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®
A Division of Cisco Systems, Inc.
GHz
2.4
802.11g
Wireless-G
PCI Adapter
User Guide
WIRELESS
with RangeBooster
Model No.
WMP54GR
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Copyright and Trademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice. Linksys is a registered trademark 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 names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of Califo
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network 4 Network Topology 4 Roaming 4 Network Layout 5 Chapter 3: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster 6 Starting the Setup 6 Connecting the Adapter 7 Setting up the Adapter 7 Chapter 4: Using the Wireless Network Monitor 16 Accessing the Wireless Network Monitor 16 Using the Wireless Network Monitor 16 Link In
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster List of Figures Figure 3-1: Setup Wizard’s Welcome Screen 6 Figure 3-2: Setup Wizard’s License Agreement 6 Figure 3-3: Connecting the Adapter 7 Figure 3-4: Available Wireless Network 7 Figure 3-5: WEP Key Needed for Connection 8 Figure 3-6: WPA - Personal Needed for Connection 8 Figure 3-7: PSK2 Needed for Connection 9 Figure 3-8: Congratulations 9 Figure 3-9: Available Wireless Network 10 Figure 3-10: Network Settings 10 Figure 3-11: Wireless Mode 10 Fig
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Figure 4-10: Import a Profile 20 Figure 4-11: Export a Profile 20 Figure 4-12: Create a New Profile 21 Figure 4-1: WEP Key Needed for Connection 21 Figure 4-2: WPA - Personal Needed for Connection 22 Figure 4-3: PSK2 Needed for Connection 22 Figure 4-4: Congratulations 22 Figure 4-13: Available Wireless Network 23 Figure 4-14: Network Settings 23 Figure 4-15: Wireless Mode 24 Figure 4-16: Ad-Hoc Mode Settings 24 Figure 4-17: Wireless Security - WEP 25 Fig
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome network: a series of computers or devices Thank you for choosing the Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster. With this Adapter, your wireless connected for the purpose of data sharing, networking experience will be faster and easier than ever. storage, and/or transmission between users. How does the Adapter do this? Like all wireless products, the Adapter allows for greater range and mobility adapter: a device that ad
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster What’s in this Guide? This user guide covers the steps for setting up and using the Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster. Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes the Adapter’s applications and this User Guide. Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network This chapter discusses a few of the basics about wireless networking. Chapter 3: Setting Up and Connecting the PCI Adapter This chapter shows you how to setup and connect the Adapter. Chap
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Appendix I: Contact Information This appendix provides contact information for a variety of Linksys resources, including Technical Support. Chapter 1: Introduction 3 What’s in this Guide?
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless network is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter. Computers in a wireless topology: the physical layout of a network. network must be configured to share the same radio channel. Several PCs equipped with wireless cards or adapters can communicate with one another to form an ad-hoc network. ad-hoc: a group of wireless devices communicating directly with each ot
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Network Layout 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” and “g”, products using these standards can communicate with each other. Access points and wireless routers are compatible with 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g adapters, such at the PC switch: a data switch that conne
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Chapter 3: Setting up and Connecting the Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Starting the Setup The Wireless-G PCI Adapter Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure. The Setup Wizard will install the driver and Wireless Network Monitor, as well as connect and configure the Adapter. IMPORTANT: Do not connect the Adapter until you are instructed to do so or the setup will not work. Insert the Setup Wizard CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Connecting the Adapter 1. Before connecting the PCI Adapter to your PC, turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power. 2. Open your PC case and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions. 3. Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot's contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the adapter all the way in. After the ada
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Available Wireless Network The available networks are listed in the table on the center of the screen by SSID. Select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the Connect button. (If you do not see your network listed, you can click the Refresh button to bring the list up again.) If the network utilizes wireless security, you will need to configure security on the Adapter. If not, you will be taken directly to the Congratulations screen. 1
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster If your network has the wireless security PSK2 (Pre-shared key 2) enabled, this screen will appear. Passphrase - Enter a Passphrase, also called a pre-shared key, of 8-63 characters in the Passphrase field. Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3. Figure 3-7: PSK2 Needed for Connection 3. After the software has been successfully installed, the Congratulations screen will appear. Click Connect to Network to connect to your network. For more informat
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Wireless-G PCI 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 screen to set up the adapter manually. 2. The Network Settings screen from the Wireless Network Monitor will appear. If your network has a router or other DHCP server, click the radio button next to Obtain network settings automatically (DHCP). If your network does not have a DHCP server, click the rad
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Wireless-G PCI 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 you choose should match the channel set on the other devices in your wireless network. If you are unsure about which channel to use, keep the default setting. Click the Next button. Click the Back button to change any settings. 5. If your wireless networ
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster Authentication -The default is set to Auto, so it will auto-detect for Shared Key or Open System authentication. For Shared Key authentication, both the sender and the recipient share a WEP key for authentication. For Open System authentication, the sender and the recipient do not share a WEP key for authentication. If you are not sure which authentication method to select, keep the default, Auto. Click the Next button to continue, or click the Back bu
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster WPA Enterprise WPA Enterprise features WPA security used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.) WPA Enterprise offers two authentication methods, EAP- TLS and PEAP, as well as two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Authentication - Select the authentication method your network is using, EAP-TLS or PEAP. EAP-TLS If you selected EAP-TLS, enter the login
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Wireless-G PCI 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 authentication types: EAP-TLS and PEAP. Authentication - Select the authentication method your network is using, EAP-TLS or PEAP. EAP-TLS If you selected EAP-TLS, enter the login name of your wireless network in the Login Name field. Enter the name of the authentication server in the Server Name field (this is opti
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Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster 6. The Confirm New Settings screen will appear next and show the new settings. To save the new settings, click the Save button. To edit the new settings, click the Back button. To exit the Manual Setup through the Wireless Network Monitor, click Exit. Figure 3-19: Confirm New Settings 7. The Congratulations screen will appear next. Click Connect to Network to implement the new settings and return to the Link Information screen. Click Return to Profiles
