Help - Linksys WGA54G User Manual

• Mode - Select Mixed Mode and both Wireless-G and Wireless-B comput-
ers will be allowed on the network, but speeds will be reduced. Select G-
Only Mode for maximum speed, but no Wireless-B users will be allowed
on the network.
Authentication - The default setting is Open System. The choices are
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Open System and Shared Key.
This setting allows the Game Adapter to authenticate communication with
the wireless devices in your network. With the Shared Key setting, all wire-
less devices must have the same WEP keys so that the Game Adapter and
the client can authenticate each other and start transmitting data. With the
Open System setting, any device can join a network without performing any
security check.
• Cloning Mode - You can clone the MAC address of any network device
onto the Game Adapter. To disable MAC address cloning, select Disable.
The default setting, Automatic, enables the MAC cloning feature if you
want to clone the MAC address of the device currently connected to the
Game Adapter's Network port. The Game Adapter will actively scan for a
new MAC address to be cloned whenever you disconnect and re-connect
the Game Adapter through its Network port.
• Administrative Password - You should always change the password from
the factory default, admin. All users who try to access the Game Adapter's
Web-based Utility will be prompted for the Game Adapter's Password. The
new Password must not exceed 12 characters in length and must not include
any spaces. Enter the new Password a second time to confirm it.
• Restore Factory Defaults - Click the Yes radio button to reset all configu-
ration settings to their default values. If you do not want to restore the fac-
tory defaults, then keep the default setting, No.
Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default set-
tings are restored.
Click the Apply button to save your changes. If your page doesn't automati-
cally refresh itself, then click the web browser's Refresh button. Click the
Cancel button to cancel your changes. Click the Help button for additional on-
screen information.
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Help

The Help screen offers links to all of the help information for the Web-based
Utility's screens and this User Guide, as well as a feature for upgrading the
Game Adapter's firmware. All information is read-only.
Figure 7-9
Linksys Website - Click the Linksys Website link to visit Linksys's web-
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site, www.linksys.com.
• Online manual in PDF format - Click the Online manual in PDF format
to view this User Guide on-screen. It is in Adobe Acrobat Portable
Document File (.pdf) format, so you will need the free Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view the pdf. If you do not have the Reader, click the Adobe
Website link to download it.
• Adobe Website (to obtain a PDF reader if required) - If you need to
download the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the User Guide pdf, then click
the Adobe Website link.
• Firmware Upgrade - Click this button to upgrade the Game Adapter's
firmware once you have downloaded it from the Linksys website.
Note: Firmware should be upgraded ONLY if you experience prob-
lems with the Game Adapter. Firmware updates are posted at
www.linksys.com.
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