Overview - HP ProCurve 420 Management And Configuration Manual

Using the HP Web Browser Interface

Overview

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Overview

The HP web browser interface built into the access point lets you easily access
the access point from a browser-based PC on your network. This lets you do
the following:
Make configuration changes to the access point
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■ Control access to the management interface by configuring a user name
and password
Maintain access security for wireless clients using WPA or WEP shared
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keys
■ Encrypt data communications between clients and access points using
various algorithms, including WEP, TKIP, or AES
■ Optimize your network uptime by using the System Log
This chapter covers the following:
General features (page 4-3)
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Starting a web browser interface session (page 4-4)
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■ Tasks for your first web browser interface session (page 4-7)
• Configuring a user name and password for management access in the
web browser interface (page 4-7)
• Set the SNMP community names (page 4-9)
• Set the access point Service Set Identifier (page 4-10)
• Enable radio communications and select a channel (page 4-11)
• Changing IP settings (page 4-13)
• Setting wireless network security (page 4-14)
• Getting access to online help for the web browser interface
(page 4-16)
Description of the web browser interface
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• The Home Page (page 4-5)
• The Support URL (page 4-6)
Status Reporting Features
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• The AP Status window (page 4-17)
• Station status (page 4-19)
• Event logs (page 4-21)
• The Status bar (page 4-22)