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WiNG 5 Access Point System Reference Guide
2.1 Accessing the Web UI
The access point uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which can be accessed using any supported Web browser on
a client connected to the subnet the Web UI is configured on.
2.1.1 Browser and System Requirements
To access the GUI, a browser supporting Flash Player 10 is recommended. The system accessing the GUI should have
a minimum of 512Mb or RAM for the UI to function properly. The Web UI is based on Flex, and does not use Java as
the underlying UI framework.
The following browsers have been validated with the Web UI:
• Firefox 3.6
• Internet Explorer 7.x
• Internet Explorer 8.x
2.1.2 Connecting to the Web UI
1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to an access point LAN port and connect the other end to a computer with
a working Web browser.
2. Set the computer to use an IP address between 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.250 on the connected port. Set a
subnet/network mask of 255.255.255.0.
3. To derive the access point's IP address using its MAC address:
a. Open the Windows calculator be selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories > Calculator. This menu path
may vary slightly depending on your version of Windows.
b. With the Calculator displayed, select View > Scientific. Select the
c. Enter a hex byte of the access point's MAC address. For example, F0.
d. Select the
MAC address octet.
4. Once obtained, point the Web browser to the access point's IP address. The following login screen displays:
NOTE: Throughout the Web UI leading and trailing spaces are not allowed in any text
fields. In addition, the "?" character is also not supported in text fields.
NOTE: The access point's IP address is optimally provided using DHCP. A zero config IP
address can also be derived if DHCP resources are unavailable. Using zero config, the last
two octets in the IP address are the decimal equivalent of the last two bytes in the access
point's hardcoded MAC address.
For example:
MAC address -
00:C0:23:00:F0:0A
Zero-config IP address -
169.254.240.10
Dec
radio button. The calculator converts F0 into 240. Repeat this process for the last access point
Hex
radio button.
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