User`s guide

ADSL/VoIP Gateway User’s Guide Configuring your Computers

Configuring Wireless PCs

You need to configure the operating system installed on your

Wireless PCs using the same procedure described for Configuring

Ethernet PCs on page 89.

Positioning the wireless PCs

The wireless network cards used determine the maximum distance

between your wireless PCs and your device. Guidelines on

positioning the hardware components of your wireless network

should be provided by your network card provider.

Wireless PC cards and drivers

Each PC on your wireless LAN must be fitted with a wireless

access card. You must also install the corresponding driver files for

your particular wireless card on your PC. You should receive driver

files and instructions on how to install them together with your

wireless card.

Configuring PC access to your Wireless device

Before you start configuring your Wireless PC, you must ensure that

you have:

• A Wireless access card for each of the PCs

• Corresponding wireless access card driver software files

The configuration steps below will vary depending on both the

operating system and wireless card installed on the PC. These

steps provide a basic outline, however you should refer to the

documentation provided with your wireless access card for specific

instructions.

To configure your Wireless PCs:

1. Install the wireless access card.

2. Install the wireless driver software files.

3. Configure the following wireless parameters on each of the

wireless PCs:

a. Set the adapter to use infrastructure mode. This

configures the PCs to access each other and the

Internet via the device.

b. Configure the SSID and channel to match the SSID

and channel previously configured on the device (see

Set the Wireless Network Name on page 44 and

Select a Channel on page 45).

Your wireless network can now communicate with the Internet via

the device.