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Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point

Chapter 4: Connecting the Dual-

Band Wireless A + G Access Point

Locate an optimum location for the

Access Point.

The best place for the

Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of

sight to all of your mobile stations.

Fix the direction of the antenna.

Try to place it in a position which can

best cover your wireless network. Normally, the higher you place the anten-

na, the better the performance will be. The antenna’s position enhances the

receiving sensitivity.

Connect a standard Ethernet network cable to the Access Point.

Then,

connect the other end to a PC or to your wired network.

Connect the AC Power Adapter to the Access Point’s Power Socket.

Only use the power adapter supplied with the Access Point. Use of a differ-

ent adapter may result in product damage.

Now that the hardware installation is complete, proceed to

Chapter 5: Setting

Up the Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point

for directions on how to set

up the Access Point.

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Note:

In order for all other wireless devices to communicate with

the Access Point, those devices must be operating in the

Infrastructure Mode

If any wireless devices are configured in

the

Ad Hoc Mode

, they

will not

be recognized by the Access Point.

The LEDs on the Access Point’s front panel, shown in Figure 3-2, display net-

work activity.

Power

Green

. The

Power

LED lights up when the Access Point is

powered on.

Diag

Red

. The

Diag

LED indicates the Access Point’s self-diagnosis

mode during boot-up and restart. It will turn off upon com-

pleting the diagnosis. If this LED stays on for an abnormally

long period of time, refer to the Troubleshooting Appendix.

WLAN Act

Green

. If the WLAN’s

Act

LED is flickering, the Access Point

is actively sending or receiving data to or from one of the

devices on the network.

WLAN Link

Green

. The WLAN’s

Link

LED lights whenever there is a suc-

cessful wireless connection.

LAN Act/Link

Green

. The LAN’s

LINK

LED serves two purposes. If the

LED is continuously lit, the Access Point is successfully con-

nected to a device through the LAN port. If the LED is flick-

ering, it is an indication of any network activity.

LAN Full/Col

Green

. The LAN’s

Full/Col

LED also serves two purposes.

When this LED is continuously lit, the connection made

through the corresponding port is running in Full Duplex

mode. A flickering LED indicates that the connection is expe-

riencing collisions. Infrequent collisions are normal. If this

LED blinks too often, there may be a problem with your con-

nection. Refer to the Troubleshooting Appendix if you think

there is a problem.

LAN 100

Orange

. The LAN’s

100

LED indicates when a successful

100Mbps connection is made through the LAN port.

The Access Point’s Front Panel

Figure 3-2

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The following screen, shown in Figure 5-2, displays how to connect the

Access Point. You can also configure the Access Point through one of your

PC’s ethernet ports. Click the

button to continue.

The next screen to appear, shown in Figure 5-3, will display a list of access

points on your network along with the status information for each access

point. Choose this Access Point for configuration and click the

Yes

button

to continue.

Chapter 5: Setting Up the Dual-

Band Wireless A + G Access Point

Now that you’ve connected the Access Point to your wired network, you are

ready to begin setting it up. This Setup Wizard will take you through all the

steps necessary to configure the Access Point.

Insert the Setup Wizard CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. Your PC must

be on your wired network to set up the Access Point.

The screen in Figure 5-1 should appear on your monitor. If it does not, this

means the autorun is not functioning. Start the Setup Wizard manually by

clicking the

Start

button, selecting

Run

, and typing

d:\setup.exe

(where

“D” is your PC’s CD-ROM drive). Click the

Setup

button to continue this

Setup Wizard. Clicking the

User Guide

button opened this User Guide. To

access the Linksys web site on an active Internet connection, click the

Linksys Web

button or to exit this Setup Wizard, click the

Exit

button.

Figure 5-2

Figure 5-3

Have You:

Connected the Access Point to a PC or available port on

your wired network as described in Chapter 4: Connecting the

Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point?

Note:

While the Access Point has been designed to work correctly

right out of the box, setting it up on a wireless computer will require

you to use the Linksys default settings. These settings can then be

changed with the Setup Wizard or Web-based Browser Utility.

Figure 5-1

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As shown in Figure 5-6, the

Basic Settings

screen for your 5 GHz/802.11a

wireless products will appear. Enter your wireless network’s SSID and

select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal. Then,

click the

button to continue.

SSID.

The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless

network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network.

It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any

keyboard character. The default SSID,

linksys-a

, should be changed for

greater security. Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your

wireless network.

Channel.

Select

the appropriate

channel

from

the list provided

correspond

with your net-

work

settings,

between 36 and

64. All points in

your

wireless

network

must

use

the

same

channel in order

to function cor-

rectly.

The

Security Settings

screen (Figure 5-7) for your 5 GHz/802.11a wireless

products will appear next. From this screen, you will set the Wired

Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption, 64-bit/128-bit/152-bit, for your

wireless network. Select a WEP configuration method and a WEP key.

Figure 5-6

You will be asked to

sign onto the Access

Point you’ve select-

ed,

shown

Figure 5-4. Enter the

default

password:

admin

. Then, click

the

button. (This

password should be

changed from the

Web-based Utility’s

Password

tab

for

greater security.)

As shown in Figure 5-5, the

IP Settings

screen will appear next.

Enter an

IP Address, Subnet Mask,

and enter a unique access point name for the

Access Point appropriate to your network. Then, click the

button to

continue.

IP Address

. This IP address must be unique to your network. (The default

IP address is 192.168.1.246.)

Subnet Mask

. The Access Point’s Subnet Mask must be the same as your

Ethernet network.

Access

Point

Name.

Assign a

name

the

Access Point.

Unique, memo-

rable names are

helpful,

espe-

cially if you are

employing mul-

tiple

access

points on the

same network.

Figure 5-4

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The WEP key can consist of the letters “A” through “F” and the numbers

“0” through “9” and should be 10 characters in length for 64-bit encryption,

26 characters in

length for 128-

bit encryption,

or 32 characters

length

for

152-bit encryp-

tion. All points

in your wireless

network

must

use

the

same

WEP key to uti-

lize

WEP

encryption.

Click the

button to contin-

ue.

As shown in Figure 5-8, the

Basic Settings

screen for your 2.4 GHz/802.11g

wireless products will appear. Enter your wireless network’s SSID and

select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal. Then,

click the

button to continue.

Network Mode.

Since 802.11g-draft products are backwards compatible

with 802.11b products, this mode is provided in the event you wish to incor-

porate 802.11b products into you 802.11g-draft wireless network. If you are

using both 802.11g-draft and 802.11b products in your network, select

Mixed

mode. You may experience reduced networking speeds in Mixed

mode, as the speed must compensate for both types. If you are only using

802.11g-draft products in your network, select

G-Only

mode.

SSID.

The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless

network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network.

It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any

keyboard character. The default SSID,

linksys-g

, should be changed for

greater security. Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your

wireless network.

Channel.

Select

the appropriate

channel from the

list provided to

correspond with

your

network

s e t t i n g s ,

between 1 and

(in

North

America).

All

points in your

wireless network

must

use

the

same channel in

order to function

correctly.

10. The

Security Settings

screen (Figure 5-9) for your 2.4 GHz/802.11g-draft

wireless products will appear next. From this screen, you will set the Wired

Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption, 64-bit/128-bit, for your wireless net-

work. Select a WEP configuration method and a WEP passphrase.

WEP (Disable/64-bit WEP/128-bit WEP).

In order to utilize WEP encryp-

tion, select the

W E P s e t t i n g

from the pull-

down menu. If

you do not wish

to utilize WEP

e n c r y p t i o n ,

make

sure

Disable

selected.

Note:

WEP encryption should be used whenever networking wire-

lessly. WEP encryption helps increase security and make your

wireless network safer to use.

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12. You should now review the settings you’ve chosen, as shown in Figure 5-

11.

If these settings are correct, click the

Yes

button to save these settings.

If you wish to change any of the settings, click the

button. You will exit

the Setup Wizard and can start it again to revise your settings.

13. At this point, the configuration performed with the Setup Wizard is com-

plete, as shown in Figure 5-12. To configure any other Access Points in your

network, you can run this Setup Wizard again. Click the

Exit

button to exit

the Setup Wizard.

Figure 5-12

Figure 5-11

Passphrase.

This is a text string with a maximum of 16 alphanumeric char-

acters used for generating a WEP Key.

Type the passphrase here. This

passphrase may not work with non-Linksys products due to possible incom-

patibility with other vendors’ passphrase generators. If you’d rather not use

a passphrase and would rather enter the WEP Key manually, click the

button.

Click the

button to continue.

11. The following Security screen, shown in Figure 5-7, will allow you to enter

your WEP key if a passphrase was not entered on the previous screen. If a

passphrase was used, the new WEP key will appear on this screen. Each

point in your wireless network must use the same WEP key for the network

to function properly. Verify that the appropriate key is entered and click the

button to continue.

The WEP key can consist of the letters “A” through “F” and the numbers

“0” through “9” and should be 10 characters in length for 64-bit encryption

or 26 characters in length for 128-bit encryption. All points in your wireless

network must use the same WEP key to utilize WEP encryption.

Note:

The Access Point’s passphrase function when mixing prod-

ucts from other manufacturers into your wireless network. Linksys

products should always be used for optimum functionality. If

another company’s wireless product is used, however, the WEP key

should be set manually.

Figure 5-10

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