Have you been here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/...ides_list.html
The SSID is the name of your *wireless* network. It has nothing to do
with the wired computers on the network. The SSID will be broadcast by
the access point and when you fire up a wireless adapter on one of your
laptops and "view available wireless networks," you will see this SSID
(perhaps among other wireless networks in range) and this is how you
will identify the wireless network that you want to connect to.
There is no "base station" other than, perhaps, the access point.
Unless you have changed your router's default settings, all home routers
that I am familiar with default to having a DHCP server turned on.
Thus, if you have connected the power injector correctly between your
router and the access point, the router's DHCP server should have
assigned an IP address to the access point.
i2meek wrote:
> Can't plug AP to power - AP350 is not able to.
>
> I have my time warner/roadrunner network cable coming into my house,
> directly to my modem, and my modem connected to router. I have one of the
> wires coming out of the router to the Access Point. Light(s) on AP are green
> so am pretty sure it's wired correct. Can't get it to connect.
>
> Can't find IP address using Cisco utility software. I think I have to give
> the AP a new configuration (SSID, IP) via the MAC address but can't.
>
> Not sure about configuring my "wired" computer (host?), wireless laptops
> (clients?), and the AP. Should all have the same SSID? How do I 1) find and
> 2) re-assign the IP on the AP?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> The Ethernet power injector (Aka POE) is a way to provide power to the
>> Access Point if it is installed in a spot that there is no 110VAC jack to
>> plug the power supply.
>> If you can plug the AP to the power, ignore the Injector.
>> The AP Network port should be plugged with a regular CAT5e cable to one of
>> the Router’s port (just like you plug the PCs).
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>> "i2meek" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:C927B3F7-B562-4164-93AB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I created/have a wired network with my main win xp pc wired from my router
>>> and a second wire from the router that I plug my laptops into (pc and iMac
>>> laptops).
>>>
>>> I recently was given a cisco airnet 350 wireless access point and a cisco
>>> air-pwrinj single port ethernet power injector. The single port injector
>>> has
>>> connections labeled "to network" and on the other end "to ap/ bridge"
>>>
>>> I want to keep my main pc wired and then have wireless connections for my
>>> win xp laptop and my iBook G4 iMac laptop. These laptops do now and must
>>> also
>>> connect to my wireless network at work.
>>>
>>> How are each of these pieces connected? Is my "main" "wired" pc considered
>>> the base station or would I choose one of my laptops to be the base
>>> station?
>>>
>>> How are the wires connected from my existing router to my single port
>>> ethernet power injector and to my ethernet access point?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
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