Preparing For Installation; User Privileges; Serial Number And License Key - 3Com 3CRWX120695A Reference Manual

Preparing for
Installation

User Privileges

Serial Number and
License Key
You must use the English version of the operating system you select.
Operating system versions in other languages are not supported with
3WXM.
The following additional software is required for certain 3WXM features:
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.4 or later—Must be installed
prior to 3WXM if you plan to use 3WXM in your HP OpenView
environment.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.x or later (or plug-in)—For reading the
Wireless LAN Switch Manager Reference Manual and release notes.
Web browser (for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or 6.x or
Netscape Navigator 6.x or 7.x)—For displaying 3WXM work orders
and inventory reports.
Before you install 3WXM, make sure you have the appropriate
administrative privileges on the system, a serial number, and a license key
if required. If you plan to install the HP OpenView plug-in for 3WXM,
which allows you to integrate 3WXM into an HP OpenView environment,
make sure that HP OpenView is already installed.
Before you install 3WXM, make sure that you are logged in as a user who
has permission to install software, or as an administrator.
After you install 3WXM, you can configure 3WXM access privileges for
the user accounts on the machine. Likewise, you can configure access
privileges for the monitoring service, if installed. Access privileges for the
3WXM client are completely independent of access privileges for the
monitoring service, and are configured separately.
3WXM comes with a base license key, which is provided on the CD cover.
To use 3WXM, you need to enter the base key and an activation key,
which you obtain from 3Com. The base key and activation key enable
you to manage up to 10 wireless LAN switches. To manage more than 10
wireless LAN switches, you also need an upgrade key and additional
activation key, which you obtain from 3Com.
Each time you start 3WXM, it checks the license information. If the product is
not licensed, the License wizard is displayed.

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