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Model No.

USER GUIDE

BUSINESS SERIES

Model No.

Wireless-G

Model No. WUSB200

Business USB Network Adapter

Wireless

with RangeBooster

Summary of Contents for WUSB200

Page 1: ...Model No Model No USER GUIDE BUSINESS SERIES Model No Model No Wireless G Model No WUSB200 Business USB Network Adapter Wireless with RangeBooster...

Page 2: ...ical 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...

Page 3: ...tting 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 Pro...

Page 4: ...ion 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 Wa...

Page 5: ...sonal 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...

Page 6: ...RADIUS 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 Man...

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

Page 8: ...ccess 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 featur...

Page 9: ...you how 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...

Page 10: ...ix 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 Inf...

Page 11: ...nge 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: ...cate 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 Ad...

Page 13: ...angeBooster Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Wireless G Business USB Network Adapter The LED Indicators The Network Adapter s LEDs display information about network activity Power Green The Wireless LED...

Page 14: ...The Setup Wizard should run automatically and the Welcome screen should appear If it does not click the Start button and choose Run In the field that appears enter D setup exe if D is the letter of y...

Page 15: ...onto your PC Connecting the Adapter 1 Connect one end of the included USB cable to the Adapter s USB port 2 Connect the other end of the cable to one of the USB ports on your computer 3 The Power LED...

Page 16: ...tworks available to this Adapter 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 update the Available Wirel...

Page 17: ...WEP If your network has the wireless security WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy RADIUS or LEAP enabled this screen will appear For connecting with RADIUS or LEAP click Connect then continue to the next se...

Page 18: ...ted Access enabled this screen will appear Passphrase Enter a Passphrase also called a Pre shared Key of 8 63 characters in the Passphrase field Then click Connect and proceed to Step 3 WPA2 Personal...

Page 19: ...e additional configuration changes proceed to Chapter 5 Using the Wireless Network Monitor Manual Setup If your network is not listed with the available networks you can use Manual Setup 1 Click Manua...

Page 20: ...sed for all the devices in your wireless network It is case sensitive and should be a unique name to help prevent others from entering your network Click the Next button to continue or click the Back...

Page 21: ...ion 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 Advanced Users TX Key The default transmit...

Page 22: ...o called a Pre shared Key of 8 63 characters in the Passphrase field Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the previous screen WPA2 Personal Enter a Pre shared Key that is...

Page 23: ...ted 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 m...

Page 24: ...e Certificate 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 scree...

Page 25: ...eld Enter the name of the authentication 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 wire...

Page 26: ...he 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 wirel...

Page 27: ...nnel 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 A...

Page 28: ...necting 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 netw...

Page 29: ...ion 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 cre...

Page 30: ...pages 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...

Page 31: ...Step 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 Passphr...

Page 32: ...P 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...

Page 33: ...te 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...

Page 34: ...KIP 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 Selec...

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: ...uthentication 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: ...n 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: ...een 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...

Page 40: ...ithout 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: ...cally 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 Li...

Page 42: ...ant 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...

Page 43: ...lect 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 t...

Page 44: ...cate 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 nam...

Page 45: ...tion 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 t...

Page 46: ...t 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 Addr...

Page 47: ...ton 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: ...Network 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 typ...

Page 49: ...ebsite 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 Managemen...

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...

Page 51: ...eless 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: ...reen 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 Administration tab wi...

Page 53: ...evice 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 avai...

Page 54: ...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: ...t listed 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...

Page 56: ...s 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 stati...

Page 57: ...ect 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 selec...

Page 58: ...ss 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 Alarms den...

Page 59: ...ate 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...

Page 60: ...s G Business USB Network 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...

Page 61: ...tack 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...

Page 62: ...P 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...

Page 63: ...sing 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...

Page 64: ...enabled 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...

Page 65: ...cted 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: ...ible 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...

Page 67: ...P 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...

Page 68: ...you see the yellow exclamation mark the resources are conflicting You will see the status of the Wireless G USB Network Adapter with RangeBooster If there is a yellow question mark please check the fo...

Page 69: ...rt 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 Ca...

Page 70: ...um 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 Ch...

Page 71: ...ding 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 t...

Page 72: ...nded 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 a...

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 Us...

Page 74: ...f 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...

Page 75: ...s 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 butto...

Page 76: ...erformance 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 net...

Page 77: ...ess 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 ca...

Page 78: ...fers 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 u...

Page 79: ...set 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 e...

Page 80: ...start 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 info...

Page 81: ...rol 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...

Page 82: ...per 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: ...ess 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 mo...

Page 84: ...opology 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 L...

Page 85: ...2 Mbps DBPSK 1 Mbps 802 11g OFDM Peak Gain of the Antenna1 89dBi Transmitted Power 802 11b 16 18dBm 802 11g 15 17dBm Receive Sensitivity 11Mbps 84dBm Typical 54Mbps 70dBm Typical Security Features WE...

Page 86: ...Adapter with RangeBooster Unit Weight 2 15 oz 0 061 kg Certifications FCC IC CE Wi Fi 802 11b g Operating Temp 32 F to 113 F 0 C to 45 C Storage Temp 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Operating Humidity 10 t...

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 limitat...

Page 88: ...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 dea...

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: ...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 p...

Page 91: ...84 Appendix H Regulatory Information Dual Band Wireless N Notebook Adapter...

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

Page 95: ...re 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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