1.7. Preparing for Configuration
To configure the Wireless Hotspot Gateway, a managing computer with a Web browser is needed. For first-time configuration of a SMCWHSG44-G, an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) should have been installed in the managing computer. For maintenance/configuration of a deployed SMCWHSG44-G, 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 SMCWHSG44-G, click the menu item File, click Preferences... 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 SMCWHSG44-G.
Since the configuration/management protocol is HTTP-based, you have to make sure that the IP address of the managing computer and the IP address of the managed SMCWHSG44-Gare in the same IP subnet (the default IP address of the SMCWHSG44-Gis 192.168.2.1 and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.) For ease of configuration you can set your computer to “Obtain IP Address automatically” since the Wireless Hotspot Gateway has a built in DHCP server.
1.7.1. Connecting the Managing Computer and the SMCWHSG44-G
To connect the managing computer and the SMCWHSG44-G for first-time configuration, you have two choices as illustrated in Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. Connecting a managing computer and SMCWHSG44-G via Ethernet.
You can use either an Ethernet cable (included in the package) or a switch/hub with 2 straight-through Ethernet cables.
1.7.2. Changing the TCP/IP Settings of the Managing Computer
Use the Windows Network Control Panel Applet to change the TCP/IP settings of the managing computer, so that the IP address of the computer and the IP address of the SMCWHSG44-Gare in the same IP subnet. Set the IP