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USER GUIDE
Wireless-G
ADSL Gateway
with SpeedBooster
Model No: WAG54GS (EU)
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About This Guide About Ths Gude 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: NOTE: This check mark indicates that there is a note of interest and is something that you should pay special attention to while using the product. WARNING: This exclamation point indicates that there is a caution or warning and it is something that could damage your property or product. WEB: T
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview 4 Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 2: Wireless Security Checklist 5 General Network Security Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Additional Security Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Appendix D: Regulatory Information 30 FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Industry Canada Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Avis d’Industrie Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Decla
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Product Overview Chapter1 Power (Green) The Power LED lights up and Chapter 1: stays on while the Gateway is powered on. Product Overvew Wreless (Green) The Wireless LED lights up when the wireless feature is enabled. It flashes Thank you for choosing the Linksys Wireless-G ADSL when the Gateway is actively sending or Gateway with SpeedBooster. The Gateway lets you access receiving data over the network. the Internet via a wireless connection or through one of Ethernet 1- (Green) Thes
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Wireless Security Checklist Chapter2 Chapter 2: . Enable encrypton Wreless Securty Checklst Encryption protects data transmitted over a wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) and Wired Wireless networks are convenient and easy to install, so Equivalency Privacy (WEP) offer different levels of security homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them for wireless communication. at a rapid pace. Because wireless networking operates by sending information over rad
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Installation Chapter3 NOTE: To avoid interference, you may need Chapter 3: Installaton to place a microfilter or splitter between the phone cable and wall jack. Contact your ISP to Linksys strongly recommends that you run the Setup CD- determine if one is required. (UK residents need ROM. If you have problems running the Setup CD-ROM, to connect the microfilter to the wall phone jack use this chapter. with ADSL service and then connect one end of the provided phone cable to the RJ-11 p
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 Chapter : Advanced Confguraton After setting up the Gateway with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD-ROM), the Gateway will be ready for use. However, if you’d like to change its advanced settings, use the Gateway’s web-based utility. This chapter describes each web page of the utility and each page’s key functions. You can access the utility via a web browser on a computer connected to the Gateway. The web-based utility has these main tabs: Setup, Wi
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 QoS Type Select from the drop-down menu: CBR inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Gateway to (Continuous Bit Rate) to specify fixed bandwidth for voice automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you or data traffic; UBR (Unspecific Bit Rate) for application that attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, are not time-sensitive, such as e-mail; or VBR (Variable Bit select Connect on Demand. In the Max Idle Time field, Rate) for
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 will automatically re-establish your connection. To use IP Settings this option, select Keep Alve . In the Redial Period field, Your ISP provides these settings. you specify how often you want the Gateway to check the Internet connection. The default Redial Period is Internet IP Address Enter the Gateway’s IP address, as 30 seconds. seen from the Internet. Subnet Mask Enter the Gateway’s Subnet Mask, as seen RFC 1483 Routed from the Internet (including y
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 Mode Only. All NAT and routing settings are disabled in Local IP Address The default value is 192.18.1.1. this mode. Subnet Mask The default value is 2.2.2.0 . Network Address Server Settings (DHCP) The settings allow you to configure the Gateway’s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. The Gateway can be used as a DHCP server for your network. A DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to each computer on your network. If y
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 DNS server IP addresses here. The Gateway will use these DynDNS.org for quicker access to functioning DNS servers. WINS The Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) converts NetBIOS names to IP addresses. If you use a WINS server, enter that server’s IP address here. Otherwise, leave this field blank. Time Settings Tme Zone Select the time zone in which your network functions. Automatcally adjust clock for daylght savng changes Select this option if you w
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 Destnaton IP AddressT he Destination IP Address is Setup > Advanced Routing the IP address of the remote network or host to which you want to assign a static route. This screen is used to set up the Gateway’s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask determines which type(s) of advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing portion of a Destination IP Address is the network portion, automatically adjusts how pac
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 by the Gateway. If you want to broadcast the Gateway’s Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings SSID, keep the default, Enable. Otherwise, select Dsable . The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this Wreless SES FunctonI f you want to allow use of the screen. SecureEasySetup (SES) feature, keep the default, Enable. Otherwise, select Dsable . Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Wireless > Wire
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 Passphrase Enter a Passphrase (also called a WPA shared WEP key) of 8-63 characters. Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change the encryption keys. The default is 300 seconds. WPA2-Mixed Security Mode > WEP Encrypton Select a level of WEP encryption, -bt or 128-bt . Passphrase Enter a Passphrase to automatically generate WEP keys. Then click Generate. Security Mode > WPA2-Mixed NOTE: The WEP Passphr
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 Access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC address, Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel keep the default, Allow All. Changes to cancel your changes. Prevent lsted computers from accessng the wreless Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings network Select this to block wireless access by MAC address. This setting is selected by default. This Advanced Wireless Settings screen is used to set up the Gateway’s advanced wireless func
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Its clients Flter Java Applets Java is a programming language for hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast websites. If you deny Java, you run the risk of not having and multicast messages. The default value is 1. access to Internet sites created using this programming language. Select Flter Java Applets to enable Java Fragmentaton Threshold This value specifies the filtering. Deselect the featur
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 L2TP Passthrough Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is the method used to enable Point-to-Point sessions via the Internet on the Layer 2 level. To allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Gateway, keep the default, Enable. Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Access Restrictions > Internet Access Policy The Internet Access Policy screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, su
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 5. Select the appropriate option, Deny or Allow, depending on whether you want to block or allow Internet access for the computers you selected on the Internet Access PCList screen. 6. Decide which days and what times you want this policy to be enforced. Select the individual days during which the policy will be in effect, or select Everyday. Then enter a range of hours and minutes during which the policy will be in effect, or select 2 Hours. 7. You can
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Advanced Configuration Chapter4 When users send these types of requests to your network via Applications & Gaming > Port Range the Internet, the Gateway will forward those requests to the appropriate servers (computers). Before using forwarding, Triggering you should assign static IP addresses to the designated The Port Range Triggering screen allows the Gateway to servers. watch outgoing data for specific port numbers. The IP If you need to forward all ports to one computer, click the