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Wireless-G Music Bridge Setting Up the Bridge with Manual Setup If your network is not listed with the available networks, click Manual Setup on the Available Wireless Network screen to set up the Bridge manually. 1. After clicking Manual Setup, the Network Settings screen will appear. If your network has a router or other DHCP server, click the radio button next to Obtain network settings automatically (DHCP). If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Specify network settings. Enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS addresses appropriate for your network. You must specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this screen. If you are unsure about the Default Gateway addresses, leave these fields empty. IP Address - This IP Address must be unique to your network. Subnet Mask - The Bridge's Subnet Mask must be the same as your wired network's Subnet Mask. Default Gateway - Enter the IP address of your network's Gateway here. Click Next to continue, or click Back to return to the Available Wireless Network screen. 2. The Wireless Mode screen shows a choice of two wireless modes. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point. Click the Ad-Hoc Mode radio button if you want to connect to another wireless device directly without using a wireless router or access point. Then, enter the SSID for your network. Infrastructure Mode - Use this mode if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point. Ad-Hoc Mode - Use this mode if you want to connect to another wireless device directly without using a wireless router or access point. SSID - This is the wireless network name that must be used for all the devices in your wireless network. It is case- sensitive and should be a unique name to help prevent others from entering your network. Click Next to continue or Back to return to the previous screen. Chapter 3: Setting up the Wireless-G Music Bridge Starting the Setup Wizard Figure 3-15: Network Settings Figure 3-16: Wireless Mode 13

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Chapter 3: Setting up the Wireless-G Music Bridge
Starting the Setup Wizard
Wireless-G Music Bridge
Setting Up the Bridge with Manual Setup
If your network is not listed with the available networks, click
Manual Setup
on the
Available Wireless Network
screen to set up the Bridge manually.
1.
After clicking
Manual Setup
, the
Network Settings
screen will appear. If your network has a router or other
DHCP server, click the radio button next to
Obtain network settings automatically (DHCP)
.
If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to
Specify network settings
. Enter
an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS addresses appropriate for your network. You must
specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this screen. If you are unsure about the Default Gateway
addresses, leave these fields empty.
IP Address
- This IP Address must be unique to your network.
Subnet Mask
- The Bridge’s Subnet Mask must be the same as your wired network’s Subnet Mask.
Default Gateway
- Enter the IP address of your network’s Gateway here.
Click
Next
to continue, or click
Back
to return to the
Available Wireless Network
screen.
2. The
Wireless Mode
screen shows a choice of two wireless modes. Click the
Infrastructure Mode
radio
button if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point. Click the
Ad-Hoc Mode
radio button if you
want to connect to another wireless device directly without using a wireless router or access point. Then,
enter the SSID for your network.
Infrastructure Mode
- Use this mode if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point.
Ad-Hoc Mode
- Use this mode if you want to connect to another wireless device directly without using a
wireless router or access point.
SSID
- This is the wireless network name that must be used for all the devices in your wireless network. It is
case- sensitive and should be a unique name to help prevent others from entering your network.
Click
Next
to continue or
Back
to return to the previous screen.
Figure 3-15: Network Settings
Figure 3-16: Wireless Mode