USRobotics Instant802 APSDK Administrator’s Computer, What the Access Point Does Not Provide

Professional Access Point

Administrator Guide

What the Access Point Does Not Provide

The Professional Access Point is not designed to function as a gateway to the Internet. To connect your Wireless LAN (WLAN) to other LANs or the Internet, you need a gateway device.

Administrator’s Computer

Configuration and administration of the Professional Access Point is accomplished with the Professional Access Point Detection Utility, which you run from the CD, and through a Web-based user interface. The following table describes the minimum requirements for the administrator’s computer.

Required Software or Component

Description

Ethernet Connection to	The computer used to configure the first access point with the Detection Utility must
the First Access Point	be connected to the access point, either directly or through a hub, by an Ethernet
	cable.
	For more information on this step, see “Step 2. Connect the access point to network
	and power” on page 24 in Setting Up and Launching Your Wireless Network.
Wireless Connection to	After initial configuration and launch of the first access point on your new wireless
the Network	network, you can make subsequent configuration changes through the Web User
	Interface using a wireless connection to the internal network. For wireless connec-
	tion to the access point, your administration device needs Wi-Fi capability:
	• Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adapter that supports one or more of the IEEE
	802.11 modes in which you plan to run the access point. IEEE 802.11b and
	802.11g modes are supported.
	• Wireless client software such as Microsoft Windows XP or Funk Odyssey wire-
	less client configured to associate with the Professional Access Point.
	For more details on Wi-Fi client setup, see “Wireless Client Computers” on
	page 19.
Web Browser / Operating	Configuration and administration of the Professional Access Point is provided
System	through a Web-based user interface hosted on the access point. USRobotics rec-
	ommends using one of the following supported Web browsers to access the Web
	User Interface:
	• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or 6.x (with up-to-date patch level for
	either major version) on Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2000
	• Mozilla 1.7.x on Redhat 9 with 2.4 kernel
	The administration Web browser must have JavaScript enabled to support the inter-
	active features of the Web User Interface. The browser must also support HTTP
	uploads to use the firmware upgrade feature.

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