Connecting to Web UI

About this task

Follow the steps below to connect to an wireless controller or service platform‘s Web UI for the first time:

Procedure

  1. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to a LAN port on the front of the controller or service platform and connect the other end to a computer with a working Web browser.
  2. Set the computer to use an IP address between 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.250 on the connected port. Set a subnet/network mask of 255.255.255.0.
    1. On your computer, open the Windows calculator. To access the calculator, click Start → All Programs → Accessories → Calculator. This path may vary depending on the version of Windows running on your computer.
    2. With the Calculator displayed, select View → Scientific or View → Programmer depending on the version of Windows running on your computer.
    3. Select the Hex radio button.
    4. Enter the penultimate octet of the AP's MAC address. In this example, the AP's MAC address is: 00:C0:23:00:F0:0A. Enter F0.
    5. Select the Dec radio button. The calculator converts F0 into 240.
    6. Repeat this process for the last octet in the AP's MAC address. Enter A, and select Dec. The calculator converts A into 10.
      The AP's zero-config IP address is: 169.254.240.10
  3. Once the computer has an IP address, point the browser to: https://192.168.0.1/ and the following login screen will display.
    The Web UI login dialog displays:
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    Web UI Login Screen
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  4. Enter the default username admin in the Username field.
  5. Enter the default password admin123 in the Password field.
    When logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to change the password to enhance device security. Set the new password and use it for subsequent logins.
  6. Click the Login button to load the device's (access point, wireless controller or service platform) management interface.