3 | CONFIGURING THE BRIDGE |
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If the Bridge configuration that was set at the factory does not meet your network requirements, or if you want to customize the settings, you can use these tools to change the configuration:
Table 6 Configuration Tools
Configuration Tool | Description |
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3Com Wireless | Helps you locate 3Com wireless LAN devices on the |
Infrastructure Device | network, select a device and view its properties, and |
Manager (Widman) | launch the device’s configuration in your Web browser. |
| See “Using the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device |
| Manager” on page 24 for details. |
3Com 11a/b/g Wireless Workgroup Bridge Configuration Management System
Resides on the Bridge and lets you configure the Bridge through your web browser. The latest version of Internet Explorer is recommended.
See “Using the Configuration Management System” on page 27 for details.
Using Secure Web The Bridge can be configured using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, Server Connection which is used to encrypt data exchanged between the computer and the
Bridge during a configuration session.
Without SSL enabled, data is exchanged in the form of plain text and can be intercepted during the configuration session.
You must enable the HTTPS option to establish a secure session.
See “Web GUI Protocol” in Table 9 on page 30 for instructions.
