Wireless Network Access Point
Chapter 5: Setting Up the
Wireless Network Access Point
Now that you’ve connected the Access Point to your wired network, you are
ready to begin setting it up. This Setup Wizard will take you through all the
steps necessary to get the Access Point connecting your wireless network to
your wired network and communicating more efficiently.
1. Insert the Setup Wizard CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. Optimally, your
PC should be on your wired network.
2. The screen in Figure 5-1 should appear on your monitor. If it does not, this
means the autorun is not functioning. Start the autorun manually by click-
ing the Start button, selecting Run, and typing D:\setup.exe (if “D” is your
PC’s CD-ROM drive). Click the Setup button to run the Setup Wizard.
Clicking the User Guide button opened this User Guide. To access the
Linksys website on an active Internet connection, click the LINKSYS
WEB button, or to exit this Setup Wizard, click the Exit button.
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Chapter 4: Connecting the
Wireless Network Access Point
1. Locate an optimum location for the Access Point. The best place for the
Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of
sight to all of your mobile stations.
2. Fix the direction of the antenna. Try to place it in a position which can best
cover your wireless network. Normally, the higher you place the antenna,
the better the performance will be. The antenna’s position enhances the
receiving sensitivity. Both antennas should be perpendicular to the ground
and parallel to each other.
3. Connect the included Category 5 Ethernet network cable to the Access
Point. Then, connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a switch or hub.
The Access Point will then be connected to your 10 or 10/100 network.
4. Connect the AC power adapter to the Access Point’s Power port. Only use
the power adapter supplied with the Access Point. Use of a different adapter
may result in product damage.
Now that the hardware installation is complete, proceed to “Chapter 5: Setting
Up the Wireless Network Access Point” for directions on how to set up the
Access Point.
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Have You: Connected the Access Point to a hub, switch, or router
on your wired network as shown in “Chapter 4: Connecting the
Wireless Network Access Point”?
Note: While the Access Point has been designed to work correctly
right out of the box, setting it up on a wireless computer will
require you to use the Linksys default settings. These settings can
then be changed through the Web-based Utility.
Note: In order for all other wireless devices to communicate with
the Access Point, those devices must be operating in the infrastruc-
ture mode. If any wireless devices are configured in the ad-hoc
mode, they will not be recognized by the Access Point.
