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Wireless Access Point
Hi all,
I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html |
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Wireless Access Point
What cable?
In general with wireless access points or wireless routers, you should only log into them to make alterations with physical connections, not via wireless. Yours may block access from wireless sources and only authenticate hard-wired ones. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html |
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Wireless Access Point
Rick,
I set up the WAP with an Ethernet cable to set the device. After all settings were done I disconnected the Ethernet cable. As soon as the Ethernet cable is unplugged I cannot access the WAP's homepage. Randy "Rick Rogers" wrote in message ... What cable? In general with wireless access points or wireless routers, you should only log into them to make alterations with physical connections, not via wireless. Yours may block access from wireless sources and only authenticate hard-wired ones. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html |
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"-Draino-" wrote in message ... Rick, I set up the WAP with an Ethernet cable to set the device. After all settings were done I disconnected the Ethernet cable. As soon as the Ethernet cable is unplugged I cannot access the WAP's homepage. Randy "Rick Rogers" wrote in message ... What cable? In general with wireless access points or wireless routers, you should only log into them to make alterations with physical connections, not via wireless. Yours may block access from wireless sources and only authenticate hard-wired ones. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html That's the way it is supposed to be. Would you want anyone with a wireless connection and the ability to crack your password ( a five minute job for some software) able to alter your router? The router can only be accessed from "inside" meaning a wire connected computer. Anything outside, the Internet, or any wireless connection cannot access it. Once it is set up and working, there would be no reason to access it in any event. Good luck. |
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Wireless Access Point
Wandering,
Ok so I do if it's working? The DHCP lease the WAP gets seems to run out....I think.' D "Wandering" wrote in message ... "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Rick, I set up the WAP with an Ethernet cable to set the device. After all settings were done I disconnected the Ethernet cable. As soon as the Ethernet cable is unplugged I cannot access the WAP's homepage. Randy "Rick Rogers" wrote in message ... What cable? In general with wireless access points or wireless routers, you should only log into them to make alterations with physical connections, not via wireless. Yours may block access from wireless sources and only authenticate hard-wired ones. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html That's the way it is supposed to be. Would you want anyone with a wireless connection and the ability to crack your password ( a five minute job for some software) able to alter your router? The router can only be accessed from "inside" meaning a wire connected computer. Anything outside, the Internet, or any wireless connection cannot access it. Once it is set up and working, there would be no reason to access it in any event. Good luck. |
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Wireless Access Point
Are you able to connect to the internet using wireless via the Access point
after you have set it up using the cable? "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Wandering, Ok so I do if it's working? The DHCP lease the WAP gets seems to run out....I think.' D "Wandering" wrote in message ... "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Rick, I set up the WAP with an Ethernet cable to set the device. After all settings were done I disconnected the Ethernet cable. As soon as the Ethernet cable is unplugged I cannot access the WAP's homepage. Randy "Rick Rogers" wrote in message ... What cable? In general with wireless access points or wireless routers, you should only log into them to make alterations with physical connections, not via wireless. Yours may block access from wireless sources and only authenticate hard-wired ones. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html That's the way it is supposed to be. Would you want anyone with a wireless connection and the ability to crack your password ( a five minute job for some software) able to alter your router? The router can only be accessed from "inside" meaning a wire connected computer. Anything outside, the Internet, or any wireless connection cannot access it. Once it is set up and working, there would be no reason to access it in any event. Good luck. |
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Wireless Access Point
Curious,
Not sure, the AP is for handheld computers, for package bar code scanning. We had a connection before the WAP, but not very strong. It seems stronger now but how can I be sure this thing is working? Is there a way to test for this? D "Curious " wrote in message ... Are you able to connect to the internet using wireless via the Access point after you have set it up using the cable? "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Wandering, Ok so I do if it's working? The DHCP lease the WAP gets seems to run out....I think.' D "Wandering" wrote in message ... "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Rick, I set up the WAP with an Ethernet cable to set the device. After all settings were done I disconnected the Ethernet cable. As soon as the Ethernet cable is unplugged I cannot access the WAP's homepage. Randy "Rick Rogers" wrote in message ... What cable? In general with wireless access points or wireless routers, you should only log into them to make alterations with physical connections, not via wireless. Yours may block access from wireless sources and only authenticate hard-wired ones. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html That's the way it is supposed to be. Would you want anyone with a wireless connection and the ability to crack your password ( a five minute job for some software) able to alter your router? The router can only be accessed from "inside" meaning a wire connected computer. Anything outside, the Internet, or any wireless connection cannot access it. Once it is set up and working, there would be no reason to access it in any event. Good luck. |
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Wireless Access Point
You could disable the wireless of your base wireless router or remove its
antennas and then you would know that you are using the access point. How do you expect to login to the WAP via wireless if all you are using with it is a bar code scanner? "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Curious, Not sure, the AP is for handheld computers, for package bar code scanning. We had a connection before the WAP, but not very strong. It seems stronger now but how can I be sure this thing is working? Is there a way to test for this? D "Curious " wrote in message ... Are you able to connect to the internet using wireless via the Access point after you have set it up using the cable? "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Wandering, Ok so I do if it's working? The DHCP lease the WAP gets seems to run out....I think.' D "Wandering" wrote in message ... "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Rick, I set up the WAP with an Ethernet cable to set the device. After all settings were done I disconnected the Ethernet cable. As soon as the Ethernet cable is unplugged I cannot access the WAP's homepage. Randy "Rick Rogers" wrote in message ... What cable? In general with wireless access points or wireless routers, you should only log into them to make alterations with physical connections, not via wireless. Yours may block access from wireless sources and only authenticate hard-wired ones. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "-Draino-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I was setting up a Linksys WAP. As long as the cable is plugged in I can access the built in home page of the WAP. As soon as I unplug the cable I cannot access the home page??? Any ideas TIA D -- For The Best Web Hosting Money Can Buy Go To: http://www.serverpoint.com/1028.html That's the way it is supposed to be. Would you want anyone with a wireless connection and the ability to crack your password ( a five minute job for some software) able to alter your router? The router can only be accessed from "inside" meaning a wire connected computer. Anything outside, the Internet, or any wireless connection cannot access it. Once it is set up and working, there would be no reason to access it in any event. Good luck. |
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