Manual

Chapter 1: Preparing to Set Up the AT-WA7400 Wireless Access Point

Setting Up the Administrator’s Computer

You configure and administer the AT-WA7400 Wireless Access Point with

the KickStart utility (which you run from the CD), through a web-based

user interface (UI), or through the command line interface. In order to

successfully start the management software, the administrator’s computer

must be set up with the following hardware and software components:

 Ethernet connection

The computer used to configure the first AT-WA7400 Wireless Access

Point with KickStart must be connected to the access point, either

directly or through a hub, by an Ethernet cable.

 Wireless Connection to the Network

After you initially configure and launch the first AT-WA7400 Wireless

Access Point, you can make further configuration changes through the

management software using a wireless connection to the “internal”

network. This configuration includes:

• Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adapter that supports one or more

of the IEEE 802.11 modes in which you plan to run the access

point. (IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a Turbo

modes are supported.)

• Wireless client software such as Microsoft Windows XP or Funk

Odyssey wireless client configured to associate with the

AT-WA7400 Management Software.

For more details about the Wi-Fi client setup, see “Setting Up the

Wireless Client Computers” on page 22.

 Web browser/operating system

Configuration and administration of the AT-WA7400 Wireless Access

Point is provided through a web-based user interface hosted on the

access point. Allied Telesyn recommends using one of the following

supported web browsers to access the AT-WA7400 management

software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or greater (with up-to-date

patch level for either major version) on Microsoft Windows XP or

Microsoft Windows 2000

• Netscape Mozilla 1.7.x on Redhat Linux version 2.4

The administration web browser must have JavaScript enabled to

support the interactive features of the administration interface. It must

also support HTTP uploads to use the firmware upgrade feature.

 AT-WA7400 Software and Documentation CD

This CD contains the KickStart utility and the software documentation.

You can run the KickStart utility on any Windows laptop or computer