Installing Your Ap11B - MSI AP11B User Manual

Wireless 802.11b AP11B User's Guide

2.4 Installing Your AP11B

Positioning
The AP11B can be free-standing, wall- or ceiling-mounted.
(Refer to 2.4.1 Free-standing Installation, 2.4.2 Wall-
mounted Installation for details.) Before connecting the
AP11B to your devices, please note that the AP11B should
be placed in a location with the followings:
- Easy accessibility: you can conveniently connect the
AP11B to the xDSL/Cable Modem through the Ethernet
port.
- Easy LEDs observation: you may monitor the real-time
networking status and take instant measures as
problems arise.
- Maximum wireless coverage: to achieve the maximal
coverage, the AP11B should be placed at a high level in
position without obstacles and defiladed space. No
matter how you install the AP11B--- in a wall-mounted
or free-standing fashion, remember the antenna should
always point vertically upward.
Connecting Cables
1. Plug the DC end of the power adapter into the
connector of the AP11B, and the AC end to the
wall outlet later.
2. For wired connection, connect the AP11B to the LAN
port.
Power Up
When the DC end of the power adapter is connected the
AP11B, plug the AC end of the power adapter to the wall
outlet can power up the system; and, the system will
perform POST (Power-On-Self-Test) to diagnose the system.
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