5SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION, TOOLS,
AND UTILITIES
Introduction The AirConnect wireless PC Card software includes three groups of utilities. The
best way to familiarize yourself with the software, the information it provides, and
the options you can change, is to open and browse through the applications
themselves. If you hold the cursor over an icon or item, a popup window will
identify it for you. Help is available throughout the applications.
Easy Setup Easy Setup lets you set common configuration parameters for the AirConnect
wireless PC card.
1Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network application.
2Select the 3Com WLAN Adapter and select Properties.
■Wireless LAN Service Area lets you specify the ID for the Access Point you will
connect to.
■Advanced Properties lets you set more advanced options in their WLAN adapter
configuration.
You can also access the Advanced Properties settings through the Network
application located in the control panel. Advanced Properties include:
■Wireless Client lets you set the two most common settings for the WLAN
adapter, Wireless LAN Service Area, and Power Management settings.
Wireless LAN Service Area is equivalent to the 802.11 parameter ESSID. The
initial value was set when you ran the 3Com Wireless Easy Setup application.
■Power Management is a slider that controls how you trade off performance
and power management for the adapter. The system polls the other wireless
devices on the network to determine if any traffic exists for this PC. To save
power, increase the interval between polls.
■Mobile IP lets you enable and configure extended roaming between routers.
To enable extended roaming, check the Mobile IP check box. When this box
is checked, the Home Agent IP Address, Mobile Home MD5 Key, Registration
Timeout, and Delay Time fields are enabled.
Home Agent IP Address lets you register your wireless client with your home
access point through a foreign subnet access point (commonly called a foreign
agent) and tell the Foreign Access Point where your home access point is
located.
For extended roaming to work, you must use a static IP address.