Preparing the 7782 Access Point at the Depot and Shipping to the Field
Configuring the AP for Management by FlexMaster or for Standalone Operation
Configuring the AP for Management by FlexMaster
or for Standalone Operation
1. Collect required equipment and information:
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An administrative computer (notebook computer) running Windows 7/Vista/XP/
2000 with one wireless 802.11b/g/n network card and one Ethernet card installed.
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Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (or later) or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (or later) installed on
the administrative computer.
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One Cat5e or better Ethernet cable.
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MAC address (12 alphanumeric digits) from the outside of the AP case.
NOTE: You may need to disable the firewall between the AP and the FlexMaster server
to complete this procedure.
2. Verify that the AP is powered on as described in
Continue with
Configuring the Administrative Computer
NOTE: The following procedure is applicable if the administrative computer is running
Windows 7 or Windows XP. If you are using a different operating system, refer to the
documentation that was shipped with your operating system for information on how to
modify the computer's IP address settings.
1. On your Windows 7 or Windows XP computer, open the Network Connections (or
Network and Dial-up Connections) control panel according to how the Start menu is
set up:
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On Windows 7, click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network
and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings.
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On Windows XP, click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.
2. When the Network Connections window appears, right-click the icon for Local Area
Connection, and then click Properties.
NOTE: Make sure that you configure the Local Area Connection properties, not the
Wireless Network Connection properties.
3. When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears, select Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) or TCP/IPv4 in Windows 7 from the scrolling list, and then click
Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears.
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Configuring the Administrative
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