Linksys WGA11B manual

Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-B Game Adapter with the Setup Wizard

Note: If your wireless network uses WEP encryption and/or has SSID disabled, the Game Adapter should be configured with its Setup Wizard to use one of the three available profiles. Profiles show up on the LED display as “P1”, “P2”, or “P3”. Once the Game Adapter is configured with its Setup Wizard, select the appropriate profile from the LED display.

Setup for Head-to-Head play or with a simple wireless connection is described in “Chapter 4: Simple Setup”.

1.Insert the Setup CD-ROMinto your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The Setup Utility should run automatically, and the screen in Figure 5-1 should appear. If it does not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appears, enter D:\setup.exe (if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

•Setup - Click Setup to proceed with the Setup Wizard.

•User Guide - Click User Guide to open the PDF file of this User Guide.

•Exit - Click Exit to exit the Setup Wizard.

Click Setup to begin the setup process.

Figure 5-1

2.The Setup Wizard will search for the Game Adapter.

If it cannot find one, you will be asked to check the connections, as shown in Figure 5-2. Review your connections and click Continue. The Setup Wizard will search again.

Figure 5-2

3.The next screen, shown in Figure 5- 3, will show the Game Adapter’s current settings.

•New Keyphrase - The Game Adapter is designed to work right out of the box. If you are concerned with security, how- ever, you can set the same Keyphrase on

two Game AdaptersFigure 5-3

to utilize WEP. The Keyphrase is case-sensitive and should have nine or fewer alphanumeric characters. It must match the Keyphrase of your wire- less network and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only.

Click the Next button to continue with the setup.

4.When the Game Adapter is located, you will be asked to enter your network pass- word. Type the password in the field, as shown in Figure 5-4, and click Enter.

Figure 5-4

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