3Com 11 Mbps ONTENTS

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Wireless and Wired Networks 1

Access Point 8000 Feature Summary 1

Installation Overview 2

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Before You Begin 5

Deciding Where to Place Equipment 5

Connecting the Standard Antenna 6

Placing the Access Point 6

Mounting on a Wall 7

Mounting on a Ceiling 8

Connecting Power 9

Connecting to an Ethernet Network 10

Checking the LEDs 10

Selecting A Different Antenna 11

Omnidirectional Antenna 11

Ceiling Mount Omnidirectional Antenna 12

Ceiling Mount Hallway Antenna 12

Directional Panel Antenna 13

Connecting an Optional Antenna 13

Installing Software Utilities 14

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Upper-Layer Authentication 17

EAP-MD5 17

EAP-TLS 17

3Com Serial Authentication 18

Additional Security Conﬁguration Options 18

802.1x RADIUS Support 19

Using the Wireless 802.1x Agent 19

Authentication and Login 19

802.1x Client Properties 20

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Installing the Device Manager 23

Launching a Wireless Device Conﬁguration 24

Contents

Main 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California 95052-8145 ONTENTS 5 UPPORT S ECHNICAL T Page Page I NTRODUCTION Wireless and Wired Networks Access Point 8000 Feature Summary Installation Overview Page Page I NSTALLING Before You Begin THE Connecting the Standard Antenna Placing the Access Point Page Page Connecting Power Connecting to an Ethernet Network as shown below. Checking the LEDs Selecting A Different Antenna Page Page Installing Software Utilities Page Page 3 Upper-Layer Authentication Additional Security Conguration Options 802.1x RADIUS Support Using the Wireless 802.1x Agent Page Page Page 4 Installing the Device Manager Launching a Wireless Device Conguration Using the Conguration Management System Changing Access Point Properties Setting Network Properties Setting Data Transmission Properties Setting Advanced Data Transmission Properties Setting up Security Setting up a User Access List Setting up a MAC Address Access List Dening RADIUS Servers Conguring for SNMP Management Dening a TFTP Server Setting up a System Log Upgrading the System Page Viewing Statistics Viewing System Status Page 5 Before You Begin Choosing Trial Locations Summary of the Survey Procedure Using the Site Survey Tool Interpreting Test Results Site Survey Menus Page 6 If you have difculty with the access point, try the solutions in the following table. Page A Online Technical Services Support from Your Network Supplier Support from 3Com Page Returning Products for Repair R EGULATORY C OMPLIANCE I FCC RADIO-FREQUENCY E FCC PART 15 NOTICE (A MANUFACTURERS D C INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE (A C EUROPEAN COMMUNITY - CE N S AFETY C OMPLIANCE N I Numbers A B C M N O P R