Link electronic GT701AP user manual Viewing The Control Panel

Your connection to the Access Point should be established and you are ready to access to the unit’s control panel.

Accessing & Using The Control Panel

Making Sure Your Computer Can Talk To The Access Point .

The Access Point’s control panel has an internal IP address of 192.168.0.240 which enables any standard web browser to view and adjust its settings. If you are con- nected to your access point via an Actiontec brand router, it has an address that is within the same subnet address range. This means that you are ready to “talk” to the control panel and don’t need to read this section and should proceed directly to the next section “Viewing The Control Panel” a bit further down on this page.

If, however, you are using another brand of router (Linksys and some other prod- ucts), the you may need to configure your computer’s NIC card with a static IP address that is within the range of the access point’s control panel. This is true whether you are making a wired or wireless connection to the unit.

If you are unsure of your router’s subnet address range, you can try talking to the control using the procedures in the next section “Viewing The Control Panel” a bit further down on this page. If this does not work, follow the procedures outlined in Appendix A - “Setting Up A Static IP Address” on page 28 before attempting to access the control panel again.

NOTE: If you are making a “direct” connection to your computer without going through a router, you will also need to adjust your NIC card’s IP address using this procedure.

Viewing The Control Panel

Simply plug one end of a “cross-over” type Ethernet cable (purchased separately) in the LAN port on the back of the Access Point, and plug the other end into the hub or switch. Details may be found in sub-section 2 of “Connecting The Access Point” in the previous chapter.

1.Open your Web browser.

2.In the address bar enter http://192.168.0.240 then press <enter>.

NOTE: The Username/Password setting is disabled when the Access Point is shipped from the factory to allow for easy first-time access to the control panel. If you receive the Access Point after it has had a password set but do not know what it is, you will not be able to access the control panel. You can disable the password mode by physically resetting the access point. This is done by by holding the “Reset” button on the back of the Access Point for 15 seconds and releasing it.

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