Setting Up The Adapter - Linksys WPC54G User Manual

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3. Slide the Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all
of its pins are touching the slot's contacts. You may
have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the Adapter all
the way in. After the Adapter is firmly in place, secure
its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting
screw. Then, close your PC.
4. Connect the antenna stand's cables to the PCI card of
the Adapter. Plug the cable with the blue connector
into the blue CENTER ANT port. Then attach the
remaining cables to the other ANT ports.
NOTE:
The antenna cable with the blue
connector must plug into the blue CENTER ANT
port. The other antenna cables plug into the
rest of the Adapter's ANT ports.
5. Power on your desktop PC.

Setting up the Adapter

The next screen to appear will be the Available Wireless
Networks screen. It provides two options for setting up
the Adapter.
Available Wireles Networks
Available Wireless Networks
already have a network configured. The networks available
to this Adapter will be listed on-screen. You can choose
one of these networks and click the Connect button to
connect to it. Click the Refresh button to update the
Available Wireless Network list.
Advanced Setup If your network is not listed on this
screen, select Advanced Setup to set up the Adapter
manually. This method of setting up the Adapter is
intended for advanced users only.
The setup for each option is described, step by step, under
the appropriate heading on the following pages.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
Use this option if you
Click Back to close the Setup Wizard, if you wish to set up
the Adapter later.
Available Wireless Networks
The available networks are listed in the table on the
center of the screen by Wireless Network Name. Select
the wireless network you wish to connect to and click
the Connect button. (If you do not see your network
listed, you can click the Refresh button to bring the list
up again.) If the network uses wireless security, you will
need to configure security on the Adapter. If not, you will
be taken directly to the Congratulations screen.
If you have wireless security enabled on your network,
continue to step 2. If you don't have wireless security
enabled, continue to step 3.
If your network has WEP, WPA-Personal, or WPA2-Personal
wireless security enabled, then that security screen will
appear. Continue to the section for your wireless security
method.
WEP
If you have WEP enabled, this screen will appear. Select
64-bit or 128-bit encryption. Then enter a passphrase or
WEP key.
WEP Key Needed for Connection
Passphrase
Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field,
so a WEP key is automatically generated. The passphrase
is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16
alphanumeric characters. It must match the passphrase
of your other wireless network devices and is compatible
with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-
Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on
those products.)
WEP Key
The WEP key you enter must match the WEP
key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption,
enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit
encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid
hexadecimal characters are "0" to "9" and "A" to "F".
Configuration
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