Help Needed: Wireless router WRT160N

Having problems setting up WRT160N wireless router.  While in Linksys EasyLink Advisor, Add Device section and trying to select a connection method, the selection Wireless Connection is greyed out and can't be selected.  Please help!  Can't add my laptop, iPod Touch, or PS3, bummer!

Don't configure the router using the set-up disk or LELA do a manual set-up...
If your Internet Service Providor is Cable follow the link here
If your Internet Service Providor is DSL follow the link here
To change the Network Name/SSID follow this
To enable Wireless Security see this
Now locate your Wireless Network on your laptop, iPod Touch, or PS3 and check if you could connect to it...

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