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Use this guide to install: WGA11B Wireless-B Game Adapter User Guide.
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• Belgique B L ’utilisation en extérieur est autorisé sur le canal 11 (2462 MHz), 12 (2467 MHz), et 13 (2472 MHz). Dans le cas d’une utilisation privée, à l’extérieur d’un bâtiment, au-dessus d’un espace public, aucun enregistr ement n’est nécessaire pour une distance de moins de 300m.
1 Chapter 1: Introduction r The W ireless-B Game Adapter giv es any wired-Ethernet-equipped game con- sole wireless connection capabilities. The Game Adapter can be used in tw o different w a ys.
3 2 The Game Adapter’ s LEDs, sho wn in F igure 2-2, displa y the activity on y our netw ork. Ethernet Gr een. The Ether net LED will light up when data is trans- mitted o v er the Ethernet cable. Wir eless Gr een. The W ireless LED will be lit steadily w hen the Game Adapter is connected to the wired network.
5 4 Figure 3-2 sho ws a wireless bridging scenario using two W ireless-B Game Adapters. Each wireless netw ork is connected to a W ireless-B Game Adapter through a switch. A separate computer is equipped with a wireless PC card and can communicate with both wireless netw orks as long as it has the same SSID and channel as both wireless netw orks.
7 6 The Game Adapter can be set up by clicking the Channel Selector button once and then clicking the button to cycle to the appropriate setting on the LED displa y , as sho wn in F igure 4-3. When pla ying Head-to-Head : Set both Game Adapters to the same chan- nel, 1-11.
9 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-B Game Adapter with the Setup Wizard 1. Insert the Setup CD-ROM into y our PC’ s CD-R OM dri v e. The Setup Utility should run automatically , and the screen in Figure 5-1 should appear . If it does not, click the Start button and choose Run .
11 10 • P assphrase - Instead of manuall y entering a WEP ke y , you can enter a Passphrase, and the WEP K ey will appear in the Key f ield. The Passphrase is case-sensitiv e and should ha v e 16 or fe w er alphanumeric characters. It must match the passphrase of your wireless netw ork and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only .
13 Appendix B: Glossar y 802.11b - One of the IEEE standards for wireless netw orking hardw are. Products that adhere to a specif ic IEEE standard will w ork with each other , ev en if the y are manufactured by dif ferent companies. The 802.11b standard specif ies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.
Infrastructur e Netw or k - An infrastructure netw ork is a group of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter , connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless de vices communicate with each other and to a wired netw ork b y f irst going through an access point.
17 16 the netw ork. TCP is known as a "connection oriented" protocol due to requir- ing the receiv er of a packet to return an ackno wledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet resulting in transmission control.
19 Appendix C: Specifications Standards 802.11b P orts Power , Ethernet Buttons Channel Selector , Reset Cabling Cat 5 UTP LEDs Ethernet, Wireless, Wireless Channel T ransmit P ower 15dBm Security Features WEP WEP k ey bits 64, 128 Dimensions 2.83" x 5.
Appendix E: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the W ireless-b Game Adapter , contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T echnical Support 800-326-7114 RMA (Return Mer chandise A uthorization) Issues www .
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