Linksys WAP54G User Guide

Linksys WAP54G - Wireless-G Access Point Manual

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    USER GUIDE Wireless-G Access Point Model: WAP54G
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    Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. Copyright © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Wireless-G Access Point About This Guide i
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    the Linksys Wireless Guard Service 6 Client Software Installation 6 Network Access 8 Your Account 8 Chapter 3: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point 12 How to Access the Web-Based Utility 12 How to Navigate within the Utility 12 The Setup Tab > Network Setup 12 The Setup Tab > AP Mode
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    Table of Contents Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE 29 Appendix E: Software License Agreement 33 Software in Linksys Products 33 Software Licenses 33 Wireless-G Access Point iii
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    of the Access Point's Web-based Utility. NOTE: Resetting the Access Point will erase all of your settings (including wireless security, IP address, and power output) and replace them with the factory defaults. Do not reset the Access Point if you want to retain these settings. POWER The Power port
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    The Linksys default password is admin. Hackers know these defaults and may try to use them to access your wireless device and change your network settings. To thwart any unauthorized changes, customize the device's password so it will be hard to guess. 3. Enable MAC address filtering Linksys routers
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    network and have configured the Access Point for Linksys Wireless Guard. (For information on configuring the Access Point for Linksys Wireless Guard, refer to the Quick Installation Guide.) You will now install the client software needed to securely connect a PC to the Access Point that is protected
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    screen. Click Cancel to cancel the installation. Configuration 7. The Linksys Wireless Guard client software is successfully installed. Before you can use the connected. •• Red - Connected to a network that is not protected by Linksys Wireless Guard. Copying Files Wireless-G Access Point 7
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    access a Linksys Wireless Guard protected network, the Wireless Guard Login screen will appear. To access your network, click Login as a Wireless Guard Member, or if you are a guest, click Login as a Wireless Guard Guest. Enter your user name and password, and then click Login. Wireless Guard Login
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    be on the network. 5. The guest will need to install the Linksys Wireless Guard Client software on his or her PC. The software can be downloaded from the Setup CD-ROM or from www.linksys.com/support. Refer to Client Software Installation, page 6. Modify Access Control Wireless-G Access Point 9
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    instructions, and then when you are finished with the registration process, return to this screen. The member will need to install the Linksys Wireless Guard Client software on his or her PC. The software can be downloaded from the Setup CD-ROM or from linksys.com/ support. Refer to Client Software
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    a user name and password, and then enter the password again. Also select a security question and answer in case you forget your password in security, the Linksys Wireless Guard software on your laptop will block you from logging in to another network. You will need to manually unprotect your network
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    the Setup Wizard again. It will scan the Access Point and give you its IP address.) Press Enter. Internet Explorer Address Bar The login screen will appear. Leave the User Name field blank. The first time you open the Web-based Utility, use the default password, admin. (You can set a new password
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    . Configuration AP Mode The Access Point offers four modes of operation: Access Point, AP Client, Wireless Repeater, and Wireless Bridge. For the Repeater and Bridge modes, make sure the SSID, channel, and security settings are the same for the other wireless access points/devices. LAN MAC Address
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    : WAP54G). To configure a Wireless Bridge environment, select Wireless Bridge, and enter the MAC addresses of the wireless bridges/access points in the Remote Wireless Bridge's LAN MAC Addresses fields. You will also need to set the remote wireless bridges/access points to Wireless Bridge mode. NOTE
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    want to reset your wireless security settings. Click OK to continue. Confirm Reset The Access Point will generate a new network name (SSID) and set of keys. To configure your wireless network using SecureEasySetup, return to the previous page of this User Guide and follow the instructions for the
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    Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) Refer to the appropriate instructions below. For detailed instructions on configuring wireless security for the Access Point, refer to Chapter 2: Wireless Security Checklist, page 5. To disable such security, select
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    used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Access Point.) Wireless > Wireless Security (RADIUS) RADIUS Server Enter the RADIUS server's IP address. RADIUS Port Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. Wireless-G Access Point Configuration Shared Secret Enter the Shared Secret key used
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    with specific MAC addresses. Configuration The Wireless Tab > Advanced Wireless Settings This screen allows you to configure the advanced settings for the Access Point. In most cases, these settings do not need to be changed. Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MAC Filter Access Restriction If
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    as back up or restore the Access Point's configuration file. Administration > Management Management You should change the password that controls access to the Access Point's Web-based Utility. AP's Password Password Create a Password for the Access Point's Webbased Utility. Re-enter to Confirm To
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    periodically. In the field provided, enter the IP address of this PC. To view these permanent logs, you must use Logviewer software, which can be downloaded free of charge from www.linksys. com. View Log To see a temporary log of the Access Point's most recent activities, click this button. The
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    all of your configuration settings. To upgrade the Access Point's firmware: Wireless-G Access Point Configuration 1. Download the firmware upgrade file from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. 2. Extract the firmware upgrade file on your computer. 3. On the Firmware Upgrade screen, enter the
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    > Wireless Network Wireless Network MAC Address The MAC Address of the Access Point's wireless interface is displayed here. Mode The Access Point's mode is displayed here. Network Name (SSID) The Access Point's main SSID is displayed here. Channel The Access Point's channel setting for wireless
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    user name and password for your Access Point. (The default user name is none [leave the field blank], and the default password is admin.) 4. Click the appropriate tab to change the settings. Wireless-G Access Point Troubleshooting WEB: If your questions are not addressed here, refer to the Linksys
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    WAP54G IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u One 10/100 Auto-Cross Over (MDI/MDI-X) port, power port Reset 16.23 oz. (460 g) External, 12V DC FCC 32 to 150ºF (0 to 40ºC) -40 to 185ºF (0 to 70ºC) 10 to 85% Noncondensing 5 to 90% Noncondensing Specifications Wireless-G Access Point 24
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    attack. The product may include or be bundled with third party software or Wireless-G Access Point Warranty Information service offerings. This limited warranty shall not apply to such third party software or service offerings. This limited warranty does not guarantee any continued availability of
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    for support services) can be found at: www.linksys.com/support. This limited warranty is governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Product was purchased by you. Please direct all inquiries to: Linksys, P.O. Box 18558, Irvine, CA 92623. Warranty Information Wireless-G Access Point
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    the instructions, set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Wireless-G Access Point
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    access point, volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, operating system used, mix of wireless ées, de la portée et de la couverture. Les performances dépendent de facteurs, conditions et variables multiples, en particulier de la distance par rapport au point d'accès, du volume
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    by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) This document contains important information for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products oder an den Händler, bei dem Sie das Produkt erworben haben. Wireless-G Access Point 29
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    Information Français (French) - Informations environnementales pour les clients de l'Union européenne La directive européenne 2002/ le mode d'élimination de votre ancien équipement, veuillez prendre contact avec les pouvoirs publics locaux, le service de traitement jumu. Wireless-G Access Point 30
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    waar u het product hebt aangeschaft. Norsk (Norwegian) - Miljøinformasjon for kunder i EU EU-direktiv 2002/96/EF krever at utstyr med følgende symbol avbildet på produktet og/eller do lokalnych władz, służb oczyszczania miasta lub sklepu, w którym produkt został nabyty. Wireless-G Access Point 31
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    (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Europeia A Directiva Europeia kupili. Suomi (Finnish) - Ympäristöä koskevia tietoja EUalueen asiakkaille EU-direktiivi 2002/96/EY edellyttää, että jos laitteistossa on tämä symboli please visit www.linksys.com Wireless-G Access Point 32
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    main open source code licenses used by Linksys in its products are contained in the Schedules below. Wireless-G Access Point Software License Agreement Schedule 1 - Linksys Software License Agreement THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU AND CISCO-LINKSYS LLC OR ONE OF ITS AFFILIATES CISCO SYSTEMS
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    , INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING OUT OF Wireless-G Access Point Software License Agreement OR RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF LINKSYS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL
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    the date of any change. b. You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this License. Wireless-G Access Point 35
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    that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, Wireless-G Access Point Software License Agreement c. Accompany it with the
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    may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is Software Foundation. If the Program does Wireless-G Access Point Software ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 12. IN 3 If this Linksys product contains open source software licensed under Version
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    software (and charge for this service if you wish); that you receive source code or can get it if you want it; that you can change the software modify the library. Wireless-G Access Point Software License Agreement To protect by problems that might be introduced by others. Finally, software patents
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    licensee is addressed as "you". A "library" means a collection of software functions and program that uses the Library does. Wireless-G Access Point Software License Agreement 1. You may copy and the Library. You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your
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    this License. Section 6 states terms for distribution of such executables. Wireless-G Access Point Software License Agreement When a "work that uses the Library" uses material for the Library among them, as well as a reference directing the user to the copy of this License. Also, you must do one of
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    part of it is a work based on the Library, and explaining where to find the accompanying uncombined form of the same work. Wireless-G Access Point Software License Agreement 8. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, link with, or distribute the Library except as expressly provided under this License
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    in detail to address new problems or concerns. guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally. NO WARRANTY Wireless-G Access Point Software COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION
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    software may not be called "OpenSSL" nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, software written by Eric Young ([email protected]). This product includes software written by Tim Hudson ([email protected]). Wireless-G Access Point Software
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    BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR changed. i.e. this code cannot simply be copied and put under another distribution license [including the GNU Public License.] END OF SCHEDULE 4 Software License Agreement Wireless-G Access Point
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USER GUIDE
Wireless-G Access Point
Model:
WAP54G