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    USER GUIDE Wir eless-G Br oadband Router with SpeedBooster Model: WRT54GS2[...]

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    About This Guide i Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster 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 sp[...]

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    T able of Contents ii Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Placement P ositions .[...]

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    T able of Contents iii Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix D: Regulat or y Information 28 FCC Sta tement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 FCC Radiation Exposure S tatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Safety Notices . . . . .[...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O verview Thank y ou for choosing the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedB ooster . The Router lets you access the I nternet via a wireless connection or through one of its four switched por ts. Y ou can also use the Router to share resourc[...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 2 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster W all-Mounting Placement The Router has two wall-mount slots on its bottom panel. The distance between the slots is 152 mm (6 inches). T wo screws ar e needed to mount the Router . Suggested Mounting Hardwar e 2.5-3.0 mm 4-5 mm 1-1.5 mm Note: Mounting hardware illustr ati[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 3 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster 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 ca[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 4 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Chapter 3: A dvanced C onfiguration After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD -ROM), the Router will be ready for use. How ever , if you ’ d like to change its advanced settings, use the Router ’ s web-based utility. This chapter descri[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 5 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Internet Connection Type > A utomatic Configuration - DHCP Static IP If you are required to use a permanent IP address to connect to the Internet, select Static IP . Internet Connection Type > Static IP Internet IP Addr ess This is the Router ’ s IP address ,[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 6 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster attempt t o access the Internet again. T o use this option, select Connect on Demand . In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes y ou want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates . The default Max Idle Time is 5 minutes. Keep Alive: R[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 7 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster MTU MTU is the Maximum T ransmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for I nternet transmission. Select Manual if you want to manually ent er the largest packet size that is transmitted. T o have the Router selec t the best MTU for your I nternet[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 8 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster you ar e hosting your own website, FTP server , or other server behind the Router . Before you can use this featur e, you need to sign up for DDNS ser vice at one of t wo DDNS service providers, DynDNS.org or TZ O .com. I f you do not want to use this featur e, keep [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 9 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster User Defined Entry Enter the MAC Address register ed with your ISP here . Clone Y our PC’ s MA C Click ing this button will clone the MA C address of the computer you ar e using. Click Save Settings to apply your changes , or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our ch[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 10 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Routing T able Click Save Settings to apply your changes , or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our changes. Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen. There are t wo ways to configure the Router ’ s wir[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 11 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Method #1 Use this method if your clien t device has a Wi-F i Prot ec ted Setup button. Click or press the 1. W i-Fi Protected Setup button on the client device. Click the 2. W i-Fi Pr otec ted Setup button on this screen. After the client device has been configured[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 12 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Select the t ype of algorithm, AES , or TKIP + AES . The default selection is AES . WP A Shared Key Enter a WP A Shared Key of 8-63 characters. Group Key Renewal Enter a Group Key Renewal per iod, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 13 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster IMPORT ANT: If you are using WEP encryption, always remember that each device in your wireless network MUST use the same WEP encr yption method and encryption key , or else your wireless network will not function properly . RADIUS S erver Address Enter the IP Addres[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 14 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Select Enable Address F ilter List for any devic e you want to add to the MA C Address Filter List. Then click Update Filt er List . T o retrieve the most up-to- date information, click Refresh . T o exit this screen and return to the MAC Address Filt er List screen[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 15 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster wireless sta tion responds with a Clear to Send ( C TS) frame to ack nowledge the right to begin transmission. The RTS Threshold value should remain at its default value of 2347 . AP Isolation This isolates all wireless clients and wireless devices on your network f[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 16 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Access Restrictions > Internet Access The Access Restrictions > Internet Access screen allows you to block or allow specific k inds of Internet usage and traffic, such as I nternet access, desig nated services, and websites during specific day s and times. Acc[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 17 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Port Services T o add a service, enter the ser vice ’ s name in the Ser vice Name field. Select its prot ocol from the Pr otocol drop- down menu, and enter its range in the P or t Range fields. Then click Add . T o modify a ser vice, select it from the list on the[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 18 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Applications & Gaming > Port T riggering The Applications & G aming > Port T riggering screen allows the Router to watch outgoing data for specific por t numbers. The IP address of the computer that sends the matching data is remembered by the Router ,[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 19 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Applications and Gaming > QoS Device Priority Enter the name of your network devic e in the Device name field, enter its MAC Address, and then select its priority from the drop-down menu. Ethernet P or t Priority Ethernet Port Priority QoS allows you to pr ioriti[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 20 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Router P assword Local Router Acc ess Router Passw ord Enter a new P assword for the Rout er . Re -enter to confirm Enter the P assword again to confirm. W eb Access Ac cess Ser ver HT TP (HyperT ext Tr anspor t Protocol) is the communications protocol used to conne[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 21 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster show if the test was successful. T o stop the test, click Stop . Click Clear Log to clear the screen. Click Close t o return to the Diagnostics screen. The T raceroute T est Administra tion > Factor y Defaults The Administr ation > F ac tory Defaults scr een a[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 22 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Status > Router The Status > Router screen display s the R outer’ s current status. Status > Router Router Informa tion Firm ware V ersion The Router’ s current fir mwar e is displayed . Firm ware V erification The verification c ode is displayed . Curr[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 23 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Status > W ireless The Status > Wireless screen displays the status of your wireless network. Status > Wireless Wireless MA C A ddress The Rout er ’ s MA C A ddress, as seen on your local, wireless network, is displayed . Mode As selec ted from the Wir el[...]

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    Appendix A T roubleshooting 24 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer c annot connect to the Internet. F ollow these instruc tions until y our computer can connect to the Internet: Make sure that the Router is powered on. The Pow er • LED should be green and not flashing . If the Po wer LED is f[...]

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    Appendix B Specific ations 25 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix B: Specifications Model WRT54GS2 Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Channels 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe, Japan) Ports Internet, Ethernet (1-4), Power Button Reset, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Cabling Type CAT5 LEDs Power, [...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 26 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix C: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardw are pr oduc t against defects in materials and work manship under nor mal use for the W arranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser an[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 27 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster 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 Cana[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 28 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix D: Regulat or y I nforma tion FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter ference re[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 29 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Avis d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme aux normes NMB-003 et RSS210 du Canada. L ’utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulement aux conditions suivantes : il ne doit pas produire de br ouillage et 1. il doit accepte[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 30 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster 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. Consu[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 31 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sorteerimata olmejäätmetega. S[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 32 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster 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 nerūšiuot[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 33 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster 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 produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separado[...]

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    34 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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[...]

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    35 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this Agr eement; (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 ter[...]

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    36 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 o[...]

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    37 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 t[...]

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    38 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 [...]

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    39 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 lic[...]

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    40 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 . Pay close attention to the differenc e between a “ work based on the librar y ” [...]

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    41 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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, [...]

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    42 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 execu[...]

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    43 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 secti[...]

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    44 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement 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 mus[...]

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    45 Wir eless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement DIREC T , INDIREC T , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES (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 LIA[...]