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TL-WA501G

54M Wireless Access Point User Guide

Chapter 5: Configuring the AP

This chapter describes each web page's key functions.

With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape

Navigator) utility, the TL-WA501G

54Mbps Wireless Access Point is easy to configure and manage. The Web-based utility

can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser.

Connect to the AP by typing http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of web browser.

Figure 5-1

After a moment, a login window will appear similar to that shown in Figure 5-2. Enter

admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK

button or press the Enter key.

Figure 5-2: Login Windows

Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set

to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen

that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.

After your successful login, you can configure and manage the AP. There are six main

menus on the left of the web-based utility. Submenus will be available after you click one

of the main menus. The six main menus are: Status, Network, Wireless, DHCP,

Wireless Advanced Settings and System Tools. On the right of the web-based utility,

there are the detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page. To apply

any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Save button.

There are the detailed explanations for each web page's key functions below.

The Status page displays the AP's current status and configuration. All information is

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