Linksys WRT54G3G-ST User manual

Model No.
Quick Installation
Model No.
Wireless
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There are three ways you can set up
the Wireless-G Router for Internet
connection. Select one.
1. Mobile Broadband Service Only
2. Broadband WAN Service Only
3. Broadband WAN and Mobile
Broadband Service
Before you begin, make sure that
you have the following:
Mobile Broadband Service Only:
An activated Mobile Broadband Data
Card and your Mobile Broadband
Data Card Service information.
Broadband WAN Service Only:
A broadband modem and settings
for your Internet connection.
Broadband WAN and Mobile
Broadband Service:
Activated Mobile Broadband Data
Card, Mobile Broadband Data Card
Service information, a broadband
modem, and settings for your
broadband Internet connection.
AInsert the Setup CD-ROM into
your CD-ROM drive. The Setup
Wizard should run
automatically, and the
Welcome screen should
appear. If it does not, click the
Start button and choose Run. In
the field that appears, enter
D:\SetupWizard.exe (if “D” is
the letter of your CD-ROM
drive).
BOn the Welcome screen, click
the Click Here to Start button if
this is the first time you are
running the Setup Wizard.
CContinue to the step for your
setup type.
AClick the Mobile Broadband
Only radio button to configure
the Router for mobile
broadband service.
BMake sure the Router is
powered off. Insert your mobile
broadband data card into the
Router’s Data Card Slot on the
top panel of the Router. Then
Click Next.
CConnect the included yellow
Ethernet network cable to the
Ethernet network port of your
computer.
Click Next.
DConnect the other end of the
cable to one of the yellow
Ethernet ports labeled 1-4 on
the side panel of the Router.
If necessary, connect any
additional computers or other
devices to the Router.
Click Next.
EConnect the power adapter to
the Router’s Power port. Plug
the other end into an electrical
outlet.
Click Next.
FMake sure the LEDs on the
Router light up. The Power LED
will flash for a few seconds
while the Router goes through
its self-diagnostics test. This LED
will be solidly lit when the self-
test is complete. If it does not
stop flashing, refer to “Appendix
A: Troubleshooting” in the user
guide on the CD-ROM.
Click Next.
GFollow the on-screen
instructions to complete the
setup and configuration.
Setting Up the Router for Mobile
Broadband Service Only
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WRT54G3G-ST
24
.GHz
802.11g
Router for Mobile Broadband
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Package Contents
• Wireless-G Router for Mobile Broadband
• Setup CD-ROM with User Guide
• Quick Installation Guide
• Power Adapter
• RJ-45 Ethernet Cable
AClick the Broadband WAN
Only radio button to configure
the Router for broadband WAN
service.
BMake sure the Router is
powered off. Disconnect the
Ethernet network cable from
your computer. (This is the
cable that connects the
computer to your modem.)
Then Click Next.
CConnect the cable from the
modem to the Internet port on
the Router. (This is the same
cable that you just
disconnected from your
computer.) Click Next.
2Setting Up the Router for
Broadband WAN service Only
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NOTE: If you want to make advanced
configuration changes, refer to “Chapter
8: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for
Mobile Broadband” in the user guide on
the CD-ROM.

GMake sure the Power, Internet,
and at least one of the
numbered LEDs on the Router
light up. If they do not light up,
make sure the cables are
securely connected.
The Power LED will flash for a
few seconds while the Router
goes through its self-
diagnostics test. This LED will be
solidly lit when the self-test is
complete. If it does not stop
flashing, refer to “Appendix A:
Troubleshooting” in the user
guide on the CD-ROM.
Click Next.
HFollow the on-screen
instructions to complete the
setup and configuration.
AClick the Broadband WAN and
Mobile Broaband radio button
to configure the Router for both
broadband WAN and mobile
broadband service.
BMake sure the Router is
powered off. Insert your mobile
broadband data card into the
Router’s Data Card Slot on the
top panel of the Router. Then
Click Next.
CDisconnect the Ethernet
network cable from your
computer. (This is the cable
that connects the computer to
your modem.) Then Click Next.
For additional information or troubleshooting help,
refer to the User Guide on the Setup CD-ROM.
Website
http://www.sprint.com or
SPRINT TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT
1-888-211-4727
Be sure to have the Sprint phone number of your
mobile broadband connection card ready before
calling.
To get the phone number, start the Sprint PCS
Connection Manager, then click on Menu, Device
Info & Diagnostics.
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and certain other countries. Copyright © 2006
Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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DConnect the cable from the
modem to the Internet port on
the Router. (This is the same
cable that you just
disconnected from your
computer.)
Click Next.
EConnect the included yellow
Ethernet network cable to the
Ethernet network port of your
computer.
Click Next.
FConnect the other end of the
cable to one of the yellow
Ethernet ports labeled 1-4 on
the side panel of the Router.
Connect additional computers
or other devices to the Router.
Click Next.
GConnect the power adapter to
the Router’s Power port. Plug
the other end into an electrical
outlet.
Click Next.
HMake sure the Power, Internet,
and at least one of the
numbered LEDs on the Router
light up. If they do not light up,
make sure the cables are
securely connected.
The Power LED will flash for a
few seconds while the Router
goes through its self-
diagnostics test. This LED will be
solidly lit when the self-test is
complete. If it does not stop
flashing, refer to “Appendix A:
Troubleshooting” in the user
guide on the CD-ROM.
Click Next.
IFollow the on-screen
instructions to complete the
setup and configuration.
3Setting Up the Router for Braodband
WAN and Mobile Broadband Service
NOTE: If you want to make advanced
configuration changes, refer to “Chapter
8: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for
Mobile Broadband” in the user guide on
the CD-ROM.
DConnect the included yellow
Ethernet network cable to the
Ethernet network port of your
computer. Click Next.
EConnect the other end of the
cable to one of the yellow
Ethernet ports labeled 1-4 on
the side panel of the Router.
If necessary, connect any
additional computers or other
devices to the Router. Click
Next.
FConnect the power adapter to
the Router’s Power port. Plug
the other end into an electrical
outlet. Click Next.
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NOTE: If you want to make advanced
configuration changes, refer to “Chapter
8: Configuring the Wireless-G Router for
Mobile Broadband” in the user guide on
the CD-ROM.