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Summary of Contents for XBOX MN-740
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Page 3: Important Safety Information
General Electrical Precautions As with many other electrical devices, failure to take the following precautions can result in serious injury from electric shock, or fi re, or damage to the Xbox Wireless Adapter. Avoid damaging the power cord. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where it exits from the apparatus. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Understanding Wireless Transmission Standards .........7 Making Your Wireless Transmissions More Secure ........8 3 | Troubleshooting: Need Help? ..................9 Nothing happens when I insert the Xbox Wireless Adapter Setup disc in the disc tray....................9 My Xbox console doesn’t recognize the wireless adapter......9 Setup does not detect my wireless network...........9... - Page 6 Technical Specifi cations ................15 System Requirements................... 16 LIMITED WARRANTY ..................17 GARANTIE LIMITÉE..................19 Glossary ....................... 21 iv Microsoft Broadband Networking Xbox Wireless Adapter User’s Guide...
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Page 7: Introduction: Your Xbox Wireless Adapter
® Wireless Adapter. You can use your adapter to add an Xbox video game system to an existing wireless network that has a wireless router, base station, or gateway. You can also use your adapter to connect two Xbox consoles wirelessly for System Link play. -
Page 8: About The Adapter
Restore button To Xbox Ethernet port The back of the adapter has a Restore button, a To Xbox port for the Ethernet cable, and a Power port. Note If the provided Ethernet cable does not meet your needs, you can use any other Ethernet cable (either the “straight-through”... -
Page 9: Resetting The Adapter
fi rmware or resetting Wireless Radio enabled Radio disabled Data being sent or received wirelessly Xbox Xbox console turned Xbox console turned Data being sent or on and connected off or not connected received over Ethernet connection *If the Power light continues to blink after you attempt to update the adapter fi... -
Page 10: Restoring Factory Default Settings
After you restore your adapter, you will need to reconfi gure the adapter settings. You can do this from the Wireless Settings screen of the Xbox Dashboard on your Xbox console. To restore the adapter to factory default settings Use a pointed object to press and release the Restore button on the back of the adapter. -
Page 11: Network Basics: About Wireless Networking
Internet connection will be shared among computers and devices. In an infrastructure network, for example, a computer on the network can access email while an Xbox console accesses the Xbox Live™ online game service. The following illustration shows an example of an infrastructure network. -
Page 12: Placement Of Wireless Components
For example, you might use your adapter to connect to an infrastructure network at home most of the time (for Xbox Live play), but occasionally, you might use your adapter to set up a temporary ad hoc network for System Link play with a friend. -
Page 13: Understanding Wireless Transmission Standards
5-GHz band. The drawback is that it is more susceptible to interference from other devices, such as 2.4-GHz cordless telephones. Because 802.11b and 802.11g use the same radio frequency band, your Xbox wireless adapter is compatible with 802.11b devices. However, when you transfer data between 802.11b and 802.11g devices, the connection speed is limited to... -
Page 14: Making Your Wireless Transmissions More Secure
If you have a router, base station, or gateway, place it toward the center of your home. This decreases the strength of the signal outside your home. Enable wireless security on your wireless network. Your Xbox wireless adapter supports 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security. We recommend using the highest level of security supported by your other wireless networking devices. -
Page 15: Troubleshooting: Need Help
Note For help with a game that supports System Link play, see the game’s Web site or documentation. For help with Xbox Live™, see the Xbox Live Web site at www.xbox.com/LIVE/Support.htm. Nothing happens when I insert the Xbox Wireless Adapter Setup disc in the disc tray. -
Page 16: I Can't Save My Wireless Settings Or Password On My Adapter
Infrastructure on the Wireless Settings screen. If you are connecting two Xbox consoles for System Link play, make sure that the network mode is listed as Ad hoc 802.11 b/g. Your Xbox wireless adapter must use the same network name (SSID) and wireless security information (WEP key) as your wireless network. -
Page 17: The Signal Strength Is Listed As "Very Low" Or "Low
Check for range issues. You might be out of range of your wireless network. Place your Xbox console in the same room as your wireless router or second Xbox console, and try again. Check for interference issues. Your wireless connection might be getting interference from other wireless devices. -
Page 18: My Xbox Live Games Are Running Slowly
10 seconds, and then plug it in or turn it on. When the status lights indicate that the router is ready, try connecting to Xbox Live again. Update your router fi rmware. Firmware is the software that is built into your router to provide network functions. -
Page 19: Reference
Web site also contains articles about using our products and instructions for downloading the most recent updates. Technical Support Options Product Name: Microsoft Broadband Networking Xbox Wireless Adapter (MN-740) Support Info For all of our support offerings, visit http://support.microsoft.com Online: In Canada, visit www.microsoft.ca/support... -
Page 20: Regulatory Information
Relocate the antenna of the other radio-communications device (for example AM/FM Radios, televisions, baby monitors, cordless phones, etc.) until the interference stops. Move the Xbox Adapter farther away from the radio or TV, or move it to one side or the other of the radio or TV. -
Page 21: Technical Specifi Cations
1-11 United States, Canada Approved for use only in the United States and Canada. Wireless Security Off, 64-bit, and 128-bit (WEP) Indicators Xbox: Link/Activity LED for Ethernet port Wireless: Link/Activity LED Power: Power/Reset dual-color LED Operating 0 to +35 deg C Temperature... -
Page 22: System Requirements
Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station (or other Wi-Fi access point) or a second Xbox Wireless Adapter for Xbox System Link play. Xbox video game system with available Ethernet port to set up the Xbox Wireless Adapter. After the adapter is confi gured you can use it on any Ethernet-enabled device. -
Page 23: Limited Warranty
F. BENEFICIARY. To the extent allowed by applicable law, the Limited Warranty is only made to You, the fi rst user of the Xbox Wireless Adapter, and there are no third party benefi ciaries of the Limited Warranty. It is not intended for and does not apply to anyone else (except as required by law), including anyone to whom You make any transfer of the Xbox Wireless Adapter. - Page 24 H. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS The software included with the Xbox Wireless Adapter is licensed to you, not sold. You are licensed to use such software only for use with the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Adapter, and you may not reverse engineer the software, except as expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
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Page 25: Garantie Limitée
B. RECOURS EXCLUSIF. Au cours de la période de garantie et sous réserve des lois applicables, et à la condition que vous apportiez l’adaptateur sans fi l Xbox à l’endroit où vous l’avez acheté ou que vous le retourniez à Microsoft accompagné d’une copie de votre reçu ou d’une preuve d’achat authentique, Microsoft devra, à... - Page 26 York, dans la province d’Ontario. Si vous avez acquis l’adaptateur sans fi l Xbox dans un autre pays que ceux qui sont indiqués ci-dessus, les lois du pays en question pourraient s’appliquer.
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Page 27: Glossary
See “router.” bridge A networking device that exchanges data from one segment of a network to another. The Xbox wireless adapter can be called a bridge because it exchanges data between an Ethernet segment and a wireless segment. - Page 28 Ethernet cables, straight-through and crossover, that differ in how the connectors on each end of the cable are wired. Ethernet cables can support speeds of 10 megabits per second (Mbps), 100 Mbps, and higher. 22 Microsoft Broadband Networking Xbox Wireless Adapter User’s Guide...
- Page 29 See “router.” hexadecimal A numbering system that uses the digits 0-9 plus the letters A-F. The WEP key for your Xbox Wireless Adapter can be hexadecimal. host name The DNS name of a device on a network, a name such as www.microsoft.com.
- Page 30 (such as a monitor, modem, or printer). (2) A software channel for network communications. When a client computer communicates through a network with a server, it sends its request over a certain numbered channel, called a “port.” 24 Microsoft Broadband Networking Xbox Wireless Adapter User’s Guide...
- Page 31 port forwarding When a router, base station, or gateway passes information between your network and the Internet, it fi lters the information based on which software (virtual) ports are being used and how those ports are confi gured. For example, Internet (HTTP) communication, by default, travels over port 80.
- Page 32 An online gaming service that lets you play multiplayer Xbox games on the Internet by using high-speed Internet access (cable or DSL). To use Xbox Live, you need a subscription to Xbox Live and an Xbox game that is online-enabled.
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