Installing The Access Point; Adding Additional Gateways - 3Com AirConnect User Manual

Installing the Access
Point
Adding Additional
Gateways
AP Easy Setup is the program in which you set basic parameters for an AirConnect
wireless network. These parameters include designating a gateway address that
enables message forwarding across routers on the wired Ethernet.
To install an AP, follow the procedure below.
1 Select Easy Setup-->Easy Setup.
The parameters in the Access Point Easy Setup window are explained in the list below.
Parameter
Unit Name
IP Address
Gateway IP Address
Subnet Mask
DHCP
Help URL
Wireless LAN Service
Area
Diversity
Additional Gateways
2 Verify that the AP parameters reflect the network environment and change the
parameters as needed.
3 Do one of the following:
Click Save Settings to write changes if you make modifications.
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Click Clear Entries to remove your changes and return the default settings.
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You can add the IP addresses of additional gateways during Easy Setup. To do so,
follow this procedure:
1 Select Easy Setup-->Easy Setup.
2 Click Add/Delete Gateways.
The Easy Setup - Add/Delete Gateways page displays.
3 Enter the IP addresses of up to seven additional APs.
4 Click Save Settings to write your changes.
5 Click Clear Entries to remove your changes and return the default settings.
Description
AP name
Network-assigned Internet Protocol address of the AP
IP address of a router the AP uses on the Ethernet
default gateway
Consists of four sets of digits that help divide a
network into subnetworks and simplify routing and
data transmission
Enable/Disable automatic IP address assignment by a
DHCP server
URL of web management help file
WLAN service area identifier
Enables selection of antenna diversity. Choose
Primary Only
IP addresses of the additional gateways used. You can
access up to eight gateways

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