Actiontec electronic HPAP108T Installing the Wireless Network Extender, Plugging in the Extender

Installing the Wireless	2
Network Extender

This chapter explains how to plug in the Wireless Network Extender, how to load the Extender’s Configuration Utility on a computer connected to the Homeline network, and how to access the Homeline network (via the Extender) with a wire- lessly-equipped computer.

☞Note: The following procedures assume that the user has already set up a Homeline network with a computer connected to

the network.,

Plugging in the Extender

To use the Extender properly, it should be plugged into an electrical outlet already part of a Homeline network, with other devices (computers, printer servers, etc.) connected to the network. The Power light will glow steadily green when the Extender detects a HomeLine network.

Installing the Configuration Utility

To install the Extender’s Configuration Utility:

1.Insert the Installation CD in the CD-ROMdrive of the computer connected to the Homeline network.

2.When the “Welcome” screen appears, click Next.

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