User manual LINKSYS WMP11

[. . . ] Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless PCI Card Use this guide to install: WMP11 ver. 2. 7 User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. 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. [. . . ] Then click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen. To use WEP encryption, select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP from the drop-down menu (recommended). Enter the passphrase of your wireless network in the Passphrase field, or enter the WEP key of your wireless network in the Key 1 field. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen. Passphrase - This passphrase must match the passphrase of your wireless network. This is the code used when logging a wireless device onto the wireless network. The passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. Based upon the passphrase created by you, WEP key settings are automatically generated. This passphrase is compatible only with other Linksys wireless products. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length. Valid hexadecimal characters are "0" to "9" and "A" to "F". 29 28 Instant WirelessTM Series 9. To cancel the settings and return to the Profiles screen, click the No button. To edit the new settings, click the Back button. Wireless PCI Card Using the Expert Mode 1. Click Activate new settings now to implement the new settings immediately and return to the Link Information screen. Click Activate new settings later to keep the current settings active and return to the Profiles screen. Figure 7-20 3. Configure the basic network type and wireless connection setting on this screen. Network Type Infrastructure Mode - Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired network using a wireless access point. Click the Power-Saving Mode button if you want the Card to enter sleep mode when the wireless connection is inactive. Ad-Hoc Mode - Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button if you want multiple wireless computers to communicate directly with each other. Figure 7-18 You have successfully created a connection profile. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor. 30 31 Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless PCI Card 4. Click the Network Setting button, and the Profile - Network Setting screen will appear. [. . . ] In order for wireless devices to communicate, they must all be set to the same channel and they all must use the same SSID. For instance, if you are using an access point to connect two computers using wireless devices, the access point and each of the wireless devices must use the same SSID. Even if they are set to the same channel, they cannot communicate unless the SSID is the same. Static IP Address - A permanent IP address that is assigned to a node in a TCP/IP network. [. . . ]