AWK-5232
Getting Started
2-3
NOTE
Default user name and password:
Username:
admin
Password:
root
For security reasons, we strongly recommend changing the default password. To do so, select Maintenance
Password, and then follow the on-screen instructions to change the password.
NOTE
After you click Submit to apply changes, you can see that the web page is refreshed, and the string
“(Update)”
and a blinking reminder will be shown on the upper-right corner of web page, as follow.
To make the changes effective, click Restart and then Save and Restart after you change the settings. About
30 seconds are needed for the AWK-5232 to complete its restart process.
Step 5: Select the operation mode for the AWK-5232.
By default, the AWK-5232’s operation mode is set to Wireless redundancy. You can change the setting in
Wireless Settings
Operation mode if you would like to use the Wireless bridge or AP-Client mode instead.
Detailed information about configuring the AWK-5232’s operation can be found in Chapter 3.
Step 6: Test communications.
We will describe 2 test methods to make sure the network connection has been established. Please refer to the
following section for more details.
Communications Testing
After installation, you can run a sample test to make sure the AWK-5232 and wireless connection are
functioning normally. Two testing methods are explained in the following sections. Use the first method if you
are using only one AWK-5232 device, and use the second method if you are using two or more AWK-5232s.
Testing Method for one AWK-5232
If you are only using one AWK-5232, you will need a second notebook computer equipped with a WLAN card.
Configure the WLAN card to connect to the AWK-5232 (NOTE: the default SSID is
MOXA_1
), and change the
IP address of the second notebook (B) so that it is on the same subnet as the first notebook (A), which is
connected to the AWK-5232.
After configuring the WLAN card, establish a wireless connection with the AWK-5232 and open a DOS window
on Notebook B. At the prompt, type
ping <IP address of notebook A>
and then press Enter (see the figure below). A “Reply from IP address …” response means the communication
was successful. A “Request timed out.” response means the communication failed. In this case, recheck the
configuration to make sure the connections are correct.