Belkin F5D7130 User Manual

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SETTING UP YOUR WIRELESS COMPUTER TO CONFIGURE THE WAP

You will need to set you Wireless Client to the same subnet as the WAP before
you can access the Web-based interface. Perform the following steps from the
computer you wish to configure your WAP from:

NOTE: You must undo these steps once you have complete configuring your WAP.

Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP

1. Go to the Windows control panel and double-click on the Network icon or

the Network Connections icon.

2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection for your Wireless adapter and

select Properties.

3. In the General Tab select

the Internet Protocol
TCP/IP settings for your
wireless adapter and click
on the Properties button.

4. Select the “Use the

following IP address”
radio button.

5. Enter and IP address in

the same subnet as the
Access Point. For
Example: 192.168.2.200

6. Enter the following

subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 then click OK

Note: Once you have completed configuring your WAP, repeat steps 1 through 3

above. Then select “Obtain an IP automatically” or set a valid IP for
your computer on the same subnet as the network you are connecting to.

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