PLANET WAP-4036 User Manual

802.11g Wireless Access Point

WAP-4036

Quick Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Package Content ............................................................................. 3

Hardware Installation ...................................................................... 4

Initial Conguration......................................................................... 5

Further Conguration ...................................................................... 8

Package Content

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1 x WAP-4036

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1 x Power Adapter

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1 x User’s Manual CD

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1 x Quick Installation Guide

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1 x External Antenna

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1 x Ethernet Cable

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If any of the above items are missing or damaged,
contact your local dealer for support.

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Hardware Installation

Before you proceed with the installation, it is necessary that you have
enough information about the WAP-4036.

Keep the access point as central in your work area as possible.

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Signal strength and speed fall off with distance.

Higher is often better. For instance, set it up on the top shelf of a

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bookcase rather than the bottom one, if possible.

Prior to connecting the hardware, make sure to power off your Ethernet
device and Wireless Access Point (AP). Then follow the steps below to
connect the related devices.

Step 1: Connect your computer to the LAN port of WAP-4036

by using RJ-45 cable. Attach one end of the Ethernet cable

with RJ-45 connector to your hub, switch or a computer’s
Ethernet port, and the other end to one of the LAN ports of
your AP.

Step 2: Assemble the antenna to WAP-4036. Try to place them

to a position that can best cover your wireless network. The
antenna’s position will enhance the receiving sensitivity.

Step 3: Connect the power adapter. Connect the single DC output

connector of the power adapter to the power jack on the side
of the AP. Then plug the Power Adapter into an AC outlet.

Step 4: Power on the following devices in this order: HUB or

Switch, AP, and PCs

ONLY use the power adapter supplied with the WAP-

4036. Otherwise, the product may be damaged. If you
want to reset your WAP-4036 to default settings, press
the Reset button 5 second. Then release the button and
wait for 10 seconds for rebooting.

Initial Conguration

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1. Open your web browser.

2. Enter WAP-4036 IP address (default IP address is
into the address eld of the web browser. Please also make sure your
PC’s IP address is in the same IP range with WAP-4036.

If the AP’s LAN port has been changed with new IP
address, enter the new IP address instead.

3. A User Name and Password dialog box will appear. Please enter your
User Name and Password here. The User Name and Password are
“admin” by default. Click “OK” to access the management page.

http://192.168.1.1)

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4. Once you log in, the Conguration Wizard and Status page will pop

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up at the same time. Conguration Wizard will appear every time
you enter WAP-4036. If you do not want to display wizard by itself
next time, select “don’t pop up” option and click “save”. In the
future, you can still have wizard appeared by clicking “Wizard” tab
on upper right panel of WAP-4036’s web page.

Click “Start” to go to next step.

In order to start the wizard, you will need to have the
pop-up blocker DISABLED in your web browser.

5. On this page, you can set the Radio Band, Mode, SSID and Channel
to your WAP-4036. The SSID is to identify your wireless network.
All the devices (AP and wireless client) on the same wireless network
must be congured to the same SSID.

You can leave the Radio Bnad and Channel settings to default. On

the Mode Settings, the default is AP mode which allow your wireless
client to connect each other and the wired Ethernet network. Please
refer to the user’s manual for detial on other available modes.

Click “Next” to proceed.

6. You have nished all basic congurations for WAP-4036. Please press
“Exit” to close this window. The WAP-4036 will perform reboot if
major changes are made. After reboot completes, the WAP-4036 is
ready to use.

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Further Conguration

If you want to congure more detail settings of WAP-4036, please refer
to the manual in the bundled CD. If you have any difculty on resolving
the problem while installing or using the WAP-4036, please feel free to
contact PLANET for support.

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