User's Manual

Contents
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Contents
Contents..................................................................................................................i
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1
Identifying External Components on the Access Point................................ 2
Access Point Status LEDs ...........................................................................4
Wireless LAN Networking .................................................................................... 6
Introduction to Networks............................................................................. 6
Wireless LAN Networks ............................................................................. 7
Stand-Alone Wireless Network........................................................8
Infrastructure Network .....................................................................9
TCP/IP Addressing.................................................................................... 10
Selecting an IP Address .................................................................10
Creating a Subnet Mask .................................................................12
DHCP Server............................................................................................. 13
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) ............................................................14
Access Point Manager ............................................................................... 15
Verifying the TCP/IP Protocol Settings.........................................15
Configuring Access Point with Wired Clients................................16