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3-3 Bridge Initial Configurations
This section describes how to configure the Bridge after booting from Flash memory. Refer to
“Firmware Update Configuration Window” to load the Operating image file to the Flash file
system, if the operating system software should be updated.
Configure the Bridge for its channel frequency and Service Set Identifier (SSID) unique to the
application. This configuration can be done either through a web browser with access to the
built-in Bridge web server. The Bridge can be configured at any time to tailor it for the
application environment. For more information on configuring the Bridge using the web
browser, refer to “Bridge Web Server”. The following description illustrates the use of the
web browser
3-4 Web Browser
Follow these steps to configure the channel frequency and SSID using a web browser:
 Launch a web browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer are examples of
commonly used web browsers).
 From the HPC, enter the IP address that is assigned to the Bridge as the URL
address, for example http://192.168.1.1.
The Bridge Web Server homepage will appear (see Figure).
BRIDGE Web Server Homepage