3Com OfficeConnect WX1200 Quick Start Manual
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- Command reference manual (646 pages) ,
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This document describes how to quickly install and
configure a new WX switch running Mobility System
Software Version 6.0. You can use any of the following
methods to configure a new switch:
Web Quick Start (WXR100, WX1200, or WX2200)
(see below)
Remote configuration by 3Com Wireless Switch
Manager (3WXM) Management Application (see
page 2)
CLI quickstart command (see page 7)
You might also need to perform some minor network or
client configuration tasks. See "Preparing the Network
for Distributed MAPs" on page 8 and "Preparing
Clients" on page 9.
Using the Web Quick Start (WXR100, WX1200,
or WX2200)
Use a Category 5 (Cat 5) or higher Ethernet cable to con-
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nect the switch directly to a PC that has a web browser.
On WX2200, attach the Ethernet cable to the
management port only.
On WX1200 or WXR100, you can attach the
Ethernet cable to any 10/100 port.
Part No. 10015906
Published June 2007
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Connect the switch to an AC power source.
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If you are configuring a WXR100, do not press the
Fn switch during power on. Pressing this switch on an
unconfigured switch causes the switch to attempt to
contact 3WXM Services instead of displaying the Web
Quick Start.
Ensure the NIC of the PC that is connected to the switch
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is enabled.
Verify that the NIC is configured to use DHCP to obtain
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its IP address. You will not be able to access the Web
Quick Start if the IP address of the NIC is statically
configured.
Use a web browser to access IP address 192.168.100.1.
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This is a temporary, well-known address assigned to the
unconfigured switch when you power it on. The Web
Quick Start enables you to change this address.
The Web View application on the switch opens in a
browser window. The first page of the Quick Start
wizard is displayed (as shown on the next page).
If a certificate check dialog appears, click Accept or OK
to accept the certificate.
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Summary of Contents for 3Com OfficeConnect WX1200
- Page 1 Software Version 6.0. You can use any of the following methods to configure a new switch: Web Quick Start (WXR100, WX1200, or WX2200) (see below) Remote configuration by 3Com Wireless Switch Manager (3WXM) Management Application (see page 2) CLI quickstart command (see page 7) You might also need to perform some minor network or client configuration tasks.
- Page 2 OBILITY YSTEM OFTWARE UICK Click Start to begin. The wizard screens guide you through the configuration steps. Each screen has online help to guide you through the configuration. After guiding you through the configuration, the wizard displays a summary of the configuration values you selected.
- Page 3 Select 3WXM Services > Setup from the menu bar in the main 3WXM window. A browser window containing the Setup page appears. If a certificate check dialog appears, click Accept or OK to accept the certificate. Select WX Connection Settings in the column on the left.
- Page 4 OBILITY YSTEM OFTWARE UICK Install the MAP access points: To manage a directly connected MAP, physically install the MAP and connect it to WXR100 port 2. To manage a Distributed MAP (a MAP con- nected to the WX over the network), physically install the MAP and connect it to the network and to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) source.
- Page 5 You can enable the switch to use the MSS DHCP client to obtain this information from a DHCP server in the local network where the switch will be deployed. Alternatively, you can statically configure the information. The IP address and DNS information are configured independently.
- Page 6 OBILITY YSTEM OFTWARE UICK Example 3: Deployment Site Has DNS But No DHCP The deployment site in this example does not have a DHCP server but does have a local DNS server. The configuration is similar to Example 1, but includes DNS configuration information instead of an IP alias.
- Page 7 Using the quickstart Command (any model) To run the quickstart command: Attach a PC to the WX switch serial console port. (Use these modem settings: 9600 bps, 8 bits, 1 stop, no parity, hardware flow control disabled.) Press Enter three times to display a username prompt (Username:), a password prompt (Password:), and then a command prompt such as the following: WX1200-aabbcc>...
- Page 8 Ethernet connections to the MAP. Use a PoE injection device that has been tested by 3Com. Providing PoE on both of the Ethernet connections allows for redundant PoE. DHCP—By default, a Distributed MAP uses IP for communication, and relies on DHCP to obtain IP parameters.
- Page 9 Windows version installed on the client and might also depend on the wireless adapter card. See the Release Notes for 3Com Mobility System Software for additional client recommendations and a list of supported wireless adapters.
- Page 10 Unless otherwise indicated, 3Com registered trademarks are registered in the United alice States and may or may not be registered in other countries. 3Com is a registered trademark of 3Com Corporation. The 3Com logo is a trademark of 3Com Corporation.