Linksys AE6000 User Manual

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Operatingsystem’sbuilt-inwirelessnetworksetup

LinksysAE6000

New Wireless Connection

To connect to a new wireless network:
1.
Right-clicktheWindows XP Wireless Zero Configurationiconinyour

computer’ssystemtray,thenclickView Available Wireless Networks.A

windowdisplaystheavailablewirelessnetworks.

2. Selectthenetworkthatyouwant,thenclickConnect.

Ifthenetworkuseswirelesssecurity,gotoStep4.Otherwise,continue

toStep3.

3. Click Connect Anyway to connect the adapter to your unsecured

network.Yourcomputernowconnectstothewirelessnetwork,andyou

aredone.

4. If your network usesWired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) wireless security,

entertheWEPKeyintheNetwork keyandConfirm networkkeyfields.If

yournetworkusesWi-FiProtectedAccess(WPA/WPA2)wirelesssecurity,

enterthepassphraseintheNetwork keyandConfirm networkkeyfields.

ClickConnect.

Note

WindowsXPWirelessZeroConfigurationdoesnotsupporttheuse

ofaWEPpassphrase.EntertheexactWEPkeyusedbyyourwireless

routeroraccesspoint.

Note

IfyournetworkisusingWPA2security,makesurethatyouhave

installedtheUpdateforWindowsXP(KB893357),availableat

www.microsoft.com.

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