Setting Up Your Access Point; Mounting The Access Point; Configuring The Access Point - Gateway 200ARC Network Manual

Wireless Ethernet Networking

Setting up your access point

See the instructions that came with your access point or wireless access point
router for initial setup. How you set up your access point varies depending on
the features of the access point and your networking situation.

Mounting the access point

When selecting a place to mount your access point, consider the following
guidelines:
■ Mount your access point as high as possible (to avoid interference from
natural obstacles and appliances).
■
Mount your access point in a location so you can run an Ethernet cable
from the access point to either your wired Ethernet network or your cable
or DSL modem.

Configuring the access point

Important
To configure the Linksys wireless access point router with 4-port switch:
1
If you are connecting any wired devices to your wireless access point router,
follow the instructions in
hub or switch" on page
-OR-
If you are not connecting any wired devices to your wireless access point
router, go to
2
Plug one end of a straight-through cable into the WAN port on the wireless
access point router and the other end into the DSL or cable modem.
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The following configuration information applies to the
Linksys wireless access point router with 4-port switch. For
any other brand or model of access point, see the
manufacturer's documentation, which may accompany the
access point or be available from the manufacturer's Web
site.
"Setting up a network using a router and optional
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Step 2.
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Step 7.