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Installation Task List, Before You Begin

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Installation Task List Installation Task List To successfully install your Wireless AP, complete these tasks: ❏ Follow the tips and suggestions provided in the next section, Before You Begin. ❏ Install the Wireless AP. See page 6. ❏ Install the Wireless Access Point Utility. See page 8. ❏ Set the IP address for your Wireless AP. See page 12. ❏ Open and log on to the Utility. See page 13. ❏ Connect to the WLAN. See page 14. Installation takes approximately twenty minutes to complete. Before You Begin Review the features of your Wireless AP in This is Your Wireless Access Point on page 4. If you are unfamiliar with wireless technology or Local Area Networks (LANs), read About Wireless Technology and LANs on page 30 for a basic overview. If you have any non-Adaptec brand Wireless products on your WLAN, or if you have changed the default settings of your other Adaptec Wireless products, you'll find it easier to complete the Installation Checklist if you have this information available before you begin: ■ Wireless Network ID (or SSID) ■ Encryption settings ■ Security authentication settings ■ Preamble type ! Caution: Install your Wireless AP as far away as possible from potential sources of interference, such as microwave ovens, 2.4 GHz wireless telephones, baby monitors, and so on. 3

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Installation Task List
Installation Task List
To successfully install your Wireless AP, complete these tasks:
Follow the tips and suggestions provided in the next section,
Before You Begin
.
Install the Wireless AP. See
page 6
.
Install the Wireless Access Point Utility. See
page 8
.
Set the IP address for your Wireless AP. See
page 12
.
Open and log on to the Utility. See
page 13
.
Connect to the WLAN. See
page 14
.
Installation takes approximately twenty minutes to complete.
Before You Begin
Review the features of your Wireless AP in
This is Your Wireless
Access Point
on page 4
.
If you are unfamiliar with wireless technology or Local Area
Networks (LANs), read
About Wireless Technology and LANs
on
page 30
for a basic overview.
If you have any non-Adaptec brand Wireless products on your
WLAN, or if you have changed the default settings of your other
Adaptec Wireless products, you’ll find it easier to complete the
Installation Checklist if you have this information available before
you begin:
Wireless Network ID (or SSID)
Encryption settings
Security authentication settings
Preamble type
Caution:
Install your Wireless AP as far away as possible from
potential sources of interference, such as microwave ovens,
2.4 GHz wireless telephones, baby monitors, and so on.
!