Linksys WMA11B Quick Installation

Connect the Wireless-B Media
1
Adapter for Setup
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A Division of Cisco Systems, Inc.
It is strongly recommended that you
set up the Adapter using a wired
computer. (This computer must have
an Ethernet network adapter
installed.)
If you want to set up the Adapter
using a wireless-equipped computer
or your TV, refer to the User Guide on
the Setup CD-ROM.
A
Attach the antenna to the
Adapter.
B
Connect the Ethernet network
cable to the Ethernet port of
your computer's Ethernet (LAN)
network adapter.
C
Connect the other end of the
cable to the LAN port on the
Adapter.
D
Connect the power adapter to
the Adapter's Power port and
Package Contents
an electrical outlet.
• Wireless-B Media Adapter (with base and cable hood)
• Infrared Remote Control (2 AAA batteries included)
E
• Audio/Video Cable with 3 RCA connectors at each end
Press the power button on the
• S-Video Cable
Adapter's front panel.
• Setup CD-ROM with User Guide
• Power Adapter
• Ethernet Network Cable
When the Adapter establishes a
• Quick Installation and Registration Card NOTE:
connection to the wired network, the
2.4 Ethernet LED will light up. If it does not,
GHz
Wireless-B
then push the Uplink button on the
802.11b
Adapter's back panel. Power the Adapter
off and back on again. Make sure the
Media Adapter
cable connections are secure.
Wireless Quick Installation for Windows 2000
and XP Only
Model No.
Model No. WMA11B
2
Set up the Wireless-B Media Adapter
A
Insert the Setup CD-ROM into
your PC's CD-ROM drive. The
Setup Wizard should run
automatically, and the
Welcome screen should
appear. If it does not, click
Start, and then click Run. In the
Open field, enter D:\setup.exe
(if "D" is the letter of your CD-
ROM drive).
B
On the Welcome screen, click
Setup.
B
C
If you are using the Adapter for
the first time, click Install to install
the Adapter Utility on your PC. If
the Adapter Utility has already
been installed, click Skip and
proceed to step I.
D
If the latest Windows Installer
C
components are not detected
C
on your PC, you will see Figure
D, which will ask you to update
them. Click Next.
After these components are
updated, you will be asked to
reboot your PC. Click Yes. After
D
the PC reboots, you will be D
returned to the screen shown in
Figure C. Click Install and
proceed to step E.
E
If Microsoft .NET Framework
version 1.0 is not detected on
your PC, then you will see
Figure E, which will ask you to
E
install it. Click Next.
K
F
Windows will ask you if you On the screen shown in Figure
F K, choose whether the Adapter
want to install the Microsoft
.NET Framework Package. Click will be connected to your
Yes. (The installation may take wireless or wired network AFTER
a few minutes.) you have configured it.
G
If you will connect the Adapter
Read the License Agreement,
and click Next to accept it. to your PC or router wirelessly,
then click Yes for the Wireless
H
The Select Music and Picture Network choice.
Folders screen will appear. To
G
If you will connect the Adapter
use the music and pictures
held in the default folders, click to your PC or router using an
Next. To use a different folder, Ethernet network cable, then
click Add and follow the on- click Yes for the Wired Network
screen directions. choice.
I
When you see the screen Click Next.
shown in Figure I, make sure
L
the Adapter's Ethernet LED is On the Basic Settings screen,
H
solidly lit. This indicates that the enter a unique name for the
Adapter is properly connected Adapter in the Device Name
to either a wired computer or field.
router. Then click Next.
If your network has a router or
J
The screen shown in Figure J other DHCP server, select
Automatically for the Network
displays a list of Wireless-B
Media Adapters that have Setting, and click Next.
been found on your network,
I
as well as settings for the If the Adapter requires a static
Adapter whose name is IP address, select Static IP .
Enter a unique IP Address for
highlighted. To select the
the Adapter, and then enter
Adapter you are currently
installing, click its name in the your network's Subnet Mask.
Adapters Found box. Then click Click Next.
Next.
J
M
If you will connect the Adapter
to your PC or router using an
Ethernet network cable AFTER
configuration, then go to
step O.
If you will connect the Adapter
K to your PC or router wirelessly
AFTER configuration, then the
Basic Wireless Settings screen
will appear. (See Figure M.)
For its mode, select
Infrastructure if the Adapter will M
communicate using an
access point or wireless router.
Select Ad-Hoc if it will
communicate directly with a
wireless PC.
Enter the SSID or name of your
existing wireless network.
If the Adapter is set to Ad-Hoc
mode, then select the channel
setting of your existing wireless
L network.
Select the authentication type
used by your network, Open
System or Shared Key. If you
are not sure about which
setting to use, Linksys
recommends that you keep
the default, Open System.
Click Next.