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Starting the First Management Session on the Access Point
The wireless access point firmware includes a DHCP client. The default
setting for the client is enabled. When you power on the access point, it
queries the subnet on the LAN port for a DHCP server. If a DHCP server
responds to its query, the unit uses the IP address the server assigns to it.
If there is no DHCP server, the access point uses the default IP address
192.168.1.230.
Note
The first management session of the access point has to be
conducted through the LAN port because the default setting for the
radios is off.
To start the management session, perform the following procedure:
1. Connect the access point to a PoE switch.
If your network has VLANs, the access point must be connected to a
port on the PoE switch that belongs to the same VLAN as the port
where your management PC is connected.
You may need to access the management software on the PoE switch
to list the VLANs and their port assignments. For example, if the
access point is connected to a port that is a member of the Sales
VLAN, your management PC must be connected to a port that is also a
member of that VLAN. If your network is small and does not have
VLANs or routers, you may connect your management PC to any port
on the PoE switch.
2. Start the web browser on your management PC.
3. Perform the one of the following steps:
If your network does not have a DHCP server, change the IP
address on your management PC to 192.168.1.n. The n is any
number from 1 to 254, except 230. Then, enter the default address
192.168.1.230 in the URL field of the web browser.
If your network has a DHCP server, enter the IP address that the
DHCP server assigned ti the access point.
The login page appears. See Figure 38 on page 68.
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