Chapter 13. Setting Up Your Access Point

IN THIS CHAPTER

• What are the prerequisites?

• Gathering settings

• Getting your network ready

• Connecting your access point

• Up and running with (more or less) default settings

• Spoofing MAC addresses

So you've taken the plunge and bought a Wi-Fi wireless access point! Congratulations! This chapter tells you how to plug it in and use it both to create a network and to connect to the Internet.

What are you waiting for? Creating a wireless Wi-Fi network is usually quick and painless. This chapter provides the information you need to make it a painless experience.