HP V-M200 802.11n Access Point Quickstart 5 Configure a simple wireless network
Use one of the following methods to assign an IP address to the V-M200:
• Pre-configure the DHCP server to assign a specific IP address to the V-M200. To do
this you need to specify the V-M200 Ethernet MAC address and a reserved IP address
on the DHCP server. The V-M200 Ethernet MAC address is printed on the V-M200
label identified as Ethernet MAC, and listed on the management tool Home page as
Ethernet base MAC address.
• Let the DHCP server automatically assign an IP address. By default, the DHCP
server will assign an IP address once the V-M200 connects to the network. When the
DHCP server has assigned the V-M200 an IP address, you can then find the IP
address of the V-M200 by looking for its Ethernet base MAC address in the DHCP
server log. For example after Step D.4 below, you could go to the DHCP server log to
retrieve the IP address assigned to the V-M200.
• Manual: You must specify the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
Note:
With a manual (static) IP address assignment, the IP address change
occurs as soon as you save. If the new IP address is on a different
subnet than your computer (currently at 192.168.1.x), you will lose
communications with the management tool until you re-configure your
computer to use the new subnet.
• IP address: Specify the IP address you want to assign to the Ethernet port in the
format: n.n.n.n, where n is a number between 1 and 255. Set an address that is on
the same subnet as the network to which the V-M200 will connect once installed.
Respect any DHCP server-mandated static address ranges.
• Address mask: Specify the appropriate subnet mask for the IP address you specified
in the format: n.n.n.n, where n is a number between 1 and 255.
• Default gateway: Specify the IP address of the default gateway in the format: n.n.n.n,
where n is a number between 1 and 255. This is generally the address of the device on
the wired network that provides access to the Internet.
Manage access point
Username
Optionally specify a new username for the V-M200 manager account.
New password, Confirm password
Optionally specify a new password for the V-M200 manager account. New passwords must
be 6 to 16 printable ASCII characters in length, with at least 4 different characters.
Passwords are case sensitive. Space characters and double quotes ( “ ) cannot be used.
Note: If you leave Username and Password fields blank and then select Save, no change
is made to the current username and password.
Step 2: Specify wireless network settings
Identify wireless network
Wireless community name
Specify a name to identify the wireless community on the V-M200.
Network name (SSID)
Specify a name to uniquely identify the wireless network associated with this community.
Each wireless user that wants to connect to this community must use the network name. The
name is case-sensitive.
Secure wireless network
Security method
Choose the method that will be used to protect wireless transmissions. Refer to the sections
that follow for configuration details.
WPA, WPA2, WPA or WPA2
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a security protocol that provides for both encryption of
the wireless data stream (via TKIP or AES/CCMP) and authentication of wireless users
(via 802.1X/EAP).
The following versions are supported:
• WPA: WPA with TKIP encryption.
• WPA2: WPA2 (802.11i) with CCMP encryption. If all your clients are WPA2, select this
option for the maximum possible security.
• WPA or WPA2: Mixed mode supports both WPA (version 1) and WPA2 (version 2) at
the same time. Some legacy WPA clients may not work if this mode is selected. This
mode is slightly less secure than using the pure WPA2 mode.
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