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Appendix C: Planning Your Use of the Wireless-B Media Link for Music

Overview

Wireless-B Media Link for Music

Appendix C: Planning Your Use of the Wireless-B Media Link

for Music

Overview

Before you set up the Media Link, you need to decide how the computer running the Media Server software

(called Musicmatch Jukebox) will send digital music to the Media Link; you have a choice of a wireless or wired

connection. This information is necessary for the proper setup and configuration of the Media Link.

Using the Media Link as Part of Your Wireless Network

If the Media Link connects directly to a wireless-equipped computer, or the Media Link connects via an access

point or wireless router (see Figure C-1), then the Media Link is part of your wireless network. If any part of the

connection to the Media Link is wireless, then the overall connection will be considered wireless.

Using the Media Link as Part of Your Wired Network

If the Media Link connects directly to your wired computer, or the Media Link connects via a wired router or

switch (see Figure C-2), then the Media Link is part of your wired network. Within a wired network, the devices

are connected with Ethernet network cables.

Figure C-1: Example of a Wireless Network

Figure C-2: Example of a Wired Network

Computer

Computer

Wireless-B Media

Link for Music

Wireless-B Media

Link for Music

Wireless Access

Point or Router

(optional)

Router or Switch

(optional)

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Appendix D: Upgrading Firmware

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Appendix D: Upgrading Firmware

You can use the Wireless-B Media LInk Firmware Upgrade Utility to upgrade the firmware; however, firmware

should be upgraded ONLY if you experience problems with the Media LInk.

To upgrade the Bridge’s firmware, follow these instructions:

1.

Open Linksys’s website at

www.linksys.com

.

2.

Click the

Products

tab and select the appropriate product category.

3.

Select the Wireless-B Media Link.

4.

Download its firmware upgrade file, and extract it on your PC.

5.

Connect an Ethernet network cable to the Media Link’s Ethernet port, and connect the other end to your PC.

6.

Click

Start

and then

Programs

.

7.

Select

Linksys Media LInk

, and click

Firmware Upgrade Utility

.

8.

The screen shown in Figure D-1 will appear and display a list of the Wireless-B Media Links found on your

network, as well as their MAC addresses. Select the appropriate Media Link, and then click the

Upgrade

button.

9.

In the

Firmware

field, enter the name of the extracted firmware upgrade file, or click the

Browse

button to

find this file.

10. After you have selected the appropriate file, click the

Upgrade

button.

11. When the firmware has been upgraded, the

Congratulations

screen will appear. Click the

Exit

button.

Congratulations! The Media Link’s firmware has been upgraded successfully.

Figure D-1: Firmware Upgrade Screen

NOTE:

You must use an Ethernet network connection when you upgrade the Media Link’s firmware.

NOTE:

If the Utility does not find the appropriate Media Link, click the

Search for Adapters Again

button.

NOTE:

If you upgrade the Media Link’s firmware,

you may lose its configuration settings.

Figure D-2: Congratulations Screen

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Appendix E: Windows Help

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Appendix E: Windows Help

Almost all wireless products require Microsoft Windows. Windows is the most used operating system in the world

and comes with many features that help make networking easier. These features can be accessed through

Windows Help and are described in this appendix.

TCP/IP

Before a computer can communicate with an access point or router, TCP/IP must be enabled. TCP/IP is a set of

instructions, or protocol, all PCs follow to communicate over a network. This is true for wireless networks as well.

Your PCs will not be able to utilize wireless networking without having TCP/IP enabled. Windows Help provides

complete instructions on enabling TCP/IP.

Shared Resources

If you wish to share printers, folders, or files over your network, Windows Help provides complete instructions on

using shared resources.

Network Neighborhood/My Network Places

Other PCs on your network will appear under Network Neighborhood or My Network Places (depending upon the

version of Windows you’re running). Windows Help provides complete instructions on adding PCs to your

network.

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Appendix F: Glossary

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Appendix F: Glossary

802.11b

- An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an

operating frequency of 2.4GHz.

Access Point

- A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a

wired network. Also used to expand the range of a wireless network.

Adapter

- A device that adds network functionality to your PC.

Ad-hoc

- A group of wireless devices communicating directly with each other (peer-to-peer) without the use of

an access point.

Backbone

- The part of a network that connects most of the systems and networks together, and handles the

most data.

Bandwidth

- The transmission capacity of a given device or network.

Bit

- A binary digit.

Boot

- To start a device and cause it to start executing instructions.

Bridge

- A device that connects different networks.

Broadband

- An always-on, fast Internet connection.

Browser

- An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the

World Wide Web.

Buffer

- A shared or assigned memory area that is used to support and coordinate different computing and

networking activities so one isn't held up by the other.

Byte

- A unit of data that is usually eight bits long

Cable Modem

- A device that connects a computer to the cable television network, which in turn connects to the

Internet.

CSMA/CA

(

C

arrier

S

ense

M

ultiple

A

ccess/

C

ollision

A

voidance) - A method of data transfer that is used to prevent

data collisions.

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CTS

(

C

lear

T

o

S

end) - A signal sent by a wireless device, signifying that it is ready to receive data.

Daisy Chain

- A method used to connect devices in a series, one after the other.

Database

- A collection of data that is organized so that its contents can easily be accessed, managed, and

updated.

Default Gateway

- A device that forwards Internet traffic from your local area network.

DHCP

(

D

ynamic

H

ost

C

onfiguration

P

rotocol) - A networking protocol that allows administrators to assign

temporary IP addresses to network computers by “leasing” an IP address to a user for a limited amount of time,

instead of assigning permanent IP addresses.

DNS

(

D

omain

N

ame

S

erver) - The IP address of your ISP's server, which translates the names of websites into IP

addresses.

Domain

- A specific name for a network of computers.

Download

- To receive a file transmitted over a network.

DSL

(

D

igital

S

ubscriber

L

ine) - An always-on broadband connection over traditional phone lines.

DSSS

(

D

irect-

S

equence

S

pread-

S

pectrum) - Frequency transmission with a redundant bit pattern resulting in a

lower probability of information being lost in transit.

DTIM

(

D

elivery

T

raffic

I

ndication

M

essage) - A message included in data packets that can increase wireless

efficiency.

Dynamic IP Address

- A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server.

Encryption

- Encoding data transmitted in a network.

Ethernet

- IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common

transmission medium.

Finger

- A program that tells you the name associated with an e-mail address.

Firewall

- A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a

network from users from other networks.

Firmware

- The programming code that runs a networking device.

Full Duplex

- The ability of a networking device to receive and transmit data simultaneously.

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