User's Manual Part 1

6 HotPoint FWC 2050 & Access Point User Guide February 2011
Chapter 2 Getting Started
System Requirements
The FWC2050 Controller, if used, must have layer 2 or layer 3 connectivity to all Firetide 4000 Series and 5000 Series Access Points.
The system requires a DHCP server. If your network has one, it can be used. If desired, you can use the DHCP server built into the
FWC2050.
HotPoint 5000 versus HotPoint 4000
There are few operation or conguration differences between systems based on the 5000 Series and the 4000 Series. Access Points can
be mixed or matched to meet enterprise needs.
HotPoint 4000 Series do no support MIMO operation, and do not support DFS. HotPoint 4000 Series have only one radio per unit. They
are otherwise essentially identical from a management and operational viewpoint.
Logging In
The default IP address for the FWC2050 is 192.168.224.250.
Log in to your FWC2050 Wireless Management System administrative interface for the rst time at http://192.168.224.250,
using the default username (admin) and password (password)
Firetide recommends that you change the user name and password, and the default IP address.