Connecting The Iap To A Power Source; Assigning An Ip Address To The Iap; Connecting To A Provisioning Wi-Fi Network - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP175P User Manual

4. "Login into Instant User Interface" on page 19
5. "Specifying the Country Code" on
Japan or Israel.

Connecting the IAP to a Power Source

Based on the type of the power source that is used, perform one of the following steps to connect the IAP to the
power source:
PoE switch—Connect the ENET port of the IAP to the appropriate port on the PoE switch.
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PoE midspan—Connect the ENET port of IAP to the appropriate port on the PoE midspan.
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AC to DC power adapter—Connect the 12V DC power jack socket to the AC to DC power adapter.
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Assigning an IP Address to the IAP

The IAP needs an IP address for network connectivity. When you connect the IAP to a network, the IAP receives
an IP address from a DHCP server. To get an IP address for an IAP, perform the following steps:
1. Connect the ENET port of IAP to a switch or router using an Ethernet cable. Ensure that the DHCP service is
enabled on the network.
2. Connect the IAP to a power source. The IAP will receive an IP address provided by the switch or router.
NOTE: After the IAP starts up, it will try to do a DHCP if the static IP configuration is not available. If DHCP times out, a default IP
within 169.254.x.y/16 subnet will be configured on the IAP. The DHCP client will be still running so that when the DHCP service
recovers the IAP will get a valid IP address and then reboots.

Connecting to a Provisioning Wi-Fi Network

To connect to a provisioning Wi-Fi network:
1. Connect a wireless enabled client to a provisioning Wi-Fi network. The provisioning network is called instant.
2. In the Microsoft Windows operating system, click the wireless network connection icon in the system tray.
The Wireless Network Connection box appears.
3. Click on the instant network and click Connect.
4. In the Mac operating system, click the AirPort icon. A list of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed.
5. Click on the instant network.
NOTE: While connecting to a provisioning Wi-Fi network, ensure that the client is not connected to any wired network.
18 | Initial Configuration
page 20—Skip this step, if you are installing the IAP in United States,
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