Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 6550G del fabbricante AT&T
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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.
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 ...............................................
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) .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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