Allied Telesis AT-TQ Series - Manual (Page 23)

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide
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Starting the Initial Management Session on the Access Point
If you just installed the device and are powering it on for the first time, it
queries the subnet on the LAN port for a DHCP server. If a DHCP server
responds to its query, the unit uses the IP address the server assigns to it.
If there is no DHCP server, the access point uses the default IP address
192.168.1.230.
There are a several ways to start the initial management session on the
access point. One way is to establish a direct connection between your
computer and the unit by connecting an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port
on the computer and the LAN port on the access point. This procedure
requires changing the IP address on your computer to make it a member
of the same subnet as the default IP address on the access point. You
might perform this procedure if your network does not have a DHCP
server and you want to configure the access point before connecting it to
your network.
The initial management session may also be performed while the device is
connected to your network. However, If your network does not have a
DHCP server, you still have to change the IP address of your computer to
match the subnet of the default address of the access point. Furthermore,
if your network is divided into virtual LANs (VLANs), you have to be sure to
connect the access port and your computer to ports on an Ethernet switch
that are members of the same VLAN.
If your network has a DHCP server, use the IP address the server assigns
it to it to start the management session.
The instructions for starting the initial management session are found in
the following sections:
 “Starting the Initial Management Session with a Direct Connection” on
page 24
 “Starting the Initial Management Session without a DHCP Server” on
page 24
 “Starting the Initial Management Session with a DHCP Server” on
page 25
Note
The initial management session of the access point has to be
conducted through the LAN port because the default setting for the
radios is off.