Chapter 5: Setting Up The Wireless-G Exterior Access Point; Overview; Accessing The Utility; Figure 5-1: Login Screen - Linksys WAP54GPE - Wireless-G Exterior Access Point User Manual

Wireless-G Exterior Access Point
Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Exterior Access
Point

Overview

The Access Point has been designed to be functional right out of the box with the default settings. However,
if you'd like to change these settings, the Access Point can be configured through your web browser with the
Web-based Utility. This chapter explains how to use the Utility.
The Utility can be accessed via web browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox
through the use of a computer that is networked with the Access Point.
For a basic network setup, most users only have to use the following screens of the Utility:
• Setup
On the Setup screen, enter your basic network settings (IP address) here.
• Management
Click the Administration tab and then select the Management screen. The Access Point's default
password is admin. To secure the Access Point, change the AP Password from its default.
Most users will also customize their wireless settings:
• Wireless
On the Wireless screen, change default SSID under the Basic Wireless Settings Tab. Select the level of
security under the Wireless Security Tab.

Accessing the Utility

There are three ways to connect to your Access Point for the first time.
1. If you have a 48V Power Injector (e.g. Linksys WAPPOE), power up your Access Point first then
connect the cable on your Injector to your PC. Configure your PC to have static IP address on the same
subnet as the Access Point's default IP address (192.168.1.245).
2. If you have a PoE switch (e.g. Linksys SRW224P), connect your Access Point and your PC to the same
LAN. Configure your PC to have the static IP address on the same subnet as the Access Point's default IP

Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point

Overview
HAVE YOU:Enabled TCP/IP on your PCs?
PCs communicate over the network with this
protocol. Refer to "Appendix D: Windows
Help" for more information on TCP/IP.
tcp/ip: a set of protocols PCs use to
communicate over a network.
browser: an application that provides a way to
look at and interact with all the information on
the World Wide Web.

Figure 5-1: Login Screen

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