Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WMP11 del fabbricante Linksys
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Instant Wireless ® Series Wireless-B PCI Adapter Use this guide to install: WMP11 User Guide.
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Wireless-B PCI Adapter T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The W ireless-B PCI Adapter 1 F eatures 1 Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wir eless Network 2 Netw ork T opology 2 Ad-Hoc versus Infrastru.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter Instant Wireless ® Series Chapter 1: Introduction Connect your desktop computer to a wireless netw ork with the Linksys W ireless-B PCI Adapter .
Wireless-B PCI Adapter If the wireless netw ork is relativel y small and needs to share resources only with the other computers on the wireless netw ork, then the ad-hoc mode can be used.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 5 Instant Wireless ® Series 4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-B PCI Adapter The port to connect the W ireless PCI Adapter’ s Antenna and lights displa ying the Adapter’ s activity are sho wn in Figure 3-1. P ort Antenna The Antenna port is where you will connect the Adapter’ s external antenna.
Instant Wireless ® Series 6 Wireless-B PCI Adapter 7 2. W indo ws will notify you that the dri ver has not passed W indows Lo go test- ing (See Figure 4-4.) Click the Contin ue Anyw a y button. Figure 4-3 5. Attach the exter nal antenna to the Adapter’ s antenna por t, as sho wn in Figure 4-2.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 9 1. After installing the Adapter , the W indows XP W ireless Zero Conf iguration icon will appear in your comput- er’ s system tray (see F igure 4-7). Double-click the icon. 2. The screen that appears will sho w any a vailab le wireless network.
11 Instant Wireless ® Series 10 Wireless-B PCI Adapter Chapter 5: Software Installation and Configuration for Windows 98SE, Me , and 2000 The W ireless-B PCI Adapter Setup W izard will guide you through the installa- tion procedure for W indo ws 98SE, Me, and 2000.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 13 Instant Wireless ® Series 12 3. The Setup W izard will ask you to choose a wireless mode, as sho wn in Figure 5-3. Click the Infr astructur e Mode radio button if you want y our wireless computers to netw ork with computers on your wired netw ork using a wireless access point.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 15 Instant Wireless ® Series 14 6. After the f iles ha ve been successfull y copied , the screen in Figure 5-6 will appear . Click the Finish button. Pr oceed to “Chapter 6: Hard war e Installation for Windo ws 98SE, Me, and 2000.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 17 Instant Wireless ® Series 16 5. Attach the exter nal antenna to the Adapter’ s antenna por t, as sho wn in Figure 6-2. 5. P ow er on your desktop PC. After the Adapter has been ph ysicall y connected to your computer , W indo ws will detect the new hardw are.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter The Link Information screen (F igure 7-3) shows y ou the settings of your cur- rent connection. TCP/IP Setting IP Addr ess - The IP Address of the Adapter . Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask of the Adapter . Default Gatew a y - The Def ault Gate wa y address of the Adapter .
Wireless-B PCI Adapter Connect - T o connect to one of the netw orks on the list, select the wireless net- w ork , and click the Connect button to connect. If the wireless network has WEP encryption enabled , you will see the screen sho wn in Figure 7-5.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter • Import - Click the Impor t button to import a prof ile that has been sav ed in another location. Select the appropriate f ile, and click the Open button. • Export - Select the prof ile you w ant to sav e in a different location, and click the Export button.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 25 Instant Wireless ® Series 1. On the Pr of iles screen, sho wn in Figure 7-6, click the Ne w button to create a new prof ile. 2. When the Cr eate connection pr o- f ile screen appears (Figure 7-9), enter a name for the new prof ile.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 27 Instant Wireless ® Series 26 6. The Security Settings screen (Figure 7-13) will appear . Enable or disab le W ired Equiv alent Priv acy (WEP) encryption for your wireless netw ork. If you enab le WEP , enter a P assphrase or WEP key .
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 29 Instant Wireless ® Series 28 Appendix A: T roubleshooting This chapter pro vides solutions to problems that ma y occur during the installa- tion and operation of the W ireless-B PCI Adapter . Read the descriptions belo w to solve y our problems.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 31 Instant Wireless ® Series 30 As the user mo ves on, the end node’ s RF transmitter regularly checks the sys- tem to determine whether it is in touch with the original access point or whether it should seek a new one.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 33 Instant Wireless ® Series ture of scrambling. On the softw are side, WLAN of fers the encr yption function (WEP) to enhance security and access control. Can Instant Wireless products support printer sharing? Instant W ireless products perform the same function as LAN products.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 35 Instant Wireless ® Series 34 LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless de vices communicate with each other and to a wired netw ork by f irst going through an access point. An infra- structure wireless network connected to a wired netw ork is refer red to as a Basic Service Set (BSS).
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 37 Instant Wireless ® Series 36 cient deliv er y o ver the netw ork. UDP is known as a “connection-less” protocol due to NO T requiring the receiver of a pack et to retur n an ackno wledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet (as opposed to TCP).
Wireless-B PCI Adapter Dimensions 4.80" x 4.76" x 0.75" (122 mm x 121 mm x 19 mm) Unit Weight 3.88 oz. (0.11 kg) Po w e r 3.3 or 5V DC Certifications FCC Class B , IC-03 Operating T emp.
Wireless-B PCI Adapter 41 Instant Wireless ® Series 40 Appendix E: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the W ireless-B PCI Adapter, con- tact Linksys T echnical Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w .
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Linksys WMP11 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Linksys WMP11 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Linksys WMP11 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Linksys WMP11 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Linksys WMP11, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Linksys WMP11.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Linksys WMP11. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Linksys WMP11 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
