User guide

1-4 Quick Start Instructions for Access Point and PC Card Client Adapter

Set Up the Access Point

Connect and Power Up

Figure 1-3 Steps to Connect and Power Up the Access Point

At start-up, all three LEDs on the top of the Access Point slowly blink amber, red, and then green in sequence;

the sequence takes a few minutes to complete. During normal operation, the LEDs blink green. Refer to the user

guide on the Access Point help ﬁles and documentation CD for LED descriptions.

Configure

To conﬁgure the Access Point to work with your wired LAN, you must assign an IP address and an SSID (Radio

Service Set Identiﬁer) to the Access Point. An SSID is a unique identiﬁer (similar to a password) that must be used

in order for devices like your PC Card Client Adapter to be able to communicate with the Access Point. The SSID

can be any alphanumeric entry up to a maximum of 32 characters.

Assign an IP address and SSID

Step 1. Open a terminal-emulation program on your laptop. The following instructions describe

HyperTerminal; other terminal-emulation programs are similar.

Step 2. In the Connection Description window: type a name (for example, AP340), select an icon for the

connection, and click OK.

Step 3. In the Connect Using pull down menu, select the port to which the cable is connected (for example,

Direct to COM1) and click OK.

Connect power cord

between Access Point

and power source.

Point antenna

perpendicular

to the ground.

LED Panel

Connect 9-pin serial

cable between Access

Point and your laptop.

Connect ethernet cable

between Access Point

and wired LAN.