Linksys WPC54GR manual

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Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Copyright and T rademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice . L inksys is a registered tradema rk or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc . and/or its affiliates in the U.S . and certain other countries. Copyright © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Other brands and product nam[...]

Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this User Guide? 1 Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network 3 Network Topology 3 Roaming 3 Network Layout 4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter 5 The LED Indicators 5 Chapter 4: Setting up and Connecting the Wirele[...]

Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix G: Warranty Information 47 Appendix H: Regulatory Information 48 Appendix I: Contact Infor mation 54[...]

Wireless-G Noteb ook Adapter with RangeBooster List of Figures Figure 3-1: Front Panel 5 Figure 4-1: Setup Wizard’s Welcome Screen 6 Figure 4-2: Setup Wizard’s License Agreement 6 Figure 4-3: Connecting the Adapter 7 Figure 4-4: Available Wireless Network 7 Figure 4-5: WEP Key Needed for Connection 8 Figure 4-6: WPA - Personal Needed for Connec[...]

Wireless-G Noteb ook Adapter with RangeBooster Figure 5-9: Profiles 20 Figure 5-10: Import a Profile 20 Figure 5-11: Export a Profile 20 Figure 5-12: Create a New Profile 21 Figure 5-1: WEP Key Needed for Connection 21 Figure 5-2: WPA - Personal Needed for Connection 22 Figure 5-3: PSK2 Needed for Connection 22 Figure 5-4: Congratulations 22 Figure[...]

1 Chapter 1: Introductio n Welcome Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 1: Introduction We l c o m e Thank you for choosing the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster . Setting up your network and your Wireless-G Network Adapter with RangeBooster is easier than ever . How does the Adapter do this? Like all wireless pro ducts[...]

2 Chapter 1: Introductio n What’s in this User Guide? Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster • Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monitor This chapter show you how to use the Adapter’ s Wireless Network Monitor . • Appendix A: T roubleshooting This appendix describes some problems and solutions, as well as frequently asked questio[...]

3 Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network Network Topology Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network Network T opology A wireless network is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter . Computers in a wireless network must be configured to share the same radio channel. Several PCs e[...]

4 Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network Network Layout Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Network La yout Linksys wireless access points and wireless routers have been designed for use with 802.11a, 802.11b , and 802.11g products. With 802.11g products communicating with the 802.11b standard and some products incorporating both “a?[...]

5 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Noteboo k Adapter The LED Indicators Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter The LED Indicators The Network Adapter's LEDs display information about network activity . Po w e r Green . The P ower LED lights up when the Adapter is powere[...]

6 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Starting the Setup Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 4: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Starting the Setup The Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setup Wizard will gu ide you through the installation procedure . The Setup Wizard will insta[...]

7 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Connecting the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Connecting the Adapter 1. Locate an available CardBus slot on your notebook PC . 2. With the connector pin end facing the CardBus slot and the lab el facing up, slide the Adapter into the CardBus slot until it[...]

8 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 1. If you have wireless security enabled on your network, continue to step 2. If you don’t have wireless security enabled, continue to step 3. 2. If your network has the wireless security WEP (Wired Equivale[...]

9 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster If your network has the wireless security PSK2 (Pre-shared key 2) enabled, this screen will appear . P assphrase - Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared key , of 8-63 characters in the Passphrase field.[...]

10 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Manual Setup If your network is not listed with the available networks, you can use Manual Setup. 1. Click Manual Setup on the Available Wireless Network scr een to set up the adapter manually . 2. The Networ[...]

11 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 4. If you chose Infrastructure Mode , go to Step 5 now . If you chose Ad-Hoc Mode , the Ad-Hoc Mode Settings screen will appear . Select the correct operating channel for your wireless network. The channel yo[...]

12 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Authenticati on -The default is set to Auto , so it will auto-detect for Shared Key or Op en System authentication. For Shared Key authentication, both the sender and the recipient sh are a WEP key for authen[...]

13 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster WP A Enterprise WP A E nterprise features WP A security used in coordinatio n with a RADIUS server . (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is con nected to the Router .) WP A Enterprise offers two au[...]

14 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster RADIUS RADIUS features use of a RADIUS server . (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router .) RADIUS offers two aut hentication types: EAP-TLS and PEAP . Authentication - Select[...]

15 Chapter 4: Setting up and Conn ecting the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter Setting up the Adapter Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 6. The Confirm New Settings screen will appear next and sho w the new settings. T o save the new settings, click the Save button. T o edit the new settings, click the Back button. T o exit the Manual Setup th[...]

16 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Accessing the Wireless Network Monitor Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monitor Use the Wireless Network Monitor to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings. Ac[...]

17 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Link Information Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Wireless Network Status The Wireless Network Status screen provides information on your current network settings. Status - This shows the status of the wireless network connection. SSID - This is the unique name of the wireless network. [...]

18 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Link Information Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Wireless Network Statistics The Wireless Networks Statistics screen provides statistics on your current network settings. T ransmit Rate - This is the d ata transfer rate of the current connection. (In Auto mode , the Adapter dynamically[...]

19 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Site Survey Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Site Survey The Site Sur vey screen displays a list of available networks in the table on the left. The table shows each network’ s SSID, Channel, and the quality of the wireless signal the Adapter is receiving. Y ou may click SSID , CH (Ch[...]

20 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Profiles Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster If the network has PSK2 wireless security enabled, then you will see the PSK2 Needed for Connection screen. Enter the network’ s Passphrase or pre-shared key in the Passphrase field. T o connect to the network, click Connect . T o cancel the c[...]

21 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Delete - Select the profile you want to delete, and then click the Dele te button. Create a New Pr ofile The next screen to appear will be the Av ailable Wireless Network screen. This screen provides two options for setting up the Ad[...]

22 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster WEP Key - The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wireless network. For 64-bit encryption, enter exactly 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit encryption, en ter exactly 26 hexadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal char[...]

23 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Manual Setup If your network is not listed with the available networks, you can use Manual Setup. 1. Click Manual S etup on the A vailable Wireless Network screen to set up the adapter manually . 2. The Network Settings screen from t[...]

24 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 3. The Wireless Mode screen shows a choice of two wireless modes. Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point. Click the Ad-H oc Mode radio button if you want to connect to a[...]

25 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster WEP WEP - Select 64-bit or 128-bit encryption P assphrase - Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field, so a WEP key is automatically gen erated. It is case- sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This pa[...]

26 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster PSK2 Enter a Passphrase that is 8-63 characters in length. P assphrase - Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared k ey , of 8-63 characters in the Passphr ase field. Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return [...]

27 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster WP A Enterprise WP A E nterprise features WP A security used in coordinatio n with a RADIUS server . (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is con nected to the Router .) WP A Enterprise offers two authentication me thods, EA[...]

28 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster RADIUS RADIUS features use of a RADIUS server . (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router .) RADIUS offers two aut hentication types: EAP-TLS and PEAP . Authentication - Select the authentication metho[...]

29 Chapter 5: Using the Wireless Network Monito r Create a New Profile Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 6. The Confirm New Settings screen will appear next and sho w the new settings. T o save the new settings, click the Save button. T o edit the new settings, click the Back button. T o exit the Manual Setup through the Wireless Networ[...]

30 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix consists of two parts: “Common Problems and Solutions” and “F requently Asked Questions. ” This appendix provides solutions to problems that may occur d uring the installation and operation o[...]

31 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Frequently Ask ed Questions Can I run an ap plication from a remote computer over the wireless network ? This will depend on whether or not the application is des igned to be used over a network. Consult the application’ s user guid e to deter[...]

32 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster What is ad-hoc mode? When a wireless network is set to ad-hoc mode , the wireless-equipped computers are configured to communicate directly with each other . This type of network will not communicate with any wired network. What is infrastructur[...]

33 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster the right frequency , a spread-spectrum sign al looks like background noise . There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their di[...]

34 Appendix B: Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuratio n Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix B: Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Windows XP Wireless Zer o Configuration If your computer is running Windows XP , then this c hoice will be available . If you want to use Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration to control the Adapte[...]

35 Appendix B: Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuratio n Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 2. The screen that appears will show any available wirele ss netw ork. Select the network you want. Click the Connect button. If your network does not have wireless security enabled, go to step 3. If your network does have wireless security enabled,[...]

36 Appendix B: Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuratio n Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 4. If your network uses wireless security WEP , enter the WEP Key used into the Network Key and Confir m network key fields. If your network uses wireless security WP A Personal, enter the Passphrase used into the Network Key and Confirm network key[...]

37 Appendix C: Wireless Security Security Precautions Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix C: Wireless Securit y Linksys wants to make wir eless networking as safe and easy for you as possible . Th e current generation of Linksys products provide several network security features, but they require specific action on your part for [...]

38 Appendix C: Wireless Security Security Threats Facing Wireless Netwo rks Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster 1. Disable Broadcast 2. Make it unique 3. Change it often Most wireless networking devices will give you the optio n of broadcasting the SSID . While this option may be more convenient, it allows anyone to log into your wireless[...]

39 Appendix C: Wireless Security Security Threats Facing Wireless Netwo rks Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster WP A-P ersonal . If you do not have a RADIUS ser ver , Select the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES, and enter a password in the Passphrase field of 8-63 char acters. WP A Enterprise . WP A used in coordination with a RADIUS ser ve[...]

40 Appendi x D: Wind ows Hel p Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix D: Windows Help All wireless products require Microsoft Windows. Windows is the most used operating system in the world and comes with many features that help make networking easier . These features can be accessed through Windows Help and are described in this ap[...]

41 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster Appendix E: Glossar y This glossary contains som e basic networking terms you may come across when u sing this product. For more advanced terms, see the complete Linksys glossary at http://www .linksys.com/glossary . Access P oint - A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and[...]

42 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster DMZ ( D e m ilitarized Z one) - Removes the Router's firewall protection from one PC, allowing it to be "seen" from the Internet. DNS ( D omain N ame S erver) - The IP address of your ISP's ser ver , which translates the names of websites into IP addresses. Domain [...]

43 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster IP Address - The address used to identify a computer or device on a network. IPCONFIG - A Windows 2000 and XP utility that displays the IP address for a particular networking device. IPSec ( I nter net P rotocol Sec urity) - A VPN protocol used to implement secure exchange of packets [...]

44 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster RJ-45 ( R egistered J ack -45 ) - An Ethernet connecto r that holds up to eight wires. Roaming - The ability to take a wireless device from one access point's range to another without losing the connection. Router - A networking device that connects multiple networks together . S[...]

45 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster TKIP ( T emporal K ey I ntegrity P rotocol) - a wireless encr yption protocol that provides dynamic encr yption keys for each packet transmitted. T opology - The physical layout of a network. TX Rate - T ransmission Rate. Upgrade - T o replace existing software or firmware with a newe[...]

46 Appendix F: Specifications Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix F: Specifications Standards IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Channels 11 Channels (USA, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) LEDs Power , Link Protocols 802.11b: CCK (11 Mbps), DQP SK (2 Mbps), DBPSK (1 Mbps); 802.11g: OFDM T ransmitted Power 802.11g: 16 ± 1 dBm (T ypical) 802.[...]

47 Appendix G: Warranty Information Wireless-G Noteb ook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix G: Warrant y Information LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys warrants to Y ou that, for a pe riod of three years (the “Warranty Period”), your Linksys Product will be substantially free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use . Y our exclusive reme[...]

48 Appendix H: Regulatory Inform ation Wireless-G Noteb ook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix H: Regulator y Information FCC Statement This product has been tested and complies with the specifications fo r a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int[...]

49 Appendix H: Regulatory Inform ation Wireless-G Noteb ook Adapter with RangeBooster User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) This document contains importa nt information for u sers with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consumers ar[...]

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53 Appendix H: Regulatory Inf ormation Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster For more information, visit www .linksys.com.[...]

54 Appendix I: Contact Informa tion Wireless-G Noteb ook Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix I: Contact Information Need to contact Linksys? Visit us online for information on the latest products and updates to your existing products at: http://www .linksys.com or ftp.linksys.com Can't find information about a product you want to buy on the web[...]