User's Guide

MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router SW User’s Guide 11
3.1.2 Using the Power over Ethernet (POE)
There must be at least three RJ-45 cables in the MPC8377EWLAN wireless router wiring connection
while using POE. Table 3-2 lists the cable connections, and Figure 3-2 depicts them.
Table 3-2. Cable Connections, Power Over Ethernet
Cable
Cable # From To
1 Router, WAN port POE, PWR-LAN-OUT
2 Router, LAN port Your computer, Ethernet
3 POE, LAN-IN ADSL or computer modem, Ethernet
Figure 3-2. Cable Connection Layout, Power Over Ethernet
3.2 Connecting the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless Router
(Wireless Computing)
This section explains wiring setup for the computer that has wireless connection to the Internet. The
information is similar to the information in Section 3.1 titled Connecting the MPC8377EWLAN Wireless
Router (Wired Computing), except, connecting your computer’s LAN port to an Ethernet cable, find the
SSID FSL_AP1 (or equivalent), and connect to it. Section 3.4.2.7 Wireless User explains the wireless
interface setup, with Figure 3-18 showing SSID setting as FSL_AP1.
3.3 Setting Up the IP Address
This section explains MPC8377EWLAN wireless router capability to automatic and manual setup of the
IP address. The IP address setup procedures shown in this document are for Microsoft Windows PCs.
3.3.1 Setting up the IP Address Automatically
The MPC8377EWLAN wireless router incorporates a DHCP server, hence it is to set your PC to get its IP
address automatically and the correct IP address, gateway, DNS can be obtained. Perform the following
steps to set your IP address automatically:
1. Right-click My Network Places desktop icon and then click Properties (Figure 3-3). (Or you can
open Windows Explorer window, then right click My Network Places.)