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Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge for Setup

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Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

for Setup

1.

Attach the Bridge’s antenna.

2.

Plug the included Ethernet network cable into one of the five LAN ports on the back panel of the Bridge,

shown in Figure 4-1.

3.

Plug the other end of the Ethernet network cable into the RJ-45 port of the hub, switch, or PC you wish to use

to configure the Bridge.

Figure 4-1: Connect to the Network

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4.

Plug the supplied power cable into the Power port on the side panel of the Bridge, shown in Figure 4-2. Then

plug the other end into an electrical outlet.

Proceed to “Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge.”

Figure 4-2: Connect the Power

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Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

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Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

Now that you’ve connected the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge to your wired network, you are ready to set it up. The

Setup Wizard will guide you through all the necessary steps.

1.

Insert the Setup CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The Setup Utility should run automatically, and the

screen in Figure 5-1 should appear. If it does not, 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).

•

Setup - Click the

Setup

button to proceed with the Setup Wizard.

•

User Guide - Click the

User Guide

button to open the PDF file of this User Guide.

•

LINKSYS Web - Click the

LINKSYS Web

button to access the Linksys website using an active Internet

connection.

•

Exit - Click the

Exit

button to exit the Setup Wizard.

2.

Click the

Setup

button to begin the setup process.

3.

Make sure the Bridge is correctly connected to your wired network (see Figure 5-2). Then click the

Next

button.

Figure 5-2: Connection

Figure 5-1: Welcome

Note:

While the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge has been

designed to work correctly right out of the box, setting

it up on a wireless computer will require you to use the

Linksys default settings (SSID: linksys and mode:

infrastructure). These settings can then be changed

through the Bridge’s Setup Wizard or Web-based Utility.

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4.

The screen shown in Figure 5-3 displays a list of Wireless-G Ethernet Bridges on your network, along with the

status information for each Bridge. (If you have only one Bridge on your network, it will be the only one

displayed.) Select the Bridge you are currently installing by clicking its name in the

Selection

box. Write down

the IP address of the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge, so you can use it to access the Web-based Utility later. Then

click the

Yes

button.

5.

For security purposes, you will be asked for your password in order to access the Bridge, as shown in Figure

5-4. In lowercase letters, enter

admin

in the

Password

field (later you can change the password through the

Web-based Utility). Then click the

Enter

button.

Figure 5-4: Password

Figure 5-3: List of Bridges

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6.

The screen shown in Figure 5-5 shows a choice of two wireless modes. Click the

Infrastructure

radio button

if you want your wireless computers to network with computers on your wired network using a wireless

access point. Click the

Ad-Hoc

radio button if you want multiple wireless computers to network directly with

each other. Do not use the Ad-Hoc mode if you want to network your wireless computers with computers on

your wired network.

In the

WB Name

field, enter a unique name for the Bridge. Memorable names are helpful, especially if you are

using multiple bridges on the same network. Click the

Next

button to continue or the

Back

button to return to

the previous screen.

Figure 5-5: Mode Settings

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