® A Division of Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.4 GHz Wireless-G 802.11g WIRELESS Model No. Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster WPC54GS v2.
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Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome What’s in this Guide? 1 2 Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network Network Topology Roaming Network Layout Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter The LED Indicators Chapter 4: Software Installation and Configuration The Installation Procedure Chapter 5: Hardware Installation Connecting the Adapter Chapter 6: Using the Wireless Network Monitor Accessing the WLAN Monitor Link Informa
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster List of Figures Figure 3-1: Front Panel Figure 4-1: The Setup Wizard’s Welcome Screen Figure 4-2: The Setup Wizard’s License Agreement Figure 4-3: The Setup Wizard’s Wireless Mode Screen Figure 4-4: The Setup Wizard’s Ad-Hoc Mode Screen Figure 4-5: The Setup Wizard’s WEP Screen Figure 4-6: The Setup Wizard’s WPA-PSK Screen Figure 4-7: The Setup Wizard’s Check Settings Screen Figure 4-8: The Setup Wizard’s Congratulations Screen Figure 5-1: How the Adapter insta
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster Figure 6-21: EAP-MD5 Authentication Figure 6-22: EAP-PEAP Authentication Figure 6-23: EAP-LEAP Authentication Figure 6-24: RADIUS Settings Figure 6-25: EAP-TLS Authentication Figure 6-26: EAP-TTLS Authentication Figure 6-27: EAP-MD5 Authentication Figure 6-28: EAP-PEAP Authentication Figure 6-29: LEAP Authentication Figure 6-30: TKIP Settings Figure 6-31: EAP-TLS Authentication 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster. With this Adapter, your wireless networking experience will be faster and easier than ever. Like all wireless products, the Adapter allows for greater range and mobility within your wireless network. This adapter communicates over the 54Mbps 802.11g wireless standard, which is almost five times faster than 802.11b. But since they share the same 2.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster What’s in this Guide? This user guide covers the steps for setting up and using the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster. • Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes the Adapter’s applications and this User Guide. • Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network This chapter discusses a few of the basics about wireless networking. • Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter This chapter describes the physical features of the Adapter.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster • 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.
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter with SpeedBooster Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless network is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter. Computers in a wireless network must be configured to share the same radio channel. Several PCs equipped with wireless cards or adapters can communicate with one another to form an ad-hoc network. topology: the physical layout of a network.
