User Guide
Page 4
... Initial Configuration Networks with a DHCP Server 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...Settings 4-23 Upgrading Firmware 4-24 WDS and Spanning Tree Settings 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....
... Initial Configuration Networks with a DHCP Server 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...Settings 4-23 Upgrading Firmware 4-24 WDS and Spanning Tree Settings 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....
User Guide
Page 28
Use this tool to discover access points and select devices for firmware upgrades, and backup and restore functions. CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE ACCESS POINT INSTALLING SOFTWARE UTILITIES The installation CD includes documentation and software utilities to view SysLog messages. As an optional TFTP ...no menu appears, you want to install and follow the instructions on the screen. 2-14 The software Tools and Utilities include: 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager. To install a tool from the Windows Start menu. Use this option if you do not have a TFTP server set...
Use this tool to discover access points and select devices for firmware upgrades, and backup and restore functions. CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE ACCESS POINT INSTALLING SOFTWARE UTILITIES The installation CD includes documentation and software utilities to view SysLog messages. As an optional TFTP ...no menu appears, you want to install and follow the instructions on the screen. 2-14 The software Tools and Utilities include: 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager. To install a tool from the Windows Start menu. Use this option if you do not have a TFTP server set...
User Guide
Page 64
Until a reboot occurs, the access point will continue to the factory default settings when first activated after a reboot. 4-24 CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Telnet Server: Enables or disables the Telnet server. ... server. Also note that new software that is incompatible with the current configuration automatically restores the access point to run the software it was using before the upgrade started. Default: 22) UPGRADING FIRMWARE You can upgrade new access point software from a local file on the management workstation, or from your distributor. After upgrading new ...
Until a reboot occurs, the access point will continue to the factory default settings when first activated after a reboot. 4-24 CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Telnet Server: Enables or disables the Telnet server. ... server. Also note that new software that is incompatible with the current configuration automatically restores the access point to run the software it was using before the upgrade started. Default: 22) UPGRADING FIRMWARE You can upgrade new access point software from a local file on the management workstation, or from your distributor. After upgrading new ...
User Guide
Page 65
Figure 31 Firmware Upgrade Administration Before upgrading new software, verify that the access point is connected to download from an FTP or TFTP server, take the following additional steps: Obtain the IP address of the FTP or TFTP server where the access point software is stored. 4-25 If you need to the network and has been configured with a compatible IP address and subnet mask.
Figure 31 Firmware Upgrade Administration Before upgrading new software, verify that the access point is connected to download from an FTP or TFTP server, take the following additional steps: Obtain the IP address of the FTP or TFTP server where the access point software is stored. 4-25 If you need to the network and has been configured with a compatible IP address and subnet mask.
User Guide
Page 66
...the name of the code file on the server. Current version - Firmware Upgrade Remote - The firmware file must be named "3com-img.bin". IP Address: IP address or host name of runtime code. Uploads the current access point configuration file to the factory defaults and reboot the system. A ...have an account configured on the server with a user name and password. If VLANs are managing the access point from a wireless client, the VLAN ID for the wireless client must not contain any slashes (\ or /), the leading letter cannot be configured on the management station and click...
...the name of the code file on the server. Current version - Firmware Upgrade Remote - The firmware file must be named "3com-img.bin". IP Address: IP address or host name of runtime code. Uploads the current access point configuration file to the factory defaults and reboot the system. A ...have an account configured on the server with a user name and password. If VLANs are managing the access point from a wireless client, the VLAN ID for the wireless client must not contain any slashes (\ or /), the leading letter cannot be configured on the management station and click...
User Guide
Page 256
... those on the clients. CHAPTER 6: TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Solutions Verify the access point configuration. Review access point firmware revisions and update firmware if necessary. Make sure that no duplicate IP addresses on a computer connected to the old IP address when you select the access point in the Wireless Network Tree. cabling for malfunctions. Make sure that the clients are positioned...
... those on the clients. CHAPTER 6: TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Solutions Verify the access point configuration. Review access point firmware revisions and update firmware if necessary. Make sure that no duplicate IP addresses on a computer connected to the old IP address when you select the access point in the Wireless Network Tree. cabling for malfunctions. Make sure that the clients are positioned...
User Guide
Page 259
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 system 5-119 configuring 4-9... 5-11 filter 4-14, 5-76 address 4-9, 5-76 between wireless clients 5-80 local bridge 5-80 local or remote 4-9, 5-78 management access 4-15, 5-81 protocol types 4-15, 5-82 VLANs 4-37, 5-145 firmware displaying version 4-26, 5-27 upgrading 4-24, 4-26,...
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 system 5-119 configuring 4-9... 5-11 filter 4-14, 5-76 address 4-9, 5-76 between wireless clients 5-80 local bridge 5-80 local or remote 4-9, 5-78 management access 4-15, 5-81 protocol types 4-15, 5-82 VLANs 4-37, 5-145 firmware displaying version 4-26, 5-27 upgrading 4-24, 4-26,...