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D-Link UAP Software User Manual 12/10/09 point so that the access point is no longer connected directly to the PC but instead is connected to the LAN (either by using a hub or directly). Note: It is possible to detect access points on the network with a wireless connection. However, we strongly advise against using this method. In most environments you may have no way of knowing whether you are actually connecting to the intended AP. Also, many of the initial configuration changes required will cause you to lose connectivity with the AP over a wireless connection. 2. Connect the power adapter to the power port on the back of the access point, and then plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet. 3. Use your Web browser to log on to the UAP Administration Web pages. - If the AP did not acquire an IP address from a DHCP server on your network, enter 10.90.90.91 in the address field of your browser, which is the default IP address of the AP. - If you used a DHCP server on your network to automatically configure network information for the AP, enter the new IP address of the AP into the Web browser. - If you used a DHCP server and you do not know the new IP address of the AP, use the following procedures to obtain the information: a. Connect a serial cable from the administrative computer to the AP and use a terminal emulation program to access the command-line interface (CLI). b. At the login prompt, enter admin for the user name and admin for the password. At the command prompt, enter get management - The command output displays the IP address of the AP. Enter this address in the address field of your browser. For a more detailed explanation about how to log on to the CLI by using the console port, see "Using the CLI to View the IP Address" on page 21. 4. When prompted, enter admin for the user name and admin for the password, then click OK. When you first log in, the Basic Settings page for UAP administration is displayed, as the following figure shows. This page is also accessible from the Tools > Basic Settings menu. Page 18 Installing the UAP 34CSFP6XXUAP-SWUM100-D13

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D-Link UAP
Software User Manual
12/10/09
Page
18
Installing the UAP
34CSFP6XXUAP-SWUM100-D13
point so that the access point is no longer connected directly to the PC but instead is connected to the LAN (either by
using a hub or directly).
2.
Connect the power adapter to the power port on the back of the access point, and then plug the other end of the power
cord into a power outlet.
3.
Use your Web browser to log on to the UAP Administration Web pages.
-
If the AP did not acquire an IP address from a DHCP server on your network, enter 10.90.90.91 in the address field
of your browser, which is the default IP address of the AP.
-
If you used a DHCP server on your network to automatically configure network information for the AP, enter the new
IP address of the AP into the Web browser.
-
If you used a DHCP server and you do not know the new IP address of the AP, use the following procedures to
obtain the information:
a.
Connect a serial cable from the administrative computer to the AP and use a terminal emulation program to access
the command-line interface (CLI).
b.
At the login prompt, enter
admin
for the user name and
admin
for the password. At the command prompt, enter
get
management
-
The command output displays the IP address of the AP. Enter this address in the address field of your browser. For
a more detailed explanation about how to log on to the CLI by using the console port, see
“Using the CLI to View the
IP Address” on page 21
.
4.
When prompted, enter
admin
for the user name and
admin
for the password, then click
OK
.
When you first log in, the
Basic Settings
page for UAP administration is displayed, as the following figure shows. This
page is also accessible from the
Tools > Basic Settings
menu.
Note:
It is possible to detect access points on the network with a wireless connection. However, we strongly
advise against using this method. In most environments you may have no way of knowing whether you are
actually connecting to the intended AP. Also, many of the initial configuration changes required will cause you
to lose connectivity with the AP over a wireless connection.