Linksys WUSB54GSC User manual

Model No.

Wireless

Quick Installation Guide

WUSB54GSC (EU/LA)

USB Network Adapter

Wireless-G

GHz

802.11g

Package Contents

• Compact Wireless-G USB Network Adapter with SpeedBooster

• USB Extension Cable

• Setup Wizard CD-ROM

•UserGuideonCD-ROM

• Quick Installation

Compact

with SpeedBooster

1Begin Installation

The USB Adapter is installed and set

up using the Setup Wizard that

comes on the enclosed CD.

ATo begin, insert the Setup

Wizard CD-ROM into your CD-

ROM drive. The Setup Wizard

should run automatically, and

Welcome

screen should

appear.

BIf asked to choose a

language, do so and click

Next or Install. At the

Welcome

screen, click the Click Here to

Start button.

CAfter reading the License

Agreement, click Next to

continue the installation or

click Cancel to end the

installation.

DWindows will begin copying the

necessary files onto your PC.

EThe Setup Wizard will prompt

you to install the Adapter into

your PC’s USB port.

Proceed to Step 2.

IMPORTANT: Do not connect the Adapter to your PC

until you are instructed to do so in Step 2 or the

Adapter will not install correctly.

Connect the Adapter

AConnect the Adapter’s connector

to one of the USB ports on your

computer.

BOnce the Adapter has been

connected, click Next.

Proceed to Step 3.

Connecting

the Adapter

3Set Up the Adapter

The

Creating a Profile

screen will display.

Click Use SecureEasySetup if your

wireless router supports it. Click Skip if

SecureEasySetup is not enabled.

Setting Up the Adapter with

Available Networks

Network choices are listed on the

Available Wireless Network

screen in the

center table by SSID. Select the wireless

network you wish to connect to and click

Connect. (If you do not see your network

listed, you can click Refresh.)

Click Manual Setup if you are not using

SecureEasySetup and your network is not

listed in the Available Wireless Network

list.

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,

referenced in Step B.

IMPORTANT: For Quick Installation, use

this document only if your network

appears on the Available Wireless

Network screen.

SecureEasySetup: If you are utilitizing

SecureEasySetup, click the

SecureEasySetup button and follow

the on screen prompts. For detailed

instructions on this feature, refer to

the User Guide.

Creating a Profile

Available Wireless Network

NOTE: You can use this screen

later to set up configuration

profiles with connection settings

for different networks.

WEP Key Needed

If wireless security has been

enabled on this network, you will

see the IMPORTANT message.

Click

Continue

. If your network uti-

lizes WEP (Wired Equivalent Pri-

vacy) encryption, the

WEP Key

Needed for Connection

screen

will appear. If your network utilizes

WPA Personal (Wi-Fi Protected

Access), the

WPA Personal

Needed for Connection

screen

will appear. If your network utilizes

WPA-2 (Pre-Shared Key 2) encryp-

tion, the

WPA-2 Key Needed for

Connection

screen will appear.

WEP Key Needed for Connection

Select

64-bit or 128-bit

Then, enter a passphrase or WEP

key.

Passphrase

- Enter a passphrase

in the

Passphrase

field. This is

case-sensitive and should not be

longer than 16 alphanumeric

characters.

WEP Key

- The WEP key must

match the WEP key of your wire-

less network. For 64-bit encryp-

tion, enter exactly 10

hexadecimal characters. For 128-

bit encryption, enter exactly 26

hexadecimal characters. Valid

hexadecimal characters are “0”

to “9” and “A” to “F”.

Then, click

Connect

and pro-

ceed to Step B.

NOTE: Your passphrase must match

the passphrase of your other wireless

network devices and is compatible

with Linksys wireless products only.

(Non-Linksys wireless products,

require a WEP key to be entered.)

WPA Personal Needed for

Connection

Encryption - Select the type of

algorithm you want to use, TKIP

or AES,from the

Encryption

menu.

Passphrase - Enter a Passphrase

of 8-63 characters in the

Pass-

phrase

field. The longer and

more complex your Passphrase

is, the more secure your network

will be.

Click Connect and go to Step B.

WPA2 Personal Needed for

Connection

Enter a Passphrase of 8-63 char-

acters in the

Passphrase

field.

Click Connect and go to Step B.

After the Adapter has been config-

ured for the network, the

Congratu-

lations

screen will appear. Click

Connect to Network

to connect to

your network.

Congratulations! Setup is complete.

Proceed to Step 4 to learn about the

Wireless Network Monitor.

WPA2 Personal Needed

WPA Personal Needed

Congratulations

Setting Up the Adapter with

Manual Setup

Click Manual Setup on the

Available

Wireless Network

screen to set up the

Adapter manually.

AIf your network has a router or

other DHCP server, click Obtain

network settings automatically

(DHCP).

If your network does not have a

DHCP server, click Specify net-

work settings. You must specify

the IP Address and Subnet Mask

on this screen. If you are unsure

about the Default Gateway and

DNS addresses, leave those

blank.

IP Address - This must be unique

to your network.

Subnet Mask - The Adapter’s

Subnet Mask must match your

wired network’s Subnet Mask.

Default Gateway - Enter the IP

address of your network’s Gate-

way here.

DNS 1 and DNS 2 - Enter the DNS

address(es) of your wired Ether-

net network here.

Click Next.

Available Wireless Network

Network Settings

BSelect the wireless mode you

want to use. Then, enter the

SSID for your network.

Infrastructure Mode - Use this

mode if the Adapter will

connect to a wireless router or

access point.

Ad-Hoc Mode - Use this mode

if the Adapter will directly

connect to another wireless

device without using a wireless

router or access point.

SSID - Enter the name of your

wireless network.All devices in

your wireless network must use

this name. It is case sensitive.

Click Next.

If you chose Infrastructure

Mode, the

Wireless Security

screen will appear. If you

chose Ad-Hoc Mode, the

Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

screen

will appear. Select your chan-

nel and network mode settings.

Channel - Select the correct

channel for your network.

Network Mode - Select Mixed

Mode if you want Wireless-B

and Wireless-G devices in the

network. Select G-Only Mode if

you do not want any Wireless-B

devices in the network.

Click Next.

Wireless Mode

Ad-Hoc Mode Settings

CThe

Wireless

Security

screen will

appear.

If your wireless network doesn’t

use wireless security, select Dis-

abled and then click Next. Pro-

ceed to Step D.

To use wireless security, select

WEP, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal,

WPA-Enterprise, or Radius for the

Encryption Method. WEP stands for

Wired Equivalent Privacy, WPA (Wi-

Fi Protected Access) Personal is a

security standard stronger than

WEP encryption, WPA2-Personal is

a newer security standard stronger

than WPA-Personal, RADIUS stands

for Remote Authentication Dial-In

User Service and is utilized by WPA

Enterprise as well.

WEP

Select a level of WEP encryp-

tion to use, and then enter a

passphrase or WEP key

WEP - Select 64-bit or 128-bit.

Passphrase - Enter a case-sensi-

tve passphrase, and a WEP key will

automatically be generated.

WEP Key - This must match the

WEP key of your wireless net-

work. For 64-bit encryption,

enter exactly 10 and for 128-

bit encryption enter exactly 26

NOTE: Your passphrase must match

the passphrase of your other wireless

network devices and is compatible

with Linksys wireless products only.

(Non-Linksys wireless products,

require a WEP key to be entered.)

Wireless Security

WEP

hexadecimal characters. Valid

hexadecimal characters are

“0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.

TX Key - Select the appropriate

transmit key number (The

default is 1).

Authentication - Select the

appropriate authentication

method. All points on your net-

work must use the same

authentication type (The

default is Auto).

Click Next. Proceed to Step D.

WPA Personal

Select an encryption method

and then enter a passphrase.

Encryption - Select the type of

algorithm, TKIP or AES.

Passphrase - Enter a

Passphrase, also called a

pre-shared key, of 8-63

characters.

Click Next.Proceed to Step D.

WPA2 Personal

Passphrase - Enter a

Passphrase, also called a

pre-shared key, of 8-63

characters.

Click Next. Proceed to Step D.

WPA Personal

WPA2 Personal

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