Linksys WMP54G manual Instant Wireless Series, Wireless-G Notebook Adapter, Next, 2000.”

Instant Wireless® Series

In the SSID field, enter the SSID of your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the network. The default setting is linksys (all lowercase). Click the Next button, or click the Back button to return to the previous page.

Figure 5-3

4.If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 5 now. If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, you’ll see a screen similar to that shown in Figure 5-4. Select the correct operating channel for your network from the Channel drop-down menu. Then, select the Network Mode from the drop-down menu. Click the Next button, and go to Step 5. Click the Back button to change any settings.

Channel - The channel you choose should match the chan- nel set on the other devices in your wireless network. If you are unsure about which channel to use, select the default channel (Channel 6).

Figure 5-4

Wireless-G Notebook Adapter

Network Mode - Select Mixed Mode, and both Wireless-G and Wireless- B computers will be allowed on the network, but the speed will be reduced. Select G-Only Mode for maximum speed, but no Wireless-B users will be allowed on the network.

5. The			Setup
Wizard will ask
you	to	review
your settings (as
in Figure 5-5)
before		it	starts
to	copy		files.
Click the			Next
button		to	save
these		settings,
or	click		the

Back button to change any set- tings.

Figure 5-5

6.After the files have been suc- cessfully copied, the screen in Figure 5-6 will appear. Click the Exit button.

Figure 5-6

Proceed to “Chapter 6: Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE, Me, and

2000.”

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