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Appendix C: Planning Your Use of the Wireless-B Media Adapter
Overview
Wireless-B Media Adapter
Appendix C: Planning Your Use of the Wireless-B Media
Adapter
Overview
Before you set up the Adapter, you need to decide how your Windows 2000 or XP computer will send digital
music or pictures to the Adapter; you have a choice of a wireless or wired connection. This information is
necessary for the proper setup and configuration of the Adapter.
Using the Adapter as Part of Your Wireless Network
If your wireless-equipped, Windows 2000 or XP computer connects directly to the Adapter, or it connects via an
access point or wireless router (see Figure C-1), then the Adapter is part of your wireless network. If any part of
the connection to the Adapter is wireless, then the overall connection will be considered wireless. The computer
that sends the Adapter pictures and music is also referred to as the host computer. You must install the Adapter
Utility on this computer.
Using the Adapter as Part of Your Wired Network
If your wired Windows 2000 or XP computer connects directly to the Adapter, or it connects via a wired router or
switch (see Figure C-2), then the Adapter is part of your wired network. Within a wired network, the devices are
connected with Ethernet network cables. The computer that sends the Adapter pictures and music is also
referred to as the host computer. You must install the Adapter Utility on this computer.
Figure C-1: Example of a Wireless Network
Note: The Adapter is designed to work only with Windows 2000 or XP computers.
Figure C-2: Example of a Wired Network
Windows 2000
or XP Computer
Windows 2000
or XP Computer
Wireless-B Media
Adapter
Wireless-B Media
Adapter
Wireless Access
Point or Router
(optional)
Router or Switch
(optional)