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    Use this guide to install: WGA11B Wireless-B Game Adapter User Guide[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Linksys is a r egistered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. Other brands and product names ar e trademarks or register ed trademarks of their respective holders. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every Wi[...]

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    • Belgique B L ’utilisation en extérieur est autorisé sur le canal 11 (2462 MHz), 12 (2467 MHz), et 13 (2472 MHz). Dans le cas d’une utilisation privée, à l’extérieur d’un bâtiment, au-dessus d’un espace public, aucun enregistr ement n’est nécessaire pour une distance de moins de 300m. Pour une distance supérieure à 300m un e[...]

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    1 Chapter 1: Introduction r The W ireless-B Game Adapter giv es any wired-Ethernet-equipped game con- sole wireless connection capabilities. The Game Adapter can be used in tw o different w a ys. If you ha ve an e xisting home wireless netw ork with a cab le or DSL Internet connection, the Game Adapter lets y our Pla yStation®2, Xbox™ or GameCub[...]

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    3 2 The Game Adapter’ s LEDs, sho wn in F igure 2-2, displa y the activity on y our netw ork. Ethernet Gr een. The Ether net LED will light up when data is trans- mitted o v er the Ethernet cable. Wir eless Gr een. The W ireless LED will be lit steadily w hen the Game Adapter is connected to the wired network. The LED will blink w hen there is ne[...]

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    5 4 Figure 3-2 sho ws a wireless bridging scenario using two W ireless-B Game Adapters. Each wireless netw ork is connected to a W ireless-B Game Adapter through a switch. A separate computer is equipped with a wireless PC card and can communicate with both wireless netw orks as long as it has the same SSID and channel as both wireless netw orks. C[...]

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    7 6 The Game Adapter can be set up by clicking the Channel Selector button once and then clicking the button to cycle to the appropriate setting on the LED displa y , as sho wn in F igure 4-3. When pla ying Head-to-Head : Set both Game Adapters to the same chan- nel, 1-11. When pla ying o ver the Inter net : Set the Game Adapter to IN w hen using a[...]

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    9 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-B Game Adapter with the Setup Wizard 1. Insert the Setup CD-ROM into y our PC’ s CD-R OM dri v e. The Setup Utility should run automatically , and the screen in Figure 5-1 should appear . If it does not, click the Start button and choose Run . In the f ield that appears, enter D:setup.ex e (if “D” is the[...]

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    11 10 • P assphrase - Instead of manuall y entering a WEP ke y , you can enter a Passphrase, and the WEP K ey will appear in the Key f ield. The Passphrase is case-sensitiv e and should ha v e 16 or fe w er alphanumeric characters. It must match the passphrase of your wireless netw ork and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only . (Y ou[...]

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    13 Appendix B: Glossar y 802.11b - One of the IEEE standards for wireless netw orking hardw are. Products that adhere to a specif ic IEEE standard will w ork with each other , ev en if the y are manufactured by dif ferent companies. The 802.11b standard specif ies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.4GHz, and WEP enc[...]

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    Infrastructur e Netw or k - An infrastructure netw ork is a group of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter , connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless de vices communicate with each other and to a wired netw ork b y f irst going through an access point. An infra- structure wireless network connecte[...]

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    17 16 the netw ork. TCP is known as a "connection oriented" protocol due to requir- ing the receiv er of a packet to return an ackno wledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet resulting in transmission control. TCP/IP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol/ I nter net P rotocol) - The basic com- munication language or set of protocols f[...]

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    19 Appendix C: Specifications Standards 802.11b P orts Power , Ethernet Buttons Channel Selector , Reset Cabling Cat 5 UTP LEDs Ethernet, Wireless, Wireless Channel T ransmit P ower 15dBm Security Features WEP WEP k ey bits 64, 128 Dimensions 2.83" x 5.31" x 1.10" (72 mm x 135 mm x 28 mm) Unit Weight 0.26 lbs. (0.12 kg) Po w e r 5 vo[...]

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    Appendix E: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the W ireless-b Game Adapter , contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T echnical Support 800-326-7114 RMA (Return Mer chandise A uthorization) Issues www .linksys.com (or ca[...]