D-Link WAP54G manual Setting Up Wireless-G Access Point

Instant Wireless® Series

Chapter 5: Setting Up the

Wireless-G Access Point

Have You: Connected the Access Point to a hub, switch or router

on your wired network as shown in Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Access Point? The Access Point can only be set up through your wired network.

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.

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.

1.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.

2.The Setup Wizard should run automatically, and the screen in Figure 5-1 should appear on your monitor. If it does not, start the Setup Wizard man- ually 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 con- tinue this Setup Wizard. Clicking the User Guide button opened this User Guide. To exit this Setup Wizard, click the Exit button.

Wireless-G Access Point

Figure 5-1

3.The following screen, shown in Figure 5-2, displays how the Access Point is configured in this Setup Wizard. Optimally, you should perform this setup through a PC on your wired network. Click the Next button to con- tinue or Exit to exit the Setup Wizard.

Figure 5-2

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