Us robotics USR5453 Quick Installation Guide

Professional Access Point

Quick Installation Guide

1R24.0542.00

rev 1.2 11/05

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Contents

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Installing the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What’s Next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Interpreting the Access Point Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

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Getting Started

Package Contents

• Access Point

• Installation CD-ROM

•Quick Installation Guide

• Ethernet Cable

• Power Adapter

• Two 5 dBi antennas

•Mounting kit

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Instruction Sheet

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Mounting Hardware

What You Need in Order To Begin

• An administrator computer. This is the computer that you will use to set up and test
your new wireless network before adding live wireless clients. On this computer,
you must have

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Administrator rights

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A CD-ROM drive

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An HTML 4.01-compliant Web Browser (such as Internet Explorer 5.5 or later or
Netscape 7.0 or later) with JavaScript enabled

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An Ethernet connection to your existing network
The instructions in this guide require that you use a DHCP server. If you do not

have a DHCP server and you want to assign a static IP address to the access
point, see “Setting Up and Launching Your Wireless Network” in the

trator Guide

• Your Professional Access Point product number, serial number, and MAC addresses,
which are on the label on the bottom of the access point.

on the Installation CD-ROM.

Adminis-

Product

Serial Number MAC Address

Number

5453

LAN ____ : ____ : ____ : ____ : ____ : ____

WLAN ____ : ____ : ____ : ____ : ____ : ____

USRobotics periodically updates both firmware and documentation for the Professional Access
Point. For the latest updates, visit www.usr.com/support/.

Installing the Access Point

When you install the first Professional Access Point to create a wireless network, you must pro­vide basic configuration information. Subsequently-added access points automatically use the
same configuration information as the first access point. This guide leads you through the
steps for installing the first access point, including basic configuration. For more information
about installing multiple access points, see the
ROM.

Administrator Guide

on the Installation CD-

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