Epson manual Preparing for Configuration, Connecting the Managing Computer and the IWE3200-H

2.3. Preparing for Configuration

To configure a IWE3200-H, a managing computer with a Web browser is needed. For first-time con- figuration of a IWE3200-H, an Ethernet network interface card (NIC) should have been installed in the managing computer. For maintenance-configuration of a deployed IWE3200-H, either a wireless computer or a wired computer can be employed as the managing computer.

NOTE:

If “Opera” browser is used to configure an IWE3200-H, click the menu item File, click Preferences... click File types, and edit the MIME type, text/html, to add a file exten- sion “.sht” so that Opera can work properly with the Web management pages of the IWE3200-H.

Since the configuration/management protocol is HTTP-based, you have to make sure that the IP ad- dress of the managing computer and the IP address of the managed IWE3200-Hare in the same IP subnet (the default IP address of an AP is 192.168.0.1 and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.)

2.3.1.Connecting the Managing Computer and the IWE3200-H

To connect the managing computer and the IWE3200-Hfor first-time configuration, you have two choices as illustrated in Fig. 6.

Fig. 6. Connecting a managing computer and an IWE3200-H via Ethernet.

You can use either a cross-overEthernet cable (included in the package) or a switch/hub with 2 straight-through Ethernet cables.

NOTE:

One connector of the Ethernet cable must be plugged into the LAN Ethernet port of the IWE3200-Hfor configuration.

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