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Symptom

Solutions

 

 

A bridge set for 128-bit Shared Key

Although the bridge is allowed to associate with an access point

encryption seems to communicate with

set for a different level of encryption, data authentication is not

an access point set for 40-bit Shared Key

allowed. Therefore, data cannot pass between the bridge and the

encryption or open system.

access point unless their settings match exactly.

 

 

The Wireless Network Tree does not

Verify that you are using the correct network adapter. In the device

appear in the 3Com Wireless

manager window, click Choose NIC. Select the network adapter for

Infrastructure Device Manager window.

the network you want to scan, and click OK.

 

 

After upgrading the system, custom

Under some circumstances, upgrading the firmware and the

configuration settings are lost.

configuration management system forces a return to configuration

 

defaults. In this case, launch the bridge configuration and

 

reconfigure the settings.

After enabling or disabling the Secure Web Server Connection option, some configuration changes are lost.

Changing the Secure Web Server Connection option causes the bridge to reset, which disrupts the network association temporarily, but does not affect bridge configuration settings that have already been saved. To ensure that changes to security settings are retained, either change this option before changing security settings, or click Save in the Wireless Network page after changing security settings and before changing this option.

After you change the IP address, after

If you change the IP address and click Save, you cannot continue to

you restore a backup configuration, or

configure the device using the old IP address. Similarly, after you

after you reset the bridge to factory

restore a backup configuration or reset the bridge to factory

defaults, the Configuration Management

defaults, the IP address setting may be changed.

System stops responding and you cannot

To recover from this situation and continue configuring the bridge:

continue configuring the bridge.

1 Close your browser.

 

 

 

 

2 Return to the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager and

 

 

click Refresh.

 

 

3 Select the device and click Configure to start a new

 

 

configuration session.

 

 

 

You are running Windows NT. After you

The bridge configuration settings may not be compatible with the

connect the bridge, your computer

network. If they are not, and your Windows NT computer is set up

cannot obtain a valid IP address.

to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server, the bridge is unable to

 

 

associate with the network to obtain the IP address. To work

 

 

around this problem, set a static IP address on your computer.

 

 

Then set the bridge configuration to match the network. When the

 

 

bridge is able to associate, reset your computer to obtain its IP

 

 

address from the DHCP server. If the bridge should also obtain its IP

 

 

settings from the DHCP server, make sure this is configured

 

 

properly on the IP Network page and applied just before ending

 

 

the session.

 

 

 

A bridge fails to respond

Disconnect the power for 10 seconds and then reconnect.

 

 

CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISCONNECT the power under

 

 

 

 

extreme weather conditions, especially during electrical storms.

 

 

 

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