3Com Corporation SRWL-306 用户手册

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NTRODUCTION

Software Utilities

The 3Com Administrator Utilities CD includes tools and utilities to help you set up

and administer the wireless components of your network. Software tools and

utilities are presented as Tools and Utilities options on the main menu of the CD

and include:

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Install the Utility Software and Documentation.This option installs the

Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager Tool which you can use to monitor

access points and select devices for administrative changes. It also installs the

Site Survey Tool and product documentation in other languages as translations

become available.

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Install TFTP Server Tool. A TFTP server is required for firmware upgrades and

for backing up and restoring access point configuration files. This option

launches 3CDaemon, which installs a TFTP server for you. You do not have to

select this option if you already have a TFTP server set up.

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Install 802.1x Client Tool. This option installs the Wireless Authentication

Agent for 802.1x support. If you will be using the access point in conjunction

with a RADIUS authentication server, you must install this agent on each

wireless client PC in the network. On systems running Windows XP this agent

is not required because 802.1x support is built into the operating system.

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Install the 3Com Network Supervisor. The 3Com Network Supervisor is a

centralized network management software program. It is not required for

managing access points. It is included for sites that require centralized network

management and are not already using an SNMP-based tool.

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Install the 3Com Network Supervisor Service Pack 2. This is an upgrade

package for the 3Com Network Supervisor. You should install the service pack

only after installing the 3Com Network Supervisor.

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Install Adobe Acrobat Reader. For users who do not already have Acrobat

Reader for viewing the PDF documentation, a current version is included on the

CD.

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Install Internet Explorer 5.5.For users who do not already have a browser

that supports the HTML version 4 (required for the Configuration Management

System user interface), a current version of Internet Explorer is included on the

CD. If you need to change or upgrade to a browser that supports the HTML

version 4 interface of the Configuration Management System, you can install

this software.