Ruckus Wireless VF2811 User manual

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QUICK SETUP GUIDE
Ruckus Wireless VF2811
Multimedia Wireless
Access Point
This Quick Setup Guide describes in step-by-step detail how to
set up a Ruckus Wireless VF2811 multimedia wireless access
point (AP), providing users with a wireless LAN. The process
includes reconfiguring your PC/laptop to connect to the AP
through the Ruckus Wireless Web Admin Interface. At the conclu-
sion of setup, you can connect your Ruckus Wireless AP at your
site and put it in use.
Package Contents
• One VF2811 access point
• One 1-meter/3-foot Cat5 Ethernet cable
• One AC power adapter
•OneQuick Setup Guide (this publication)
Required Equipment
• A PC or laptop running Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• A modem (DSL or cable), E1/T1 router, or other device pro-
vided by your Internet Service Provider, that brings Internet
access to your site.
1After unpacking your Ruckus Wireless AP from the package,
place it next to your PC/laptop.
2Temporarily disconnect your PC/laptop from any local net-
work (if connected).
3Using the Ethernet cable provided in the Ruckus package,
connect your PC/laptop network port to the single Ether-
net port (labelled “WAN”) on the AP.
4Using the AC adapter included in the package, con-
nect the AP to a convenient (and protected) power
source. After a minute, verify that the AP’s Power
LED (shown right) is a steady green.
You can now prepare your PC for a direct-to-AP network
connection.
1On your Windows 2000 or XP PC, open the Network Connec-
tions (or Network and Dial-up Connections) control panel
according to how the Start menu is set up:
Start-> Settings-> Network Connections
Start-> Control Panel-> Network Connections
2When the Network Connections window appears (XP or
2000), right-click the icon for “Local Area Connection” and
choose Properties.
ALERT!—Make sure you don’t open the Properties dialog
box for the wireless network.
3When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box
appears, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the scroll-
ing list, and click Properties.
The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears.
4IMPORTANT— Write down all of the currently active set-
tings so you can restore your computer to its current con-
figuration later (when this process is complete).
5Select Use the following IP address (if it’s not already
active) and make the following entries:
IP Address 192.168.0.22 (or any address in
the 192.168.0.x network)
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.0.1
Preferred DNS server 192.168.0.1
•YoucanleavetheAlternate DNS server field empty.
6Click OK to save your changes and exit first the TCP/IP
Properties dialog box, then the Local Area Connection
Properties dialog box.
Your changes are put into effect immediately. You can now
use a Web browser to log into the AP.
As specified earlier, the AP should be directly connected to
your PC/laptop (through the WAN port), and have been powered
up, ready for setup.
1On the PC, open a Web browser window.
2In the browser, use the IP address printed on the bottom of
the AP as a URL to connect to the AP.
Your URL should resemble this example:
http://192.168.0.0
3Press Enter to initiate the connection.
4When the Ruckus Wireless Admin login page appears, enter
the Username and Password that are printed on the
sticker on the bottom of the AP.
5Click Login.
When the Ruckus 2811 Multimedia Wireless AP manage-
ment application appears in the browser, you can proceed.
[This application will be referred to as the “Web Admin
interface” hereafter.]
1Connecting the Ruckus AP to your PC
2Preparing your PC for AP Connection
3Logging into the AP
Default AP Settings (for your reference)
Network Name (SSID) V54-HOME001
Security (Encryption method) Disabled
Default Management IP Address 192.168.0.1

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If your computer cannot connect to the AP...
• Disconnect the AP from the power source, wait 5 seconds,
then reconnect it—and wait 60 seconds before attempting a
reconnection.
• Disconnect and reconnect the Ethernet cable from both the
AP and the PC.
• Try replacing the Ethernet cable with another Cat5 cable.
1In the left-hand menu column of the Ruckus Web Admin
interface, choose Wireless (under Configuration).
The Configure::Wireless::Common options appear.
2Verify that the following options are active:
Wireless Mode “Auto-select” must be selected
Channel “SmartSelect” must be selected
Country Code If you are not in the United States,
select the current country.
3Click Update Settings if you made any changes.
4Click the “Data WLAN” tab.
5Delete the text in the SSID field and type the name of your
network.
TIP: If your network doesn’t have a “name”, type a short
name that will help your users identify the AP in their wire-
less network connection application.
6Click Update Settings.
7[-Steps 7–10 Optional-] To switch from DHCP (the default)
to Static IP, choose Internet (under Configuration).
8Click the button by Static IP.
9Fill in the IP Address and Mask fields.
10 Click Update Settings.
• Be sure your new IP entries are noted down safely.
11 Click Logout to exit the Ruckus Web Admin interface.
12 When the Web Admin login page reappears, you can exit
your browser.
13 Disconnect the AP from the PC and from the current power
source, and restore your PC to the normal network connec-
tions.
To restore the network settings for your PC/laptop, do one of
the following first steps, according to which OS your PC/laptop is
using:
1On your Windows 2000 or XP PC, open the Network Connec-
tions (or Network and Dial-up Connections) control panel
according to how the Start menu is set up:
Start-> Settings-> Network Connections
Start-> Control Panel-> Network Connections
2When the Network Connections window appears (2000 or
XP), right-click the icon for the “Local Area Connection”
designated for your home network and choose Properties.
3When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box
appears, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the scroll-
ing list, and click Properties.
The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears.
4Replace the recent AP-specific connection entries with the
entries from your standard network configuration.
5Click OK to save your settings and exit first the TCP/IP
Properties dialog box, then the Local Area Connection
Properties dialog box.
Your PC/laptop is now ready for normal network use.
1Disconnect the AP’s power adapter from the power outlet,
if you have not already done so.
2Move the AP to its permanent location (accessible to both
AC power and ISP connections). Follow these guidelines:
• Place the AP as close to the center of the room, and
away from any physical obstructions.
• Place the AP on a shelf or other elevated location where
the user’s wireless networking devices are in line-of-
sight access.
• Avoid any sources of electromagnetic interference.
• Avoid placing the AP near large metal or glass surfaces.
3Use an Ethernet cable to connect the WAN port of the AP to
the ISP’s DSL modem, cable modem, or gateway device
4Connect the power adapter to the AP, then to a convenient
power source.
5Verify that the Power and WAN Connectivity LEDs on the
front of the AP are lit.
After a short pause to re-establish the Internet connection,
you can test the AP.
1Using any wireless-enabled computer or mobile device,
search for and select the wireless network you’ve previ-
ously configured.
2If you can connect, open a browser and go to any public
web site.
If you were able to connect, congratulations! Your wireless
network is active and ready for use.
You can now use the wireless network to log in again to the AP
with the Ruckus Wireless Web Admin Interface. Use this tool to
review and fine-tune a wide range of settings and options, to
make your wireless LAN operations more secure and more effi-
cient.
See the separate Ruckus Wireless User Guide (downloadable
from the Ruckus support web site) for all the details, or open and
browse the Help window in the Web Admin interface for topical
assistance.
4Customizing Wireless Settings
Important!
If you anticipate logging into the AP to regularly perform
monitoring or maintenance (once it is in place), you may want
to consider assigning a static IP address to the AP. This would
simplify all post-installation connections to the AP.
In the default AP configuration, the AP uses a DHCP-
assigned IP address. Any post-installation connections require
(1) a reverse ARP lookup or (2) logging into the DHCP server, to
determine which IP address is in effect in the AP.
See the Ruckus Wireless VF2811 Access Point User Guide for
more information on IP address assignment options and logging
into the AP through either a static IP or dynamic IP address.
5Restoring your PC’s Network Settings
6Placing the AP in Your Site
7Testing the Ruckus Wireless AP
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