User Manual

Installing Netw ork Protocols

Protocols are necessary for computers to communicate on your network.

1. From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up the Control Panel. From

the Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon.

2. Select the Wireless PCI Card from the list and click the Add button.

Shared Key is when both the sender and recipient share a secret key. Both units

use this key for an extended length of time, sometimes indefinitely. Any eaves-

dropper that discovers the key may decipher all packets until the key is

changed.

Open System, the default setting, is when the sender and the recipient do not

share a secret key. Each party generates its own key-pair and asks the receiver

to accept the (usually randomly) generated key. Once accepted, this key is used

for a short time only, then a new key is generated and agreed upon. Even if the

secret key is discovered, only a small amount of data may be decrypted.

The Preamble Mode should be set to Long (if in a “noisy” network environ-

ment), Short (if the environment is clear), or click OK to complete the con-

figuration

ABOUT

The About screen shows the release information for the Driver Version,

Configuration Utility Version, and Firmware Version. You can also connect

directly to the Linksys web site with your active internet connection by click-

ing the button showing the internet address at the bottom of the screen.

Instant Wireless

Series

Wireless PCI Card