Installation
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Warning:
Do not plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. This may
damage the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway. Instead, use only
twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC
standards.
Notes: 1.
Use 100-ohm shielded or unshielded twisted-pair cable with RJ-45
connectors for all connections. Use Category 3, 4 or 5 for connections that
operate at 10 Mbps, and Category 5 for connections that operate at 100
Mbps.
2.
Make sure each twisted-pair cable does not exceed 100 meters (328 feet).
Figure 2-3. Making LAN Connections
Attach to Your Network Using Radio Signals
Install a wireless network adapter in each computer that will be connected to the
Internet or your local network via radio signals. Accton currently offers several
wireless network cards, including the WN3201 Wireless PCI card and the WN3301
Wireless PC card.
Rotate both antennas on the back of the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway to the
desired position. For more effective coverage, position one antenna along the
vertical axis and the other along the horizontal axis. Try to place the CheetahAccess
Wireless Gateway in a position that is located in the center of your wireless network.
Normally, the higher you place the antenna, the better the performance. Ensure that
the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway’s location provides optimal reception
throughout your home or office.
Computers equipped with a wireless adapter can communicate with each other as
an independent wireless LAN by configuring each computer to the same radio
channel. However, the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway can provide access to
your wired/wireless LAN or to the Internet for all wireless workstations. Each
wireless PC in this network infrastructure can talk to any computer in the wireless
group via a radio link, or access other computers or network resources in the wired
LAN infrastructure or over the Internet via the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway.
The wireless infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of
wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also doubles the effective wireless transmission
range for wireless PCs by retransmitting incoming radio signals through the
Summary of Contents for CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway AC-IG2004W
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Page 12: ...Introduction 1 4...
Page 22: ...Configuring Client PCs 3 2...
Page 48: ...Configuring Client TCP IP 5 6...
Page 58: ...Configuring Printer Services 6 10...
Page 66: ...Cables B 6...
Page 70: ...Specifications C 4...
Page 72: ...Ordering Information D 2...
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