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Linksys WAP54G v2 User Manual

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Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Access Point

Wireless-G Access Point

5. You will be asked to sign onto the Access Point you've selected. Enter the Password you've assigned. If none

has been assigned, enter the default password: admin. Then, click the OK button. (This password can be
changed from the Web-based Utility's Password tab.)

6. The Configure Network Address Settings screen will appear next. Enter an IP Address, Subnet Mask, and the

IP Address of your network Gateway. Then, click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous
page.

IP Address. This IP address must be unique to your network. (The default IP address is 192.168.1.245.)

Subnet Mask. The Access Point's Subnet Mask must be the same as your Ethernet network.

Gateway. This IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between
the Internet and the local network.

Figure 5-4: Enter the Password

Figure 5-5: The Configure Network Address Settings screen

ip address: the address used to identify a computer
or device on a network

ip (internet protocol): a protocol used to send data over a
network

gateway: a device that interconnects networks with
different, incompatible communications protocols