User guide

Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 2925/2942 User Guide | Installation, Setup, and Placement of the AP

Preparing the Access Point for Network Use

The following sections detail how to use your PC/laptop to manually set up the AP to func-

tion as an auto-activating multimedia wireless hotspot.

What you’ll be doing

• Reconfigure the local area network settings on your PC

• Power up the AP and connect it directly to the Ethernet network port on your PC

• Using a browser, log into the Ruckus Wireless Web Admin UI on the AP.

• Enter the AP setup entries and save them

• Log out, exit the browser, and disconnect/power off the AP.

• The AP is now ready for onsite placement and activation.

Requirements

Make sure you have the following before starting this process:

• A modem (DSL or cable), E1/T1 router, or other device provided by your Internet Service

Provider, that brings web access to your site

• (Optional) A network switch or a DSL/Internet gateway device.

• A computer (desktop or laptop) running Windows 2000 or XP with a recent-version web

browser

1 After unpacking your Ruckus Wireless access point from the package, place it next to

your PC/laptop.

2 Temporarily disconnect your PC/laptop from any local wired network (if connected).

3 Using the Ethernet cable provided in the Ruckus package, connect your PC/laptop net-

work port to one of the four LAN ports on the back of the AP.

• DON’T CONNECT the cable to the AP’s WAN port for this task.

Note

Important! If the AP is deployed with a ZoneDirector, follow the ZoneDirector Quick Setup

Guide, and connect the AP to your Ethernet network.

1 Connecting the AP to your PC

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