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Linksys WUSB54AGP User Manual

Linksys WUSB54AGP User Manual

Wireless a/g portable usb adapter
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WUSB54AGP
Wireless A/G Portable USB Adapter
User Manual
Rev 0.8

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  • Page 1 WUSB54AGP Wireless A/G Portable USB Adapter User Manual Rev 0.8...
  • Page 2 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 3 This equipment has been SAR-evaluated for use in laptops (notebooks) with side slot configuration. The maximum average SAR (1g) for 802.11b is 0.474W/Kg. The maximum average SAR (1g) for 802.11g is 0.313W/Kg. The maximum average SAR (1g) for 802.11a is 0.27W/Kg. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product.
  • Page 4 Important Before using the Product, please carefully read the precautions described below to ensure proper operation. Do not open the case or modify contents of the product. Seek the help of an authorized professional if some problem occurs with the product. This product and other wireless devices may cause interference on each other and as result performance of the product may be affected.
  • Page 5 Table of Contents 1. Network Implementation Using The product …............5 2. Before Installation ....................6 3. Installing the Wireless A/G Portable USB Adapter ………………......7 4. The Client Utility Program ..................10...

  • Page 6: Network Implementation Using The Product

    1. Network Implementation Using The product There are two possible types of wireless network configurations using the product: (1) Infrastructure (wireless network using an Access Point) Using the Client/Server or Master/Slave concept, an Access Point is used to link a wired network with wireless clients.
  • Page 7 - Your SSID (group name of the wireless network) - If you are using a fixed IP address: IP address, gateway address, and subnet mask info. To use the Wireless A/G Portable USB Adapter, the device must be equipped with an internal or external USB slot.

  • Page 8: Installing The Wireless A/G Portable Usb Adapter

    3. Installing the Wireless A/G Portable USB Adapter The following explanation is based on installation of the Wireless A/G Portable USB Adapter into a PC running the Windows XP operation system. Installation in PCs running Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP may be slightly different than shown here. 3.1.
  • Page 9 3.4. Click on [Next] and the utility program will be automatically installed as shown in the following screen. 3.5. The following screen will appear when installation is completed. Click on [Finish] to successfully exit the installation process.

  • Page 10: The Client Utility Program

    4. The Client Utility Program The following are explanations on how to configure and use the Client Utility program. How to Use the Utility Program After completing the above installation and configuration procedures, a new icon as shown below will automatically appear in the lower right tray bar. Double-clicking on the icon will display the following [Client Utility] window.
  • Page 11 [Network] This page shows how the network is presently configured: network mode, information on the connected AP, TCP/IP, etc. This information cannot be modified in the Network screen. The “Current Status” window shows the signal quality, signal strength, channel, etc. between the client and AP.
  • Page 12 [Profile] This page is used to manage connection with Access Points. You can create different configuration profiles for connections with different APs and SSIDs. The advantage of saving different profiles is the easiness of quickly changing connections without having to configure the PC with every single variable each time a connection change is made.
  • Page 13 2) Select [Express Setup] and click on [Next]. The following screen will appear. Type in the new profile name for the new wireless connection. 3) Click on [Next] and the following screen will appear.
  • Page 14 Select a “Network Mode” (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) and “SSID”. You do not need to change the default settings of "Power Save Mode" and "Roaming Optimization" unless there is a special need to do so. Refer below for further explanation of each mode.
  • Page 15 If you do not know the SSID of the devices you want to connect with or want to know the SSIDs of any wireless LAN devices operating in the vicinity, click on [Browse] and the following [Site Survey] screen will appear. Click on [Refresh] to update the list of available SSIDs in the vicinity.
  • Page 16 4. Click on [Next] and the following screen will appear. Click on [Apply this profile now] to immediately make this profile effective as the current profile and connect to the selected SSID. If you choose to only save the new profile without making it the current profile, do not select this option. 5.
  • Page 17 Remove To remove a profile from the “Profile List” select it and then click on [Remove]. Apply If you want to change the current profile with another profile from the “Profile List”, select the desired profile and click on [Apply]. The new profile will immediately become the current profile and you will be connected with its SSID.
  • Page 18 Property Selecting a profile from the “Profile List” and clicking on [Property] will allow you to check and/or modify the properties of the selected profile. Clicking on [Property] will take you to the following screen. Each page in [Property] is explained below. General: In this page, you can verify the profile name of the current profile.
  • Page 19 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): In this page, you can modify features of the WEP encryption system such as WEP Key, 64 or 128-bit encryption, etc. When using WEP encryption (available in 64 or 128-bit), only those APs and PCs using the same WEP Key are allowed to communicate with each other. There are three ways of generating a WEP Key:...
  • Page 20 - Make key using PassPhrase: a WEP Key is automatically generated as you type in any PassPhrase of your choice. - Manual Input (ASCII): You generate your own WEP Key using ASCII characters (5 characters for 64-bit and 13 characters for 128-bit). - Manual Input (Hexadecimal): You generate your own WEP Key using hexadecimal characters (10 characters for 64-bit and 26 characters for 128-bit).
  • Page 21 TCP/IP: In this page, you can modify the network's TCP/IP settings of your PC.
  • Page 22 If you want to modify the TCP/IP, select the parameter "Use IP Changer" and the screen below will appear. Select "Use DHCP" if a dynamic IP is automatically assigned to you each time you connect to the network. Select "Use Static IP below" and type in the TCP/IP information if you are assigned a fixed IP address.
  • Page 23 [Site Survey] This page shows a list of SSIDs in your vicinity. Information regarding each SSID is also shown: SSID, signal strength, signal channel, BSSID (MAC address), data rate, and WEP status (on or off). [Refresh] will scan the vicinity of a certain amount of time and display the scan results. [Strong Scan] will continuously scan the vicinity every 2.5 seconds until you click on [Stop], which appears in place of [Strong Scan] when scanning.
  • Page 24 Selecting a network from the [Available Networks] list will enable the [Detail Info], [Connect] and [Add to profile] buttons. [Detail info] will display the following screen showing the selected device's configuration information. An alternative to clicking on [Detail info] is double-clicking on the SSID of choice.
  • Page 25 [Add to profile] will have the same effect as clicking on [Add] in the [Profile] page (steps 4.8~4.12).
  • Page 26 [Option] In this page you can configure various parameters as shown below: [Launch at windows startup] : Selecting this option will automatically start the Client Utility program whenever you start Windows. [Language] : You have the option to select the interface's language between English and Korean.
  • Page 27 [Version] Software and Hardware information of the current client device being used by your PC are displayed in this page.