User Guide

AOS-W 3.1 Quick Start Guide
4Quick Start Guide 032065-00 Rev A
AOS-W 3.1 February 2007
You can run the Initial Setup in one of the following ways:
z Through a Web browser connection to a line port on the WLAN Switch
z Through a connection to the serial port on the WLAN Switch
Web Browser Connection
The default IP address of the WLAN Switch is 172.16.0.254. When you connect a
PC or workstation to a line port on the WLAN Switch, you can connect to this IP
address through a Web browser to run the Initial Setup.
You can use any PC or workstation on which you can run a Web browser. The
system must either be configured to obtain its IP address via DHCP or configured
to have a static IP address on the 172.16.0.0/24 subnetwork.
To run the Initial Setup from a Web browser:
1. Make sure that the WLAN Switch is not connected to any device on your
network.
2. Boot up the Alcatel WLAN Switch.
3. Connect your PC or workstation to a line port on the WLAN Switch.
4. On your PC or workstation, open a Web browser and connect to
http://172.16.0.254.
admin User Password Password of up to 32 characters for the admin user to log
in to the WLAN Switch.
Enable Mode Password Password of up to 15 characters for the admin user to
access the Enable mode in the CLI.
Date and Time Time, date, and time zone.
TABLE 1 Required Information for Initial Setup (Continued)
Option Description