Cisco Systems WUSB54G manual

USER GUIDE Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Model: WUSB54G[...]

About This Guide i Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicat es that there is a not e of interest and is something that y ou should pay special attention[...]

T able of Contents ii Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: W ireless Sec urity Checklist 2 General Network Security Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Add[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O verview Thank you for choosing the Wireless-G USB Network Adapter . Setting up y our net work and your Wireless-G USB Network Adapter is easier than ev er . How does the Adapter do this? Like all wireless products, the Adapter allows for greater range and mobility[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 2 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Checklist Wir eless net works are convenien t and easy to install, so homes with high-speed I nternet access are adopting them at a rapid pace. Because wireless network ing operates by sending information over radio waves , it can be more vulne[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 3 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Chapter 3: C onfigura tion Configuration is done through the Wireless Network Monitor (the Monitor). Y ou can use the Monitor to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create pr ofiles that hold different c onfiguration settings. Accessing the Wireless Netw or[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 4 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter DHCP Client This displays the Adapt er ’ s status as a DHCP client. MA C Address This is the MAC address of the wireless network ’ s access point or wireless r outer . Cisco AP IP This displays the Cisco AP IP Addr ess when LEAP wireless security is used. Signal S trength The Signal Stre[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 5 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Locate the Button After click ing the SecureEasySetup button, y ou will be asked to locat e the SecureEasySetup button or Cisco logo button on the device with which the A dapter will be communicating . If you are not sure where to find this button, click Where can I find the button? Where ca[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 6 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter W ireless Mode This is the mode of the wireless network currently in use. Channel This is the channel to which the wireless network devices are set. Security This is the status of the wireless secur ity featur e. MA C Address This is the MAC address of the wireless network ’ s access point[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 7 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Profiles Profile This is the name of the profile. SSID This is the SSID or unique name of the wireless network. Profile Informa tion F or each profile selected, the following ar e listed: W ireless Mode This is the mode of the wireless network currently in use. Channel This is the channel to[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 8 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Locate the Button After click ing the SecureEasySetup button, y ou will be asked to locat e the SecureEasySetup button or Cisco logo button on the device with which the A dapter will be communicating . If you are not sure where to find this button, click Where can I find the button? Where ca[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 9 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Available Wir eless Network WEP ( Wired E quivalent Priv ac y) If you have WEP enabled, this scr een appears. Select 64-Bit or 128-Bit . Then enter a passphrase or WEP key . WEP Security Passphr ase Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically generated . The pas[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 10 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Congratulations Congra tulations! The profile is successfully configur ed. Manual Setup If y ou are not tak ing advantage of S ecureEasySetup and your network is not listed among the available net works, click Manual Setup on the Av ailable Wireless Net work screen to set up the adapter man[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 11 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Wireless Mode Infrastructure Mo de Use this mode if you want to connect to a wireless rout er or access point. Ad-Hoc Mode Use this mode if you want to connec t to another wireless device directly without using a wireless router or acc ess point. SSID This is the wireless network name (SSID[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 12 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter WEP WEP WEP Selec t 64-Bit or 128-Bit encryption. Passphr ase Enter a passphrase in the P assphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically genera ted. It is case sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumer ic characters. This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other wirele[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 13 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Click Nex t to continue or B ack to return to the pr evious screen. WP A Ent erprise WP A Enterprise featur es WP A security used in coordination with a RADIUS server . ( This should only be used when a RADIUS ser ver is connected to the Router .) WP A Enterprise offers two authentication t[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 14 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter EAP- TLS RADIUS - EAP- TLS Login Name Enter the log in name of your wireless network in the Login Name field . Server Name Enter the name of the authentication server in the Ser ver Name field (this is optional). Certificate F rom the Certificate drop- down menu, select the cer tificate y o[...]

Chapter 3 Configuration 15 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter QoS Quality of Service. Q oS mechanisms ensure better service to high-prior ity types of net work traffic, which may in volve demanding , real-time applications , such as videoconfer encing. T o use this function, select Enabled from the drop-down menu . Select Disabled t o disable the func[...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 16 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer does not recognize the A dapter . Make sure that the Adapter is properly inser ted int o the USB slot. The Adapter does not work properly . Remove the Adapter , and then reinser t it into the computer’ s USB slot. Y our computer cannot comm [...]

Appendix B Specific ations 17 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Appendix B: Specifications Model WUSB54G Standards 802.11g, 802.11b, USB 1.1, USB 2.0 Ports USB LEDs Power, Link Transmit Power 15-17 dBm Receive Sensitivity 11 Mbps @ -82 dBm (Typical) 54 Mbps @ -67 dBm (Typical) Security Features WEP and WPA Encryption Security Key Bits Up to 128-Bit E[...]

Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 18 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Appendix C: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardw are pr oduc t against defects in materials and workmanship under nor mal use for the W arranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and lasts for the [...]

Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 19 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksy s. Defective pr oduct cov ered by this limited warranty will be repair ed or replaced and returned to you without charge. C ustomers outside of the United States of America and Canada are responsi[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 20 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Appendix D: Regulat or y I nforma tion FCC Sta tement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ec tion against harmful interference[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 21 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Industr y Canada Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appar eil numérique de la classe B est conf orme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industr y Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following [...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 22 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter User Inf ormation for Consumer Pr oduc ts Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Electronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant inf ormation for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consumers are requir[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 23 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuet e kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõrvaldada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmetega. See sümbol nä[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 24 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/96/EC numat o, kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra paž ymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti kar tu su nerūšiuotomis komunalin?[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 25 Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental par a clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produt o e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados. O símbolo [...]

26 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Appendix E: Sof tware License A greemen t Soft ware in Linksy s Produc ts This product from Cisco-Linksys LL C or fr om one of its affiliates Cisc o Systems-Linksys (Asia) Pte Lt d. or Cisc o - Linksys K.K . (“Linksys”) contains software (including firmware) originating f[...]

27 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this A greement; (iii) to provide improv ements to the wa y Linksys delivers technology to you and to other Linksys customers; (iv) to enable Linksys to c omply with the terms of an y agre[...]

28 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter GNU General Public License is intended to guarant ee your freedom to share and change free software –to make sure the software is free for all its users. This General P ublic License applies to most of the Free Software F oundation ’ s software and to any other program wh[...]

29 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter If the modified program normally reads commands c . interactively when run, y ou must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way , to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no[...]

30 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter If, as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to paten t issues), conditions ar e imposed on you (whether by court order , agreemen t or other wise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they d[...]

31 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2.1, February 1999 Copyright ( C ) 1991, 1999 F ree Soft ware F oundation, Inc. 51 Fr ank lin Street, F ifth Floor , Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is per mitted t o copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, [...]

32 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter freedom and the wherewithal t o run that prog ram using a modified version of the Library . The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow . Pa y close attention to the differenc e between a “ work based on the librar y ” and a “work [...]

33 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Thus, it is not the intent of this sec tion to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the distr ibution of derivative or collec tive works based on the Library . In addition, mere aggregatio[...]

34 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter Use a suitable shared librar y mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y . A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a cop y of the libr ar y alr eady present on the user ’ s comput er system, rather than copying librar y functions into the executable , and (2)[...]

35 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up t o the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through an y other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice . This section is intended [...]

36 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in sour ce and binar y forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following c onditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the ab[...]

37 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Wir eless-G USB Network Adapter DIREC T , INDIREC T , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMA GES (INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , PR OCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; L OSS OF USE, DA T A, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILIT Y , WHE T[...]