Specifications

Getting Started With Access Point Configuration
Many other features can be configured through the access point’s console
interface to optimize the access point’s performance, to enhance your control
of the network traffic, and to improve network security. Once an IP address
has been configured on the access point, these features can be accessed more
conveniently through a remote Telnet session or through the access point’s
web browser interface.
For more information on IP addressing, refer to “Configuring IP Settings” in
the Management and Configuration Guide.
Not e By default, the access point is configured to acquire an IP address configura-
tion from a DHCP server. To use DHCP instead of the manual method
described in this chapter, see “Configuring IP Settings” in the Management
and Configuration Guide, which is on the Documentation CD-ROM that came
with your access point.
Using the Command Line Interface
The quickest and easiest way to minimally configure the access point for
management and password protection in your network is to use a direct
console connection to the access point, start a console session, and access
the command line interface (CLI).
1. Using the method described in the preceding chapter, connect a terminal
device to the access point, and press
[Enter] to initiate the console connec-
tion.
2. Type admin for the default user name. The default password is null, so just
press
[Enter] at the password prompt. The CLI prompt appears displaying
the access point’s model number.
Getting Started With Access
Point Configuration
Username: admin
Password:
HP ProCurve Access Point 420#
3. Type configure to enter global configuration mode.
HP ProCurve Access Point 420#configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL/Z
HP ProCurve Access Point 420(config)#
4. Type username username to create a user name for the manager, where
username can consist of 3 to 16 alphanumeric characters and is case
sensitive. (Note that only one user name is allowed for the access point.)
HP ProCurve Access Point 420(config)#username admin
HP ProCurve Access Point 420(config)#
3-2