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Instant Wireless Series
Dual-Band Wireless
A+G Broadband Router
Use this guide to install:
WRT55AG
User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS FCC Caution: Any change or modification to the product not expressly approved by Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2003 Linksys, All Rights Linksys could void the user's authority to operate the device. Reserved. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo are registered trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trade- FCC Caution: Operation within the 5150 to 5250GHz band is restricted to
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router Note: Combinations of power levels and antennas resulting in a radiated power level of above 100 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) are considered as not com- Table of Contents pliant with the above mentioned directive and are not allowed for use within the European community and countries that have adopted the European R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC and/or the CEPT recommendation Rec 70.03. Chapter 1: Introduction 1 For m
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router Chapter 1: Introduction The Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router Help 55 Advanced Tabs 56 The Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router is like four devices in one Advanced Wireless 56 box! The Router function lets you securely share one high-speed Internet con- Internet Filter 60 nection among your entire network, while the 4-port full duplex 10/100 Switch Port Forwarding 63 jump-starts your wired-Ethernet network. Connect fo
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router Remember that the Router’s ports connect to two sides. The 10/100 LAN ports Features connect to the LAN, and the Internet port connects to the Internet. The LAN Dual-band, tri-standard Access Point communicates with Wireless-A ports transmit data at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps, and the broadband port, or (802.11a), Wireless-B (802.11b), and Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) wireless Internet port, transmits data at 10/100 Mbps. Your wireless
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router • Chapter 5: Setting up the Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Servers This chapter will walk you through the Setup Wizard included on the Setup PCs and other network devices using dynamic IP addressing are assigned a new CD-ROM. IP address by a DHCP server. The PC or network device obtaining an IP address is called the DHCP client. DHCP frees you from having to assign IP Chapter
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router The Reset Button Chapter 2: Getting to Know the The Reset button can be used in one of two ways: Dual-Band Wireless A+G 1. If the Router is having problems connecting to the Internet, press the Reset button for just a moment with a paper clip or a pencil tip. This clears up any Broadband Router jammed connections, and is similar to pressing the Reset button on your PC to reboot it. The Router’s Back Panel This will reboot the
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router The 802.11a WLAN Indicators The Internet Indicators Link/Act Green. The Link/Act LED lights up when a successful con- Act Green. When the Act LED flickers, the 802.11a wireless net- nection is made between the Router and your cable or DSL work is active. modem (the Internet). The Link/Act LED flickers when the Router is sending or receiving data over the Internet port. Link Green. When the Link LED is continuously lit, the 802.11
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 3. Connect a different Ethernet network Chapter 3: Connect the Router cable from your cable or DSL modem to the Internet port on the Router’s rear Overview panel. This is the only port that will work for your modem connection. Note: These directions on connecting the Router are provided only to help when you are making the connections. If you are using the Setup Wizard, make your connections only when the Wizard asks. Figure 3-
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router Wireless Connection to a PC Chapter 4: Configure the PCs If you want to use a wireless connection to access the Router, follow these Overview instructions: The instructions in this chapter will help you configure each of your comput- 1. Before you begin, make sure that all of your network’s hardware is powered ers to be able to communicate with the Router. off, including the Router, PCs, and cable or DSL modem. To do this, you ne
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 3. Click the IP Address tab. Select Obtain an IP address automatically. Configuring Windows 98 and Millennium PCs 1. Click the Start button. Select Settings and click the Control Panel icon. Double-click the Network icon. 2. On the Configuration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter. Do not choose a TCP/IP entry whose name mentions DUN, PPPoE, VPN, or AOL. If the word TCP/IP appears by itself, select tha
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 3. Make sure the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked. Highlight Configuring Windows 2000 PCs Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. 1. Click the Start button. Select Settings and click the Control Panel icon. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 2. Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed).
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 3. Make sure the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked. Highlight Configuring Windows XP PCs Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000. 1. Click the Start button
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 3. As shown in Figure 5-2, you will need to have your PC connected to an Chapter 5: Setting Up the Dual-Band active Internet connection. The Setup Wizard will use this connection to detect what type of Internet access you have. Verify that you are set up cor- rectly to your Internet connection and click the Next button to continue. Wireless A + G Broadband Router When you are ready to connect the Router to your network, the Route
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 5. Now, power off your modem and disconnect your Internet connection. 6a.While making your Then, connect the Router as shown on the screen displayed. If you have a Internet connection, cable connection, you will see a screen similar to that shown in Figure 5-4. the Router will If you have a DSL connection, you will see a screen similar to that shown require you to Log in Figure 5-5. When the connections are made, click the Next
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router If you are using Windows 2000, 7b. When connecting to the Internet through a DHCP connection: the instructions will start as If you have a cable connection, you will see a screen similar to that shown shown in Figure 5-10. in Figure 5-14. If you have a DSL connection, you will see a screen similar to that shown in Figure 5-15. Enter the information just as you do when logging onto your Internet connection, and click the Next but
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 8. As shown in Figure 5-17, the Basic Settings screen for your 2.4GHz/54g 9. As shown in Figure 5-18, the Basic Settings screen for your 5 GHz/802.11a (802.11g-draft) wireless products will appear. Enter the Network Mode, wireless products will appear. Enter your wireless network’s SSID and SSID, and the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal. select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 3. The web-based utility will appear with the Setup tab selected. Based on the Chapter 6: Configuring the setup instructions from your ISP, you may need to provide the Host Name and Domain Name (usually cable ISPs require them). These fields allow you to provide a host name and domain name for the Router and are usual- Router’s Basic Settings with the ly left blank. Web-Based Utility The values for the Router’s LAN IP Address an
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router Automatic Configuration - DHCP PPPoE If you are connecting through If your DSL provider says that you DHCP or a dynamic IPaddress are connecting through PPPoE from your ISP, perform these steps: (you use a user name and password to access the Internet), perform A.Keep the default setting, these steps: Automatic Configuration - DHCP, as the Configuration A. Select PPPoE as the Type, shown in Figure 6-4. Configuration Type, shown i
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® Instant Wireless Series Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router 5. To configure the Router for your wireless network(s), perform these steps: Chapter 7: The Router’s A. To enable 5GHz, 802.11a wireless networking, make sure the 5GHz, 802.11a Enable radio button is selected. Then click the Change 5GHz Web-based Utility Settings button, and customize the SSID, Channel, and WEP encryption settings as needed. Then click the Apply button to save your changes. For Overview more information, refer
