Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | P/N: QS_vf2811_03152007vABC]
QUICK SETUP GUIDE
Ruckus Wireless VF2811
Multimedia Wireless
Access Point
This
Quick Setup Guide
describes in step-by-step detail how to
set up a Ruckus Wireless VF2811 multimedia wireless access
point (AP), providing users with a wireless LAN. The process
includes reconfiguring your PC/laptop to connect to the AP
through the Ruckus Wireless
Web Admin Interface
. At the conclu-
sion of setup, you can connect your Ruckus Wireless AP at your
site and put it in use.
Package Contents
• One VF2811 access point
• One 1-meter/3-foot Cat5 Ethernet cable
• One AC power adapter
• One
Quick Setup Guide
(this publication)
Required Equipment
• A PC or laptop running Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• A modem (DSL or cable), E1/T1 router, or other device pro-
vided by your Internet Service Provider, that brings Internet
access to your site.
1
After unpacking your Ruckus Wireless AP from the package,
place it next to your PC/laptop.
2
Temporarily disconnect your PC/laptop from any local net-
work (if connected).
3
Using the Ethernet cable provided in the Ruckus package,
connect your PC/laptop network port to the single Ether-
net 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.
1
On your Windows 2000 or XP PC, open the Network Connec-
tions (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.
4
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).
5
Select
Use the following IP address
(if it’s not already
active) and make the following entries:
IP Address
192.168.0.22 (or any address in
the 192.168.0.x network)
Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
Default gateway
192.168.0.1
Preferred DNS server
192.168.0.1
• You can leave the
Alternate DNS server
field empty.
6
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.
As specified earlier, the AP should be directly connected to
your PC/laptop (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.
Your URL should resemble this example:
http://192.168.0.0
3
Press
Enter
to initiate the connection.
4
When the
Ruckus Wireless Admin
login page appears, enter
the
Username
and
Password
that are printed on the
sticker on the bottom of the AP.
5
Click
Login
.
When the
Ruckus 2811 Multimedia Wireless AP
manage-
ment application appears in the browser, you can proceed.
[This application will be referred to as the “Web Admin
interface” hereafter.]
1
Connecting the Ruckus AP to your PC
2
Preparing your PC for AP Connection
3
Logging into the AP
Default AP Settings (for your reference)
Network Name (SSID)
V54-HOME001
Security (Encryption method)
Disabled
Default Management IP Address
192.168.0.1
