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Chapter 3: PreLaunch Checklist
What The Access Point Does Not Provide
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Psion Teklogix 9160 Wireless Gateway User Manual
3.1.2 What The Access Point Does Not Provide
The 9160 Wireless Gateway is not designed to function as a Gateway to the Inter-
net. To connect your Wireless LAN (WLAN) to other LANs or the Internet, you
need a gateway device.
3.2 Administrator’s Computer
Configuration and administration of the 9160 Wireless Gateway is accomplished
with the KickStart utility (which you run from the CD) and through a Web-based
user interface (UI). The Table 3.2 describes the minimum requirements for the
administrator’s computer.
Required
Components
Description
Ethernet Connection to the First
Access Point
The computer used to configure the first access point with KickStart must be con-
nected to the access point (either directly or through a hub) by an Ethernet cable.
For more information, see “Connect The Access Point To Network And Power” on
page 34 in “Quick Steps For Setup And Launch”.
Wireless Connection to
the Network
After initial configuration and launch of the first access points on your new wireless
network, you can make subsequent configuration changes through the Administra-
tion Web pages using a wireless connection to the “Internal” network. For wireless
connection to the access point, your administration device will need Wi-Fi capability
similar to that of any wireless client:
• Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adaptor that supports one or more of the
IEEE 802.11 modes in which you plan to run the access point. (IEEE
802.11a, 802.11b802.11a, 802.11g802.11b, 802.11a Turbo802.11g
802.11a Turbo modes are supported.)
• Wireless client software such as Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP or Funk Odys-
sey wireless client configured to associate with the 9160 Wireless Gateway.
For more details on Wi-Fi client setup, see “Wireless Client Computers” on page 27.
Table 3.2 Required AP Administrator Software And Hardware