Firmware Upgrade; Encryption Configuration Requirements; Enabling Encryption On The Wireless Client - 3Com AirConnect User Manual

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HAPTER OFTWARE

Firmware Upgrade

Encryption
Encryption
Configuration
Requirements
Enabling Encryption on
the Wireless Client
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ONFIGURATION OOLS AND
Options lets you save adapter performance information in a file.
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Enable Logging starts or stops logging to a group of HTML files on the system.
Log File Path is the current path to store the log files. The field is disabled when
logging is not turned on. Use Browse to select a Log File Path.
View Log Files selects the log file to view in the default browser.
The Adapter Firmware Upgrade tool lets you download and install firmware
updates that you have downloaded from the 3Com Customer Support Web site at
http://support.3com.com.
To run the card upgrade utility:
1 Open the Start menu.
2 Select Programs.
3 Select 3Com AirConnect.
4 Select AirConnect Upgrade Utility.
The upgrade utility lets you view information on the current firmware version of
the currently installed card and install firmware updates by selecting a firmware
file downloaded from the 3Com Web site.
Firmware loaded in adapter displays the version information for the current
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firmware on the adapter.
The ellipsis (...) button opens a browser so you can select a firmware file. The
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new selection updates the Firmware Filename field.
Update initiates the update of the firmware on the adapter based using the
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firmware file specified.
The client and access point can be set for encryption to provide a level of security
to the data stream between the client and its associated AP.
The encryption level (open, 40-bit, or 128-bit) must be the same on the
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wireless client and the access point.
All shared keys on the wireless client must be the same as those on the access
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point with which the client will associate. They must match exactly (key order
and hex-digit sequence).
The selected keys do not need to be the same among different clients and/or
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access points.
This procedure describes how to enable encryption on the wireless client. Refer to
the Access Point User Guide for instructions on how to enable encryption on the
AP.
1 Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network.
2 Highlight the AirConnect PC Card, and click on the Properties tab.
3 Click on the AirConnect tab.
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