Figure 5-4: Login Screen; Figure 5-5: Configure Network Address Settings Screen - Linksys WAP54GPE User Manual

Wireless-G Exterior Access Point
5. You will be asked to sign onto the Access Point you have selected. Enter the default user name and password,
admin, in both fields. Then, click Enter. (This user name and password can be changed from the Web-based
Utility's Administration - Management tab.)
6. The Configure Network Address Settings screen will appear next. If your network router will automatically
assign an IP address to the Access Point, then select Automatically obtain an IP address (DHCP).
If you want to assign a static or fixed IP address to the Access Point, then select Set IP configuration
manually. Enter an IP Address, a Subnet Mask, and the IP address of your network gateway.
Then, click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous page.
• IP Address. This IP address must be unique to your network. (The default IP address is 192.168.1.245.)
• Subnet Mask. The Access Point's Subnet Mask must be the same as the subnet mask of your Ethernet
network.
• Gateway. This IP address should be the IP address of the gateway between the Internet and the local
network. (If you do not have a gateway, then enter the IP address of your network router.)
Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point
Setup Wizard

Figure 5-4: Login Screen

Figure 5-5: Configure Network Address Settings Screen

dhcp (dynamic host configuration protocol): a networking
protocol that allows administrators to assign temporary IP
addresses to network computers by "leasing" an IP address
to a user for a limited amount of time, instead of assigning
permanent IP addresses.
ip (internet protocol): a protocol used to send data over
a network.
ip address: the address used to identify a computer
or device on a network.
subnet mask: an address code that determines the
size of the network.
gateway: a device that interconnects networks with
different, incompatible communications protocols.
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