Cabletron Systems 3Com Installing Access Point Hardware, Monitoring Statistics, Package Contents

2INSTALLING ACCESS POINT HARDWARE

Introduction	27
Precautions	27
Package Contents		27
Requirements	27
Network Connection			28
10BASE-T UTP		28
Single Cell	28
Power Options		28
Mounting the AP		29
Flat Surface		29
Wall Mount		29
Ceiling Mount		30
Using the PowerBASE-T			32
LED Indicators	33
Troubleshooting		34
Verify AP Operation			34

Verify Network Wiring and Topology 35

Setting Up Wireless Clients 35

3MONITORING STATISTICS

Introduction	37
System Properties		37
Interface Statistics		37
Forwarding Counts		37
Ethernet Statistics		38
Radio Frequency Statistics			38
Miscellaneous Statistics			39
Analyzing Retries		39
Clearing Statistics		40
Known APs	40

4CONFIGURING THE ACCESS POINT USING A WEB BROWSER

Introduction 41

Gaining Access to the User Interface (UI) Using a Web Browser 41

Using a Web Browser	41
Help File Access	41
Setup Network Web Server Help File Access 41
42
Accessing the Web Browser UI 42
Changing UI Access	44