Linksys WML11B User Manual

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Chapter 5: Connecting the Wireless-B Media Link for Music to Your Audio System
Using the LCD Menus to Set up the Media Link

Wireless-B Media Link for Music

Encryption

If you want to change the Media Link’s encryption settings, select Encryption. You will see four choices: WEP
(Wired Equivalent Privacy), Key Entry Method, Key Size, and Key.

WEP - To enable or disable WEP encryption, select WEP. To enable WEP encryption, select Enable. To disable WEP
encryption, select Disable. Your selection will be denoted by a bracketed asterisk, [*]. Press the right arrow
button to save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Key Entry Method - To change how you want to enter the WEP key, select Key Entry Method. If you want to enter
a passphrase to generate a WEP key, select ASCII. If you want to enter the WEP key using hexadecimal
characters, select HEX. Your selection will be denoted by a bracketed asterisk, [*]. Press the right arrow button to
save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Key Size - To change the size of the WEP key, select Key Size. If you want to use a 64-bit key, select 64. If you
want to use a 128-bit key, select 128. Your selection will be denoted by a bracketed asterisk, [*]. Press the right
arrow button to save your new setting. Press the left arrow button to cancel your change.

Key - To change the passphrase or WEP key, select Key. Enter the passphrase (ASCII characters) or WEP key
(hexadecimal characters) in this field. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the available ASCII or hexadecimal
characters. To make a selection, press the Select button. Press the right arrow button to save your new setting.
Press the left arrow button to cancel your change. If you are entering hexadecimal characters, make sure you
enter the exact number of hexadecimal characters requested on the Key screen.

Site Survey

If you want to search for all available wireless networks, select Site Survey. A list of wireless networks will
appear. To connect to a specific network, select it, and press the right arrow button. If the network uses WEP
encryption, a new screen will appear and ask you to enter the WEP key.

TCP/IP

To change the Media Link’s TCP/IP settings, select TCP/IP. You will see up to six choices: DHCP, IP Address, Subnet
Mask, Gateway, DNS Server 1, and DNS Server 2.

Figure 5-17: Encryption Screen

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): a method
of encrypting data transmitted on a wireless
network for greater security.

Passphrase: used much like a password, a
passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption
process by automatically generating the WEP
encryption for Linksys products.

Figure 5-18: Site Survey Screen