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Step 1: 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Appliance and 3Com AirProtect Sensor Overview The front panel of the appliance has a power switch and status LEDs as shown in the figure below. The rear panel of the appliance has power and port connectors as shown in the figure below. The front panel of 3Com AirProtect Sensor has status LEDs as shown in the figure below. The rear panel of 3Com AirProtect Sensor has ports that enable you to power up the sensor and connect it to the network and a computer as shown in the figure below. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
Step 2: Mount the Appliance Place the appliance on the rack and mount the appliance using the rack mounting accessories. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
Step 3: Power up the Appliance Connect the power cable as shown in the figure below and press the power switch on the front panel of the appliance. 110-240V 50/60 Hz AC Connection Important! On connecting the Power cable, the Power LED should turn solid green. If this does not happen, refer to the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Installation Guide. Step 4: Connect the Appliance to the Network Connect the appliance to the network using the network interface cable as shown in the figure below. Warning! The default IP address of the appliance is 192.168.1.246. Please ensure that no other device on your network uses the same IP address as the appliance. Connect the network interface port on the appliance to the desired subnet using the network interface cable provided to you. Do not connect the High Availability (HA) Interface port to the subnet. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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Step 5: Access 3Com AirProtect Enterprise A. Connect your computer to the same subnet where the Server is connected. Change your computer IP address to 192.168.1.XXX. For example, 192.168.1.244. C. Access 3Com AirProtect Enterprise using SSH as shown in the figure below. D. Login using the Username: config and Password: password. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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Change the config shell password, password Step 2: Change the Network Settings Step 3: Set the Time Zone, Date and Time Settings Step 4: Set Server ID Settings Initialization and Configuration Wizard Completion Screens On logging into the Server Config Shell, type the command help to view the list of available commands Important! You need to reboot the Server on completion of the Initialization and Setup Wizard before you access the Server Console (“GUI”). 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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Step 7: Set up the Server DNS Entry Add a DNS entry ‘wifi‐security‐server’ in your organization’s/enterprise DNS server. This entry should point to the IP Address of the Server configured in Step 6 (Complete Server Initialization and Setup Wizard)—Sub step 2 (Change the Network Settings). Adding this entry serves two purposes: A. Sensors can connect to the Server with “zero configuration” if they are connected to a DHCP enabled subnet. You can access the Server using the address ‘https:// wifi‐security‐server’. Step 8: Access the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Console (GUI) Important! The minimum system requirements to access the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise GUI Console are a laptop with Intel P4 X86 1.4 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, ,Windows 2000 or XP Operating System, IE 5.5 or higher, and JRE 1 4.2 only. A. Type ‘https:// wifi‐security‐server’ to access the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Console. The 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Console can take up to 2 minutes to load. Important! Pop‐up blockers (if any) must be disabled on the Web browser. The Reuse windows for launching shortcuts option in Tools‐>Internet Options‐>Advanced shoul be deselected in the Internet Explorer Web browser. Click Yes on each of the Security Alert/Warning pop‐up screens. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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C. Type the default username: admin and password: password on the Login screen. Login Information Important! If you see a blank screen instead of the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Console Login screen in the pop‐up window, despite having Sun JRE 1.4.2, then Sun JRE 1.4.2 may not be the default plug‐in for your Web browser. To ensure that Sun JRE 1.4.2 is the default plug‐in for your Web browser, do the following: 1. If you see a “Java Cup” icon in the system tray, right click it and select “Open Control Panel”. 2. If you do not see the icon, click Start Settings Control Panel and double‐click the Java Plug‐in icon. 3. Once the Java ™ Plug‐in Control Panel dialog is open, go to the Browser tab and select the checkbox Microsoft Internet Explorer. D. On the End User License Agreement (EULA) screen, read the agreement carefully and select I have read and agree to the Licensing Agreement above. Click <Next>. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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If you see the Welcome screen, close the window. You are done with the Server Setup. You will revisit the Welcome screen later. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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Step 9: Connect 3Com AirProtect Sensors to the Network Power and Connect to the Network A. Ensure that the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Server is already running on your network. Note: Make sure that a DNS entry ‘wifi‐security‐server’ is set up on all DNS Servers. This entry should point to the IP address of the Server. Otherwise, configure the Sensor manually. Please refer to the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Installation Guide for details. Use network interface cables to connect 3Com AirProtect Sensors to all the network segments (subnets) that need to be protected. Make sure that the network segment is DHCP enabled. Otherwise, configure the IP address of the 3Com AirProtect Sensor manually. Note: Log in to the Server using SSH. Run the command ‘get sensor list’ to check if all the Sensors added have been detected by the Server. If all the Sensors are connected, go to the next step. If some Sensors are not connected, then you may need to configure the Sensors manually. C. Wait for the status of the LEDs to stabilize. This process may take up to 2 minutes. D. If all LEDs glow green, then the 3Com AirProtect Sensor is operational and connected to the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Server. LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Solid Green Solid Green Solid Green Solid Green If Step D succeeds, the Sensor is now fully operational and is ready to protect your network. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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Important! If the LED status at the end of Step D does not match the status shown in this Quick Setup Guide, refer to the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Installation Guide for more details. Step 10: Begin the System Setup Wizard and Select Installation Type A. Log in to the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Console with the default username: admin and password: password. Click Start on the ‘System Setup Wizard Welcome’ screen and then select one of the installation types listed below the figure on the ‘Select your Installation Type’ screen. C. Select Typical Installation and click Next. Note: Selecting Typical Installation generally satisfies most of the desired requirements such as: a typical setup with Wi‐Fi already installed, automatic AP movement to Rogue and External folders, automatic classification only for Uncategorized Clients, Intrusion Prevention Policy enabled for Rogue APs, Mis‐ configured APs, Client Mis‐association, Unauthorized Associations, Ad hoc connections, and Honeypot/Evil Twin APs, and so on. You can change the policies later as per your needs from the Administration tab. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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Step 11: Complete the 3Com AirProtect Enterprise System Setup Wizard Follow the steps in the System Setup Wizard to specify the 802.11 Security, Device Classification, and Intrusion Prevention Policies. Click the icon to view details. 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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Step 12: Enable Global Flags Event generation and intrusion prevention activation flags are turned off globally on completion of the System Setup Wizard to avoid spurious generation of events. The Activation of Intrusion Prevention and Event Generation icon appears on the Navigation bar as shown in the figure below. Once your deployment is stable and fully configured, turn these flags on to activate event generation and intrusion prevention activity by selecting the check the boxes on the Administration Deployment Activation screen as shown in the figure below. The icon then does not appear on the Navigation bar. Intrusion Prevention and Event Generation turned OFF globally The 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Server is installed and configured! 3Com AirProtect Enterprise Quick Setup Guide...
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