Directly Provisioning The Access Device - HP MSM317 Installation And Configuration Manual

IP address, however). For complete details, see Working with Controlled APs in the MSM7xx
Controllers Configuration Guide.
Directly provision the access device: In its factory default state, the access device provides a
provisioning menu with the same options that are available when using a controller to provision
the access device. If you want to assign a static IP to the access device, you must use this
method. For complete details, see the next section.

Directly provisioning the access device

NOTE:
Direct provisioning of the access device can only be done when the access device is in its
factory-default state, meaning that it has not been provisioned or has not discovered a controller
since last being reset to factory defaults. To force an access device into its factory-default state,
See "Reset button" (page 7)
If you are provisioning multiple access devices, do not connect them all to the same PoE switch
if no DHCP server is present, since they all default to the same IP address (192.168.1.1).
1. Configure your computer to use a static IP address in the range 192.168.1.2 to
192.168.1.254 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Set the default gateway to
192.168.1.1, and the DNS server to 192.168.1.1.
2. Disable any wireless connection on your computer.
3. Connect the Ethernet cables:
If using a PoE switch, first ensure it is in its factory-default state, then power it off, and
disconnect all devices. Then, connect an Ethernet cable from your computer to the switch
and connect another Ethernet cable from a POE port of the switch to the Uplink port on
the rear of the access device.
If using a PoE injector, first ensure that it is powered off. Then, connect an Ethernet cable
from your computer to the data in port of the POE injector and connect another Ethernet
cable from the data and power out port of the injector to the Uplink port on the rear of
the access device.
4. To power on the access device, power on either the PoE switch or injector.
5. Initially, the access device power light blinks once every two seconds. Wait approximately
one minute until it begins blinking once per second before proceeding to the next step.
6. Open a web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 8+ or Mozilla Firefox 3+) on your computer
and specify the address https://192.168.1.1.
7. At the security certificate prompt, select the option that allows you to continue to the Website.
8. On the Login page, specify admin for both Username and Password and then select Login.
The provisioning tool home page opens.
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