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AT&T Plug&Share 6550G User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Plug&Share ™ Wireless PCI Adapter 802.11g / 108 Mbps 6550G User Manual Copyright © 2004 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&T Corp., licensed to Advanced American Telephones. All marks are trademarks of their respective corporations.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    (or one by another manufacturer), you must uninstall all drivers and utilities before installing your new adapter. If your system has a built-in wireless adapter, you must disable it before installing your new adapter. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ XP...12 ® 2000 ...19 ®...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    If correctly installed, a Utility icon (four vertical bars) should appear next to your computer’s time display. An “X” indicates that software installation was successful, but the wireless adapter is not yet activated. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ Quick Start Guide Safety &...

  • Page 4: Driver & Adapter Installation

    Check the indicator light to verify that the adapter is working: The light will remain on when receiving power and connected to the network. It will blink during data transfer. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ Wireless PCI...

  • Page 5: Configure Adapter For Your Network

    Ascii/Hex Key must match the WEP settings used in your router (may be called Security Phrase, Hex Key or other term). AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ NOTE: The Wizard screen (above) always shows factory default settings, even if you have changed them. Go to the...

  • Page 6: Test Internet Access

    Internet access, or if you see the word Fail in either of the top two fields of the Wizard screen shown above, please turn to the Troubleshooting section on page 31. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™...

  • Page 7: Link Info Screen

    Rescan: Refresh the text fields. Link Quality/Signal Strength/Data Rate: The lower part of the screen displays the current quality of the network link, strength of the signal, and the current transmit and receive rates. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™...

  • Page 8: Configuration Screen

    When enabled, your computer will connect to whichever router or access point that has the strongest signal. If you change any setting above, click the Apply button. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™...

  • Page 9: Security Screen

    Length: Use the drop-down menu to choose a key length. The higher the number, the slower and more secure your system is. If you change any setting above, click the Apply button. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™...
  • Page 10 Remember that security phrases are case sensitive (i.e., “cat” and “Cat” are not the same). Click the Apply button after entering your passphrase to activate WPA- PSK encryption. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™...

  • Page 11: Site Survey Screen

    Failure to follow these instructions precisely may result in the inability to log into your network or computer. If your computer is part of a work environment please contact your IT professional before proceeding. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ Site Survey • About...

  • Page 12: File & Print Sharing For Windows ® Xp

    Failure to follow these instructions precisely may result in the inability to log into your network or computer. If your computer is part of a work environment, please contact your IT professional before proceeding. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ ® Me/98 SE ®...
  • Page 13 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ ® Me/98 SE ® Step 4 Click Wireless Network Connection. Step 5 Click the Properties button. Step 6...
  • Page 14 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ ® Me/98 SE ® Step 7 Highlight the My Computer icon on your desktop, then click the right mouse button.
  • Page 15 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ ® Me/98 SE ® Step 10 When configuration is complete, you must re- start Windows ® When Windows to enter a user name and password.
  • Page 16 • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® Configure Windows XP for Printer Sharing ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ ® Me/98 SE ® Step 1 Click Start > Printers and Faxes. Step 2 Place the cursor on the printer you want to share, then click the right mouse button.
  • Page 17 Windows • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® Configure Windows XP for File Sharing ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ ® Me/98 SE ® Step 1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Step 2...
  • Page 18 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® To Share Network Files in Windows AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ ® Me/98 SE ® ® Step 1 Double-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop.

  • Page 19: File & Print Sharing For Windows ® 2000

    Failure to follow these instructions precisely may result in the inability to log into your network or computer. If your computer is part of a work environment, please contact your IT professional before proceeding. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 2000 ®...
  • Page 20 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 2000 ® Me/98 SE ® Step 5 Click Start > Settings > Control Panel. Step 6 Double-click System.
  • Page 21 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 2000 ® Me/98 SE ® Step 9 When configuration is complete, you must re-start Windows When Windows to enter a user name and password.
  • Page 22 Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® Configure Windows 2000 for Printer Sharing ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 2000 ® Me/98 SE ® Step 1 Click Start > Settings > Printers. Step 2 Place the cursor on the printer you want to share, then click the right mouse button.
  • Page 23 XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® Configure Windows 2000 for File Sharing ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 2000 ® Me/98 SE ® Step 1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. Step 2...
  • Page 24 Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® To Share Network Files in Windows AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 2000 ® Me/98 SE ® 2000 ® Step 1 Double-click the My Network Places icon on your desktop.

  • Page 25: File & Print Sharing For Windows Me And 98 Se

    Failure to follow these instructions precisely may result in the inability to log into your network or computer. If your computer is part of a work environment, please contact your IT professional before proceeding. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 98 SE/Windows ®...
  • Page 26 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 98 SE/Windows ® ® Me/98 SE ® Step 5 Click the Access Control tab at the top of this screen, then click on the Share- Level access control button.
  • Page 27 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 98 SE/Windows ® ® Me/98 SE ® Step 9 To verify that configuration is complete, double- click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop.
  • Page 28 XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® Configure Windows 98/Me for Printer Sharing ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 98 SE/Windows ® ® Me/98 SE ® Step 1 Click Start > Settings > Printers. Step 2...
  • Page 29 XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® Configure Windows 98/Me for File Sharing ® AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 98 SE/Windows ® ® Me/98 SE ® Step 1 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.
  • Page 30 Configuring the Wireless Network — Windows Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows ® ® To Share Network Files in Windows AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 98 SE/Windows ® ® Me/98 SE ® 98/Me ® Step 1 Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop.

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    No access to other devices on the network Cannot connect to the Internet AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ 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).
  • Page 32 Customer Service Center at 1-877-800-5400 1-866-669-4730 (Canada) AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ Solution If remedies suggested on the previous page do not work, you can set your computer to automatically detect IP settings, which may allow you to connect to the Internet.

  • Page 33: Glossary

    WAN. DMZs provide a way for some clients to have unrestricted access to the Internet. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ DNS stands for Domain Name System. DNS converts domain names to the IP addresses that all machines on the Internet have.
  • Page 34 AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ LANs consist of a group of computers and related devices that share a common communication link (wired and/or wireless).
  • Page 35 Protocol A protocol is a rule that governs the communica- tion of data. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ Radius Server RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service) Server must be configured to properly authenticate client devices for access to the net- work.
  • Page 36 (Transmission Control Protocol) is the transport protocol in TCP/IP that ensures messages over the network are transmitted accurately and completely. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ TCP/IP TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the main Internet communications protocol suite.
  • Page 37 If the passphrase is identical to the passphrase on the wireless router, the wireless router allows the client to access the network. The passphrase can be between 8 and 63 characters. AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™...

  • Page 38: Technical Specifications

    Periodically visit our web site to check for free driver upgrades that can help maximize the performance and reliability of your wireless network: www.plugandshare.att.com AT&T Plug&Share Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 6550G ™ Operating Range • Indoors: Up to 300 feet (100m) •...
  • Page 39 For customer service, please call 1-877-800-5400 1-866-669-4730 (USA) • (Canada) or visit www.plugandshare.att.com for product information and driver upgrades as they become available Copyright © 2004 Advanced American Telephones. All Rights Reserved. AT&T and the Globe Design are trademarks of AT&T Corp., licensed to Advanced American Telephones.

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