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    Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 802.1 1g / 108 Mbp s 6550G User Manual Copyright © 2004 Advanced American T elephones. All Rights Reserved. A T&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of A T&T Corp., licensed to Advanced American T elephones. All marks are trademarks of their respective corporations.[...]

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    T able of Content s A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 2 T able of Content s INTRODUCTION..........................................................................3 Overview ........................................................................3 Package contents........................................................[...]

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    System Requirement s: Y ou must have a desktop computer with the following applications & hardware: • Windows ® 98 SE, Me, 2000 or XP • Available PCI slot • Intel ® Pentium II (or higher) • 64 MB of RAM • CD-ROM drive • 5 MB of available hard-disk space (60 MB to load Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader ® ) • A T&T Plug&Share ?[...]

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    Installation A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 4 1 T urn off and unplug your com- puter . Following the instructions in your computer user manual, open the computer cover . 2 Locate an empty PCI slot. 3 Remove the slot cover . Y ou’ll have to remove the screw or clip that holds the slot cover in place. 4 Carefully i[...]

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    Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 5 Wizard • Link Info. • Configuration • Security • Site Survey • About STEP 4: Configure the PCI adapter for your wireless network Check the Utility icon (four vertical bars) next to your computer ’s time display . If the bars are green, you are alrea[...]

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    Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 6 T est Internet Access T o test Internet access, launch your web browser and enter: www .plugandshare.att.com When you press Enter , the A T&T Plug&Share ™ screen should appear . If it does not, see the T roubleshooting section on page 31. Wizard scree[...]

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    Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 7 Link Info This screen displays current settings. ( T o change any of these settings, click Configuration at the top of the screen.) St atus: The MAC address of the router , or access point, associated with the wireless adapter . SSID: The Service Set Identifier[...]

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    Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 8 Configuration The Configuration screen displays the current settings of the wireless adapter . SSID: Enter the SSID used by your wireless router or access point. All wireless adapters on your network must use the same SSID as your wireless router and/or access [...]

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    Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 9 Wizard • Link Info. • Configuration • Security • Site Survey • About Security The Security screen allows you to set the privacy settings of your wireless PCI adapter . All settings must match the settings of your wireless router or access point . Clic[...]

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    Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 10 WP A Enterprise Security (WiFi Protected Access): Select this option only if you are using your adapter in a large enterprise network environment such as a company or school. Consult your network administrator for advice before selecting this option. Wizard ?[...]

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    Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 11 Site Survey The Site Survey screen shows a list of wireless networks nearby that are available for connection. Select a network and click Connect to establish a connection. Click Refresh to update the list and show additional networks that may have become avai[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 12 Configure Windows ® XP for Network Sharing Step 1 Click S tart > Control Panel . Step 2 Click Network and Internet Connections . Step 3 Click Network Connections . Windows ® XP • Windows ® 2000 • Windows ® Me/98 SE Cauti[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 13 Step 6 Make sure File and Printer Sharing for Microsof t Networks appears in this list, and check it if it is unchecked. If you do not see it in the list, click the Inst all button and follow directions to install File and Printer [...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 14 Step 7 Highlight the My Computer icon on your desktop, then click the right mouse button. Scroll down to click on Properties . Step 8 Click the Change button. Step 9 Enter a unique name to identify your computer . Each computer mus[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 15 Step 10 When configuration is complete, you must re- start Windows ® . When Windows ® restart s you will be prompted to enter a user name and p assword . Be sure to record these in a safe place. Y ou will be required to enter the[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 16 Configure Windows ® XP for Printer Sharing Step 1 Click S tart > Printers and Faxes . Step 2 Place the cursor on the printer you want to share, then click the right mouse button. Scroll down to select Sharing . NOTE: If your pr[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 17 Configure Windows ® XP for File Sharing Step 1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Step 2 Place the cursor on the disk drive you want to share (usually Drive C:), then click the right mouse button and scroll down to[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 18 T o Share Network Files in Windows ® XP Step 1 Double-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop. Step 2 Double-click V iew Workgroup Computers to see a list of all computers connected to your network. Step 3 Double-click an[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 19 Configure Windows ® 2000 for Network Sharing Step 1 Click S tart > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections . Step 2 Double-click Local Area Connections . Step 3 Click the Properties button. Step 4 Make sure File and Pri[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 20 Step 5 Click S tart > Settings > Control Panel . Step 6 Double-click System . Step 7 Click the Properties button. Step 8 Enter a unique name to identify your computer . Each computer must have a dif ferent name. Enter a wor[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 21 Step 9 When configuration is complete, you must re-start Windows ® . When Windows ® restart s you will be prompted to enter a user name and p assword . Be sure to record these in a safe place. Y ou will be required to enter the[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 22 Configure Windows ® 2000 for Printer Sharing Step 1 Click S tart > Settings > Printers . Step 2 Place the cursor on the printer you want to share, then click the right mouse button. Scroll down to select Sharing . NOTE: If[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 23 Configure Windows ® 2000 for File Sharing Step 1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Step 2 Place the cursor on the disk drive you want to share (usually Local Drive C:), then click the right mouse button and scro[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 24 T o Share Network Files in Windows ® 2000 Step 1 Double-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop. Step 2 Double-click Computers Near Me to see a list of all computers connected to your workgroup. Step 3 Double-click any [...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 25 Configure Windows ® 98/Me for Network Sharing Step 1 Click S tart > Settings > Control Panel . Step 2 Double-click Network . Step 3 Scroll down to make sure File and Printer Sharing for Microsof t Networks a[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 26 Step 5 Click the Access Control tab at the top of this screen, then click on the Share- Level access control button. Step 6 Click the Configuration tab at the top of this screen, then click the File and Print Shari[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 27 Step 9 T o verify that configuration is complete, double- click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. In the next window displayed you should see the names of all network computers. If any computers do not[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 28 Configure Windows ® 98/Me for Printer Sharing Step 1 Click S tart > Settings > Printers . Step 2 Place the cursor on the printer you want to share, then click the right mouse button and scroll down to select[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 29 Configure Windows ® 98/Me for File Sharing Step 1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Step 2 Place the cursor on the disk drive you want to share (usually Drive C:), then click the right mouse butto[...]

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    Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 30 T o Share Network Files in Windows ® 98/Me Step 1 Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. Step 2 Double-click any icon to see a list of all shared folders on that computer . Step 3 Double-click[...]

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    T roubleshooting A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 31 Network performance is sometimes fast, sometimes slow Problem Solution • Another network nearby may be using the same channel, and causing interference. Change the Channel to a different setting on all devices connected to your network (see page 8). T roubleshoot[...]

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    T roubleshooting A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 32 Problem Solution Cannot connect to the Internet (Setting your computer to automatically detect IP settings may correct this problem.) If remedies suggested on the previous page do not work, you can set your computer to automatically detect IP settings, which may al[...]

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    Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 33 Access Point Access points are the cont act points (wireless routers and transmitters) in a wireless LAN that are connected to an Ethernet hub or server . Users can roam within the range of access points and their wireless device connections are passed from one access poin[...]

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    Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 34 Gateway Gateways are computers that convert protocols enabling different networks, applications, and operating systems to exchange information. Host Name The name given to a computer or client station that acts as a source for information on the network. HTTP HTTP (HyperT [...]

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    Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 35 Packet A packet is a portion of data that is transmitted in network communications. Packets are also sometimes called frames and datagrams. Packets cont ain not only data, but also the destination IP address. Passphrase A Passphrase is used within the WP A-PSK mode to enab[...]

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    Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 36 SMTP SMTP (Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol) is the stan- dard Internet e-mail protocol. SMTP is a TCP/IP protocol defining message format and includes a message transfer agent that stores and forwards mail. SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a widely used net[...]

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    Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 37 Wireless LAN (WLAN) Wireless LANs are local area networks that use wireless communications for transmitting data. T ransmissions are usually in the 2.4 GHz band. WLAN devices do not need to be lined up for communications like infrared devices. WLAN devices use routers whic[...]

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    T echnical S pecifications A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G 38 St andards • IEEE 802.1 1 • IEEE 802.1 1b • IEEE 802.1 1g Operating Systems • Windows ® XP , 2000, Me, 98 SE Bus T ype • 32-bit PCI Wireless Dat a Rates (Mbps) With Automatic Fallback • 108, 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 1 1, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 Encryp[...]

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    For customer service, please call 1-877-800-5400 (USA) • 1-866-669-4730 (Canada) or visit www .plugandshare.att.com for product information and driver upgrades as they become available Copyright © 2004 Advanced American T elephones. All Rights Reserved. A T&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of A T&T Corp., licensed to Advanced Americ[...]