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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 7
LED Indicators
The Wireless Network Adapter has two indicator lights that can give you information
about your network traffic and help you determine problems when troubleshooting.
1. Power LED – When this light is on, the adapter is on.
2. Link – This light blinks with traffic. The more traffic, the more blinking.
Four Ways to Use the Wireless LAN Adapter
This section covers the different ways in which the Wireless LAN Adapter can be set
up and used.
Setup 1 – The Ad Hoc Network
Setup 2 – The Ad Hoc Network with Internet Sharing
Setup 3 – The Home Network with Multiple IPs
Setup 4 – The Home Network with a Residential Gateway, Firewall, or Router.
Setup 1 – The Ad Hoc Network
Use This Setup If:
You have two or more computers and/or laptops and just want to share files and
printers.
Steps:
1. Install the Wireless Network Adapter - See the Installation section of this User
Guide or the Quick Start Guide.
2. Set Static IP Address for the Wireless Network Adapter - See Networking
Basics.
3. Check the wireless connection- See Configuration Utility and Networking
Basics.
4. Learn to share printers and file - See Networking Basics.
Laptop with wireless
connection to PC
PC with wireless USB Adapter
connected to laptop
The Ad Hoc Network