User Manual

12 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE WIRELESS BRIDGE
Setting Up the Ethernet
Bridge
After the computer restarts, the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Client Setup
window opens, in which you specify the Ethernet Bridge configuration.
1 In the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Client Setup window, select Typical and
click Next.
A Typical configuration sets up the Ethernet Bridge with the following default
values:
WLAN Service Area—Attach to any WLAN Service Area automatically
Security Setting—No security (Open system)
If you want to customize the Ethernet Bridge configuration (to add security, for
example), select Custom. See “Custom Installation Options” on page 16 for
details on custom settings. For the fastest installation, it is recommended that you
use the typical settings. You can customize the configuration later as described in
“Configuring the Wireless Client” on page 23.
2 In the Summary window, review the Ethernet Bridge setup. To install the software
utilities, make sure that the Start client software installation when finished box is
checked.
If you are reinstalling the Ethernet Bridge and already have the software utilities
installed, this box is unchecked.
3 Click Finish to complete the Ethernet Bridge setup and start the software utilities
installation.
The 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Setup program starts.
If you are installing from diskettes, insert Disk 1 and run the setup.exe program to
start the software utilities installation.
Installing Utilities
1 Read the Welcome page and click Next.
2 Read the Software License Agreement and click Yes. (If you click No, the
installation stops.)
3 Select a destination folder for the software files and click Next.
4 In the Setup Type window, select the type of installation for the software:
Typical—Installs the software and documentation.
Compact—Installs the software, but not documentation.
Custom—Allows you to choose the components to install.
5 Follow the directions in the Select Program Folder window and click Next.
6 In the Desktop Icon Option window, click Yes.
7 In the Setup Complete window, click Finish.
8 If you are prompted to restart your computer, do so.
This completes the basic installation. To confirm the installation, see “Confirming
the Installation” on page 15.