Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WMP54G del fabbricante Linksys
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Instant Wireless ® Series User Guide Wireless-G PCI Adapter Use this Guide to install: WMP54G.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo ar e register ed trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Micr osoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are r egistered trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation.
• Linksys Group déclar e que la Instant Wireless ® Wir eless-G PCI Adapter est conforme aux conditions essentielles et aux dispositions relatives à la dir ective 1999/5/EC, la directive 89/336/EEC, et à la dir ective 73/23/EEC.
Instant Wireless ® Series Wireless-G PCI Adapter Chapter 1: Introduction The Linksys W ireless-G PCI Adapter installs in most desktops and lets you put your computer almost an yw here in the building, without the cost and hassle of running network cab les.
Wireless-G PCI Adapter Instant Wireless ® Series If the wireless netw ork is relati vel y small and needs to share resources onl y with the other computers on the wireless netw ork, then the ad-hoc mode can be used.
Wireless-G PCI Adapter 5 Chapter 4: Hardware and Driver Installation and Configuration for Windows XP After installing the Adapter into your PC, you will install the dri ver and con- f igure the Adapter . 1. T urn off y our desktop PC. 2. Open your PC case and locate an a vailable PCI slot on the motherboard.
Instant Wireless ® Series 1. W indo ws XP will automatically detect the Adapter . Insert the Setup CD- R OM into the CD-R OM driv e and the screen in Figure 4-1 should appear . Click the radio button next to Install the softw are automaticall y (Recommended) .
Instant Wireless ® Series 8 2. The screen that appears will sho w any a vailab le wireless network. Select the netw ork you w ant. If you ha ve already enabled WEP encr yption on your netw ork, skip ahead to step 3. If you ha ve NO T enabled WEP encr yp- tion on your netw ork, the screen in Figure 4-4 will appear .
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 11 Instant Wireless ® Series 10 1. T o install the Adapter, click the Install button on the W elcome screen, Figure 5-1. Click User Guide to vie w the User Guide or click Exit to exit the Setup Wizard.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 13 Instant Wireless ® Series 12 Netw ork Mode - Select Mixed Mode , and both W ireless-G and W ireless- B computers will be allo wed on the netw ork, but the speed will be reduced. Select G-Only Mode for maximum speed , but no W ireless-B users will be allo wed on the netw ork.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 15 Instant Wireless ® Series Chapter 6: Hardware Installation for Windows 98SE, Me , and 2000 1. T ur n off y our desktop PC. 2. Open your PC case and locate an a vailable PCI slot on the motherboard. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 17 Instant Wireless ® Series The Link Information screen displa ys signal strength and link quality infor ma- tion about the cur rent connection and pro vides a button to click for additional status information.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 19 Instant Wireless ® Series 18 The Pr of iles screen (Figure 7-6) lets y ou sav e different conf iguration prof iles for different netw ork setups. Y ou can also impor t or export prof iles. The def ault prof ile holds the initial conf iguration sa ved when y ou ran the Setup W izard.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 1. On the Pr of iles screen, sho wn in Figure 7-6, click the New button to create a new prof ile. 2. When the Cr eate connection pr of ile screen appears (Figure 7-9), enter a name for the new prof ile. Click OK to sa ve the prof ile name or click Cancel to return to the previous screen.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 23 Instant Wireless ® Series 4. The W ireless Settings screen (F igure 7-11) will appear . If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go to Step 5 now . If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode, select the cor rect operating channel for your netw ork from the Channel drop- do wn menu.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 25 Instant Wireless ® Series WEP (Disabled/64 bits WEP/128 bits WEP) - If you do not w ant to use WEP encryption, choose Disabled . T o use WEP encryption (recommended to increase netw ork security), select 64 bits or 128 bits WEP from the drop-do wn menu, and enter either a Passphrase or WEP key .
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Can I play computer games with other members of the wireless network? Y es, as long as the game suppor ts multiple play ers o ver a LAN (local area net- w ork). Refer to the game’ s user guide for more infor mation. What is the IEEE 802.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 29 Instant Wireless ® Series 28 an unintended receiv er , FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit patter n for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code).
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 31 Instant Wireless ® Series 30 CSMA/CA ( C ar rier S ense M ultiple A ccess/ C ollision A voidance) - In local area netw orking, this is the CSMA technique that combines .
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 33 Instant Wireless ® Series 32 Hop - The link betw een two netw ork nodes. IEEE (The I nstitute of E lectrical and E lectronics E ngineers) - The IEEE describes itself as.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter P assphrase - Used much like a passw ord , a passphrase simplif ies the WEP encryption process by automaticall y generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products. PCI ( P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect) - A peripheral bus commonly used in PCs, Macintoshes and w orkstations.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter TCP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the IP (Internet Protocol) to send data in the for m of message units (datag ram) betw een network de vices o ver a LAN or W AN.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Dimensions: 4.8" x 8.66" x 0.91" (122 mm x 220 mm x 23 mm) Unit Weight: 4.5 oz. (0.13 kg) P ower: 3.3V Certifications: FCC Operating T emp.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 41 Instant Wireless ® Series 40 Appendix E: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the W ireless-G PCI Adapter, con- tact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet 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 WMP54G 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 WMP54G - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Linksys WMP54G imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Linksys WMP54G ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Linksys WMP54G, 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 WMP54G.
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 WMP54G. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Linksys WMP54G 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.
