Ruckus Wireless VF2811 Quick Setup Manual

Brand: Ruckus Wireless

Model: VF2811

Category: WLAN access points

Type: Quick Setup Manual

Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | P/N: QS_vf2811_03152007vABC]

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

•One Quick 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.

1 After unpacking your Ruckus Wireless AP from the package,

place it next to your PC/laptop.

2 Temporarily disconnect your PC/laptop from any local net-

work (if connected).

3 Using 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.

4 Using 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.

1 On 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

2 When 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.

3 When 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.

4 IMPORTANT— 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).

5 Select 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

•You can leave the Alternate DNS server field empty.

6 Click 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.

1 On the PC, open a Web browser window.

2 In 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

3 Press Enter to initiate the connection.

4 When the Ruckus Wireless Admin login page appears, enter

the Username and Password

that are printed on the

sticker on the bottom of the AP.

5 Click 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.]

1 Connecting the Ruckus AP to your PC

2 Preparing your PC for AP Connection

3 Logging 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.

1 In the left-hand menu column of the Ruckus Web Admin

interface, choose Wireless (under Configuration).

The Configure::Wireless::Common options appear.

2 Verify 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.

3 Click Update Settings if you made any changes.

4 Click the “Data WLAN” tab.

5 Delete 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.

6 Click Update Settings.

7 [-Steps 7–10 Optional-] To switch from DHCP (the default)

to Static IP, choose Internet (under Configuration).

8 Click the button by Static IP.

9 Fill 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:

1 On 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

2 When 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.

3 When 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.

4 Replace the recent AP-specific connection entries with the

entries from your standard network configuration.

5 Click 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.

1 Disconnect the AP’s power adapter from the power outlet,

if you have not already done so.

2 Move 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.

3 Use an Ethernet cable to connect the WAN port of the AP to

the ISP’s DSL modem, cable modem, or gateway device

4 Connect the power adapter to the AP, then to a convenient

power source.

5 Verify 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.

1 Using any wireless-enabled computer or mobile device,

search for and select the wireless network you’ve previ-

ously configured.

2 If 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.

4 Customizing 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.

5 Restoring your PC’s Network Settings

6 Placing the AP in Your Site

7 Testing the Ruckus Wireless AP

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Model: VF2811

Category: WLAN access points

Type: Quick Setup Manual

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