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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730 Note: For information about how to configure advanced wireless settings, see Configure Advanced Wireless Settings on page 76. Test Basic Wireless Connectivity After you have configured the wireless access point, test the computers on your LAN for wireless connectivity before you position and mount the wireless access point at its permanent position.  To test for wireless connectivity: 1. Configure the wireless adapters of your computers so that they all use the same SSID and channel that you configured on the wireless access point. 2. Verify that your computers acquired a wireless link to the wireless access point. 3. Verify network connectivity by using a browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later to browse the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your network. Note: If you experience trouble connecting to the wireless access point, see Chapter 6, Troubleshooting. We recommend that you complete the following tasks before you deploy the wireless access point in your network: • Configure wireless security and other wireless features as described in Chapter 3, Wireless Configuration and Security. • Configure any additional features that you might need as described in Chapter 4, Management and Monitoring, and Chapter 5, Advanced Configuration. After you complete the configuration of the wireless access point, you can reconfigure the computer that you used for this process back to its original TCP/IP settings. Mount the Wireless Access Point The following sections explain how to mount your wireless access point. We recommend that you review the information in Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines on page 11 before you mount the wireless access point at its permanent position. • Ceiling Installation • Wall Installation Initial Setup 25

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Initial Setup
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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730
Note:
For information about how to configure advanced wireless settings,
see
Configure Advanced Wireless Settings
on page
76.
Test Basic Wireless Connectivity
After you have configured the wireless access point, test the computers on your LAN for
wireless connectivity before you position and mount the wireless access point at its
permanent position.
To test for wireless connectivity:
1.
Configure the wireless adapters of your computers so that they all use the same SSID
and channel that you configured on the wireless access point.
2.
Verify that your computers acquired a wireless link to the wireless access point.
3.
Verify network connectivity by using a browser such as Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later to browse the Internet, or check for file and printer access on your
network.
Note:
If you experience trouble connecting to the wireless access point, see
Chapter 6, Troubleshooting
.
We recommend that you complete the following tasks before you deploy the wireless access
point in your network:
•
Configure wireless security and other wireless features as described in
Chapter 3,
Wireless Configuration and Security
.
•
Configure any additional features that you might need as described in
Chapter 4,
Management and Monitoring
, and
Chapter 5, Advanced Configuration
.
After you complete the configuration of the wireless access point, you can reconfigure the
computer that you used for this process back to its original TCP/IP settings.
Mount the Wireless Access Point
The following sections explain how to mount your wireless access point. We recommend that
you review the information in
Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines
on
page
11 before you mount the wireless access point at its permanent position.
•
Ceiling Installation
•
Wall Installation