LinksysAE6000 Installation Installation Windows XP Thischapterdescribestheprocedureforinstallingtheadapter. a. ClickStart,thenclickMy Computer. Installation b. Double-clickyourCDorDVDdrive. Toinstalltheadapter: 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your Linksys wirelessadapter. 1. InserttheCDintoyourCDorDVDdrive. 2. ForWindows8,clickTap to choose what happens to this discinthe upper-rightcornerofthescreen. Note 3. ClickSet up your Linksys Adapter....
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LinksysAE6000 Operatingsystem’sbuilt-inwirelessnetworksetup New Wireless Connection New Wireless Connection To connect to a different wireless network: To connect to a different wireless network: 1. Moveyourmousepointertothelower-rightcornerofthescreen,then 1. ClicktheWireless Network Configurationutilityicon.Alistofavailable clickSettings. wirelessnetworksappears. 2. Clickthewirelessnetworkicon .TheNetwork menuopens,showing youavailablewirelessnetworksandyourcurrentconnectionstatus. 3. Ifprompted,enteranyadditionalrequirednetworkinformation(suchas password). Windows 7 Afteryouhaveinstalledtheadapter,theWireless Network Configuration...
LinksysAE6000 Operatingsystem’sbuilt-inwirelessnetworksetup Windows Vista 3. EntertheWi-FiProtectedAccess(WPA/WPA2)passphraseortheWired EquivalentPrivacy(WEP)key(dependingonyourtypeofsecurity),then Afteryouhaveinstalledtheadapter,theWireless Network Configuration clickOK. utilityiconappearsonyourcomputer’ssystemtray. Whenyourmousepointerhoversovertheicon,thestatusinformationof yourwirelessconnectionappears. Thisscreenappearswhiletheadapterconnectstoyournetwork.Donot cancel,unlessyouwanttoendtheconnection. New Wireless Connection To connect to a different wireless network: 1. Right-clicktheWireless Network Configurationutilityicon. 2. ClickConnect to a network. Yourcomputerisnowconnectedtoyourwirelessnetwork. Note ForhelpwiththeWirelessNetworkConfigurationutility,clickStart, thenclickHelp and Support.
LinksysAE6000 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Linksys AE6000 Your computer does not recognize the adapter. Makesurethattheadapterisproperlyinsertedintoyourcomputer’sUSB • port. ConnecttheadapterintoadifferentUSBport. • Your computer cannot communicate with the other computers on your wireless network. Makesurethatthecomputersarepoweredon. • MakesurethattheadapterisconfiguredwiththesameWirelessNetwork • Name(alsocalledtheSSIDorServiceSetIdentifier)andwirelesssecurity settingsastheothercomputersonyourwirelessnetwork. Note Ifyourquestionsarenotaddressedhere,refertooursupport...