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®
Instant Wireless Series
Wireless-G Game
Adapter
Use this guide to install: WGA54G User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS FCC Caution: Any change or modification to the product not expressly approved by Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Linksys, All Rights Linksys could void the user’s authority to operate the device. Reserved. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo are registered trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trade- FCC Radiation Exposure Statement marks of Microsoft Corporation. All othe
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Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Belgique B L’utilisation en extérieur est autorisé sur le canal 11 (2462 MHz), 12 (2467 MHz), et 13 (2472 MHz). Table of Contents Dans le cas d’une utilisation privée, à l’extérieur d’un bâtiment, au-dessus d’un espace public, aucun enregistrement n’est nécessaire pour une distance de moins de 300m. Pour une distance supérieure à 300m un enregistrement auprès de l’IBPT Chapter 1: Introduction 1 est requise. Pour une utilisation publique à l’extérieur de bâtiments, un
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Chapter 1: Introduction r The Wireless-G Game Adapter Appendix B: Glossary 30 The Wireless-G Game Adapter gives any wired Ethernet-equipped game con- Appendix C: Specifications 35 sole wireless connection capabilities. The Game Adapter can be used in two Environmental 35 different ways. If you have an existing home wireless network and a cable or ® DSL Internet connection, the Game Adapter lets your PlayStation 2, Xbox™ Appendix D: Warranty
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge The Wireless-G Game Adapter’s LEDs Chapter 2: Getting to Know the The Game Adapter’s LEDs display the activity on your network. Wireless-G Game Adapter Power Green. The Power LED will The Wireless-G Game Adapter’s Back Panel light up when the Game The Back Panel is where you’ll connect the Game Adapter is powered on. Adapter and find the Reset button. Ethernet Green. The EthernetLED Reset The Reset button resets the Game will be lit steadily w
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Chapter 3: Planning Your Wireless Network Note: The Game Adapter can be used right out of the box if you are only using it to play head-to-head with another game console. Just plug it in and play. But if you are connecting it to a wireless network, or using it to play over the Internet, you must configure it with your wireless network. Refer to “Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless-G Game Adapter for Network Play” for more information. Network T
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Chapter 4: Fast Setup for Head-to- Chapter 5: Setting Up the Head Play Wireless-G Game Adapter for Note: These directions are provided for gamers Network Play playing Head-to-Head with no setting changes. If you wish to change the Game Adapter’s set- Connecting the Game Adapter to Your PC tings to match those of your wireless network, you should follow the directions provided in 1. Plug the included Ethernet network cable into the Game “Chapte
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge When the Game Adapter is located, you will be Starting the Setup Wizard from Your PC asked to enter your network password. Type the Next, you will configure the Wireless-G Game Adapter with your PC. The password in the field, as shown in Figure 5-5, Setup Wizard will guide you through all the steps necessary. and click Enter. 1. Insert the Setup CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The Setup Utility should run automatically, and the screen in F
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge 2. From the next screen, shown in Figure 5-7, select a radio button next to the 4. Now that the Easy selections. When setting up Adapter 1, chose the radio button beside settings have Adapter 1. When setting up Adapter 2, chose the radio button beside been verified, Adapter 2. When selecting Adapter 2, the Game Adapter’s IP Address will Easy Setup is change as not to conflict with Adapter 1. complete. After making your selection, click Next. F
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge 2. From the next screen, shown in Figure 5-11, select a radio button next to the 4. From the next screen, shown in Figure 5-13, enter the IP Settings unique to Advanced (Manual Configuration) selection. Then, click Next to contin- your network. Then, click Next to continue or Back to return to the previ- ue. ous screen. IP Address - This IP address must be unique to your network. IP Mask - The Game Adapter’s IP Mask (also known as Subnet
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge 6. The following 2. The Basic Settings screen will now appear, shown in Figure 5-17. Enter screen (shown your wireless network’s SSID and select the level of WEP Encryption you in Figure 5-15) wish to apply to your network transmissions. Then, click Next to continue confirms that or Back to return to the previous screen. Advanced Setup is complete. SSID - The SSID is the unique name shared among all devices in your wire- less network. The S
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge You can also enter the WEP Key manually in the Key field. If you are using 5. Confirm your changes to the Game Adapter’s settings from the following 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadeci- screen, shown in Figure 5-20. Then, click Yes to accept these settings. mal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exact- ly 26 hexadeci- mal characters. Valid hexadeci- mal charac
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Connecting the Game Adapter to Your Game Console Chapter 6: Using the Wireless-G Now that the Game Adapter is configured properly, as shown in the previous three sections, you can connect to Game Adapter’s Web-based Utility your game console and start gaming. Overview 1. Plug the included Ethernet network cable into the Game The Game Adapter is designed to function properly after configuration using Adapter’s LAN port, as shown in Figure 5-22.
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge 2. The Setup screen will appear, shown in Figure 6-2. Setup The Setup screen, shown in Figure 6-2, lets you configure the Game Adapter’s wireless network settings. Note: You may have to refresh this page to see any new settings. • Firmware - The version number of the Game Adapter’s firmware is dis- played here. Firmware should be upgraded ONLY if you experience prob- lems with the Game Adapter. Firmware updates are posted at www.linksys.com.
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses 64-bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption secu- rity for every data transmission. To decode a data transmission, each device in a network must use an identical WEP key. Higher encryption levels offer higher levels of security, but due to the complexity of the encryption, they may
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Keys 1-4 - If you are not using a Passphrase, then you can enter one or more WEP keys manually. In each key field, manually enter a set of values. (Do not leave a key field blank, and do not enter all zeroes. These are not valid key values.) If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then each key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then each key must consist of exactly 26 hexade
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Mode. Select Mixed and both Wireless-G and Wireless-B computers will Help be allowed on the network, but the speed will be reduced. Select G-Only for maximum speed, but no Wireless-B users will be allowed on the net- The Help screen offers links to all of the help information for the Web-based work. Utility’s screens and this User Guide. All information is read-only. Authentication - The default setting is Open. The choices are Open and Sh
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge 6. After I make changes through the Web-based Utility, the new settings aren’t dis- Appendix A: Troubleshooting played on-screen. Click the Refresh button of your web browser. If the new settings aren’t dis- played, then unplug the power adapter from the Game Adapter. Plug the Common Problems and Solutions power adapter back in, and then click the Refresh button again. This section provides solutions to potential problems regarding the install
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network. Using the Internet's set of Appendix B: Glossary protocol, each machine that can connect to the Internet needs a unique IP address. When an organization sets up its computer users with a connection to the Internet, an IP address must be assigned to each machine. Without DHCP, 802.11b - One of the IEEE standards for wireless networking hardware. the IP address must be entered manually at eac
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® Instant Wireless Series Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Firmware - Code that is written onto read-only memory (ROM) or program- Network - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video and/or data mable read-only memory (PROM). Once firmware has been written onto the between users. ROM or PROM, it is retained even when the device is turned off. OFDM - Developed for wireless applications, Orthogonal Frequency Division Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompat
