What's in Front? Item Description Significance Power LED Steady indicates power on Test LED Steady indicates self test in progress Off indicates normal operation Internet link LED Steady indicates valid Internet link Internet act LED Blinking indicates data transmission WLAN link LED Steady indicates valid wireless link WLAN act LED Blinking indicates data transmission...
What's in Back? Item Description Function Power input Power adapter connector (DC12v 1.2A) RJ 45 (1-4) Individual Ethernet LAN ports RJ 45 (Internet) Ethernet port for broadband Internet connection Reset button Used to manually restart the Connection Point CP-2W Antenna 802.11b antenna for wireless LAN PAQ C CP-2W...
Client PC Configuration Note: If your PC provides Internet access to other computers on your network, you must uninstall your Internet sharing software now in order for your Connection Point to be the Internet sharing device. You may also wish to uninstall the Internet sharing software from other PCs on the network for consistency and to avoid confusion.
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Configuring Windows 98 and ME Clients UIDE...
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Note: You must restart your PC before continuing, even if you are not prompted to reboot. PAQ C CP-2W ONNECTION OINT...
SSID &RQQHFWLRQ3RLQW Note: All PCs on the same wireless LAN must have the same SSID. If you change the SSID on the Connection Point CP-2W, you must change the SSID on each wireless PC or device on the network to match. Note: Connection Point comes with WEP encryption disabled.
3. Adding PCs to Your Network Ethernet PCs Adding Ethernet PCs Note: You must restart your PC before continuing, even if you are not prompted to reboot. Wireless PCs PAQ C CP-2W ONNECTION OINT...
Adding Wireless PCs Note: You must restart your PC before continuing, even if you are not prompted to reboot. Windows 2000 Configuration Configuring the Client UIDE...
4. Network Security SSID &RQQHFWLRQ3RLQW Note: All computers on the same wireless LAN must have the same SSID. If you change the SSID on the Connection Point CP-2W, you must change the SSID on each wireless PC or device on the network to match. Note: A unique SSID will not completely ensure the privacy of your local network.
6. Advanced Configuration Accessing Advanced Configuration Options FSKRPH System Settings Changing Administrator Login Name and Password DGPLQ Note: You should change the administrator's user name and password from the default setting immediately for security reasons. Make note of the new user name and password so that you can access the internal web pages of the Connection Point CP-2W in the future.
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Note: Passwords are case-sensitive. Each time you log in, you must use upper and lower-case letters exactly as you entered them when you created the password. Resetting to Factory Default UIDE...
LAN Configuration Note: If you choose a LAN interface subnet that doesn't include the current range of the DHCP server, the DHCP server is automatically disabled. The current DHCP server range is listed at the bottom of the page (DHCP Start Address and DHCP End Address).
Static Routing Table Adding a Static Route PAQ C CP-2W ONNECTION OINT...
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Note: The LAN Ethernet setting includes Ethernet and 802.11b wireless devices. UIDE...
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Access Point and Internet Router Configuration Configuring as an Access Point Note: If you have home networking software installed, the computer that shares the Internet connection will also often behave as a router, and the settings may need to be obtained from that software. Note: Do not change the subnet mask.
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Changing From Access Point Back to Internet Router PAQ C CP-2W ONNECTION OINT...
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Note: If you have home networking software installed, the computer that shares the Internet connection will also often behave as a router. FSKRPH UIDE...
8. Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause Solution Cannot access Connection Point Reset factory defaults: Press the reset internal web CP-2W not button for 10 seconds. If this does not fix pages. working properly. the problem, use update/recovery utility The 'Test' light to reinstall firmware.
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Symptom Possible Cause Solution Cannot access Network cables Verify that network cables are properly Connection not properly connected at both ends and that Point CP-2W connected to the Connection Point CP-2W is configuration PC or the plugged in. The Connection Point CP-2W pages through Connection Point act LEDs should be flickering on...
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Symptom Possible Cause Solution Cannot access Modem is not on. Turn on DSL or cable modem. access Internet No valid IP Go to Connection Point CP-2W (external web address on configuration pages. Click Renew pages) on my Current Internet Internet IP under the Connection Point PC through the Status section of the Basic Setup tab.
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Symptom Possible Cause Solution Select Start > Run. Type Cannot see Operating system <computername> or //<PC IP address> other users on database that network. tracks names of (replacing “computername” and machines has not “PC-IP-address” with actual values). Click OK. been synchronized, or an update to the When the operating system database...
Appendix A: Specifications Standard • NAT features • DHCP server (up to 253 IP addresses) • Supports dynamic IP, static IP and PPPoE Internet connections • 802.11b wireless • MAC address verification for wireless network access • 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption •...
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RF specification • IEEE802.11b • Support 2.4GHz ISM band • 64 & 128 bit WEP encryption • Access point roaming • Range coverage Indoors 30m ( 100 ft ) @ 11Mbps • 50m ( 165 ft ) @ 5.5Mbps • 70m ( 230 ft ) @ 2Mbps •...