LINKSYS WAG54GV2M Users Manual
Configuration Utility
User’s Guide
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1 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 List of abbreviations and Terms............................................................................................ 3
2 Installation............................................................................................................................. 4
3 Using the TI WLAN CU....................................................................................................... 5
3.1 The Main (Status) Screen ....................................................................................................... 6
3.2 The Modify Property Sheet .................................................................................................... 9
3.2.1 The New Connection tab ............................................................................ 9
3.2.2 Advanced tab ............................................................................................ 11
3.3 The Advanced Properties Screen......................................................................................... 12
3.4 The Privacy Screen ................................................................................................................ 14
3.4.1 The WEP Screen....................................................................................... 15
3.4.2 The CCX Configuration Screen................................................................ 16
3.5 The Statistics Screen .............................................................................................................. 17
3.6 The About Screen................................................................................................................... 18
3.7 Debug Screen .......................................................................................................................... 19
3.7.1 Debug Tab activation................................................................................ 19
3.7.2 Debug Screen options ............................................................................... 20
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1 Introduction
The configuration utility provides displaying and changing parameters of the TI WLAN driver.
1.1 List of abbreviations and Terms
AES - Advanced Encryption Standard
AP - Access Point
BSS - Basic Service Set
BSSID - Basic Service Set Identifier
CU - Configuration Utility
FCS - Frame Check Sequence
GUI - Graphical User Interface
IBSS - Independent Basic Service Set
LEAP - Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
MAC - Medium Access Control
MSDU - MAC Service Data Unit
PBCC - Packet Broadcast Control Channel
PRS - Product Requirements Specification
RSSI - Received Signal Strength Indication
SSID - Service Set Identifier
SSN - Sub System Number
TI - Texas Instruments Inc.
TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy
WiFi - Wireless Fidelity
WPA - WiFi Protected Access
WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network
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2 Installation
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3 Using the TI WLAN CU
Important Notes:
• In case that the device was not installed properly or that it is disconnected, all
buttons, combo boxes, edit boxes etc. will be disabled. Also the status text in the
main window will be set to Driver not loaded.
• To save any changes – press the Apply button. Changes will not be saved if
changed focus to another tab without previously clicking the Apply button.
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Pressing the OK / Cancel button from the main property sheet will minimize the
application to the task bar. In case that there were changes, clicking the Cancel
button will return the displayed data to the one stored on the driver. Another click
will minimize the application to the task bar. Left click the application icon on the
task bar, or right click and choose Restore to restore it. Choose Exit to exit the
application.
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3.1 The Main (Status) Screen
The Main Screen is the main page for the CU. It contains the available 802.11 networks and the current configuration basic
data. It enables rescanning the network, modifying the current configuration parameters and connecting to each one of the
listed SSIDs. It also enables activating and deactivating of using an external configuration.
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Getting Started:
In order to connect to a network, do the following:
1) In the Available Networks Window the currently available networks are displayed. In order to connect to a specific
network – select the appropriate raw (will be highlighted as a result)
2) Click on the
will attempt associating with the chosen network. If there are no available networks on the available networks
window, you can choose to rescan for currently available networks by pressing the
After choosing a network, a basic connection data will be displayed on the screen. See Displayed data section for details
If no network is available or refreshing the available networks list is desired – click on the Rescan button.
Connect button (another option is to double click the appropriate raw). After doing so, the CU
Rescan button.
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Displayed data:
Status – can be one the following:
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Driver not loaded – driver not installed or not inserted.
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Disconnected from network – disconnected from current configured SSID.
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Connecting to network – while in the process of connecting.
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Connected to network – connected to current configured SSID.
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Scanning network – scanning network for available SSIDs.
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Not connected to network – sidle status
Current configuration - provides read-only status information of the current active connection.
• Pref: SSID - Preferred Service Set Identifier.
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BSS Type - Basic Service Set Type.
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BSSID - Basic Service Set Identifier.
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Channe - the channel number through which we are connected.
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Tx Rate - current rate used for transmitting frames.
For more information, see section 3.2.1
Signal quality – displays the Received Signal Strength Indication as a percentage bar.
Tx Rate Rx Rate displays instantaneous transmit and receive rates, in a graphical format. These
values are being refreshed every second.
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