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Connecting a pc to the mf2501 adapter, Pears, Figure 4 – Ruckus Wireless MF2501 User Manual

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MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide

8000003, December 2005

Connecting to the MF2501 Adapter

Figure 4—Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)Properties Window

4. Select the Use the following IP address button, and enter an IP address within the network as noted above.

5. Press Tab and allow the Subnet mask address to auto-fill to 255.255.255.0.

6. Click OK to exit the TCP/IP Properties window.

7. Click OK to exit the Local Area Connection Properties window.

Connecting a PC to the MF2501 Adapter

The following steps will guide you through connecting to your MF2501 Adapter.

1. Remove the MF2501 Adapter from the packaging and place it next to your PC or laptop.

2. Connect the AC Power Supply to the MF2501 Adapter and connect to a power outlet.

3. Connect your PC or laptop to the Ethernet port on the MF2501 Adapter using the supplied Ethernet cable.

4. On your PC, open a browser window. Enter the address

http://192.168.0.254

.

5. When the login screen appears, enter the username

admin

and leave the password field blank. Then click

Logon.

!

CAUTION:—Make sure to write down the new IP address, username, password and SSID. If you change the
MF2501 Adapter’s default IP address to one outside the current address range of your PC, you will not be able
to connect to the device after reboot until you reset your computer’s IP address to be within the same network
as the MF2501 Adapter. See

Table 5, “Wireless Network Settings Worksheet,” on page 20

and

Table 6,

“MF2501 Adapter Default and User Settings Worksheet,” on page 21

for more information.