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Page 1: User Guide
Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player Use this guide to install: WPG12 User Guide... - Page 2 Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individ- ual or entity.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Installation Linksys Group™ déclare que la carte PC Instant Wireless IEEE 802.11 est conforme aux con- ditions essentielles et aux dispositions relatives à la directive 1999/5/EC, la directive Chapter 5: Using the Presentation Player’s 89/336/EEC, et à... -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction
So, you've got the flexibility and per- formance you need to make great presentations combined with the ease of wireless networking as only Linksys can provide. Features • Multiple presentation options - remote control, upload presentation, wired or wireless •... -
Page 5: Package Contents
Presentation Player Instant Wireless Series Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Package Contents Presentation Player The Presentation Player’s Ports Figure 2-1 Figure 1-1 • One Instant Wireless Presentation Player DC-IN This is the jack where you will connect your power •... -
Page 6: The Presentation Player's Leds
Presentation Player Instant Wireless Series The Presentation Player’s LEDs The Remote Control’s Buttons Figure 2-2 Power Red. The Power LED will light up when the Presentation Player is powered on. WLAN Act Green. The WLAN Act LED blinks when the Presentation Player is active. -
Page 7: Chapter 3: Connecting The Presentation Player
Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player Back Goes back to the previous slide. Chapter 3: Connecting the Center Round Button Use like a mouse pad to move the cursor on the Presentation Player screen. Left and Right Buttons Use like left and right mouse buttons. Also acts as 1. -
Page 8: Chapter 4: Installing The Presentation Player's Setup Utility
Setup Utility. Click the User Guide tab to use this User Guide. If you need Figure 3-3 to contact Linksys for technical support, click the Contact Us tab for that infor- mation. Click the Exit tab to close the Setup Utility. -
Page 9: Installation
Setup Utility will be installed. By default, the destination folder 3. Click the Install tab and the InstallShield Wizard will begin the installation is C:\Program Files\WPG12 Presentation Player. procedure, bringing up a screen like that shown in Figure 4-2. Click the Next If you want to change the location, click the Browse button and select anoth- button to continue the installation procedure. -
Page 10: Chapter 5: Using The Presentation Player's Web-Based Utility
Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player 7. When you see this screen, the installation of the Setup Utility onto your Chapter 5: Using The computer has been completed. Presentation Player’s Web- based Utility The Presentation Player has been designed to function with the default settings in the Setup Utility. - Page 11 You should change the default SSID of "linksys" to a name unique to your network. Note: WPG12- is a permanent part of the SSID for this device. You many enter any characters following WPG12-, but wireless PCs must have the full SSID, including WPG12-, to communicate with the Presentation Player.
- Page 12 Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player • WEP - An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption 3. The Password tab, as shown in Figure 5-4, is where you change your pass- word and restore the factory default settings for the Presentation Player. method used to protect your wireless communications and prevent unau- thorized access to the Presentation Player and/or your network.
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Page 13: Chapter 6: Using The Control Utility Of The Presentation Player
Figure 5-6 the wireless adapter in your notebook or desktop. New firmware versions are posted at the Linksys website and can be down- Figure 6-2 loaded for free. After you download the new firmware, click the Upgrade Firmware link. Enter the Password, then enter the location of the file in the File Path or click the Browse button to find the file. - Page 14 Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player 2. When the Presentation Player is found, this screen in Figure 6-3 will appear. Refresh! - Click this button if you need to search for the Player. Select your Presentation Player from the drop-down menu and click the Next, choose your presentation option from the following buttons at the bottom Next button.
- Page 15 Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player 4. If you click the Upload Presentation button, the screen in Figure 6-5 will 5. The screen shown in Figure 6-7 will appear next if you have WEP enabled appear. Click the Browse button to search for your file. on the Presentation Player.
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Page 16: Chapter 7: Using The Remote Display Presentation Function
Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player Remote Users Chapter 7: Using the Remote If you click on the Remoter Users button from Figure 7-1, you will see the Display Presentation Function screen in Figure 7-2. It will list the remote users who are connected to the Player showing a presentation from the desktop of their PC. -
Page 17: Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Consult the application’s user guide to determine if it supports oper- ation over a network. Can I use the Presentation Player with non-Linksys wireless equipment? Figure 7-3 Yes, as long as you use it with wireless equipment that complies with the IEEE Play - Click this button after selecting a presentation file to start the presen- 802.11b standard. - Page 18 Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player What is Ad-hoc? What is a BSS ID? An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, A specific Ad-hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a connected as an independent wireless LAN.
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Page 19: Appendix B: Planning Your Wireless Network
Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences? Appendix B: Planning Your Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Wireless Network Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. -
Page 20: Appendix C: Upgrading The Presentation Player's Firmware
Presentation Player’s stability or make it easier to use. New versions of the points transmit data to PCs equipped with wireless network card, which can firmware can be found on the Linksys web site at www.linksys.com. roam within a certain... - Page 21 Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player Driver - A workstation software module that provides an interface between a Appendix D: Glossary network interface card and the upper-layer protocol software running in the computer; it is designed for a specific NIC, and is installed during the initial installation of a network-compatible client operating system.
- Page 22 Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player Hardware - Hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunica- Network - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video and/or data tions, and other information technology devices. The term arose as a way to dis- between users.
- Page 23 Instant Wireless Series Presentation Player TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - The basic com- Appendix E: Specifications munication language or set of protocols for communications over a network (developed specifically for the Internet). TCP/IP defines a suite or group of protocols and not only TCP and IP.
- Page 24 Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below.
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