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CHAPTER 2 Access Point Setup
Overview
This chapter describes the setup procedure to connect the wireless access
point to your LAN, and configure it as an access point for your wireless stations
Wireless stations may also require configuration For details, see Appendix C -
Wireless Station Configuration
The wireless access point can be configured using a Web browser
Setup using a Web Browser
Your browser must support JavaScript The configuration program has been
tested on the following browsers:
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Firefox 3.5 or later, Chrome 8 or later, Safari 5 or later
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Internet Explorer 7 or later
Setup Procedure
Before starting setup, install the wireless access point on your LAN, as described
earlier
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Use a PC connected to your LAN, either by a wired connection or another
access point Until the wireless access point is configured, establishing a
wireless connection to it may be not possible
If your LAN contains a router or routers, ensure the PC used for configuration is
on the same LAN segment as the wireless access point
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Start your Web browser
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Enter the IP address of the wireless access point, as in this example, which
uses the wireless access point's default IP address:
http://192 168 1 252
At the login prompt, enter admin for the User name, and admin for the Password
These are the default values You should change the password
Figure 1: Password Dialog
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From the status screen menu configure for your environment Details of
these screens and settings are described in the following sections of this
chapter
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You may also wish to change the admin password on the User Accounts
screen, accessed from the Configuration menu
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Wireless stations must now be set to match the wireless access point with
the same SSID, and security option See Appendix C for details
IF YOU CAN'T CONNECT:
It is likely that your PC's IP address is incompatible with the wireless
access point's IP address This can happen if your LAN does not
have a DHCP Server The default IP address of the wireless access
point is 192 168 1 252, with a network mask of 255 255 255 0
If your PC's IP address is not compatible with this, you must change
your PC's IP address to an unused value in the range 192 168 1 1
~ 192 168 1 254, with a net-work mask of 255 255 255 0 See
Appendix A - Windows TCP/IP for details for this procedure
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