Linksys WRT54G3G-AT manual

Model No . Router for Mobile Broadband Wir eless- G WR T54G3G-A T User Guide WIRELESS GHz 802.11g 2,4[...]

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Copyright and T r ademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice . L inksys is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc . and/or its affiliates in the U.S . and certain other countries. Co pyright © 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc . All rights reserved. Other brands and product names a[...]

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this User Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network 4 Network Topology 4 Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode 4 Network Layout 4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband 6 The Router’s Ports 6 The Router’s[...]

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Triggering 39 The Applications and Gaming Tab - DMZ 40 The Applications and Gaming Tab - QoS 40 The Administration Tab - Management 42 The Administration Tab - Log 43 The Administration Tab - Diagnostics 44 The Administration Tab - Factory Defaults 45 The Administratio[...]

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband List of Figures Figure 3-1: The Router’s Ports 6 Figure 3-2: The Router’s Front Panel 6 Figure 3-3: The Router’s LEDs 7 Figure 3-4: The Router’s Data Card Slot 8 Figure 4-1: Connect Your Computer 10 Figure 4-2: Connect the Power 10 Figure 4-3: Connect the Broadband Modem 11 Figure 4-4: Connect Your Com[...]

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband Figure 5-17: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing (Gateway) 27 Figure 5-18: Setup Tab - Advanced Routing (Router) 27 Figure 5-19: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings 28 Figure 5-20: Wireless Tab - Wirele ss Security (WPA2 Personal) 29 Figure 5-21: Wireless Tab - Wireless Se curity (WPA Personal - TKIP) 29 Figure 5-[...]

Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband Figure 5-51: Status Tab - Local Network 48 Figure 5-52: Status Tab - Wireless 49 Figure C-1: Upgrade Firmware 68 Figure E-1: IP Configuration Screen 70 Figure E-2: MAC Address/Adapter Address 70 Figure E-3: MAC Address/Physical Address 70 Figure E-4: MAC Address Filter List 71 Figure E-5: MAC Address Clone 71[...]

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1 Chapter 1: Introductio n Welcome Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Chapter 1: Introduction We lc o m e Thank you for choosing the Linksys Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband. The Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband will allow you to network wirelessly better than ever , sharing Internet access, files and fun, easily and securely . How[...]

2 Chapter 1: Introductio n What’s in this User Guide? Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Linksys recommends using the Setup CD-ROM for first-time installation of the Router . If you do not wish to run the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD-ROM, then use the instructions in this Guide to help you connect the Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband, [...]

3 Chapter 1: Introductio n What’s in this User Guide? Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band • Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for your Ethernet Adapter . This appendix describes how to find the MAC address for your computer’s Ethernet adapter so you can use the MAC filtering and/or MAC addr ess cloning feature of the Rout[...]

4 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wireless Network Network T opology A wireless local area network (WLAN) is exactly like a regular local area network (LAN), except that each computer in the WLAN uses a wireless device to connect to the network. Computers i[...]

5 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Layout Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band laptop computers, PCI adapters for your desktop PC s, and USB adapters when you want to enjoy USB connectivity . The Router will also communicate with t he Wireless PrintSer ver and Wireless Ethernet Bridges. When you wish to connect your wireless net[...]

6 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Router for Mobile B roadband The Router’s Ports Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband The Router’ s P orts The Router's ports and Reset button are locat ed on the side panel with the antenna port. Antenna The antenna port is [...]

7 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Router for Mobile B roadband The Router’s LEDs Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Router’ s LEDs The Router’ s LEDs are located on the Router’s other side panel. Data Card Button This button allows you to connect to and disconnect from the mobile network (you can also connect and disconne[...]

8 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Router for Mobile B roadband The Router’s Data Card Slot Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Router’ s Data Card Slot The Router’ s Data Card slot is located on the Router’ s top panel. Data Card Slot Insert the mobile broadband data card (available separa tely) into this slot if the Route[...]

9 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Overview Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband Overview This chapter includes three sets of instructions. Follow the instructions for your configuration. • If the Router will use the mobile broadband ser vice only[...]

10 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Hardware Installation for Use of the Mobile Broadband Service Only Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 4. Connect your network PCs or Ethernet devices to the Router ’ s numbered ports using sta ndard Ethernet network cabling. 5. Connect the power adapter to the Router's[...]

11 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Hardware Installation for Conn ection to Your Broadband Modem Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Hardwar e Installation for Conn ection to Y our Br oadband Modem 1. Power down your network devices. 2. Locate an optimum location for the Router . The best place for the Router i[...]

12 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Hardware Installation for Conn ection to Your Broadband Modem Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 5. Connect your network PCs or Ethernet devices to the Router ’ s numbered ports using sta ndard Ethernet network cabling. 6. Connect the power adapter to the Router's Powe[...]

13 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Hardware Installation for Conn ection to Another Rout er Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Hardwar e Installation for Connection to Another Router Before you install the Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband, you will need to ch eck if the default IP address of the other Ro[...]

14 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Hardware Installation for Conn ection to Another Rout er Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 9. Decide which network computers or Ethernet devices you want to connect to the Router . Disconnect the selected computers or devices from the other router , and then connect them to [...]

15 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Placement Options Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Placement Options There are three w ays to place the Router . The first way is to place it horizontally on a surface , so it sits on its four rubber feet. The second way is to stand the Router vertically on a surface . The [...]

16 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Ro uter for Mobile Broadband Placement Options Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band W all-Mount Option The Router has four wall-mount slots on its bottom panel. The distance between two adjacent slots is 68 mm (2.68 inches). Before you begin, make sure you have two screws that are size #4—this indicates [...]

17 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband Overview Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband Overview Linksys recommends using the Setup CD-ROM for first-time installation of the Router . If you do not wish to run the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD-ROM, then y[...]

18 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Basic Setu p Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Setup T ab - Basic Setup The first screen that appears displays the Setup tab. This allo ws you to change the Router's general settings. Change these settings as described here, and click the Save Setti[...]

19 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Basic Setu p Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band • Static IP . If you are required to use a permanent IP address to connect to the Inter net, select Static IP . Internet IP Address. This is the Router ’ s IP address, when seen from the Internet. Y our ISP [...]

20 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Basic Setu p Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time . Y ou can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specified period of time (Max Idle Ti me). If your Internet connection has been te[...]

21 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Basic Setu p Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band MTU . MTU is the Maximum T ransmission Unit. It specif ies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission. The default setting, Manual , allows you to enter the largest packet size that will be tran[...]

22 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Basic Setu p Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band DHCP Server . DHCP is enabled by factory default. If yo u already have a DHCP server on your network, or you don’t want a DHCP server , then click the Disable radio button (no other DHCP features will be avail[...]

23 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Mobile Network Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Setup T ab - Mobile Network On this screen, you can configure mobile network settin gs and view mobile broadband status in formation for the Router . Some of these settings will be automatically configured[...]

24 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Mobile Network Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band DNS Supplied by Network . If the network automatically supplies the DN S address(es), click the checkbox. If you need to specify the DNS address(es), remove t he checkmark, and enter the DNS address(es) in the[...]

25 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - DDNS Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Setup T ab - DDNS The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDN S) feature . DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own websi[...]

26 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - MAC Ad dress Clone Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Setup T ab - MA C Address Clone A MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification. Some ISPs will require you to register a MAC address in order to access the I[...]

27 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Setup Tab - Advan ced Routing Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Setup T ab - Advanced Routing This tab is use d to set up the Rout er’s advanced functions. Operating Mod e allows you to select the type(s) of advanced functions you use . Dynamic Ro uting will autom[...]

28 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Interfa ce . This interface tells yo u whether the Destinat ion IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless (Ethernet and wireless networks) , the WA N (Inter net), or Loopback (a dummy network in whic[...]

29 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Wireless T ab - Wireless Security The Wireless Security settings configure the security of y our wireless network. There are four wireless security mode options supported by the Router: WP A Personal[...]

30 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band WP A2 E nterprise . This option features WP A2 used in coordination with a RADIUS ser ver . (This should only be used when a RADIUS ser ver is connected to the Router .) WP A2 automatically uses TKIP + A[...]

31 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band RADIUS . This option features WEP used in coordination with a RADIUS ser ver . (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is conn ected to the Router .) First, en ter the RADIUS server ’ s IP Addre[...]

32 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Wireless Tab - Wireless MAC Filter Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Wireless T ab - Wireless MA C Filter Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’ s radius. Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MA[...]

33 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Wireless T ab - Advanced Wireless Settings This tab is used to set up the Router’s adv anced wireless functions. These settings should only be adjusted by an expert administrator as incorr[...]

34 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value . Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. The default value is 1 . Fragmentation Threshold . This [...]

35 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Security Tab - Firewall Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Security T ab - Firew all Fire wal l Firewall Protection . Enable this feature to employ Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) for more detailed review of data packets entering your network environment. Block W AN[...]

36 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Security Tab - VPN Passthrough Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Security T ab - VPN P assthrough Use this screen to allow VPN tunnels using IPSec , PPT P , or L2TP protocols to pa ss through the Router’ s firewall. VPN Passthrough IPSec P assthrough . Internet Pr[...]

37 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Access Restrictions Tab - Internet Access Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Figure 5-35: List of PCs Figure 5-36: P ort Services 2. T o enable this policy , click the radio bu tton beside Enable . 3. Enter a Policy Name in the field provided. 4. Click the Edit List of P[...]

38 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Applications and Gaming Tab - Port Range Fo rward Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Applications and Gaming T ab - P ort Range Forward The Applications and Gaming T ab allows you to set up public services on your network, such as web ser vers, ftp servers, e-mail se[...]

39 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Applications & Ga ming Tab - Port Triggering Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Applications & Gami ng T ab - P ort T r iggering The Port T riggering screen allows the Router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers. The IP address of the computer tha[...]

40 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Applications and Gaming Tab - DMZ Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Applications and Gaming T ab - DMZ The DMZ feature allows one network user to be exposed to the Inter net for use of a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoco nferencing. DMZ host[...]

41 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Applications and Gaming Tab - QoS Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Ethernet Port Priority P ort 1-4, Priority , and Flow Control . Ether net Port Priority QoS allows you to prioritize perfor mance for four of the Router’s ports, Ethernet (LAN) Port s 1-4. For each of[...]

42 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Administration Ta b - Management Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Administration T ab - Management This section of the Administration tab allows the network’ s administrator to manage specific Router functions for access and security . Router Password Local Route[...]

43 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Administration T ab - Log Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Administration T ab - Log The Router can keep logs of all traffic for your Internet connection. Log Log . T o disable the Log function, keep the default setting, Disable . T o monitor traffic between the ne[...]

44 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Administration Tab - Diagnostics Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Administration T ab - Diagnostics The diagnostic tests (Ping and T raceroute) a llow you to check the connections of your network components. The reboot Ping T est Ping Par ameters . The Ping test wi[...]

45 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Administration Tab - Factory Defaults Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Administration T ab - Factory Defaults Factory Defaults Restore Factory Defaults . Click the Ye s button to reset all configuration settings to th eir default values, and then click the Save Set[...]

46 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Status Tab - Mobile Network Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Status T ab - Mobile Netw ork The Mobile Network screen on the Status T ab displays the Router ’ s current mobile network and mobile broadband data card status. Mobile Network Status Network Name . Disp[...]

47 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Status Tab - Rou ter Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Status T ab - Router The Router screen on the Status T ab displays the Router ’ s current status. Router Information Firmware Version . This is the Router’ s current firmware . Current Time . This shows the [...]

48 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Status Tab - Loca l Network Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Status T ab - Local Network The Local Network screen on the Status T ab displays the status of your network. Local Network MAC Address . This is the Router’ s MAC Address, as seen on your local, Etherne[...]

49 Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for Mo bile Broadband The Status Tab - Wireles s Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The Status T ab - Wir eless The Wireless screen on the Status T ab displays the status of your wireless network. Wireless MAC Address . This is the Router’ s MAC Address, as seen on your local, wireless network.[...]

50 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix consists of two parts: “Common Problems and Solutions” and “F requently Asked Questions. ” Provided are possible solutions to problems that may occu r during the installation and operation of the R[...]

51 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface . If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000. 1. C[...]

52 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 4. I am not getting an IP address on the Internet with my Internet connection. • Refer to “Problem #3, I want to test my Internet connection” to verify that you have connectivity . • If you need to register the MAC address of your Etherne [...]

53 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 5. Enter the IP address of the PC or network device that yo u want the port server to go to. For example , if the web server ’ s Ethernet adapter IP address is 192.168.1.100, you would enter 100 in the field provided. Check “ Appendix E: Findi[...]

54 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band When you have completed the configuration, click the Save Settings button. 8. I can’t get the Internet game, server , or applicat ion to work . If you are having difficulties getting any Internet game , server , or application to function pro pe[...]

55 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 10. I am a PPPoE user , and I n eed to remove the pr oxy settings or the dial-up pop-up window . If you have proxy settings, you need to disable these on your computer . Because the Router is the gatew ay for the Internet connection, th e computer[...]

56 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 6. Y ou may see the login status display as Connecting. Press the F5 key to refresh the screen, until you see the login status display as Connected. • Click the Save Settings button to co ntinue . • If the connection is lost again, follow step[...]

57 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Frequently Ask ed Questions What is the maximum number of IP ad dresses that the Router will support? The Router will support up to 253 IP addresses. Is IPSec P ass-Through su pported b y the Router? Y es, it is a built-in feature that the Router auto[...]

58 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band I set up an Unr eal T ournament Ser ver , but others on the LAN cannot join. What do I need to do? If you have a dedicated Unreal T our nament ser ver running, you need to create a static IP for each of the LAN computers and forward ports 7777, 7778, [...]

59 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band version of Router firmware will not enhance the quality or speed of your Interne t connection, and may disrupt your current connection stability . Will the Rout er function in a Macintosh environment? Y es, but the Router’s setup pages are accessibl[...]

60 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Under the Port Forwarding tab , set port forwarding to 113 for the PC on which you are using mIRC . Can the Router act as my DHCP server? Y es. The Router has DHCP serve r software built-in. Can I run an ap plication from a remote computer over the wi[...]

61 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band When a wireless network is set to ad-hoc mode , the wireless-equipped computers are configured to communicate directly with each other . The ad-hoc wireless network will not communicate with any wired network. What is infrastructure mode? When a wirel[...]

62 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band transmission, but the trade-off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to d etect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency ,[...]

63 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band How many channels/frequencies ar e available with the Router? There are eleven available channels, r anging from 1 to 11, in North America. There are thirteen available channels, ranging from 1 to 13, in most of Europe . There may be additional channe[...]

64 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Data Card Blue . The Data Card LED flashes as the Router connects to the mobile network. It is solidly lit when the connection is established. The LED quickly flashes, alternating between blue and g reen, the Router does not have a connection to the m[...]

65 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Precautions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Appendix B: Wireless Securit y Linksys wants to make wir eless networking as safe and easy for you as possible . The current generation of Linksys products provide several network security features, but they require specific action on your part for impleme[...]

66 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Threats Facing Wireless Netwo rks Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band person who can change network settings. If a hacker gets a hold of the administrator’s password, he , too, can change those settings. So, make it har der for a hacker to get that information. Change the administrator’s password re[...]

67 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Threats Facing Wireless Netwo rks Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band provide protection against hackers, and AES (Advanced Encr yption System), which utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption. (AES is stronger than TKIP .) WP A2 uses TKIP + AES for encr yption. WP A Enterprise and WP A2 Ente r[...]

68 Appendix C: Upgradin g Firmware Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Appendix C: Upgrading Firmware The Router's firmware is upgraded through the Web-based Utility's Administration tab . Follow these instructions: 1. Download the firmware from the Linksys website at www .linksys.com/d ownloads. 2. Extract the firmware file on your c[...]

69 Appendi x D: Wind ows Hel p Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Appendix D: Windows Help Most Linksys wireless products require Microsoft Windows. Windows is the most predominate 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 [...]

70 Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethe rnet Adapter Windows 2000 or XP Instructions Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Y our Ethernet Adapter This section describes how to find the MAC address for your computer’s Ethernet adapter so you can use the MAC filter[...]

71 Appendix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethe rnet Adapter For the Router’s Web-based Utility Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Figure E-4: MAC Addr ess Filter List Figure E-5: MA C Address Clone[...]

72 Appendix F: Glossary Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Appendix F: Glossar y This glossary contains som e basic networking terms you may come across when using this product. Access P oint - A device that allows wireless-equipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. Also used to expand the range of a wireless net[...]

73 Appendix F: Glossary Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 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 server , which translates the names of websites into IP addresses. Domain - [...]

74 Appendix F: Glossary Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 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 a[...]

75 Appendix F: Glossary Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band 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 . Se[...]

76 Appendix F: Glossary Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band TKIP ( T emporal K ey I ntegrity P rotocol) - a wireless encryption 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 newer[...]

77 Appendix G: Specification s Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Appendix G: Specifications Model WRT54G3G-A T Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11g , IEEE 802.11b Channels 11 Channels (US , Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Ports/Buttons Internet: One 10/100 RJ-45 Port or PC Card Slot for Mobile Broadband Data Card L[...]

78 Appendix G: Specification s Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broad band Unit Weight 12.35 oz. (0.35 kg) Power External 12 V DC, 1.0 A Certifications FCC, IC-03, CE, Wi-Fi (802.11b , 802.11g), WPA Operating T emp . 32° F to 113° F (0° C to 45° C) Storage T emp . -4° F to 158° F (-20° C to 70° C) Operating Humidity 20% to 80% Non-Condensing St[...]

79 Appendix H: Warranty Informat ion Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband Appendix H: Warrant y Information Contact you r service provider as th e warr anty support issues ar e to be handled b y them as per y our service agreements. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys warrants to Y ou that, for a pe riod of one year (the “Warranty Period”), your Linksy[...]

80 Appendix I: Regulatory Informa tion Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband Appendix I: Regulator y Information FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harm ful interference , and (2) this device must accept any interference received, inc[...]

81 Appendix I: Regulatory Informa tion Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband Industry Canada Statement This device complies with Industr y Canada ICES-003 and RSS210 rules. Déclaration d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil est conforme aux nor mes NMB003 et RSS210 d'Industrie Canada. Industry Canada Statement Operation is subject to the followin[...]

82 Appendix I: Regulatory Informa tion Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband 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 are requir[...]

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