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Set Up the Adapter
The next screen to appear will be the
Available Wireless Network screen.
From this screen, you can launch
one of the three setup methods.
For Quick Installation, use
IMPORTANT:
this document only if your network
appears on the Available Wireless Net-
work screen.
Available Wireless Network
SecureEasySetup: If you are utilitizing
SecureEasySetup, click the SecureEasy-
Setup button and follow the on screen
prompts.
Manual Setup: If you are utilitizing Manual
Setup, click the Manual Setup button and
follow the on screen prompts.
Setting Up the Adapter with
Available Networks
On the Available Wireless Network
screen, the available networks are
listed in the center table by SSID.
Select the wireless network you wish
to connect to and click the Connect
button. (If you do not see your net-
work listed, you can click the Refresh
button.)
If the network utilizes wireless security,
you will need to configure security on
the Adapter. If not, you will be taken
directly to the Congratulations screen,
shown in Step B.
Model No.
A
If wireless security has been
enabled on this network, you will
see a wireless security screen. If
your network utilizes WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy) encryption, the
WEP Key Needed for Connection
screen will appear. If your network
utilizes WPA Personal (Wi-Fi Pro-
tected Access), the WPA Personal
Needed for Connection screen will
appear.If your network utilizes PSK2
(Pre-Shared Key 2) encryption, the
PSK2 Key Needed for Connection
screen will appear.
WEP Key Needed for Connection
Select 64-bit or 128-bit.
Then, enter a passphrase or WEP
key.
Passphrase - Enter a passphrase in
the Passphrase field. This 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 wire-
less products only. (Non-Linksys wire-
less products, require a WEP key to
be entered.)
WEP Key - The WEP key must match
the WEP key of your wireless net-
work. For 64-bit encryption, enter
exactly 10 hexadecimal charac-
ters. For 128-bit encryption, enter
exactly 26 hexadecimal charac-
ters. Valid hexadecimal characters
are "0" to "9" and "A" to "F".
Then, click Connect and proceed
to Step B.
WPA Personal Needed for Con-
nection
Encryption - Select the type of
algorithm you want to use, TKIP or
AES, from the Encryption drop-
down menu.
Passphrase - Enter a Passphrase of
8-63 characters in the Passphrase
field. The longer and more com-
plex your Passphrase is, the more
secure your network will be.
Click Connect and go to Step B.
PSK2 Needed for Connection
Enter a Passphrase of 8-63 charac-
ters in the Passphrase field.
Click Connect and go to Step B.
WEP Key Needed
B
After the Adapter has been config-
ured for the network, the Congrat-
ulations screen will appear. Click
Connect to Network to connect to
your network.
Congratulations! Setup is complete.
NOTE: After the Adapter is installed, the Wire-
less Network Monitor screen will open and its
icon will appear in your PC's system tray. Dou-
ble-click the icon if you want to open the
Wireless Network Monitor for finding available
wireless networks or making additional con-
figuration changes.
Wireless Network
WPA Personal Needed
PSK2 Needed
For additional information or troubleshooting help, refer
to the User Guide on the Setup CD-ROM. You can also call
or email for further support.
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