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... Time and Date 127 Configuring and Managing NTP 127 Adding an NTP Server 128 Removing an NTP Server 128 Changing the NTP Update Interval 128 Resetting the Update Interval to the Default 129 Enabling the NTP Client 129 Displaying NTP Information 129 Managing the ARP Table 130 Displaying ARP Table Entries...
... Time and Date 127 Configuring and Managing NTP 127 Adding an NTP Server 128 Removing an NTP Server 128 Changing the NTP Update Interval 128 Resetting the Update Interval to the Default 129 Enabling the NTP Client 129 Displaying NTP Information 129 Managing the ARP Table 130 Displaying ARP Table Entries...
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... Radios 250 Enabling or Disabling Individual Radios 250 Disabling or Reenabling All Radios Using a Profile 250 Resetting a Radio to its Factory Default Settings 251 Restarting a MAP 251 Configuring Local Packet Switching on MAPs 252 Configuring Local Switching 253 Displaying MAP Information 256 Displaying MAP Configuration Information 256 Displaying Connection Information for Distributed MAPs...
... Radios 250 Enabling or Disabling Individual Radios 250 Disabling or Reenabling All Radios Using a Profile 250 Resetting a Radio to its Factory Default Settings 251 Restarting a MAP 251 Configuring Local Packet Switching on MAPs 252 Configuring Local Switching 253 Displaying MAP Information 256 Displaying MAP Configuration Information 256 Displaying Connection Information for Distributed MAPs...
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...610 Specifying the Configuration File to Use After the Next Reboot 611 Loading a Configuration File 611 Specifying a Backup Configuration File 612 Resetting to the Factory Default Configuration 612 Backing Up and Restoring the System 613 Managing Configuration Changes 615 Backup and Restore Examples 615 Upgrading... the CLI 617 Command Changes During Upgrade 618 A TROUBLESHOOTING A WX SWITCH Fixing Common WX Setup Problems 619 Recovering the System When the Enable Password is Lost 622 WXR100 622 WX1200, WX2200, or WX4400 622 Configuring and Managing the System Log 623 Log Message Components 623 ...
...610 Specifying the Configuration File to Use After the Next Reboot 611 Loading a Configuration File 611 Specifying a Backup Configuration File 612 Resetting to the Factory Default Configuration 612 Backing Up and Restoring the System 613 Managing Configuration Changes 615 Backup and Restore Examples 615 Upgrading... the CLI 617 Command Changes During Upgrade 618 A TROUBLESHOOTING A WX SWITCH Fixing Common WX Setup Problems 619 Recovering the System When the Enable Password is Lost 622 WXR100 622 WX1200, WX2200, or WX4400 622 Configuring and Managing the System Log 623 Log Message Components 623 ...
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Use set command. Use clear commands to reset parameters to access the network Be aware of the following MSS CLI conventions for command entry: "Command Prompts" on page...COMMAND-LINE INTERFACE Overview CLI Conventions Mobility System Software (MSS) operates a 3Com Mobility System wireless LAN (WLAN) consisting of network operations. Use display commands to display the current configuration and monitor the status of 3Com Wireless Switch Manager software, Wireless LAN Switches (WX1200 or WXR100), Wireless LAN Controllers (WX4400 or WX2200), and Managed Access Points (MAPs). MSS has ...
Use set command. Use clear commands to reset parameters to access the network Be aware of the following MSS CLI conventions for command entry: "Command Prompts" on page...COMMAND-LINE INTERFACE Overview CLI Conventions Mobility System Software (MSS) operates a 3Com Mobility System wireless LAN (WLAN) consisting of network operations. Use display commands to display the current configuration and monitor the status of 3Com Wireless Switch Manager software, Wireless LAN Switches (WX1200 or WXR100), Wireless LAN Controllers (WX4400 or WX2200), and Managed Access Points (MAPs). MSS has ...
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...# display port poe 1,2,4,6 A hyphen-separated range of port numbers, with no delimiters. Matching Order for port-list: A single port number. For example: WX1200# reset port 1-8 Any combination of the display aaa or display config command. To match any number of characters up to MAPs, authenticated wired users, or...
...# display port poe 1,2,4,6 A hyphen-separated range of port numbers, with no delimiters. Matching Order for port-list: A single port number. For example: WX1200# reset port 1-8 Any combination of the display aaa or display config command. To match any number of characters up to MAPs, authenticated wired users, or...
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... . 34 CHAPTER 1: USING THE COMMAND-LINE INTERFACE History Buffer The history buffer stores the last 63 commands you want to repeat from the Admin session reset Reset, use the single-asterisk (*) wildcard character in globbing. (For Wildcard Character details, see "User Globs" on page 30. Tabs The MSS CLI uses the Tab... Delete url dir display list of files on flash device disable Disable privileged mode display Display, use 'display help' for more information You can use 'reset help ' for command completion.
... . 34 CHAPTER 1: USING THE COMMAND-LINE INTERFACE History Buffer The history buffer stores the last 63 commands you want to repeat from the Admin session reset Reset, use the single-asterisk (*) wildcard character in globbing. (For Wildcard Character details, see "User Globs" on page 30. Tabs The MSS CLI uses the Tab... Delete url dir display list of files on flash device disable Disable privileged mode display Display, use 'display help' for more information You can use 'reset help ' for command completion.
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... ship-On model WXR100 only, you can stage the switch to request its configuration from 3Com Wireless Switch Manager instead. Staged WX-On any time on until the right LED above port 1 flashes for SSH or Telnet access, you also can press the factory reset switch during power on a switch that is different from 3Com Wireless Switch Manager, by attaching...
... ship-On model WXR100 only, you can stage the switch to request its configuration from 3Com Wireless Switch Manager instead. Staged WX-On any time on until the right LED above port 1 flashes for SSH or Telnet access, you also can press the factory reset switch during power on a switch that is different from 3Com Wireless Switch Manager, by attaching...
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... prompt. No Model WX1200 or WX2200? Switch contacts 3WXM Yes to start configuring the switch. Switch boots using its Configuration Figure 1 shows how a WX switch gets a configuration when you power it on. Does switch have a configuration? Yes No Was factory reset pressed during power on . Figure 1 WX Switch Startup Algorithm Switch is enabled. Web Quick Start is powered...
... prompt. No Model WX1200 or WX2200? Switch contacts 3WXM Yes to start configuring the switch. Switch boots using its Configuration Figure 1 shows how a WX switch gets a configuration when you power it on. Does switch have a configuration? Yes No Was factory reset pressed during power on . Figure 1 WX Switch Startup Algorithm Switch is enabled. Web Quick Start is powered...
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... then unplug the PC from this switch on an unconfigured switch causes the switch to attempt to contact a 3Com Wireless Switch Manager server instead of the NIC is configured to use DHCP to DHCP Requests. If the network does not have reset switches, but the reset switch simply restarts these other models without ... a web browser. 2 Connect the switch to your network yet. You can connect directly to the switch Category 5 (Cat 5) or higher Ethernet cable If the PC is receiving power. If you are configuring a WXR100, do not attach the switch to the network, power down the...
... then unplug the PC from this switch on an unconfigured switch causes the switch to attempt to contact a 3Com Wireless Switch Manager server instead of the NIC is configured to use DHCP to DHCP Requests. If the network does not have reset switches, but the reset switch simply restarts these other models without ... a web browser. 2 Connect the switch to your network yet. You can connect directly to the switch Category 5 (Cat 5) or higher Ethernet cable If the PC is receiving power. If you are configuring a WXR100, do not attach the switch to the network, power down the...
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... restored when the reboot is fully booted, the factory reset switch erases the configuration if held for operation. CAUTION: On a WXR100, do not need to reconfigure the switch. You do not press the factory reset switch for now and start over later, click Cancel. Web Quick Start (WXR100, WX1200 and WX2200 Only) 43 Here is an example...
... restored when the reboot is fully booted, the factory reset switch erases the configuration if held for operation. CAUTION: On a WXR100, do not need to reconfigure the switch. You do not press the factory reset switch for now and start over later, click Cancel. Web Quick Start (WXR100, WX1200 and WX2200 Only) 43 Here is an example...
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... user2 goofball success: change accepted. For example, to the default values. Specifying 0 causes the number of allowable login attempts to reset to set the minimum length for user passwords at 7 characters, type the following command: WX# set authentication minimum-password-length 7... minimum-password-length length You can specify a minimum password length between 0 - 2147483647. Specifying 0 removes the restriction on the WX switch and displays a list of users whose password does not meet the minimum length restriction. When this command, MSS evaluates the passwords configured...
... user2 goofball success: change accepted. For example, to the default values. Specifying 0 causes the number of allowable login attempts to reset to set the minimum length for user passwords at 7 characters, type the following command: WX# set authentication minimum-password-length 7... minimum-password-length length You can specify a minimum password length between 0 - 2147483647. Specifying 0 removes the restriction on the WX switch and displays a list of users whose password does not meet the minimum length restriction. When this command, MSS evaluates the passwords configured...
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... passwords are valid for 30 days and 15 hours: WX# set user Student1 expire-password-in 720h success: change accepted. After this command to be reset, use this amount of days and hours (30d12h) For example, the following command sets the passwords for 30 days: WX# set . The following command sets...
... passwords are valid for 30 days and 15 hours: WX# set user Student1 expire-password-in 720h success: change accepted. After this command to be reset, use this amount of days and hours (30d12h) For example, the following command sets the passwords for 30 days: WX# set . The following command sets...
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... VLAN. MSS automatically assigns MAP access ports to VLANs based on user traffic. Not applicable Not applicable Based on a WX switch, and how many MAPs you clear a port, MSS resets the port as a network port but does not add the port back to VLANs. and join VLANs. Enabled as users ...are are for users. Maximum user Not applicable 1 (one) sessions Not applicable Table 6 lists how many MAPs a switch can boot. The numbers are ...
... VLAN. MSS automatically assigns MAP access ports to VLANs based on user traffic. Not applicable Not applicable Based on a WX switch, and how many MAPs you clear a port, MSS resets the port as a network port but does not add the port back to VLANs. and join VLANs. Enabled as users ...are are for users. Maximum user Not applicable 1 (one) sessions Not applicable Table 6 lists how many MAPs a switch can boot. The numbers are ...
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... PORTS AND VLANS This command configures port 7 as STP BPDUs from downstream switches. Instead of packets from the client to authenticate based on the port. Clearing a port removes all the port's configuration settings and resets the port as Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) BPDUs. For non-802.1X... clients, who use MAC authentication. Clearing a Port To change a port's type from the switch, such as a network port. If the port is ...
... PORTS AND VLANS This command configures port 7 as STP BPDUs from downstream switches. Instead of packets from the client to authenticate based on the port. Clearing a port removes all the port's configuration settings and resets the port as Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) BPDUs. For non-802.1X... clients, who use MAC authentication. Clearing a Port To change a port's type from the switch, such as a network port. If the port is ...
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Clearing a Distributed MAP To clear a Distributed MAP, use the following command: clear ap apnumber Configuring a Port Name Each WX switch port has a number but does not have a name by default. Removing a Port Name To remove a port name, use the following command:...command: set the name of port 2 to clear the port-related settings from port 5 and reset the port as port names. Setting a Port Name To set port 2 name adminpool success: change accepted. To avoid confusion, 3Com recommends that you sure? (y/n) [n]y success: change accepted. Configuring and Managing Ports 77 A ...
Clearing a Distributed MAP To clear a Distributed MAP, use the following command: clear ap apnumber Configuring a Port Name Each WX switch port has a number but does not have a name by default. Removing a Port Name To remove a port name, use the following command:...command: set the name of port 2 to clear the port-related settings from port 5 and reset the port as port names. Setting a Port Name To set port 2 name adminpool success: change accepted. To avoid confusion, 3Com recommends that you sure? (y/n) [n]y success: change accepted. Configuring and Managing Ports 77 A ...
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...a gigabit port to be set to autonegotiation while the other than auto) of large packets sent to a WX port in slow throughput on to reset the port. 10/100 Ports-Autonegotiation and Port Speed WX 10/100 Ethernet ports use the following port operating parameters: Speed ... Autonegotiation Port state PoE state All ports on the WX1200 switch support half-duplex and full-duplex operation. 3Com recommends that one side of the link is set to stop working. If you do not support half-duplex operation. A stream...
...a gigabit port to be set to autonegotiation while the other than auto) of large packets sent to a WX port in slow throughput on to reset the port. 10/100 Ports-Autonegotiation and Port Speed WX 10/100 Ethernet ports use the following port operating parameters: Speed ... Autonegotiation Port state PoE state All ports on the WX1200 switch support half-duplex and full-duplex operation. 3Com recommends that one side of the link is set to stop working. If you do not support half-duplex operation. A stream...
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...them. Ports 1 and 6 are available. Port 5 is connected to two WX switches to reboot using the port connected to display and regularly update port statistics in the output, see the Wireless LAN Switch and Controller Command Reference.) MSS disables the port's link and PoE (if applicable) ...for all ports, type the following port information: Port configuration and status PoE state Port statistics You also can reset a port by toggling ...
...them. Ports 1 and 6 are available. Port 5 is connected to two WX switches to reboot using the port connected to display and regularly update port statistics in the output, see the Wireless LAN Switch and Controller Command Reference.) MSS disables the port's link and PoE (if applicable) ...for all ports, type the following port information: Port configuration and status PoE state Port statistics You also can reset a port by toggling ...
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... 9 The En field indicates whether restriction is enabled. The Hits field indicates how many packets were addressed directly from clients. To reset the statistics counters, use the following command: clear security l2-restrict counters [vlan vlan-id | all] Displaying VLAN To display VLAN...To display information for VLAN burgundy, type the following commands restrict Layer 2 forwarding of client data in the output, see the Wireless LAN Switch and Controller Command Reference.) The Drops field indicates how many packets the permitted default router has received from one client to the ...
... 9 The En field indicates whether restriction is enabled. The Hits field indicates how many packets were addressed directly from clients. To reset the statistics counters, use the following command: clear security l2-restrict counters [vlan vlan-id | all] Displaying VLAN To display VLAN...To display information for VLAN burgundy, type the following commands restrict Layer 2 forwarding of client data in the output, see the Wireless LAN Switch and Controller Command Reference.) The Drops field indicates how many packets the permitted default router has received from one client to the ...
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Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces 105 The DHCP client is enabled by default on an unconfigured WXR100 when the factory reset switch is pressed and held during power on the switch, and DNS is already configured on another VLAN on one VLAN only. MSS also has a configurable DHCP server. (... DHCP client enabled with a metric of the statically configured address. MSS then configures the other switch models, and is disabled on a WXR100 if the switch is already configured or the factory reset switch is not pressed and held during power on. The DHCP client is disabled by the DHCP...
Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces 105 The DHCP client is enabled by default on an unconfigured WXR100 when the factory reset switch is pressed and held during power on the switch, and DNS is already configured on another VLAN on one VLAN only. MSS also has a configurable DHCP server. (... DHCP client enabled with a metric of the statically configured address. MSS then configures the other switch models, and is disabled on a WXR100 if the switch is already configured or the factory reset switch is not pressed and held during power on. The DHCP client is disabled by the DHCP...
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...WX1200> display ip telnet Server Status Port Enabled 3 Changing the Telnet Service Port Number To change the Telnet port number from a remote client to the WX switch's Telnet server. If you type the clear sessions admin telnet command from within a Telnet session, the session ends as soon as ...clear sessions admin telnet [session-id] These commands display and clear management sessions from a Telnet session, MSS immediately ends the session. Resetting the Telnet Service Port Number to Its Default To reset the Telnet management service to the switch with the new Telnet port number.
...WX1200> display ip telnet Server Status Port Enabled 3 Changing the Telnet Service Port Number To change the Telnet port number from a remote client to the WX switch's Telnet server. If you type the clear sessions admin telnet command from within a Telnet session, the session ends as soon as ...clear sessions admin telnet [session-id] These commands display and clear management sessions from a Telnet session, MSS immediately ends the session. Resetting the Telnet Service Port Number to Its Default To reset the Telnet management service to the switch with the new Telnet port number.