
Connecting the Wireless-B
Setting up the Wireless-B
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A Attach the Bridge’s antenna. 
B Plug the included Ethernet 
C The X-II (MDI/MDI-X) slide switch 
D Plug the other end of the 
E Plug the supplied power 
Package Contents
• Wireless-B Ethernet Bridge
• Quick Installation Guide
• Setup CD-ROM
• User’s Guide on CD
• Detachable Antenna
• Power Adapter
•Network Cable
• Registration Card
Ethernet Bridge for Setup Ethernet Bridge
A Insert the Setup CD-ROM into 
your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The 
Setup Utility should run 
network cable into the LAN port 
on the back panel of the 
Bridge.
offers a choice between two 
settings. Slide the X-II switch to 
the X position if you are 
connecting the Bridge to a 
PC’s network adapter. Slide the 
X-II switch to the II position if 
you are connecting the Bridge 
to a hub or switch.
Ethernet network cable into the 
RJ-45 port of the hub, switch, 
or PC you wish to use to 
configure the Bridge.
adapter into the Power port on 
the back panel of the Bridge. 
Then plug the other end into 
an electrical outlet.
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automatically, and the 
Welcome screen should 
appear. If it does not appear, 
click the Start button and 
choose Run. In the field that 
appears, enter D:\setup.exe (if 
“D” is the letter of your CD-ROM 
drive).
B Click Setup to begin the setup 
process.
C Make sure the Bridge is 
correctly connected to your 
wired network. Click Next.
D The screen displays a list of 
Wireless-B Ethernet Bridges on 
your network, along with their 
status information. Select the 
Bridge you are currently 
installing by clicking its name in 
the Selection box. Click Yes.
E The Password screen will 
appear. In lowercase letters, 
enter admin in the Password 
field. Then click Enter.
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Wireless
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Wireless-B
Ethernet Bridge
Quick Installation
 

Connecting the Wireless-B
On the Mode Settings screen, 
F
click the Infrastructure radio 
button if you want your wireless 
and wired networks to 
communicate using a wireless 
access point. Click the Ad-Hoc  
radio button if you want 
wireless computers to 
communicate directly with 
each other.
In the WB Name field, enter a 
unique name for the Bridge. 
Click Next.
G On the Wireless Settings 
screen, enter your wireless 
network’s SSID. If you chose AdHoc mode, select the channel 
at which the network 
broadcasts its wireless signal. 
Then click Next.
H The IP Settings screen will 
appear. If your network has a 
router or DHCP server that 
automatically assigns IP 
addresses, click the radio 
button next to Automatically  
obtain an IP address (DHCP). 
Click Next and proceed to 
step I.
If you need to assign a static IP 
address to the Bridge, click the 
radio button next to Set IP  
configuration manually. Enter 
an IP Address, IP Mask (also 
known as Subnet Mask), and 
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NOTE: The default IP address of 
the Bridge is 192.168.1.225.
Gateway appropriate for your 
network. You must specify an IP 
address on this screen. If you 
are unsure about the IP Mask 
and Gateway, leave these two 
fields blank. Click Next and  
proceed to step I.
I The Security Settings screen will 
appear. If your network has 
WEP encryption enabled, then 
select the level of WEP 
encryption, and enter a 
Passphrase. If you do not have 
a Passphrase and want to 
manually enter a WEP key, 
leave the Passphrase field 
blank. If your network has WEP 
encryption disabled, keep the 
default, Disabled. 
Then click Next.
J If you entered a Passphrase, 
you will see the automatically 
generated WEP key. (See Figure 
J.) Otherwise, manually enter 
the WEP key in the Key 1 field. 
Click Next.
K Review your settings on the 
Confirmation screen. Write 
down the Bridge’s IP Address if 
you want to access the 
Bridge’s Web-based Utility. Click 
Yes to save these settings.
L On the Congratulations 
screen, click Exit.
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Ethernet Bridge for Network Use
A After configuration, unplug the 
power adapter from the 
electrical outlet, and unplug 
the Ethernet network cable 
from the PC.
B Plug the Ethernet network 
cable into the RJ-45 port on 
the Ethernet-ready network 
device you wish to add to the 
wireless network.
C Plug the power adapter into a 
local electrical outlet.
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NOTE: If you do not have an active con-
nection to the Ethernet-ready network 
device, then change the position of the 
X-II switch.
Congratulations! The installation of 
the Wireless-B Ethernet Bridge is 
complete.
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For additional information or troubleshooting 
help, refer to the User Guide on the Setup CDROM. You can also call or e-mail for further 
support.
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