100-percent sure that the WIASA will be the DHCP server of the managing computer.
2.4.2. Changing the TCP/IP Settings of the Managing
Computer
Use the
Windows Network Control Panel Applet
to change the TCP/IP settings of the managing
computer, so that the IP address of the computer and the IP address of the WIASA are in the same IP
subnet. If the managing computer is originally set a static IP address, you can either change the IP
address to
192.168.0.xxx
(the default IP address of a WIASA is
192.168.0.1
) and the subnet mask to
255.255.255.0
or select an automatically-obtain-an-IP-address option.
NOTE:
For some versions of Windows, the computer needs to be restarted for the changes of TCP/IP
settings to take effect.
TIP:
After you have connected the managing computer and the WIASA via Ethernet, you can install
Wireless Network Manager on the managing computer and use it to configure the WIASA without
being concerned about the TCP/IP settings of the managing computer. Refer to on-line help of Wire-
less Network Manager for more information.
If the computer is already set to obtain an IP address automatically, you can use the Win-
dows-provided tool,
WinIPCfg.exe
(on Windows 9x/Me) or
IPConfig.exe
(on Windows 2000/XP),
to re-obtain an IP address from the WIASA.
WinIPCfg.exe
is a GUI program, and has command
buttons for releasing the current IP address and re-obtaining an IP address.
IPConfig.exe
is a com-
mand-line program, and the
/release
option releases the current IP address and the
/renew
option
triggers the Windows DHCP client subsystem to re-obtain an IP address.
NOTE:
By default, the first assignable IP address of the DHCP server on the WIASA is
192.168.0.2
.
2.5. Configuring the Wireless Broadband (Switch)
Router
After the IP addressing issue is resolved, launch a Web browser on the managing computer. Then, go
to “
http://192.168.0.1
” to access the
Web-based Network Manager
start page.
NOTE:
If you are using the browser,
Opera
(from Opera Software), to configure a WIASA, click the
menu item
File
, click
Preferences...
, click
File types
, and edit the MIME type,
text/html
, to add a
file extension “.sht” so that Opera can work properly with the Web management pages of the WIASA.
TIP:
For maintenance configuration of a WIASA, the WIASA can be reached by its
host name
using
a Web browser. For example, if the WIASA is named “wiasa”, you can use the URL “http://wiasa” to
access the Web-based Network Manager of the WIASA.
2.5.1. Entering the User Name and Password
Before the start page is shown, you will be prompted to enter the user name and password to gain the
right to access the Web-based Network Manager. For first-time configuration, use the default user
name “
root
” and default password “
root
”, respectively.
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