Instant WirelessTM Series Presentation Player Use this guide to install: WPG12 User Guide
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Instant WirelessTM Series INDUSTRY CANADA (CANADA) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. The use of this device in a system operating either partially or completely outdoors may require the user to obtain a license for the system according to the Canadian regulations.
Instant WirelessTM Series Presentation Player Chapter 1: Introduction r Appendix D: Glossary 34 The Linksys Presentation Player Appendix E: Specifications Environmental 39 39 Appendix F: Warranty Information 40 Appendix G: Contact Information 41 Whether you’re giving presentations in the conference room or the board room, the Instant Wireless™ Presentation Player brings you the convenience and reliability of wireless networking! Not only are wires no longer a problem but neither is location.
Instant WirelessTM Series Presentation Player Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Presentation Player Package Contents The Presentation Player’s Ports Figure 2-1 Figure 1-1 • • • • • • One Instant WirelessTM Presentation Player Two Removable Antennas One Power Adapter One Remote Control with Built-in Laser Pointer (two AAA batteries included) One Setup CD-ROM with User Guide Registration Card and Quick Installation (not shown) DC-IN This is the jack where you will connect your power adapter.
Instant WirelessTM Series The Presentation Player’s LEDs Presentation Player The Remote Control’s Buttons Figure 2-2 Power Red. The Power LED will light up when the Presentation Player is powered on. WLAN Act Green. The WLAN Act LED blinks when the Presentation Player is active. WLAN Link Yellow. The WLAN Link LED indicates the status of the wireless link. The WLAN Link LED will be lit steadily when the Presentation Player is connected to the wireless network. LAN Act Green.
Instant WirelessTM Series Back Goes back to the previous slide. Center Round Button Use like a mouse pad to move the cursor on the screen. Left and Right Buttons Use like left and right mouse buttons. Also acts as Next and Previous slide buttons when in the Presentation List. Delete Only way to delete your presentation from the Player. Left and Right Arrows Use to navigate left and right when in the Presentation List. Up and Down Arrows Use to navigate up and down.
Instant WirelessTM Series 3. To have a wired connection, connect one end of the Category 5 Ethernet network cable to your PC’s Ethernet adapter. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port on the back of the Presentation Player. Presentation Player Chapter 4: Installing The Presentation Player’s Setup Utility Overview The Presentation Player can play from any PC in your wireless network.
Instant WirelessTM Series Installation 3. Click the Install tab and the InstallShield Wizard will begin the installation procedure, bringing up a screen like that shown in Figure 4-2. Click the Next button to continue the installation procedure. Presentation Player 5. The next screen, like that shown in Figure 4-4, will allow you to choose where the Setup Utility will be installed. By default, the destination folder is C:\Program Files\WPG12 Presentation Player.
Instant WirelessTM Series 7. When you see this screen, the installation of the Setup Utility onto your computer has been completed. Presentation Player Chapter 5: Using The Presentation Player’s Webbased Utility The Presentation Player has been designed to function with the default settings in the Setup Utility. However, if you’d like to change these settings, the Presentation Player can be configured through your web browser with the WebBased Utility.
Instant WirelessTM Series 2. The Setup tab, as shown in Figure 5-2, has your available basic setup functions. Most users can use the default settings, but you can change them here if you want. Your wireless security functions are located here. Presentation Player IP Address - This is the Internet Protocol Address that is assigned to the Presentation Player. Click Obtain an IP Address Automatically or Specify an IP Address.
Instant WirelessTM Series • WEP - An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method used to protect your wireless communications and prevent unauthorized access to the Presentation Player and/or your network. Presentation Player 3. The Password tab, as shown in Figure 5-4, is where you change your password and restore the factory default settings for the Presentation Player. In order to utilize WEP encryption, click the radio button next to Enable.
Instant WirelessTM Series 4. The Status tab will display the Presentation Player’s current settings and activity. It will list your Current IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway. The LAN Transfer, LAN Receive, WLAN Transfer, and WLAN Receive entries display your network’s performance levels.
Instant WirelessTM Series 2. When the Presentation Player is found, this screen in Figure 6-3 will appear. Select your Presentation Player from the drop-down menu and click the Next button. If the Player cannot be found, refer to Appendix A: Troubleshooting. Presentation Player Refresh! - Click this button if you need to search for the Player. Next, choose your presentation option from the following buttons at the bottom of the screen.
Instant WirelessTM Series 4. If you click the Upload Presentation button, the screen in Figure 6-5 will appear. Click the Browse button to search for your file. Presentation Player 5. The screen shown in Figure 6-7 will appear next if you have WEP enabled on the Presentation Player. This screen allows you to set the security for your wireless client.
Instant WirelessTM Series Presentation Player Chapter 7: Using the Remote Display Presentation Function Remote Users If you click on the Remoter Users button from Figure 7-1, you will see the screen in Figure 7-2. It will list the remote users who are connected to the Player showing a presentation from the desktop of their PC. The Presentation Player has a built-in image viewer and internal storage, so you can give a presentation without an attached PC.
Instant WirelessTM Series Presentation Player Appendix A: Troubleshooting This section provides possible solutions to problems regarding the installation and operation of the Presentation Player. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network? This will depend on whether or not the application is designed to be used over a network.
Instant WirelessTM Series What is Ad-hoc? An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. What is Infrastructure? An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to a central database, or wireless application for mobile workers.
Instant WirelessTM Series What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences? Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted.
Instant WirelessTM Series Ad-hoc versus Infrastructure Mode Unlike wired networks, wireless networks have two different modes in which they may be set up: Infrastructure and Ad-hoc. Choosing between these two modes depends on whether or not the wireless network needs to share data or peripherals with a wired network or not.
Instant WirelessTM Series Appendix D: Glossary Adapter - Printed circuit board that plugs into a PC to add to capabilities or connectivity to a PC. In a networked environment, a network interface card (NIC) is the typical adapter that allows the PC to connect to the intranet and/or Internet. Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN.
Instant WirelessTM Series Presentation Player Hardware - Hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be known as the software. Network - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video and/or data between users. Hop - The link between two network nodes.
Instant WirelessTM Series TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - The basic communication language or set of protocols for communications over a network (developed specifically for the Internet). TCP/IP defines a suite or group of protocols and not only TCP and IP. Topology - A network's topology is a logical characterization of how the devices on the network are connected and the distances between them. The most common network devices include hubs, switches, routers, and gateways.
Instant WirelessTM Series Presentation Player Appendix F: Warranty Information Appendix G: Contact Information BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FROM THE PRODUCT'S PACKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below.
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