> What info does the AP need to be taught about the Laptop ?

Nothing, the AP needs nothing about the laptop. I'm not familiar with
that AP though so don't know what you have to do to get it going.

You will need to configure a SSID somewhere, you'll want to configure
some security option and that's probably about it.

It's a bridge device, meaning it doesn't care about IP addresses,
password for the laptop etc. It just passes ethernet packets between
the wired and wireless networks.

It might not be the most suitable AP for you though if you have no
experience of wireless at all, there are other probably more suitable
devices from Dlink, Linksys etc that are more aimed at the home market.

David.