Cisco WAP200 Wireless-G Access Point with PoE and ...

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster3. Although it is not recommended, you can connect your PC wirelessly to the Access Point when the DHCPserver is connected on the LAN side. It is not recommended, because you can easily lose your connectionthrough configuration changes.Launch your web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and enter the Access Point’s default IPaddress, 192.168.1.245, in the Address field. Press the Enter key.Enter admin in the User Name field. The first time you open the web-based utility, use the default password,admin. (You can set a new password from the Administration - Management tab.) Then click the OK button.After setting up the Access Point to use DHCP or manually configure a new IP address, move your Access Point tothe desired network. You will have to use the new IP address the next time you access the web-based utility.Navigating the UtilityThe web-based utility consists of the following five main tabs: Setup, Wireless, Security Monitor, Administration,and Status. Additional screens (sub tabs) will be available from most of the main tabs.The following briefly describes the main & sub tabs of the Utility.SetupFigure 5-1: Login ScreenEnter the Host Name, IP Address settings, and set the time on this screen.• Basic Setup. Configure the host name and IP address settings for this Access Point.• Time. Set the time on this Access Point.WirelessYou will use the Wireless tabs to enter a variety of wireless settings for the Access Point.• Basic Wireless Settings. Choose the wireless network mode (e.g. Mixed), SSID, and radio channel on thisscreen.• Wireless Security. Use this screen to configure the Access Point’s security settings.• Wireless Connection Control. Use this screen to control the wireless connections from client devices to thisAccess Point.Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Access PointNavigating the Utility13