2Wire 802.11g User Manual

802.11g USB Wireless Adapter

Installation Guide

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5100-000476-000 Rev A 08/2007

Wireless USB Adapter and Driver Installation

2Wire’s 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter is a wireless networking device that is connected to a USB port on your computer using a USB cable. Wireless networking provides the same connectivity as Ethernet without the wires. Expanding or redesigning your network is easy, and unlike cabled Ethernet, the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter allows users to roam throughout the home or office while remaining connected to the local area network (LAN).

Windows Vista

These instructions describe the procedure to install the adapter and driver for the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter under Microsoft Windows Vista, and to run a

wireless configuration program to configure your 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter to work with the 2Wire gateway.

Note: The driver software available for download is for new

installations only. If you have already used the driver software supplied on the CD to set up your 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter, do not re-install the driver software.

Follow these steps to complete the adapter installation:

Step 1 - Install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter.

Step 2 - Install the adapter driver from your 2Wire Wireless Installation CD.

Step 3 - Configure the Wireless Manager.

The following sections give you detailed instructions for completing each step.

Step 1: Install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter

The supplied USB cable has a different type of USB connector on each end.

Series A connector. The Series A USB connector plugs into the USB port on your computer.

Mini Series B connector. The Series B USB connector plugs into a

USB device.

To install the 2Wire 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter, simply connect the adapter to an available USB port on your computer using the supplied USB cable.

Step 2: Installing the Driver

1. Insert the CD into your computer and wait for the installer to load.

2. You may see a User Account Control

dialog box, where you must click Allow I trust this program in order to proceed

with the installation.

3. The Install Wireless Adapter Products

main menu will display on your screen.

4. Click the Install USB Driver button.

The Install USB Driver menu displays.

5. Choose and click Windows Vista

Driver. A separate 2Wire WLAN Driver

InstallShield Wizard window opens to prepare installation setup.

Note: The 2Wire Wireless

Manager utility is not installed on computer systems running Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit.

6. Click OK to continue. The 2Wire

Wireless LAN USB Driver Welcome window opens.

7. Click Next to continue. The 2Wire

Wireless LAN USB Driver - Ready to Install the Program window opens.

8. Click Install to begin the

installation. The InstallShield Wizard will install the driver software.

9. Once the driver has been installed, a new window for the 2Wire Wireless

Manager Setup will open automatically.

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