User's Manual

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ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION
Navigating Through
the Access Point
Configuration Pages
This chapter describes all the screens available through the Access Point
configuration pages, and is provided as a reference. To get to the configuration
pages, browse to the Access Point by entering the URL in the location bar of
your browser. The URL is http://<IP Address of the Access
Point>, for example http://192.168.1.1. When you have browsed to
the Access Point, log in using your system password (default admin).
Main Menu At the left side of all screens is a main menu, as shown in Figure 18
on
page 32
. When you click on a topic from the main menu, that page will appear
in the main part of the screen. If there are more option for the menu selection
then these will appear under the original menu option.
■ Wizard - Allows a quick configuration of the basic functions of the Access
Point
■ Status - displays the firmware version of the Access Point, current IP
address, lists showing connected wireless clients and log file entries.
■ LAN - allows you to configure IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway information.
■ Wireless - enables /disables access from wireless computers, and provides
facilities for improving the security of the wireless network.
■ Tools - allows the administrator to perform maintenance activities on the
Access Point.
Getting Help
On every screen, a Help button is available which provides access to the
context-sensitive online help system. Click Help for further assistance and
guidance relating to the current screen.