Air Live WLA-500AP, User Manual

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Connecting the Cables
Follow these steps to install your WLA-5000AP:
Step 1.
Connect ADSL/Cable modem to the Wireless Router WAN port using CAT5 UTP
LAN cable.
Step 2.
Connect a PC/Workstation to one of the LAN ports of the Wireless Router.
Step 3.
Connect one end of the DC adapter to the Wireless Router and plug the other end into
an electrical outlet.
High Level Configuration Steps Required for the WLA-5000AP
This section describes configuration required for the WLA-5000AP before it can work properly in your
network.
Normally, devices on both LANs (except for servers) are configured to obtain their IP addresses
automatically. Depending on whether there is a separate DHCP server available in your LAN envi-
ronment network, thus to determine if you need to enable the built-in DHCP server in the Wireless
Router. The following configuration step assumes that the router’s built-in DHCPS will be used.
Additionally, since you need to perform various configuration changes to the WLA-5000AP, including
the SSID, Channel number, the WEP key, etc., it is necessary to associate a fixed IP address with the
WLA-5000AP, which is why the WLA-5000AP will be shipped with a factory default private IP ad-
dress of 192.168.1.1 (and a network mask of 255.255.255.0).
Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as DHCP clients
The following will give detailed steps of how to configure a PC or a wireless client to “obtain IP ad-
dresses automatically”. For other types of configuration, please refer to the corresponding user manual.
For the case of using a LAN attached PC, the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed properly,
be connected to the WLA-5000AP either directly or through an external LAN switch, and have
TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server in the
network.
AirLive WLA-5000AP WISP+Client Router Mode
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