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Page 1: Access Point
Published February, 2002 Version 1.0.3 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point 2000 User Guide The simple, affordable way to network without wires. Version 1... - Page 2 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. 3Com Corporation provides this documentation without warranty, term, or condition of any kind, either implied or expressed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties, terms or conditions of merchantability, satisfactory quality, and fitness for a particular purpose.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ONTENTS NTRODUCTION Product Registration and Support NSTALLING AN CCESS OINT Before You Begin Where should I Place the Access Point? Do I Need to Configure the Access Point? Connecting the Access Point Checking the LED Indicators Summary of Configuration Steps Installing the Infrastructure Device Manager ONFIGURING THE CCESS... - Page 4 LAN B IRELESS ASICS How Does a Wireless LAN Work? Network Association Roaming Security Ad Hoc Networks Setting Up a 3Com Wireless LAN All Wireless Networks Wired/Wireless Networks ECHNICAL UPPORT Online Technical Services World Wide Web Site 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services...
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Page 5: Introduction
A single access point can make the Internet, e-mail, and network resources such as printers available to dozens of wireless client users. And because 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN equipment is Wi-Fi certified, you can be sure it will work reliably with certified equipment from other manufacturers. - Page 6 1: I HAPTER NTRODUCTION...
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Page 7: Nstalling An
Do I Need to Configure If your 3Com Wireless LAN has only one access point, a few clients, and no special the Access Point? security requirements, you can use the 3Com access point just as it was shipped from the factory. -
Page 8: Connecting The Access Point
2: I HAPTER NSTALLING AN CCESS Property Access Point Network Wireless DHCP Server Clear Channel Select Network Traffic Accelerator Off (Wi-Fi interoperable) Data Preamble Encryption Setting Administration Password If the configuration that was set at the factory does not meet your network requirements, or if you want to customize settings, see “Summary of Configuration Steps”... -
Page 9: Summary Of Configuration Steps
The default configuration settings are shown in “Do I Need to Configure the Access Point?” on page 7. To change these settings, follow these steps: 1 Install the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager on a computer as described in “Installing the Infrastructure Device Manager”. - Page 10 2: I HAPTER NSTALLING AN CCESS OINT...
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Page 11: Configuring The Access Point 2000
The Wireless Network Tree appears in the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager window. The tree lists all WLAN service areas on the network and expands to show the 3Com wireless LAN devices that are associated to each service area. Devices in a different subnet than your computer are identified with exclamation points (!). -
Page 12: Changing Access Point Properties
field blank and click Next. The configuration main page appears in your Web browser. The following table describes the functions of the buttons in the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager window. -
Page 13: Setting Network Properties
Local Drive: Help files are located on your computer at the specified Help File Path. The location of the Configuration Management System help files on the web server or on the local drive. Default Value Local Drive C:\Program Files\3Com\ 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager\Management Help\AP2000... -
Page 14: Setting Data Transmission Properties
Long. To achieve association, wireless device preamble lengths must match. String—For use only with other 3Com 11 Mbps wireless LAN devices, an encryption string is a case-sensitive string of characters between 6 and 30 characters long. To enter the string, click Enter a string to generate shared keys. -
Page 15: 128-Bit Shared Key
128-bit Shared Key This option can be used with other 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN devices and with equipment from certain manufacturers that also support 128-bit shared key encryption. It provides a higher level of security than the 40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) option and uses a more complicated type of encryption. -
Page 16: Backing Up An Access Point Configuration
Upgrading the System You can download firmware updates or updates of the Web server file system (the files that make up the Configuration Management System) from the 3Com Web site at http://www.3com.com and install those updates on the access point. To avoid... -
Page 17: Installing An Upgrade
RJ-45 connector and holding for five seconds. Interoperating with Because 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN equipment complies with IEEE 802.11b Third-Party Equipment standards, it can interoperate with third-party equipment that also complies with the standards. - Page 18 3: C 2000 HAPTER ONFIGURING THE CCESS OINT...
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Page 19: Troubleshooting
Make sure that the computer is connected to the same connected to the wired LAN, network segment as the access point. the 3Com Wireless If your computer has more than one network interface card Infrastructure Device Manager installed, make sure you have chosen the right one. -
Page 20: C Onfiguring The A Ccess P Oint
Cards cannot communicate with the access point. Uninstalling Software If you want to uninstall the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN software utilities, you Utilities can either use the standard operating system procedure for removing programs or use the following shortcut procedure: 1 From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, then 3Com 11Mbps Wireless LAN, then Uninstall 3Com 11Mbps Wireless LAN. -
Page 21: Wireless Lan Basics
3Com wireless systems let you simply and confidently extend network information and applications to difficult-to-wire locations and to your mobile workforce, making your business more productive, competitive and successful. How Does a Wireless In a traditional local area network (LAN), computers communicate through wires. -
Page 22: Setting Up A 3Com Wireless Lan
Your setup will probably resemble one or more of the following examples. (The illustrations in the examples show a 3Com Access Point 6000, but they apply to any 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN access point.) - Page 23 Setting Up a 3Com Wireless LAN Multiple access points can be connected to an existing LAN to provide complete wireless network coverage. Wireless clients can roam seamlessly between different access points with the same WLAN service areas and remain associated with the...
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Page 25: Technical Support
3Com recommends that you access the 3Com Corporation World Wide Web site. Online Technical 3Com offers worldwide product support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through Services the following online systems: World Wide Web Site... -
Page 26: Support From Your Network Supplier
When you contact 3Com for assistance, have the following information ready: Here is a list of worldwide technical telephone support numbers. These numbers are correct at the time of publication. Refer to the 3Com Web site for updated information. Country Asia, Pacific Rim... - Page 27 00800 3111206 0800 831416 0800 995014 900 983125 020 795482 0800 55 3072 0800 966197 0800 13 3266 01 800 849CARE 800 666 5065 AT&T +800 998 2112 1 800 NET 3Com (1 800 638 3266) Enterprise Customers: 1 800 876-3266...
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Page 28: Returning Products For Repair
ECHNICAL UPPORT Returning Products Before you send a product directly to 3Com for repair, you must first obtain an for Repair authorization number. Products sent to 3Com without authorization numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense. To obtain an... -
Page 29: Regulatory Compliance
XPOSURE OTICE body to antenna distance of 20 cm. This product does not contain any user serviceable components. Any unauthorized product changes or modifications will invalidate 3Com’s warranty and all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals. FCC P 15 N OTICE This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. - Page 30 - CE UROPEAN OMMUNITY Marking by the symbol: OTICE indicates compliance with the essential requirements of Directive 73/23/EC and the essential requirements of articles 3.1(b), 3.2 and 3.3 of Directive 1999/5/EC. Such marking is indicative that this equipment meets or exceeds the following technical standards: EN 300 328-2 - Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);...
- Page 31 NDEX Numbers 128-bit Shared Key 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point 2000 Configuration 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager 40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) security access point changing properties configuration templates IP address changing DHCP server troubleshooting maintaining configurations...
- Page 32 upgrading access point firmware warranty, registration wireless association (connection) clients, defined wireless LAN wireless LAN service area wireless network tree WLAN service area World Wide Web (WWW)