A Division of Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Model No.
Music Bridge
Wireless-
G
WMB54G
User Guide
WIRELESS
GHz
2.4
802.11g
Page 1: ...A Division of Cisco Systems Inc Model No Music Bridge Wireless G WMB54G User Guide WIRELESS GHz 2 4802 11g ...
Page 2: ... terms that are presented like this Also each figure diagram screenshot or other image is provided with a figure number and description like this Figure numbers and descriptions can also be found in the List of Figures section This exclamation point means there is a caution or warning and is something that could damage your property or the Wireless G Music Bridge word definition This checkmark mea...
Page 3: ... 18 Connecting to your Audio Receiver 19 Chapter 5 Using the Wireless G Music Bridge Utility 22 Accessing the Wireless G Music Bridge Utility 22 All Tabs 22 Status Tab 22 Equalizer Tab 23 Information Tab 23 Chapter 6 Configuring the Wireless G Music Bridge 24 Overview 24 The Setup Tab 25 The Search Tab 26 The Security Tab 27 The Password Tab 28 The Status Tab 29 Help Tab 30 Appendix A Troubleshoot...
Page 4: ...dge Appendix C Upgrading Firmware 36 Appendix D Windows Help 37 Appendix E Glossary 38 Appendix F Specifications 43 Appendix G Warranty Information 44 Appendix H Regulatory Information 45 Appendix I Contact Information 51 ...
Page 5: ...gure 3 9 Change the Password 10 Figure 3 10 Available Wireless Network 11 Figure 3 11 WEP Key Needed for Connection 11 Figure 3 12 PSK Needed for Connection 12 Figure 3 13 Install the Utility 12 Figure 3 14 Congratulations 12 Figure 3 15 Network Settings 13 Figure 3 16 Wireless Mode 13 Figure 3 17 Ad Hoc Mode Settings 14 Figure 3 18 Wireless Security 14 Figure 3 19 Wireless WEP 15 Figure 3 20 Wire...
Page 6: ... Figure 4 8 Digital Coaxial Cable Connection 21 Figure 5 1 Utility Icon 22 Figure 5 2 Status Tab 22 Figure 5 3 Equalizer Tab 23 Figure 5 4 Information Tab 23 Figure 6 1 Password 24 Figure 6 2 Setup Infrastructure 25 Figure 6 3 Setup Ad Hoc 26 Figure 6 4 Search 26 Figure 6 5 Security WEP 27 Figure 6 6 Security PSK Pre Shared Key 27 Figure 6 7 Password 28 Figure 6 8 Advanced 28 Figure 6 9 Status 29 ...
Page 7: ...ay in full glory through your stereo or surround sound system The Wireless G Music Bridge sits by your home stereo and connects to it using standard consumer electronics cables Then it connects to your home network by Wireless G wireless networking or if you prefer it can be connected via standard 10 100 Ethernet cabling The included software creates a virtual sound system in your PC which sends t...
Page 8: ...his chapter instructs you on how to use the Bridges s Setup Wizard and configure the Bridge Chapter 4 Connecting the Wireless G Music Bridge This chapter shows you how to connect the Bridge to your speakers Chapter 5 Using the Wireless G Music Bridge Utility This chapter shows you how to use the Bridge s Utility Chapter 6 Configuring the Wireless G Music Bridge This chapter show you how to use the...
Page 9: ...eless G Music Bridge Appendix G Regulatory Information This appendix supplies the Adapter s regulatory information Appendix H Contact Information This appendix provides contact information for a variety of Linksys resources including Technical Support ...
Page 10: ...coming from your audio receiver Optical Out The Optical Out Digital Audio port is where you connect the cable from the Optical In port of your audio receiver Ethernet This Ethernet port connects to Ethernet network devices such as a switch or router if using a wired connection Reset Button There are two ways to Reset the Bridge s factory defaults Either press the Reset Button for approximately ten...
Page 11: ...ernet LED serves two purposes If the LED is continuously lit the Music Bridge is successfully connected to a device through the Ethernet port If the LED is flashing it is an indication of any network activity Wireless Blue The Wireless LED lights whenever there is a successful wireless connection With these and many other Linksys products your options are limitless Go to the Linksys website www li...
Page 12: ... on your monitor If it does not then click the Start button and select Run In the field provided enter D setup exe if D is the letter of your PC s CD ROM drive On the Welcome screen you have the following choices Click Here to Start Click the Click Here to Start button to begin the setup User Guide Click the User Guide button to open this User Guide Exit Click Exit to exit the Setup Wizard 1 To in...
Page 13: ...nect one end of your supplied Ethernet cable to your PC s Ethnet Port Click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous screen 4 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Bridge s yellow Ethernet Port Click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous screen Figure 3 3 Connecting the PC Figure 3 4 Connecting the PC to the Bridge ...
Page 14: ...let Click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous screen 6 The Power and Ethernet will light up when the cables are all correctly installed If the LEDs do not light up re check the cable connections to the Bridge PC and Power Click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous screen Click the Exit button to exit the Setup Wizard Figure 3 5 Connecting the Powe...
Page 15: ...the Setup Wizard Wireless G Music Bridge 7 The Setup Wizard will run a search for the Bridge within your network and then display a list along with the status information for the selected Bridge If this is the only Bridge on your network it will be the only one ...
Page 16: ...rn to the previous screen Setting Up the Bridge The next screen to appear will be the Available Wireless Network screen This screen provides two options for setting up the Bridge Available Wireless Network For most users The networks available to this Bridge will be listed on this screen You can choose one of these networks and click the Connect button to connect to it Click the Refresh button to ...
Page 17: ...ction Select 64 bit or 128 bit Then enter a passphrase or WEP key Passphrase Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field so a WEP key is automatically generated The passphrase is case sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters It must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Linksys wireless products only If you have any non Linksys ...
Page 18: ...gratulations screen To cancel the connection click Cancel 2 The Install the Utility screen will appear if the Utility is not installed on your PC The Utility must be installed on your PC for the Wireless G Music Bridge to work correctly on your network Click Next to install the Utility Click Skip if you want to install the Utility later 3 After the Bridge has been configured for the network the Co...
Page 19: ...et Mask must be the same as your wired network s Subnet Mask Default Gateway Enter the IP address of your network s Gateway here Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the Available Wireless Network screen 2 The Wireless Mode screen shows a choice of two wireless modes Click the Infrastructure Mode radio button if you want to connect to a wireless router or access point Click the Ad Hoc...
Page 20: ...operate on the network though at a slower speed In Wireless G Only no Wireless B devices can operate in the network Click Next to continue or click Back to change any settings 4 The Wireless Security screen will appear This step will configure wireless security If your wireless network doesn t use wireless security select Disabled and then click the Next button to continue Proceed to Step 5 Select...
Page 21: ...efault transmit key number is 1 If your network s access point or wireless router uses transmit key number 2 3 or 4 select the appropriate number from the TX Key drop down box Authentication The default is set to Auto where it auto detects for Shared Key or Open system Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient share a WEP key for authentication Open key is when the sender and the recipi...
Page 22: ...settings are not correct click Back to change your settings To exit the setup click Exit 6 The Install the Utility screen will appear if the Utility is not installed on your PC The Utility must be installed on your PC for the Wireless G Music Bridge to work correctly on your network Click Next to install the Utility Click Skip if you want to install the Utility later Figure 3 21 Confirm New Settin...
Page 23: ... G Music Bridge 7 After the software has been successfully installed the Congratulations screen will appear Click Exit to exit the wizard If you would like to subscribe to Yahoo Music Unlimited click Install Yahoo Music Engine Congratulations Setup is complete Figure 3 23 Congratulations ...
Page 24: ...he Bridge to your PC as explained in Chapter 3 Setting up the Wireless G Music Bridge Connecting to Portable Audio Speakers To connect the Music Bridge to portable audio speakers connect the speaker s cable into the Line Out port on the back of the Music Bridge Connect the power adapter to the Bridge and electrical outlet if it is not connected Figure 4 1 Line Out Cable Figure 4 2 Portable Audio S...
Page 25: ...u have a digital surround sound system you will want to use optical digital or digital coaxial cables for better sound quality Using Standard Audio RCA Cables This method uses the supplied analog RCA audio cables Connect the cable s left and right connectors from the Wireless G Music Bridge s left and right Audio Out to the audio receiver s left and right Audio In Connect the power adapter to the ...
Page 26: ...igital Cable This method uses optical digital cable Connect the cable s connectors from the Wireless G Music Bridge s Optical Out to the audio receiver s Optical In Connect the power adapter to the Bridge and electrical outlet if it is not connected Figure 4 5 Optical Digital Cable Figure 4 6 Optical Digital Cable Connection ...
Page 27: ...oaxial Cable This method uses digital coaxial cable Connect the cable s connectors from the Wireless G Music Bridge s Coaxial Out to the audio receiver s Coaxial In Connect the power adapter to the Bridge and electrical outlet if it is not connected Figure 4 8 Digital Coaxial Cable Connection Figure 4 7 Digital Coaxial Cable ...
Page 28: ...sic Bridge Utility is the Status screen From this screen you can connect to the Bridge and listen to music through your media speakers or switch back to your PC s speaker To connect to your media speakers through your Music Bridge select it from the Wireless G Music Bridge list and click Connect If your Music Bridge isn t displayed click the Scan for Music Bridge button To switch from your home en...
Page 29: ...he sound according to the environment Information Tab This tab will display the Audio Driver Version and Utility Version You will also be able to enable by checking the following three items Show the Wireless G Music Bridge Utility icon in the system tray If you want to have easy access to the Utility and display the icon in the system tray check this Start the the Wireless G Music Bridge Utility ...
Page 30: ...m 1 to 254 Do not use 210 because it is already assigned to the Bridge You could use one of these examples 192 168 1 17 192 168 1 44 In this case 17 and 44 are arbitrary numbers between 1 and 254 Your computer will also require a subnet mask Use this number 255 255 255 0 The Default Gateway field should be left blank This chapter will describe each web page in the Utility and each page s key funct...
Page 31: ... may enter a name up to 19 characters MAC Address The Bridge s MAC Address is displayed here Configuration Type Choose the configuration type that your network uses Automatic Configuration DHCP If your network uses a router or other DHCP server and assigns your IP address automatically select Automatic Configuration DHCP Static IP Address If your network doesn t use a router or other DHCP server a...
Page 32: ... wireless standards running on your network If you have both 802 11g and 802 11b devices in your network keep the default setting Mixed If you have only 802 11g devices select Wireless G Only Wireless Network Name SSID Enter the network name shared among all devices in your wireless network If you don t remember the network name or you have more than one network you may search for the network by c...
Page 33: ... of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters Valid hexadecimal characters are 0 to 9 and A to F TX Key The default transmit key number is 1 If your network s access point or wireless router uses transmit key number 2 3 or 4 select the appropriate number from the TX Key drop down box Authentication The default is set to Auto where it auto detects for Shared Key or Open system Shared Key is when both the s...
Page 34: ...our wireless network You can select from a range of transmission speeds or you can select Auto to have the Bridge automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto Fallback feature Auto Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Bridge and a wireless client The default value is Auto Fragmentation Threshold This value specifies the maximum size for a p...
Page 35: ...e Name The local network s MAC Address Configuration Type IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway will be displayed The wireless network s MAC Address SSID Wireless Mode Channel Network Mode and Security will be displayed Firmware The Bridge s current firmware version is displayed here Regulatory Domain The regulatory s domain is displayed here Device Name This is the specific name for the Bridge t...
Page 36: ...reless network Click the Refresh button if you need to refresh the screen Click the Help button if you need more information Help Tab The Help Tab provides Online Resources and Firmware Upgrade Online Resources Links are provided to the Linksys website Linksys online support and the Adobe website for downloading a PDF viewer Firmware Upgrade The Music Bridge s firmware is upgraded through the Web ...
Page 37: ...g from PC s speaker and not the speaker that connects to the Music Bridge Open the Music Bridge Utility to connect to the Bridge in order to listen to music from speakers that connect to the Bridge Refer to Chapter 5 Using the Wireless G Bridge Music Utility 2 My Wireless Bridge has been connected on the utility but there is no music coming from the speaker Check your audio cable connection Close ...
Page 38: ...period of suspending time for background scanning around every minute It may also cause the sound streaming break Please contact your wireless adapter factory to download the latest driver of your WLAN card What should I do if I forget all the settings of bridge You may reset to the default settings of the bridge by pressing and holding the reset button on the back panel of the Bridge for 10 secon...
Page 39: ...Change the WEP encryption keys periodically To ensure network security steps one through five should be followed at least Security Threats Facing Wireless Networks Wireless networks are easy to find Hackers know that in order to join a wireless network wireless networking products first listen for beacon messages These messages can be easily decrypted and contain much of the network s information ...
Page 40: ...sses This makes it harder for a hacker to access your network with a random MAC Address WEP Encryption Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is often looked upon as a cure all for wireless security concerns This is overstating WEP s ability Again this can only provide enough security to make a hacker s job more difficult There are several ways that WEP can be maximized 1 Use the highest level of encryption...
Page 41: ...th a key shared between the device and the server Last enter a Group Key Renewal period which instructs the device how often it should change the encryption keys RADIUS WEP used in coordination with a RADIUS server This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router or other device First enter the RADIUS server s IP Address and port number along with a key shared between the d...
Page 42: ...s upgraded through the Web Utility s Help tab Follow these instructions 1 Download the firmware from Linksys s website at www linksys com 2 Enter the location of the firmware s file or click the Browse button to find the file 3 Then click the Start to Upgrade button to upgrade the firmware Figure C 1 Upgrade Firmware ...
Page 43: ...ocol all PCs follow to communicate over a network This is true for wireless networks as well Your PCs will not be able to utilize wireless networking without having TCP IP enabled Windows Help provides complete instructions on enabling TCP IP Shared Resources If you wish to share printers folder or files over your network Windows Help provides complete instructions on utilizing shared resources Ne...
Page 44: ...nd cause it to start executing instructions Broadband An always on fast Internet connection Browser An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web Byte A unit of data that is usually eight bits long Cable Modem A device that connects a computer to the cable television network which in turn connects to the Internet Daisy Chain A met...
Page 45: ... IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common transmission medium Firewall A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a network from users from other networks Firmware The programming code that runs a networking device FTP File Transfer Protocol A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP IP netwo...
Page 46: ...e and or transmission between users Packet A unit of data sent over a network Passphrase Used much like a password a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products Ping Packet INternet Groper An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IP address is online POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 A standard mail server co...
Page 47: ... s name Static IP Address A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is connected to a network Static Routing Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Switch 1 A data switch that connects computing devices to host computers allowing a large number of devices to share a limited number of ports 2 A device for making ...
Page 48: ...s of a file located on the Internet VPN Virtual Private Network A security measure to protect data as it leaves one network and goes to another over the Internet WAN Wide Area Network The Internet WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A method of encrypting network data transmitted on a wireless network for greater security WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A group of computers and associated devices that c...
Page 49: ...n LEDs Power Ethernet and Wireless Transmit Power 802 11g 13 1 dBm Typical 802 11b 15 1 dBm Typical Receive Sensitivity 11Mbps 83dBm Typical 54Mbps 67dBm Typical Security features WEP Dimensions 5 57 x 5 12 x 3 76 L x W x H 141 6 mm x 130 mm x 95 5 mm Unit Weight 8 11 oz 0 23 kg Power External 12V DC 500 mA Certifications FCC Operating Temp 0ºC to 40ºC 32ºF to 104ºF Storage Temp 20ºC to 70ºC 4ºF t...
Page 50: ... AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to You This warranty gives You specific legal rights and You may also have other rights which vary by jurisdiction This warranty does not apply if the Product a has been altered except by Linksys b ...
Page 51: ...orrect the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment or devices Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver s Consult a dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth fo...
Page 52: ...Music Bridge User Information for Consumer Products Covered 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 ...
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Page 56: ...50 Appendix H Regulatory Information Dual Band Wireless Access Point For more information visit www linksys com ...
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