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TL-WA500G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide

Chapter 4 Configure the Device

This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page.

The TL-WA500G 54M Wireless Access Point is easy to configure and manage with the

Web-based ( Internet Explorer, Netscape

Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chrome)

management page, which can be launched on any windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web

browser.

4.1 Login

Open your web browser. Type in IP address http://192.168.1.254 in the address field of web

browser and press Enter.

Figure 4-1 Login to the AP

Enter admin for the User Name and Password (both in lower case letters) in Figure.4-2 below.

Then click OK or press Enter.

Figure 4-2 Login Windows

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Note:

If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go

to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears,

cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.

After a successful login, you can configure and manage the AP. There are six main menus on the

leftmost column of the web-based management page: Status, Network, Wireless, DHCP,

Wireless Settings and System Tools. Submenus will be available after clicking one of the main

menus. On the right of the web-based management page lies the detailed explanations and

instructions for the corresponding page.

4.2 Status

Selecting Status will enable you to view the AP’s current status and configuration, all of which is

read-only.