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Chapter 1: Introduction

What’s in this Guide?

You also have other chapters available for reference:

•

Chapter 1: Introduction

This chapter describes the Router’s applications and this Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

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Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network

This chapter describes the basics of wireless networking.

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

This appendix describes some possible problems and solutions, as well as frequently asked questions,

regarding installation and use of the Router.

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Appendix B: Wireless Security

This appendix explains the risks of wireless networking and some solutions to reduce the risks.

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Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter

This appendix instructs you on how to find the MAC address or Ethernet address of your PC’s Ethernet

network adapter.

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Appendix D: Windows Help

This appendix describes how you can use Windows Help for instructions about networking, such as

installing the TCP/IP protocol.

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Appendix E: Glossary

This appendix gives a brief glossary of terms frequently used in networking.

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Appendix F: Specifications

This appendix provides the technical specifications for the Router.

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Appendix G: Warranty Information

This appendix supplies the warranty information for the Router.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

What’s in this Guide?

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Appendix H: Regulatory Information

This appendix supplies the regulatory information regarding the Router.

•

Appendix I: Contact Information

This appendix provides contact information for a variety of Linksys

and babyTEL resources

.

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Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network

Network Topology

Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network

Network Topology

A wireless local area network (WLAN) is exactly like a regular local area network (LAN), except that each

computer in the WLAN uses a wireless device to connect to the network. Computers in a WLAN share the same

frequency channel and SSID, which is an identification name shared by the wireless devices belonging to the

same wireless network.

Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode

Unlike wired networks, wireless networks have two different modes in which they may be set up: infrastructure

and ad-hoc. An infrastructure configuration is a WLAN and wired LAN communicating to each other through an

access point. An ad-hoc configuration is wireless-equipped computers communicating directly with each other.

Choosing between these two modes depends on whether or not the wireless network needs to share data or

peripherals with a wired network or not.

If the computers on the wireless network need to be accessible by a wired network or need to share a

peripheral, such as a printer, with the wired network computers, the wireless network should be set up in

Infrastructure mode. The basis of Infrastructure mode centers around an access point or wireless router, such as

the Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports, which serves as the main point of communications in a

wireless network. The Router transmits data to PCs equipped with wireless network adapters, which can roam

within a certain radial range of the Router.

You can arrange the Router and multiple access points to work in

succession to extend the roaming range, and you can set up your wireless network to communicate with your

Ethernet hardware as well.

infrastructure

: a wireless network

that is bridged to a wired network via

an access point.

ssid

: your wireless network’s name.

ad-hoc

: a group of wireless devices

communicating directly to each other

(peer-to-peer) without the use of an

access point.

network

: a series of computers or

devices connected for the purpose of

data sharing, storage, and/or

transmission between users.

ethernet

: IEEE standard network

protocol that specifies how data is

placed on and retrieved from a common

transmission medium.

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Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network

Network Layout

If the wireless network is relatively small and needs to share resources only with the other computers on the

wireless network, then the Ad-Hoc mode can be used. Ad-Hoc mode allows computers equipped with wireless

transmitters and receivers to communicate directly with each other, eliminating the need for a wireless router or

access point. The drawback of this mode is that in Ad-Hoc mode, wireless-equipped computers are not able to

communicate with computers on a wired network. And, of course, communication between the wireless-

equipped computers is limited by the distance and interference directly between them.

Network Layout

The Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports has been specifically designed for use with both your

802.11b and 802.11g products. It is compatible with all 802.11b and 802.11g adapters, such as the Notebook

Adapters for your laptop computers, PCI Adapters for your desktop PCs, and USB Adapters when you want to

enjoy USB connectivity. The Broadband Router will also communicate with the Wireless PrintServer and Wireless

Ethernet Bridges.

When you wish to connect your wireless network with your wired network, you can use the Broadband Router’s

four Ethernet network ports. To add more ports, any of the Broadband Router's Ethernet network ports can be

connected to any of Linksys's switches.

With these, and many other, Linksys products, your networking options are limitless. Go to the Linksys website at

www.linksys.com for more information about products that work with the Wireless-G Broadband Router with

2 Phone Ports.

access point

: a device that allows

wireless-equipped computers and other

devices to communicate with a wired

network. Also used to expand the range

of a wireless network.

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Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Router

The Back Panel

Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Router

The Back Panel

The Router’s ports and the Reset button are located on the back panel of the Router.

Internet

This

Internet

port connects to your cable or DSL modem.

Phone1

For your primary

babyTEL

phone line, the

Phone1

port allows you to connect the Router to

your phone (or fax machine) using an RJ-11 phone cable (not included).

Phone2

If you have a second

babyTEL

phone line, the

Phone2

port allows you to connect the

Router to your second phone (or fax machine) using an RJ-11 phone cable (not included).

Ethernet 1-4

These four

Ethernet

ports connect to network devices, such as PCs or more switches.

Reset Button

There are two ways to reset the Router to its router factory defaults. Either press the

Reset

Button

for five seconds, or restore the defaults from the Router's Web-based Utility.

Power

The

Power

port is where you will connect the power adapter.

Figure 3-1: Back Panel

NOTE:

If you want to reset

the Router to its voice factory

default settings, then you will

need to use the Router’s Web-

based Utility and obtain a user

name and password available

only from

babyTEL.

Contact babyTEL for more

information.

NOTE:

The Internet port

only accepts a straight-

through cable. Do NOT

connect a crossover cable to

the Internet port.