Linksys WMA11B Chapter 8: Using the Media Navigator

Chapter 8: Using the MediaNavigator

This chapter explains how to use the Adapter via the Media Navigator. Sample

tasks include:

• Choose Music

• Play Music

• Choose Pictures

• Start a Slideshow

• Start a Slideshow with Music

After you have set up the Adapter

and connected it to your TV and

stereo, the main menu will appear

(see Figure 8-1).

The main menu has three choices:

• Music

• Pictures

• Help

If you haven’t already done so,

insert the included AAAbatteries

into the Remote Controller. For more information, see “Chapter 3: Getting to

Know the Wireless-B Media Adapter and Its Remote Controller.”

To navigate the menus of the Media Navigator, use the directional arrows on

the remote. Press the Select button to make a selection. Press the Menubutton

to access the main menu at any time.

Overview

Figure 8-1

When you have finished entering your settings, press the Setup button on the

Remote Controller. The Adapter will save the settings and restart itself.

IP Settings

If the Adapter needs a static IPaddress, then select Fixed IP, and press the

Select button. If the Adapter will be assigned an IP address automatically by

your network router or other DHCP server, then select DHCPClient, and press

the Select button.

IP Address and Subnet Mask

If you selected Fixed IP, then enter the IPAddress and Subnet Mask for the

Adapter in the IP Addressand Subnet Mask fields.

Wireless Settings

If your wireless network uses ad-hoc mode, then select Ad-Hoc, and press the

Select button. If your network uses infrastructure mode, then select

Infrastructure, and press the Selectbutton.

SSID

Enter the SSID or network name of your wireless network.

Channel

If your network uses ad-hoc mode, enter the channel setting of your wireless

network.

WEP Encryption

If your network uses 64-bit encryption, then select 64 bits, and press the Select

button. If your network uses 128-bit encryption, then select 128 bits, and press

the Select button. If your network’s WEP encryption is disabled, then select

Disabled, and press the Selectbutton.

WEP Key

If your network uses WEP encryption, then enter its WEP Key. If you are using

64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal

characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist

of exactly 26hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0”-“9”

and “A”-“F”.

When you have finished entering your settings, press the Setup button on the

Remote Controller.

Proceed to “Chapter 8:Using the Media Navigator.”