User's Manual

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2-6 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Communications, Inc.
2-6 • March 2003 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
AP Initial Configuration
This section describes how to configure the AP after booting from Flash
memory. Refer to “Firmware Update Configuration Window” on page A-33
to load the Operating image file to the Flash file system, if the operating
system software should be updated.
Configure the AP 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 AP web server, or by issuing
commands through the command line interface (CLI).
The AP can be configured at any time to tailor it for the application
environment. For more information on configuring the AP using the web
browser, refer to “AP Web Server” in Appendix A. For more information on
using the CLI, refer to “AP Command-Line Interface” in Appendix B.
The following description illustrates the use of the web browser. For
information on using the CLI, refer to “Command-Line Interface” on
page 2-10.
Web Browser
Follow these steps to configure the channel frequency and SSID using a web
browser:
1. Launch a web browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer are
examples of commonly used web browsers).
2. From the HPC, enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP as the URL
address, for example http://192.168.1.1.