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Starting the Setup Wizard

Wireless-G Music Bridge

9.

You may change the password and the Bridge’s name on this screen.

Device Name

. The default name for the Bridge will appear in the

Device Name

field. You may change the

name by entering a new one in the

Device Name

field. The device name can be up to 19 characters.

Password and Confirm

. Enter a new password in the

Password

field, then enter it again in the

Confirm

field.

The password must be between 4 to12 characters.

Security Question and Your Answer

. Select a security question and enter an answer in the

Your Answer

field, so you can retrieve your password if you forget it.

Click the

Next

button to continue or

Back

to return to the previous screen.

Setting Up the Bridge

The next screen to appear will be the

Available Wireless Network

screen.

This screen provides two options for setting up the Bridge.

•

Available Wireless Network. (For most users.)

The networks available to this Bridge will be listed on this

screen. You can choose one of these networks and click the

Connect

button to connect to it. Click the

Refresh

button to update the Available Wireless Network list.

•

Manual Setup.

If your network is not listed on this screen, select

Manual Setup

to set up the Bridge

manually. This method of setting up the Bridge is intended for Advanced Users only.

•

I only have a wired network

. If you don’t have a wireless network, select

I only have a wired network

and

continue to step 7.

Click

Back

to return to the previous page.

The setup for each option is described, step by step, under the appropriate heading on the following pages.

Figure 3-9: Change the Password

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Setting Up the Bridge with Available Networks

The

Available Wireless Networks

screen will appear next. The available wireless networks are listed in the table

on the center of the screen by wireless network name (SSID). Select the wireless network you wish to connect to

and click the

Connect

button. (If you do not see your network listed, you can click the

Refresh

button to bring the

list up again.) If the network utilizes wireless security, you will need to configure security on the Bridge. If not, you

will be taken directly to the

Congratulations

screen.

1.

If wireless security has been enabled on this network, you will see a wireless security screen. If your network

utilizes WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption, the

WEP Key Needed for Connection

screen will appear. If

your network utilizes PSK (Pre-Shared Key) encryption, the

PSK Needed for Connection

screen will appear.

WEP Key Needed for Connection

Select

64-bit

or

128-bit

.

Then, enter a passphrase or WEP key.

Passphrase

- Enter a passphrase in the

Passphrase

field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The

passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer 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”.

Then, click

Connect

and proceed to the

Congratulations

screen. To cancel the connection, click

Cancel

.

Figure 3-11: WEP Key Needed for Connection

bit:

a binary digit.

wep

(wired equivalent privacy): a method of encrypting network

data transmitted on a wireless network for greater security.

passphrase:

used much like a password, a passphrase

simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically

generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products.

Figure 3-10: Available Wireless Network

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PSK Needed for Connection

Encryption

- Select the type of algorithm you want to use,

TKIP

or

AES

,

from the

Encryption

drop-down

menu.

Passphrase

- Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared key, of 8-63 characters in the

Passphrase

field. .

Then, click

Connect

and proceed to the

Congratulations

screen. To cancel the connection, click

Cancel

.

2.

The

Install the Utility

screen will appear if the Utility is not installed on your PC. The Utility must be installed on

your PC for the Wireless-G Music Bridge to work correctly on your network.

Click

Next

to install the Utility. Click

Skip

if you want to install the Utility later.

3.

After the Bridge has been configured for the network, the

Congratulations

screen will appear. Click

Exit.

Congratulations! Setup is complete.

Figure 3-12: PSK Needed for Connection

Figure 3-14: Congratulations

Figure 3-13: Install the Utility

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Setting Up the Bridge with Manual Setup

If your network is not listed with the available networks, click

Manual Setup

on the

Available Wireless Network

screen to set up the Bridge manually.

1.

After clicking

Manual Setup

, the

Network Settings

screen will appear. If your network has a router or other

DHCP server, click the radio button next to

Obtain network settings automatically (DHCP)

.

If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to

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

addresses, leave these fields empty.

IP Address

- This IP Address must be unique to your network.

Subnet Mask

- The Bridge’s Subnet Mask must be the same as your wired network’s Subnet Mask.

Default Gateway

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

Click

Next

to continue, or click

Back

to return to the

Available Wireless Network

screen.

2. The

Wireless Mode

screen shows a choice of two wireless modes. Click the

Infrastructure Mode

radio

button if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point. Click the

Ad-Hoc Mode

radio button if you

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

enter the SSID for your network.

Infrastructure Mode

- Use this mode if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point.

Ad-Hoc Mode

- Use this mode if you want to connect to another wireless device directly without using a

wireless router or access point.

SSID

- This is the wireless network name that must be used for all the 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

Back

to return to the previous screen.

Figure 3-15: Network Settings

Figure 3-16: Wireless Mode

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3.

If you chose

Infrastructure Mode

, go to Step 4 now. If you chose

Ad-Hoc Mode

, the

Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

screen will appear.

Select the correct

Channel

for your wireless network. The channel you choose should match the channel set

on the other devices in your wireless network. If you are unsure about which channel to use, keep the default

setting.

Then, select the

Network Mode

in which your wireless network will operate. In

Mixed

, Wireless-B and

Wireless-G devices can both operate on the network, though at a slower speed. In

Wireless-G-Only

, no

Wireless-B devices can operate in the network.

Click

Next

to continue or click

Back

to change any settings.

4. The

Wireless

Security

screen will appear. This step will configure wireless security.

If your wireless network doesn’t use wireless security, select

Disabled

and then click the

Next

button to

continue. Proceed to Step 5.

Select

WEP

or

PSK

for the Encryption Method. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, PSK stands for Pre-

Shared Key, which is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. If you don’t want to use encryption,

select

Disabled

.

Then, click the

Next

button to continue or the

Back

button to return to the previous screen.

Figure 3-17: Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

Figure 3-18: Wireless Security