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Instant Wireless TM Series Use this guide to install: WPG11 User Guide Wireless Presentation Gateway.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless is a trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors.
Chapter 1: Introduction r Whether you’ re gi ving presentations in the conference room or the board room, the Instant W ireless™ W ireless Presentation Gatew ay brings y ou the conv en- ience and reliability of wireless netw orking! Not only are wires no longer a problem but neither is location.
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Wireless Presentation Gateway Reset T o reset the W ireless Presentation Gate wa y to its fac- tory def ault settings, hold the Reset button in for about ten seconds.
Wireless Presentation Gateway Chapter 3: Connecting the Wireless Presentation Gateway 1. Connect the serial cable, connected to y our monitor or projector, to the W ireless Presentation Gatew a y’ s “T O Monitor/Projector” console port. 2. Plug the supplied po wer adapter into the jack on the W ireless Presentation Gatew a y’ s back panel.
Wireless Presentation Gateway Click the Install tab on the autorun screen (as sho wn in Figure 4-1) and y ou will begin the installation proce- dure, bringing up a screen like that sho wn in Figure 4- 2. Click the Next button to continue the installation pro- cedure.
Wireless Presentation Gateway The follo wing screen, shown in F igure 4-7, will allow y ou to select which W ireless Presentation Gatew a y you will be using. If no W ireless Presentation Gatew a y is found , a screen will appear with instructions on how to manuall y detect the W ireless Presentation Gatew a y .
Wireless Presentation Gateway 11 Instant Wireless TM Series The next screen, sho wn in Figure 4-8, allo ws you to select y our Presentation Options. Basic Color allo ws faster speed with less color , while True Color giv es you more color at a slo w er speed.
Wireless Presentation Gateway What is a BSS ID? A specif ic Ad-hoc LAN is called a Basic Ser vice Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be conf igured with the same BSS ID . What is an ESS ID? An Infrastructure conf iguration could also suppor t roaming capability for mobile w orkers.
Wireless Presentation Gateway Appendix A: Planning Y our Wireless Network Network T opology A wireless LAN is e xactly like a re gular LAN , except that each netw ork device in the LAN uses wireless technology to connect to the netw ork. Computers in a wire- less LAN must be conf igured to share the same radio channel.
Wireless Presentation Gateway Appendix B: Upgrading the Wireless Presentation Gateway’ s Firmware The W ireless Presentation Gatew a y functions with the use of f ir mware, pro- gramming written in the unit’ s inter nal memory .
Wireless Ethernet Workgroup Bridge Notice that there is no Internet or Intranet connection allow ed in High-Speed Mode. When High-Speed mode is not emplo yed , ho w ever , Inter net and Intranet access is functional, as sho wn in Figure C-2.
Wireless Presentation Gateway 21 Instant Wireless TM Series 20 Driv er - A workstation softw are module that pro vides an interface between a netw ork interf ace card and the upper-la yer protocol sof.
Wireless Presentation Gateway Netw ork - A system that transmits any combination of v oice, video and/or data betw een users. Node - A netw ork junction or connection point, typically a computer or w ork station. Po r t - A pathwa y into and out of the computer or a netw ork device.
Wireless Presentation Gateway Appendix E: Specifications Standard IEEE 802.11b Channels 11 Channels (US , Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Operating Range Up to 100m (328 ft.) LEDs Power , WLAN Act, WLAN Link Dimensions 7.3” x 6.5” x 1.
Wireless Presentation Gateway Appendix G: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses below . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Support 800-326-7114 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.
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