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HP 560 Wireless 802.11ac Access Point Quickstart 7 Using autonomous mode
4. If a Country prompt appears, select the country in which the AP will
operate.
Caution: To ensure compliance, you must select the correct
country. See Country of use on page 2.
5. At the password prompt, HP recommends that you change the default
password and select
Save. Passwords must be at least six characters
long and include four different characters.
The management tool is organized with menus and sub-menus. Instructions for
making menu selections, such as “select
Wireless > Local mesh ” instruct you
to select the
Wireless menu and then the Local mesh sub-menu, as follows:
D. Configure basic wireless protection
HP recommends that you configure basic wireless protection. See Wireless
protection in the MSM3xx / MSM4xx Access Points Configuration Guide. To
configure basic WPA protection:
1. Select VSC > HP, and then enable Wireless protection and set it to WPA.
2. Under Mode, select WPA or WPA2, and then under Key source, select
Preshared key and specify a key of at least 20 characters. Select Save.
E. Assigning an IP address to the AP
By default, the AP operates as a DHCP client. This means that if the network
has a DHCP server, the AP automatically receives a new IP address in place of
its default address of 192.168.1.1 upon connecting to the network. Use one of
the following methods to assign an IP address to the AP:
• Preconfigure the DHCP server to assign a specific IP address to the AP.
To do this you must specify the AP Ethernet MAC address and a reserved
IP address on the DHCP server. The AP Ethernet MAC address is printed
on the AP label identified as
LAN MAC , and listed on the management tool
Home page as Ethernet base MAC address .
• Let the DHCP server automatically assign an IP address . By default,
the DHCP server assigns an IP address after the AP connects to the
network. After the DHCP server assigns an IP address to the AP, you can
find the IP address of the AP by looking for its Ethernet base MAC address
in the DHCP server log. For example after Step F.4 below, you can go to the
DHCP server log to retrieve the IP address assigned to the AP.
• Assign a static IP address to the AP . The address must be on the same
subnet as the network to which the AP connects.
1. Select Network > DNS, and set the DNS server address. Select Save.
2. Select Network > Ports > Bridge port.
3. Select Static, and then Configure. For IP address set an address that
is on the same subnet as the network to which the AP will connect
after installation. Respect any DHCP server-mandated static address
ranges. Also set Mask and Default gateway.
4. Select Save. Connection to the management tool is lost. You can
reconnect to the management tool by specifying the new IP address.
F. Test the wireless network
In this example, the network must have a DHCP server and an Internet
connection. Broadband routers typically include a DHCP server.
1. Disconnect your computer from the PoE switch or injector.
2. Power off the AP by disconnecting the Ethernet cable from the AP.
3. Use a standard Ethernet cable to connect the switch or the data in port of
the injector to the network.
4. Reconnect and power on the AP. Use a standard Ethernet cable to reconnect
the AP to the PoE switch or the data and power out port of the injector.
5. Enable the wireless network interface of your computer, and verify that it
is set to obtain an IP address automatically.
6. By default, the AP creates a wireless network named HP in the 5 GHz band
for 802.11n and 802.11a users. Connect your computer to this wireless
network, specifying the preshared key you set in step E.2.
7. Confirm that you can browse the Internet using the wireless network.
G. Before performing additional configuration
Configure your computer LAN port and connect it to the same network as the
AP. Re-launch the AP management tool at https://<IP address> where
<IP address> is the AP IP address assigned in Section F.
Main-menu
Sub-menu