Professional Access Point Quick Installation Guide 1R24.0542.00 rev 1.
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Getting Started Package Contents • • • • • • • Access Point Installation CD-ROM Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable Power Adapter Two 5 dBi antennas Mounting kit Instruction Sheet Mounting Hardware ■ ■ What You Need in Order To Begin • An administrator computer. This is the computer that you will use to set up and test your new wireless network before adding live wireless clients. On this computer, you must have Administrator rights A CD-ROM drive An HTML 4.
Step 1: Connect the Access Point to the Network and to Power. The first USRobotics Professional Access Point in your network must be installed and configured using an Ethernet cable. Make the following hardware connections: 1. Attach the antennas to the access point. 2. Connect one end of the supplied Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the access point, and connect the other end to the same network that the administrator computer uses. Administrator Computer Router Professional Access Point 3.
Step 2: Open the Access Point’s Web User Interface. For Windows Operating Systems 1. Insert the USRobotics Installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on the administrator computer and select Setup from the menu. The Professional Access Point Detection Utility starts automatically and displays its Welcome screen: If the CD-ROM does not start automatically, navigate to the CD-ROM drive and double-click setup.exe.
3. Click Next to display the page that will start the configuration process. 4. In the Detection Utility window, click Administration Console. For Non-Windows Operating Systems 1. 2. 3. 4. Using the configuration program for the networking device, such as a router, to which the access point is connected, view the device’s client list. Find the LAN MAC address of the access point in the client list. Note the IP address that corresponds to the LAN MAC address of the access point.
1 Review Description of this Access Point Type a description of the access point’s location. 2 Provide Network Settings ■ ■ In Current Password, type admin. Type a New Password that is eight or fewer alphanumeric characters (0–9, a–z, A–Z). Do not use special characters or spaces. Note: The Password field is case sensitive, so be sure to remember exactly how you enter it. ■ ■ 3 Type the new password in Confirm New Password. Type a Network Name.
1. From the Advanced menu, select Security. 2. Select a Security Mode other than None, and mode-specific options appear on the screen. USRobotics recommends that you use one of the WPA/WPA2 options so that you have the maximum level of security on your network. For more information about the security modes available on the Professional Access point, see the Administrator Guide on the Installation CD-ROM. 3. Enter the mode-specific security options, including a security key, and click Update.
Adding a Wireless Client You can now connect wireless devices to your new wireless network. To access the network, the wireless adapter in each device must support the same mode as the access point—either 802.11b or 802.11g—and must be configured with the same security mode and security key as the access point. For information about configuring the adapter in your wireless device, refer to the adapter’s documentation.
Troubleshooting The installation procedure does not begin when I insert the Installation CD-ROM. Possible Solution: You may be running a program that interferes with the autolaunch feature of the CD-ROM. Navigate to your CD-ROM drive and launch Startup.exe. The Detection Utility does not find the access point. Possible Solution 1: 1. 2. Ensure that all cables are plugged in firmly, and verify that the access point’s power indicator is lighted.
My wireless device cannot find the wireless network. Possible Solution 1: Ensure that the access point is broadcasting its SSID: 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the Web User Interface of the access point. From the Advanced menu, select Security. Verify that Broadcast SSID is set to Allow. Click Update to save any change. Possible Solution 2: Reboot the access point by disconnecting and then reconnecting its power adapter. My wireless device cannot connect to the wireless network.
Are You Still Having Trouble? 1. 2. Refer to the Administrator Guide on the Installation CD-ROM for additional installation and troubleshooting information. Go to the Support section of the U.S Robotics Web site at www.usr.com/support/. Many of the most common difficulties that users experience have been addressed in the FAQ and Troubleshooting Web pages for your product. The product number of the Professional Access Point is 5453. You may need to know this to obtain information on the U.S.
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