Page 2 - About This Guide; Icon Descriptions; Copyright and Trademarks
About This Guide i Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter 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: NOTE: This check mark indicates that there is a note of interest and is so...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents ii Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 1: Product Overview 3 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2: Wireless Security Checklist 4 General Network Security Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 4 - Chapter 1; Product Overview; LEDs
Chapter 1 Product Overview 3 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 1: Product Overview Thank you for choosing the Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter. The Adapter connects to your PC via a USB port, leaving your PC’s slots available for other purposes. The Adapter also lets you connect with any of the g...
Page 5 - Chapter 2; Wireless Security Checklist; Change the default wireless; Change the default password; Enable MAC address filtering; General Network Security Guidelines
Chapter 2 Wireless Security Checklist 4 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 2: Wireless Security Checklist Wireless networks are convenient and easy to install, so homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them at a rapid pace. Because wireless networking operates by sending information ...
Page 6 - Chapter 3; Advanced Configuration; How to Access the Wireless Manager; How to Use the Wireless Manager
Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration 5 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Chapter 3: Configuration The Linksys Wireless Manager is used to configure the Adapter. The Wireless Manager lets you search for available wireless networks, establish or terminate a connection with a wireless network, and save a wire...
Page 7 - How to Connect to a Wireless Network
Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration 6 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter To connect to a wireless network, proceed to How to Connect to a Wireless Network , page 6 . To disconnect from a wireless network, select the network from the list, and then click Disconnect . To refresh the list of available wireles...
Page 8 - How to Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network
Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration 7 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter How to Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network NOTE: By default, a wireless network’s router broadcasts the network SSID (name). A “hidden” wireless network is a network whose router has been configured not to broadcast the SSID. Follow ...
Page 9 - How to Connect Using Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration 8 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter The 5. Checking Connection screen appears. Checking Connection The 6. Connected to Your Network screen appears. If you want the Wireless Manager to save your network’s settings, click Remember this network . Click Finish to exit the W...
Page 10 - Enter the Adapter’s PIN Number
Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration 9 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter The Adapter connects to the network. 5. Connecting to the Network via Wi-Fi Protected Setup NOTE: If the connection cannot be set up, the message Registration failed appears. If this happens, click Connect to try again using the Wi-Fi...
Page 11 - How to Connect to a Saved Network
Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration 10 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Saved Networks When you connect to a wireless network, you can save its settings so that it will be easier to reconnect to the network at a later time. This is most helpful with hidden networks; if you do not save a hidden network’s ...
Page 12 - Appendix A; Troubleshooting
Appendix A Troubleshooting 11 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting Your computer does not recognize the Adapter. Make sure that the Adapter is properly inserted into the USB slot. The Adapter does not work properly. Remove the Adapter, and then reinsert it into the computer’s U...
Page 13 - Appendix B; Specifications; Environmental
Appendix B Specifications 12 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix B: Specifications Model WUSB54GC Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, USB 1.1, USB 2.0 Channels 802.11b / 802.11g 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) LEDs Link Protocols 802.11b: CCK (11 Mbps), DQPSK ...
Page 14 - Appendix C; Warranty Information; Limited Warranty; Exclusions and Limitations
Appendix C Warranty Information 13 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix C: Warranty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardware product against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for the Warranty Period, which begins on the date of purchase by the origin...
Page 15 - Technical Support
Appendix C Warranty Information 14 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksys. Defective product covered by this limited warranty will be repaired or replaced and returned to you without charge. Customers outside of the Unite...
Page 16 - Appendix D; Regulatory Information; FCC Statement
Appendix D Regulatory Information 15 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix D: Regulatory Information FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable ...
Page 17 - Industry Canada Statement; IMPORTANT NOTE; Radiation Exposure Statement:; REMARQUE IMPORTANTE; Exposition aux radiofréquences :; Wireless Disclaimer
Appendix D Regulatory Information 16 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Industry Canada Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rule...
Page 18 - User Information for Consumer Products
Appendix D Regulatory Information 17 Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter 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 ...
Page 22 - Appendix E; Software License Agreement; Software in Linksys Products; Schedule 1 - Linksys Software License Agreement
21 Appendix E Software License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter Appendix E: Software License Agreement Software in Linksys Products This product from Cisco-Linksys LLC or from one of its affiliates Cisco Systems-Linksys (Asia) Pte Ltd. or Cisco-Linksys K.K. (“Linksys”) contains software (inc...
Page 23 - Schedule 2; GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
22 Appendix E Software License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) to provide improvements to the way Linksys delivers technology to you and to other Linksys customers; (iv) to enable Li...
Page 26 - NO WARRANTY; Schedule 3
25 Appendix E Software License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or otherwise) that contrad...
Page 27 - GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
26 Appendix E Software License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.1, February 1999 Copyright (C) 1991, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbat...
Page 31 - Schedule 4
30 Appendix E Software License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot ...
Page 32 - OpenSSL License; Original SSLeay License
31 Appendix E Software License Agreement Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redis...