Installation Manual

2. Power on the HP 501 by powering on the PoE switch, power injector, or by plugging in the
AC/DC adapter.
Initially, the HP 501 power LED flashes amber. Wait approximately one minute until it turns
green before proceeding to the next step.
3. Connect the LAN port on your computer to the Ethernet port on the HP 501 using a standard
Ethernet cable.
Connect to the management tool
1. In a web browser, enter https://192.168.1.1.
2. The first time you connect to the management tool, a security certificate warning displays. This
is expected behavior. Select whatever option is needed in your web browser to continue to
the management tool.
3. On the Login page, specify admin for both Username and Password, and then click Login.
The HP 501 management tool home page opens.
4. On the License Agreement page, read the agreement and click Accept License Agreement.
The Registration page appears.
5. HP recommends that you continue with this procedure and register later.
A Country prompt appears.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to register at a later time using the management tool Maintenance >
Registration menu.
6. Select the country in which the HP 501 is operating.
The HP 501 automatically limits the available wireless channels, ensuring compliant operation
in the selected country.
CAUTION: To ensure compliance, you must select the correct country. Entering the incorrect
country can result in illegal operation and can cause harmful interference to other systems.
7. When prompted, HP recommends that you change the default password and click Save.
Passwords must be at least six characters long and include four different characters.
The management tool is organized with menus and sub-menus. Instructions for making menu
selections, such as “Select Tools > Ping” indicate that you should select the Tools menu, and then
thePing sub-menu, as follows:
Assign an IP address to the HP 501
By default, the HP 501 operates as a DHCP client. This means that if the network has a DHCP
server, the HP 501 automatically receives a new IP address in place of its default address of
192.168.1.1 upon connecting to the network. Use one of the following methods to assign an IP
address to the HP 501:
• Let the DHCP server automatically assign an IP address. By default, the DHCP server assigns
an IP address after the HP 501 connects to the network. After the DHCP server assigns the HP
501 an IP address, you can find the IP address of the HP 501 by looking for its Ethernet MAC
address in the DHCP server log.
• Preconfigure the DHCP server to assign a specific IP address to the HP 501. To do this, you
need to specify the HP 501 Ethernet MAC address and a reserved IP address on the DHCP
10 Initial configuration