Dell Instant 5.0.3.0-1.1.0.0 Quick Start Guide

Dell Power Connect W-Series

Table 1 Connect to provisioning network in Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS 4. Select the Country Code—A Country Code box, as shown in Figure 2 6. The New Network window appears, as shown in Figure 4.

Instant Access Point might appear after you successfully log in to the Web UI. Select your country

Figure 4 New Network window

code from the drop-down menu.

Microsoft Windows Apple Mac OS

Quick Start Guide

Note: The Country Code will not appear and you cannot change the country code for the IAPs designated for US, Japan, and Israel.

Figure 2 Country Code box

This Quick Start Guide will assist you to quickly connect and configure a Dell Power Connect W-Series Instant Access Point (IAP). To learn more about Dell Power Connect W-Series Instant Access Points and for detailed configuration information, see the Dell Power Connect W-Series Instant Access Point User Guide.

Getting Started

7. In the Basic Info tab, shown in Figure 4, enter a name for the network in the

1. Get an IP address—You will require an IP address to connect to a network. 3. Log in to the Dell Power Connect W-Series Instant Access Point Name (SSID) text box. Click Next to continue.

Creating a Network

To get an IP address from a DHCP server in your network: Web UI—Open a web browser and enter http://instant.dell-pcw.com/ in the

8. In the Security tab, shown in Figure 5, enter a passphrase in the Passphrase

The Dell Power Connect W-Series Instant Access Point user interface is a standard

address bar to access the Dell Power Connect W-Series Instant Access Point

a. Connect the IAP to an intermediate gateway router or switch that has and Retype fields. Click Next to continue.

web based interface that allows you to configure and monitor an IAP network.

login screen. If you enter any other URL, you are redirected to the Dell

connectivity to the DHCP server.

Power Connect W-Series Instant Access Point login screen. In the login screen, 5. In the Network window, click the New link, as shown in Figure 3.

b. Power on the IAP. The IAP receives an IP address provided by the switch or Note: Dell recommends that you note the passphrase for future use.

as shown in Figure 1, enter the following credentials:

router. Power the IAP either by plugging to an Ethernet cable coming from Figure 3 Instant User Interface

Username - admin

a 802.3af Power over Ethernet (Po E) switch or device, or by connecting it to

Password - admin

an AC adapter.

Figure 1 Web UI Login Screen

Note: After the IAP starts up, it will try to do DHCP if static IP configuration is not available. If DHCP times out, a default IP within 169.254.x.y/16 subnet will be configured on the IAP.

2. Connect to the provisioning Wi-Fi network—Connect a wireless enabled client to the provisioning Wi-Fi network. The provisioning network name is instant. The following Table 1 shows how to find the instant wireless network using Windows 7 or Mac OS. Click the wireless network icon and select instant network.