Cabletron Systems 3Com Manual De Usuario

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The AP UI includes an AP Installation window in which you can set basic 
parameters for an AirConnect wireless network. These parameters include 
designating a gateway address that enables message forwarding across routers on 
the wired Ethernet.

To install an AP, follow the procedure below.

1 Enter Admin Mode.

2 Select AP Installation from the Main Menu to display the Access Point Installation 

window.

3 Verify that the AP parameters reflect the network environment and change the 

parameters as needed.

4 Press the space bar or the Left or Right Arrows to toggle between Primary Only 

and Primary and Secondary in the Antenna Selection field.

5 Do one of the following:

■

Select 

OK 

to register the settings. 

Or:

■

Select Save to write changes to NVM, which generates a confirmation prompt.

6 Select Save ALL APs [F2] to save the AP installation configuration information to all 

APs with the same WLAN Service Area

. 

This option saves and updates the configuration changes for the current AP on the 
Known APs table. The AP is reset after the configuration has been modified. You 
can execute this option only among the same hardware platforms and same 
firmware versions.

7 Select Cancel [ESC] to disregard any changes made in this window and return to 

the previous menu

.

Unit Name

AP name.

IP Address

Network-assigned Internet Protocol address of the AP.

Gateway IP Address

IP address of a router the AP uses on the Ethernet default 
gateway.

Subnet Mask

The Subnet Mask consists of four sets of digits that help 
divide a network into subnetworks and simplify routing and 
data transmission:

■

Sets 1 and 2—Network domain.

■

Set 3—Subset of hosts within a larger network.

■

Set 4—Individual computer.

WLAN Service Area

The unique, 32-character, alphanumeric, case-sensitive 
network identifier of the AP.

Antenna Selection

Enables selection of antenna diversity.

Additional Gateways

The IP address of the additional gateways used. You can 
access up to eight gateways.