User manual LINKSYS WGA54G

[. . . ] Instant Wireless® Series Wireless-G Game Adapter Use this guide to install: WGA54G User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo are registered trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. [. . . ] Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in your wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (linksys) to a name of your choice. Network Type - Choose the Game Adapter's wireless operating mode here. Keep the default setting, Infrastructure, if you want your wirelessequipped device to communicate with computers and other devices on your wired network using a wireless access point. Select Ad-Hoc button if you want multiple wireless-equipped devices to communicate directly with each other, such as when playing head-to-head. If you chose Ad-Hoc mode, then select the correct operating channel for your network in the Channel drop-down menu. The channel you choose should match the channel set on the other devices in your wireless network. · · · Figure 7-2 The Utility provides a convenient, web-browser-based way to alter the Game Adapter's settings. It offers five main tabs: · · Setup - Enables you to configure the IP address and wireless settings. Advanced - Lets you change the advanced wired and wireless settings, clone a MAC address onto the Game Adapter, change the password, and restore default settings. Help - Provides explanations of various configuration settings and links to online technical support resources. · WEP - To enable WEP encryption, click the Enable radio button. To disable WEP encryption, keep the default, Disable. · 20 21 Instant Wireless® Series 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 security 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 decrease network performance. This information includes SSID, MAC Address, Channel, Signal Strength (as a percentage), and Mode. Mode - The type of wireless standard, network mode, and status of WEP encryption. Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge · · · · Figure 7-3 Note: You may have to refresh this page to see any new settings. · Default Transmit Key - Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the Game Adapter sends data. WEP Encryption - In order to use WEP encryption, select 64-Bit (10 hex digits) or 128-Bit (26 hex digits) from the drop-down menu. Passphrase - Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. (The Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. [. . . ] Roaming - In an infrastructure mode wireless network, this refers to the ability to move out of one access point's range and into another and transparently reassociate and reauthenticate to the new access point. This reassociation and reauthentication should occur without user intervention and ideally without interruption to network connectivity. A typical scenario would be a location with multiple access points, where users can physically relocate from one area to another and easily maintain connectivity. A series of instructions that performs a particular task is called a "program. " The two major categories of software are 33 32 Instant Wireless® Series "system software" and "application software. " System software is made up of control programs such as the operating system and database management system (DBMS). [. . . ]