3com WX1200 3CRWX120695A User Manual

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You can use 3Com Wireless Switch Manager to remotely configure a 
switch using one of the following techniques:

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Drop ship—On model WXR100 only, you can press the factory reset 
switch during power on until the right LED above port 1 flashes for 3 
seconds. Activating the factory reset causes the WXR100 to bypass 
the Web Quick Start and request its configuration from 3Com 
Wireless Switch Manager instead. 

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Staged WX—On any switch model, you can stage the switch to 
request its configuration from 3Com Wireless Switch Manager, by 
preconfiguring IP parameters and enabling the auto-config option. 

(These options are described in more detail in “Remote WX 
Configuration” on page 49.)

You also can use 3Com Wireless Switch Manager to plan your network, 
create WX switches in the plan, then deploy the switch configurations to 
the real switches. For information, see the following:

To open a sample network plan, see “Opening the QuickStart 
Network Plan in 3Com Wireless Switch Manager” on page 49.

You can configure a switch using the CLI by attaching a PC to the switch’s 
Console port.

After you configure the switch for SSH or Telnet access, you also can use 
these protocols to access the CLI.

You can use a switch web management interface, Web Manager, to 
configure the switch. For access information, see Appendix B, “Logging 
Into Web View” on page 650.