TP-Link 54Mbps Wireless Access Point TL-WA501G - Manual (Page 17)

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide
¾ MAC Address - the physical address of the AP, as seen from the LAN. The value
can't be changed.
¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your AP in dotted-decimal notation (factory
default: 192.168.1.1).
¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally
use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
Note:
a. If you change the IP Address, you must use the new IP Address to login the AP.
b. If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool in
the DHCP sever will not take effect, until they are re-configured.
5.4 Wireless
Figure 5-5: Wireless menu
There are four submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in figure 5-5): Basic
Setting
s, Security Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them,
and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations
for each submenu are provided below.
5.4.1 Basic Settings
The basic settings for the wireless network are set on this page, figure 5-6a:
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