Box Contents. Motorola WA840G

OVERVIEW

Box Contents

Your box contains the following:

Antenna

Ethernet

Cable

CD-ROM

Base Station Stand

SECTION 1

WA840G

Power

Supply

Quick Start

Guide

Wireless Connections

Before installing your wireless access point, please take a few minutes to review the wireless networking functions described in this section.

Access Point

Generally, access points wirelessly connect networks together, such as your network with the Internet. Or, by configuring multiple clients such as laptops, each using their own access point, you are able to create your own private wireless Ad-Hoc network.

LAN

Local Area Network. A local area network provides a full-time, high-bandwidth connection over a limited area such as a home, building, or campus. Ethernet is the most widely used LAN standard.

SECTION 1

OVERVIEW

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) comprises the backbone of the Internet. IP moves packets of data between nodes while TCP verifies delivery from client to server. The device you hook up to your wireless access point will identify itself with an IP address so that the network will know where to retrieve and deposit requested information.

Static IP Address

A static IP address is a fixed address that is assigned manually to a device on the network. Static IP addresses must be unique and cannot be shared, therefore they are used in situations where the address should never change, like print servers or PC servers.

Dynamic IP Address

A dynamic IP address is a temporary IP number, dynamically or randomly generated by a DHCP server. The address lasts only as long as the server allots, usually in the space of a day or two. When the IP address expires, the client is automatically reassigned a new

IP address, ensuring smooth communication.