User Manual

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ANAGING THE
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exclamation points (!). You can refresh this display by clicking Refresh . You should
refresh the display, for example, after you change a device IP address.
1 In the Wireless NetworkTree, select the device you want to configure.
If more than one wireless LAN device appears in the tree and you are not sure that
you have selected the right one, click Properties and check the MAC address to
verify that it is the one you want.
2 Click Configure .
If the selected device is on the same subnet as your computer, the Configuration
Management System main page appears in your Web browser. If your workstation
and the device are on different subnets, it launches the Pre-IP Configuration
Wizard described below.
The following table describes the functions of the buttons in the 3Com Wireless
Infrastructure Device Manager window.
The Pre-IP Configuration
Wizard
The Pre-IP Configuration Wizard lets you specify the IP settings that will be
configured on the selected wireless device. It will propose IP address and subnet
mask settings derived from the computer to match its subnet. You can accept the
suggested settings or change them as required.
If the selected device is on a different subnet, the device manager helps you to
assign an IP address on the same subnet as your computer. You may accept the
address offered or enter an address and click Next . The next window prompts for
an administrative password to allow the new IP address to be set. If this is the first
time the device is being configured, leave the password field blank and click Next .
The Configuration Management System main page appears in your Web browser.
The password screen prompts for the administration password for the selected
device. When the units are shipped from the factory, there is no administration
password and you should leave the password field blank. If an administration
password has been set for the device, enter the password and click Finish.
Button Description
Properties Displays the following properties of the selected device: Device Name, Device
Type, wireless LAN service area ID (ESSID), IP Address, Subnet Mask, and MAC
Address.
Configure Launches the Configuration Management System for the selected device. If
the selected device is on a different subnet, you are prompted to assign an
address on the same subnet as your computer.
Refresh Scans the network and displays the connected 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless
LAN devices.
Choose NIC If your computer has more than one network interface card installed, allows
you to choose which card you want to use.
Close Closes the device manager window and ends the session.
Help Launches the device manager help page in your browser.