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The Adapter connects to the network.

Connecting to the Network

Click Print to print out your wireless network settings.

5. Then click Finish to return to the Status screen, or click Exit to exit the Monitor.

Click Connect Anyway.

1. Click Finish.

Advanced Configuration

Click Connect Anyway

Congratulations

Congratulations! The Adapter is connected to

the network.

Enter Key Manually

Proceed to the appropriate section, “Wireless Security Disabled” or “Wireless Security Enabled”.

Wireless Security Disabled

If you connect to a network whose wireless security is disabled, then you will view this screen:

Congratulations

Congratulations! The Adapter is connected to

the network.

Wireless Security Enabled

If you connect to a network whose wireless security is enabled, then you will view one of three screens.

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Proceed to the appropriate instructions.

WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)

If the network uses WPA2 Personal security, then the WPA2-Personal Key Needed for Connection screen appears.

WPA2-Personal Security

Passphrase Enter the network’s Passphrase (also

called a pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.

To connect to the network, click Connect. To cancel the connection, click Cancel.

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

If the network uses WPA Personal security, then the WPA-Personal Key Needed for Connection screen.

Advanced Configuration

WEP Security

Passphrase Enter the Passphrase or WEP key.

The passphrase is case-sensitive and must be 16 or fewer alphanumeric characters. It must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (For non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually.)

If you enter the network’s WEP key, enter the appropriate number of hexadecimal characters (“0” to “9” and “A” to “F”). For 64-bit encryption, enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters.

To connect to the network, click Connect. To cancel the connection, click Cancel.

WPA-Personal Security

Passphrase Enter the network’s Passphrase (also

called a pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.

To connect to the network, click Connect. To cancel the connection, click Cancel.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

If the network uses WEP encryption, then the WEP Key or Passphrase Needed for Connection screen appears.

Click Finish.

Congratulations

Congratulations! The profile is

successfully configured.

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Advanced Setup

If your network is not listed with the available networks, use Advanced Setup.

Available Wireless Networks

Advanced Configuration

Default Gateway Enter the IP address of your

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network’s Gateway.

DNS 1 and DNS 2 Enter the DNS address of your

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wired Ethernet network.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

The Wireless Mode screen shows a choice of two

3. wireless modes.

Click Advanced Setup on the Available Wireless

1. Networks screen to set up the Adapter manually.

The Network Settings screen appears.

Wireless Network

If your network has a router or other DHCP server, select Obtain network settings automatically (DHCP).

If your network does not have a DHCP server or router, select Specify network settings. Enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS addresses appropriate for your network. You must specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this screen. If you are unsure about the Default Gateway and DNS addresses, leave these fields blank.

Wireless Mode

Infrastructure Mode Select this mode if you want

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to connect to a wireless router or access point.

Ad-Hoc Mode Select this mode if you want to

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connect to another wireless device directly without using a wireless router or access point.

Wireless Network Name Enter a wireless network

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name (SSID) that must be used for all devices in your wireless network. It is case-sensitive and should be a unique name to help prevent others from entering your network.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

IP Address This IP Address must be unique to

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your network.

Subnet Mask The Adapter’s Subnet Mask must be

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the same as your wired network’s Subnet Mask.

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Advanced Configuration

4. If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to step 5 now. If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, the Ad-Hoc Mode Settings screen appears.

NOTE: The Adapter only supports Ad-Hoc Mode

for 2.4 GHz networks: Wireless-B, Wireless-G, and Wireless-N (using 2.4 GHz).

for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA is a stronger security method than WEP. WPA2 is a stronger security method than WPA. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

Proceed to the section for your security method.

WEP

Make sure the settings you configure match the settings of your wireless network.

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Standard Channel :

keep the default, Auto.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

If your wireless network does not have wireless security,

5. select Disabled and then click Next to continue. Proceed to step 6.

Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

WEP

WEP Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption.

Passphrase

key is automatically generated. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This passphrase 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

WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption, enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.

Enter the network’s Passphrase, so a WEP

If you do not have the Passphrase, enter the

Advanced Users

TX Key The default is 1. If your network’s wireless router

or access point uses transmit key number 2, 3, or 4, select the appropriate number.

Wireless Security

If your wireless network has wireless security, select the method of security used: WEP, WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Enterprise, or RADIUS. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA2 stands

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System authentication, the sender and the recipient do not share a WEP key for authentication. For Shared Key authentication, both the sender and the recipient share a WEP key for authentication.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

ication The default is Open System. For Open

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Advanced Configuration

WPA Personal

WPA Personal offers two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys.

WPA Personal

Encryption Select TKIP or AES.

Passphrase Enter the network’s Passphrase (also called a

pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.

WPA Enterprise

WPA Enterprise features WPA security used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the router.) WPA Enterprise offers two authentication methods, EAP-TLS and PEAP, as well as two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys.

Authentication Select the authentication method your

network is using, EAP-TLS or PEAP.

EAP-TLS

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

WPA2 Personal

WPA2 Personal uses the encryption method, AES, with dynamic encryption keys.

WPA2 Personal

WPA Enterprise - EAP-TLS

If you selected EAP-TLS, configure the following:

network.

Server Name Enter the name of the authentication server

(this is optional).

Certificate Select the certificate you installed to

authenticate you on your wireless network.

Encryption Select the type of encryption, TKIP or AES.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

Passphrase Enter the network’s Passphrase (also called a

pre-shared key) of 8-63 characters.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

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Advanced Configuration

PEAP

WPA Enterprise - PEAP

If you selected PEAP, configure the following:

network.

Password Enter the password of your wireless network.

Server Name Enter the name of the authentication server

(this is optional).

Certificate Select the certificate you installed to

authenticate you on your wireless network. If you want to use any certificate, keep the default, Trust Any.

EAP-TLS

WPA2 Enterprise - EAP-TLS

If you selected EAP-TLS, configure the following:

network.

Server Name Enter the name of the authentication server

(this is optional).

Certificate Select the certificate you installed to

authenticate you on your wireless network.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

Inner Authen. Select the authentication method used

inside the PEAP tunnel.

Encryption Select the type of encryption, TKIP or AES.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

WPA2 Enterprise

WPA2 Enterprise features WPA2 security used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the router.) WPA2 Enterprise offers two authentication methods, EAP-TLS and PEAP.

Authentication Select the authentication method your

network is using, EAP-TLS or PEAP.

PEAP

WPA2 Enterprise - PEAP

If you selected PEAP, configure the following:

network.

Password Enter the password of your wireless network.

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Server Name Enter the name of the authentication server

(this is optional).

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Certificate Select the certificate you installed to

authenticate you on your wireless network. If you want to use any certificate, keep the default, Trust Any.

Inner Authen. Select the authentication method used

inside the PEAP tunnel.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

RADIUS

RADIUS features use of a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the router.) RADIUS offers two authentication types: EAP-TLS and PEAP.

Authentication Select the authentication method your

network is using, EAP-TLS or PEAP.

EAP-TLS

PEAP

RADIUS - PEAP

If you selected PEAP, configure the following:

network.

Password Enter the password of your wireless network.

RADIUS - EAP-TLS

If you selected EAP-TLS, configure the following:

network.

Server Name Enter the name of the authentication server

(this is optional).

Certificate Select the certificate you installed to

authenticate you on your wireless network.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

Server Name Enter the name of the authentication server

(this is optional).

Certificate Select the certificate you installed to

authenticate you on your wireless network. If you want to use any certificate, keep the default, Trust Any.

Inner Authen. Select the authentication method used

inside the PEAP tunnel.

Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the previous screen.

The Confirm New Settings screen appears.

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Confirm New Settings

To save the new settings, click Save. To edit the new settings, click Back. To exit Advanced Setup through the Monitor, click Exit.

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The Congratulations screen appears. Click Connect to

7. Network to implement the new settings immediately and return to the Status screen. Click Return to Profiles screen to keep the current settings active and return to the Profiles screen.

Advanced Configuration

Congratulations

Congratulations! The profile is

successfully configured.

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