Enterasys Networks 3000 Initial Configuration

RoamAbout Access Point 3000 Hardware Installation Guide 3-1
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Initial Configuration
Overview
TheEnterasysNetworksRoamAboutAccessPoint3000includesaWeb‐basedinterface,anda
directconnectiontotheconsoleportforCLImanagement.YoucanalsomanagetheAccessPoint
3000usinganSNMPmanager,suchasEnterasysNetworksNetSightAtlas.
YoucanperformtheinitialconfigurationstepsthroughtheCLIortheWeb interface.
TheaccesspointrequestsanIPaddressfromaDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP)
serverbydefault.IfaDHCPserverdoesnotrespond,thentheaccesspointusesthedefault
address,192.168.1.1.
IfyouutilizeaDHCPservertoprovisionnewelementsinyourIPnetwork,useyourDHCPserver
orotherutilitiestodeterminetheIPaddressassignedtothisaccesspoint.Then,usetheDHCP
assignedIPaddresstoconnecttotheaccesspoint.
Using the CLI
TheAccessPoint3000includesanRS‐232serialportthatenablesaconnectiontoaPCorterminal
formonitoringandconfiguration.AttachaVT100‐compatibleterminal,oraPCrunninga
terminalemulationprogramtotheaccesspoint.Youcanusetheconsolecableprovidedwiththis
package,oruseanull‐modemcablethatcomplieswiththewiringassignmentsshownin
Appendix C.
Required Connections
Toconnecttotheconsoleport,completethefollowingsteps:
1. Connecttheconsolecabletotheserialportonaterminal,oraPCrunningterminalemulation
software,andtightenthecaptiveretainingscrewsontheDB‐9connector.
2. ConnecttheotherendofthecabletotheRS‐232serialportontheaccesspoint.
3. Makesuretheterminalemulationsoftwareissetasfollows:
•Selecttheappropriateserialport(COMport1or2).
•Setthedatarateto9600baud.
•Setthedataformatto8databits,1stopbit,andnoparity.
•Setflowcontroltonone.
•SettheemulationmodetoVT100.
•WhenusingHyperTerminal,selectTerminalkeys,notWindowskeys.