Planet WAPC-1232HP Quick Installation Manual

Planet WAPC-1232HP Quick Installation Manual

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WAPC-1232HP
Quick Installation Guide

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  • Page 1 Wireless AP Controller with 8-Port 802.3at PoE+ WAPC-1232HP Quick Installation Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Package Contents ..................3 2. Requirements ..................... 4 3. Terminal Setup ................... 5 4. Logon to the Console .................. 6 5. Configuring IP Address ................7 6. Starting Web Management ................9 7. Saving Configuration ..................12 8. Recovering Back to Default Configuration .............13 9.
  • Page 3: Package Contents

    1. Package Contents Thank you for purchasing PLANET Wireless AP Controller with 8-Port 802.3at PoE+, WAPC-1232HP. “AP Controller” mentioned in this Guide refers to the WAPC- 1232HP. Open the box of the AP Controller and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: z The AP Controller x 1 z Quick Installation Guide x 1 z RS232 to RJ45 Console Cable x 1...
  • Page 4: Requirements

    2. Requirements z Workstations running Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8/2008, MAC OS X or later, Linux, UNIX, or other platforms are compatible with TCP/IP protocols. z Workstations are installed with Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card) z Serial Port Connection (Terminal)  The above Workstations come with COM Port (DB9) or USB-to-RS232 converter.  The above Workstations have been installed with terminal emulator, such as Hyper Terminal included in Windows XP/2003.
  • Page 5: Terminal Setup

    3. Terminal Setup To configure the system, connect a serial cable to a COM port on a PC or notebook computer and to the RJ45 type of the console port of the AP Controller. PC / Workstation with Terminal Emulation Software AP Controller RS232 to RJ45 Cable Serial Port RJ45 Console Port Figure 3-1 AP Controller Console Connectivity A terminal program is required to make the software connection to the AP Controller.
  • Page 6: Logon To The Console

    4. Logon to the Console Once the terminal is connected to the device, power on the AP Controller and the terminal will display “running testing procedures”. Then, the following message asks to log-in user name and password. The factory default user name and password are shown as follows, and the login screen in Figure 4-1 appears.
  • Page 7: Configuring Ip Address

    1. At the “#” prompt, enter “show ip interface brief”. 2. The screen displays the current IP address as shown in Figure 5-1. Figure 5-1 IP Information Screen  Configuring IP Address 3. At the “#” prompt, enter the following command and press <Enter> as shown in Figure 5-2. WAPC-1232HP# configure terminal WAPC-1232HP(config)# interface vlan 1 WAPC-1232HP(config-if-vlan)# ip address 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0 The previous command would apply the following settings for the AP Controller. IP Address: 192.168.1.100 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0...
  • Page 8 Figure 5-2 IP Address Screen 4. Repeat step 1 to check if the IP address is changed.  Store current configuration 5. At the “#” prompt, enter the following command and press <Enter>. # copy running-config startup-config Figure 5-3 Saving Current Configuration Command Screen If the IP is successfully configured, the AP Controller will apply the new IP address setting immediately. You can access the Web interface of the AP Controller through the new IP address. If you are not familiar with the console command or the related parameter, enter “help”...
  • Page 9: Starting Web Management

    6. Starting Web Management The following shows how to start up the Web Management of the AP Controller. Note the AP Controller is configured through an Ethernet connection. Please make sure the manager PC must be set on the same IP subnet address. For example, the default IP address of the AP Controller is 192.168.1.100, then the manager PC should be set at 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 1 and 254, except 100), and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 10 2. When the following dialog box appears, please enter the default user name and password “admin” (or the password you have changed via console). The login screen in Figure 6-2 appears. Default Username: admin Default Password: admin Figure 6-2 Login Screen 3. After entering the password, the main screen appears as Figure 6-3 shows. Figure 6-3 Web Main Screen...
  • Page 11 The Menu on the left of the Web page let you access all the commands and statistics the AP Controller provides. Figure 6-4 Menu If you are not familiar with the functions or the related param- eter, press “Help icon” anytime on the Web page to get the help description.
  • Page 12: Saving Configuration

    7. Saving Configuration In the AP Controller, the running configuration file stores in the RAM. In the current version, the running configuration sequence of running-config can be saved from the RAM to FLASH by executing save startup config command, so that the running configuration sequence becomes the startup configuration file, which is called configuration save.
  • Page 13: Recovering Back To Default Configuration

    8. Recovering Back to Default Configuration  IP Address has been changed or admin password has been forgotten – To reset the IP address to the default IP Address “192.168.1.100” or reset the login password to default value, press the hardware reset button on the front panel for about 10 seconds. After the device is rebooted, you can login the management Web interface within the same subnet of 192.168.1.xx.
  • Page 14: Customer Support

    Thank you for purchasing PLANET products. You can browse our online FAQ resource and User’s Manual on PLANET Web site first to check if it could solve your issue. If you need more support information, please contact PLANET support team. PLANET online FAQ: http://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/faq.php?type=1 Wireless support team mail address: support_wireless@planet.com.tw WAPC-1232HP User’s Manual: http://www.planet.com.tw/en/support/download.php?type1=4&model=48666&type=3 Copyright © PLANET Technology Corp. 2015. Contents are subject to revision without prior notice. PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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