Cisco Systems WUSB54GC manual

USER GUIDE Compact Wir eless-G USB Adapter Model: WUSB54GC (EU)[...]

About This Guide i Compact Wireless-G USB 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 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 1: Product O verview 3 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2: W ireless Sec urity Checklist 4 General Network Security Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Addi[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 3 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O v er view Thank you for choosing the Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter . The Adapter connects to your PC via a USB por t, leaving your PC’ s slots available for other purposes . The Adapter also lets you connect with any of the gr owing number of wireless hotspots i[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 4 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Check list Wir eless net works are convenien t and easy to install, so homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them at a rapid pace. Because wireless network ing operates by sending information over radio waves , it can be more vulner[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 5 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 3: C onfigura tion The Linksys W ireless Manager is used to configure the Adapter . The Wireless Manager lets you search f or available wireless networks, establish or terminate a connec tion with a wireless network, and save a wir eless network’ s settings. How t o Access[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 6 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter T o connec t to a wireless network, proceed to How to Connect to a Wireless Network , page 6 . T o disconnect from a wireless net work, select the network from the list, and then click Disconnect . T o refresh the list of available wireless networks, click Search A gain . How t o Co[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 7 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter How t o Connec t to a Hidden W ireless Network NO TE: By default, a wireless network ’ s r outer broadcasts the network SSID (name). A “hidden” wireless net work is a network whose router has been configured not to br oadcast the SSID. F ollow these steps to connect to a wirel[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 8 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter The 5. Checking Connection screen appears. Checking Connection The 6. Connected to Y our Network screen appears. If you want the Wir eless M anager to save your net work’ s settings, click Remember this net work . Click Finish to exit the Wir eless Manager . NO TE: Saving a hidden[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 9 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter The Adapt er connects to the net work. 5. Connecting to the Network via Wi-Fi P rotected Setup NO TE: If the connection cannot be set up , the message Registration failed appears. If this happens, click Connect to tr y again using the Wi-F i Pr otected Setup button , or click Skip t[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 10 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter S av ed Netw orks When y ou connect t o a wir eless network, you can save its settings so that it will be easier to r econnect to the network at a later time . This is most helpful with hidden networks; if you do not save a hidden network ’ s settings, you will hav e to enter the[...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 11 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer does not recognize the Adapter . Make sure that the Adapter is properly inser ted int o the USB slot. The Adapter does not work properly . Remove the A dapter , and then reinser t it into the computer’ s USB slot. Y our computer c annot comm [...]

Appendix B Specific ations 12 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix B: Specifications Model WUSB54GC Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, USB 1.1, USB 2.0 Channels 802.11b / 802.11g 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) LEDs Link Protocols 802.11b: CCK (11 Mbps), DQPSK (2 Mbps), DBPSK (1 Mbps) 802.11g: OFDM Transmitte[...]

Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 13 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix C: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys w arrants that this Linksys har dware pr oduc t will be substantially free of def ects in materials and workmanship arising under normal use during the W arranty Period, which begins on the da te of pur chase by the origina[...]

Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 14 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter and a copy of your da ted proof of original purchase when returning your product. Products received without a RMA number and dated proof of original purchase will be rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksy s. Defective pr oduct cov ered [...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 15 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix D: Regulat or y Information 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 in[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 16 Compact Wireless-G USB 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 f ollowing [...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 17 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Declaration of Conf ormity with Regard to EU Direc tive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Direc tive) Compliance Information f or 2,4-GH z and 5-GH z Wireless Pr oduc ts Relevant to the EU and O ther Countries F ollowing the EU Directive 1999/5/EC (R&T TE Directive) Б ъ л г а р с ?[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 18 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Wireless E quipment ( Wir eless-N/G/A/B Produc ts) The following standards were applied during the assessment of the product against the requiremen ts of the Directive 1999/5/EC: Radio: EN 300 328 and/or EN 301 893 as applicable • EMC: EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-17 • Safety: EN[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 19 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter France F or 2,4 GHz, the product should not be used outdoors in the band 2454 - 2483,5 MHz. There are no r estric tions when used in other par ts of the 2,4 GHz band when used indoors. Check http://www .arcep .fr/ for more details. Pour la bande 2,4 GHz, l’ équipement ne doit [...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 20 Compact Wireless-G USB 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 require[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 21 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuv atele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõrvaldada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmetega. See sümbol näit[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 22 Compact Wireless-G USB 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 komunalinė[...]

Appendix D Regula tor y Information 23 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Português (P ortuguese) - Inf ormação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe est e símbolo no pr oduto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados. O símbolo[...]

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

25 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this Agreemen t; (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 agree[...]

26 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 who[...]

27 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 w[...]

28 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 do[...]

29 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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, b[...]

30 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 t[...]

31 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 exer cise the right to control the distr ibution of derivative or collec tive works based on the Library . In addition, mere aggregatio[...]

32 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 computer system, rather than copying librar y functions into the executable , and (2) w[...]

33 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 t[...]

34 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB 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 abo[...]

35 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter DIREC T , INDIRECT , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMA GES (INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , PROCUREMENT 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 THER[...]