ActionTec 802EAG manual

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

i T able of C onten ts 1 Introduction 1 P ack age Conten ts 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 M ode 6 3 C onnec ting the A dapter 7 Connecting the Adapter 7 4 C onfiguring the Adapter 11 Using the Configur ation Utility 11 Using[...]

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1 Intr o duc tion C on gr a t u l a t i o n s o n b e c om i ng t h e o wn er o f t he A c ti o n t e c 54 Mb p s W i r el e ss G a m e A d a p t e r . T he A d ap t e r p r o vi d e s b ri d gi n g c a p a b i l it i e s b et w e e n a wi r el es s LA N ( l o c a l a r ea n e t w o r k ) a n d o n e o r m o r e g a m i n g c on s o l e s o r o t h[...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatures s Fu ll y c om pl ia nt with 54 M bp s 80 2. 1 1g st an da rd s Bac kw ar d c om pa tib le wit h 80 2.1 1 b wir el es s ne tw ork s s Su pp ort s I nf ras tru ct ur e a nd A d H oc mod es s Su pp ort s 64 - an d 1 28 - bi t W EP s ec uri ty s Det ac ha bl e a[...]

2 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Adapter Th is sec ti on co nt ai ns a qu ic k d esc ri pti on of the A da pt er ’ s e xt ern al fea tu r es . F ront Panel Th e A da pt e r’ s fr on t pa ne l c on ta in s tw o li ght s ( L ED s) : P ow er a nd W ir ele ss . Po wer Light Th e P [...]

4 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual Po wer Port Th e P o we r po rt is us ed t o co nn ec t th e A da pt e r t o an ele ctri ca l w all ou tl et vi a th e P o w er co r d. Antenna Por t Th e An t en na port (an RP - SM A c on ne ct or ) a llo ws the use r to co nn ec t va rio us type s of an te nn a t o t he A dap te r . The ant[...]

5 Understanding the W irel e ss Ne t work W ir ele ss loc al ar ea net w ork s ( WL AN ) pe rfo rm the ex ac t sa me fun cti o ns a s wir ed lo ca l ar ea n et wo rk s ( L AN ). Ea ch devi c e in the WL AN us es a dat a ra di o de vic e to c on ne ct t o the ne tw or k, an d al l de vic es in the net w ork sh ar e the sa me fr eq ue nc y an d m eth[...]

6 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual Infrastructure M ode I nf ras tru ct ur e m od e is a ne tw or ki ng fra me wo rk whe r e de vic es c om mu ni ca te wit h ea c h ot he r b y f ir st go ing thr ou gh an ac c es s po in t o r wir ele ss ro ut er/ ga te wa y . I nf ras tru ct ur e m od e le ts wir el ess de vic es co mm uni ca [...]

7 C onnec ting the A dapter Th is ch ap te r d eta il s t he st eps in v ol ve d in c on nec ti ng the A da pt er to a ga me c ons ol e or c om pu te r , in cl ud in g i nst al li ng the an te nn a an d c onn ec tin g t he ye llo w E th ern et ca bl e a nd b la ck P o we r c or d. ☞ N ote : The A da pt er is d es ign ed with the ut mo st c ar e f[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Connecting the Adapter 2. Ge t th e y ellow Ethernet cable fr om the pa ck ag e. Pl ug one en d o f the ca bl e in Ethernet p or t on the bac k of the A da pt er . W he n s ea te d pr op er ly , the ca bl e wil l “ c li ck ” in the po rt. 3. Pl ug th e o th er end of the yellow[...]

8 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Connecting the Adapter 3. Pl ug th e l ar ge r en d o f th e black P ower Cord in t o an el ect ric al out le t. W he n c on ne ct ed pr op er ly , th e A da pt er’ s “P o we r” li ght glo ws sol id gr ee n. Th e A da pt e r is no w c o nne ct ed to th e ne tw or k. F or bes [...]

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11 C onfiguring the A dapter Th is ch ap te r e xp la in s ho w t o c on fi gu re th e A da pt er , in cl ud in g c ha ngi ng the IP ad dr ess , set tin g u p se cu rity , an d cr eat in g a p as sw or d. The A da pt e r ca n be co nf ig - ur ed t hr ough th e Co nfi gu rat io n U til ity pr ovi de d on th e U til ity CD (u si ng a c om - pu t er )[...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Using the Utility Th e A da pt e r mu st be c onn ec te d via Et he rn et c ab le to the co mpu t er with the C on fi gu rat io n U til ity ins ta ll ed o n it to us e. T o st art t he U til ity , fr om t he co mp ut er’ s des kt op , se lec t Start , an[...]

12 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter A t th e bo tt om of thi s s cr ee n a nd the thr ee t ha t fo ll o w ar e th re e b ut t on s: Apply , R efresh , an d Close. Ap pl y P re ss in g th is bu tt on ca us es all cha ng es ma de to be sa v ed , an d a l ogi n win - d ow to ap pe ar . Th e A d[...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter IP S ettings Se le cti ng IP Se ttings fr om the me nu on t he lef t s id e of th e U til ity wind o w g en - er at es th e “I P S ett in gs ” sc re en . F ix ed IP A ddr ess Sel ec t th is op tio n ( by cl ic ki ng in t he app ro pr iat e ci r cl e) i[...]

14 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Security Se le cti ng Se curit y fr om th e me nu on the le ft sid e o f th e U ti li ty win d ow ge ne r - at es t he “S ecu ri ty” sc re en . Da ta E nc ryp ti on I f th e wir el ess ne tw or k t o wh ic h t he A dap te r is c on ne cti ng ha s da ta[...]

16 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 17 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Using the W eb Configur ator On c e th e A da pt er h as j oi ne d a wi re le ss net w ork , it c an b e fu rth er co nf ig ur ed u sin g th e W eb C on fi gu rat or . T o ac c es s th e W eb Co nf igu ra to r: 1. F r om a c om pu te r on the A da pt er ?[...]

16 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 17 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter I n th is scr ee n, var io us n et wo rk par am et er s a re di spl a y ed , bo th for th e LA N (l oc al ar ea n et wo rk ) an d t he wi r ele ss in te rn et c onn ec tio n. Th is scr ee n is inf o rma ti on al onl y; n o se tt in gs ca n b e ch an ge d f[...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Site Sur vey Cl ic ki ng Sit e Survey ge ne rat es a p op -u p win do w wit h a li st of av ai la bl e wir ele ss ne tw ork s, th ei r SS ID s , WEP inf o rma ti on , an d c ha nne ls bei ng us ed. T X Rates W e r ec om me nd lea ving th e de fau lt set ti[...]

18 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter IP Setting Se le cti ng IP Se tting fr om th e me nu at the to p o f th e sc r ee n ge ne ra te s t he “ IP Se tt ing ” sc r ee n. I n th is scr ee n, th e us er can ch an ge the A da pt er ’ s IP add r es s se tti ng s. Fix ed IP Se le ct t hi s op [...]

20 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Security Se le cti ng Se curit y fr om th e me nu at the to p of the scr ee n ge ne ra te s t he “ Se cu rity ” sc r ee n. I n th is scr ee n, th e us er can ch an ge the A da pt er ’ s pa ss w or d. T o do so , en te r “ A dmi ni st rat or i d” [...]

20 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Configuring the Adapter Backup S ettings A ft er ma kin g c ha ng es in t he W eb Co nf ig ura t or scr ee ns , th e us er can sa ve th e c on fi gu rat io ns as a bac ku p f il e. A ft er m ak ing all de si r ed c ha ng es , cl ic k Backup , th en sa ve th e c on fi gu rat io ns[...]

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23 T roubleshooting Th is ch ap te r c o nta in s i nf orm at io n t o h elp so lv e po te nti al pr ob le ms wit h th e in st al - la ti on and op era ti on of the A da pt er . F or furt he r in fo rma tio n, ch ec k t he A ctio n t ec W eb sit e at www .a cti on tec .c om . T roubleshooting The Adapter won ’t connect to an access point or wirel[...]

24 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual The Configur ation Utility won ’ t recognize my password . Th e pa ss w or d is cas e- se ns it iv e. M ak e su re y ou ar e us in g t he c orr ec t ca se (s ) wh en en t eri ng the pa ss wo rd . I f y ou fo rge t y ou r p as sw or d, pus h t he A dap t er ’ s Re se t b ut to n fo r 15 se[...]

25 Glossar y 802.11b A wi re le ss net w ork in g s ta nda r d sp ec if yin g a m axi m um dat a tra ns fe r rat e o f 11 Mb ps , op er ati ng at th e 2. 4G H z fr eq ue nc y , an d pr ovi di ng WEP fo r se cu rity . 802.11g A wi re le ss net w ork in g s ta nda r d sp ec if yin g a m axi m um dat a tra ns fe r rat e o f 54 Mb ps an d o per ati ng [...]

26 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Ethernet Adapter User Manual LAN (Local Area Network) A gr oup of co mp ut er s an d d evic es c o nne ct ed to ge th er in a re la ti v el y sm al l ar ea (s uc h as a hou se or an o ff ic e) . A h om e ne tw ork is c ons id er ed a L AN . MA C (Media Access Con trol) Address Th e un iq ue ha r d wa re add r es s o [...]

27 Specifications General Model Number 80 2E A G ( 54 M bps W ir ele ss Ga me A dap t er ) Standards IE EE 80 2.3 x ( 10 B as eT , ful l du pl ex ca pa bl e) IE EE 802 .3 u ( 1 00 B as e T X , au to neg oti at io n) IE EE 802 .11 b/ g (W ir ele ss ) LAN 10 /1 00 R J-4 5 s wit ch ed Et he rn et p ort Security Op en , Sh ar ed, 64 - , 128 -b it Speed[...]

28 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual LED Indicators P o w er , W ir ele ss En vironmental P ower E xt er na l, +5V DC , +/- 5%@ 2A max Certifications FC C pa rt 15 , CE Operating T empera ture 0 º C t o 55 º C ( 32 º F t o 1 04 º F) Stor age T empera ture -2 0 º C t o 70 º C ( -4 º F t o 15 8 º F) Operating Humidity 5% t[...]

29 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is equ ip men t h as b ee n t est ed a nd fou nd to co mpl y wit h t he lim it s fo r a Cl as s B d igi ta l de vic e, pu rs ua nt to P art 15 of the FC C R ule s. Th es e li mi ts ar e de si gne d t o pr ovi d e r ea so na bl e pr ot ec tio n a gai ns t h arm fu l in t erf er en c e i[...]

30 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 30 2. Th is devi c e mu st ac c ep t an y in t er fe r en ce r ec ei ve d, in cl ud in g in t er fe r en ce th at ma y ca us e un wa nt ed o pe rat io n. ☞ N ote : T o c omp ly wit h FC C RF ex pos ur e c om pl ia nc e r equ ir eme nts , th e a nt en na use d f or thi s tr an smi tt er m us[...]

31 Li mi te d W arrant y Har dware : A ctio n t ec El ec tr on ic s, I nc ., war ran ts to the en d us er (“ C ust om er ”) tha t th is har dw ar e pr odu ct will be f re e fr om de fe cts in wo rkm an sh ip and ma te ri als , un de r n orm al us e an d se r vic e, for tw el ve (12 ) m on th s fr om the dat e of pu rc has e fr om A cti on te c [...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TEC ELE CT R ON IC S PR ODU CT MA Y IN CL UD E OR BE BUN DL ED WI TH THI RD- P A R TY SO FT W A RE , THE US E OF WH IC H IS GO VER NE D BY A SE P AR A T E EN D- US ER L ICE NS E A GR EE MEN T . TH IS A CTI ON TEC ELE CT R ON IC S W AR RA NT Y DOE S NO T APP L Y T O SU CH THI RD[...]

32 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual 33 Limited W arranty NE IT HER A SSU ME S NO R A UTH OR IZE S AN Y O TH ER P ER SO N T O A SSU ME FOR IT A NY O THE R LI AB IL ITY IN C ONN EC TI ON WI TH THE SAL E, INS T AL LA TIO N, MA IN TEN AN CE OR US E O F IT S PR OD UC TS . A C TI O N T E C E L E C T R O N I C S S H A L L N O T B E L [...]

34 Action tec 54 Mbps Wir eless Game Adapter User Manual Gov erning L aw : Th is Lim it ed W ar ran ty sh al l be go v er ne d b y th e l a ws of th e St at e of Ca li fo rn ia , U .S .A ., ex c lu di ng it s c o nfl ic ts of la ws and pri nc ip le s, an d ex c lu di ng th e U n it ed N at io ns Co n ve nt io n o n C on tra cts fo r th e I nt ern a[...]