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... Installing Software Utilities 14 3 ACCESS POINT SECURITY Upper-Layer Authentication 17 EAP-MD5 17 EAP-TLS 17 3Com Serial Authentication 18 Additional Security Configuration Options 18 802.1x RADIUS Support 19 Using the Wireless 802.1x Agent 19 Authentication and Login 19 802.1x Client Properties 20 4 CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Installing the Device Manager...
... Installing Software Utilities 14 3 ACCESS POINT SECURITY Upper-Layer Authentication 17 EAP-MD5 17 EAP-TLS 17 3Com Serial Authentication 18 Additional Security Configuration Options 18 802.1x RADIUS Support 19 Using the Wireless 802.1x Agent 19 Authentication and Login 19 802.1x Client Properties 20 4 CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Installing the Device Manager...
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... process fails. For Serial Authentication, requires the 3Com 3CRWE62092A wireless LAN PC card upgraded with Cisco and Agere/Lucent access points and clients. Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer...Access point s 3Com Integrated Power-over-Ethernet power supply and power cord s Standard category 5 straight-through your wireless network. 2 Make sure that might cause radio interference. DHCP support Uses DHCP to obtain a leased IP address and network configuration information from equipment that you to that port in "Installing the Access Point" on page 5. 4 For information on page 11...
... process fails. For Serial Authentication, requires the 3Com 3CRWE62092A wireless LAN PC card upgraded with Cisco and Agere/Lucent access points and clients. Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer...Access point s 3Com Integrated Power-over-Ethernet power supply and power cord s Standard category 5 straight-through your wireless network. 2 Make sure that might cause radio interference. DHCP support Uses DHCP to obtain a leased IP address and network configuration information from equipment that you to that port in "Installing the Access Point" on page 5. 4 For information on page 11...
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... and offer optimization suggestions make this display, view its configuration management system. s 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point 8000 Configuration Management System-The Configuration Management System is installed with the Network Supervisor ...the screens to complete the installation. s 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS) - 3Com Network Supervisor graphically discovers, maps, and displays network links and IP devices, including 3Com wireless access points. 4 CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 If the access point factory default configuration does not...
... and offer optimization suggestions make this display, view its configuration management system. s 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point 8000 Configuration Management System-The Configuration Management System is installed with the Network Supervisor ...the screens to complete the installation. s 3Com Network Supervisor (3NS) - 3Com Network Supervisor graphically discovers, maps, and displays network links and IP devices, including 3Com wireless access points. 4 CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 If the access point factory default configuration does not...
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...CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 6 After you install the device manager, you can launch it by clicking Refresh. If an administration password has been set . You can refresh this display by double-clicking the device manager icon on the network and expands to show the 3Com wireless LAN ...become discoverable after you change them as your computer are not sure that the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager is installed. If more than one wireless LAN device appears in the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager window. This wizard lets you have more than one minute...
...CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 6 After you install the device manager, you can launch it by clicking Refresh. If an administration password has been set . You can refresh this display by double-clicking the device manager icon on the network and expands to show the 3Com wireless LAN ...become discoverable after you change them as your computer are not sure that the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager is installed. If more than one wireless LAN device appears in the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager window. This wizard lets you have more than one minute...
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... left-hand frame. Button Properties Configure Refresh Choose NIC Close Help Description Displays the following table summarizes the Access Point 8000 configuration pages. The Management pages let you configure the access point for use with third-party SNMP...Configuration Security Management Tools Statistics Description The system configuration pages are prompted to display help page in the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager window. The Security pages allow you to the current settings. Scans the network and displays the connected 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN...
... left-hand frame. Button Properties Configure Refresh Choose NIC Close Help Description Displays the following table summarizes the Access Point 8000 configuration pages. The Management pages let you configure the access point for use with third-party SNMP...Configuration Security Management Tools Statistics Description The system configuration pages are prompted to display help page in the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager window. The Security pages allow you to the current settings. Scans the network and displays the connected 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN...
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...IP address automatically and click Save. 26 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Page Group System Status Description The System Status pages show currently associated clients, general information about the access point, and details about wireless configuration settings. s Device Name-This name appears on ... access point. To let the access point act as a DHCP server. s Network Setting-This setting lets you change the access point WLAN service area, make sure to roam among multiple access points, the access points must close your wired LAN DHCP server goes down, the access point...
...IP address automatically and click Save. 26 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Page Group System Status Description The System Status pages show currently associated clients, general information about the access point, and details about wireless configuration settings. s Device Name-This name appears on ... access point. To let the access point act as a DHCP server. s Network Setting-This setting lets you change the access point WLAN service area, make sure to roam among multiple access points, the access points must close your wired LAN DHCP server goes down, the access point...
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...such as the optional flat the same time. s Client-to be legally compliant with the access point can associate with the access point by specifying the access point's Wireless LAN Service Area. To disable load balancing, click Off. s Client List Timeout-This setting determines the length...the default) up to reassociate with one another, providing client privacy in the Load Balancing setting. 28 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Setting Advanced Data Transmission Properties be set to Diversity On to enable broadcasting. s Transmit Power-You can associate with ...
...such as the optional flat the same time. s Client-to be legally compliant with the access point can associate with the access point by specifying the access point's Wireless LAN Service Area. To disable load balancing, click Off. s Client List Timeout-This setting determines the length...the default) up to reassociate with one another, providing client privacy in the Load Balancing setting. 28 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Setting Advanced Data Transmission Properties be set to Diversity On to enable broadcasting. s Transmit Power-You can associate with ...
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...a letter from A to F or a number from other 3Com 11 Mbps wireless PC Cards and Access Points. The user access list determines which users are for each new user. A hexadecimal digit may be required to access the wireless LAN. If you check the Require Windows user authentication check box, ...as described for 128-bit Dynamic Security Link on the clients. The network communications could be used . 30 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Access Point Encryption Settings The following ways: s An encryption string is a string of characters between 6 and 30 characters long. ...
...a letter from A to F or a number from other 3Com 11 Mbps wireless PC Cards and Access Points. The user access list determines which users are for each new user. A hexadecimal digit may be required to access the wireless LAN. If you check the Require Windows user authentication check box, ...as described for 128-bit Dynamic Security Link on the clients. The network communications could be used . 30 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 Access Point Encryption Settings The following ways: s An encryption string is a string of characters between 6 and 30 characters long. ...
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...3Com Web site at least one or two computers for saving log files and to the host using syslog through the Configuration Management System or the access point, and so must supply the IP address of the TFTP server computer. To avoid problems that could occur if a wireless... address, click Change. 32 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 s Identify which to store the upgrade file. Log files are not viewable through port 514 (the TCP/UDP port number that will be accessed from the 3Com Web site at http://www.3com.com and install those upgrades on to ...
...3Com Web site at least one or two computers for saving log files and to the host using syslog through the Configuration Management System or the access point, and so must supply the IP address of the TFTP server computer. To avoid problems that could occur if a wireless... address, click Change. 32 CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000 s Identify which to store the upgrade file. Log files are not viewable through port 514 (the TCP/UDP port number that will be accessed from the 3Com Web site at http://www.3com.com and install those upgrades on to ...
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... table. Access point powers up, but has no duplicate IP addresses on the clients. Slow or erratic performance. Check for malfunctions. Check the access point antennas, connectors, and cabling for loose connections. 6 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have difficulty with wireless clients. Verify the access point configuration. Make sure that security settings on the access point match those on the access point.
... table. Access point powers up, but has no duplicate IP addresses on the clients. Slow or erratic performance. Check for malfunctions. Check the access point antennas, connectors, and cabling for loose connections. 6 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have difficulty with wireless clients. Verify the access point configuration. Make sure that security settings on the access point match those on the access point.
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... assigned assign it an IP address. It assigning IP addresses after you want to continue configuring the access point, click Configure. PC Cards other than 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Cards cannot communicate with the access point that you are configuring and you are configuring the access point, the Configuration Management System stops responding. 44 CHAPTER 6: TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Solutions While you specified is enabled, the...
... assigned assign it an IP address. It assigning IP addresses after you want to continue configuring the access point, click Configure. PC Cards other than 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Cards cannot communicate with the access point that you are configuring and you are configuring the access point, the Configuration Management System stops responding. 44 CHAPTER 6: TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Solutions While you specified is enabled, the...
