Wireless-G Business USB Network Adapter with RangeBooster

Available Wireless Network

The available networks are listed in the table on the center of the screen by SSID. Select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the Connect button. (If you do not see your network listed, you can click the Refresh button to bring the list up again.) If the network utilizes wireless security, you will need to configure security on the Adapter. If not, you will be taken directly to the Congratulations screen.

1.If you have wireless security enabled on your network, continue to step 2. Only One of these security screens will be shown. If you don’t have wireless security enabled, continue to step 3.

2.Wireless Security

If your network has WEP, WPA-Personal, or WPA2-Personal wireless security enabled, then that security screen will appear. Continue to the screen for your wireless security.

wep (wired equivalent privacy): a method of encrypting network data transmitted on a wireless network for greater security.

encryption: encoding data transmitted in a network.

wpa (wi-fi protected access): a wireless security protocol using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

WEP

If your network has the wireless security WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), RADIUS or LEAP enabled, this screen will appear. For connecting with RADIUS or LEAP, click Connect, then continue to the next section “Manual Setup” on page 12.

Security - Select WEP.

WEP - Select 64-bit or 128-bit.

Then enter a passphrase or WEP key.

Passphrase - Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. It must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.)

WEP Key - The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption,

Chapter 4: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-G Business USB Network Adapter

Figure 4-5: WEP

Figure 4-6: WPA - Personal

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Setting up the Adapter

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