User's Manual

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Installation
• Introduction
• Installation Options and Requirements
• Connect and Power Up the Access Point
• LED Indicators
• Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
• Using DHCP
• Access Point Default Values
• Restore Factory Defaults
• Select a Location for Installation of the Access Point
• Access Point Configuration
Introduction
Your Intel® PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN Access Point, when used with Intel PRO/Wireless 5000
LAN Adapters or other 802.11a and 802.11b-compliant wireless LAN adapters, offers an easy
and economical way to add secure wireless connectivity to a wired local area network (LAN)
within a building or office.
For detailed hardware installation requirements and diagrams, see the printed Quick Installation
Guide supplied with the access point.
Installation Options and Requirements
Review the following options and requirements for installation and configuration of the access
point for connection over the wired LAN:
• (Recommended) For configuration of the access point, you will need a wired client
workstation connected to the access point directly (recommended) or over the wired LAN
to which the access point is connected. Note: Initial setup and configuration must be
done over a wired connection, but subsequent changes to the configuration can be done
over a wireless connection.
• (Optional) DHCP server support for automatic assignment of an IP address to the
access point over the wired network. You can configure the access point to use DHCP to
get its IP address. See Using DHCP
.
Connect and Power Up the Access Point
Connect the Access Point to the Wired Network
• Plug an RJ-45 Category 5 Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 connector on the bottom of the
access point and into a 10/100 Ethernet wall connector or hub.