User guide

Building Your Canopy Network March 2005
Through Software Release 6.1
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Canopy System User Guide
WARNING!
From this point until you remove power from the AP, stay at least as far
from the AP as the minimum separation distance specified under
Preventing Overexposure to RF on Page 127.
4. Plug the other connector of the pig tail into the Ethernet jack of the computing
device.
5. Plug the power supply into an electrical outlet.
6. Power up the computing device.
7. Start the browser in the computing device.
end of procedure
The Canopy AP interface provides a series of web pages to configure and monitor the
unit. These screens are subject to change by subsequent software releases.
You can access the web-based interface through a computing device that is either
directly connected or connected through a network to the AP. If the computing device is
not connected to a network when you are configuring the module in your test
environment, and if the computer has used a proxy server address and port to configure
a Canopy module, then you may need to first disable the proxy setting in the computer.
Perform the following procedure to toggle the computer to not use the proxy setting.
Procedure 6: Bypassing proxy settings to access module web pages
1. Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer.
2. Select Tools → Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings.
3. Uncheck the Use a proxy server… box.
NOTE: If you use an alternate web browser, the menu selections differ from the
above.
end of procedure
In the address bar of your browser, enter the IP address of the AP (default is
169.254.1.1). The AP responds by opening the Status page.
16.3.1 Quick Start Page of the AP
To proceed with the test setup, click the Quick Start button on the left side of the Status
page. The AP responds by opening the Quick Start page. The standard Quick Start
screen is displayed in Figure 50.