Instant Wireless® Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter Use this Guide to install: WMP54G User Guide
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Note: Combinations of power levels and antennas resulting in a radiated power level of above 100 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) are considered as not compliant with the above mentioned directive and are not allowed for use within the European community and countries that have adopted the European R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC and/or the CEPT recommendation Rec 70.03. For more details on legal combinations of power levels and antennas, contact Linksys Corporate Compliance.
Instant Wireless® Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter Chapter 1: Introduction The Wireless-G PCI Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions Frequently Asked Questions 25 25 25 Appendix B: Glossary 29 Appendix C: Specifications Environmental 37 38 Appendix D: Warranty Information 39 Appendix E: Contact Information 40 The Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter installs in most desktops and lets you put your computer almost anywhere in the building, without the cost and hassle of running n
Instant Wireless® Series Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless local area network (WLAN) is exactly like a regular local area network (LAN), except that each computer in the WLAN uses a wireless device to connect to the network. Computers in a WLAN share the same frequency channel and SSID, which is an identification name for wireless devices.
Instant Wireless® Series Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G PCI Adapter The PCI Adapter will install into your PC like any PCI adapter and, on the mounting bracket, you will find two distinguishing items: Wireless-G PCI Adapter Chapter 4: Software Installation and Configuration for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Overview ACT LED Green. The ACT LED lights up when the Adapter is powered on.
Instant Wireless® Series Setup Wizard Instructions for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 1. To install the Adapter, click the Install button on the Welcome screen, Figure 4-1. Click User Guide to view the User Guide or click Exit to exit the Setup Wizard. Wireless-G PCI Adapter In the SSID field, enter the SSID of your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the network. The default setting is linksys (all lowercase).
Instant Wireless® Series Network Mode - Select Mixed Mode, and both Wireless-G and WirelessB computers will be allowed on the network, but the speed will be reduced. Select G-Only Mode for maximum speed, but no Wireless-B users will be allowed on the network. 5. The Setup Wizard will ask you to review your settings (as in Figure 4-5) before it starts to copy files. Click the Next button to save these settings, or click the Back button to change any settings.
Instant Wireless® Series Chapter 6: Driver Installation and Configuration for Windows XP Wireless-G PCI Adapter 2. When Windows has finished installing the driver, click the Finish button. Overview After installing the Adapter into your PC, you will install the driver and configure the Adapter. Driver Installation for Windows XP 1. Windows XP will automatically detect the Adapter. Insert the Setup CDROM into the CD-ROM drive and the screen in Figure 6-1 should appear.
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 encryption on your network, the screen in Figure 6-4 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 6-5 4.
Instant Wireless® Series Chapter 7: Using the WLA N Monitor for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Wireless-G PCI Adapter Link Information The Link Information screen displays signal strength and link quality information about the current connection and provides a button to click for additional status information. Overview Ad-Hoc Mode or Infrastructure Mode - The screen indicates whether the Adapter is currently working in ad-hoc or infrastructure mode.
Instant Wireless® Series Wireless Network Status State - The status of the wireless network connection. SSID - The unique name of the wireless network. Wireless Mode - The mode of the wireless network currently in use. Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current connection. Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set. WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature. MAC - The MAC address of the wireless network’s access point.
Instant Wireless® Series Profiles The Profiles screen (Figure 7-6) lets you save different configuration profiles for different network setups. You can also import or export profiles. The default profile holds the initial configuration saved when you ran the Setup Wizard. Wireless-G PCI Adapter Import - Click the Import button to import a profile that has been saved in another location. From the screen that appears (shown in Figure 7-7), select the appropriate file, and click the Open button.
Instant Wireless® Series Creating a New Profile 1. On the Profiles screen, shown in Figure 7-6, click the New button to create a new profile. 2. When the Create connection profile screen appears (Figure 7-9), enter a name for the new profile. Click OK to save the profile name or click Cancel to return to the previous screen. Wireless-G PCI Adapter 4. The Wireless Settings screen (Figure 7-11) will appear. If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 4 now.
Instant Wireless® Series If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Specify the IP address. Enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS appropriate for your network. Enter each address in this format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the x’s represent the numbers that make up each address). You must specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this screen. If you are unsure about the Default Gateway and DNS addresses, then leave these fields alone.
Instant Wireless® Series 7. The Confirm New Settings screen (Figure 7-14) will appear. To save the new settings, click the Yes button. To cancel the settings and return to the Profiles screen, click the No button. To edit the new settings, click the Back button. Wireless-G PCI Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless-G PCI Adapter.
Instant Wireless® Series Can I play computer games with other members of the wireless network? Yes, as long as the game supports multiple players over a LAN (local area network). Refer to the game’s user guide for more information. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard? It is one of the IEEE standards for wireless networks. The 802.11b standard allows wireless networking hardware from different manufacturers to communicate, provided that the hardware complies with the 802.11b standard. The 802.
Instant Wireless® Series an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). The longer the chip, the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered.
Instant Wireless® Series CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance) - In local area networking, this is the CSMA technique that combines slotted time-division multiplexing with carrier sense multiple access/collision detection (CSMA/CD) to avoid having collisions occur a second time. This works best if the time allocated is short compared to packet length and if the number of situations is small.
Instant Wireless® Series Hop - The link between two network nodes. IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - The IEEE describes itself as "the world's largest technical professional society, promoting the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences for the benefit of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the well-being of our members." The IEEE fosters the development of standards that often become national and international standards.
Instant Wireless® Series Passphrase - Used much like a password, a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products. PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) - A peripheral bus commonly used in PCs, Macintoshes and workstations. It was designed primarily by Intel and first appeared on PCs in late 1993. PCI provides a high-speed data path between the CPU and peripheral devices (video, disk, network, etc.).
Instant Wireless® Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the IP (Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of message units (datagram) between network devices over a LAN or WAN. While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data (routing), TCP takes care of keeping track of the individual units of data (called packets) that a message is divided into for efficient delivery over the network.
Instant Wireless® Series Appendix D: Warranty Information Environmental 38 Wireless-G PCI Adapter Dimensions: 4.8" x 8.66" x 0.91" (122 mm x 220 mm x 23 mm) Unit Weight: 4.5 oz. (0.13 kg) Power: 3.3V Certifications: FCC Operating Temp.: 32ºF to 150ºF (0ºC to 65ºC) Storage Temp.
Instant Wireless® Series Appendix E: Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of the Wireless-G PCI Adapter, contact Linksys Technical Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information Technical Support RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) Issues Fax E-mail Web FTP Site 40 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) 800-326-7114 www.linksys.com (or call 949-271-5461) 949-265-6655 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.
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