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Wireless Client
Configuration Guide
for third-party wireless Ethernet adapters
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Contents Wireless Client Configuration Guide Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Locate the serial number and wireless encryption key ......................................................................... 1 Agere ORiNOCO PC Card - Silver or Gold .......................................................................................... 2 Cisco Aironet .........................
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Contents
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Wireless adapter configuration Introduction After your 802.11b wireless adapter is installed in your computer, you must configure it to communicate with the HomePortal. This guide describes how to configure the following wireless Ethernet (IEEE 802.11b) adapters to operate with the HomePortal: • Agere (ORiNOCO PC Card Silver or Gold) • Cisco (Aironet 340 Series 11Mbps Wireless LAN Adapter) • D-Link Air DWL-650 • Apple AirPort card • Other third-party wireless Ethernet cards Note: The instructi
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Agere ORiNOCO PC Card - Silver or Gold Consult the documentation provided with your wireless adapter to install the Agere ORiNOCO PC Card - Silver or Gold, then follow these steps: 1. From the Start menu, select Programs > ORiNOCO > Client Manager. The ORiNOCO Client Manager screen appears. 2. From the Actions menu, select Add/Edit Configuration Profile. 3. The Add/Edit Configuration Profile screen appears. 2
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4. To create your profile, click Add. The Edit Configuration screen appears. Enter a profile name in the Profile Name field. The profile name identifies your wireless profile, and should be no more than 29 characters in length. 5. From the Network Type pulldown menu, select Access Point. 6. To identify your network, click Next. The Edit Configuration screen appears. 7. In the Network Name field, enter the word “2WIRE” followed by the last three digits of your HomePortal serial number, locate
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8. Click Next. In the Set Security field, check the Enable Data Security checkbox. Verify that the Use Hexadecimal (0-9, a-f, A-F) radio button is selected. 9. In the Key field, enter your ten-digit Wireless Encryption Key, located on the bottom of your HomePortal. 10. Verify that Key 1 is selected in the Encrypt data with pulldown menu (this is the default). 11. To select a power management option, click Next. The following screen appears. 12. Select the power management option that you wish
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13. In the TCP/IP Behavior field, check the Renew IP Address when selecting this profile checkbox. 14. Click Finish. The following screen appears. 15. Click OK. 5
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Cisco Aironet Consult the documentation provided with your wireless card to install the Cisco Aironet adapter, then follow these steps: 1. Double-click the Aironet Client Utility icon on your desktop. The Aironet Client Utility screen appears. 2. Click the Profile Manager button. The Profile Manager screen appears. 3. Click Add. 4. In the Profile Management field, enter your profile name. The profile name identifies your wireless profile, and should be no more than 29 characters in length. 5.
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6. Select the System Parameters tab. In the Client Name field, enter a client name. The client name identifies your PC. 7. In the SSID1 field, enter the word “2WIRE” followed by the last three digits of your HomePortal serial number. This is the Wireless Network Name. The Wireless Network Name is case-sensitive, so it is important that you enter the word “2WIRE” in capital letters. 8. In the Power Save Mode field, verify that the CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) radio button is selected (this is
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13. Click OK. The Profile Manager screen appears. Your profile name should now appear in the second line of the Profile Management field, indicating that your Cisco adapter is properly configured. 14. Click OK. 8
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D-Link Air DWL-650 Consult the documentation provided with your wireless adapter to install the D-Link Air DWL-650, then follow these steps: 1. From the Start menu, select Programs > D-Link DWL-650 Control Utility > Configuration Utility. 2. The D-Link Air DWL-650 Configuration screen appears. 9
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3. Select the Configuration tab. 4. In the Mode field, enter Infrastructure. 5. In the SSID field, enter the word “2WIRE” followed by the last three digits of your HomePortal serial number. This is the Wireless Network Name. The Wireless Network Name is case-sensitive, so it is important that you enter the word “2WIRE” in capital letters. 6. In the Tx Rate pulldown menu, verify that Fully Automatic is selected (this is the default). 7. In the PS Mode pulldown menu, verify that Disabled is sele
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13. From the Default Tx Key pulldown, select 1. 14. Click Apply. 15. Click OK. Apple AirPort card Note: Requires AirPort client software revision 2.0 or greater. Consult the documentation provided with your wireless adapter to install the Apple AirPort wireless adapter, then follow these steps: 1. From the Apple pull-down menu, select AirPort to open the AirPort dialog box. 2. In the AirPort Network panel, click the Choose Network pull-down menu. 11
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3. Select your wireless network name. Your wireless network name is “2WIRE” followed by the last three digits of your HomePortal serial number, located on the bottom of your HomePortal. 4. In the Password field, enter “$” followed by your ten-digit Wireless Encryption Key, located on the bottom of your HomePortal. 5. Click OK. Other wireless Ethernet adapters Note: The following steps are completed using the configuration program provided with your wireless adapter. If you have not already do
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3. Enable wireless security. Your HomePortal is pre-configured to take advantage of wireless security. Referring to the instructions provided with your wireless card, enable wireless security. Wireless security is sometimes referred to as WEP (wired equivalent privacy), 64-bit encryption, or 40- bit encryption. 4. Enter the encryption key. Once you have enabled security on your wireless card, you need to enter the unique security key for your HomePortal. To do this, set the network encryption
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3. The Connect to Wireless Network screen appears. In the Available networks field, select your wireless access point. The wireless access point displays as “2WIRE” in all capital letters, followed by the last three digits of the HomePortal serial number (located on the bottom of your HomePortal). 4. In the Network key field, enter your ten-digit Wireless Encryption Key, located on the bottom of your HomePortal. 5. Click Connect. 6. A notification message now appears next to the Wireless Net
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