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Model No.

USER GUIDE

BUSINESS SERIES

Model No.

Wireless-G

Model No. WPC200

Business Notebook Adapter
with RangeBooster

Summary of Contents for WPC200

Page 1: ...Model No Model No USER GUIDE BUSINESS SERIES Model No Model No Wireless G Model No WPC200 Business Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster...

Page 2: ...hnical 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 foun...

Page 3: ...up the Adapter 9 Chapter 5 Using the Wireless Network Monitor 19 Accessing the Wireless Network Monitor 19 Using the Wireless Network Monitors 19 Link Information 19 Profiles 22 Create a New Profile...

Page 4: ...on 66 Appendix C Wireless Security 69 Security Precautions 69 Security Threats Facing Wireless Networks 69 Appendix D Windows Help 72 Appendix E Glossary 73 Appendix F Specifications 78 Appendix G War...

Page 5: ...onal 14 Figure 4 15 Wireless Security WPA2 Personal 14 Figure 4 16 Wireless Security WPA Enterprise EAP TLS 15 Figure 4 17 Wireless Security WPA Enterprise PEAP 15 Figure 4 18 Wireless Security WPA2 E...

Page 6: ...ADIUS EAP TLS 30 Figure 5 23 Creating a Profile Manual Setup Wireless Security RADIUS PEAP 30 Figure 5 24 Creating a Profile Manual Setup Wireless Security LEAP 31 Figure 5 25 Creating a Profile Manua...

Page 7: ...47 Figure 6 7 Allowed Vendor List Configuration 48 Figure 6 8 Allowed SSID Configuration 48 Figure 6 9 Allowed Channel Configuration 49 Figure 6 10 Security Monitor Channel Usage 49 Figure 6 11 Securi...

Page 8: ...the Internet and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network wherever your work takes you without cables The Advanced security features mak...

Page 9: ...w to use the Adapter s Wireless Network Monitor Chapter 6 Administration Functions in the Network Monitor This chapter shows you how to use the administration features of the Adapter s Wireless Networ...

Page 10: ...x G Warranty Information This appendix supplies the Adapter s warranty information Appendix H Regulatory Information This appendix supplies the Adapter s regulatory information Appendix I Contact Info...

Page 11: ...ge for two wireless adapter PCs Since an access point is able to forward data within a network the effective transmission range in an infrastructure network can be doubled Roaming Infrastructure mode...

Page 12: ...ate with each other Access points and wireless routers are compatible with 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g adapters such as the PC Cards for your laptop computers PCI Cards for your desktop PC and USB Ada...

Page 13: ...eBooster Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Wireless G Business Notebook Adapter The LED Indicator The Notebook Adapter s LEDs display information about network activity Power Blue The Wireless LED lights...

Page 14: ...the field that appears enter D setup exe if D is the letter of your 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...

Page 15: ...slide the Adapter into the CardBus slot until it locks in place 3 Windows will begin copying the driver files to your computer If Windows asks you for the original Windows CD ROM insert the CD ROM and...

Page 16: ...each option is described step by step under the appropriate heading on the following pages Click Exit to close the Setup Wizard if you wish to set up the Adapter later Available Wireless Network The...

Page 17: ...sys wireless products enter the WEP key manually on those products WEP Key The WEP key you enter must match the WEP key of your wireless network For 64 bit encryption enter exactly 10 hexadecimal char...

Page 18: ...settings click the Save button To edit the new settings click the Back button To exit the Manual Setup through the Wireless Network Monitor click Exit 4 After the software has been successfully insta...

Page 19: ...as your wired network s Subnet Mask Default Gateway Enter the IP address of your network s Gateway here DNS 1 and DNS 2 Enter the DNS address of your wired Ethernet network here Click the Next button...

Page 20: ...password based authentication between a wireless client and a RADIUS server Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen Proceed to the appropriate section fo...

Page 21: ...r WPA Personal Then enter a Passphrase that is 8 63 characters in length Encryption Select the type of algorithm you want to use TKIP or AES from the Encryption drop down menu Passphrase Enter a Passp...

Page 22: ...EAP TLS enter the login name of your wireless network in the Login Name field Enter the name of the authentication server in the Server Name field this is optional From the Certificate drop down menu...

Page 23: ...ate drop down menu select the certificate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen PEAP If...

Page 24: ...t the certificate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen PEAP If you selected PEAP enter...

Page 25: ...sword in the username and password field accordingly Enter the password again in the confirm filed 6 The Congratulations screen will appear next Click Connect to Network to implement the new settings...

Page 26: ...e current wireless signal is and how good the connection s quality is You can also perform configuration changes or create connection profiles by clicking the Profiles tab To view the available wirele...

Page 27: ...el used by your network Security The status of the wireless security feature is displayed here Authentication This is your wireless network s authentication method IP Address The IP Address of the Ada...

Page 28: ...ecting to the wireless network or since the Clear Counters button was last pressed Bytes Transmitted This shows the bytes transmitted by the Adapter in real time since connecting to the wireless netwo...

Page 29: ...on The status of the wireless security feature is displayed here Connect To connect to a wireless network using a specific profile select the profile and click Connect New Click the New button to crea...

Page 30: ...ages Click Exit to return to the Profiles screen Available Wireless Network The available networks are listed by SSID Select the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the Connect button If...

Page 31: ...ep 3 WPA Personal If your network has the wireless security WPA Personal Wi Fi Protected Access enabled this screen will appear You must enter the same security settings used on your network Passphras...

Page 32: ...address of your network s Gateway here DNS 1 and DNS 2 Enter the DNS address of your wired Ethernet network here Click the Next button to continue or click the Back button to return to the previous s...

Page 33: ...e section for your security method WEP WPA WPA2 Personal WPA WPA2 Enterprise RADIUS or LEAP WEP WEP Select 64 bit or 128 bit encryption Passphrase Enter a passphrase in the Passphrase field so a WEP k...

Page 34: ...P and AES with dynamic encryption keys WPA2 only uses AES for encryption Select TKIP or AES for encryption for WPA Personal Then enter a Passphrase that is 8 63 characters in length Encryption Select...

Page 35: ...in the Server Name field this is optional From the Certificate drop down menu select the certificate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Select the type of encryption TKIP...

Page 36: ...thentication server in the Server Name field this is optional From the Certificate drop down menu select the certificate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Click the Next...

Page 37: ...the Server Name field this is optional From the Certificate drop down menu select the certificate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Click the Next button to continue or...

Page 38: ...the username and password in their fields Enter the password again in the Confirm filed 6 The Confirm New Settings screen will appear next and show the new settings To save the new settings click the...

Page 39: ...n Click Return to Profile Screen to keep the current settings active and return to the Profiles screen Congratulations The profile has been successfully configured Editing a Profile On the Profiles sc...

Page 40: ...thout using a wireless router or access point SSID This is the wireless network name that must be used for all the devices in your wireless network It is case sensitive and should be a unique name to...

Page 41: ...lly generated It is case sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters This passphrase must match the passphrase of your other wireless network devices and is compatible with Link...

Page 42: ...t to use TKIP or AES from the Encryption drop down menu Passphrase Enter a Passphrase also called a Pre shared Key of 8 63 characters in the Passphrase field Click the Next button to continue or the B...

Page 43: ...ct the certificate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Select the type of encryption TKIP or AES from the Encryption drop down menu Click the Next button to continue or the...

Page 44: ...ate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen PEAP If you selected PEAP enter the login name...

Page 45: ...on server in the Server Name field this is optional From the Certificate drop down menu select the certificate you have installed to authenticate you on your wireless network Click the Next button to...

Page 46: ...have a DHCP server click the radio button next to Specify network settings Enter an IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS addresses appropriate for your network You must specify the IP Addre...

Page 47: ...on To exit the Manual Setup through the Wireless Network Monitor click Exit 6 The Congratulations screen will appear next Click Connect to Network to implement the new settings immediately and return...

Page 48: ...etwork Monitor Site Information For each network selected the following settings for each SSID are listed Wireless Mode This is the mode of the wireless network currently in use Network Type The type...

Page 49: ...site Administration The Administration screen lets you administer your Security Monitor account and classification functions and modify your Access Point s username and password in Account Management...

Page 50: ...the password in the confirm field default account name is admin and password is admin Click Next to continue to the administrative options Access Point Account This screen appears when you click the A...

Page 51: ...less Network Monitor Enter the administrator s username and password and retype the password in the confirm field Click Next to proceed with more administrative options You can select an account from...

Page 52: ...on will be green If the Wireless Network Monitor is disabled or the Adapter is not connected then the icon will be gray Using the Administrative Functions in the Wireless Network Monitor The Administr...

Page 53: ...device or simply a neighborhood device not part of the network Remaining devices that have not been classified are considered unclassified or unknown The Unclassified Access Points table lists the av...

Page 54: ...s You may also select any items from the Trusted Clients or Untrusted Clients and click the arrow to de classify your selections into theUnclassified Clients table You may click Refresh to refresh the...

Page 55: ...sted you may enter the company s OUI and click Add to enter your vendor s OUI in the list APs from vendors not on the allowed vendor list will be automatically classified as untrusted A blank list ind...

Page 56: ...the administrator to perform initial setup of security profiles and classification of the wireless network devices and later view assorted security alerts The Security Monitor tab displays the statist...

Page 57: ...t the specified period of time you want for the data calculations You may select Real Time for current data 24 hours for data within the last 24 hours 7 days for data within the last 7 days or select...

Page 58: ...he Access Point There are four categories of policy violation rules listed under Alert Type Intrusion Alarms unauthorized connection or hacking attack taking place on the network Denial of Service Ala...

Page 59: ...te Time This indicates the date time that an alert activity happened Delete Select an item then click this button to delete the item Click Back to go to the previous screen or Exit to go to the main m...

Page 60: ...ess G Business Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster Advice The Advice screen gives advice when applicable on what can be done for each alert event You may need to adjust your wireless network settings a...

Page 61: ...ack an intruder intercepts an encrypted WPA Personal message alters it slightly and retransmits it and the receiver accepts the retransmitted message as legitimate This action will cause a MIC error I...

Page 62: ...s Channel was changed by an unknown source It could possibly be done by an intruder if it was not changed by the administrator or via auto channel selection Original Channel Modified Channel Action 1...

Page 63: ...ng Adhoc structure has the same SSID as the AP s SSID For details press the Advice button Description A wireless client using Adhoc structure has the same SSID as the AP s SSID Illegitimate AP could u...

Page 64: ...abled For details press the Advice button Description AP does not have any authentication method enabled so it is vulnerable to network attacks or sniffing Action 1 Contact the network administrator 2...

Page 65: ...ted New AP is detected For details press the Advice button Description New AP is detected The new Access Point needs to be classified and the classification table needs to be updated Action 1 Contact...

Page 66: ...le cause may be a poor signal reception due to some interference or the client is too far away from the AP Action 1 Check the environment and find possible causes for wireless signal interference e g...

Page 67: ...users may see a Windows Firewall screen when using the security monitor Select On recommended to use the firewall Do not select the Don t allow exceptions or the Adapter s security monitor will not wo...

Page 68: ...stalled successfully If you see the yellow exclamation mark the resources are conflicting You will see the status of the Wireless G Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster If there is a yellow question mar...

Page 69: ...t to appear in the alert lists Can non administrative users have pop up alerts appear on their screens Yes if the administrator enables receive pop up alerts on the users wireless network monitors Can...

Page 70: ...m data transfer rate of 54Mbps and an operating frequency of 2 4GHz What 802 11b features are supported The product supports the following 802 11b functions CSMA CA plus Acknowledge protocol Multi Cha...

Page 71: ...ing a new access point it then re registers and the communication process continues What is ISM band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U S have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in th...

Page 72: ...ded receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers What is WEP WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data privacy mechanism based on a shared key al...

Page 73: ...on the Wireless Network Monitor and select Use Windows XP Wireless Configuration If you want to switch back to the Wireless Network Monitor right click the Wireless Network Monitor icon and select Use...

Page 74: ...your network does not have wireless security enabled go to step 3 If your network does have wireless security enabled go to step 4 3 If your network does not have wireless security enabled click the C...

Page 75: ...Click the Connect button 5 Your wireless network will appear as Connected when your connection is active For more information about wireless networking on a Windows XP computer click the Start button...

Page 76: ...rformance 7 Change the WEP encryption keys periodically Security Threats Facing Wireless Networks Wireless networks are easy to find Hackers know that in order to join a wireless network wireless netw...

Page 77: ...s 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...

Page 78: ...ers two encryption methods TKIP and AES with dynamic encryption keys WPA2 WPA2 is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption authentication and key management than WPA RADIUS WEP us...

Page 79: ...et of instructions or protocol 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 en...

Page 80: ...art a device and 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 inform...

Page 81: ...l network access Many specific authentication methods work within this framework Encryption Encoding data transmitted in a network Ethernet IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is pl...

Page 82: ...er second a unit of measurement for data transmission NAT Network Address Translation NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet Network...

Page 83: ...s to files printing communications and other services SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol The standard e mail protocol on the Internet SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A widely used network moni...

Page 84: ...ology The physical layout of a network TX Rate Transmission Rate Upgrade To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version Upload To transmit a file over a network URL Uniform Resource Loc...

Page 85: ...BPSK 1 Mbps 802 11g OFDM Peak Gain of the Antenna PIFA 4 dBi average 1 dBi peak Transmitted Power 802 11b 19 20dBm 802 11g 17 18dBm Receive Sensitivity 11Mbps 88dBm PER 8 54Mbps 77dBm PER 10 Security...

Page 86: ...Adapter with RangeBooster Unit Weight 1 76 oz 0 05 kg Certifications FCC CE IC Wi Fi 802 11b g Operating Temp 32 F to 149 F 0 C to 65 C Storage Temp 4 F to 185 F 20 C to 85 C Operating Humidity 10 to...

Page 87: ...REPRESENTATIONS 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 limitati...

Page 88: ...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 Cons...

Page 89: ...fonctionnement est soumis aux conditions suivantes Ce peripherique ne doit pas causer d interferences Ce peripherique doit accepter doit accepter toutes les interferences recues y compris celles qui...

Page 90: ...roducts 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 L...

Page 91: ...84 Appendix H Regulatory Information Wireless G Business Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster...

Page 92: ...85 Appendix H Regulatory Information Wireless G Business Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster...

Page 93: ...86 Appendix H Regulatory Information Wireless G Business Notebook Adapter with RangeBooster...

Page 94: ...87 Appendix H Regulatory Information Wireless N Notebook Adapter For more information visit www linksys com...

Page 95: ...e about networking with Linksys products Give our advice line a call at 800 546 5797 LINKSYS Or fax your request in to 949 823 3002 If you experience problems with any Linksys product you can call us...

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