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Using the Terminal Configurator
Main Menu Overview
Once you have established a connection to the Terminal Configurator, you will see the
Main Menu. Use the arrow keys to move the highlighted bar between entries. If the arrow
keys do not work, you can move the bar by holding down the Control key while pressing
N (for Next) and P (for Previous) to move the bar. To select an entry, press Enter.
To modify the configuration, as described in the following sections, select Edit
configuration. Another menu, listing available files to edit, will then appear. Selecting one
of the available files will start an editor that you can use to modify the file. File selection
and editor operation are described below.
After you have finished configuring the wireless bridge, select Reset the Unit, and then
answer Yes to the confirmation. Selecting Yes will reset the device, allowing the new
configuration to take effect, as well as place it into operating mode. The wireless bridge
will then use your new configuration.
The Main Menu provides the following options:
Resume operation
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Exits from terminal configuration mode. If you edited any configuration files, the
changes will not take effect until you reset the bridge. Use the Reset the Building to
Building Bridge option off the Main Menu to reset the bridge.
Edit configuration
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Displays a list of files to edit. Descriptions of the files and their contents are below.
View configuration for capture
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If you select this option, you will have an opportunity to enable capture mode in your
terminal software. It will then display all configuration settings and give you the
option to disable capture mode. You can use this option to keep a record of the
settings made for a particular wireless bridge unit, or to generate a file if you need
to contact 3Com Customer Support.
Reset configuration to default
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This option allows you to set all configuration files to their factory default settings.
View forwarding database
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Lists the MAC addresses of all network nodes detected, and the network interface on
which they were last listed.
View roaming log
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Lists association and disassociation events for this wireless bridge.
View system error log
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Shows a list of status messages, if any have occurred. Use this option if the Status LED
is lit to see what kind of message the wireless bridge is generating.
Clear system error log
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Removes all messages from the system event log described above.
View RSSI Information
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Displays received signal strength statistics.
Reset the unit
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Performs a hardware reset. Use this option after making configuration changes to
allow the changes to take effect.
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