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2.
The Basic Settings screen will now appear, shown in Figure 5-17. Enter
your wireless network’s SSID and select the level of WEP Encryption you
wish to apply to your network transmissions. Then, click
Next
to continue
or
Back
to return to the previous screen.
SSID
- The SSID is the unique name shared among all devices in your wire-
less network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless net-
work. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters,
which can be any keyboard character.
WEP (Disabled/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP)
- In order to utilize WEP
e n c r y p t i o n ,
select
64-bit
or
128-bit
WEP
from the drop-
down menu.
3.
If you chose to enable WEP Encryption, the Security Setting screen will
appear, shown in Figure 5-18. Enter a Passphrase, which is like a security
password. This will generate a WEP key in the
Key
field. (If you want to
enter a WEP key manually, leave the Passphrase field blank and enter the
WEP key as described below.)
Passphrase
- Instead of manually entering a WEP key, you can enter a
Passphrase, and the WEP Key will appear in the
Key
field. The Passphrase
is case-sensitive and should have 16 or fewer alphanumeric characters. It
must match the passphrase of your wireless network and is compatible with
Linksys wireless products only. (You will have to enter the WEP key man-
ually on any non-Linksys wireless products.) Write down the Passphrase
and click
Next
to continue.
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6.
The
following
screen
(shown
in Figure 5-15)
confirms
that
Advanced Setup
is complete.
Console to Internet Setup allows you to configure the Game Adapter’s settings
for playing games over a broadband Internet connection.
1.
From the screen shown in Figure 5-16, select the
Console to Internet
radio
button and click
Next
.
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Setup Wizard Configuration for Internet Play
Figure 5-16
Figure 5-17
Figure 5-15
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5.
Confirm your changes to the Game Adapter’s settings from the following
screen, shown in Figure 5-20. Then, click
Yes
to accept these settings.
6.
The following screen (shown in Figure 5-21) confirms that Advanced Setup
is complete. Later changes can be made from the Web-based Utility, as
shown in “Chapter 6: Using the Wireless-G Game Adapter’s Web-based
Utility”.
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You can also enter the WEP Key manually in the
Key
field. If you are using
64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 10 hexadeci-
mal characters.
If you are using
128-bit
WEP
encryption, then
the
key
must
consist of exact-
ly 26 hexadeci-
mal characters.
Valid hexadeci-
mal characters
are “0”-“9” and
“A”-“F”. Then,
click
Next
.
4.
From the next screen, shown in Figure 5-19, enter the IP Settings unique to
your network. Then, click
Next
to continue or
Back
to return to the previ-
ous screen.
IP Address
- This IP address must be unique to your network.
IP Mask
- The Game Adapter’s IP Mask (also known as Subnet Mask)
must be the same as your wired network’s Subnet Mask.
Gateway
- Enter the
IP address of your
network’s Gateway.
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Figure 5-18
Figure 5-19
Figure 5-20
Figure 5-21
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Chapter 6: Using the Wireless-G
Game Adapter’s Web-based Utility
The Game Adapter is designed to function properly after configuration using
the Setup Wizard. However, if you would like to change these settings or make
more advanced configuration changes, use your web browser and the Wireless-
G Game Adapter’s Web-based Utility. This chapter explains how to use the
Utility.
1.
Open your web browser, and enter the Game Adapter’s IP address (the
default is
192.168.1.250
). Press the
Enter
key, and the screen shown in
Figure 6-1 will appear. In lowercase letters, enter the default password,
admin
, in the
Password
field. Click the
OK
button. You can set a new pass-
word on the
Advanced
screen later.
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Starting the Web-based Utility
Overview
Figure 6-1
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Now that the Game Adapter is configured properly, as
shown in the previous three sections, you can connect to
your game console and start gaming.
1.
Plug the included Ethernet network cable into the Game
Adapter’s LAN port, as shown in Figure 5-22.
2.
Plug the other end of the Ethernet network cable into the
RJ-45 port of your game console.
3.
Plug the supplied power cable into the Game Adapter’s
Power port, as shown in Figure 5-23. Then, plug the
other end into an electrical outlet, preferably a surge pro-
tector.
4.
Set your game console for multiplayer gaming as usual.
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Connecting the Game Adapter to Your Game Console
Figure 5-22
Figure 5-23
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The
Setup
screen, shown in Figure 6-2, lets you configure the Game Adapter’s
wireless network settings.
Firmware
- The version number of the Game Adapter’s firmware is dis-
played here. Firmware should be upgraded ONLY if you experience prob-
lems with the Game Adapter. Firmware updates are posted at
www.linksys.com
.
MAC Address
- The Game Adapter’s MAC Address is displayed here.
SSID
- The SSID is the network name shared among all devices in a wire-
less network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless net-
work. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters,
which may be any keyboard character (do not use any spaces). Make sure
this setting is the same for all devices in your wireless network. For added
security, you should change the default SSID (
linksys
) to a name of your
choice.
Network Type
- Choose the Game Adapter’s wireless operating mode here.
Keep the default setting,
Infrastructure
, if you want your wireless-
equipped device to communicate with computers and other devices on your
wired network using a wireless access point. Select
Ad-Hoc
button if you
want multiple wireless-equipped devices to communicate directly with each
other, such as when playing head-to-head.
If you chose Ad-Hoc mode, then select the correct operating channel for
your network in the
Channel
drop-down menu. The channel you choose
should match the channel set on the other devices in your wireless network.
WEP
- To enable WEP encryption, click the
Enable
radio button. You
should always employ WEP to increase wireless network security. Then
click the
WEP Key Settings
button to configure the WEP settings. To dis-
able WEP encryption, keep the default,
Disable
.
Note:
You may have to refresh this page to see any new settings.
Setup
2.
The
Setup
screen will appear, shown in Figure 6-2.
The Utility provides a convenient, web-browser-based way to alter the
Game Adapter’s settings. It offers five main tabs:
Setup
- Enables you to configure the IP address and wireless settings.
Advanced
- Lets you change the advanced wired and wireless settings,
clone a MAC address onto the Game Adapter, change the password, and
restore default settings.
Help
- Provides explanations of various configuration settings and links to
online technical support resources.
Figure 7-2
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Default Transmit Key
- Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the
Game Adapter sends data. Make sure the other wireless-equipped devices
are using the same key.
WEP Encryption
- In order to use WEP encryption, select
64-Bit (10 hex
digits)
or
128-Bit (26 hex digits)
from the drop-down menu.
Passphrase
- Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a
Passphrase. This Passphrase is used to generate one or more WEP keys. It
is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters.
(The Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products
only. If you want to communicate with non-Linksys wireless products, you
will need to enter your WEP key(s) manually on the non-Linksys wireless
products.) After you enter the Passphrase, click the
Generate
button to cre-
ate WEP key(s).
An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method
used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses 64-bit or
128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption secu-
rity for every data transmission. To decode a data transmission, each device
in a network must use an identical WEP key. Higher encryption levels offer
higher levels of security, but due to the complexity of the encryption, they
may decrease network performance.
The wireless networks available to the Game Adapter are listed below. Detailed
information about the networks is listed on each line. This information includes
SSID, MAC Address, Channel, Signal Strength (as a percentage), and Mode.
SSID
- The network name. To join a wireless network, click the radio but-
ton next to the
SSID
.
MAC Address
- The MAC address of the network’s access point.
Channel
- The channel setting.
Signal Strength (%)
- The percentage of wireless signal strength.
Mode
- The type of wireless standard, network mode, and status of WEP
encryption.
Click the
Connect
button to connect to the selected network. If your page does-
n’t automatically refresh itself, then click the
Refresh
button of your web
browser.
WEP Encryption
Click the
WEP Key Settings
button from the
Setup
screen to configure the
WEP settings. This will open the
WEP Encryption
screen.
Note:
Make sure your WEP key matches the WEP key of the wire-
less network you want to join. Otherwise, the connection will fail.
Figure 7-3
Note:
You may have to refresh this page to see any new settings.

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