Linksys WGA11B manual Game Adapter’s Back Panel, Game Adapter’s LEDs

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Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Wireless-B Game Adapter

The Game Adapter’s Back Panel

The Back Panel, shown in Figure 2-1, is where you’ll connect the Game Adapter and find the Reset button.

Channel Selector The Channel Selector button selects the channel, when using the Game Adapter in Ad- hoc mode, or Infrastructure (IN), when using the Game Adapter in Infrastructure mode, for fast setup.

Reset

The Reset button resets the

 

Game Adapter to its factory

 

default settings.

 

X - II

This switch toggles the

 

Network

port

between

 

crossover mode (X) and

 

straight-through mode (II). If

 

you are connecting the Game

 

Adapter directly to a computer

 

or to an Uplink port, choose

 

straight-through (II).

 

Network

The Network port is where you

 

will connect the Ethernet net-

 

work cable.

 

 

Power

The Power port is where you

 

will connect the power adapter.

Figure 2-1

The Game Adapter’s LEDs

The Game Adapter’s LEDs, shown in Figure 2-2, display the activity on your network.

 

Figure 2-2

Ethernet

Green. The Ethernet LED will light up when data is trans-

 

mitted over the Ethernet cable.

Wireless

Green. The Wireless LED will be lit steadily when the

 

Game Adapter is connected to the wired network. The LED

 

will blink when there is network traffic.

Wireless Channel When using the Channel Selector button for fast setup, this will display the channel on which the Game Adapter is broadcasting (1 - 11) or indicated Infrastructure (IN), when using the Game Adapter in Infrastructure mode, for fast setup.

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Linksys WGA11B manual Game Adapter’s Back Panel, Game Adapter’s LEDs