Instant Wireless® Series Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point Use this guide to install: WAP55AG User Guide
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Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point Note: Combinations of power levels and antennas resulting in a radiated power level of above 100 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) are considered as not compliant with the above mentioned directive and are not allowed for use within the European community and countries that have adopted the European R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC and/or the CEPT recommendation Rec 70.03.
Instant Wireless® Series Appendix B: Setting Up the TCP/IP and IPX Protocols Setting Up TCP/IP in Windows TCP/IP Setup for Windows 95, 98, and Millennium IPX Setup for Windows 95, 98, and Millennium TCP/IP Setup for Windows NT 4.0 IPX Setup for Windows NT 4.
Instant Wireless® Series Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point Chapter 3: Getting to Know the DualBand Wireless A + G Access Point The Access Point’s Back Panel Network Topology A wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one Instant Wireless Series adapter. Computers in a wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel.
Instant Wireless® Series T The Access Point’s Front Panel The LEDs on the Access Point’s front panel, shown in Figure 3-2, display network activity. Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point Chapter 4: Connecting the DualBand Wireless A + G 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. Figure 3-2 Power Green.
Instant Wireless® Series Chapter 5: Setting Up the DualBand Wireless A + G Access Point Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point 3. The following screen, shown in Figure 5-2, displays how to connect the Access Point. You can also configure the Access Point through one of your PC’s ethernet ports. Click the Next button to continue.
Instant Wireless® Series 5. You will be asked to sign onto the Access Point you’ve selected, as shown in Figure 5-4. Enter the default password: admin. Then, click the OK button. (This password should be changed from the Web-based Utility’s Password tab for greater security.) Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point 7. As shown in Figure 5-6, the Basic Settings screen for your 5 GHz/802.11a wireless products will appear.
Instant Wireless® Series The WEP key can consist of the letters “A” through “F” and the numbers “0” through “9” and should be 10 characters in length for 64-bit encryption, 26 characters in length for 128bit encryption, or 32 characters in length for 152-bit encryption. All points in your wireless network must use the same WEP key to utilize WEP encryption. Click the Next button to continue. Figure 5-7 Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point Channel.
Instant Wireless® Series Passphrase. This is a text string with a maximum of 16 alphanumeric characters used for generating a WEP Key. Type the passphrase here. This passphrase may not work with non-Linksys products due to possible incompatibility with other vendors’ passphrase generators. If you’d rather not use a passphrase and would rather enter the WEP Key manually, click the Next button. Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point 12. You should now review the settings you’ve chosen, as shown in Figure 511.
