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Ver. 5A

This 

Quick Installation Guide 

only provides you with some basic instructions. For more

detailed information, please refer to the User Manual on the supplied CD.

Quick Installation Guide

Package Content:

802.11g access point

Power Adapter

Category 5 UTP cable

Utility CD

Quick Installation Guide

1

Connecting the Access Poing (AP)

Prior to connecting the hardware, make sure to power off
your Ethernet device, Cable/ADSL modem and AP. Then
follow the steps below to connect the related devices.

Step 1 

Connecting the power adapter.

Connect the single DC output connector of the power adapter
to the power jack on the back of the AP. Then connect the
supplied power cord to the power adapter and the other end to
an AC outlet.

Step 2 

Connecting to Ethernet network.

Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors to
your hub, switch or a PCs Ethernet port, and the other end to
the 

LAN 

port of your AP.

Setting Up Ethernet/WLAN Client

2

You can choose to access the APs Web interface via Ethernet or
wireless network. Whatever your choice, you must properly
configure the network settings of your PC to be in the same
subnet with the AP. As the AP is shipped with these defaults:

Step 1

Click the 

Start

 button. Select 

Settings

 and/or click the 

Control

Panel

 icon.

For Windows 98 and ME, double-click the 

Network

 icon.

For Windows 2000, double-click the 

Network and Dial-up Con-

nections

 icon. Double-click the 

Local Area Connection x.

For Windows XP, click the

 Network and Internet Connections

icon. Click the 

Network Connections

. Double click the 

Local

Area Connection x

 under 

LAN or

 

High-Speed Internet.

Model # RT211W

  IP address: 192.168.1.1

  Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

  DHCP server: Disabled

Therefore, you should configure your PC’s TCP/IP settings to use
a static IP as below:

  IP address: 192.168.1.x (x is between 2 and 254)

  Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

  Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Note

: Before you change the TCP/IP configuration, you should write

down your original configuration setting in case you need to restore it
later.

Summary of Contents for RT211W

Page 1: ...your AP Setting Up Ethernet WLAN Client 2 You can choose to access the APs Web interface via Ethernet or wireless network Whatever your choice you must properly configure the network settings of your PC to be in the same subnet with the AP As the AP is shipped with these defaults Step 1 Click the Start button Select Settings and or click the Control Panel icon For Windows 98 and ME double click th...

Page 2: ...1b wireless adapter and has appropriate WLAN card driver utility and TCP IP installed 2 Set the wireless adapter to use appropriate TCP IP settings as described in previous section 3 Launch the wireless adapter s provided utility and verify that your wireless client is configured with these settings Operation Mode Infrastructure SSID 11g AP Authentication Open WEP Mode Disabled Checking the Connec...

Page 3: ...HCP Server The AP implements a built in DHCP server which can be used to dynamically assign IP addresses to the DHCP clients on the LAN WLAN To use DHCP server function make sure you have properly set the AP s IP address enable the DHCP service then enter the DHCP Lease Time and IP Pool Range fields Setting the AP to be DHCP Client If your network has already deployed a DHCP server you should set ...

Page 4: ...ork domain name of your WLAN Network Type An Open AP will periodically broadcast its SSID to allow the wireless clients to recognize their presence However this creates a security hole since any wireless station with SSID set to any or got the broadcast may associate to your AP It is recommended to set this option to Closed to have your AP only accept stations whose SSID are the same as this AP Co...

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