Step 2: Verify Access Point Operation; Connect The Access Point To The Network; Associate A Wireless Client With The Access Point - Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 7982 User Manual

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Installing the Access Point

Step 2: Verify Access Point Operation

On Windows 7, click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet >
Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings.
On Windows XP, click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.
2. When the Network Connections window appears, right-click the icon for Local
Area Connection, and then click Properties.
3. When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears, select Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) (TCP/IPv4 in Windows 7) from the list, and then click Proper-
ties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears.
4. Restore the computer's network settings by typing the original IP address settings
in the TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
5. On the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click OK to close it.
6. Click OK again to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
You are now ready to connect the Access Point to your network.

Step 2: Verify Access Point Operation

Before deploying the Access Point in your environment, Ruckus Wireless strongly
recommends that you verify that the Access Point is operating correctly. To do this,
you will need to connect the Access Point to your live network temporarily and make
sure that the network connection works and that wireless clients are able to associate
with the Access Point and connect to your network and the Internet.
NOTE: The network and power connections that you will be making in this step are
temporary.

Connect the Access Point to the Network

1. Connect the Ethernet cable from a LAN (RJ-45) port on the Access Point to your
network's router or switch.
2. Reconnect the Access Point to a power source.
You have completed connecting the Access Point to your live network. Perform the
tasks described in the following sections to verify that the Access Point is operating
normally.

Associate a Wireless Client with the Access Point

1. On the administrative computer, verify that the wireless interface is enabled. On
Windows XP, click All Programs > Connect To > Wireless Network Connection
to enable the wireless interface. (Other operating systems are similar).
2. Connect your admin computer to the wireless network:
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