## Connect to the Access Point

### Choosing a Connection Option

Before configuring the Intel® PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN Access Point, you must connect to it using one of the following options:

Direct Serial Connection | Use a terminal program on your computer with a null-modem serial cable connected to the access point. See Using a Direct Serial Connection.
Telnet Session | Use Telnet to connect to the access point using a wireless or Ethernet connection. See Using a Telnet Session.
Web Browser | Browse to the access point Web server from a Web browser using a wireless or Ethernet connection. See Using a Web Browser.

Before using the Telnet and Web server options, you must first configure the IP address on the access point. To use the direct serial option you don't need to configure the IP address.

### Finding the IP Address of the Access Point

Before you can manage the access point using a Web browser or Telnet, you need the IP address of the access point. You can use the AP Discovery application to find access points on your network and determine the IP address of each. You can install AP Discovery from the Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN CD. For instructions, see the Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN Access Point Quick Installation Guide.

To locate an access point

Click Start, Programs, Intel(R) PROWireless, Access Point Administration Utilities, and then AP Discovery.

To locate an access point using Windows 95*

Click Start, Programs, Intel(R) Wireless LAN, Intel WLAN Utilities, and then AP Discovery .

To locate an access point using the default IP address

If you do not have a DHCP server on your network, the access point uses the following default IP address: 192.0.2.1

If you cannot locate the access point on your network

- You can connect using the serial connection and then set an IP address for the access point. See Using a Direct Serial Connection.

- Try verifying the connection using the ping command. At the DOS prompt, type: Ping -t followed by the IP address of the access point. If the ping receives no response, verify that the hardware connections, IP address, gateway address, and subnet mask are correct.

### Using a Direct Serial Connection

The access point supports a serial connection to the management console through a nine-pin serial connector. Connecting the access point directly to a computer serial port requires a null-modem cable.

To make a serial connection

1. Attach the access point to the computer's serial port with a null modem cable.
2. On the computer, start the communication program; such as HyperTerminal* for Windows*.
3. Select the correct COM port and the following parameters:

emulation | ANSI
baud rate | 19200 bps
data bits | 8
stop bits | 1
parity | none
flow control | none

4. Press the ESC Key to connect to the access point and display the Main Menu. A password is not required to logon. End the session by exiting the communication program.

### Using a Telnet Session

Using a Telnet session to gain access to the management console requires that a remote station have a TCP/IP stack. The remote station can be on the wired or wireless LAN.

To access the access point from the workstation

1. From the DOS prompt use a Telnet session to connect to the access point using its IP address.
2. At the prompt type the system password. The default is: Intel (the password is case-sensitive).
3. Press the ESC key to display the Main Menu :
4. If the session is idle with no input for the specified time, the session ends automatically. To end the session manually, press CTRL+D.

5. Set the System Passwords on the Set System Configuration screen.

### Using a Web Browser

The easiest way to manage the access point is to use a Web browser. Your can use Internet Explorer* 4.0 or greater, or Netscape Navigator* 4.5 or greater.

To use a Web browser to manage the access point, the Web browser must be configured to browse the LAN. The remote computer can be on the wired or wireless LAN.

To determine if the Web Server option is enabled

1. Access the management console using a Serial or Telnet connection.
2. Select System Configuration.
3. On the System Configuration screen, verify that the Web Server option is enabled.
4. Save the configuration by selecting Save-[F1] .
5. Select Special Functions.
6. Select Reset AP.

To access the Main Menu using a Web browser

- Type the IP Address for the access point in the browser address window. The browser displays the Configuration Management System main page:

| NOTE: The Web pages look different than the Management Console used for Telnet or Direct Serial connections, but the contents are basically the same. Access the different pages using the links located on the left.

To access to the Easy Setup and Configuration pages

1. Click Easy Setup and type the access point name: Intel PRO/2011B Access Point
2. Type the password. The default is Intel and the password is case-sensitive.

#### Viewing Changes

To view configuration, function, or option changes on the Web pages, turn off the caching function for your browser.

> Netscape Navigator
> - For Netscape Navigator, from the menu bar select Edit, Properties and Advanced, Cache.
> - Select Document in cache is compared to document on network: Every time.

> Internet Explorer

> - For Internet Explorer , from the menu bar select View, Internet Options, Temporary Internet files and Settings.
> - Select Check for newer versions of stored pages: Every visit to the page. If this property/option is not turned off, the browser returns the previous view of the page without the changes.

### Accessing the Help File

The CD-ROM contains Help for the Access Point Configuration Management System web pages. You can view the Help on the CD or copy the files to a Web server on your network and make them available on the server.

To copy the Help files to a network Web server

1. Create a directory for the Access Point Web Site Help Files on the network Web server.
2. Copy the *.GIF and *.HTM files to this directory from the following directory on the CD-ROM: Wireless\Guides\APHelp\2011B\

3. To view the Help, browse to the directory on the network Web server and doubleclick the file called wlaaphlp.htm.

To enable Help file access from the Web management pages on the access point

1. Type the IP address for the access point in the browser address window. The browser displays the Configuration Management System main page.
2. Select Easy Setup from the left side menu.
3. Click in the HELP URL field.
4. Type the IP address/URL of the Web server and the directory/folder of the Web server for the Help file location, http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/WebHelp where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the server and press ENTER .
5. To save the new setting, click Save Settings.
6. Select Special Functions from the left side menu.
7. Check Reset AP and click Perform Function.

To access Help from any web management page.

- Select the Help button, located in the upper right-hand corner of each page.

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