System information

Using the HP Web Browser Interface

Overview

The HP web browser interface built into the access point lets you easily access

the access point from a browser-based PC on your network. This lets you do

the following:

■ Make configuration changes to the access point

■ Control access to the management interface by configuring a user name

and password

■ Maintain access security for wireless clients using WPA or WEP shared

keys

■ Encrypt data communications between clients and access points using

various algorithms, including WEP, TKIP, or AES

■ Optimize your network uptime by using the System Log

This chapter covers the following:

■ General features (page 4-3)

■ Starting a web browser interface session (page 4-4)

■ Tasks for your first web browser interface session (page 4-8)

• Configuring a user name and password for management access in the

web browser interface (page 4-8)

• Set the SNMP community names (page 4-10)

• Set the primary Service Set Identifier (page 4-12)

• Enable radio communications and select a channel (page 4-13)

• Changing IP settings (page 4-14)

• Setting wireless network security (page 4-16)

• Getting access to online help for the web browser interface (page 4-7)

■ Description of the web browser interface

• The Home Page (page 4-5)

• The Support URL (page 4-6)

• The Help button (page 4-7)

• The Logout button (page 4-7)

■ Status Reporting Features

• The AP Status window (page 4-18)

• Station status (page 4-21)

• Event logs (page 4-23)

• The Status bar (page 4-24)

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