Cisco AE2500 User Guide - Page 5

Windows 7 - wireless adapter

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Linksys AE1200/AE2500 Wireless Network Configuration To configure the adapter's wireless connection settings, use a wireless network configuration utility. If you have installed such a utility on your computer, or if your computer came with one already installed, refer to that utility's documentation for instructions on use. Otherwise, follow the instructions in the appropriate section below to use your operating system's built-in utility: •• "Windows 7" on page 3 •• "Windows Vista" on page 4 •• "Windows XP" on page 6 Windows 7 After you have installed the adapter, the Wireless Network Configuration utility icon appears on your computer's system tray. (If you do not see the icon, click the Show hidden icons arrow in the system tray.) Wireless Network Configuration: Windows 7 New Wireless Connection To connect to a different wireless network: 1. Click the Wireless Network Configuration utility icon. A list of available wireless networks appears. When your mouse pointer hovers over the icon, the status information of your wireless connection appears. 2. Select your network, and then click Connect. 3. If your network does not use wireless security, go to step 5. 3

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Wireless±Network±Configuration:±Windows±7
Linksys±AE1200/AE2500
3
To±configure±the±adapter’s±wireless±connection±settings,±use±a±wireless±network±
configuration± utility.± If± you± have± installed± such± a± utility± on± your± computer,±
or± if± your± computer± came± with± one± already± installed,± refer± to± that± utility’s±
documentation± for± instructions± on± use.± Otherwise,± follow± the± instructions± in±
the±appropriate±section±below±to±use±your±operating±system’s±built-in±utility:±
±
“Windows±7”±on±page±3
±
“Windows±Vista”±on±page±4
±
“Windows±XP”±on±page±6
Windows 7
After±you±have±installed±the±adapter,±the±
Wireless Network Configuration
±
utility±icon±appears±on±your±computer’s±system±tray.±(If±you±do±not±see±the±
icon,±click±the±
Show hidden icons
±arrow±
±in±the±system±tray.)
When±your±mouse±pointer±hovers±over±the±icon,±the±status±information±of±
your±wireless±connection±appears.
New Wireless Connection
To connect to a different wireless network:
1.
Click±the±
Wireless Network Configuration
±utility±icon.±A±list±of±available±
wireless±networks±appears.
2.
Select±your±network,±and±then±click±
Connect
.
3.
If±your±network±does±not±use±wireless±security,±go±to±step±5.±
Wireless±Network±Configuration