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Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Wireless Music Bridge

The Front Panel

Wireless-G Music Bridge

The Front Panel

The Music Bridge's LEDs, where information about network activity is displayed, are located on the front panel.

Power

Blue. The

Power

LED lights up when the Wireless-G Music Bridge is powered on.

Ethernet

Blue. The

Ethernet

LED serves two purposes. If the LED is continuously lit, the Music Bridge is

successfully connected to a device through the Ethernet port. If the LED is flashing, it is an

indication of any network activity.

Wireless

Blue. The

Wireless

LED lights whenever there is a successful wireless connection.

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Power

Wireless

Ethernet

Figure 2-2: Front Panel

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Chapter 3: Setting up the Wireless-G Music Bridge

Starting the Setup Wizard

Wireless-G Music Bridge

Chapter 3: Setting up the Wireless-G Music Bridge

Starting the Setup Wizard

The Bridge is set up with the Setup Wizard that comes on the CD enclosed with the Bridge. This chapter will guide

you through the setup procedure. This Setup Wizard will take you through all the steps necessary to set up and

configure the Bridge.

To begin the setup process, insert the Setup Wizard CD into your PC's CD-ROM drive. Setup Wizard's

Welcome

screen should appear on your monitor. If it does not, then click the

Start

button and select

Run

. In the field

provided, enter

D:\setup.exe

(if “D” is the letter of your PC's CD-ROM drive).

On the

Welcome

screen, you have the following choices:

Click Here to Start

- Click the

Click Here to Start

button to begin the setup.

User Guide

- Click the

User Guide

button to open this User Guide.

Exit

- Click

Exit

to exit the Setup Wizard.

1.

To install the Adapter, click the

Click Here to Start

button on the

Welcome

screen.

2.

The License Agreement screen will appear. Read the entire agreement, then click

Next

if you agree to the

terms and want to continue the Setup Wizard. Click

Cancel

if you want to cancel the Setup Wizard.

Figure 3-1: Setup Wizard’s Welcome Screen

Figure 3-2: License Agreement

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Chapter 3: Setting up the Wireless-G Music Bridge

Starting the Setup Wizard

Wireless-G Music Bridge

3.

The next screen displayed shows how the Bridge should be connected. Connect one end of your supplied

Ethernet cable to your PC’s Ethnet Port.

Click the

Next

button to continue or

Back

to return to the previous screen.

4.

Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Bridge’s yellow Ethernet Port.

Click the

Next

button to continue or

Back

to return to the previous screen.

Figure 3-3: Connecting the PC

Figure 3-4: Connecting the PC to the Bridge

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Chapter 3: Setting up the Wireless-G Music Bridge

Starting the Setup Wizard

Wireless-G Music Bridge

5.

Next, you will connect the power. Connect the power adapter into the Power Port of the Bridge and into an

electrical outlet.

Click the

Next

button to continue or

Back

to return to the previous screen.

6.

The Power and Ethernet will light up when the cables are all correctly installed. If the LEDs do not light up, re-

check the cable connections to the Bridge, PC, and Power.

Click the

Next

button to continue or

Back

to return to the previous screen. Click the

Exit

button to exit the

Setup Wizard.

Figure 3-5: Connecting the Power

Figure 3-6: LED Status

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Chapter 3: Setting up the Wireless-G Music Bridge

Starting the Setup Wizard

Wireless-G Music Bridge

7.

The Setup Wizard will run a search for the Bridge within your network and then display a list along with the

status information for the selected Bridge. If this is the only Bridge on your network, it will be the only one

displayed. If multiple Bridges are displayed, select the Bridge you want to configure by clicking on it.

Click the

Scan for Music Bridge

button to scan again for the Bridge.

Click the

Next

button to continue or

Back

to return to the previous screen. Click the

Exit

button to exit the

Setup Wizard.

8.

You will be asked to sign on to the Bridge you have selected. Enter the default password,

admin

, in the field.

Then, click

Enter

.

Figure 3-7: Select the Bridge

Figure 3-8: Login