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Chapter 2 getting started – LevelOne WAP-6101 User Manual

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

Before you can install this product to designated location and make it operate properly,

you have to configure the device setting to fit in your network environment.

Hardware Preparation:

a. Connect an Ethernet cable between this device and the computer that you will

operate to set up the device.

b. Power on the device via connecting the power adaptor DC Plug to the DC Jack of this

device and plug in the power adaptor to an electrical outlet.

Software Preparation:

Most computers are connecting to a local network with dynamic IP (DHCP) setting. To
access the web UI of the device, you have to change your computer’s TCP/IPv4 settings

into a static IP setting for the Ethernet Interface. You can refer to Appendix A for how to

assign a Static IP address you your computer.
The device’s default IP address is 192.168.1.1, and your computer must be assigned with

a 192.168.1.x IP address to get access to the device.

Referring to Appendix A, and set the TCP/IPv4 address of your computer to

192.168.123.25, and subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.