Product Overview Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Product Overview Thank you for choosing the Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter. The Adapter connects to your PC via a USB port, leaving your PC’s slots available for other purposes. The Adapter also lets you connect with any of the growing number of wireless hotspots in public places such as coffee shops, airports, hotels and convention centers.
32 characters in length. Linksys wireless products • Password protect all computers on the network and use linksys as the default wireless network name. You individually password protect sensitive files. should change the wireless network name to something Change passwords on a regular basis.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Configuration The Linksys Wireless Manager is used to configure the Adapter. The Wireless Manager lets you search for available wireless networks, establish or terminate a connection with a wireless network, and save a wireless network’s settings.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Checking Connection screen appears while the To connect to a wireless network, proceed to How to Connect to a Wireless Network, page 6. To disconnect Wireless Manager establishes the wireless connection. from a wireless network, select the network from the list, When it is finished, click Next to continue.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 How to Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network NOTE: If your wireless network is NOT hidden, select My Network is not hidden, and then click Next. Follow the instructions on the next NOTE: By default, a wireless network’s router screen—verify that your network router is turned broadcasts the network SSID (name).
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 How to Connect Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup Checking Connection screen appears. On the Connect to a Wireless Network screen, the Wi-Fi Protected Setup icon ( ) indicates a network that supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Follow these instructions to connect to a wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Enter the Adapter’s PIN Number The Adapter connects to the network. Connecting to the Network via Wi-Fi Protected Setup Enter the PIN Number Access the web-based utility of the router. (Refer to the NOTE: If the connection cannot be set up, router’s documentation for instructions.) the message Registration failed appears.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Saved Networks How to Connect to a Saved Network To connect to a saved network, follow these instructions. When you connect to a wireless network, you can save its settings so that it will be easier to reconnect to the Connect to a Wireless Network screen, select In the network at a later time.
Make sure that the Adapter is configured with the same Wireless Network Name (SSID) and wireless security settings as the other wireless computers in the Infrastructure configuration. WEB: If your questions are not addressed here, refer to the Linksys website, www.linksys.com Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter...
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Regulatory Information Appendix D Appendix D: The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent Regulatory Information and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. FCC Statement Safety Notices This equipment has been tested and found to comply...
Regulatory Information Appendix D Industry Canada Statement Wireless Disclaimer This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian The maximum performance for wireless is derived from ICES-003. IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual performance can vary, including lower wireless network capacity, Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la data throughput rate, range and coverage.
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Regulatory Information Appendix D Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Français (French) - Informations environnementales Euroopa Liidus asuvatele klientidele pour les clients de l’Union européenne Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on La directive européenne 2002/96/CE exige que l’équipement seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil käesolev sümbol sur lequel est apposé...
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Regulatory Information Appendix D Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplinkosaugos informacija, Nederlands (Dutch) - Milieu-informatie voor klanten skirta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams in de Europese Unie Europos direktyva 2002/96/EC numato, kad įrangos, kuri ir De Europese Richtlijn 2002/96/EC schrijft voor dat apparatuur die kurios pakuotė...
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