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protocol is HTTP (HeperText Transfer Protocol)-based.
n UPnP. The AP responds to UPnP discovery messages so that a Windows XP user can lo-
cate the AP in the Network Neighborhood and use a Web browser to configure it.
n SNMP. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) MIB I, MIB II, IEEE 802.1d,
IEEE 802.1x (Advanced model), and InterEpoch Enterprise MIB are supported.
l Power over Ethernet (optional). Supplying power to an AP over an Ethernet cable (IEEE
802.3af compliant). This feature facilitates large-scale wireless LAN deployment.
l Hardware Watchdog Timer. If the firmware gets stuck in an invalid state, the hardware
watchdog timer will detect this situation and restart the AP. Accordingly, the AP can provide
continuous services.
2. First-Time Installation and Configuration
2.1. Inserting the Accompanying PCMCIA WLAN
Card
For some models, the wireless interface of an AP is a WLAN PCMCIA card inserted into the
PCMCIA socket labeled Wireless LAN Card. Since an AP and its accompanying WLAN PCMCIA
card are placed separately within a package, the user has to insert the PCMCIA card to the socket of
the AP after they are taken out of the package. And then, plug the connector of the power adapter to
the power jack of the AP to power it on.
NOTE: Unless an AP is to be packed and moved to a distant place, don’t pluck out the PCMCIA card
from the socket.
TIP: If the AP supports PoE (Power over Ethernet), you can use an Ethernet switch hub that can sup-
ply power over Ethernet cables to power the AP.
2.2. Preparing for Configuration
For the user (or administrator) to configure an AP, a managing computer with a Web browser is
needed. For first-time configuration of an AP, an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) should have
been installed in the managing computer. For maintenance-configuration of a deployed AP, either a
wireless computer or a wired computer can be employed as the managing computer.
NOTE: If you are using the browser, Opera, to configure an AP, click the menu item File, click Pref-
erences..., click File types, and edit the MIME type, text/html, to add a file extension ".sht" so that
Opera can work properly with the Web management pages of the AP.
Since the configuration/management protocol is HTTP-based, we have to make sure that the IP ad-
dress of the managing computer and the IP address of the managed AP are in the same IP sub-
net.
2.2.1. Connecting the Managing Computer and the AP
To connect the Ethernet managing computer and the managed AP for first-time configuration, the user