Connect To The Access Point; Log In To The Access Point - NETGEAR WNAP210 User Manual

Connect to the Access Point

Before mounting the access point in a high location, set up and test the
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access point to verify wireless network connectivity.
To connect the access point:
Prepare a computer with an Ethernet adapter. If this computer is already part of your
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network, record its TCP/IP settings.
Turn on your computer and configure it with a static IP address of 192.168.0.210 and a
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subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Connect an Ethernet cable from the access point to the computer.
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Connect the power adapter to the access point, and verify the following:
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The Power LED goes on.
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The Ethernet LAN LED is lit when the access point is connected to a powered-on
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computer.
The WLAN LED is blinking.
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Log In to the Access Point

The access pointis set by default with the IP address of 192.168.0.236 with DHCP disabled.
If you log in using the default IP address, the computer you use to connect to the access
point has to be set up with an IP address in the range 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.0.255 and a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
If DHCP is enabled, there are two methods you can use to connect to the access point after
the DHCP server on your network assigns it a new IP address.
If your access point is to be deployed on a local network, you can enter the NetBIOS
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name in your web browser. The default wireless access point name is netgearxxxxxx,
where xxxxxx represents the last 6 bytes of the MAC address. The MAC address is
printed on the product abel. (Using the NetBIOS naming convention to access your router
across several network segments is known to be unreliable.)
Reserve an IP address (based on the access point's MAC address) on the DHCP server.
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That way, if your router is deployed across several segments, you can configure the
access point with a static IP address, which you can always use to log in to make future
configuration changes.
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To log in using the default IP address:
Open a web browser such as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Netscape Navigator.
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Connect to the access point by entering the default address of http://192.168.0.236 into
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your browser.
http://192.168.0.233
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