NETGEAR WGE111 Configuring the Wireless Game Adapter for Ad-Hoc Mode, Manual Entry Mode

User Manual for the NETGEAR WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter

Automatic Key Generation (Passphrase)

Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button to automatically configure the WEP Key(s). If encryption strength is set to 64 bit, then each of the four key boxes will automatically be populated with key values. If encryption strength is set to 128 bit, then only the selected WEP key box will automatically be populated with key values.

Manual Entry Mode

Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key box.

•For 64 bit WEP — enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, A-F).

•For 128 bit WEP — enter twenty-six hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, A-F).

Be sure to click Apply to save your settings.

Using WPA-PSK Security Encryption

Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box. The Passphrase must be 8 to 64 characters in length. The 256 Bit key used for encryption is generated from this passphrase.

Configuring the Wireless Game Adapter for Ad-Hoc Mode

You can use the WGE111 Wireless Game Adapter in a wireless-only network where the wireless devices are all set to Ad-Hoc mode. By default, the wireless game adapter is set to Infrastructure mode; therefore, you will need to set the switch on the back of the wireless game adapter to the right, which corresponds to Ad-Hoc mode.

In an Ad-Hoc network, all devices must have the same SSID, WEP settings, and IP network subset address with a unique identifying number (xxx.xxx.xxx.yyy).

Select Ad-Hoc Wireless Settings to configure Ad-Hoc access, as shown in the screen below.

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