Linksys WPG12 manual

Instant Wireless TM Series Use this guide to install: WPG12 User Guide Presentation Player[...]

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Instant Wireless TM Series T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The Linksys Presentation Pla y er 1 F eatures 1 Package Contents 2 System Requirements 2 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Presentation Gateway 3 The Presentation Pla y er’ s P orts 3 The Presentation Pla y er’ s LEDs 4 The Remote Control’ s Buttons 5 Chapter 3: Connecting t[...]

Instant Wireless TM Series Appendix D: Glossary 34 Appendix E: Specifications 39 En vironmental 39 Appendix F: W arranty Information 40 Appendix G: Contact Information 41 Chapter 1: Introduction r Whether you’ re giving presentations in the conference room or the board room, the Instant W ireless™ Presentation Play er brings y ou the con v enie[...]

Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Presentation Player DC-IN This is the jack where y ou will connect y our po w er adapter . P o wer Switch This switch is used for turning the Pla y er on and off. TO Monitor/Pr ojector At this port, you will connect the V GA cab le from the monitor or projector where y our presentation will be displa y ed. Reset T o r[...]

Presentation Player Stop Use to stop your presentation or connection. Pla y Use to star t your presentation from the Presentation List. P ointer Use for the laser pointer . Connect Use to connect a new user to the Pla yer w hile in the Presentation List. List T akes you to the Presentation List. Home T akes you to the Home page. Info Sho ws the sys[...]

Presentation Player Chapter 3: Connecting the Presentation Player 1. Connect the V GA cab le from your monitor or projector to the Presentation Pla y er’ s “T O Monitor/Projector” port. 2. Make sure that the Presentation Pla y er is turned off. Plug the supplied po w er adapter into the jack on the Presentation Pla yer’ s back panel. Then, [...]

Presentation Player 9 Instant Wireless TM Series 8 Chapter 4: Installing The Presentation Player’s Setup Utilit y The Presentation Pla y er can pla y from an y PC in your wireless netw ork. Y ou will need to install this utility in each PC that will be used with the Presentation Pla y er – once installed , it will not need to be done again. 1. [...]

Presentation Player 5. The next screen, like that sho wn in Figure 4-4, will allo w you to choose where the Setup Utility will be installed. By default, the destination folder is C:Program FilesWPG12 Presentation Pla yer . If you w ant to change the location, click the Br o wse button and select anoth- er destination where it will be installed. C[...]

Presentation Player 13 Chapter 5: Using The Presentation Player’s Web- based Utilit y The Presentation Pla y er has been designed to function with the default settings in the Setup Utility . How ever , if you’ d like to change these settings, the Presentation Pla y er can be conf igured through your w eb bro wser with the W eb- Based Utility . [...]

Presentation Player IP Addr ess - This is the Inter net Protocol Address that is assigned to the Presentation Pla y er . Click Obtain an IP Address A utomatically or Specify an IP Address . Choose Obtain an IP Addr ess A utomaticall y to allo w your Presentation Pla yer to automaticall y obtain a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server . Or, choose S[...]

Presentation Player 3. The P asswor d tab, as sho wn in F igure 5-4, is where y ou change y our pass- w ord and restore the factory def ault settings for the Presentation Pla yer . Choose an alphnumeric passw ord between 4 and 16 characters and without spaces. Enter the passw ord into the Enter New P ass w ord f ield , then repeat it in the Re-ente[...]

Instant Wireless TM Series 18 4. The Status tab will displa y the Presentation Pla y er’ s cur rent settings and activity . It will list y our Cur rent IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gatew a y . The LAN Transfer , LAN Receive, WLAN Transfer , and WLAN Receive entries displa y y our netw ork’ s perfor mance lev els. 5. The Help tab (see Figure 5-6[...]

Presentation Player Refr esh! - Click this button if you need to search for the Pla yer . Next, choose y our presentation option from the follo wing buttons at the bottom of the screen. • Upload Presentation - This option allo ws you to upload a P o werP oint presentation to the Presentation Pla y er . Once uploaded , y ou can displa y the entire[...]

Presentation Player 5. The screen sho wn in Figure 6-7 will appear next if y ou ha v e WEP enabled on the Presentation Pla y er . This screen allo ws y ou to set the security for your wireless client. Y ou will need to set the identical security settings that you used for the Presentation Pla yer in “Chapter 5: Using the Presentation Pla y er’ [...]

Presentation Player Remote Users If you click on the Remoter User s button from Figure 7-1, you will see the screen in Figure 7-2. It will list the remote users w ho are connected to the Pla y er sho wing a presentation from the desktop of their PC. Connect - Click this button after using the mousepad to select the user who wants to connect and gi [...]

Presentation Player 27 Instant Wireless TM Series Pla y - Click this button after selecting a presentation f ile to star t the presen- tation. Delete - Click this button after selecting a presentation f ile you w ant to delete from the list. Back - Click this button to go back to the previous screen. Home - Click this button to go the the Home page[...]

Presentation Player What is a BSS ID? A specif ic Ad-hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be conf igured with the same BSS ID . What is an ESS ID? An Infrastructure conf iguration could also suppor t roaming capability for mobile w orkers. More than one BSS can be conf igured as an Extended Ser vice Set (ESS). Users [...]

Presentation Player Appendix B: Planning Y o u r Wireless Network Network T opology A wireless LAN is exactly lik e a re gular LAN , e xcept that each netw ork device in the LAN uses wireless technology to connect to the netw ork. Computers in a wire- less LAN must be conf igured to share the same radio channel. W ireless components pro vides LAN a[...]

Presentation Player Appendix C: Upgrading the Presentation Player’s Firmware The Presentation Pla y er functions with the use of f irmware, pro gramming writ- ten in the unit’ s inter nal memor y . It is this f ir mware that enab les the Presentation Pla y er to function and makes it easy to use. Occasionally , this f ir mware will be upgraded [...]

Presentation Player 35 Instant Wireless TM Series 34 Driv er - A w orkstation softw are module that pro vides an interface betw een a netw ork interface card and the upper-la yer protocol softw are running in the computer; it is designed for a specif ic NIC, and is installed during the initial installation of a netw ork-compatib le client operating[...]

Presentation Player Netw ork - A system that transmits any combination of v oice, video and/or data betw een users. Node - A network junction or connection point, typicall y a computer or w ork station. Po r t - A pathw a y into and out of the computer or a netw ork device. F or exam- ple, the serial and parallel ports on a personal computer are ex[...]

Presentation Player Appendix E: Specifications Standard IEEE 802.11b Channels 11 Channels (US , Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Operating Range Up to 100m (328 ft.) LEDs Power , WLAN Act, WLAN Link Dimensions 7.3” x 6.5” x 1.9” (186 mm x 165 mm x 48 mm) Unit Weight 16 oz. (0.46 kg) Po w e r External, 5V AC 2.5A Certifications[...]

Presentation Player Appendix G: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses below . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Support 800-326-7114 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com We b htt[...]

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