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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter

Chapter 3:

Configuration

The Linksys Wireless Manager is used to configure the

Adapter. The Wireless Manager lets you search for available

wireless networks, establish or terminate a connection

with a wireless network, and save a wireless network’s

settings.

How to Access the Wireless Manager

After you have installed the Adapter, the Linksys Wireless

Manager icon appears in the system tray of your computer.

If the Adapter is connected to a wireless network, the icon

will have green bars (the exact number of green bars

varies depending on the network’s signal strength). If the

Adapter is not connected to a wireless network, the icon

will have gray bars with a red X.

Linksys Wireless Manager Icon—

Connected to a Wireless Network

Linksys Wireless Manager Icon—

Not Connected to a Wireless Network

To open the Wireless Manager, click the icon, and then

select View Wireless Networks... from the pop-up menu.

(To skip the pop-up menu, double-click the icon instead.)

To close the Wireless Manager, click the icon, then select

Close from the pop-up menu.

Wireless Manager Icon Pop-up Menu

How to Use the Wireless Manager

The Wireless Manager opens with the Connect to a

Wireless Network screen. This screen allows you to connect

to a wireless network, or to disconnect from a wireless

network.

When the Connect to a Wireless Network screen first

appears, it displays a message indicating that the Wireless

Manager is searching for wireless networks within range.

When the search is complete, the screen then displays the

available wireless networks within range.

Connect to a Wireless Network—Searching for Wireless Networks

Connect to a Wireless Network—Available Wireless Networks

The list of available wireless networks provides the

following information about each network:

Network name. The network’s unique name or SSID. •

Connection status. The word • Connected appears if

the Adapter is connected to the network.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup support. The icon •

appears if

the network supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

NOTE: The Adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup,

a feature that makes it easy to set up a wireless

network. For information on this feature, go to How

to Connect Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 8.

Security. The icon • appears if the network uses

wireless security. The security type (WEP, WPA, etc.) is

listed below the network name.

Network signal strength. The green bars in the •

icon indicate the network’s signal strength; is the

strongest level and is the weakest level.

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