3com WX4400 3CRWX440095A User Manual

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Preparing for Installation
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Preparing for 
Installation
A licensed copy of 3WXM comes with a base license key. Before you 
install 3WXM, make sure you have the appropriate administrative 
privileges on the system.
After you have installed 3WXM, you will need to register your license and 
the serial number with 3Com in order to obtain an activation key.
The base key along with its activation key enables you to manage up to 
10 wireless LAN switches. To manage more than 10 wireless LAN 
switches, you also need an upgrade key and an additional activation key, 
which you obtain from 3Com. See “Serial Number and License Key” 
below for more information.
User Privileges
Before you install 3WXM, make sure that you are logged in as a user who 
has permission to install software, or as an administrator.
After you install 3WXM, you can configure 3WXM access privileges for 
the user accounts on the machine. Likewise, you can configure access 
privileges for the monitoring service, if installed. Access privileges for the 
3WXM client are completely independent of access privileges for the 
monitoring service, and are configured separately.
Serial Number and
License Key
3WXM comes with a base license key, which is provided on the CD cover. 
To use 3WXM Services, you need to enter the base key and an activation 
key, which you obtain from 3Com. The base key and activation key 
enable you to manage up to 10 wireless LAN switches. To manage more 
than 10 wireless LAN switches, you also need an upgrade key and 
additional activation key, which you obtain from 3Com.
Each time you connect the 3WXM client to the 3WXM Services, it checks 
the license information. If the product is not licensed, the License wizard 
is displayed.
If you do not have a license key, you can run 3WXM for 30 days. Once 
this trial period is over, you will need to purchase a license to continue 
running the 3WXM software.