Linksys WGA54AG Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless A/G Game Adapter for PlayStation®2 or GameCube™

Advanced Setup Wizard Configuration for Head-to-Head Play

Wireless A/G Game Adapter

4.

On the

Security Settings

screen for your Wireless-A network, select

64-bit

or

128-bit

encryption from the

drop-down menu. Then enter a passphrase or WEP key. Click the

If you don’t want to use encryption, select

Disabled

and then click the

Passphrase

- Enter a passphrase in the

Passphrase

field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The

passphrase is case-sensitive and should not have more 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,

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”.

5.

In the

SSID

field, enter the SSID or network name for your Wireless-G (2.4GHz, 802.11g) and/or Wireless-B

(2.4GHz, 802.11b) network.

Select the correct operating channel for your wireless network. The channel you choose should match the

channel set on the other devices in your wireless network.

Click the

Figure 5-13: Setup Wizard’s 5GHz

Security Settings Screen

NOTE:

An SSID is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless

network. Your network’s SSID should be unique to your network and identical

for all devices within the network.

encryption:

encoding data transmitted in a network.

wep

(wired equivalent privacy): a method of

encrypting network data transmitted on a

wireless network for greater security.

Figure 5-14: Setup Wizard’s 2.4GHz

Manual Configuration Screen

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Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless A/G Game Adapter for PlayStation®2 or GameCube™

Advanced Setup Wizard Configuration for Head-to-Head Play

Wireless A/G Game Adapter

6.

On the

Security Settings

screen for your Wireless-G and/or Wireless-B network, select

64-bit

or

128-bit

encryption from the drop-down menu. Then enter a passphrase or WEP key. Click the

If you don’t want to use encryption, select

Disabled

and then click the

Passphrase

- Enter a passphrase in the

Passphrase

field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The

passphrase is case-sensitive and should not have more 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,

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”.

7.

The

Network Settings

screen will appear. Enter an IP Address, IP Mask (also known as Subnet Mask), and

Gateway appropriate for your network setup. You must specify the IP Address on this screen. If you are unsure

about the IP Mask and Gateway, do not change these fields. Click the

IP Address

- This IP Address must be unique to your network.

IP Mask

- The Game Adapter’s IP Mask must be the same as your wired network’s IP or Subnet Mask.

Gateway

- Enter the IP address of your network’s Gateway here.

Figure 5-15: Setup Wizard’s 2.4 GHz

Security Settings Screen

Figure 5-16: Setup Wizard’s Network Settings Screen

ip address

: the address used to identify a computer or

device on a network

gateway

: a device that interconnects networks with

different, incompatible communications protocols.

subnet mask

: an address code that determines the size of

the network.

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Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless A/G Game Adapter for PlayStation®2 or GameCube™

Advanced Setup Wizard Configuration for Head-to-Head Play

Wireless A/G Game Adapter

8.

On the

Confirmation

screen, verify that the Game Adapter’s settings are correct. Then click the

Yes

button to

save these settings.

9.

Now that the settings have been confirmed, click the

Online Registration

button to register the Game

Adapter, or click the

Exit

button to close the Setup Wizard.

Proceed to the section, “Connecting the Game Adapter to Your Game Console.”

Figure 5-17: Setup Wizard’s Confirmation Screen

Figure 5-18: Setup Wizard’s Congratulations Screen

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Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless A/G Game Adapter for PlayStation®2 or GameCube™

Setup Wizard Configuration for Internet Play

Wireless A/G Game Adapter

Setup Wizard Configuration for Internet Play

The Console to Internet Setup lets you configure the Game Adapter’s settings for playing games over a broadband

Internet connection.

1.

Select the

Console to Internet

radio button. Then click the

2.

In the first

SSID

field, enter the SSID or network name for your Wireless-A (5GHz, 802.11a) network. The SSID

must be identical for all devices in the network.

In the second

SSID

field, enter the SSID or network name for your Wireless-G (2.4GHz, 802.11g) and/or

Wireless-G (2.4GHz, 802.11b) network.

Click the

Figure 5-19: Setup Wizard’s Gaming Mode Screen

Figure 5-20: Setup Wizard’s Basic Settings Screen

NOTE:

An SSID is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless

network. Your network’s SSID should be unique to your network and identical

for all devices within the network.

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Chapter 5: Setting up the Wireless A/G Game Adapter for PlayStation®2 or GameCube™

Setup Wizard Configuration for Internet Play

Wireless A/G Game Adapter

3.

On the

Security Settings

screen for your Wireless-A (5GHz, 801.11a) network, select

64-bit

or

128-bit

encryption from the drop-down menu. Then enter a passphrase or WEP key. Click the

If you don’t want to use encryption, select

Disabled

and then click the

Passphrase

- Enter a passphrase in the

Passphrase

field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The

passphrase is case-sensitive and should not have more 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,

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”.

4.

On the

Security Settings

screen for your Wireless-G (2.4GHz, 801.11g) and/or Wireless-B (2.4GHz, 802.11b)

network, select

64-bit

or

128-bit

encryption from the drop-down menu. Then enter a passphrase or WEP

key. Click the

If you don’t want to use encryption, select

Disabled

and then click the

Passphrase

- Enter a passphrase in the

Passphrase

field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The

passphrase is case-sensitive and should not have more 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,

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”.

Figure 5-22: Setup Wizard’s 2.4GHz

Security Settings Screen

Figure 5-21: Setup Wizard’s 5GHz

Security Settings Screen

encryption:

encoding data transmitted in a network.

wep

(wired equivalent privacy): a method of

encrypting network data transmitted on a

wireless network for greater security.

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