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4 Basic configuration
4.1 Introduction
An Access Point can be used in a variety of ways. This chapter guides
you through common scenarios, and gives general information on the
basic configuration of the Access Point.
The Access Point can be used to:
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connect to a single computer (section 4.3)
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extend an existing wired network (section 4.4)
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create a wireless network (section 4.5)
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create a gateway to the internet (section 4.6)
At the end of the chapter, you
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l find more general information about:
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Using a DHCP server (section 4.7)
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Adding multiple Access Points to a network (section 4.8)
The scenarios don’t cover every possible use of the Access Point. With
the information in Network Setup in general (section 4.9) you can
configure the Access Point for situations that haven’t been covered by
the scenarios.
In all scenarios, there is one important piece of information you need: the
IP addressing method for the network. The IP addressing section tells
you more about that.
4.2 IP addressing
Each computer and Access Point in your network has an address so
other computers can talk to it. This address is called an IP address.
