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    USER GUIDE Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Model: WRT54GH[...]

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    About This Guide i Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicat es that there is a not e of interest and is something that y ou should pay special a[...]

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    T able of Contents ii Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Side P anel . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    T able of Contents iii Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Appendix D: Regulat or y Information 27 FCC Stat ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 FCC Radiation Exposure Sta tement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Safety Notices . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O v er view Thank you f or choosing the Linksys by Cisc o Wireless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst. The Router lets you ac cess the Internet via a wireless connection or through one of its four switched por ts. Y ou can also use the Router to share resourc es [...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 2 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst W all-Mounting Placement The Router has t wo wall-mount slots on its bottom panel. The distance between the slots is 51.3 mm (2.02 inches). T wo screws ar e needed to mount the Router . Suggested Mounting Hardw are 2.5-3.0 mm 4-5 mm 1-1.5 mm † Note: Mounting hardware illustrat[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 3 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Check list Wir eless net works are convenien t and easy to install, so homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them at a rapid pace. Because wireless network ing operates by sending information over radio waves , it can be mo[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 4 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Chapter 3: A dvanced C onfigur ation After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD -ROM), the Router will be r eady for use. Howev er , if you want to change its advanced settings, use the Router ’ s browser-based utilit y . This chapter describes e[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 5 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Static IP If you are required to use a permanent IP address to connect to the Internet, select Static IP . Internet Connection Type > Static IP Internet IP Addr ess This is the Router ’ s IP addr ess, when seen from the I nternet. Y our ISP will provide you with the IP[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 6 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst automatically re -establish your connection as soon as you attempt t o access the Internet again. T o use this option, select Connect on Demand . In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes y ou want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates . T[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 7 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst the best MTU for your I nternet connection, keep the default, Auto . Size When Manual is selected in the MTU field , this option is enabled. Leav e this value in the 1200 to 1500 range. The default size depends on the Internet Connection T ype: • DHCP , Static IP , or T e[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 8 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Static DNS 1-3 The Domain Name System (DNS) is ho w the Internet translates domain or website names into Internet addresses or URLs. Y our ISP will provide you with at least one DNS Ser ver IP A ddress. If you wish to use another , enter that IP Addr ess in one of these fie[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 9 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst TZO .com Setup > DDNS > TZO E-mail Address , TZO Key , and Domain Name Enter the settings of the account y ou set up with TZO . Internet IP Address The Router’ s Internet IP address is displayed her e. Because it is dynamic, it will change. Status The status of the [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 10 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Wireless > Wireless Security The Wireless Security screen configures the security of your wireless net work. The Router suppor ts the following wireless securit y mode options: WP A2 Personal , WP A P ersonal, and WEP . ( WP A stands for Wi-F i Prot ec ted Acc ess, whic[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 11 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Wireless > Wireless MA C Filter Wir eless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within y our network ’ s r adius. Wireless > Wir eless MAC F ilter Wireless MA C Filter Enabled/Disabled T o filter wireless users by MA[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 12 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst authentication, the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication. W ith Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication. Select Shared K ey to only use Shared Key authentication. Basic Rate The Basic Rate setting is [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 13 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Filt er Multicast Multicasting allows for multiple transmissions to specific recipients at the same time. If multicasting is per mitted, then the Router will allow IP multicast packets to be for warded to the appropriate computers. Selec t this option to filter multicastin[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 14 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Access Restrictions > Internet Access The Internet Ac cess screen allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as I nternet access, designated services, and websites during specific days and times . Access Restrictions > Internet Ac[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 15 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst 5. Select the appropriate option, Deny or Allow , depending on whether you want to block or allow Internet access for the computers you listed on the Internet Acc ess PC List screen. 6. Decide which days and what times you want this policy to be enforced. S elect the indiv[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 16 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Applications and Gaming > Port Range F or warding The Port Range Forwar ding screen allows you to set up public ser vices on your net work, such as web servers, ftp servers, e -mail ser vers, or other specialized Internet applications. (Specialized Internet applications[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 17 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Applications and Gaming > DMZ The DMZ feature allows one net work computer to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-pur pose service such as I nternet gaming or videoconfer encing. DMZ hosting forwards all the por ts at the same time to one c omputer . The P o[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 18 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Administra tion > Management The Administr ation > Management screen allows the network ’ s administrator to manage specific R outer functions for access and security . Administration > Management Management Router Acc ess T o ensure the Router ’ s security, y[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 19 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Administra tion > Log The Router can keep logs of all traffic for your Internet connection. Administration > L og Log Enabled/Disabled T o disable the Log function, selec t Disabled . T o monitor traffic between the network and the Internet, keep the default, Enabled[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 20 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Start to T rac eroute T o run the test, click this button. The T rac eroute screen shows if the test is successful. Click Close to return to the Diagnostics screen. Diagnostics > T raceroute Administra tion > Factor y Defaults Restore the Router to its factory defaul[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 21 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Status > Router The Router screen displays information about the R outer and its current settings. Status > Router Router Informa tion Firm ware V ersion The v ersion number of the Router’ s current firmwar e is displayed. Firm ware Verification The unique identifi[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 22 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst DHCP Clients T able DHCP Client T able The DHCP Client T able lists computers and other devices that have been assigned IP addresses by the Router . The list can be sor ted by IP Address , MAC Address , Inter face, and Client Name. T o remove a DHCP client, click Delete . [...]

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    Appendix A T roubleshooting 23 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer c annot connec t to the Internet. F ollow these instructions until your computer can connect to the Internet: • Make sure that the Router is powered on. The Pow er LED should be lit and not flashing. • If the Po wer LED is flashing[...]

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    Appendix B Specific ations 24 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Appendix B: Specifications Model WRT54GH Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Ports Power, Internet, Ethernet (1-4) Buttons Power, Reset LEDs Power, Internet, Wireless, Ethernet (1-4) Modulations 802.11b: CCK, QPSK, BPSK 802.11g: OFDM RF Pwr (EIRP) in dBm[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 25 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Appendix C: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE COVERED BY CONSUMER PROTECTION LA WS OR REGULA TIONS IN THEIR COUNTRY OF PURCHASE OR, IF DIFFERENT , THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, THE BENEFITS CONFERRED BY THIS W ARRANT Y ARE IN ADDITION T O ALL RIGHT[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 26 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LA W , IN NO EVENT WILL LINKSYS ’ LIABILITY EX CEED THE A MOUNT P AID B Y Y OU FOR THE PRODUCT . The foregoing limitations will apply even if any warranty or remedy pro vided under this limited warranty fails of [...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 27 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Appendix D: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause har mful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter ference received ,[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 28 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Avis d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme aux normes NMB-003 et RSS210 du Canada. L ’utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulemen t aux conditions suivantes : 1. il ne doit pas produire de br ouillage et 2. il doit accept er [...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 29 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst User Inf ormation for Consumer Pr oduc ts Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Electronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant inf ormation for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consumers ar[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 30 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuv atele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmetega. See sü[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 31 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/96/EC numat o, kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra paž ymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti kar tu su nerūšiuotomis ko[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Information 32 Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Português (P ortuguese) - Inf ormação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe est e símbolo no pr oduto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados. O[...]

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    33 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Appendix E: Sof tware End U ser License A greement Cisco Produc ts This product from Cisco Systems, Inc. or its subsidiar y licensing the S oftware instead of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco ”) contains sof tware (including firmware) originating from Cisco a[...]

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    34 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst License Restric tions . Other than as set forth in this Agr eement, you may not (i) make or distr ibute copies of the Soft ware or its related Documentation, or electronically transfer the S oftware or Documentation from one computer to another or over a net[...]

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    35 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Soft ware can enable any other computer (on the same primar y network) to generate repor ts. When a computer is enabled, that comput er sho ws a notification that it is being monitored. A s long as that computer is enabled, each time the Soft ware is star te[...]

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    36 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Disclaimer of Liabilities . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LA W , IN NO EVENT WILL CISC O BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST DA T A, REVENUE OR PROFIT , OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIREC T , CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENT AL OR PUNITIVE DAM AGES, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF [...]

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    37 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst send y ou Ser vice r elated email messages as long as you are a subscriber t o the Ser vice. If y ou wish to opt-out of receiving Ser vice related email messages, you may cancel the Ser vice by providing written notice via www. networkmagic.com/support to Ci[...]

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    38 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst 1. Y ou may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Pr ogram ’ s source code as you rec eive it, in an y medium, provided that you conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty ; keep int[...]

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    39 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst 4. Y ou may not copy , modify , sublicense , or distr ibute the Pr ogram except as expressly provided under this License. An y attempt other wise to copy , modify , sublicense or distribute the P rogram is void, and will automatically terminate your rights u[...]

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    40 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst 12. IN NO E VENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LA W OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY C OPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY O THER P AR T Y WHO MA Y MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMIT TED ABOVE, BE LIABLE T O Y OU FOR D AMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIA[...]

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    41 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Public License permits mor e lax criteria for linking other code with the library. W e call this lic ense the “Lesser ” General P ublic License because it does Less to protect the user ’ s freedom than the ordinary General Public License. It also provi[...]

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    42 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst (F or example , a function in a libr ar y t o c ompute squar e roots has a purpose that is entirely well- defined independent of the application. Theref ore, Subsection 2d requires that any application-supplied function or table used by this func tion must b[...]

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    43 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst a) Accompan y the work with the complete corresponding machine -readable source code for the Librar y including whatever changes w ere used in the work (which must be distributed under Sec tions 1 and 2 above); and, if the work is an executable linked with t[...]

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    44 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst 11. If , as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to paten t issues), conditions ar e imposed on you (whether by court order , agreemen t or other wise) that contradict the conditions of [...]

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    45 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst Schedule 3-C OPENSSL LICENSE If this Cisco product contains open source software licensed under the OpenSSL license: This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL T oolkit. ( http://ww w .openssl.org/ ). This product [...]

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    46 Appendix E Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-G Home Router with SpeedBurst 2. Redistributions in binar y form must reproduc e the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. All adver tising materials mentioning features [...]