User's Manual

Chapter 2: Installing the Access Point
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Starting the Initial Management Session on the Access Point
When you power on the access point for the first time, it queries the
subnet on the LAN port for a DHCP server. If a DHCP server responds to
its query, the unit uses the IP address the server assigns to it. If there is no
DHCP server, the access point uses the default IP address
192.168.1.230.
There are a several ways to start the initial management session on the
access point. One way is to establish a direct connection between your
computer and the unit by connecting an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet
port on the computer and the LAN port on the access point. This
procedure requires changing the IP address on your computer to make it a
member of the same subnet as the default IP address on the access point.
You might perform this procedure if your network does not have a DHCP
server and you want to configure the access point before connecting it to
your network.
The initial management session may also be performed while the device is
connected to your network. However, If your network does not have a
DHCP server, you still have to change the IP address of your computer to
match the subnet of the default address of the access point. Furthermore,
if your network is divided into virtual LANs (VLANs), you have to be sure to
connect the access point and your computer to ports on an Ethernet
switch that are members of the same VLAN.
If your network has a DHCP server, use the IP address the server assigns
it to start the management session.
The instructions for starting the initial management session are found in
the following sections:
 “Starting the Initial Management Session with a Direct Connection” on
page 39
 “Starting the Initial Management Session without a DHCP Server” on
page 40
 “Starting the Initial Management Session with a DHCP Server” on
page 40
Note
The initial management session of the access point has to be
conducted through the LAN port because the default setting for the
radios is off.
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