Professional Access Point
Administrator Guide
Pre-Launch Checklist: Default Settings and Supported Administrator/Client Platforms - 18
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
LAN
s 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 First Access Point
The computer used to configure the first access point with the Detection Utility must
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
the Network
After initial configuration and launch of the first access point on your new wireless
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
System
Configuration and administration of the Professional Access Point is provided
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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