Minimum System Requirements; Management And Monitoring Capabilities; Web Browser Interface; Command Line Interface - Proxim Orinoco AP-2500 User Manual

Introduction
• One power supply (if you purchased the Power Supply model)
• One power cord (if you purchased the Power Supply model)
• One ORiNOCO Installation CD-ROM that contains the following:
– Software Installation Wizard
– ScanTool
– Solarwinds TFTP software
– HTML Help
– this user's guide in PDF format
• One Quick Start Guide
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your reseller or ORiNOCO Technical Support.
NOTE: PC Cards and/or 5 GHz upgrade kits are not included with your AP and must be ordered as separate items.

Minimum System Requirements

To begin using an AP-2500, you must have the following minimum requirements:
• A 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet switch or hub
• At least one radio card to insert into the AP (an 802.11b card or a 5 GHz upgrade kit)
• At least one wireless client that complies with the standard supported by the cards you intend to insert into the AP:
– An 802.11a client device if you plan to install a 5 GHz upgrade kit
– An 802.11b client device if you plan to insert one or more 802.11b radios in the AP
• An Ethernet computer that is connected to the same IP network as the AP-2500 and has one of the following Web
browsers installed:
– Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (recommended)
– Netscape 6 or later
(The computer is required to configure the AP-2500 using the Web browser interface.)
• Internet connectivity on your Ethernet network

Management and Monitoring Capabilities

There are several management and monitoring interfaces available to the network administrator to configure and
manage the AP-2500 on your network:
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Web Browser Interface

•

Command Line Interface

• SNMP Management
• Active Ethernet
NOTE: For security reasons, you can only configure the AP-2500 over its Ethernet interface or serial port. You cannot
configure the unit from a wireless client.
Web Browser Interface
The Web Browser interface (also known as the HTTP interface) provides easy access to configuration settings and
network statistics from any computer in the network. Use the Web browser interface through your LAN (switch, hub,
etc.), over the Internet, or with a "crossover" Ethernet cable connected directly to your computer's Ethernet Port.
Command Line Interface
The Command Line Interface (CLI) represents a set of keyboard commands and parameters used for configuring and
managing the AP-2500.
Users enter Command Statements, composed of CLI Commands and their associated parameters. Statements may
be issued from the keyboard for real time control, or from scripts that automate configuration.
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