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4CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT 8000

If the access point factory default conﬁguration does not meet your network

requirements, or if you want to customize the conﬁguration settings, you can use

these tools, which are included on the 3Com Access Point 8000 Installation CD, to

change the conﬁguration.

■3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager—As a discovery tool, the

Device Manager ﬁnds all of the 3Com wireless infrastructure devices on the

same network segment as your workstation. It starts up with a hierarchical

representation of the wireless infrastructure. You can select a device from this

display, view its properties, and open the device for conﬁguration and

management through its conﬁguration management system.

■3Com Network Supervisor (3NS) — 3Com Network Supervisor graphically

discovers, maps, and displays network links and IP devices, including 3Com

wireless access points. It maps devices and connections so you can easily

monitor stress levels, set thresholds and alerts, view network events, generate

reports in user-deﬁned formats, and launch device conﬁguration tools. When

your network changes, you can prompt 3Com Network Supervisor to

regenerate the appropriate part of the map to ensure that you have current

information. Automated operations, intelligent defaults, and the ability to

detect Network misconﬁgurations and offer optimization suggestions make

this application ideal for network managers at all levels of experience. Together

with the optional 3Com Network Supervisor Advanced Package, 3Com

Network Supervisor Version 3.5 helps businesses manage larger networks and

easily upgrade agent software in 3Com devices. For detailed information on

features and installation, refer to the Network Supervisor user guide which is

installed with the Network Supervisor software.

■3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point 8000 Conﬁguration

Management System—The Conﬁguration Management System is a set of

Web pages stored on the access point that lets you view and modify the access

point conﬁguration settings through the Web browser on your workstation.

(You must have Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape 6.0 or later installed

as the default browser on your workstation.)

Manager The 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager can be installed on any

Windows client or on a desktop computer wired to the LAN.

1Turn on the computer.

2Put the 3Com CD in the CD-ROM drive.

3In the main screen, click Tools and Utilities.

4In the next screen, click Install Utility Software and Documentation.

5Follow the instructions on the screens to complete the installation.