User guide

Chapter 3
Configuration
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RangePlus Wireless Network USB Adapter
Connect
Wireless Network Name This is the SSID or unique name
of the wireless network.
CH This is the channel that the network uses.
Signal This is the percentage of signal strength, from 0
to 100%.
Site Information
For each network selected, the following settings are
listed:
Wireless Mode This is the mode of the wireless network
currently in use.
Network Type This is the network type used by your
wireless network.
Radio Band This is the radio band used by your wireless
network.
Security This is the status of the wireless security
feature.
MAC Address This is the MAC address of the wireless
network’s wireless router or access point.
Refresh Click Refresh to perform a new search for
wireless devices.
Connect To connect to one of the networks on the list,
select the wireless network, and click Connect. If the
network’s wireless security is enabled, then you will view
this screen:
Click Continue
Make sure you have the security settings of your wireless
network, and then click Continue.
Proceed to the instructions for the wireless security screen
you see:
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
If the network has WEP encryption enabled, then you see
the WEP Key Needed for Connection screen.
WEP Security
WEP Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption.
Passphrase Enter the network’s Passphrase, so a
WEP key is automatically generated. The passphrase is
case-sensitive and must be 16 or fewer alphanumeric
characters. It must match the passphrase of your other
wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys
wireless products only. (For non-Linksys wireless products,
enter the WEP key manually.)
WEP Key 1 If you do not have the Passphrase, enter
the WEP key, which must match the WEP key of your
wireless network. For 64-bit encryption, enter exactly 10
hexadecimal characters (“0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.) For 128 -bit
encryption, enter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters.
To connect to the network, click Connect. To cancel the
connection, click Cancel.