User Manual

IEEE 802.11g Access Point User’s Guide

 Connect the PC/wireless client to the 802.11G ACCESS POINT and change its configuration

to a static IP address reserved by your LAN administrator based on the DHCP server setting.

For example, if the DHCP server assigns IP addresses of range 192.168.23.1-192.168.23.254 to

DHCP client devices, it can reserve 192.168.23.10 for the 802.11G ACCESS POINT. Please

note that at this point the PC/wireless client will lose communication contact with the 802.11G

ACCESS POINT, as they no longer belong to the same IP network address space.

 Change the setting of the PC/wireless client back to “obtain IP addresses dynamically”.

From then on, any wireless client configured to “obtain IP addresses dynamically” will work

with the AP, with each other, and with devices on the wired LAN network.

Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as DHCP clients

The following will give detailed steps of how to configure a PC or a wireless client to “obtain

IP addresses automatically”. For other types of configuration, please refer to the

corresponding user manual.

For the case of using a LAN attached PC, the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed

properly, be connected to the 802.11G ACCESS POINT either directly or through an external

LAN switch, and have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically

from a DHCP server in the network.

For the case of using a wireless client, the client must also have an Ethernet interface installed

properly, be physically within the radio range of the 802.11G ACCESS POINT, and have

TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server

in the network.

Then perform the following steps for either of the above cases. To configure types of

workstations other than Windows 95/98/NT/2000, please consult the manufacturer’s

documentation.

Step 1. From the Win95/98/2000 Start Button, select Settings, then

Control Panel. The Win95/98/2000 Control Panel displays.

Step 2. Double-click on the Network icon.

Step 3. Check your list of Network Components in the Network

window Configuration tab. If TCP/IP has already been

installed, go to Step 8. Otherwise, select Add to install it now.

Step 4. In the new Network Component Type window, select

Protocol.