Installation guide

Using the Console Port
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Using the Console Port
To connect a device to the console port, follow the instructions in Console Port
Connection on page 3-17. Perform the following to use the console interface:
• Use your arrow keys to navigate through the screens.
• Press your Enter (or Return) key to activate a data entry field.
• Press the space bar to toggle a multiple choice field.
• Select Apply to check the configuration changes before saving them.
• Select Save before you Reset, Reload or Exit out of the console to save the
configuration changes in each screen.
To manage the RoamAbout R2 with the console port, do the following:
1. Press the <Return> key at the terminal that is connected to the RoamAbout R2 console
port until the Main Menu displays. If using a computer, start the terminal emulation
program and connect to the console port. You are prompted for a username and
password. The username is admin and the default password is password.
2. Choose Network Configuration from the Main Menu.
3. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
4. Choose Save.
5. Choose Wireless Configuration from the Main Menu, then choose Set/Show
Wireless Configuration.
6. At the top of the screen, select the radio slot (1 or 2) to configure.
7. Enter the name of the wireless network.
8. Enter a channel. The channels vary, depending on country regulations. In a wireless
client configuration (Workgroup bridge mode) with multiple APs, adjacent APs
should be set to different channels that are at least five channels apart.
9. Enter a station name. This name is displayed when clients run the RoamAbout Client
Utility. Each RoamAbout R2 should have a unique station name.
10. Set the Reset Option to Reset Card if necessary (the default setting).
11. Choose Save.
NOTE: If your screen remains blank after 3 seconds, press the Ctrl and
L keys together. If the screen still remains blank, shut down the terminal
emulation program and then restart it.