Windows vista, Windows vista 5, New wireless connection – Linksys AE1000 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Wireless Network Configuration

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High Performance Wireless-N USB Adapter

Windows Vista

After you have installed the Adapter, the Wireless Network

Configuration utility icon appears on your computer’s

system tray

Wireless Network Configuration Utility Icon

When your mouse pointer hovers over the icon, the status

information of your wireless connection appears

Wireless Connection Status

New Wireless Connection

To connect to a different wireless network:
1 Right-click the Wireless Network Configuration

utility icon

2 Click Connect to a network

Utility Menu

3 Select your network, and then click Connect

Select Network

4 If your network uses wireless security, go to step 5

If your network does not use wireless security, this

screen appears To connect to your unsecured network,

click Connect Anyway and go to step 7

Unsecured Network

5 Enter the security key, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

key, or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) passphrase

(also known as a pre-shared key), depending on your

type of security Click Connect

Secured Network

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