Linksys WET610N manual

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    USER GUIDE Wir eless-N Ether net Bridge with Dual-Band Model: WET610N[...]

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    About This Guide i Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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 specia[...]

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    T able of Contents ii Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Chapter 1: Product O v er view 1 LEDs P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ports P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: W ireless Se[...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Overview 1 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Chapter 1: Pr oduc t Over view Thank you f or choosing the Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band. The Bridge can connect any wired, Ethernet device to your wireless network . The Bridge is based on dual-band Wir eless-N, so it is compatible with any Wirele[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity Checklist 2 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Checklist Wir eless net works are con venient and easy t o install, so homes with high-speed I nternet access are adopting them at a rapid pace. Because wireless networking operates by sending information over radio waves , it can be [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 3 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Chapter 3: A dvanced C onfiguration After setting up the Bridge with the Setup Wizar d (located on the CD-ROM), the Bridge will be ready for use. Howev er , if you want to change its advanced settings, use the Bridge’ s web-based utility. This chapter describes each we[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 4 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Setup > Basic Setup (Static IP) Language Language This is used to set the language displayed by the web-based utility . Selec t the desired language fr om the drop-down menu. Network Setup This section determines if the Br idge ’ s IP address is obtained automatical[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 5 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band WP A P ersonal WP A is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. Security Mode > WP A Personal Encryption WP A suppor ts the TKIP encr yption method, with dynamic encr yption keys . Passphr ase Enter the key shared by the Br idge and your wireless router or ac[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 6 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Wi-F i Protected Setup > Congr atulations Method #1 Use this method if your r outer has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button. Click or press the 1. W i-Fi Protected Setup button on the router . Within t wo minutes, click the 2. W i-Fi Protected S etup button on the Bridge ?[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 7 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Encryption WP A suppor ts the TKIP encr yption method, with dynamic encr yption keys . Passphr ase Enter the key shared by the Br idge and wireless rout er or access point. It must hav e 8-63 characters. Click Refresh to update the on-scr een information. After you have [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 8 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Background Use A ggregation This option defines whether or not the Media Acc ess Control (MAC) layer will set up an Add Block Acknowledgement ( ADDBA) session. The default is No . Select Y es to enable this option. Ac cept A ggregation This option defines whether or not [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 9 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band V oice Use A ggregation This option defines whether or not the Media Acc ess Control (MAC) layer will set up an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) session. The default is Y es . Select No to disable this option. Ac cept A ggregation This option defines whether or not the [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 10 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band the default, 802.1D , or select 802.1Q , which is used by some IPT V streams. Click Save Settings to apply your changes , or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our changes. Administra tion > Management Use this screen to manage specific Bridge functions: access to the [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 11 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Status > Bridge The Bridge ’ s curren t status information is displayed . Status > Bridge Bridge Informa tion Firm ware V ersion The Bridge’ s current firmware is displayed . Local Network Local MA C Addr ess The Bridge’ s MAC Address, as seen on your local,[...]

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    Appendix A T roubleshooting 12 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our c omputer or other wired , Ethernet device cannot communic ate with the wireless router . Access the web-based utility of the Bridge (ref er t o 1. Chapter 3: Adv anced Configur ation , page 3 ). On the 2. Basic W ireless Settings screen, ma[...]

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    Appendix B Specific ations 13 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Appendix B: Specifications Model WET610N Standards IEEE 802.3u, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, draft 802.11n LEDs Power, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, Wireless Ports Ethernet, Power Buttons Reset, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Cabling Type CAT5e # of Antennas 3 (internal) Antenna[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 14 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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 normal use for the W arranty Period, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and last[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 15 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band DA TED PROOF OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE IS REQUIRED TO PROCESS W ARRANT Y CLAIMS. If you are requested to return your product, you will be given a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number . Y ou are responsible for properly packaging and shipping your product to Linksys at [...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 16 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Appendix D: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful inter f erence, and (2) this device must accept any inter ferenc e r e[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 17 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band regulations of Industr y Canada. The r equired antenna impedance is 50 ohms. The maximum antenna gain (please see the 3. table below) permitted (for devices in the bands 5250-5350 MHz and 5470-5725 MH z) to comply with the E.I.R.P . limit: N o. Antenna T ype F or 2.4[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 18 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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 important information for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consumers [...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 19 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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 kõrvaldada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmet ega. See[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 20 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Eur opos Sąjungos var totojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/96/EC numato , kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra paž ymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti k artu su nerūšiuoto[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 21 Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para 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 separados. O[...]

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    22 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Appendix E: Sof tware License A greemen t Soft w are in Linksys Products 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 soft war e (including firmware) [...]

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    23 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this Ag reement; (iii) to provide improv ements to the way Linksys delivers technology to you and to other Linksys customers; (iv) to enable Linksys to comply with the terms of[...]

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    24 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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[...]

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    25 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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 [...]

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    26 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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 not excuse you from the conditions of this License. If you cannot distribute so as to satisfy si[...]

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    27 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Copyright ( C ) 1991, 1999 F ree Software F oundation, Inc. 51 Fr ank lin Street , Fifth Floor , Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is per mitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed . [ This is the first[...]

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    28 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band 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 library ” and a “work that uses the library ” . The f ormer contains code derived from the librar y , [...]

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    29 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band a work based on the Library) on a v olume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under the scope of this License . Y ou may opt to apply the terms of the ordinary GNU 3. General Public License instead of this License to a given copy of t[...]

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    30 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band Accompan y the work with a written offer , valid c) for at least three years, to give the same user the materials specified in Subsection 6a, above , f or a charge no more than the cost of performing this distribution. If distribution of the work is made by offeri[...]

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    31 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band If the distribution and/or use of the Library is restricted 12. in cer tain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfaces, the original copyright holder who places the Librar y under this License may add an explicit geographical distribution limitation [...]

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    32 Appendix E Sof tw are License Agreement Wir eless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band The names “OpenSSL T oolkit ” and “OpenSSL P roject ” 4. must not be used to endorse or pr omote products derived from this software without prior written permission. F or written permission, please contact openssl-core@openssl.org . Pr oduc ts derived fr [...]