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Instant Wireless Series
Wireless-G
PCI Adapter
Use this Guide to install:
User Guide
WMP54G
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Linksys, All Rights • Increase the separation between the equipment or devices Reserved. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo are registered trademarks of • Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver's Linksys Group, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trade- • Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV tec
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® • Linksys Group déclare que la Instant Wireless Wireless-G PCI Adapter est conforme aux conditions essentielles et aux dispositions relatives à la directive 1999/5/EC, la Table of Contents directive 89/336/EEC, et à la directive 73/23/EEC. • Belgique B L'utilisation en extérieur est autorisé sur le canal 11 (2462 MHz), 12 (2467 MHz), et 13 (2472 MHz). Dans le cas d'une utilisation privée, à l'extérieur d'un bâti- Chapter 1: Introduction 1 ment, au-dessus d'un espace public, aucun enregistreme
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter Chapter 1: Introduction The Wireless-G PCI Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting 26 The Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter installs in most desktops and lets you put Common Problems and Solutions 26 your computer almost anywhere in the building, without the cost and hassle of Frequently Asked Questions 26 running network cables. Now you don't have to drill holes in your walls and climb through the attic or cellar to get connected to the network. Once
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter If the wireless network is relatively small and needs to share resources only Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless with the other computers on the wireless network, then the ad-hoc mode can be used. (See Figure 2-2.) Ad-hoc mode allows computers equipped with wire- less transmitters and receivers to communicate directly with each other, elimi- Network nating the need for an access point. The drawback of this mode is that, in Ad- Hoc mode, wireless-e
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Chapter 4: Hardware and Driver Wireless-G PCI Adapter Installation and Configuration for Windows XP The PCI Adapter will install into your PC like any PCI adapter and, on the mounting bracket, you will find two distinguishing items: Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 users: Go to Chapter 5: Software Installation and Configuration for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000. ACT LED Green. The ACT LED lights up when the Adapter is powered
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter 2. When Windows Driver Installation for Windows XP has finished 1. Windows XP will automatically detect the Adapter. Insert the Setup CD- installing the ROM into the CD-ROM drive and the screen in Figure 4-1 should appear. driver, click the Click the radio button next to Install the software automatically Finish button. (Recommended). Then click the Next button. Figure 4-2 You have now completed the driver installation for the Adapter. To configur
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter 2. The screen that appears will show any available wireless network. Select the network you want. If you have already enabled WEP encryption on your network, skip ahead to step 3. If you have NOT enabled WEP encryp- tion on your network, the screen in Figure 4-4 will appear. Check the box next to Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network, even though it is not secure. Then click the Connect button and continue to step 4. Figure 4-5 4.
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setup Wizard Instructions for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Chapter 5: Software Installation 1. To install the Adapter, click the Install button on the Welcome screen, Figure 5-1. Click User Guide to view the User Guide or click Exit to exit and Configuration for Windows the Setup Wizard. 98SE, Me, and 2000 2. After reading the License Agreement, shown in Figure 5-2, click the Next button to continue the installation, or click the Cancel button
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter In the SSID field, enter the SSID of your wireless network. The SSID must Network Mode - Select Mixed Mode, and both Wireless-G and Wireless- be identical for all devices in the network. The default setting is linksys (all B computers will be allowed on the network, but the speed will be reduced. lowercase). Click the Next button, or click the Back button to return to the Select G-Only Mode for maximum speed, but no Wireless-B users will b
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Chapter 7: Using the WLAN Monitor Chapter 6: Hardware Installation for for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Overview Make sure that you do Chapter 5 and install the software with the Setup Wizard before you install the hardware. Use the WLAN Monitor to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings. 1. Turn off your desktop PC. Accessing
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Wireless Network Status Link Information State - The status of the wireless network connection. The Link Information screen displays signal strength and link quality informa- SSID - The unique name of the wireless network. tion about the current connection and provides a button to click for additional Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use. status information. Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Site Information Profiles Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use. Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set. The Profiles screen (Figure 7-6) lets you save different configuration profiles WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature. for different network setups. You can also import or export profiles. The default MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network’s access point. pr
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Import - Click Creating a New Profile the Import but- ton to import a 1. On the Profiles screen, shown in Figure 7-6, click the New button to create profile that has a new profile. been saved in another location. 2. When the Create connection From the screen profile screen appears (Figure that appears 7-9), enter a name for the new (shown in Figure profile. Click OK to save the 7-7), select the profile name or click Cancel appropriate file, t
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 4. The Wireless Settings screen (Figure 7-11) will appear. If you chose If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 5 now. If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, select Specify the IP address. Enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default the correct operating channel for your network from the Channel drop- Gateway, and DNS appropriate for your network. Enter each address in this down menu. The
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter WEP (Disabled/64 bits WEP/128 bits WEP) - If you do not want to use 7. The Confirm New WEP encryption, choose Disabled. To use WEP encryption (recommended Settings screen to increase network security), select 64 bits or 128 bits WEP from the (Figure 7-14) will drop-down menu, and enter either a Passphrase or WEP key. appear. To save the new settings, click Passphrase - Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a the Yes button. To
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Can I play computer games with other members of the wireless network? Appendix A: Troubleshooting Yes, as long as the game supports multiple players over a LAN (local area net- work). Refer to the game’s user guide for more information. Common Problems and Solutions What is the IEEE 802.11b standard? This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installa- It is one of the IEEE standards for wireless networks. The 802.1
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter To achieve true seamless connectivity, the wireless LAN must incorporate a an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. number of different functions. Each node and access point, for example, must Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern always acknowledge receipt of each message. Each node must maintain contact for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or ch
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance) - In local Appendix B: Glossary area networking, this is the CSMA technique that combines slotted time-divi- sion multiplexing with carrier sense multiple access/collision detection (CSMA/CD) to avoid having collisions occur a second time. This works best if 802.11b - One of the IEEE standards for wireless networking hardware. the time allocated is short compared to packet length and
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Driver - A workstation or server software module that provides an interface Hop - The link between two network nodes. between a network interface card and the upper-layer protocol software running in the computer; it is designed for a specific card, and is installed during the IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - The IEEE initial installation of a network-compatible client or server operating system. describes itself
