Appendix A: Application Example - TP-Link TL-WA500G User Manual

Appendix A: Application Example

The TL-WA500G allows you to connect a wireless device to the wired network. Providing that you
want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wired network wirelessly, you
can take the following instructions.
1. Configure the AP via a wired connection.
1). Connect your AP to your PC with an Ethernet cable.
2). Configure the IP address for your PC to communicate with the AP referring to Chapter 3
Configure the PC.
3). Log on to the web-based management page. Configure your AP in the Access Point
mode and check the Enable SSID Broadcast box referring to 4.4.2 Wireless Mode.
4). View the Wireless > Basic Settings page and keep the SSID of the AP in mind.(Here
we choose TP-LINK as the SSID for example.) You are suggested to change the SSID
and secure your wireless network referring to 4.4.1 Basic Settings and 4.4.3 Security
Settings.
5). Remove the Ethernet cable between the AP and your PC.
2. Connect your AP to the LAN port on the Router with an Ethernet cable.
3. Configure your PC to connect to the network wirelessly.
1). Click Start ( in the lower left corner of the PC's screen), right-click My Network
Connections and choose Properties.
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