User's Manual

CHAPTER 2

Installation, Setup, and

Placementof the AP

This chapter describes how to set up a Ruckus Wireless Hotspot access point for use in a

Wi-Fi hotzone. This includes an important preliminary task: reconfiguring your PC/laptop to

connect to the Ruckus AP through the Web User Interface. At the conclusion of setup, this

chapter will guide you in resetting your PC for normal use, then guide you in placing and

connecting your Wireless Hotspot AP for use.

Chapter Contents

• “What’s in the Package” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

• “Features of the Access Point” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

• “Preparing the Access Point for Network Use” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

• “Troubleshooting the Initial Setup Connection” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

• “What’s Next?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

NOTE

This chapter repeats the same information that you may already have read in the companion

publication Quick Setup Guide (QSG). But this chapter adds a few more technical details,

and is included for the benefit of any readers who don’t have a copy of the QSG and who

want to prepare their hotspot AP for use.