Linksys WGA11B Network Card User Manual


 
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Passphrase - Instead of manually entering a WEP key, you can enter a
Passphrase, and the WEP Key will appear in the Key field. The Passphrase
is case-sensitive and should have 16 or fewer alphanumeric characters. It
must match the passphrase of your wireless network and is compatible with
Linksys wireless products only. (You will have to enter the WEP key man-
ually on any non-Linksys wireless products.) Write down the Passphrase
and click Next to continue.
Key - You can also enter the WEP Key manually in the Key field. If you are
using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexa-
decimal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key
must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal char-
acters are “0”-“9” and “A”-“F”.
If you would like to setup a second and/or third profile click Ye s next to “Would
you like to configure another profile?”. If not, click No.
When you have configured all of the profiles you wish, configuration is com-
plete.
5. From the Basic Settings screen, shown in Figure 5-5, select the IP Address
setting for the Game Adapter. Obtain IP Address automatically should
only be selected if you are connected to a network with a DHCP server,
allowing it to administer the IP Address automatically. Otherwise, select
Specify an IP Address. If you are not familiar with IP Address settings,
leave the default settings.
Your password can also be changed from this screen by typing your old
password and entering the new password in the appropriate fields.
Once the selection is made, click Next to continue or Back to return to the
previous screen.
6. From the Profile Configuration screen, shown in Figure 5-6, you can set the
Profile’s settings as shown below:
Mode - Select Head-to-Head when playing between two Game Adapters
or Internet when playing over an Internet Connection.
SSID - The SSID is the unique name shared among all devices in your wire-
less network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless net-
work. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters,
which can be any keyboard character.
WEP (Disabled/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP) - In order to utilize WEP
encryption, select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP from the drop-down menu.
Figure 5-5
Figure 5-6