Wireless Access Point
Quick Installation Guide
Prior to connecting
the hardware, make sure to power off your Ethernet device and Wireless Access
Point (AP). Then follow the steps below to connect the related devices.
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Connect your computer to the LAN port.
Attach one end of the
Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector to your hub, switch or a computer’s
Ethernet port, and the other end to one of the LAN ports of your AP.
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Connect
the power adapter.
Connect the single DC
output connector of the power adapter to the power jack on the side of the AP.
Then plug the Power Adapter into an AC outlet.
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Power
on the following devices in this order:
HUB or Switch, AP, and
PCs
You can manage the AP
through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device
via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to
the device via Ethernet. The Access Point is configured with the default IP
address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and its DHCP server is
enabled by default. Before setting up the AP, make sure your PCs are configured
to obtain an IP (or TCP/IP) address automatically from the AP by the steps
below.
Please follow the steps below to setup your
computer:
1. Go
to Start à Settings à Control Panel
Figure 2-1
2.
Double click the icon Network and Dial-up Connections
3.
Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click
Properties
Figure 2-2
4.
Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button
Figure 2-3
5.
Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address
automatically, then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
window
Figure 2-4
6.
Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window
Figure 2-5
Please follow the steps below to setup your
computer:
1. Go
to Start à Settings à Control Panel
2.
Click Network and Internet Connections
Figure 2-6
3.
Click Network Connections
Figure 2-7
4.
Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click
Properties
Figure 2-8
5.
Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button
Figure 2-9
6.
Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address
automatically, then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
window
Figure 2-10
7.
Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window
Figure 2-11
After configuring the
TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer can communicate
with the AP. To execute the ping command, open the DOS window and ping the IP
address of the Access Point at the DOS prompt:
To execute ping
command, open the DOS window by clicking on Start -> Run. In the Run window,
type CMD. At the DOS prompt, type the following command:
If the Command window
returns something similar to the following:
Figure 3-1
Then the connection
between the AP and your computer has been successfully established.
If the computer fails
to connect to the AP, the Command window will return the following:
Figure 3-2
Verify your computer's
network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the AP and
the computer.
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Launch the Web browser
and type http://192.168.1.1 in the Address field and click Enter.
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After connected to the
device, you will be prompted to enter the username and password. Type “guest” in the User Name field, the
default password is “guest”.
Figure 4-1
Congratulations! You’ve successfully configured
your Wireless Access Point.