8000003, December 2005
MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide
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Placement Guidelines
Placement Guidelines
You or your service provider or installer can determine the best placement for the MF2501 Adapter by using
the following guidelines.
Establishing a good general location
Your MF2501 Adapter should be placed:
•
On a shelf or other elevated location away from any physical obstructions.
•
Away from other sources of electromagnetic interference (for example, microwave ovens, and cordless
phones).
•
Away from large metal surfaces, pictures or mirrors.
•
Away from large furniture or other physical obstructions.
Using the Air Quality Indicator to fine-tune the placement
Wireless environments are sensitive to the physical arrangement of both electronic devices and furniture in
a room. You or your installer can observe the Air Quality Indicator LED to determine the best location. The
Air Quality indicator LED is described in
Table 2— “LED Indicators and Meanings” on page 13
.
Your service provider or installer can guide you through a self-help troubleshooting session if video quality
deteriorates after an installation. Or, you may be able to determine a solution to the problem on your own.
If “Bad” or “Maybe Acceptable,” air quality is indicated, you can adjust the location of the MF2501 Adapter
and other devices until a steady green LED indicates “good” air quality.
Connecting to the MF2501 Adapter
Before using the MF2501 Adapter, you have to configure it to work within your home network. Your service
provider or installer will likely perform all installation tasks for you, or you may read the following section
to understand how to configure it manually.
The default IP address of the MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter is
192.168.0.254.
To gain administrative control of the unit, set your PC or laptop network IP address to an address within the
same network as the MF2501 Adapter’s default IP address. Then, connect your PC to the MF2501 Adapter
using the provided Ethernet cable.
You can set your PC’s IP address to an address within the network
192.168.0.<2-253>
(Example:
192.168.0.100
).
Manually Configuring an IP Address on Your PC
1.
Windows 2000:
Start>Settings>Network and Dial-up Connections
Windows XP:
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network Connections
2.
Double-click the icon for the Local Area Connection designated for your home network, then click the
Properties
button at the bottom of the screen. (This is not the same icon as your home wireless network.)
3.
In the Local Area Connection Properties window, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the
Properties
button. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window appears (
Figure 4
).
