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4Click the Access Point Firmware check box.

5Enter the name of the upgrade file that you downloaded earlier.

6Click Upgrade Now.

The upgrade file is copied from the TFTP server to the access point and the access point restarts using the new upgrade.

Changing the

When you log in for the first time, the Configuration Management System asks

Administration

you to supply an administration password. Enter a password of at least 6-16

Password

alphanumeric characters. If you choose not to use a password, be sure to check

 

the check box instead.

 

To change the administration password, under Tools click Change Administration

 

Password. In the Change Administration Password page, enter the current

 

password and the new password in the spaces provided and click Save.

 

You can remove an existing administrative password by selecting Change

 

Administration Password and leaving the new password fields blank.

 

 

Restoring Factory

The Restore Factory Defaults page allows you to erases the access point’s current

Defaults

configuration and restore the factory default settings.

 

You can also erase the current configuration and restore the factory default

 

settings by pressing the end of a pin or paper clip into the Reset hole on the front

 

of the access point (near the RJ-45 connector) and holding it in for five seconds.

 

 

Resetting the Access

The Reset Wireless Access Point page allows you to reboot the access point

Point

without affecting the current configuration settings. You can also reset the

 

hardware by disconnecting and reconnecting the power.

 

 

Backing up

Access Point configurations can be saved as data files and later used to restore the

Configurations

access point configuration. The Backup Configuration page lets you save access

 

point settings in an external file. (You must have a TFTP server set up on which to

 

store the backup file. This is the server specified on the TFTP setup page.)

 

When you back up a configuration, you must supply the name of the file that the

 

configuration is saved to. This file will be written to the upload/download directory

 

of the TFTP server. If you need to change the TFTP configuration, click the Change

 

button to open the TFTP Setup page.

 

 

Restoring

Use Restore Configuration to restore settings from a previously saved backup file

Configurations

to the current access point. If you select All Configuration Settings, the saved

 

configuration is restored completely.

 

If you select Only Template Settings, only general configuration parameters such

 

as WLAN service area, data transmission settings, security settings, dynamic

 

security link user access list, RADIUS server settings, and management setup

 

information are restored. Template settings would be used in common by several

 

access points in a network and provide an easy way to reconfigure all access

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11 Mbps specifications

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