3 — Installing and connecting the 8550 WSG
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 8550 WSG Installation Guide, Release 2.0
September 2007
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3.11
Configuring the PC that connects to the 8550 WSG
Management Portal
Before you initialize the 8550 WSG Management Portal, you must
connect a PC to the management port and configure its IP address to
be on the same subnet as the 8550 WSG.
Procedure 3-10 To configure the 8550 WSG IP address
on the PC that connects to the 8550 WSG Management
Portal
1
Connect a crossover cable from the Ethernet port on the PC to the
management port on the 8550 WSG.
2
Configure the PC LAN settings with the IP address of 192.168.1.2
and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
3
Log in to the 8550 WSG Management Portal by typing
http://192.168.1.1:8080/webportal/ in your browser address.
4
Type the username admin.
5
Type the password admin.
6
Click on the Login button.
The 8550 WSG Management Portal appears with the
Administration > Node Status panel open.
7
From the Configuration menu, choose Networking. The
Configuration > Networking window appears.
8
Click on the Interface Settings tab button.
9
Choose Port 1: Management and set the IPv4 Address and Subnet
Mask.
10
Click on the Routing tab button.
Note —
The 8550 WSG comes with a default IP address
(192.168.1.1) pre-configured on the 8550 WSG. You must enter a
different address on your PC in step
2
.