User's Manual

EasyLAN Wireless User’s Manual
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If you want to use WEP encryption or password protect your wireless network, and your
wireless adapter or access point normally uses a password or passphrase instead of
WEP, it should allow you to enter 0x followed by a 10 digit (for 40-bit or 64-bit WEP)
or 26 digit (for 128-bit WEP) key in hexadecimal format (0 to 9 or A to F).
If you are experiencing slow performance or are having intermittent problems
connecting, try changing the RF channel of your wireless network. For help configuring
the RF channel using the Web browser interface or the EasyLAN Wireless Admin
utility, see Chapter 2, “Configuring the EasyLAN Wireless.” For help changing the RF
channel on your wireless adapter or access point, see the documentation for those
products. You should change it to at least three channels lower or higher than any other
wireless networks within range.
Troubleshooting Network Configuration
If you are using TCP/IP, make sure that your computer and the EasyLAN Wireless are
on the same IP segment or can reach each other with a PING command from the host.
The IP address you assign to the EasyLAN Wireless must be on the same logical
network as your host computers (for example, if your computer has an IP address of
192.189.207.3, the EasyLAN Wireless should have an IP address of 192.189.207.x
where x is an integer between 1 and 254), or you must properly configure your router
address to work with the EasyLAN Wireless.
If your EasyLAN Wireless is set to Auto or DHCP for obtaining an IP address, it is
possible the EasyLAN Wireless IP address can change. Either configure your DHCP
server to give the EasyLAN Wireless a permanent lease or configure the EasyLAN
Wireless to be on a Static address outside the scope of DHCP addresses.