Plug&Share™ Wireless PCI Adapter 802.11g / 108 Mbps 6550G Quick Start Guide 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.
Package Contents Quick Start Guide Safety & Warranty Information Plug&Share™ Wireless PCI Adapter 108 Mbps 802.11g CD-ROM Contains installation software, User Manual, Quick Start Guide and Safety & Warranty Information.
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 determined by your IT person at work. ® ® • If you have used an earlier AT&T 802.11b Series adapter (or one by another manufacturer), you must uninstall all drivers and utilities before installing your new adapter.
STEP 2: Install the Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI adapter 1 CAUTION: Turn OFF and UNPLUG computer before opening it. 2 Open the computer cover and locate an empty PCI slot. 3 Remove the slot cover.You’ll have to remove the screw or clip that holds the slot cover in place. 4 Carefully insert the wireless PCI adapter into the PCI slot.You may have to use firm pressure, but do not force the adapter in. If you experience problems installing the PCI adapter, try another slot.
STEP 4: Configure the PCI adapter for your wireless network Check the Utility icon (four vertical bars) next to your computer’s time display. If the bars are green, you are already connected and do not need to run the Wizard (skip to page 7). If the bars are not green within 30 seconds, double-click the Utility icon, then click the Run Wizard button at the next screen. Double-click to run Utility. Number of green bars shows signal strength.
Wizard screen 2 This screen shows the status of your network connection. Your adapter should have found the network associated with the SSID you entered, and automatically set the channel to agree with your wireless 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 wireless network.Test this by visiting the Internet (see next page). You can view or change the adapter setting from the other screens.
Test Internet Access To test Internet access, launch your web browser and enter: www.plugandshare.att.com When you press Enter, the AT&T Plug&Share™ screen should appear. If it does not, see the Troubleshooting section in your User Manual (on CD-ROM). Problems? If this screen does not appear when you test Internet access, or if you see the word Fail in either of the top two fields of the Wizard screen shown on page 6, please see the Troubleshooting section in your User Manual (on CD-ROM).
For customer service, please call 1-877-800-5400 (USA) • 1-866-669-4730 (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. All marks are trademarks of their respective corporations.
