QUICK SETUP GUIDE
Ruckus Wireless
MediaFlex 7811
Access Point
This Quick Setup Guide describes in step-by-step detail how to
set up a Ruckus Wireless MediaFlex 7811Access Point (AP), pro-
viding users with a wireless LAN. The process includes reconfigur-
ing your computer to connect to the AP through the Ruckus
Wireless Web Admin Interface. At the conclusion of setup, you
can connect your Ruckus Wireless AP at your site and put it in
use.
Package Contents
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One MediaFlex 7811 Access Point
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One 1-meter/3-foot Cat5 Ethernet cable
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One AC power adapter
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One Quick Setup Guide (this publication)
Required Equipment
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A computer running Windows 2000/Windows XP or Mac OS
X
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A modem (DSL or cable), E1/T1 router, or other device pro-
vided by your Internet Service Provider, that brings Inter-
net access to your site
1
After unpacking your Ruckus Wireless AP from the package,
place it next to your computer.
2
Temporarily disconnect your computer from any local net-
work (if connected).
3
Using the Ethernet cable provided in the Ruckus package,
connect the network port on your computer to the single
Ethernet port (labelled “WAN”) on the AP.
4
Using the AC adapter included in the package, con-
nect the AP to a convenient (and protected) power
source. After a minute, verify that the AP’s Power
LED (shown right) is a steady green.
You can now prepare your PC for a direct-to-AP network
connection.
On a Windows Computer
1
Open the Network Connections (or Network and Dial-up
Connections) control panel according to how the Start
menu is set up:
Start-> Settings-> Network Connections
Start-> Control Panel-> Network Connections
2
When the Network Connections window appears (XP or
2000), right-click the icon for “Local Area Connection” and
choose Properties.
ALERT!—Make sure you don’t open the Properties dialog
box for the wireless network.
3
When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box
appears, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the scroll-
ing list, and click Properties.
The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears.
IMPORTANT— Write down all of the currently active set-
tings so you can restore your computer to its current con-
figuration later (when this process is complete).
4
Select Use the following IP address (if it’s not already
active) and make the following entries:
IP Address
192.168.2.22 (or any address in
the 192.168.2.x network besides
192.168.2.1)
Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.2.1
Preferred DNS server 192.168.2.1
You can leave the Alternate DNS server field empty.
5
Click OK to save your changes and exit first the TCP/IP
Properties dialog box, then the Local Area Connection
Properties dialog box.
Your changes are put into effect immediately. You can now
use a Web browser to log into the AP.
On a Mac Computer
1
Open System Preferences. The System Preferences win-
dow appears.
2
Click the Network icon. The Network window appears.
3
Click Built-in Ethernet, and then click the Configure but-
ton.
4
In Configure IPv4, select Manually.
5
Configure the IP address settings as follows:
IP Address
192.168.2.22 (or any address in
the 192.168.2.x network besides
192.168.2.1)
Subnet Mask
255.255.255.0
Router
192.168.2.1
6
Click Apply Now.
You have completed preparing your computer for AP connec-
tion. Click the red (X) button on the upper-left corner to close
the Network window.
As specified earlier, the AP should be directly connected to
your computer (through the WAN port), and have been powered
up, ready for setup.
1
On the PC, open a Web browser window.
2
In the browser, use the IP address printed on the bottom of
the AP as a URL to connect to the AP.
1
Connecting the Ruckus AP to Your
Computer
2
Preparing Your Computer for AP
Connection
3
Logging into the AP
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