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In the Password field, enter “$” followed by
your ten-digit Wireless Encryption Key, located
on the bottom of your HomePortal.
5. Click OK.
Other wireless Ethernet adapters
Note: The following steps are completed using the configuration program provided with your wireless
adapter. If you have not already done so, install the wireless adapter configuration software before
continuing.
1. Set the network type to Infrastructure. Refer to your wireless adapter documentation for instructions on
editing the adapter’s network profile. Your wireless adapter should be configured to operate with an
access point or residential gateway. This mode of operation is typically enabled by setting network
type to Infrastructure.
2. Set the wireless network name. The wireless network name of your HomePortal is 2WIRE in all capital
letters, followed by the last three digit of the HomePortal serial number located on the bottom of your
HomePortal. For example, if the last three digits of your HomePortal serial number are 102, your
HomePortal network name would be 2WIRE102.
The wireless network name is sometimes referred to as the
Network Name, SSID, ESS ID, or Wireless
LAN ID
.
3. Enable wireless security. Your HomePortal is pre-configured to take advantage of wireless security.
Referring to the instructions provided with your wireless adapter, enable wireless security.
Wireless security is sometimes referred to as
WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 64-bit encryption, or 40-
bit encryption.
4. Enter the encryption key. Once you have enabled security on your wireless adapter, you need to enter
the unique security key for your HomePortal. To do this, set the network encryption type to
hexadecimal, and enter your 10-digit wireless encryption key found on the bottom of your HomePortal.
5. In general, accept your adapter’s defaults. The default value for the remainder of configurable settings
for your network adapter should allow your wireless adapter to communicate with the HomePortal.
Although the HomePortal is set by default to communicate using channel 6, it is not required to change
your adapter to this setting as most adapters will automatically detect the appropriate channel.
Wireless configuration with Windows XP
Note: The following steps are completed using the configuration program provided with Windows XP. If
you have not already done so, install the wireless adapter configuration software before continuing. Make
sure that the drivers for your adapter support Windows XP.
Windows XP is designed to handle wireless configuration in a generic manner, provided that the
manufacturer’s drivers support Windows XP.