Linksys WAP300N - Enhancing Network with Wireless-N; Wireless Media Connector Mode Setup; Enabling Wired Devices for Wireless Access

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Linksys WAP300N
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Overview
Package contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Back view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Setting Up: Basics
How to expand your home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
What is a network? 3
How to expand your home network 3
Where to nd more help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Access Point Mode 4
Wireless Media Connector mode 5
Wireless Range Extender mode 6
Wireless Bridge mode 7
How to install your WAP300N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
How to open the browser-based utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
How to use Access Point mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
How to select Access Point mode 9
How to use Wi-Fi Protected Setup 9
How to manually set up your WAP300N 10
How to set up wireless security 11
How to use Wireless Media Connector mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to select Wireless Media Connector mode 12
How to run a wireless network site survey 12
How to use Wi-Fi Protected Setup 13
How to manually set up your WAP300N 14
How to use Wireless Range Extender mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to select Wireless Range Extender mode 15
How to run a wireless network site survey 16
How to use Wi-Fi Protected Setup 16
How to manually set up your WAP300N 16
How to use Wireless Bridge mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
How to select Wireless Bridge mode 16
How to set up Wireless Bridge Mode 17
How to set up wireless security 18
Setting Up: Advanced
How to set up the MAC lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to set up QoS (Quality of Service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to change the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to change the password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How to change the idle timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How to disable wireless admin access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How to change the browser-based utility’s language. . . . . . . 21
Maintaining and Monitoring
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How to back up and restore your WAP300N conguration . . . 22
How to reboot your WAP300N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How to restore your WAP300N’s factory settings. . . . . . . . . . 23
How to update your WAP300N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
How to view device and local network information. . . . . . . . 24
How to view wireless network information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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