Changing the TCP/IP Settings of the Managing Computer
Use the Windows Network Control Panel Applet to change the TCP/IP set- tings of the managing computer, so that the IP address of the computer and the IP address of the SMC2586W-G are in the same IP subnet. Set the IP address of the computer to 192.168.2.xxx (the default IP address of the SMC2586W-G is 192.168.2.50) and the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.) [DHCP Client is enabled by default. It will default to 192.168.2.50 if there is no DHCP server available on the network.]
TIP: You can use SMC2586W-G Scan Utility on the CD-ROM to scan for all the SMC2586W-Gs on the network. Double-click a scanned SMC2586W-G to launch the Web browser to manage the SMC2586W-G. Note that this utility does not discover the SMC2682W.
NOTE: On Windows 2000/XP, SMC2586W-G Scan Utility can only be run by a user with administrator privilege.
NOTE: For some versions of Windows, the computer needs to be restarted for the changes of TCP/IP settings to take effect.
2.4 Configuring the SMC2586W-G
The 2586W-G is DHCP client enabled by default. If there is a DHCP server on your network it will get a DHCP address from your server. If there is no DHCP server available the 2586W-G will default to 192.168.2.50 IP address.
TIP: For maintenance configuration of an SMC2586W-G, the SMC2586W-G can be reached by its host name using a Web browser. For example, if the SMC2586W-G is named “AP”, you can use the URL “http://AP” to access the Web-based management interface of the SMC2586W-G.
Entering the User Name and Password
To log onto the Web based management interface, you will be prompted to enter the user name and password. For first time configuration, use the default user name “admin” and default password “smcadmin”, respectively. And then click Log On.
Fig. 5 Entering the user name and password.
