Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Use this guide to install: WMP55AG ver. 1.
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Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing the Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter. With this Adapter, your wireless networking experience will be faster and easier than ever. The Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter lets your PC communicate with all three wireless network standards. With one PCI Adapter, you can connect to Wireless-A (802.11a), Wireless-G (802.11g) and Wireless-B (802.11b) networks.
This appendix supplies the Adapter’s regulatory information. • Appendix H: Contact Information This appendix provides contact information for a variety of Linksys resources, including Technical Support. Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless network is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter. Computers in a wireless network must be configured to share the same radio channel.
Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter The LED Indicators The Adapter's LEDs display information about network activity. ACT Green. The ACT LED lights up when the Adapter has an active connection. It flashes when data is transmitted or received. Chapter 4: Software Installation and Configuration The Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure.
button if you will connect to both 802.11a and 802.11g networks. Click the 5GHz radio button if you will connect only to 802.11a networks. Click the 2.4GHz radio button if you will connect only to 802.11g or 802.11b networks. Click the Next button. 4. The Setup Wizard will ask you to choose a wireless mode. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want your wireless computers to network with computers on your wired network using a wireless access point.
Chapter 6: Using the WLAN Monitor Use the WLAN Monitor to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings. Accessing the WLAN Monitor After installing the Adapter, the Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter WLAN Monitor icon will appear in your system tray. Double-click the icon. The Link Information screen will appear.
Network Settings The Networks Settings screen provides information on your current network settings. Status - The status of the wireless network connection. SSID - The SSID of the wireless network. Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set. Security - The status of the security feature. Network Type - The wireless mode currently in use, Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. IP Address - The IP Address of the Adapter. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask of the Adapter.
transfer rate possible at any given time. Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set. (Auto indicates that the Adapter will use the channel setting of the network’s access point.) WEP - The status of the encryption security feature. Connect - To connect to a wireless network using a specific profile, select the profile, and click the Connect button. Edit - Select a profile, and click the Edit button to change an existing profile. New - Click the New button to create a new profile.
from the drop-down menu. Click the Next button, and go to Step 6. Click the Back button to change any settings. Channel - The channel you choose should match the channel set on the other devices in your wireless network. If you are unsure about which channel to use, select Auto, which enables the Adapter to match the channel setting of the strongest wireless signal it detects. Network Mode (available for 802.
case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This pass phrase must match the pass phrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.) Transmit Key - The default transmit key number is 1. If your network’s access point or wireless router uses transmit key number 2, 3, or 4, select the appropriate number from the Transmit Key drop-down box.
LEAP If you selected LEAP, then the LEAP setting screen will appear. Login Name - Enter the Login name of your wireless network in the Login Name field. Password - Enter the password of your wireless network in the Password field. Click the Next button to continue, and then go to step 8. Click the Back button to return to the previous screen. 8. The Confirm New Settings screen will appear next, showing the new settings. To save the new settings, click the Yes button.
The 802.11b standard states a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? It is one of the IEEE standards for wireless networks. The 802.11g standard allows wireless networking hardware from different manufacturers to communicate, provided that the hardware complies with the 802.11g standard. The 802.11g standard states a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz. What IEEE 802.
to maintain a single logical channel. To 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.
use. Change your SSID regularly so that any hackers who have gained access to your wireless network will have to start from the beginning in trying to break in. MAC Addresses. Enable MAC Address filtering. MAC Address filtering will allow you to provide access to only those wireless nodes with certain MAC Addresses. This makes it harder for a hacker to access your network with a random MAC Address. WEP Encryption.
802.11b - An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz. 802.11g - An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with 802.11b devices. Access Point - Device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. Also used to expand the range of a wireless network.
mutual authentication method that uses a combination of digital certificates and another system, such as passwords. EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security) - A mutual authentication method that uses digital certificates. Encryption - Encoding data to prevent it from being read by unauthorized people. Ethernet - An IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common transmission medium.
802.11g, and powerline networking. Packet - A unit of data sent over a network. Passphrase - Used much like a password, a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products. Ping (Packet INternet Groper) - An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IP address is online. POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) - A standard protocol used to retrieve e-mail stored on a mail server. Port - 1.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data that is sent. Upgrade - To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. Upload - To transmit a file over a network. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - The address of a file located on the Internet. VPN (Virtual Private Network) - A security measure to protect data as it leaves one network and goes to another over the Internet.
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Linksys declares that the Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter conforms to the specifications listed below, following the provisions of the European R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC: EN 301 489-1, 301 489-17 General EMC requirements for Radio equipment. EN 609 50 Safety EN 300-328-1, EN 300-328-2 Technical requirements for Radio equipment. Caution: This equipment is intended to be used in all EU and EFTA countries. Outdoor use may be restricted to certain frequencies and/or may require a license for operation.
