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AC WiFi Business Access Point WAC510 Connect Over Ethernet Using a Directly Connected Computer If your network does not include a DHCP server (or router that functions as a DHCP server), you can use a computer that is connected through an Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the access point. To connect to the access point using a computer that is connected to the LAN port of the access point: 1. Record the IP address and subnet mask of your computer so that you can reinstate these IP address settings later. 2. Temporarily change the IP address on your computer to 192.168.0.210 with 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. (You can actually use any IP address in the 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.254 range, with the exception of IP address 192.168.0.100, which is the access point default IP address.) For more information about changing the IP address on your computer, see the help or documentation for your computer. 3. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to the LAN port on the access point. 4. On the computer, open a web browser and enter 192.168.0.100 in the address bar. The Day Zero Easy Setup page displays. This page displays only the very first time that you access the access point. Note After you save the basic settings that are shown on the page, the Day Zero Easy Setup page no longer displays when you log in. Instead, the Dashboard page displays. 5. To let the access point detect if new firmware is available, click the Check for Upgrade button. To detect new firmware, the access point must already be connected to the Internet. You can also let the access point detect new firmware later. Install the Access Point in Your Network and Access It for Initial Configuration 20

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Connect Over Ethernet Using a Directly Connected Computer
If your network does not include a DHCP server (or router that functions as a DHCP server), you can use
a computer that is connected through an Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the access point.
To connect to the access point using a computer that is connected to the LAN port of the
access point:
1.
Record the IP address and subnet mask of your computer so that you can reinstate these IP address
settings later.
2.
Temporarily change the IP address on your computer to 192.168.0.210 with 255.255.255.0 as the subnet
mask.
(You can actually use any IP address in the 192.168.0.2–192.168.0.254 range, with the exception of IP
address 192.168.0.100, which is the access point default IP address.)
For more information about changing the IP address on your computer, see the help or documentation
for your computer.
3.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to the LAN port on the access point.
4.
On the computer, open a web browser and enter
192.168.0.100
in the address bar.
The Day Zero Easy Setup page displays.This page displays only the very first time that you access the
access point.
After you save the basic settings that are shown on the page, the Day Zero Easy
Setup page no longer displays when you log in. Instead, the Dashboard page displays.
Note
5.
To let the access point detect if new firmware is available, click the
Check for Upgrade
button.
To detect new firmware, the access point must already be connected to the Internet.You can also let
the access point detect new firmware later.
Install the Access Point in Your Network and Access It for Initial Configuration
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