Configuration

You configure an access point through the Access Point Configuration Management System. It contains several configuration screens, each of which is displayed in a browser.

The Access Point Online Help File

An online help file describes the features in each of the screens in the Access Point Configuration Management System. There are two ways to view the online help file.

To view the Access Point online help file now, without using the Access Point Configuration Management System, click here.
To view the Access Point online help file as you are viewing or changing settings in the configuration screens, you have to install the online help file on a management client workstation or server and configure the Access Point Configuration Management System to display it. After the installation and configuration, click the Help button on a configuration screen to display help information pertinent to that screen. For instructions on how to install the help file, click here.

To access the browser-based Configuration Management System built into the access point, see the access point installation and setup information .

Help File Installation

Install the Help file on a web server (recommended):

Create a directory for the Help file. For example: D:\Intel\Wireless\Ap\Help.
Create an alias for the Help path. For example: HelpPath.
Copy the file WAP50HLP.HTM from the directory WIRELESS\GUIDES\APHelp\5000 on the Intel CD-ROM to the directory created in Step 1.
On the Express Setup or Configuration screen in the access point Configuration Management System, enter the following URL in the field “Help URL”: HTTP://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/HelpPath, where nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn is the IP address of the web server. Click Apply.

If no web server is available, install the Help file on a client workstation:

This option is only available if your browser is Internet Explorer.

Create a directory for the Help file. For example: C:\Intel\Wireless\Ap\Help.
Copy the file WAP50HLP.HTM from the directory WIRELESS\GUIDES\APHelp\5000 on the Intel CD-ROM to the directory created in Step 1.
On the Express Setup or Configuration screen in the access point Configuration Management System, enter the path to the directory created in Step 1 (C:\Intel\Wireless\Ap\Help in the example above) in the field “Help URL” and click Apply.

Be sure that the Help file installed on the local machine or web server is identical to the file found on the Intel CD-ROM.