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    S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless Ethernet Adapter Model #: HWE05490-01 F i rm w a r e v ersion: 1.31 (Utility version: 1.3)[...]

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    i T able of C ontents T able of C onten ts Introduction 1 F eatures 1 P ackage Contents 1 System Requir ements 2 Contacting T echnical Suppor t 2 Getting to Know the 54 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Adapter 3 F ront P anel 3 Rear P anel 4 Understanding your Wireless Netw ork 5 What is Adhoc Mode? 5 What is Infrastructure Mode? 6 Installing the Action tec [...]

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    Intr oduc tion Congratulations on becoming the o wner of the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapt er . Y our W ireless Ethernet A dapterpr ovides bridg ing capabilities between y our W ir eless LAN (local area netw ork) and one or more personal c omputers, gaming consoles, or other Ethernet-ready devices such as printers and storage device[...]

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    2 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter Sy stem Requirements T o use the W ireless Ethernet A dapte r , you must ha v e the following: PC with an open Ethernet por t Micr osoft W indo ws XP , ME, 2000, NT4.0, 98, 98SE; MA C OS 8 or higher T CP/IP netw ork protoc ol installed Inte rnet Explorer 4.0 or N etscape 4.0 or higher C ontacting T e[...]

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    3 Getting to know the 54 Mbps Wireless E thernet Adapter Getting to Know the 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter F ront P anel The front panel pr ovides the user with a fast v isual feedback of its current status. Figur e 1. F ront P anel and LEDs 2 Pow e r The P o wer light will turn g reen when the 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter is po we red[...]

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    4 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual Rear Panel The rear panel c ontains the ports for the unit's data and power c onnections. Figur e 2. Back P anel and P orts Pow e r Connects to the P ow er Cor d. Reset Depress the R eset butt on to bring the 54Mbsp W ireless Ethernet A dapt er to its fact ory default setting s. Hold[...]

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    5 Understanding your Wireless Network Understanding y our W ir eless Netw ork W ir eless local area netw orks ( WLAN) perform the exact same functions as wired local area netw orks (LAN). Each computer in the WLAN uses a data ra dio de vice to connect t o the network, where all compute rs in the network shar e the same frequen- cy and method for id[...]

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    6 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual What is Infr astructure Mode? Infrastructure mode is a networking framework by which devices comm unicate with each other by first going through an A ccess P oint (AP). Infrastructure mode, lets wireless dev ices comm unicate with each other or with a w ired network. T wo possible ty pes [...]

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    7 Installing the Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter Installing the A c tion tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter This equipment is designed w ith utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. Ho wev er , special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electr icity when working w ith electronic [...]

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    8 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual C onnecting the Adapter to a network N o w that your A ct ion tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter has been installed, it is read y to be c onnected t o the po wer outlet and t o your wired netw ork. 1. Get the W ir eless Ethernet A dapter fr om your Quick Start Kit. Mak e sure that th[...]

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    9 Installing the Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter 3. Plug the other end of the Y ellow cable into the Ethernet port located on the back of the Computer or Game Console (lik e a Son y Playstation or Xbo x). Y ou will hear a “ click” when the Y ellow Cable has been properly c onnected. 4. Get the Po w e r C o r d and plu g the small[...]

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    10 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual C onfiguring the A c tion tec 54Mbps W ir eless Ethernet A dapter How to c onfigure the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter Configuring the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapte r means adjusting the following settings: radio channels, secur ity , and identification, [...]

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    11 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter 3. W hen the follo wing screen appears, click N ext to c ontin ue. 4. W hen the follo wing screen appears, click Finish t o contin ue. 5. Once the I nstallation is complet e, fr om the W indows Desktop click on the 54 Mb ps W ir el ess Ethernet A dapte r Configuration Ic on. Note: Th[...]

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    12 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual 6. The 54 Mbps W ir eless Ethernet Adapt er Configuration Utility will scan for any W ir eless Ethernet A dapters and display their infor mation. 7. If you wish to c hange the factor y default values , clic k on any of the choices on the screen. Note: Mak e sur e you r ec ord the current [...]

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    13 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter 9. T o change the Ethernet Settings, click on IP Settings , enter the appropriate values and click Appl y . Note: Mak e sur e you r ec ord the current settings prior to changing the current configuration. W e reco m me nd kee ping the factor y defaults if y ou are not sur e 10. T o c[...]

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    14 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual 11. Once c omplet ed, and you A pply y our changes, the following screen w ill appear . Enter the U sername and P asswor d to apply the changes. The default values are: U s ername: admin P assw ord: admin Note: The 54 Mbps W ir eless Ethernet A dapter can be adjust ed manually by ac cessi[...]

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    15 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter 3. W hen the follo wing screen appears, beg in configuring your 54 Mbps W ir eless Ethernet A dapte r . The Status screen pr ovides information on all the current settings for the 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapte r . 4. Click on Basic Setting to modify the A dapt er’ s w ireless [...]

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    16 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual Channel: This is the radio channel that the Et h e rn et A da p t e r w ill operate on, if y ou experience int erferenc e you ma y need t o tr y different channels. (A vailable channels are separated by fr equencies; channels 1-11 operate at 2.4GHz in the U .S.) Action tec r ecommends tha[...]

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    17 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter 5. Click on IP Setting to modify the Ethernet A dapter’ s T CP/IP settings. H ere y ou can c onfigure the IP address used by the Ethernet A dapt er , you can specify whether you ar e using a Static IP or a DCHP address pr o vided by a ser ver in y our network. These options w ill n[...]

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    18 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual 6. Click on Securit y to modify the 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter’ s A dministrator ID and P assw ord, when complet ed click App l y to contin ue. Administr ator ID: This is the user name y ou must type to gain access t o the E th e rn et A da p t e r and make c hanges to these pa[...]

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    19 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter Restore Settings: By clicking this option, y ou will restor e the E th e rn et A dap t e r’ s s et ti n gs fr om a file on y our PC’ s hard drive. Restore to Default Settings: By clicking this option, y ou will restore the Et he rn e t Ad a pt er t o it ’ s f a ct o ry shipped [...]

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    20 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual T o properly c onfigure y our M acintosh C omputer for c onfiguring the A ction te c 54 Mbps W ir eless Ethernet A dapter , refer t o the following proc edures: 1. Fr om the Desktop , click on the Apple I c on located at the upper left hand corner of the screen. Click on System Preference[...]

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    21 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter 3. W hen the N etwork prefer ences scr een displa ys, make sure y ou ha v e selected Built-in-Ethernet from the Sho w drop men u. N ext, fr om the T CP/IP T ab , select Manually from the c onfigur e drop menu. Enter the appr opriate IP A ddress, Subnet M ask, and Ro u t er (optional)[...]

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    22 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual 3. W hen the follo wing screen appears, begin configuring your 54 Mbps W ir eless Ethernet A dapte r . The Status screen pr ovides information on all the current settings for the 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapte r . 4. Click on Basic Setting to modify the Ethernet A dapter’ s w ireles[...]

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    23 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter Channel: This is the radio channel that the Et h er ne t Ad a pt er will oper ate on, if y ou experience int erferenc e you ma y need t o tr y different channels. (A vailable channels are separated by fr equencies; channels 1-11 operate at 2.4GHz in the U .S.) Action tec r ecommends [...]

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    24 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual 5. Click on IP Setting to modify the Ethernet A dapter’ s T CP/IP settings. H ere y ou can c onfigure the IP address used by the Ethernet A dapt er , you can specify whether you ar e using a Static IP or a DCHP address pr o vided by a ser ver in y our network. These options w ill not go[...]

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    25 Configuring the A ction tec 54Mbps Wir eless Ethernet A dapter 6. Click on Secur ity to modify the Ethernet A dapter’ s A dministrator ID and P assw ord. When c ompleted click Appl y to co ntinue. Administr ator ID: This is the user name y ou must type to gain access t o the E th e rn et A da p t e r and make c hanges to these pages. The defau[...]

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    26 Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual Restore Settings: By clicking this option, y ou will restor e the Et h er ne t A dap t e r’ s s et ti n gs fr om a file on y our PC’ s hard drive. Restore to Default Settings: By clicking this option, y ou will restore the E th e rn et A d ap t e r’ s t o its fact or y shipped setti[...]

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    27 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting/ F requen tly Ask ed Questions This section w ill help you solv e potential pr oblems with installation and opera- tion of the 54Mbps W i reless Ethernet A dapter . Fo r further infor mation, check the Action tec Electro nic Inc. websit e at www .actiontec.com. The 54 Mbps Wireless Ethernet A dapter can ’ t c[...]

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    28 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual The C onfiguration Utility won’t ope n. Mak e sur e that y ou hav e a netw ork adapter installed on the PC so y ou can use the Configuration U tility . The C onfigur ation Utility will not rec ognize m y passwor d . The passwor d is case-sensitiv e. Mak e sur e you ar e using the c orr[...]

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    29 T roubleshooting Can I use this 54 Mbps (802.11g) Wireless Ethernet A dapter to connect to the 802.11b Acc ess P oint? Y es, this Ethernet A dapte r can connect t o an 802.11b A c cess P oint. Will c ordless phones interfere with the wireless Ethernet A dapter? The 802.11g PC Cards use 2.4 GHz fr equency . If y our co rdless phone uses this freq[...]

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    30 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual Glossar y 802.11b - A wireless netw orking products standar d defined by the IEEE that calls for wireless product to talk t o each other r egardless of manufactur er . The 802.11b standard specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps, operating in the ISM operating frequency of 2.4GH[...]

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    31 Glossary Static IP A ddress - A permanent IP address that is assigned to a node in a network. Subnet Mask - The method used for separating IP networks into multiple subgroups, or subnets. The mask is a binar y array that is paired with the IP address t o turn par t of the host ID address field int o a field for subnets. T CP ( T ransmission Con [...]

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    32 Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual Specifica tions Software Specifications 8[...]

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    33 Specifcations Ph ysical Specifica tions Enclosure . Length: 3 3/4 inch W idth: 3 1/4 inch H eight: 1 1/4 inch Visual indicators . P ower: ON/OFF R eady indicator; Solid Green = P ower on Off = P ower off WLAN: WLAN indicator light that indicates whether or not it has at least one session up . Solid Light Green = LAN Cable c onnection or WLAN ass[...]

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    Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notic es Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found t o co mply 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 vide reasonable prot ection against harmful interferenc e[...]

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    35 Notices Note: T o comply with FCC RF exposure c ompliance r equirements, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to pr o vide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-locat ed or operating in c onjunction with an y other ant enna or transmitter . Fo r questions regarding y our pr oduct or the FC[...]

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    Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual 36 Limited W arranty Har dwar e: A ction tec Electronics, Inc., warr ants to the end user (“ C ustomer”) that this hard ware pr oduct will be free from defects in w orkmanship and materials, under normal use and ser v ice, for twelv e (12) months from the dat e of purchasefr om Action t[...]

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    37 Limited W arranty THIS A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS PR ODUCT MA Y INCL UDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P AR TY SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS GO VERNED BY A SEP ARA TE END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT . THIS A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS W ARRANTY DOES NOT APPL Y T O SUCH THIRDP AR TY SOFTW ARE. FOR THE APPLICABLE W ARRANTY , PLEASE REFER T O THE END-USER LICENSE [...]

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    Action tec 54 Mbps W ireless Ethernet A dapter User Manual 38 A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS NEITHER ASSUMES NOR A UTHORIZES ANY O THER PERSON T O ASSUME FOR IT ANY O THER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INST ALLA TION, MAINTEN ANCE OR USE OF ITS PR ODUCTS. A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS SHALL NO T BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMIN [...]

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    39 Limited W arranty Gov erning Law: This Limited W ar rant y shall be governed by the la ws of the State of California, U .S.A., excluding its c onflicts of laws and principles, and ex cluding the U nited N ations Con vention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.[...]