3Com 3CRWEASY96A manual Bridge set for 128-bit Shared Key

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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