Cabletron Systems 3Com Access Point, Installation, Configuring The Ap Using The Ascii Interface

62CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING THE AP USING THE ASCII INTERFACE

Access Point	The AP UI includes an AP Installation window in which you can set basic
Installation	parameters for an AirConnect wireless network. These parameters include
	designating a gateway address that enables message forwarding across routers on
	the wired Ethernet.
	To install an AP, follow the procedure below.
1	Enter Admin Mode.
2 Select AP Installation from the Main Menu to display the Access Point Installation
	window.
	Parameter	Description
	Unit Name	AP name.
	IP Address	Network-assigned Internet Protocol address of the AP.
	Gateway IP Address	IP address of a router the AP uses on the Ethernet default
		gateway.
	Subnet Mask	The Subnet Mask consists of four sets of digits that help
		divide a network into subnetworks and simplify routing and
		data transmission:
		■ Sets 1 and 2—Network domain.
		■ Set 3—Subset of hosts within a larger network.
		■ Set 4—Individual computer.
	WLAN Service Area	The unique, 32-character, alphanumeric, case-sensitive
		network identifier of the AP.
	Antenna Selection	Enables selection of antenna diversity.
	Additional Gateways	The IP address of the additional gateways used. You can
		access up to eight gateways.

3Verify that the AP parameters reflect the network environment and change the parameters as needed.

4Press the space bar or the Left or Right Arrows to toggle between Primary Only and Primary and Secondary in the Antenna Selection field.

5Do one of the following:

■Select OK to register the settings.

Or:

■Select Save to write changes to NVM, which generates a confirmation prompt.

6Select Save ALL APs [F2] to save the AP installation configuration information to all APs with the same WLAN Service Area.

This option saves and updates the configuration changes for the current AP on the Known APs table. The AP is reset after the configuration has been modified. You can execute this option only among the same hardware platforms and same firmware versions.

7Select Cancel [ESC] to disregard any changes made in this window and return to the previous menu.