Chapter 4: Connecting The Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point; Hardware Installation - Linksys WAP55AG - Wireless A+G Access Point User Manual

Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point
Chapter 4: Connecting the Dual-Band Wireless A + G
Access Point

Hardware Installation

1. Locate an optimum location for the Access Point. The best place for the Access Point is usually at the center
of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your PCs and wireless accessories.
2. Fix the direction of the antenna. Try to place it in a position that will best cover your wireless network.
Normally, the higher you place the antenna, the better the performance will be. The antenna's position
enhances the receiving sensitivity.
3. Connect a standard Ethernet network cable to the Access Point. Then, connect the other end of the Ethernet
cable to a switch or router. The Access Point will then be connected to your wired Network.
4. Connect the AC Power Adapter to the Access Point's Power port and to an electrical outlet. Only use the
power adapter supplied with the Access Point. Use of a different adapter may result in product damage.
Now that the hardware installation is complete, proceed to Chapter 5: Setting Up the Dual-Band Wireless A + G
Access Point, for directions on how to set up the Access Point.

Chapter 4: Connecting the Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point

Hardware Installation
hardware: the physical aspect of
computers, telecommunications, and
other information technology devices
HAVE YOU: Enabled TCP/IP on your PCs? PCs
communicate over the network with this
protocol. Refer to Appendix D: Windows Help
for more information on TCP/IP.
tcp/ip: a set of instructions PCs use to communicate
over a network.
NOTE: If you are setting up an Infrastructure
Network, all of your wireless devices must be
in Infrastructure mode in order to function
within the network. Similarly, if your network
is an Ad-Hoc Network, all of your wireless
devices must operate in Ad-hoc mode in order
for all other wireless devices to communicate.
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