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Placement Options

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

Stand Option

1.

The Bridge has eight rubber inserts, four on each side. Remove the two rubber inserts that are adjacent to the

power port.

2.

The Bridge includes two triangular stands. Insert a stand into an opening. Push the stand up to snap it into

place.

3.

Repeat step 2 using the second stand.

4.

Place the Bridge in an appropriate location.

5.

If necessary, adjust the antenna so that it points straight up in the air. (See Figure 6-2.)

The installation of the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge is complete.

Figure 6-2: Vertical Placement

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Overview

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

Chapter 7: Using the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

Web-based Utility

Overview

The Bridge is designed to function properly after you configure it using the Setup Wizard. However, if you would

like to change these basic settings or make advanced configuration changes, use your web browser and the

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility. This chapter explains how to use the Utility.

Starting the Web-based Utility

1.

Open your web browser, and enter the IP address of the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge (the default is

192.168.1.226

). Press the

Enter

key, and the screen shown in Figure 7-1 will appear. In lowercase letters,

enter the default password,

admin

, in the

Password

field. Click the

OK

button. You can set a new password

on the

Password

screen later.

2.

The Utility’s

Setup

screen, shown in Figure 7-2, will appear.

The Utility provides a convenient, web-browser-based way to alter the Bridge’s settings. It offers five main

tabs:

•

Setup - Enables you to configure the IP address and wireless settings.

•

Password - Allows you to change the password or reset all settings to factory defaults.

•

Advanced - Lets you change the advanced wireless settings and clone a MAC address onto the Bridge.

•

Status - Displays the Bridge’s current settings.

•

Help - Provides explanations of various configuration settings and links to online technical support resources.

You can also upgrade the Bridge’s firmware using the

Help

screen.

Have You:

Enabled TCP/IP on your PCs? PCs

communicate over the network with this

protocol. Refer to “Appendix D: Windows Help”

for more information on TCP/IP.

Note:

The Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge is

designed to function properly after you use

the Setup Wizard. However, if you would like

to change its basic settings or make

advanced configuration changes, use your

web browser and the Wireless-G Ethernet

Bridge Web-based Utility.

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Setup

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

Setup

The

Setup

screen, shown in Figure 7-2, lets you configure the wired and wireless network settings for the Bridge.

•

Firmware - The version number of the Bridge’s firmware is displayed here. Firmware should be upgraded

ONLY if you experience problems with the Bridge. Firmware updates are posted at www.linksys.com.

•

MAC Address - The MAC Address of the Bridge is displayed here.

LAN

•

Device Name - You may assign any name to the Bridge. Unique, memorable names are helpful, especially if

you are using multiple bridges on the same wireless network.

•

Configuration Type - If the Bridge will obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server, such as a router,

then select

Automatic Configuration-DHCP

. If you are assigning the Bridge a static IP address, then select

Static IP Address

, and enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway address in the

IP Address

,

Subnet

Mask

, and

Gateway

fields.

Wireless

•

SSID - The SSID is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network. The SSID must be

identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric

characters, which may be any keyboard character (do not use any spaces). Make sure this setting is the same

for all devices in your wireless network. For added security, Linksys recommends that you change the default

SSID (linksys) to a name of your choice.

To search for available wireless networks, click the

Site Survey

button.

•

Network Type - Choose a wireless operating mode for the Bridge. Keep the default setting,

Infrastructure

, if

you want your wireless-equipped device to communicate with computers and other devices on your wired

network using a wireless access point. Select

Ad-Hoc

button if you want multiple wireless-equipped devices

to communicate directly with each other.

If you chose Ad-Hoc mode, then select the correct operating channel for your network from the

Channel

drop-

down menu. This should match the channel setting of the other devices in your wireless network.

Select the appropriate network mode. Keep the default,

Mixed

, if you have Wireless-G (802.11g) and

Wireless-B (802.11b) devices in your network. Select

G-Only

if you have only Wireless-G devices in your

network.

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Setup

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

•

Wireless Site Survey

The

Wireless Site Survey

screen, shown in Figure 7-3 shows all the wireless networks detected by the Bridge

and their general information. You can use this screen to connect to one of these networks.

For each wireless network detected, the following information is displayed:

•

SSID - The network name. To join a wireless network, click its SSID.

•

MAC Address - The MAC address of the network’s access point.

•

Channel - The channel setting.

•

Signal Strength (%) - The percentage of wireless signal strength.

•

Mode - The type of wireless standard, network mode, and status of WEP encryption.

Click the Refresh button to obtain the most up-to-date data. Click the Cancel button to close this screen. Click the

Help button for additional on-screen information.

•

Security

Security - To enable security, select

Enable

, then click

Edit Security Settings

. If you have not enabled

security before clicking on Edit Security Settings, the screen in Figure 7-4 will appear. To disable security,

select

Disable

.

To save your changes, click the

Apply

button. Click the

Cancel

button to cancel your changes. Click the

Help

button for additional on-screen information.

Figure 7-3: Site Survey

NOTE:

Make sure that your security choice

matches the security choice of the wireless

network you want to join. Otherwise, the

connection will fail.

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Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge

If you click Edit

Security Settings

, The

Security

screen, as shown in Figure 7-5, will appear. From the drop-

down menu, select one of the four wireless security modes supported by the Bridge: WPA Pre-Shared Key,

WPA RADIUS, RADIUS, and WEP. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which is a security standard

stronger than WEP encryption. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, while RADIUS stands for Remote

Authentication Dial-In User Service) .The four security modes are briefly discussed here. For detailed

instructions on configuring wireless security for the Bridge, turn to “Appendix B: Wireless Security.”

WEP

Use the

WEP

screen, shown in Figure 7-5, to configure the WEP encryption for the Bridge. Select a

Default

Transmit Key

(choose which Key to use), and a level of

WEP Encryption

,

64 bits (10 hex digits)

or (

128 bits

26 hex digits)

. Then either generate a

WEP Key

using a

Passphrase

or enter the WEP key manually.

•

Default Transmit Key - Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the Bridge sends data. Make sure

the other wireless-equipped devices are using the same key.

•

WEP Encryption - In order to use WEP encryption, select

64-Bit (10 hex digits)

or

128-Bit (26 hex

digits)

from the drop-down menu.

•

Passphrase - Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase. This Passphrase is

used to generate one or more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16

alphanumeric characters. (The Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. If

you want to communicate with non-Linksys wireless products, you will need to enter your WEP key

manually on the non-Linksys wireless products.) After you enter the Passphrase, click the

Generate

button to create WEP key(s).

•

Keys 1-4 - If you are not using a Passphrase, then you can enter one or more WEP keys manually.

In each key field, manually enter a set of values. (Do not leave a key field blank, and do not enter all

zeroes. These are not valid key values.) If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then each key must

consist of exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then

each key must consist of exactly 26 hexadecimal characters in length. Valid hexadecimal characters are

“0”-“9” and “A”-“F”.

Click the

Apply

button to save your changes. If your page doesn’t automatically refresh itself, then click the

Refresh

button of your web browser.

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