ActionTec Wireless PC Card Driver 802CAT1 User manual

User Manual
11 Mbps
Wireless
PC Card

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Table of Contents
1Introduction 1
Package Contents 1
Minimum System Requirements 1
Technical Support 2
2Setting Up the Wireless PC Card 3
Connecting the PC Card 3
3Using the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 9
Opening the Monitor Utility Window 9
Using the Wireless LAN Monitor 10
Windows XP 18
4Using the Wireless LAN Config. Utility 19
Opening the Configuration Utility Window 19
Using the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility 20
Windows XP 26
AReference 27
Locating Computer Information 27
Locating Windows Operating System Files 28
BSpecifications 31
General 31
Wireless Operating Range 31
Environmental 32
CGlossary 33
Notices 37
Regulatory Compliance Notices 37
Modifications 37
Limited Warranty 39

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Actiontec 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card User Manual

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Actiontec 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card. This easy-to-
set-up, easy-to-use PC Card is perfect for the mobile home or small office comput-
er user, and features the latest in wireless networking technology. If you want to
take your computing to the next level, the Actiontec 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card is
sure to be one of the keys to your success.
Package Contents
Actiontec 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card
Installation CD (includes user manual)
Quick start guide
Warranty and registration card
Minimum System Requirements
Notebook computer with CD-ROM drive, available PCMCIA slot, and at
least 500 Kbytes of free disk space
Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition (SE), Millennium Edition (Me),
2000, or XP
TCP/IP network protocol installed
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Technical Support
Actiontec Electronics prides itself on making durable, high-quality, high-perform-
ance products. If you need assistance, the Actiontec Technical Support Department is
available 24 hours a day, every day, to provide professional support.
Actiontec Electronics, Inc.
760 N. Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Technical Support
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.actiontec.com/support

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Setting Up the
Wireless PC Card
The instructions that follow parallel the steps contained in the Actiontec Installation
Buddy™,which provides a visual guide to setting up the Pc card. It is recommended the
user run the Installation Buddy first, before attempting any other procedures.
To set up the PC Card, it must be connected to and configured with a computer,
and then connected to a wireless network. To do this, use the following instructions.
Connecting the PC Card
1. Insert the Actiontec Installation Buddy CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of the
computer. The Installation Buddy will start automatically. Wait until the fol-
lowing screen appears, read the onscreen instructions, then click Next.
2. The next window appears. Select the kind of router, gateway, or access point
the PC Card will connect to (Actiontec or Other Brand) by clicking in the
proper check box, then click Next.
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3. In the next window, click in the check box next to Wireless PC Card and
click Next.
4. The next window appears. Read the onscreen instructions, then click Next.
5. When the next window appears, read the information concerning the items
needed to set up the PC Card, then click Next.

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Chapter 2 Setting Up the Wireless PC Card
6. If Actiontec was chosen in step 2, the following window appears. Read the
instructions concerning the gateway, router, or access point, then click Next.
If Other Brand was chosen in step 2, the following window appears. Read the
instructions concerning the gateway, router, or access point, then click Next.
7. When the next window appears, insert the PC Card into an available
PCMCIA slot on the computer. Click Next.
☞Note:The PCMCIA slot(s) are either on the right or left side of
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8. When the next window appears, check that the light on the end of the PC Card is
glowing solid green, then click Next.
9. As shown in the next window, select whether Windows XP is used on the
computer by clicking Ye s or No.Then, click Next.
10. If Ye s (Windows XP is running on the computer) was selected in step 9, the
window below appears, instructing the user to click Start,Settings,and
Network Connections from the desktop. Then, click Next in the Installation
Buddy.
If No was selected in step 9, go to step 13.

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Chapter 2 Setting Up the Wireless PC Card
11. The next window appears, as well as the “Network Connections” window on
the desktop. In the Network Connections window, double-click on the
Wireless Network Connection,then click Next in the Installation Buddy.
12. When the next window appears, follow the onscreen instructions. In the
“Connect to Wireless Networks” window on the desktop, select the wireless
network the PC Card will be connected to, then click Next in the Installation
Buddy.
13. The next window appears as the Installation Buddy connects the PC Card to
the wireless network.