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Installing the Access Point
Installation Procedures
2. On this computer, click Start > Connect to > Show all connections.
The Network Connections window appears.
3. Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties. The
Local Area Connection Properties window appears.
4. Click Internet Protocol (IP), and then click Properties.
Note Remember to write down your computer's current IP address settings. You
will need to change them back after you configure the IP address settings of
the access point.
5. On the General tab of the Internet Protocol (IP) Properties window, click
Use the following IP address.
6. In IP address, type an IP address that is on the same range as the default
IP address (192.168.1.14) of the access point. For example, you can type
192.168.1.123.
7. In Subnet mask, type 255.255.255.0.
8. Click OK.
You are now ready to connect the management computer to the access point.
b. Connect the Management Computer to the Access Point
In this step, you will physically connect the management computer to the
access point to prepare for preconfiguration.
1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable that is supplied with the access
point to the LAN port on the management computer.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the back
panel of the access point.
3. Connect the supplied power adapter to the power connector on the back
of the access point.
4. Connect the other end of the power adapter to a power source.
The LEDs on the front panel of the access point flash as the device boots up.
When it has completed booting up, check the LEDs again:
■ The Power LED should be green.
■ One LAN LED - either Link/Act (100Mbps) or Link/Act (10Mbps) - should
be green.
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