Linksys WGA54AG manual Introduction, Welcome

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Wireless A/G Game Adapter

Chapter 1: Introduction

Welcome

Thank you for choosing the Wireless A/G Game Adapter. With this Adapter, your wireless gaming experience will be faster and easier than ever.

How does the Game Adapter do this? Like all wireless products, the Game Adapter allows for greater range and mobility within your wireless network, whether it’s using the Wireless-A (802.11a), Wireless-G (802.11g), or Wireless-B (802.11b) standard. Using this Adapter, your game console has the flexibility to communicate using any of the three wireless networking standards.

But what does all of this mean?

Networks are useful tools for sharing computer resources. You can access one printer from different computers and access data located on another computer's hard drive. Networks are even used for playing multiplayer video games. This is exactly what the Game Adapter is designed for—gaming over a wireless network. So, networks are not only useful in homes and offices, they can also be fun.

PCs and game consoles equipped with wireless cards or adapters can communicate without cumbersome cables. By sharing the same wireless settings, within their transmission radius, they form a wireless network.

In most cases, you can use the “Fast Setup” chapter to quickly install the Game Adapter. If you need to configure the Game Adapter’s settings, run the included Setup Wizard, which will walk you through its configuration, step by step. Use the instructions in this Guide to help you connect and set up the Game Adapter for your PlayStation®2, GameCube, or Xbox®.* These instructions should be all you need to get the most out of the Game Adapter.

*Your game console may require a network adapter that is sold separately.

Chapter 1: Introduction

network: a series of computers or devices connected for the purpose of data sharing, storage, and/or transmission between users.

adapter: a device that adds network functionality to your PC.

802.11a: an IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps and an operating frequency of 5GHz.

802.11g: an IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz.

802.11b: an IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz.

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Linksys WGA54AG manual Introduction, Welcome, Adapter a device that adds network functionality to your PC