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Wir eless Building-to- Building Bri dge 3CRWE9009 6A Wireless Ne twork Solution Quick Start Guide http://www .3com.com/ http://www .3com.com/productreg 09-2099-000 Published June 2 001.
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Contents Product Registration and Support 1 Syst em Re quiremen ts 1 Insta lla tion O verv iew 2 Unpacking the Wireless Bridge Kit Contents 2 Installing the W ireless Bridge Manager S oftware 3 Config.
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1 Quick Start Guide This qui ck st art gu ide des cribes b asic i nstalla tion an d confi guration of th e 3Com W i reless Build ing-t o-Buil ding B ridge. Fo r more detaile d infor mat ion, refer to the onlin e use r guide , avai lable in Po rtable Docum ent For mat (PD F) o n the In stalla tio n CD .
Quick Start Guid e 2 Installation Over view Insta lling a set of 3Com W ireless Bui lding -to-Bu ilding B ridge s involve s th e followi ng task s: ■ Unpacki ng the wireless bridg e hardware and sof.
Installing the Wireless Bridg e Manager Software 3 If any o f thes e it ems is m issi ng or dam aged , ple ase cont act the plac e of purchase or 3C om Cust omer Suppo rt (ht tp://suppo rt.
Quick Start Guid e 4 Configur ing the Wirele ss Bridge Units The 3Com W i r e less Build ing-to-Building Bri dge Manager sof tware communicates with each wireless bridge using a non-routable pr otocol. Therefore, your w i r e less bridge units must be a ccessible on the local subne t to communicate with the Bridge Manager .
Configuring the Wi reless Bridge Units 5 3 Inser t one e nd of th e RJ-45 crossover cable into the brid ge 10BAS E-T Ethe r net po rt 3 . Insert the o ther e nd of th e cab le in to the appropriat e port on your Ether net LAN device (a hub, for example).
Quick Start Guid e 6 Setting Net w ork and Sec urity V alues Y ou ca n change network and s ecuri ty setti ngs for the wire less br idge in t he Network / Securit y tab of the W ir eless Bridge Conf igurati on scr een. Network V alues Networ k sett ings de termin e the wireless ne twork w ith wh ich the b ridg e can associate .
Configuring the Wi reless Bridge Units 7 2 Use the Secur ity Sett ing pull -down menu to select one of t he fol lowing securit y settings: ■ No Secur ity (Open System ) ■ 40-bit Share d Key for ba.
Quick Start Guid e 8 Security Settin gs 3Com recommend s usin g the strongest e ncryption se tting supporte d by your wireless bri dge. The Bridge Manager o ffers 128-bi t (strong) or 4 0-bit (ba sic) shared-key encr yption; however , 128-bi t encryp tion ma y not be av ailable t o you, depe nding on U .
Configuring the Wi reless Bridge Units 9 3 Select Specify Encryption String . 4 T ype the en cryption string in the Encryption String field. Re type th e encryptio n string in the Confirm Encr yp tion Strin g field to make sur e that you h ave entered the s tring cor r ec tly .
Quick Start Guid e 10 Entering t he Encr yption K eys Y ou can decline t o enter an encryption string and instead manually enter th e WEP keys. T o manua lly enter the WEP keys in h exadecimal no tati.
Mounting the Wireless Bridge 11 Mounting t he Wireless Bridge Moun ting a wir eles s bridge un it is op tional. If desir ed, yo u can simp ly leav e the unit st anding fr eely on a tab le surface. Whet her to mount the unit on a wall or ceiling will u sually de pend on the le ngth o f the cabl e exte nding from the bridge un it to t he ant enna.
Quick Start Guid e 12 T o f ine-tun e the p osit ion of a particula r ant enna, it can b e helpfu l to us e a mobile PC loa ded wit h the W ireless Br idge Mana ger so that yo u can u se a diagnos tic tool, t he RSS I monit or , to a djust t he angl e and di rection of the antenn a at the antenn a site.
Limited W arranty and Regulato ry Complianc e Information 3Com Corporation Limited W arranty This warranty ap plies to customer s located in the Un ited States, A ustralia, Canada (except Quebec), Ir eland, New Zealand, U.
Limited W arranty and Regula tory Compliance Information O BTAINING W ARRANTY S ERVICE Customer mu st contact a 3Com Corporate Service Center or an Authorized 3Com Ser vice Center within the applicabl e warran ty peri od to obt ain warran ty serv ice author ization .
Limited W arranty and R egulatory Complian ce Information Regulatory Compliance Information FCC R ADIO -F REQ U EN C Y E XPOSURE N OTICE This device generates and r adiates rad io-frequ ency energy.
Limited W arranty and Regula tory Compliance Information I NDUSTRY C AN ADA N OTICE (A PPLICABLE TO U SE W ITHIN C ANADA ) This Class B digital appar atus complies with C anadian ICES-003 . To prevent radio interf erence to the lice nsed service, this dev ice is intended to be op erated indoors and away from windows to prov ide maximum shie lding.
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