4.
In some regions, a
Country
prompt appears. Select the country in which the E-MSM466-R will
operate.
CAUTION:
The correct country must be selected. See
“Country of use” (page 6)
.
5.
At the password prompt it is recommended that you change the default password and select
Save
. Passwords must be at least six characters long and include four different characters.
The management tool is organized with menus and sub-menus. Instructions for making menu
selections, such as “select
Wireless > Local mesh
” instruct you to select the
Wireless
menu and
then the
Local mesh
sub-menu, as follows:
Figure 12 Selecting Wireless > Local mesh
Configuring basic wireless protection
It is recommended that you at least configure basic wireless protection. See Wireless protection
in the E-MSM3xx / E-MSM4xx Access Points Management and Configuration Guide. To configure
basic WPA protection:
1.
Select
VSC > HP
and then enable
Wireless protection
and set it to
WPA
.
2.
Under
Mode
, select
WPA or WPA2
, then under Key source, select
Preshared key
and specify
a key of at least 20 characters. Select
Save
.
Assigning an IP address to the E-MSM466-R
By default the E-MSM466-R operates as a DHCP client. This means that if the network has a DHCP
server, the E-MSM466-R will automatically receive a new IP address in place of its default address
of 192.168.1.1 upon connecting to the network. Use one of the following methods to assign an
IP address to the E-MSM466-R:
•
Pre-configure the DHCP server
to assign a specific IP address to the E-MSM466-R. To do this
you need to specify the E-MSM466-R Ethernet MAC address and a reserved IP address on
the DHCP server. The E-MSM466-R Ethernet MAC address is printed on the E-MSM466-R
label identified as
LAN MAC
, and listed on the management tool Home page as
Ethernet base
MAC address
.
•
Let the DHCP server automatically assign an IP address
. By default, the DHCP server will assign
an IP address after the E-MSM466-R connects to the network. After the DHCP server has
assigned the E-MSM466-R an IP address, you can then find the IP address of the E-MSM466-R
by looking for its Ethernet base MAC address in the DHCP server log. For example after Step
4 below, you could go to the DHCP server log to retrieve the IP address assigned to the
E-MSM466-R.
•
Assign a static IP address to the E-MSM466-R
. The address must be on the same subnet as the
network to which the E-MSM466-R will connect.
1.
Select
Network > DNS
, and set the DNS server address. Select
Save
.
2.
Select
Network > Ports > Bridge port
.
3.
Select
Static
and then
Configure
. For
IP address
set an address that is on the same subnet as
the network to which the E-MSM466-R will connect after installation. Respect any DHCP
server-mandated static address ranges. Also set
Mask
and
Default gateway
.
4.
Select
Save
. Connection to the management tool is lost. You can later reconnect to the
management tool by specifying the new IP address.
18
Initially Configuring (Autonomous mode)
