Cabletron Systems 3Com manual Removing Allowed Wireless Clients, Enable/Disable the ACL

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70CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING THE AP USING THE ASCII INTERFACE

12Select Exit [ESC] to return to the previous menu.

When you enable the Access Control option, all wireless clients within the speciﬁed range can associate with the AP. Specify additional ranges as needed or add to the ACL using individual address entries.

Adding Allowed Wireless Clients

The Access Control List screen provides a facility to add wireless clients to the ACL. To do so, follow the procedure below.

1Select Set Access Control List from the Main Menu. The prompt below displays.

Address Type? range individual

2Press the up/down arrows to toggle between range and individual.

3Press Add [F2].

The AP prompts for a MAC address.

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4Enter the MAC address. You can enter MAC addresses without colons.

5Select Save ALL APs [F3] to save the AP installation conﬁguration information to all APs with the same WLAN Service Area.

This option saves the conﬁguration changes for the current AP, and sends two WNMP messages to all other APs on the Known APs table to update their conﬁgurations and reset them after the conﬁguration has been modiﬁed. You can execute this option only among the same hardware platforms and ﬁrmware version.

Removing Allowed Wireless Clients

To remove wireless clients, do the following:

1Select the Allowed Mobile Units window.

2Highlight the wireless client you want to remove using the Up or Down Arrows.

3Press Delete [F1].

Enable/Disable the ACL

To toggle between enable or disable, locate the ACL in the System Conﬁguration window, then do the following:

1Select Set System Conﬁguration from the Main Menu.

2Press Tab to select Access Control.

3Press space bar to Enable.

4Select Save to save changes.

Removing All Allowed Wireless Clients

You can remove all wireless clients from the ACL by following the procedure below.

1Select Special Functions from the Main Menu.

2Select Clear ACL.

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Contents AirConnect 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point User Guide VersionClara, California 3Com CorporationBayfront Plaza Santa 95052-8145Contents Installing Access Point Hardware Monitoring Wireless Clients Access Point Installation Conﬁguring the AP Access Point Specifications Technical Support Page AirConnect Network Overview of Digital Wireless NetworkingIntroduction TopologiesOverview of Digital Wireless Networking AirConnect Network Topologies Point AirConnect AccessWireless clients To the Ethernet LANAirConnect Access Point Radio Basics PowerBASE-TWireless clients and APs Results in the original digital dataRadio Basics Wireless LAN Service Area 802.1d Spanning Tree SupportSite Surveys Filtering and Access Control Network Control Protocol NCP as described PPP Connection Data Rate Requirement Overview of Digital Wireless Networking Theory of Operation Simple Network Management Protocol Snmp Management protocol MIB Using SnmpProgrammable Snmp Trap Support Increased MIB SupportUsing the User Interface Method DescriptionPackage Contents Installing Access Point HardwarePrecautions RequirementsRemote power distribution system, Part Number AP-PS-11 Power OptionsStandard power supply 115/230VAC, 50/60Hz, 24V/14 US line cord Part NumberBelow Mounting the APWall Mount To mount an AP on a wall Ceiling Mount To mount an AP on a ceiling Mounting the AP PowerBASE-T UsingPowerBASE-T can be used to power the AP Off Blinking Power No power Power on During boot sequence LED IndicatorsCondition, and other activity Verify AP Operation Troubleshooting3Com Support Center Electrical Management System EMS operating outletVerify Network Wiring Topology Network connection veriﬁcationPage Interface Statistics Monitoring StatisticsSystem Properties Forwarding CountsRadio Frequency Ethernet StatisticsStatistics Press Esc or Previous F4 to exit MiscellaneousStatistics window, select Main Menu→Misc Statistics Type Name DefinitionKnown APs Clearing StatisticsSelect Clear All Statistics Help File Access Gaining Access to the User Interface UI Using a Web BrowserGaining access to the User Interface UI Setup Network Web Server Help File AccessSelect Close/Exit Accessing the Web Browser UISelect Virtual Directory Select System ConﬁgurationSelect Special Functions Select Reset AP Select Save F1 to save the conﬁgurationUnder Conﬁguration, select Security Select System Password Type the case sensitive AP nameSelect Easy Setup--Easy Setup Click Add/Delete Gateways Select Easy Setup--Easy SetupParameter Description Adding or Deleting a Range of Allowed Wireless Clients Adding Allowed Wireless ClientsAdding or Deleting Disallowed Wireless Clients Enabling or Disabling Encryption For the Short RF Preamble setting, click DisabledConsiderations Select Conﬁguration--SecurityInterface Description Default Condition Enable or disable interfaces on the APFrequency No. of Channels Country Enter the Multicast Mask data and voice values Select Enabled or Disable All for All Snmp Traps Snmp Trap Description Default ValueConﬁguring the Originating Modem Filtering to Forward Packets Conﬁguring the Answering ModemFiltering to Discard Packets Disabling Type Filtering Removing Filtered Packet Types Networking ProtocolsClick Delete Filter Under Conﬁguration, select FirmwareActive. Clear the wireless client association table for Special Function DescriptionWireless Clients Monitoring Wireless ClientsSelect Regular at the Wireless Clients prompt Indicates a 3Com voice-enabled device Latest version. Refer to Manually Updating AP Firmware on Ascii InterfaceVersions Conﬁgure the AP for the following Enable serial portArrow/Function Key Control Character To exit from submenus, press Esc Prompt DescriptionTo enable and conﬁgure the serial port connection on the AP Select Telnet LoginsPress Tab to select System Password Conﬁguring The Serial PortHanging Up Setting DescriptionConﬁguring the Dial-Up System Select Modem HangupInstallation WindowConfiguring the AP That can associate with this AP. The default is Disabled Wsaid Establishing a Connection PPP DirectPPP with Modems Answering AP Set the Connect Mode to AnswerOriginating AP From the answering APs UIFor automatic dial-out, reset the AP Range of Wireless Clients Press up/down arrows to toggle between range and individualEnable/Disable the ACL Removing Allowed Wireless ClientsRemoving All Allowed Wireless Clients Removing Disallowed Wireless Clients Load ACL from Wireless Client ListAdding Disallowed Wireless Clients Address FilteringClients from the AP Clearing WirelessSetting Logging OptionsAP Firmware Manually UpdatingPrevious version of AP ﬁrmware Select Alter Filenames/HELP URL/TFTP and press Enter Remainder of this procedure uses Windows 98 as an exampleType the ﬁrmware ﬁle name in the Download Filename ﬁeld Select Transfer from the emulation program menu bar Open the Special Functions windowSelect Send File Download is complete when the UI displays Select Alter Filenames/HELP URL/TFTP Server and press EnterPerforming Pings Using MD5Authentication Extended RoamingEncryption Wireless client and the access pointHex-digit sequence Press the Tab key to highlight .Short RF Preamble Enabled Restoring ConﬁgurationsSelect Restore Factory Conﬁguration Radio Characteristics Frequency No. of Channels Country Access Point SpecificationsPhysical Characteristics Output CharacteristicsNetwork Characteristics Online Technical ServicesTechnical Support World Wide Web SiteLatin America North AmericaTo obtain an RMA number, call or fax Page Index AsciiSnmp agent 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty 3Com AirConnect Access PointObtaining Warranty Regulatory Compliance Information Radio Frequency Interference Requirements CanadaImportant Read Before Using This Product 3Com End User Software License Agreement