Configuring the IP Address
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Before you can begin the configuration of your LWS300A you must know its
IP address to access it with a web browser. Once you have access to the
Configuration and Management Interface
via a web browser you can reset
the IP address using static IP addressing, if necessary.
Your LWS300A comes from the factory configured to obtain an IP address
dynamically, or failing that, to generate its own IP address using the APIPA
protocol. You can determine the current IP address using the discovery
software included on the CD with your LWS300A.
Using the Discovery Software
1.
Power up the LWS300A. The yellow LED will blink while looking
for a wireless network. When a connection is established with the
network the yellow LED will remain on steadily. The LWS300A
will then obtain or generate an IP address.
2.
To determine the initial IP address of your LWS300A, start the
finder.exe
utility included on the included CD.
Figure 6.
Discovery Utility Dialog
3.
The finder.exe utility scans the network for devices and then lists
each device’s
IP Address
,
MAC Address
,
Name
and
Product ID
.
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Identify your LWS300A by its MAC address (printed on a label on
the LWS300A).
If you need to change the IP address of the LWS300A, you can
accomplish this using the discovery software, or you can open the
Web Configuration and Management Interface and do it there. (See
Configuring Network Settings
later in the next chapter.)
1.
To change the IP address of the LWS300A from the discovery
software, click
Configure IP Settings
.
2.
In the dialog that appears, select
Manually configure network
settings
.
3.
Type the new
IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
,
Default Gateway
and
system password (initially
dbps
) in the appropriate boxes, then click
Apply
.
4.
Click
Reboot Device
. This may take a minute or more to complete.
5.
Click
Refresh List
to confirm the new IP address has been
accepted.