Figure 5.1: Log-in window.
– Hardware Requirements.
Typical PC hardware allowing for
proper operations of Windows XP and Microsoft Internet Ex-
plorer 6.
5.2
Logging-in to the Web-based Interface
Power up the device making sure the antennas are properly connected
(FM2200 only). Wait for about one minute for the initialization to be com-
pleted. Connect an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors between a com-
puter and the Fluidmesh device that you want to configure.
Configure the wired Ethernet port of
your
computer according to the de-
fault class “C” IP address of the device, e.g., IP: 192.168.0.30, Netmask:
255.255.255.0.
If you do not know how to configure your Windows PC, please refer to Sec-
tion 6 where the manual IP configuration process is described. Disable
the
Access the Internet using a proxy server
function. To disable this
function, go to
Control Panel
>
Internet Options
>
Connections
>
LAN
Settings
and uncheck the Enable box. Disable your wireless Wi-Fi card
of your PC if present to avoid routing issues between the two network in-
terfaces of your computer. Open a Web-browser such as Internet Explorer
and type the following URL:
http://192.168.0.10
Make sure not to omit the initial “http://”. Some browsers might not work
without the “http://” prefix preceding the numeric address. A log-in form
asking for a username and a password should appear as shown in Fig. 5.1.
The default username and a password are:
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