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8000001, December 2005 MediaFlex 2900 Multimedia Access Point User’s Guide 15
Placement Guidelines
Placement Guidelines
You or your service provider or installer can determine the best placement for the MF2900 AP by using the
following guidelines.
Establishing a good general location
Your MF2900 AP should be placed:
• Near the center of the room.
• On a shelf or other elevated location where other wireless networking devices are within line-of-sight
access.
• Away from other sources of electromagnetic interference (for example, microwave ovens, and cordless
phones).
• Away from large metal surfaces, pictures or mirrors.
• Away from large furniture or other physical obstructions.
Using the Air Quality Indicator to fine-tune the placement
Wireless environments are sensitive to the physical arrangement of both electronic devices and furniture in
a room. You or your installer can observe the Air Quality Indicator LED to determine the best location. The
Air Quality indicator LED is described in Table 2— “LED Indicators and Meanings” on page 13.
Your service provider or installer can guide you through a self-help troubleshooting session if video quality
deteriorates after an installation. Or, you may be able to determine a solution to the problem on your own.
If “Bad” or “Maybe Acceptable,” air quality is indicated, you can adjust the location of the MF2900 AP and
other devices until a steady green LED indicates “good” air quality.
Connecting to the MF2900 AP
Before using the MF2900 AP, you have to configure it to work within your home network. Your service
provider or installer will likely perform all installation tasks for you, or you may read the following section
to understand how to configure it manually.
To gain administrative control of the unit, set your PC or laptop network IP address to an address within the
same network as the MF2900 AP
’s default IP address. Then, connect your PC to the MF2900 AP using the
provided Ethernet cable.
You can set your PC’s IP address to an address within the network
192.168.0.<2-253> (Example:
192.168.0.100).
Manually Configuring an IP Address on Your PC
1. Windows 2000: Start>Settings>Network and Dial-up Connections
Windows XP: Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network Connections
2. Double-click the icon for the Local Area Connection designated for your home network, then click the
Properties button at the bottom of the screen. (This is not the same icon as your home wireless network.)