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USER GUIDE Dual-Band Wir eless-N Gaming Adapter Model: WGA600N.
About This Guide i Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items.
T able of Contents ii Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O v er view Thank you for choosing the Dual-Band Wir eless-N Gaming Adapter . The Adapter gives wireless connection capabilities to an y wired Ethernet- equipped game console.
Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 2 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Check list Wir eless net works are convenien t and easy to install, so homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them at a rapid pace.
Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 3: Setup W izard A dvanced Options This section co vers the A dvanced Options f ound in the Setup Wizard. For additional details on the Setup Wizard, refer t o the Quick Installation Guide.
Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 4 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Plug the pow er adapter into the Gaming A dapter ’ s power por t. Plug the other end of the power adapter into an electrical outlet. Click Next to continue. Connect the Pow er V erify that the Pow er and Ether net LEDs are lit.
Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 5 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Click the Advanced S etup button in the lower right corner of the screen. Available Wir eless Networks Select the appropriate network configur ation for the Gaming Adapter .
Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 6 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter High Security ( WP A/WP A2) I f your network uses WP A/WP A2 security, enter the passphrase in the Passphr ase field and click Next .
Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 7 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Unplug the Ethernet cable from your comput er and plug it int o your Gaming Console ’ s Ethernet port. Click Next to continue . Connect Gaming Console If y our c omputer w as initially connected to a router , make sure you r econnect it.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 8 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 4: A dvanced C onfigur ation F or details on connecting and installing the Adapter , please refer to the Quick I nstallation. This chapter will describe each screen of the web-based utility and each screen ’ s key func tions.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 9 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Status > Device Inf o The Device Info screen is the first screen you see when you access the web-based utility . Status > Device Info General Firm ware Version This displays the Adapter’ s current firmware v ersion.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 10 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Basic > W ireless Basic > Wireless Wireless Netw ork Mode Setting W ireless Bridge This is the default operating mode of the Adapter . This mode is used t o connect one device to a wireless network using the Ethernet port.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 11 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Returning to Standard Opera ting Mode When your LAN Party is over and you want to reconfigure the Gaming Adapters , be sure to note that the procedure is different for the Gaming Adapter designated as the master and the other adapters.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 12 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter WEP Basic > Wireless > WEP WEP K ey Length Selec t a level of WEP encr yption, 64 bits (10 hex digits) or 128 bits (26 hex digits) . The default is 64 bits (10 hex digits) .
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 13 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Pres-Shared K ey Pre-Shared Key Enter the pr e -shared key used by the network.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 14 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter W indows Media Center Enables the router to recogniz e certain audio and video streams generated by a W indows Media Center PC and prioritize these streams abov e other traffic. These streams are used by systems k nown as Window s Media Ex tenders, such as the Xbo x 360.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 15 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter T ools > Admin There is only one account used to access the web-based utility . This account uses the default username and password , admin . T o keep the gaming adapter settings secure, it is recommended that you change the passw ord.
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 16 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter T ools > Firmw are T ools > F irmware Firmw are Informa tion Curr ent Firmw are V ersion This displays the Adapter’ s current firmwar e version. Curr ent F irmware Date Displays the dat e the currently installed firmware v ersion was created .
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 17 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Status > Device Inf o The D evice Info scr een is the first screen display ed after logging into the web-based utilit y . For details on this screen, ref er to the beginning of this chapter .
Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 18 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Status > Statistics Status > Statistics Refresh Statistics Updates the LAN and Wireless Statistics displayed on the scr een. Clear Statistics Resets all of the statistics to a value of 0.
Appendix A Specific ations 19 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Model WGA600N Standards IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Draft IEEE 802.
Appendix B Warranty Inf ormation 20 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Appendix B: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardw are pr oduc t against defects in materia.
Appendix B Warranty Inf ormation 21 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksy s. Defective pr oduct cov ered by this limited warranty will be repair ed or replaced and returned to you without charge.
Appendix C Regula tor y Information 22 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Appendix C: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Appendix C Regula tor y Information 23 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Avis d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme aux normes NMB-003 et RSS210 du Canada.
Appendix C Regula tor y Information 24 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter User Inf ormation for Consumer Pr oduc ts Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Electronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant inf ormation for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products.
Appendix C Regula tor y Information 25 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuv atele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõrvaldada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmetega.
Appendix C Regula tor y Information 26 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/96/EC .
Appendix C Regula tor y Information 27 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Português (P ortuguese) - Inf ormação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe est e símbolo no pr oduto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados.
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