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Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network

Network Layout

Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

The Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster is compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g adapters, such as the

Notebook Adapter (WPC54GS) for your laptop computers, PCI Adapter (WMP54GS) for your desktop PC, and USB

Adapter (WUSB54GS) when you want to enjoy USB connectivity.

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

www.linksys.com/international

for more information about products that work with the Wireless-G Travel Router

with SpeedBooster.

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Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

The Front Panel

Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Travel Router with

SpeedBooster

The Front Panel

The Router’s ports, LEDs, and buttons are located here.

LEDs

Power

Green. The

Power

LED lights up and will stay on while the Router is powered on. When the

Router goes through its self-diagnostic mode during every boot-up, this LED will be orange.

When the diagnostic is complete, the LED will be solidly lit.

Wireless

Green. The

WLAN

LED flashes when there is a successful wireless connection.

Internet

Green. The

Internet

LED lights up when there is a connection made through the Internet

port.

Ethernet

Green. If the LED is continuously lit, the Router is successfully connected to a device through

that port. A flashing LED indicates network activity over that port.

Ports

Ethernet

This port connects the Router to your networked PC and other Ethernet network devices.

Internet

The

Internet

port is where you will connect your broadband Internet connection.

Buttons

Reset

There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults. Either press the

Reset button

,

for approximately eight seconds, or restore the defaults from the Administration tab -

Factory Defaults in the Router's Web-based Utility.

Secure Easy Setup

The Secure Easy Setup sets up and configures your wireless devices. Push the Secure

Easy Setup button on the Router and on your other SecureEasySetup-enabled wireless

devices to automatically create a wireless connection.

Figure 3-1: The Router’s Front Panel

broadband

: an always-on, fast Internet connection.

IMPORTANT:

If you reset the Router, all of your settings,

including Internet connection, wireless, and security, will

be deleted and replaced with the factory defaults. Do not

reset the Router if you want to retain these settings.

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Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

The Power Plug and Slide

Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

The Power Plug and Slide

Within Most of the Western Hemisphere

The Router’s Power Plug is located on the back panel and the Power Slide is located on the top panel.

Power Plug

The

Power

plug

is where you will connect the Router to the electrical outlet.

Power Slide

Slide the

Power Slide

button in one direction to release the power plug and the other

direction for it to return inside the Router.

Outside of the Western Hemisphere

The power cable, provided with the Router, connects to the

Power plug

. Connect the other end to an electrical

outlet.

Figure 3-2: Western Hemisphere Router

POWER PLUG

Figure 3-3: The Router outside of the

Western Hemisphere

POWER PLUG

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Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

Overview

Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Travel Router with

SpeedBooster

Overview

Linksys recommends using the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD-ROM for first-time installation of the Router. For

advanced users, you may follow the instructions in this chapter, and then configure the Router through its Web-

based Utility (refer to “Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster”).

Hardware Installation

1.

Power down your network devices.

2.

Connect a standard Ethernet network cable from the Router’s Internet port to your Internet connection.

Figure 4-1: Connecting to the Internet

NOTE:

For first-time installation of the Router,

Linksys recommends using the Setup Wizard on the

Setup CD-ROM.

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Hardware Installation

Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

3.

For setup or if using a wired connection, connect a standard Ethernet network cable from the Router’s

Ethernet port to your PC.

4.

Slide the Power Slide until the Power Plug is fully extended or connect the power cable. (Routers outside the

Western Hemisphere are not equipped with a Power Slide.) Then, connect the Power Plug to an electrical

outlet.

Now that the hardware installation is complete, proceed to “Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Travel

Router with SpeedBooster.”

Figure 4-3: Connecting the Power

Figure 4-2: Connecting to the PC

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