User guide

Installing the Access Point

Step 2: Verify Access Point Operation

6. Restore the Administrative Computer’s Network

Settings

1. On your Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer, open the Network Connec-

tions (or Network and Dial-up Connections) control panel according to how the

Start menu is set up:

• On Windows XP, click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.

• On Windows 2000, click Start > Settings > Network Connections.

2. When the Network Connections window appears, right-click the icon for Local

Area Connection, and then click Properties.

3. When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears, select Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP) from the scrolling list, and then click Properties. The TCP/IP

Properties dialog box appears.

4. Restore the computer’s network settings by typing the original IP address settings

in the TCP/IP Properties dialog box.

5. On the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click OK to close it.

6. Click OK again to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.

You are now ready to connect the Access Point to your network.

Step 2: Verify Access Point Operation

Before deploying the Access Point to your environment, Ruckus Wireless strongly

recommends that you verify that the Access Point is operating correctly. To do this,

you will need to connect the Access Point to your live network temporarily and make

sure that the network connection works and that wireless clients are able to associate

with the Access Point and connect to your network and the Internet.

NOTE: The network and power connections that you will be making in this step are

temporary. For outdoor access points, you can perform these verification tasks

indoors.

Connect the Access Point to the Network

1. Connect the Ethernet cable from a LAN (RJ-45) port on the Access Point to your

network’s router or switch.

2. Reconnect the Access Point to a power source.

You have completed connecting the Access Point to your live network. Perform the

tasks described in the following sections to verify that the Access Point is operating

normally.