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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.

Plug&Share

™

Wireless Notebook Adapter
802.11g / 108 Mbps

6750G

User Manual

Summary of Contents for Plug&Share 6750G

Page 1: ... 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 Plug Share Wireless Notebook Adapter 802 11g 108 Mbps 6750G User Manual ...

Page 2: ...11 File print sharing for Windows XP 12 File print sharing for Windows 2000 19 File print sharing for Windows Me and 98 SE 25 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 GLOSSARY 33 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 38 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 38 Before you begin If you have a Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating system and you are installing this adapter on a PC you use at work you must have Administrator Rights This is normally dete...

Page 3: ...M Contains installation software and printable versions of this User Manual Quick Start Guide and Safety Warranty Information Quick Start Guide Safety Warranty Information System Requirements You must have a notebook computer with the following applications hardware Windows 98 SE Me 2000 or XP Type II PCMCIA card slot Intel Pentium II or higher 64 MB of RAM CD ROM drive 5 MB of available hard disk...

Page 4: ... the software has been correctly installed 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 STEP 2 Insert the Notebook Adapter With the card label up insert the card into the notebook computer PCMCIA slot STEP 3 Recognize the Hardware Dep...

Page 5: ...ve i e cat and Cat are not the same All wireless adapters on your network must use the same SSID as your wireless router and or access point WEP Encryption WEP is a form of encryption If you click On to enable encryption in your wireless adapter you must turn on WEP in your router and make sure all devices use the same settings Click Apply to save your settings and display Wizard screen 2 see next...

Page 6: ...omatically set the channel to agree with your wire less router and or access point If you see Pass in the top two fields on this screen you are ready to close this window and begin using your wire less network Test this by visiting the Internet see below You can view or change the adapter setting from the other screens Just click on the tabs in the blue menu bar at the top of this screen Wizard Li...

Page 7: ...adapter SSID The Service Set Identifier of the network This is the setting given to the access point or router TX Rate The current transmission speed setting Channel The current channel setting of the wireless network 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 cur...

Page 8: ... on your wireless adapter to find out which channels are being used by other wireless networks nearby If other networks use the same channel or an adja cent one change yours to one as far away as possible from the others in use For example if other networks use channels 6 9 and 11 try changing yours to channel 1 TX Rate If you use an AT T Plug Share router set the TX transmission rate to Auto If y...

Page 9: ...of security Phrase Key Enter a security phrase If you choose the Hex Key Format see below you must use hexadeci mal digits 0 9 a f If you choose the ASCII Key Format you can use letters numbers spaces and punctuation marks For the ASCII Key Format you must enter five characters for 64 bit 13 characters for 128 bit or 16 charac ters for 152 bit encryption Whichever format you use the security phras...

Page 10: ...trator for advice before selecting this option WPA Personal Security WiFi Protected Access Preshared Key Select this option for the highest level of security protection in a home home office or small business environment Passphrase Enter a security phrase at least eight characters long The phrase you enter must match the one set for your wireless router or access point Remember that security phras...

Page 11: ...ble clicking the Utility icon 4 vertical bars next to your computer s time display Use the tabs in the blue bar at the top of the screen to display the Wizard Link Info Configuration Security or Site Survey screens Configuring Windows for File and Printer Sharing Some configuration of Windows is necessary to make full use of your wireless network This will take a few minutes but it is a one time p...

Page 12: ...nternet Connections Step 3 Click Network Connections Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE Caution Before making any changes to your networking settings please review this section carefully 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 proce...

Page 13: ...ppears in this list and check it if it is unchecked If you do not see it in the list click the Install button and follow directions to install File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Click OK when File and Printer Sharing is installed and checked Step 4 Click Wireless Network Connection Step 5 Click the Properties button Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE ...

Page 14: ...top 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 have a different name Enter a workgroup name All computers must use the same workgroup It may be easiest to use the default name Workgroup Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE ...

Page 15: ...et work each time you restart Windows Step 11 To verify that configuration is complete double click the My Computer icon on your desktop then double click My Network Places In the next window displayed you should see the names of all network computers If any computers do not appear you will have to follow the steps in this section on each computer to configure them for network sharing Make sure ea...

Page 16: ... right mouse button Scroll down to select Sharing NOTE If your printer is not listed in this window double click Add a Printer then follow the instructions to set up your printer for use Step 3 Click the Share this printer button then enter a unique name for this printer To continue click the Additional Drivers button Step 4 Check boxes for all operating systems that will use this printer Click OK...

Page 17: ...select Sharing and Security NOTE This will allow others access to all files on this computer To restrict access to certain folders double click on the disk highlight a folder you want to share then follow steps 2 3 Step 3 Check the Share this folder on the Network box then enter a unique name for the drive or folder you want to share NOTE To protect your files with higher levels of security please...

Page 18: ...Double click the My Network Places icon on your desktop Step 2 Double click View Workgroup Computers to see a list of all computers connected to your network Step 3 Double click any icon to see a list of all shared folders on that computer Step 4 Double click any folder for access to any file in that folder Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE ...

Page 19: ...eck it if it is unchecked If you do not see it in the list click the Install button and follow directions to install File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Click OK when File and Printer Sharing is installed and checked Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE Caution Before making any changes to your networking settings please review this section carefully Failure to follow these instruc...

Page 20: ...ngs 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 different name Enter a workgroup name All computers must use the same workgroup It may be easiest to use the default name Workgroup Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE ...

Page 21: ...work each time you restart Windows Step 10 To verify that configuration is complete double click the My Network Places icon on your desktop then double click Computers Near Me In the next window displayed you should see the names of all network computers If any computers do not appear you will have to follow the steps in this section on each computer to configure them for network sharing Make sure...

Page 22: ... then follow the instructions to set up your printer for use Step 3 Click the Shared As button then enter a unique name for this printer To continue click on the Security tab at the top of this window Step 4 At this screen you can set permissions for each user of the printer Unless you have special needs for security it may be easiest to check Allow for all permissions and all user names listed NO...

Page 23: ...restrict access to certain folders double click on the disk highlight a folder you want to share then follow steps 2 4 Step 3 Click the Share this folder button then enter a unique name for the drive or folder you want to share To continue click the Permissions button Step 4 At this screen you can set permissions for each user of shared documents Unless you have special needs for security it may b...

Page 24: ...ep 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 icon to see a list of all shared folders on that computer Step 4 Double click any folder for access to any file in that folder Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE ...

Page 25: ...for Microsoft Networks Step 4 Click the Identification tab at the top of this screen then enter a unique name to identify your computer Each computer must have a different name Enter a workgroup name All computers must use the same workgroup It may be easiest to use the default name Workgroup Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE Caution Before making any changes to your networking settings ple...

Page 26: ...rint Sharing button Step 7 Check the first option I want to be able to give others access to my files Check the second option if you want to share a printer connected to this computer Click OK when finished Step 8 When configuration is complete you must re start Windows When Windows restarts you will be prompted to enter a user name and password Be sure to record these in a safe place You will be ...

Page 27: ...borhood icon on your desktop In the next window displayed you should see the names of all network computers If any computers do not appear you will have to follow the steps in this section on each computer to configure them for network sharing Make sure each computer is assigned a different name and all share the same Workgroup name you entered at Step 4 Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE ...

Page 28: ... to select Sharing NOTE If your printer is not listed in this window double click Add Printer then follow the instructions to set up your printer for use Step 3 Click the Shared As button then enter a unique name for this printer To help you identify this printer you can enter a description in the Comment box To restrict access to this printer you can enter a password please refer to instructions ...

Page 29: ...ll allow others access to all files on this computer To restrict access to certain folders double click on the disk highlight a folder you want to share then follow steps 2 3 Step 3 Click the Shared As button then enter a unique name for the drive or folder you want to share To help you identify this shared resource you can enter a description in the Comment box Access Type options allow you to re...

Page 30: ...s 6750G 30 To 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 any folder for access to any file in that folder Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me 98 SE ...

Page 31: ...ected to the Internet try rebooting the computer in which the adapter is installed Check the communication between the adapter and the router If you are using an AT T Plug Share router open your Internet browser on the computer that has the adapter installed Enter ATT Router or http 192 168 0 1 in the address line If you see the router page there may be a problem with your network settings See nex...

Page 32: ...ch may allow you to connect to the Internet If your computer is new it may not have an IP address which is required for Internet access If you do not need a static IP address for some special purpose you can set your computer to automatically detect the IP settings see steps 1 6 below If your network uses static IP addresses you should not follow the procedure below You will have to enter the IP a...

Page 33: ...s a part of an network that is located between a secure LAN and an insecure WAN DMZs provide a way for some clients to have unrestricted access to the Internet DNS DNS stands for Domain Name System DNS converts domain names to the IP addresses that all machines on the Internet have It translates from name to address and from address to name Domain Name The domain name is the readable version of an...

Page 34: ...ms ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network private lines or other means LAN LANs Local Area Networks are networks that serve users within specific geographical areas such as your home or in a company building LANs consist of a group of computers and related devices that share a common communication link wired and or wireless A LAN allows you to share data and resources among the devices on the LA...

Page 35: ...ol A protocol is a rule that governs the communica tion of data Radius Server RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial in User Service Server must be configured to properly authenticate client devices for access to the net work The IP address and port number are based on the configuration of the RADIUS server in your enterprise network The shared secret is a pass word that is used to identify the client ...

Page 36: ...ion Control Protocol is the transport protocol in TCP IP that ensures messages over the network are transmitted accurately and completely TCP IP TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is the main Internet communications protocol suite TCP ensures that data is com pletely sent and received at the other end The IP component of TCP IP provides data routability meaning that data packet...

Page 37: ...s a small area such as a company building WPA WPA WiFi Protected Access is an enhanced security specification to increase the level of access control and data protection for wireless data networks WPA authentication requires that an authentication server authenticate all client adapters before being allowed access to a wire less network This authentication mode is designed for enterprise applicati...

Page 38: ...ange Indoors Up to 300 feet 100m Outdoors Up to 980 feet 300m Power Management Automatic to reduce battery usage Power Consumption Receive mode 185mA Doze mode 9mA Transmit mode 285mA Transmitter Output Power 15dBm 2dB Internal Antenna Type Diversity Over Driving Levels Tolerates up to 17dBm at the Antenna LEDs Power TX RX Operating Climate Range Temperature 32 to 131 F 0 to 55 C Humidity 32 to 90...

Page 39: ... 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 All marks are trademarks of their respective corporations PMGU006750G 01 ...

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