Managing The Wireless Lan; Overview; Viewing Access Point Information - 3Com 6000 User Manual

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Overview

Viewing Access Point
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If your 3Com Wireless LAN has only one access point, a few clients, and no special
security requirements, you can use the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN access
point 6000 just as it was shipped from the factory. If your network is more
complex, you will want to organize access points so that you can manage the
wireless LAN easily, and you may want to add security.
These tools help you manage the wireless LAN:
Discover APs in Range—Lets you view information about access points that
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are within radio frequency range. See "Viewing Access Point Information".
AP Management—Lets you view the WLAN Service Areas and access points
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in the current subnetwork, select an access point, and launch the Web-based
tool that lets you configure the selected access point. See "Selecting an Access
Point for Configuration" on page 12.
3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN access point 6000 Configuration
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Management System—Resides on the access point and lets you configure
that access point through your Web browser (Internet Explorer version 5 or
later, which is supplied on the 3Com CD). For instructions on accessing this
tool from a wireless client, see "Selecting an Access Point for Configuration"
on page 12. Optionally, you can install this tool on a computer. See "Installing
the Management Tool on a Computer" on page 19.
To view information about access points that are within radio frequency range,
launch the Discover APs in Range tool as follows:
1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the
3Com WLAN Launcher.
If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from the
Windows Start menu. Select Start/Programs/3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN/3Com
WLAN Launcher.
2 In WLAN Launcher, click the Hammer icon.
3 In the Tools tab, double-click the Discover APs in Range icon.
The Known Access Points List window appears and lists the access points that are
in range. The access point with which the client is associated is shown in bold
font. To update the display, click Refresh.
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