User guide

Installing the Access Point

Step 1: Preconfigure the Access Point

1. Prepare the Administrative Computer

NOTE: The following procedure is applicable if the administrative computer is

running Windows XP or Windows 2000. If you are using a different operating system,

refer to the documentation that was shipped with your operating system for informa-

tion on how to modify the computer’s IP address settings.

1. On your Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer, open the Network Connec-

tions (or Network and Dial-up Connections) control panel according to how the

Start menu is set up:

• On Windows XP, click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.

• On Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Network Connections.

2. When the Network Connections window appears, right-click the icon for Local

Area Connection, and then click Properties.

NOTE: Make sure that you configure the Local Area Connection properties, not the

Wireless Network Connection properties.

3. When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears, select Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP) from the scrolling list, and then click Properties. The Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears.

4. Write down all of the currently active network settings. You will need this informa-

tion later when you restore your computer to its current network configuration.

5. Click Use the following IP address, and then configure the IP address settings

with the values listed in Table 15

. For a sample configuration, refer to Figure 19.

You can leave the Alternate DNS server box blank.

6. Click OK to save your changes and close the TCP/IP Properties dialog box.

7. Click OK again to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.

Windows saves the IP address settings that you have configured.

Table 15. Configure your computer’s IP address settings

IP address 192.168.0.22 (or any address in the 192.168.0.x

network—with the exception of 192.168.0.1, which

is the default IP address assigned to the Access Point)

Subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Default gateway 192.168.0.1

Preferred DNS server 192.168.0.1