Motorola WA840G manual Manual Software Setup, Wired Connection to Access Point

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SECTION 2

INSTALLATION

 

 

Manual Software Setup

If you’d prefer to manually set up your network, use this section to configure it. This section details the physical connection of the access point to your network as well as the configuration needed by your PC.

To set up your wireless network:

!Physically connect and power on the access point

!Configure your PCs

!Enter Wireless Security settings

Wired Connection to Access Point

Reset

Power

LAN

Antenna

If you are connecting your PC with an Ethernet cable to the access point, your PC must be installed first with an Ethernet adapter.

You need one Ethernet cable for this procedure, to connect the PC to the access point.

1Using the supplied Ethernet cable, connect one end of the cable to your PC’s Ethernet adapter and the other end to the LAN port on the access point.

2To configure the initial settings of the access point, please see Configure your Computers.

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