Wireless adapter configuration Introduction After your 802.11b wireless adapter is installed in your computer, you must configure it to communicate with the HomePortal. This guide describes how to configure the following wireless Ethernet (IEEE 802.11b) adapters to operate with the HomePortal: •...
Agere ORiNOCO PC Card - Silver or Gold Consult the documentation provided with your wireless adapter to install the Agere ORiNOCO PC Card - Silver or Gold, then follow these steps: From the Start menu, select The ORiNOCO Client Manager screen appears. From the Actions menu, select The Add/Edit Configuration Profile screen appears.
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Name. The Wireless Network Name is case-sensitive, so it is important that you enter the word “ ” in capital letters. 2WIRE . The Edit Configuration screen appears. Enter a profile name in the Access Point . The Edit Configuration screen appears.
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Click . In the Set Security field, check the Next radio button is selected. Hexadecimal (0-9, a-f, A-F) In the Key field, enter your ten-digit Wireless Encryption Key, located on the bottom of your HomePortal. Verify that is selected in the Key 1 To select a power management option, click Select the power management option that you wish to use (the default is...
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In the TCP/IP Behavior field, check the Click . The following screen appears. Finish Click Renew IP Address when selecting this profile checkbox.
Cisco Aironet Consult the documentation provided with your wireless card to install the Cisco Aironet adapter, then follow these steps: Double-click the Aironet Client Utility icon on your desktop. The Aironet Client Utility screen appears. Click the button. The Profile Manager screen appears. Profile Manager Click In the Profile Management field, enter your profile name.
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Encryption Key, located on the bottom of your HomePortal. tab. In the Client Name field, enter a client name. The client name ” followed by the last three digits of your HomePortal serial 2WIRE ” in capital letters. 2WIRE CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) radio button is selected (this is the default).
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Click . The Profile Manager screen appears. Your profile name should now appear in the second line of the Profile Management field, indicating that your Cisco adapter is properly configured. Click...
D-Link Air DWL-650 Consult the documentation provided with your wireless adapter to install the D-Link Air DWL-650, then follow these steps: From the Start menu, select The D-Link Air DWL-650 Configuration screen appears. Programs > D-Link DWL-650 Control Utility > Configuration Utility...
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In the Key 1 field, enter your ten-digit Wireless Encryption Key, located on the bottom of your HomePortal. ” followed by the last three digits of your HomePortal serial 2WIRE ” in capital letters. 2WIRE is selected (this is the default).
From the Default Tx Key pulldown, select Click Apply Click Apple AirPort card Note: Requires AirPort client software revision 2.0 or greater. Consult the documentation provided with your wireless adapter to install the Apple AirPort wireless adapter, then follow these steps: From the Apple pull-down menu, select In the AirPort Network panel, click the to open the AirPort dialog box.
LAN ID followed by your ten-digit Wireless Encryption Key, located on the $” . Refer to your wireless card documentation for instructions on Network Name ” followed by the last three 2WIRE in all capital 2WIRE , or SSID ESS ID...
In general, accept your card’s defaults. The default value for the remainder of configurable settings for your network card should allow your wireless card to communicate with the HomePortal. Although the HomePortal is set by default to communicate using channel 6, it is not required to change your card to this setting as most cards will automatically detect the appropriate channel.
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HomePortal. Click Connect A notification message now appears next to the wireless adapter is connected to your network. field, select your wireless Available networks in all capital letters, followed by the last 2WIRE” icon indicating that your Wireless Network Connection...
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