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00:12:BF:2E:4D:25 or, in general xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) is the unique MAC address of this network device. Some safety features or network identification purposes need this MAC address. B Serial Number CModel Number This number has to be given when calling the hotline. Your Wireless USB Adapter 3.2 Connect Getting started Note DO NOT PLUG IN YOUR SNU5600 WIRELESS USB ADAPTER BEFORE BEING INSTRUCTED 3.1 Install 1 Insert the installation CD into the PC’s CDROM (or DVDROM) drive • The installation program will start automatically 2 Follow instructions on the screen Note If for some reason the installation does not start automatically : 1 Click on Windows START and then RUN 2 Type explorer and navigate to the CDROM (or DVDROM) drive 3 Double-click on Setup.exe Tip By default, the language of your operating system will be chosen, but you have 10 seconds if you want to select another one. 3 Click on the required language 4 • The next screen will be displayed automatically Click on the picture of the SNU5600 Wireless USB Adapter 5 • The software end user licence agreement screen is displayed Read carefully and click on Agree • The next screen will be displayed 1 Click on Continue 2 • A progress bar screen will be displayed • You will be invited to connect your wireless USB adapter Connect your SNU5600 wireless USB adapter • The installation will go on and a confirmation of installation screen is displayed 3 Double click on the tray icon in the right corner of your screen or on the Philips Wireless Network Manager icon on your desktop Getting started 4 4 Select the Site Survey tab 8 Select Use Passphrase if applicable Click on Scan 9 Enter your encryption key and select Apply Changes 5 • A list of wireless network names is displayed Double click on your wireless network name • A screen with the link information is displayed Click on Exit 6 10 Note If your network is secured, you will be asked to enter the security settings. See the user manual of your Router or Modem Router on how to identify these security settings. 7 Select your Authentication Type and select your key type Getting started Using your Wireless USB adapter 4.1 Access your wireless network manager program 1 Double click on the tray icon in the right corner of your screen or on the Philips Wireless Network Manager icon on your desktop • You will access your wireless network settings 4.2 Wireless Network Manager program tabs The Philips Wireless Network Manager program has five main tabs with information and settings. Note The Wireless On/Off button appears on the bottom of every tab to give you control over enabling and disabling the wireless link. 4.2.1 Configuration tab The Configuration tab lets you manage your profiles, and gives you access to your wireless network and encryption settings. Select Profile - A profile is a set of all parameters needed for a particular wireless connection. If you want to change between wireless networks, you can simply switch from one saved profile to the other. Use the New, Save and Delete buttons to manage your profiles. Auto Save Profile On/Off When Auto profile is On, the New profile and Save profile buttons will be disabled. After you Apply Change a profile will automatically be created with your network settings. The Configuration tab contains three sub-tabs : Common, Security and Auto Config. Sub-tab Common : Network Name - Input a wireless network name for the wireless network to which you want to connect. Alternatively, use the Site Survey tab to choose from the list of available Network Names. (Default : philips_install) Operating Mode - Set the operation mode to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) for network configurations that do not have a Wireless Router, and to Infrastructure for configurations with a Wireless Router. (Infrastructure is the default setting.) Transmit Rate - Auto will automatically negotiate the highest possible wireless network speed. Or set a lower speed manually. Lower speeds will give better range. Channel - The Channel can only be set when the Operating Mode is set to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer). If you are setting up an Ad Hoc wireless network, set the channel number to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless devices in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via a Router, then the channel is automatically set to the channel of the Router to which the adapter connects. Power Save - Click the box if you want to use power management to reduce your portable computer’s consumption of battery power and still keep the computer available for immediate use. Note All computers and wireless network devices in the same network should have the same Network Name (SSID) and the same encryption key for wireless security. In Ad Hoc mode, you must also specify the same radio channel for all wireless devices. Sub-tab Security : First, click the Security ON/OFF button to enable or disable wireless security. Authentication Type -Choose WEP, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK depending on the type of wirel...