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    USER GUIDE Dual-Band Wir eless-N Gaming Adapter Model: WGA600N[...]

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    About This Guide i Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicat es that there is a not e of interest and is something that y ou should pay special atten[...]

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    T able of Contents ii Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: W ireless Sec urity Ch[...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O v er view Thank you for choosing the Dual-Band Wir eless-N Gaming Adapter . The Adapter gives wireless connection capabilities to an y wired Ethernet- equipped game console. T he Game Adapter can be used in several different ways . I f you have an existing hom[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 2 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Check list Wir eless net works are convenien t and easy to install, so homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them at a rapid pace. Because wireless network ing operates by sending information over radio waves , it can be more v[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 3: Setup W izard A dvanced Options This section co vers the A dvanced Options f ound in the Setup Wizard. For additional details on the Setup Wizard, refer t o the Quick Installation Guide. The W elcome screen appears on your monitor . Click the Click Here to Star[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 4 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Plug the pow er adapter into the Gaming A dapter ’ s power por t. Plug the other end of the power adapter into an electrical outlet. Click Next to continue. Connect the Pow er V erify that the Pow er and Ether net LEDs are lit. I f not, follow the on-screen instructions[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 5 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Click the Advanced S etup button in the lower right corner of the screen. Available Wir eless Networks Select the appropriate network configur ation for the Gaming Adapter . Advanced Setup > Network Settings Obtain network settings automatically (DHCP) Select this opti[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 6 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter High Security ( WP A/WP A2) I f your network uses WP A/WP A2 security, enter the passphrase in the Passphr ase field and click Next . WP A/WP A2 Passphr ase Passphr ase Enter the network passphrase , this can used an y numbers or characters and must be between 8 and 63 ch[...]

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    Chapter 3 Setup Wizard Advanced Options 7 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Unplug the Ethernet cable from your comput er and plug it int o your Gaming Console ’ s Ethernet port. Click Next to continue . Connect Gaming Console If y our c omputer w as initially connected to a router , make sure you r econnect it. Click Next to continue. Reconnec[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 8 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Chapter 4: A dvanced C onfigur ation F or details on connecting and installing the Adapter , please refer to the Quick I nstallation. This chapter will describe each screen of the web-based utility and each screen ’ s key func tions. How t o Access the W eb-Based Utility The [...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 9 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Status > Device Inf o The Device Info screen is the first screen you see when you access the web-based utility . Status > Device Info General Firm ware Version This displays the Adapter’ s current firmware v ersion. LAN MAC A ddress Displays the MAC Addr ess as seen by [...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 10 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Basic > W ireless Basic > Wireless Wireless Netw ork Mode Setting W ireless Bridge This is the default operating mode of the Adapter . This mode is used t o connect one device to a wireless network using the Ethernet port. LAN Party Gaming This operating mode is used to [...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 11 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Returning to Standard Opera ting Mode When your LAN Party is over and you want to reconfigure the Gaming Adapters , be sure to note that the procedure is different for the Gaming Adapter designated as the master and the other adapters. Setting the Master Adapter Back to Wir el[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 12 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter WEP Basic > Wireless > WEP WEP K ey Length Selec t a level of WEP encr yption, 64 bits (10 hex digits) or 128 bits (26 hex digits) . The default is 64 bits (10 hex digits) . WEP Key Enter the WEP key used to access the network. This is defined on the access point or rout[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 13 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Pres-Shared K ey Pre-Shared Key Enter the pr e -shared key used by the network. I t should be between 8-63 characters. Advanced > A dvanced W ireless Advanced > A dvanced W ireless Advanced Wireless Settings T ransmit Pow er Nor mally the wireless transmitter operates at[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 14 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter W indows Media Center Enables the router to recogniz e certain audio and video streams generated by a W indows Media Center PC and prioritize these streams abov e other traffic. These streams are used by systems k nown as Window s Media Ex tenders, such as the Xbo x 360. Autom[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 15 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter T ools > Admin There is only one account used to access the web-based utility . This account uses the default username and password , admin . T o keep the gaming adapter settings secure, it is recommended that you change the passw ord. T ools > Admin Admin P assword Pass[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 16 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter T ools > Firmw are T ools > F irmware Firmw are Informa tion Curr ent Firmw are V ersion This displays the Adapter’ s current firmwar e version. Curr ent F irmware Date Displays the dat e the currently installed firmware v ersion was created . Firmw are Upgrade Brow se[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 17 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Status > Device Inf o The D evice Info scr een is the first screen display ed after logging into the web-based utilit y . For details on this screen, ref er to the beginning of this chapter . Status > Device Info Status > W ireless Status > Wireless Number of W ire[...]

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    Chapter 4 Advanced Configura tion 18 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Status > Statistics Status > Statistics Refresh Statistics Updates the LAN and Wireless Statistics displayed on the scr een. Clear Statistics Resets all of the statistics to a value of 0. LAN Statistics Sent The number of packets sent from the Adapter over the wired Ethe[...]

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    Appendix A Specific ations 19 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Model WGA600N Standards IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Draft IEEE 802.11n Ports Power, Ethernet Buttons Reset, Security ( WPS ) LEDs Power, Ethernet, Wireless, Security Cabling Type CAT5 # of Antennas 2 (Internal) Connector Type RJ-45 Antenna Gain in dBi 1[...]

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    Appendix B Warranty Inf ormation 20 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Appendix B: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardw are pr oduc t against defects in materials and workmanship under nor mal use for the W arranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and lasts for [...]

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    Appendix B Warranty Inf ormation 21 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksy s. Defective pr oduct cov ered by this limited warranty will be repair ed or replaced and returned to you without charge. C ustomers outside of the United States of America and Canada are resp[...]

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    Appendix C Regula tor y Information 22 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Appendix C: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause har mful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter ference received , inc[...]

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    Appendix C Regula tor y Information 23 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Avis d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme aux normes NMB-003 et RSS210 du Canada. L ’utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulemen t aux conditions suivantes : il ne doit pas produire de br ouillage et il doit accepter tout brouil[...]

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    Appendix C Regula tor y Information 24 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter User Inf ormation for Consumer Pr oduc ts Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Electronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant inf ormation for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consumers are re[...]

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    Appendix C Regula tor y Information 25 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuv atele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõrvaldada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmetega. See sümbol [...]

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    Appendix C Regula tor y Information 26 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/96/EC numat o, kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra paž ymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti kar tu su nerūšiuotomis komuna[...]

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    Appendix C Regula tor y Information 27 Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter Português (P ortuguese) - Inf ormação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe est e símbolo no pr oduto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados. O sí[...]