Compaq WL110 User Manual page 24

Figure 3-1 Wired Access via a Direct Cable Connection
Selecting a wired LAN administrator station is recommended in one of the
following situations:
You prefer to manage your Access Points from a fixed central location.
The Access Points will be installed on remote locations, that are accessible
via TCP/IP networking.
Figure 3-2 Wired Access via a Network Connection
Looking at Figure 3-2, the LAN administrator station has access to both Access
Points A and B via the wired backbone.
When these Access Points are still using the "out-of-the-box" configuration,
the Access Points can be identified by means of their ethernet MAC
Address, provided that the Access Points are on the same subnet as your
LAN administrator station (i.e. there are no routers between your LAN
administrator station and the Access Point).
When you have assigned a unique IP address value to each Access Point,
you should be able to access each Access Point from anywhere within the
network by using its unique IP address.
Setting Up your LAN Administrator Station
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