Linksys WMA11B Bedienungsanleitung

Wireless-B Media Adapter Use this guide to install: WMA11B User Guide[...]

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T able of Contents C hapter 1: Introduction 1 The W ireless-B Media Adapter 1 F eatures 2 Chapter 2: Planning Y our Use of the Wireless-B Media Adapter 3 Overview 3 Using the Adapter as Part of Y our W ireless Network 3 Using the Adapter as Part of Y our W ired Network 3 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-B Media Adapter and Its Remote Control[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction The Linksys W ireless-B Media Adapter lets you bring the digital pictures and music stored on your computer to y our Home Enter tainment Center , without running cables through the house. Using a wireless connection, the Media Adapter displa ys your digital photographs on the TV for the whole famil y to enjo y . And your dig[...]

3 • Supports popular audio for mats (MP3 and WMA), image formats (JPG, GIF , TIF and BMP), and pla ylist formats (M3U and ASX) • S-V ideo output for best video quality • RCA connectors for left and right stereo audio output and composite video output • Easy TV setup and con venient Setup W izard for conf iguration • User-friendl y utility[...]

5 4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-B Media Adapter and Its Remote Controller On the Adapter’ s front panel, it has three LEDs to let you kno w how the Adapter is functioning. There is also a P o wer button. Read y Gr een . The Ready LED flashes when the Adapter is establishing a connection to the host comput- er . It stops flashing and s[...]

The Adapter includes a Remote Controller , which features sev eral buttons allo wing you to control the Media Na vigator . Use the remote to mo ve through the Na vigator’ s Music, Pictures, or Help menus on your TV . T o install the batteries, follo w these instructions: 1. On the back of the remote, remo ve the battery panel. 2. Insert the inclu[...]

9 Zoom in and out - Use these buttons to make on-screen pictures lar ger or smaller . Pr evious - Press this button to return to the pre vious screen. Options - Displa ys the Music Options menu or the Picture Options menu. Back - Goes back to the previous song or picture. Next - Goes to the ne xt song or picture. Pla y/P ause - Pla ys or pauses the[...]

11 4. Press the Adapter’ s pow er button, which is located on the Adapter’ s front panel. 5. The W ireless LED will light up. If it does not, then pow er the Adapter off and back on again. Pr oceed to “Chapter 5: Setting up the Wir eless-B Media Adapter . ” 1. Attach the antenna to the Adapter . 2. Connect the included Ethernet network cab [...]

13 12 5. On the screen sho wn in Figure 5-4, choose whether the Adapter will be con- nected to your wireless or wired netw ork AFTER you ha ve conf igured it. If you will use the Adapter as par t of a wireless netw ork, then click the Ye s button for the W ir eless networ k choice. If you will use the Adapter as par t of a wired netw ork, then clic[...]

15 6. On the Basic Settings screen, enter a unique name for the Adapter . If your netw ork has a router or DHCP server , select A utomatically for the Networ k Setting , and click the Next button. Then go to Step 7. If the Adapter requires a static IP address, select Static IP for the Netw ork Setting. Then enter an IP Address and Subnet Mask appro[...]

9 . Revie w your settings on the screen sho wn in Figure 5-8, before the Setup W izard star ts to copy y our f iles. Click the Sa v e button to continue. 11. After the f iles ha ve been successfully copied , the screen in Figure 5-9 will appear . Click the Install Utility on PC button to install the Adapter’ s Utility on your PC. This Utility wil[...]

19 18 Chapter 6: Installing and Using the Wireless-B Media Adapter Utility This chapter will instruct you on ho w to install and use the Adapter’ s Utility on your W indo ws XP PC, which ma y also be refer red to as the host computer . T o use the Adapter , the Utility must be r unning on your computer . The Utility also allo ws you to easil y de[...]

Media F older Manag er Click Media F older Manager to open it. The Media F older Manager screen will appear and list the cur rent shared media folders (see Figure 6-7). T o add a folder: 1. Click the Add button. 2. On the Br owse for F older screen, sho wn in Figure 6- 8, choose the folder you want to add , and click the OK button. T o create a new[...]

Chapter 7: Connecting the Wireless-B Media Adapter to Y our TV and Stereo This chapter will explain ho w to connect the Adapter to your TV (and stereo, if you ha ve one). It will also describe ho w to set up the Adapter from the TV if you do not wish to run the Setup W izard on a PC. If you are using a stereo, go to the “Connecting to Y our TV an[...]

25 24 1. P ow er off the Adapter , and mo ve it to your TV . If you are using a wireless netw ork, make sure the Adapter’ s antenna is pointing straight up in the air . If you are using a wired netw ork, make sure the cab le connections remain secure. 2. Do one of the follo wing: Connect the S-video cable to the Adapter’ s S-video port and the [...]

If you ha ven’ t already done so, insert the included AAA batteries into the Remote Controller . F or more infor mation, see “Chapter 3: Getting to Kno w the W ireless-B Media Adapter and Its Remote Controller . ” T o use the TV Setup to set up the Adapter, follo w these instructions: 1. After you ha ve connected the Adapter to your TV and st[...]

Chapter 8: Using the Media Navigator This chapter explains ho w to use the Adapter via the Media Na vigator . Sample tasks include: • Choose Music • Pla y Music • Choose Pictures • Start a Slideshow • Start a Slideshow with Music After you ha ve set up the Adapter and connected it to your TV and stereo, the main menu will appear (see Figu[...]

Artists or Genres If you w ant to play all the songs b y a certain ar tist or all the songs of a certain genre (like jazz or classi- cal), select Artists (see Figure 8- 5) or Genr es . If you choose an artist, then you will be asked to choose a specif ic album. Playlists T o pla y certain songs in a specif ic sequence, choose a pla ylist (see Figur[...]

33 No w Pla ying The No w Playing screen, shown in Figure 8-8, sho ws the title, artist, and album of the song that is cur- rently pla ying. Y ou can s witch songs using the Next or Back but- tons on the remote. Play Music After you set the options and select the music you w ant to hear , pla y the music by follo wing these instructions: 1. Select [...]

35 34 No w Sho wing The Now Sho wing screen, shown in Figure 8-14, displa ys thumbnail sketches of the selected pictures. Play: slidesho w When you start a slidesho w , all of the images in the selected folder will appear sequentially on y our TV . T o star t a slidesho w: 1. From the Choose Pictur es menu, select a folder to view or select All Pic[...]

F or quick instr uctions on ho w to pla y your music f iles, start a slidesho w , or use other features, select Help from the main menu (see Figure 8-16). T o mo ve through the Help screens (one is sho wn in Figure 8-17), use the ar ro w buttons on the remote. Press the Menu button on the remote to return to the main menu. 37 36 Help Figure 8-16 Fi[...]

39 38 • Restart the host computer . • Make sure the netw ork is operating properly . T urn off and on an y de vices that are not w orking properly . • Check the cable connections betw een the Adapter and the stereo or TV . • If you are using a wired conf iguration, check the other cable connections to make sure that both ends are securel y [...]

41 40 What is the best image file type to use for quick performance? Using the JPG f ile type will gi ve y ou the quickest pla yback. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard? It is one of the IEEE standards for wireless netw orks. The 802.11b standard allo ws wireless networking hardw are from different manufacturers to commu- nicate, pro vided that the [...]

Appendix C: Setting a Static IP Address on Y our PC If you need to set a static IP address on your Windo ws XP computer, then use the follo wing instr uctions. 1. If your computer uses the default interface, then click the Start button. Click Connect T o and then Sho w all connections . See Figure C-1. If your computer uses the Classic interface, t[...]

4. Click the radio button next to Use the follo wing IP address . Complete the IP addr ess and Subnet mask f ields with the appropriate information. Then click the OK button. See Figure C-5. 5. Click the OK button again. See Figure C-6. 45 2. Right-click the netw ork connection you are using to communicate with the Adapter . Then click Properties .[...]

47 46 DHCP ( D ynamic H ost C onf iguration P rotocol) - A protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's netw ork. Using the Internet's set of protocol (TCP/IP), each machine that can connect to the Internet needs a unique IP address. When an[...]

49 48 Infrastructur e Network - An infrastr ucture netw ork is a g roup of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter , connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless de vices communicate with each other and to a wired netw ork by f irst going through an access point. An infra- structure wireless network con[...]

51 50 Roaming - In an infrastructure mode wireless network, this refers to the abili- ty to mo ve out of one access point's range and into another and transparentl y reassociate and reauthenticate to the new access point. This reassociation and reauthentication should occur without user intervention and ideally without inter ruption to network[...]

53 52 Appendix E: Specifications Standards IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u P orts 1 10/100 RJ-45 Port, Power Port, S-Video Output, Composite Video Output, RCA Audio Output Buttons Power , Uplink Channels 802.11b 11 Channels (US , Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) LEDs Ready , Wireless, Ether net T ransmitted P ower 16 dBm Rece[...]

55 Dimensions 6.30" x 7.48" x 1.97" (160 mm x 190 mm x 50 mm) Unit Weight 13.05 oz. (0.37 kg) Po w e r External, 5V DC , 2.0 A Certifications FCC Operating T emp. 0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F) Storage T emp. 0°C to 85°C (32°F to 185°F) Operating Humidity 10% to 85%, Non-Condensing Storage Humidity 5% to 90%, Non-Condensing 54 A[...]

56 © Copyright 2003 Cisco Systems, Inc . All rights reserved. http://www .linksys.com Appendix G: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the W ireless-B Media Adapter , contact Linksys T echnical Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T echnical Supp[...]