16 | Chapter 2. Installation and Basic Configuration
ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual
Install and Configure the Wireless Access Point
Before installing the wireless access point, make sure that your Ethernet network is up and
working. You will be connecting the wireless access point to the Ethernet network. Then
computers with 802.11b/g or 802.11n wireless adapters will be able to communicate with the
Ethernet network.
In order for this to work correctly, verify that you have met all of the system requirements,
s
hown in System Requirements on p
age 7.
Install and configure your wireless access point in
the order of the following sections:
1. Connect the Wireless Access Point to Computer on this page.
2. Log In to the Wireless Access Point on page 18.
3. Configure Basic General System Settings
and Time Settings on page 19.
4. Configure IP Settings and Optional DHCP Server Settings on page 21
5. Configure Basic Wireless Settings on page 23.
Connect the Wireless Access Point to Computer
Tip: Before you place the wireless access point in an elevated position that is
difficult to reach, first set up and test the wireless access point to verify
wireless network connectivity.
To set up the wireless access point:
1. Unp
ack the box and verify the contents.
2. Prep
are a computer with an Ethernet adapter. If this computer is already part of your
network, record its TCP/IP configuration settings. Configure the computer with a static IP
address of 192.168.0.210 and 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
3. Connect an Ethern
et cable from the wireless access point to the computer (point A in the
following figure).
4. Securely insert
the other end of the cable into the wireless access point’s Ethernet port
(point B in the following figure).
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