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P a g e 8 o f 9 3
C h a p t e r 3
A c c e s s P o i n t S e t u p
This Chapter provides details of the Setup process for Basic Operation of your Wireless Access
Point.
O v e r v i e w
T h i s c h a p t e r d e s c r i b e s t h e s e t u p p r o c e d u r e t o m a k e t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t a v a l i d d e v i c e o n y o u r L A N , a n d t o
f u n c t i o n a s a n A c c e s s P o i n t f o r y o u r W i r e l e s s S t a t i o n s .
W i r e l e s s S t a t i o n s m a y a l s o r e q u i r e c o n f i g u r a t i o n . F o r d e t a i l s , s e e C h a p t e r 4 - W i r e l e s s S t a t i o n C o n f i g u r a t i o n .
T h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t c a n b e c o n f i g u r e d u s i n g e i t h e r t h e s u p p l i e d W i n d o w s u t i l i t y o r y o u r W e b B r o w s e r
S e t u p u s i n g t h e W i n d o w s U t i l i t y
A s i m p l e W i n d o w s s e t u p u t i l i t y i s s u p p l i e d o n t h e C D -R O M . T h i s u t i l i t y c a n b e u s e d t o a s s i g n a s u i t a b l e I P a d d r e s s t o t h e
W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t . U s i n g t h i s u t i l i t y i s r e c o mm e n d e d , b e c a u s e i t c a n l o c a t e t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t e v e n i f i t h a s
a n i n v a l i d I P a d d r e s s .
I n s t a l l a t i o n
5. Insert the supplied CD-ROM in your drive.
6. If the utility does not start automatically, run the SETUP program in the root folder.
7. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
M a i n S c r e e n
• Start the program by using the icon created by the setup program.
• When run, the program searches the network for all active Wireless Access Points, then lists them on screen,
as shown by the example below.
Figure 4: Management utility Screen
Wireless Access Points
T h e m a i n p a n e l d i s p l a y s a l i s t o f a l l W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t s f o u n d o n t h e n e tw o r k . F o r e a c h A c c e s s P o i n t , t h e f o l l o w i n g
d a t a i s s h o w n :
S e r v e r N a m e
T h e S e r v e r N a m e i s s h o w n o n a s t i c k e r o n t h e b a s e o f t h e d e v i c e .
I P a d d r e s s
T h e I P a d d r e s s f o r t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t .
M A C A dd r e s s
T h e h a r d w a r e o r p h y s i c a l a d d r e s s o f t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t .
I E E E S t a nd a r d
T h e w i r e l e s s s t a n d a r d o r s t a n d a r d s u s e d b y t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s
P o i n t ( e . g . 8 0 2 . 1 1 b , 8 0 2 . 1 1 g )
F W V e r s i o n
T h e c u r r e n t F i r m w a r e v e r s i o n i n s t a l l e d i n t h e W i r e l e s s A c c e s s P o i n t .