Install And Configure The Wireless Access Point; Connect The Wireless Access Point To Computer - NETGEAR ProSafe WNAP320 Reference Manual

Install and Configure the Wireless Access Point

Before installing the wireless access point, make sure that your Ethernet network is up and
working. You will be connecting the wireless access point to the Ethernet network. Then
computers with 802.11b/g or 802.11n wireless adapters will be able to communicate with the
Ethernet network.
In order for this to work correctly, verify that you have met all of the system requirements,
shown in System Requirements
Install and configure your wireless access point in the order of the following sections:

1. Connect the Wireless Access Point to Computer

2. Log In to the Wireless Access Point on page
3. Configure Basic General System Settings and Time Settings on page
4. Configure IP Settings and Optional DHCP Server Settings on page 21
5. Configure Basic Wireless Settings on page
Connect the Wireless Access Point to Computer
Tip: Before you place the wireless access point in an elevated position that is
difficult to reach, first set up and test the wireless access point to verify
wireless network connectivity.
To set up the wireless access point:
1. Unpack the box and verify the contents.
2. Prepare a computer with an Ethernet adapter. If this computer is already part of your
network, record its TCP/IP configuration settings. Configure the computer with a static IP
address of 192.168.0.210 and 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
3. Connect an Ethernet cable from the wireless access point to the computer (point A in the
following figure).
4. Securely insert the other end of the cable into the wireless access point's Ethernet port
(point B in the following figure).
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