User manual LINKSYS WMP55AG

[. . . ] Instant Wireless® Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Use this guide to install: WMP55AG User Guide COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo are registered trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] See the next section, "Creating a New Profile. " 21 20 Instant Wireless® Series Import - Click the Import button to import a profile that has been saved in another location. Select the appropriate file, and click the Open button. Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter Creating a New Profile 1. On the Profiles screen, click the New button to create a new profile. Figure 6-9 Export - Select the profile you want to save in a different location, and click the Export button. Select the appropriate folder, and click the Save button. Enter the Profile Name in the field provided, and then select one of three wireless network types. Select the 2. 4GHz + 5 GHz if you will connect to both 802. 11a and 54g networks. Select 5GHz if you will only connect to 802. 11a networks. Select the 2. 4 GHz if you will only connect to 54g networks. Then click the Next button. Figure 6-10 Note: If you want to export more than one profile, you have to export them one at a time. Delete - Select a profile, then click the Delete button to delete a profile. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor. Figure 6-12 22 23 Instant Wireless® Series 3. The Network Settings screen will appear. If your network has a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP). Click the Next button to continue, and go to Step 4. If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the radio button next to Specify IP Settings. Enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS appropriate for your network. You must specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this screen. If you are unsure about the Default Gateway and DNS addresses, then leave these fields alone. Click the Next button to continue, and go to Step 4. Dual-Band Wireless A+G PCI Adapter 4. The Network Mode screen shows a choice of two network modes. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired network via an access point. [. . . ] Subnet Mask - The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of subgroups, or subnets. The mask is a binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address to turn part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the IP (Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of message units (datagram) between network devices over a LAN or WAN. While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data (routing), TCP takes care of keeping track of the individual units of data (called packets) that a message is divided into for efficient delivery over the network. [. . . ]