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... 3-1 Networks without a DHCP Server 3-1 Using the 3Com Installation CD 3-2 Launch the 3COM Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager (Widman) utility 3-2 Launching the 3com Wireless Interface Device Manager 3-2 First Time Only 3-4 Using the Setup Wizard 3-4 4 System Configuration Advanced Setup 4-2 System Identification 4-4 TCP / IP Settings 4-5 ... 4-27 System Log 4-33 Enabling System Logging 4-33 Configuring SNTP 4-34 Radio Interface 4-35 802.11a Interface 4-36 Configuring Radio Settings 4-36 Configuring Common Radio Settings 4-38 802.11b/g Interface 4-42 Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia 4-44 ...
... 3-1 Networks without a DHCP Server 3-1 Using the 3Com Installation CD 3-2 Launch the 3COM Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager (Widman) utility 3-2 Launching the 3com Wireless Interface Device Manager 3-2 First Time Only 3-4 Using the Setup Wizard 3-4 4 System Configuration Advanced Setup 4-2 System Identification 4-4 TCP / IP Settings 4-5 ... 4-27 System Log 4-33 Enabling System Logging 4-33 Configuring SNTP 4-34 Radio Interface 4-35 802.11a Interface 4-36 Configuring Radio Settings 4-36 Configuring Common Radio Settings 4-38 802.11b/g Interface 4-42 Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia 4-44 ...
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...the CD-ROM drive. 2 The setup menu should appear when the CD autostarts. Use this option if you do not have a TFTP server set up and administer the wireless components of your CD drive is necessary to discover access points and select devices for firmware upgrades, ...from the CD: 1 Power up the computer and put the 3Com CD in four different capacities: As a TFTP Server, necessary for administrative changes. 3Com 3CDaemon Server Tool. CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE ACCESS POINT INSTALLING SOFTWARE UTILITIES The installation CD includes documentation and software utilities to...
...the CD-ROM drive. 2 The setup menu should appear when the CD autostarts. Use this option if you do not have a TFTP server set up and administer the wireless components of your CD drive is necessary to discover access points and select devices for firmware upgrades, ...from the CD: 1 Power up the computer and put the 3Com CD in four different capacities: As a TFTP Server, necessary for administrative changes. 3Com 3CDaemon Server Tool. CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE ACCESS POINT INSTALLING SOFTWARE UTILITIES The installation CD includes documentation and software utilities to...
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You can start the setup menu from the Windows Start menu. LAUNCH THE 3COM WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE MANAGER (WIDMAN) UTILITY 1 Turn on a different subnet than the computer. The CD will Autorun. If the Configuration Management System starts, the Access Point is using the supplied standard Category 5 UTP Ethernet cable. 2 Enter the Access Point's default IP address (169.254...
You can start the setup menu from the Windows Start menu. LAUNCH THE 3COM WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE MANAGER (WIDMAN) UTILITY 1 Turn on a different subnet than the computer. The CD will Autorun. If the Configuration Management System starts, the Access Point is using the supplied standard Category 5 UTP Ethernet cable. 2 Enter the Access Point's default IP address (169.254...
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...to the device through configuration procedures for the wireless Service Set Identifier, the radio channel selection, IP configuration and basic authentication for ...DHCP server on the network, the access point uses Auto IP to locate 3Com Wireless LAN devices and launch their configurations. The Setup Wizard takes you through its Ethernet...11a interface, and 3Com5 to the Web interface: 1 Username, type admin (case sensitive). 2 Password, type password 3 Click Log On. Use the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager to assign an IP address of the form 169.254.2.1. The access point...
...to the device through configuration procedures for the wireless Service Set Identifier, the radio channel selection, IP configuration and basic authentication for ...DHCP server on the network, the access point uses Auto IP to locate 3Com Wireless LAN devices and launch their configurations. The Setup Wizard takes you through its Ethernet...11a interface, and 3Com5 to the Web interface: 1 Username, type admin (case sensitive). 2 Password, type password 3 Click Log On. Use the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager to assign an IP address of the form 169.254.2.1. The access point...
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Figure 10 Login Page 3-5 Using the Setup Wizard NOTE: If you changed the default IP address via the command line interface above, use that address instead of the one shown here. For information on configuring a user name and password, see page 4-22. Enter the username "admin," and password "password," then click LOGIN. Logging In -
Figure 10 Login Page 3-5 Using the Setup Wizard NOTE: If you changed the default IP address via the command line interface above, use that address instead of the one shown here. For information on configuring a user name and password, see page 4-22. Enter the username "admin," and password "password," then click LOGIN. Logging In -
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Figure 12 Setup Wizard - Start 3-6 To perform initial configuration, click Setup Wizard on the home page, select the VAP you wish to configure, then click on the [Next] button to start the process. CHAPTER 3: INITIAL CONFIGURATION The home page displays the Main Menu. Figure 11 Home Page Launching the Setup Wizard -
Figure 12 Setup Wizard - Start 3-6 To perform initial configuration, click Setup Wizard on the home page, select the VAP you wish to configure, then click on the [Next] button to start the process. CHAPTER 3: INITIAL CONFIGURATION The home page displays the Main Menu. Figure 11 Home Page Launching the Setup Wizard -
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... regulations, which all wireless clients must use to 32 alphanumeric characters. Using the Setup Wizard 1 Service Set ID - The SSID is case sensitive and can consist of up to associate with 13 channels available for the 802.11a interface and 11 channels for 802.11a and 802.11b/g, ...and set identifier in the SSID box which determine the channels that apply to North America (United States and Canada), with the access point. You must enable radio communications for the 802.11g interface...
... regulations, which all wireless clients must use to 32 alphanumeric characters. Using the Setup Wizard 1 Service Set ID - The SSID is case sensitive and can consist of up to associate with 13 channels available for the 802.11a interface and 11 channels for 802.11a and 802.11b/g, ...and set identifier in the SSID box which determine the channels that apply to North America (United States and Canada), with the access point. You must enable radio communications for the 802.11g interface...
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...: Disabled) 802.11a Radio Channel - Select Enable for automatic radio channel detection. (Default: Enabled) 3-8 Auto Channel Select - Select Enable for automatic radio channel detection. (Default: Enabled) 802.11b/g Turbo Mode - Set the operating radio channel number. (Default: 60ch, 5.300 GHz when Auto Channel Select is not enabled. If you select Enable, the access point will operate...
...: Disabled) 802.11a Radio Channel - Select Enable for automatic radio channel detection. (Default: Enabled) 3-8 Auto Channel Select - Select Enable for automatic radio channel detection. (Default: Enabled) 802.11b/g Turbo Mode - Set the operating radio channel number. (Default: 60ch, 5.300 GHz when Auto Channel Select is not enabled. If you select Enable, the access point will operate...
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...3 IP Configuration - If you must enter the IP address for a gateway that can be used for automatic IP configuration. Figure 15 Setup Wizard - Either enable or disable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for host-name to IP address resolution. Then enter the IP address... Client enabled, the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway can route traffic between these segments. Step 3 DHCP Client - Enable encryption to the access point by the network DHCP server. (Default: Disabled) NOTE: If there is no DHCP server on another network segment, then you disable DHCP, then ...
...3 IP Configuration - If you must enter the IP address for a gateway that can be used for automatic IP configuration. Figure 15 Setup Wizard - Either enable or disable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for host-name to IP address resolution. Then enter the IP address... Client enabled, the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway can route traffic between these segments. Step 3 DHCP Client - Enable encryption to the access point by the network DHCP server. (Default: Disabled) NOTE: If there is no DHCP server on another network segment, then you disable DHCP, then ...
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... the appropriate length. Wired Equivalent Privacy is used to communicate with the same Key ID values to encrypt transmissions passing between wireless clients and the access point. (Default: Disabled) Shared Key Setup - NOTE: All wireless devices must be entered as alphanumeric characters or hexadecimal (0~9, A~F, e.g., D7 0A 9C 7F E5). (Default: 128 bit, hexadecimal key type...
... the appropriate length. Wired Equivalent Privacy is used to communicate with the same Key ID values to encrypt transmissions passing between wireless clients and the access point. (Default: Disabled) Shared Key Setup - NOTE: All wireless devices must be entered as alphanumeric characters or hexadecimal (0~9, A~F, e.g., D7 0A 9C 7F E5). (Default: 128 bit, hexadecimal key type...
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Figure 17 Setup Wizard - 5 Click Finish. 6 Click the OK button to complete the wizard. Completed Using the Setup Wizard 3-11
Figure 17 Setup Wizard - 5 Click Finish. 6 Click the OK button to complete the wizard. Completed Using the Setup Wizard 3-11
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...." Use the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager to locate 3Com Wireless LAN devices and launch their configurations. The access point can be managed by any computer using a web browser (such as the device to be configured from network tree and click Configure to launch the configuration Web interface. Unless it detects a DHCP server on Advanced Setup. Enter...
...." Use the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager to locate 3Com Wireless LAN devices and launch their configurations. The access point can be managed by any computer using a web browser (such as the device to be configured from network tree and click Configure to launch the configuration Web interface. Unless it detects a DHCP server on Advanced Setup. Enter...
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...SETUP The Advanced Setup pages include the following options. Table 2 Advanced Setup Menu Description System Configures basic administrative and client access Identification Specifies the host name TCP / IP Settings Configures the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and domain name servers RADIUS Configures the RADIUS server for wireless... 802.1X client authentication, with an option for MAC address authentication Filter Control Filters communications between wireless clients, access to reflect the structure of the web screens for easy reference. However, it is recommended that...
...SETUP The Advanced Setup pages include the following options. Table 2 Advanced Setup Menu Description System Configures basic administrative and client access Identification Specifies the host name TCP / IP Settings Configures the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and domain name servers RADIUS Configures the RADIUS server for wireless... 802.1X client authentication, with an option for MAC address authentication Filter Control Filters communications between wireless clients, access to reflect the structure of the web screens for easy reference. However, it is recommended that...
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... the access point Shows log messages stored in memory Configures the IEEE 802.11a interface Configures common radio signal parameters and other settings for each VAP interface Enables each VAP interface, sets the SSID, and configures wireless security Page 4-18 4-22 4-27 4-33 4-59 4-59 4-60 4-61 4-35 4-36 4-49 4-35 4-42 4-49 4-3 Advanced Setup Menu...
... the access point Shows log messages stored in memory Configures the IEEE 802.11a interface Configures common radio signal parameters and other settings for each VAP interface Enables each VAP interface, sets the SSID, and configures wireless security Page 4-18 4-22 4-27 4-33 4-59 4-59 4-60 4-61 4-35 4-36 4-49 4-35 4-42 4-49 4-3 Advanced Setup Menu...
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An authentication server contains a database of user credentials for the access point to implement IEEE 802.1X network access control and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) wireless security. NOTE: This guide assumes that uses software running on the network. In ...addition, the configured RADIUS server can be specified as a RADIUS Accounting server and receive user-session accounting information from the access point. Figure 22 RADIUS Authentication Primary RADIUS Server Setup...
An authentication server contains a database of user credentials for the access point to implement IEEE 802.1X network access control and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) wireless security. NOTE: This guide assumes that uses software running on the network. In ...addition, the configured RADIUS server can be specified as a RADIUS Accounting server and receive user-session accounting information from the access point. Figure 22 RADIUS Authentication Primary RADIUS Server Setup...
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...spaces in case the primary server fails. If communication with primary server. A VLAN ID (a number between the access point and the RADIUS server. AUTHENTICATION Wireless clients can be configured on the RADIUS server for each client after successful authentication using IEEE 802.1X and a... using the IEEE 802.1X network access control protocol. Secondary RADIUS Server Setup - Alternatively, authentication can configure the access point to provide a backup in the string. (Maximum length: 255 characters) Timeout: Number of times the access point tries to resend a request to ...
...spaces in case the primary server fails. If communication with primary server. A VLAN ID (a number between the access point and the RADIUS server. AUTHENTICATION Wireless clients can be configured on the RADIUS server for each client after successful authentication using IEEE 802.1X and a... using the IEEE 802.1X network access control protocol. Secondary RADIUS Server Setup - Alternatively, authentication can configure the access point to provide a backup in the string. (Maximum length: 255 characters) Timeout: Number of times the access point tries to resend a request to ...
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...delimiter." Only those clients not initiating 802.1X, access to access the network. After successful wireless association with a MAC address of the associating station is used for all access points in the wireless network service area with the access point. The username and password sent to a configured RADIUS...and password. The database of the associating station is enabled on the access point, then RADIUS setup must be configured on the RADIUS page (see "radius-server radius-mac-format" on the access point. NOTE: If 802.1X is compared against the local database stored...
...delimiter." Only those clients not initiating 802.1X, access to access the network. After successful wireless association with a MAC address of the associating station is used for all access points in the wireless network service area with the access point. The username and password sent to a configured RADIUS...and password. The database of the associating station is enabled on the access point, then RADIUS setup must be configured on the RADIUS page (see "radius-server radius-mac-format" on the access point. NOTE: If 802.1X is compared against the local database stored...
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...with a time server, so that all the messages sent to a Syslog server host. Sets the minimum severity level for isolating access point and network problems. System Log Setup - Up to a Syslog server. The IP address the secondary Syslog server. (Default: 0.0.0.0) 4-33 Enables the sending of ...error messages. (Default: Disable) Logging Level - System Log SYSTEM LOG The access point can be synchronized with the correct time and date...
...with a time server, so that all the messages sent to a Syslog server host. Sets the minimum severity level for isolating access point and network problems. System Log Setup - Up to a Syslog server. The IP address the secondary Syslog server. (Default: 0.0.0.0) 4-33 Enables the sending of ...error messages. (Default: Disable) Logging Level - System Log SYSTEM LOG The access point can be synchronized with the correct time and date...
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.... WPA and WPA2 clients select the cipher they support and return the choice in the access point. 2: Select TKIP when any WPA clients do not support AES. When a WPA2 client is authenticated to a wireless network it proceeds directly to be fully re-authenticated. The first time a client is first... to be quickly associated. Then when the client sends an association request to the new access point, the client is time consuming and can disrupt applications running over 802.1X Encryption: Enabled Authentication Setup: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-WPA2-mixed Cipher Suite: WEP/TKIP/AES-CCMP...
.... WPA and WPA2 clients select the cipher they support and return the choice in the access point. 2: Select TKIP when any WPA clients do not support AES. When a WPA2 client is authenticated to a wireless network it proceeds directly to be fully re-authenticated. The first time a client is first... to be quickly associated. Then when the client sends an association request to the new access point, the client is time consuming and can disrupt applications running over 802.1X Encryption: Enabled Authentication Setup: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-WPA2-mixed Cipher Suite: WEP/TKIP/AES-CCMP...
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INDEX Numbers 3Com 3CDaemon Server Tool 2-14 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager 2-14 802.11g 5-104 A access point installation 2-1 IP address, troubleshooting 6-2 AES 4-57 antenna 2-5, 2-12 comparison data 2-12 options 2-12 standard detachable (Access Point 8200) 2-5 authentication 4-9 cipher suite 5-132 closed ...interface See CLI community name, configuring 5-45 community string 4-20, 5-45 configuration settings, saving or restoring 5-61 configuration, initial setup 3-1 connecting power 2-2, 2-6 country code configuring 5-14 CTS 4-41, 5-116 D device status, displaying 4-59, 5-26 DHCP...
INDEX Numbers 3Com 3CDaemon Server Tool 2-14 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager 2-14 802.11g 5-104 A access point installation 2-1 IP address, troubleshooting 6-2 AES 4-57 antenna 2-5, 2-12 comparison data 2-12 options 2-12 standard detachable (Access Point 8200) 2-5 authentication 4-9 cipher suite 5-132 closed ...interface See CLI community name, configuring 5-45 community string 4-20, 5-45 configuration settings, saving or restoring 5-61 configuration, initial setup 3-1 connecting power 2-2, 2-6 country code configuring 5-14 CTS 4-41, 5-116 D device status, displaying 4-59, 5-26 DHCP...