XS Server Installation

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This is a rough guide for installing an XS school server

Recommended School Server Specifications

Set Access Point

The steps for setting up a wireless access point vary based on the access point being using, but this serves as a rough guide for installation. These steps were run

It's possible to do this setup with an XO or any other machine with linux installed.

  • Open terminal and type
ifconfig eth0 IPaddress

Where IPaddress is default IP for the access point

  • Connect to the access point by typing in the IP address in a web browser.
  • Login to the access point using the default password (or skip entering a password if none is provided)
  • Set the channel to 1, 6 or 11
  • Set a unique name for the network
  • Make sure that the access point is NOT running as a DHCP server