AT&T 6602G 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. Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbp s 802.1 1g 6602G User Manual[...]

T able of Contents A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 2 T able of Contents INTRODUCTION..........................................................................3 Overview ........................................................................3 Package contents...........................................................[...]

Introduction A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6600G 3 Overview The A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter allows you to connect any personal computer with an available USB port to a compatible wireless network. Package Content s Please check to make sure your package cont ains the following items: CD-ROM Contains[...]

Installation A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 4 Plug the adapter into a configured USB port in your computer (or use the supplied cable to connect it as shown below). Inst all software BEFORE inst alling the adapter (see Step 1 on previous p age). CAUTION: T urn OFF and UNPLUG your computer before opening it. STEP 3: [...]

Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 5 STEP 4: Configure the USB 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 already connected and do not need to run the Wizard (skip to bottom of page 6). If th[...]

Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 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 30. Wizard screen[...]

Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 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 [...]

Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 8 Wizard • Link Info. • Configuration • Security • Site Survey • About 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[...]

Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 9 Wizard • Link Info. • Configuration • Security • Site Survey • About Security The Security screen allows you to set the privacy settings of your wireless notebook adapter . These must match the settings of your wireless router or access point. WEP Encr[...]

Adapter Configuration A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 10 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 estab- lish a connection. Click Refresh to update the list and show additional networks that may have become ava[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 11 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 Cautio[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 12 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 S[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 13 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 must[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 14 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 them[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 15 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 pri[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 16 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 [...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® XP A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 17 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 any[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 18 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 Prin[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 19 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 work[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 20 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 them[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 21 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 [...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 22 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 scrol[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 2000 A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 23 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 i[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 24 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 ap[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 25 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 Sharin[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 26 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 [...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 27 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 [...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 28 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 button[...]

Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows ® 98 SE/Windows ® Me A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 29 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 [...]

T roubleshooting A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 30 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 roubleshooti[...]

T roubleshooting A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 31 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 all[...]

Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 32 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 point[...]

Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 33 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 e[...]

Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 34 Packet A packet is a portion of dat a 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[...]

Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 35 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 netw[...]

Glossary A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 36 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 which[...]

T echnical S pecifications A T&T Plug&Share ™ Wireless USB Adapter 54 Mbps 6602G 37 St andards • IEEE 802.1 1 • IEEE 802.1 1b • IEEE 802.1 1g Operating Systems • Windows ® 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP Interface • USB 1.1/2.0 Wireless Dat a Rates With Automatic Fallback • 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 1 1, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Encryption ?[...]

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