Linksys WMCE54AG Manuel D’Utilisation
Dual-Band Wireless A/G Media Center Extender
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome
Welcome
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Dual-Band Wireless A/G Media Center Extender. The Extender lets you send digital
video, pictures, and music from your Media Center PC to your TV, without running cables through the house. Plus
you get to watch and pause live TV shows, or you can digitally record them so you can watch them later.
video, pictures, and music from your Media Center PC to your TV, without running cables through the house. Plus
you get to watch and pause live TV shows, or you can digitally record them so you can watch them later.
How does the Extender do all of this? It sits by your home TV and connects to it using standard video and audio
cables. Then it connects to your home network via Wireless-A (802.11a) or Wireless-G (802.11g) networking, or
if you prefer, it can be connected via standard 10/100 Ethernet cabling. Using the Extender’s remote control and
the user-friendly TV menus, you can browse through TV listings, recordings, digital music tracks, and more.
cables. Then it connects to your home network via Wireless-A (802.11a) or Wireless-G (802.11g) networking, or
if you prefer, it can be connected via standard 10/100 Ethernet cabling. Using the Extender’s remote control and
the user-friendly TV menus, you can browse through TV listings, recordings, digital music tracks, and more.
Use the instructions in this User Guide to help you integrate the Extender into your network. These instructions
should be all you need to get the most out of the Dual-Band Wireless A/G Media Center Extender.
should be all you need to get the most out of the Dual-Band Wireless A/G Media Center Extender.
What’s in this Guide?
This user guide covers the steps for setting up and using the Extender.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
This chapter describes the Extender’s applications and this User Guide.
This chapter describes the Extender’s applications and this User Guide.
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Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Media Center Extender
This chapter describes the physical features of the Extender and its remote control.
This chapter describes the physical features of the Extender and its remote control.
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Chapter 3: Connecting the Media Center Extender
This chapter explains how to connect the Extender.
This chapter explains how to connect the Extender.
ethernet: an IEEE standard network
protocol that specifies how data is placed
on and retrieved from a common
transmission medium.
protocol that specifies how data is placed
on and retrieved from a common
transmission medium.
802.11a: a wireless networking standard
that specifies a maximum data transfer
rate of 54Mbps and an operating
frequency of 5GHz.
that specifies a maximum data transfer
rate of 54Mbps and an operating
frequency of 5GHz.
802.11g: a wireless networking standard
that specifies a maximum data transfer
rate of 54Mbps, an operating frequency of
2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with
802.11b devices.
that specifies a maximum data transfer
rate of 54Mbps, an operating frequency of
2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with
802.11b devices.