NetComm Wireless Access Point NP720 - Manual (Page 43)

Wireless Access Point User Guide
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Description If desired, you can enter a description for the Access Point.
Country Domain Select the country or domain matching your current location.
MAC Address The MAC address is displayed.
IP Address
DHCP Client Select this option if you have a DHCP Server on your LAN, and you
wish the Access Point to obtain an IP address automatically.
Fixed If selected, the following data must be entered.
• IP Address - The IP Address of this device. Enter an unused IP
address from the address range on your LAN.
• Subnet Mask - The Network Mask associated with the IP Address
above. Enter the value used by other devices on your LAN.
• Gateway - The IP Address of your Gateway or Router. Enter the
value used by other devices on your LAN.
• DNS - Enter the DNS (Domain Name Server) used by PCs on
your LAN.
WINS
Enable WINS If your LAN has a WINS server, you can enable this to have this AP
register with the WINS server.
WINS Server
Name/IP Ad-
dress Enter the name or IP address of your WINS server.
802.1x Supplicant
Enable 802.1x
Supplicant Enable this if your network requires this AP to use 802.X authentica-
tion in order to operate.
Authentication
• Authentication via MAC Address
Select this if you want to Use MAC Address for Authentication.
• Authentication via Name and Password
Select this if you want to Use name and password for Authentica-
tion.
Set/Change
Name and Pass-
word Enable this if you want to change the name and password. If this is not
checked, the name and password fields are ignored on "Save".
• Name - Enter the login name.
• Password - Enter the desired login password.
• Repeat Password - Re-enter the desired login password.