User manual LINKSYS WPC51AB

[. . . ] Instant Wireless® Series Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter Use this guide to install: WPC51AB 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. [. . . ] If your network has a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP). Click the Next button to continue, or click the Back button to return to the previous screen. If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Specify the IP address. Click the Next button to continue, or click the Back button to return to the previous screen. Then go to Step 5. Figure 7-13 Figure 7-12 24 25 Instant Wireless® Series 5. 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). If you are unsure about the Default Gateway and DNS addresses, then leave these fields alone. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen. Subnet Mask - The Adapter's Subnet Mask must be the same as your wired network's Subnet Mask. Default Gateway - Enter the IP address of your network's Gateway here. DNS - Enter the DNS addresses of your Ethernet (wired) network here. Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 6. If you are configuring the Adapter for a 2. 4GHz, 802. 11b network, then go to Step 7. If you are configuring the Adapter for a 2. 4GHz, 802. 11b network, then go to Step 8. Enable or disable Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for your wireless network. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen. WEP (Disabled/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP) - If you do not want to use WEP encryption, choose Disabled. To use WEP encryption (recommended to increase network security), select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP from the dropdown menu, and enter either a Passphrase or WEP key. Passphrase - Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase, so a WEP key is automatically generated. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This passphrase must match the passphrase of your wireless network and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key(s) manually on those products. ) Key 1 - This WEP key must match the WEP key of your wireless network. [. . . ] 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. SSID (Service Set Identifier) - An identification name that wireless devices use to make connections. 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. [. . . ]