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Creating a New Profile, Connect, Refresh, Advanced Setup, Available Wireless Networks - setup wizard

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Wireless-N PCI Adapter Creating a New Profile The next screen to appear will be the Available Wireless Networks screen. It provides two options for setting up the Adapter. • Available Wireless Networks (for most users). Use this option if you already have a network configured. The networks available to this Adapter will be listed on-screen. You can choose one of these networks and click the Connect button to connect to it. Click the Refresh button to update the Available Wireless Network list. • Advanced Setup. If your network is not listed on this screen, select Advanced Setup to set up the Adapter manually. This method of setting up the Adapter is intended for advanced users only. The setup for each option is described, step by step, under the appropriate heading on the following pages. Click Back to close the Setup Wizard, if you wish to set up the Adapter later. Available Wireless Networks The available networks are listed in the table on the center of the screen by Wireless Network Name. Select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the Connect button. (If you do not see your network listed, you can click the Refresh button to bring the list up again.) If the network uses wireless security, you will need to configure security on the Adapter. If not, you will be taken directly to the Congratulations screen. 1. If you have wireless security enabled on your network, continue to step 2. If you don't have wireless security enabled, continue to step 3. 2. If your network has WEP, PSK, or PSK2 wireless security enabled, then that security screen will appear. Continue to the section for your wireless security method. WEP If you have WEP enabled, this screen will appear. Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. Then enter a passphrase or WEP key. Passphrase - Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. It must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.) Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monitor Creating a New Profile Figure 5-10: Available Wireless Networks Figure 5-11: WEP Key Needed for Connection 24

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Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monitor
Creating a New Profile
Wireless-N PCI Adapter
Creating a New Profile
The next screen to appear will be the
Available Wireless Networks
screen. It provides two options for setting up
the Adapter.
Available Wireless Networks (for most users). Use this option if you already have a network configured. The
networks available to this Adapter will be listed on-screen. You can choose one of these networks and click
the
Connect
button to connect to it. Click the
Refresh
button to update the Available Wireless Network list.
Advanced Setup. If your network is not listed on this screen, select
Advanced Setup
to set up the Adapter
manually. This method of setting up the Adapter is intended for advanced users only.
The setup for each option is described, step by step, under the appropriate heading on the following pages.
Click
Back
to close the Setup Wizard, if you wish to set up the Adapter later.
Available Wireless Networks
The available networks are listed in the table on the center of the screen by Wireless Network Name. Select the
wireless network you wish to connect to and click the
Connect
button. (If you do not see your network listed, you
can click the
Refresh
button to bring the list up again.) If the network uses wireless security, you will need to
configure security on the Adapter. If not, you will be taken directly to the
Congratulations
screen.
1.
If you have wireless security enabled on your network, continue to step 2. If you don’t have wireless security
enabled, continue to step 3.
2.
If your network has WEP,
PSK
, or
PSK2
wireless security enabled, then that security
screen will appear. Continue to the section for your wireless security method.
WEP
If you have WEP enabled, this screen will appear. Select
64-bit
or
128-bit
encryption. Then enter a
passphrase or WEP key.
Passphrase - Enter a passphrase in the
Passphrase
field, so a WEP key is automatically generated. The
passphrase is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. It must match the
passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. (If
you have any non-Linksys wireless products, enter the WEP key manually on those products.)
Figure 5-10: Available Wireless Networks
Figure 5-11: WEP Key Needed for Connection