D-Link Unified Access Point CLI Reference Manual
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TELNET CONNECTION TO THE AP
If you already deployed the network and know the IP address of your access point, you can use a remote Telnet connection
to the access point to view the system console over the network.
Using Telnet tends to be more convenient than a serial port connection because it gives you remote access the AP system
console. The only disadvantage of using Telnet (versus the direct serial port connection) is that with Telnet you cannot
access the system console until the AP is fully initialized. Therefore, you cannot view AP startup messages. However, once
the AP is operational you can use a Telnet connection to view the AP system console and enter CLI commands in exactly
the same way as you would with a serial port connection. To use Telnet, you need a Telnet client, such as PuTTY.
To use the Microsoft Windows command window for Telnet access to the AP, use the following instructions:
1. Open a command window on your PC.
For example, from the system tray on the desktop choose Start > Run to bring up the Run dialog, type cmd in the Open
property, then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type the following:
telnet <ip_address>
-where <ip_address>
is the address of the access point you want to monitor.
- (If your Domain Name Server is configured to map domain names to IP addresses via DHCP, you can also telnet to
the domain name of the AP.)
3. When the login prompt appears, enter the username and password.
- The login name is admin, and the default password is admin.
- After a successful login, the screen shows the (
Access Point Name
)# prompt. You are now ready to enter CLI
commands at the command line prompt.
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