Installing a Linksys Access Point using a Mac

I apologize for this topic being irrelevant to AirPort, but I am hoping someone can help...
I am a University student and trying to help my friend who lives in a dorm. At school there is a high speed local network and internet connection (I'm guessing massive amounts of T1s or T3s)... Left behind by a previous roommate is a Linksys WAP54G v2.0 which is a wireless access point NOT a router...I am told that it used to work, but one day stopped...
I have already reset the WAP (as they call it not to be confused with cell phone browsers)...now the name displays the default "linksys" title. I plug it in to the ethernet jack and "You are not connected to the internet" according to Safari...
my question is... how do you access the settings for the WAP.... on MY DSL modem and gateway, for example i type in 192.168.0.1 and I have also set this up with Mac OS X for a gaming adapter but i simply cannot figure out the IP address for this router and the Network Preferences to use when I plug the Linksys WAP into my computer. (I tried the default suggestion in my browser 192.168.1.245 but no luck, do I need to enter this in the Network panel of my System Prefs?)
I do not have the original setup and install CD available, and if I did, we only use Mac OS X... so does anyone have any ideas? Also... is it even possible to use a "Wireless Access Point" as opposed to a Router on a University campus (High speed LAN connected to WAN)? I don't know how it works with the DHCP... I would like for 3 people to be able to use this access point simultaneously.
Thank you for any help in advance!

Linksys WAP54G v2.0 which is a wireless access point NOT a
router...I am told that it used to work, but one day
stopped...
It may be dead so this may be futile...
From the Linksys product page it doesn't seem to support web configuration and the only way is with their PC utility. That means if you don't have VirtualPC you will need a PC.
I have already reset the WAP (as they call it not to
be confused with cell phone browsers)...now the name
displays the default "linksys" title. I plug it in to
the ethernet jack and "You are not connected to the
internet" according to Safari...
The WAP will need to get an IP from the campus DHCP bridged to your laptop and they probably changed the system to not allow wireless bridges. Does the laptop work when plugged into the dorm jack with ethernet? Did you have to register the MAC address? Can you register the MAC address of the wireless card instead of the ethernet?
is it even
possible to use a "Wireless Access Point" as opposed
to a Router on a University campus (High speed LAN
connected to WAN)?
It all depends on their policy. Have you asked them?
I don't know how it works with the
DHCP... I would like for 3 people to be able to use
this access point simultaneously.
Usually they allow one MAC address per ethernet jack and keep control of it so you can't share it! Depending on their sophistication they may also detect rogue access points. If not you might be able to use a wireless router like an Airport Express. Ask them. There may be a hackers way around but that answer won't be found here.

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