3Com 3CRWDR101A-75, 3CRWDR101B-75 manual Wireless, Networking

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4 Press and hold the Reset button on the rear panel (see “The rear panel

(Figure 4) of the Router contains four LAN ports, one ADSL port, a reset button, a power OK LED, and a power adapter socket.” on page 16) for 5 seconds.

5 The Router will restart, and when the start-up sequence has completed,

	browse to:
	http://192.168.1.1
	and run the configuration wizard. You may need to restart your computer
	before you attempt this.
	6 When the configuration wizard has completed, you may reconnect your
	network as it was before.
Wireless	■ Ensure that you have an 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapter for
Networking	each wireless computer, and that it is correctly installed and
	configured. Verify that each wireless computer has either Windows 98
	or higher or MAC OS 8.5 or higher.
	■ Verify that your wireless computers are configured to work in
	Infrastructure mode and not Ad Hoc mode. The Router contains an
	Access Point that is designed to operate in Infrastructure mode. Ad
	Hoc mode is not supported by the Router.
	■ If you have a wired and a wireless NIC in the same computer, ensure
	that the wired NIC is disabled.
	■ Check the status of the WLAN LED, it should be lit if wireless is
	enabled and will flash when there is wireless activity. If not lit go to
	“Wireless Settings” on page 43 and enable wireless networking.
	■ Ensure that the TCP/IP settings for all devices are correct.
	■ Ensure that the Wireless Clients are using the same SSID or Service
	Area Name as the Router. The SSID is case-sensitive.
	■ Ensure that the encryption method and level that you use on your
	clients are the same as those configured on the Router. The Router
	cannot simultaneously support WPA and WEP encryption.
	■ Ensure that you have the wireless computer enabled in the list of
	allowed MAC addresses if you are using MAC Address Filtering on the
	Router.
	■ If you are having difficulty connecting or are operating at a low speed
	try changing the antenna positions on the rear of the Router.