Actiontec electronic 802UI3(b) manual

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Table of contents for the manual

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    1 T able of Contents l. Introduction 2 ll. Contacting T echnical Support 3 lll. Connecting the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter 4 lV . Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter 5 Configuring Windows 98 SE 5 Configuring Windows ME 8 Configuring Windows 2000 10 V . Configuring the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter 14 Vl. Configuring the AdHoc Featu[...]

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    ll 3 Contacting T echnical Support l 2 Introduction Action tec E lectronics prides itself on making high-quality , durable, high-performance products. If you should need assistance, the A ction tec T echnical S upport Department is available 6 am to 11pm M on - S un (Central Time), to pr ovide professional support. Contacting T echnical Support Act[...]

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    lV 5 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter lll 4 Connecting the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter 1. It will not affect the installation pr ocess if your computer is on or off . Ho wever , if your computer is off then after you have connected the USB Wir eless Adapter , please be sure to turn on your computer . 2. Insert the Action tec USB W[...]

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    lV 7 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter lV 6 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter 3. Please insert the Actiontec USB Wireless A dapter Installation CD into your CD- R OM drive. S elect CD-R OM Dr ive and then click N ext . 4. Y our computer will locate the correct drivers named “ AEIWLNIC.inf ”. Click N ext to install the [...]

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    lV 9 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter lV 8 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter 7. It will be necessary for you to shut down y our computer . Please click OK to restart your computer . If this screen does not appear please restart your computer manu- ally . Windows ME 1. After you have installed the USB Wireless A dapter you[...]

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    lV 11 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter For Windows 2000 1. After you have installed the USB Wireless A dapter your computer will display the “F ound N ew Har dware Wizard ” screen. Click N ext . 2. In the next screen, select the option S earch for the best driv er for your device and then click the N ext button. lV 10 Installing t[...]

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    lV 13 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter lV 12 Installing the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter 4. Y our computer will locate the correct drivers named “ AEIWLNIC.inf ”. Click N ext to install the drivers. 5. The “Wireless LAN Configuration Utility ” screen will appear . (Note: The “SSID” must be the same as the “ESSID” on[...]

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    V 15 Configuring the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter V 14 Configuring the Action tec USB Wireless Adapter After you have installed the software for the A ction tec USB Wireless A dapter an, Icon will appear in your T ask Bar on the lo wer right hand side on your Desktop . Y ou will not be automatically connected to your Home G ateway or Access P oi[...]

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    Vll 17 Configuring File and Print Sharing Vl 16 Configuring the AdHoc Feature AdH oc enables two or more computers with the USB Wireless A dapter to talk to each other . The most common usage for this feature is multi-play er games in which each player can play the game from each computer against one another via this Adhoc net- work. If you use the[...]

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    Vll 19 Configuring File and Print Sharing Vll 18 Configuring File and Print Sharing 4. In the following scr een please select F ile and printer sharing for M icrosoft N etworks from the given list. 5. In the “F ile and Print Sharing ” screen make sur e that both of the selection have a check mark beside them. If they do not please click on the [...]

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    Vll 21 Configuring File and Print Sharing Vll 20 Configuring File and Print Sharing 9. After your computer has restarted and you entered a passwor d and user name, you must enable a file or drive for sharing. Locate the file or drive you wish to shar e. (The easiest way to achieve this is through your W indows Explor er , located in the start menu.[...]

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    Vll 23 Configuring File and Print Sharing Vll 22 Configuring File and Print Sharing 13. The next step will be to enable the sharing by selecting the “Shar e As ” button. I t will automatically insert a default name for the Share N ame. Y ou may set a pass- word for the printer at this time if you want to r estrict who on the network can use thi[...]

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    24 Notes:[...]