802.11g USB Wireless Adapter[...]

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    Notice to Users ©2007 2Wire, Inc. All rights reser ved. This manual in whole or in par t, may not be repr oduced, translated, or reduced to an y machine-readable form without prior written approval. 2WIRE PRO VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTW ARE, OR OTHER INFORMA TION CONT AINED HEREIN AND HERE BY EXPRESSL Y DISCLAIMS ANY I[...]

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    1 Wireless USB Adapter and Driver Installation 2Wire’ s 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter is a wireless networ king device that is connected to a USB por t on your computer using a USB cable. Wireless networking provides the same con nectivity as Et hernet without the wires. Expanding or redesigning your network is easy , and unlik e cabled Ethernet, [...]

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    2 wireless configuration program to conf igure your 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter to work with the 2Wire gatewa y . Note: The driver software a vailable for download is for new installations only . If you ha ve already used the driver softw are supplied on the CD to set up your 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter , do not re-install the driver [...]

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    3 Step 1: Install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end. Series A connector . The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB por t on your computer . Mini Series B connector . The Series B USB connector plugs into a USB device.[...]

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    4 T o install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless U SB Adapter , simply connect the adapter to an a vailable USB por t on your computer using the supplied USB cable.[...]

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    5 Step 2: Installing the Driver 1. Inser t the CD into your computer and wait for the installer to load. 2. Y ou may see a User Account Control dialog box, where you must click Allow - I trust this program in order to proceed with the installation.[...]

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    6 3. The Install Wireless Adapter Products main menu will displa y on your screen. 4. Click the Install USB Driver button. The Install USB Driver menu displa ys. 5. Choose and click Windows Vista Driver . A separate 2Wire WLAN Driver InstallShield Wizard window opens to prepare installation setup. Note: The 2Wire Wireless Manager utility is not ins[...]

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    7 6. Click OK to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver W elcome window opens. 7. Click Next to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver - Ready to Install the Program window opens. 8. Click Install to begin the installation. The InstallShield Wizard will install the driver software. 9. Once the driver has been installed, a new window for t[...]

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    8 10. Click Setup to continue with the installation of the 2Wire Wireless Manager software . 11. Next, the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager will open. The InstallShield Wizard will let you install, repair , or remove 2Wir e Wireless Manager from your computer .[...]

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    9 12. F rom the W elcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager window , click Next to continue the installation. 13. Click to accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next . 14. Click Next to install the program to the default folder location, or click Change to install to a different folder of your choice.[...]

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    10 15. The Ready to Install the Program window opens. Click Install to commence the installation. 16. W ait for the installation to complete. Y ou can monitor the installation status in the status bar window .[...]

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    11 17. Upon completion, the InstallShield Wizard Completed window will open. 18. Click F inish . 19. Continue to Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager .[...]

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    12 Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager 1. Once you ha ve finished with Step 2, the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility star ts automatically . 2. Follow th e on-screen instructions to configure your wireless setting. Enter the 2Wire gatew a y’ s serial number and encr yption ke y , located on the bottom of your 2Wire gatew a y .[...]

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    13 3. Click Begin Wireless Configuration to continue.[...]

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    14 4. Once the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility finishes, the installation window will close and the 2Wire Wireless Manager window will open. 5. Y ou are now ready to begin using the adapter to connect wirelessly .[...]

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    15 Windows XP , Windows 2000 These instructions describe the procedure to install the adapter and driver for the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter under Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000, and to run a wireless configurat ion program to configure your 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter to work with the 2Wire gatewa y . Note: The driver software[...]

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    16 The following sections give you detailed instructions for completing each step. Step 1: Install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end. Series A connector . The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB por t on your computer . Mini Series B connector . The Series B USB con[...]

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    17 T o install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless U SB Adapter , simply connect the adapter to an a vailable USB por t on your computer using the supplied USB cable.[...]

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    18 Step 2: Installing the Driver 1. Inser t the CD into your computer and wait for the installer to load. 2. The Install Wireless Adapter Products main menu will displa y on your screen. 3. Click the Install USB Driver button. The Install USB Driver menu displa ys. 4. Depending on your operating system, choose and click Windows XP Driver or Windows[...]

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    19 5. Click OK to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver W elcome window opens. 6. Click Next to continue. The 2Wire Wireless LAN USB Driver - Ready to Install the Program window opens. 7. Click Install to begin the installation. The InstallShield Wizard will install the driver software. 8. Once the driver has been installed, a new window for [...]

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    20 9. Click Setup to continue with the installation of the 2Wire Wireless Manager software . 10. Next, the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager will open. The Inst allShield Wizard will let you install, repair , or remove 2Wire Wireless Manager from your computer .[...]

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    21 11. F rom the W elcome to the InstallShield Wizard for 2Wire Wireless Manager window , click Next to continue the installation. 12. Click to accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next . 13. Click Next to install the program to the default folder location, or click Change to install to a different folder of your choice.[...]

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    22 14. The Ready to Install the Program window opens. Click Install to commence the installation. 15. W ait for the installation to complete. Y ou can monitor the installation status in the status bar window .[...]

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    23 16. Upon completion, the InstallShield Wizard Completed window will open. 17. Click F inish . 18. Continue to Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager .[...]

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    24 Step 3: Configure the Wireless Manager 1. Once you ha ve finished with Step 2, the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility star ts automatically . 2. Follow th e on-screen instructions to configure your wireless setting. Enter the 2Wire gatew a y’ s serial number and encr yption ke y , located on the bottom of your 2Wire gatew a y .[...]

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    25 3. Click Begin Wireless Configuration to continue.[...]

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    26 4. Once the 2Wire Wireless Configuration Utility finishes, the installation window will close and the 2Wire Wireless Manager window will open. 5. Y ou are now ready to begin using the adapter to connect wirelessly .[...]

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    Regulator y Information FCC Statement This device has been tested and complie s with the spec ifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC rules. These r ules are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generat es, uses, and can radiate radio f[...]