SMC Networks SMC2555W-AG manual Initial Setup through the CLI, Initial Configuration Steps

Initial Setup through the CLI

Initial Configuration Steps

Logging In – Enter “admin” for the user name and “smcadmin” for the password. The CLI prompt appears displaying the access point’s model number.

Username: admin

Password:

SMC Enterprise AP#

Setting the IP Address – By default, the access point is configured to obtain IP address settings from a DHCP server. You may also use the command line interface (CLI) to assign an IP address that is compatible with your network.

Type “configure” to enter configuration mode, then type “interface ethernet” to access the Ethernet interface-configuration mode.

SMC Enterprise AP#configure

SMC Enterprise AP(config)#interface ethernet

SMC Enterprise AP(config-if)#

First type “no ip dhcp” to disable DHCP client mode. Then type “ip address ip-address netmask gateway,” where “ip-address” is the access point’s IP address, “netmask” is the network mask for the network, and “gateway” is the default gateway router. Check with your system administrator to obtain an IP address that is compatible with your network.

SMC Enterprise AP(if-ethernet)#no ip dhcp

SMC Enterprise AP(if-ethernet)#ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.254

SMC Enterprise AP(if-ethernet)#

After configuring the access point’s IP parameters, you can access the management interface from anywhere within the attached network. The command line interface can also be

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