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Page 1: Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide Ethernet Client Bridge 3CWE820A Wireless Network Solution http://www.3com.com/ http://www.3com.com/productreg Part No. 09-2067-000 Published March 2001... - Page 2 3Com Corporation. 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of 3Com Corporation to provide notification of such revision or change.
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Page 3: Product Registration And Support
Product Registration and Support To register this product with 3Com, go to the following Web site: http://www.3com.com/productreg For support information and links to the latest available drivers and utilities, go to the following Web site: http://www.support.3com.com... - Page 4 Quick Start Guide One or more Wi-Fi-compliant access points if using a wireless infrastructure network (check the 3Com service and support Web site at www.support.3com.com for a list of access points supported by 3Com Corporation). Installing the ECB NOTE: The ECB package does not include a Wi-Fi-compliant wireless LAN PC Card.
- Page 5 Ethernet Client Bridge 4 Remove the small combs from the end cap. The combs are generally not needed, but when cut to an appropriate size they prevent the PC Card from vibrating out of the socket when the ECB is in an environment with extreme vibrations. 5 Gently insert the PC Card (face up) into the slot as shown in the following figure.
- Page 6 Quick Start Guide 7 If you are mounting the ECB on a wall or ceiling, install the bottom mounting plate, which you removed previously, where desired. After the mounting plate is installed, place the ECB onto the mounting plate and snap it into place. Ensure that the ECB is secure. 8 Connect a standard straight-through 10BASE-T Ethernet cable between the RJ-45 port (ECB ports and connectors are shown below) on the ECB and the network port on the computer where...
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Page 7: Configuration Procedure
Ethernet Client Bridge Configuring the ECB The following is an overview of how to configure the ECB for Ethernet bridging. Refer to the ECB User Guide for detailed configuration information. This user guide is a .pdf file that can be read or downloaded from the Installation CD. - Page 8 Quick Start Guide 5 From the File menu, select Reset to Default to initialize the ECB to the settings of your wireless LAN PC Card. 6 Select the Radio tab on the left-hand side of the screen. The Basic Radio Configuration screen appears (see following figure).
- Page 9 Ethernet Client Bridge 7 Set the ESSID to match the ESSID of your access point. 8 Enter a station (client) name to identify the Ethernet client that your ECB is bridging to. 9 Click Update and Reset Unit at the bottom of the screen. 10 Verify that the ECB is associated with your access point by checking that the Wireless LED on the ECB is green.
- Page 11 For any third party products listed in the 3Com software product documentation or specifications as being compatible, 3Com will make reasonable efforts to provide compatibility, except where the non-compatibility is caused by a "bug"...
- Page 12 Telephone support from 3Com is available from 3Com only if Customer purchased this product directly from 3Com, or if Customer’s reseller is unable to provide telephone support. Please refer to the Technical Support appendix in the user guide for telephone numbers.