AT-TQ2403 Management Software User's Guide

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username and password, certificate, or similar user identity proof. Security modes are Static WEP, IEEE 802.1x, WPA with RADIUS server, and WPA-PSK.

For information on configuring security on the access point, see “Configuring Security”.

Understanding Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AT-TQ2403 Management Software

AT-TQ2403 Management Software are designed to auto-configure, with very little setup required for the first access point and no configuration required for additional access points subsequently joining a pre-configured cluster.

How Does the Access Point Obtain an IP Address at Start-up?

When you deploy the access point, it looks for a network DHCP server and, if it finds one, obtains an IP address from the DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found on the network, the access point will continue to use its default static IP address (192.168.1.230) until you reassign it a new static IP address (and specify a static IP addressing policy) or until a DHCP server is brought online.

When you run Kick Start, it discovers the AT-TQ2403 Management Software on the network and lists their IP addresses and MAC addresses. Kick Start also provides a link to the administration web pages of each access point using the IP address in the URL. (For more information about the Kick Start utility, see “Running Kick Start to Find Access Points on the Network”.)

Dynamic IP Addressing

The AT-TQ2403 Management Software generally expects that a DHCP server is running on the network where the access point is deployed. Most home and small business networks already have DHCP service provided either via a gateway device or a centralized server. However, if no DHCP server is present on the internal network, the access point will use the default static IP address for first time startup.

Similarly, wireless clients and other network devices (such as printers) will receive their IP addresses from the DHCP server, if there is one. If no DHCP server is present on the network, you must manually assign static IP addresses to your wireless clients and other network devices.

The Guest network must have a DHCP sever.

Static IP Addressing

The AT-TQ2403 Management Software is shipped with a default static IP address of 192.168.1.230. If no DHCP server is found on the network, the access point retains this static IP address at first-time startup.

After the access point starts up, you have the option of specifying a static IP addressing policy on AT-TQ2403 Management Software and assigning static IP addresses to access points on the internal network using the management software. (See information about the Connection Type field and related fields in “Setting the Ethernet (Wired) Interface”.)

Caution: If you do not have a DHCP server on the internal network and do not plan to use one, the first thing you must do after bringing up the access point is change the Connection Type from DHCP to Static IP. You can either assign a new Static IP address to the access point or continue using the default address. Allied Telesis recommends assigning a new Static IP address so that if later you bring up another AT-TQ2403 Management Software on the same network, the IP address for each access point will be unique.