LANCOM 1811n Wireless – LANCOM 1821n Wireless
Chapter 3: Basic configuration
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Close the configuration with
Finish
.
See the section 'TCP/IP settings for PC workstations' for information
on the settings that are required for computers in the LAN.
3.3
Instructions for WEBconfig
Device settings can be configured from any Web browser. WEBconfig configu-
ration software is an integral component of the LANCOM. A Web browser is
all that is required to access WEBconfig. WEBconfig offers similar Setup
Wizards to LANconfig and hence provides the perfect conditions for easy con-
figuration of the LANCOM – although, unlike LANconfig, it runs under any
operating system with a Web browser.
Secure with HTTPS
WEBconfig offers secure (remote) configuration by encrypting the configura-
tion data with HTTPS.
https://<IP address or device name>
Always use the latest version of your browser to ensure maximum
security.
Accessing the device with WEBconfig
To carry out a configuration with WEBconfig, you need to know how to con-
tact the device. Device behavior and accessibility for configuration via a Web
browser depend on whether the DHCP server and DNS server are active in the
LAN already, and whether these two server processes share the assignment in
the LAN of IP addresses to symbolic names. WEBconfig accesses the LANCOM
either via its IP address, the device name (if configured), or by means of any
name if the device has not yet been configured.
Following power-on, unconfigured LANCOM devices first check whether a
DHCP server is already active in the LAN. Depending on the situation, the
device can either enable its own DHCP server or enable DHCP client mode. In
the second operating mode, the device can retrieve an IP address for itself
from a DHCP server in the LAN.
If a LANCOM Wireless Router or LANCOM Access Point is centrally
managed from a LANCOM WLAN Controller, the DHCP mode is swit-
ched from auto-mode to client mode upon provision of the WLAN
configuration.
