Cabletron Systems AirConnect 3Com - Manual (Page 46)

46 C HAPTER 4: C ONFIGURING THE A CCESS P OINT U SING A W EB B ROWSER
C onfiguring the AP The AP has many configuration parameters. This section discusses all the AP
parameters and how to set them.
Security One of the first tasks you need to accomplish is to set AP security. By doing so,
you define the system password, enable your Access Control List (ACL),
determine which wireless clients have access to an AP and which do not, and
enable or disable encryption.
1 Select Configuration-->Security.
The Security Setup page displays.
2 Review the default settings and change as appropriate.
3 Do one of the following:
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Click Save Settings to write your changes.
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Click Clear Entries to remove your changes and return the default settings.
Adding Allowed Wireless Clients
1 Select Configuration-->Security.
2 Select Enabled for Access Control.
3 Click View/Add/Delete next to Allowed Wireless Clients.
The Access Control List - Add/Delete Allowed Wireless Clients page displays.
4 Enter the MAC address of a wireless client that can associate with the AP and click
Add Wireless Client.
5 Click Clear Entry if you decide not to allow the wireless client association with the AP.
6 Repeat step 4 for as many wireless clients as you wish.
7 Click Security Home Page when you have completed your entry on this page.
Adding or Deleting a Range of Allowed Wireless Clients
1 Select Configuration-->Security.
2 Select Enabled for Access Control.
3 Click View/Add/Delete next to Ranges of Allowed Wireless Clients.
The Access Control List - Add/Delete Allowed Ranges page displays.
4 Enter the MAC address of the allowed wireless client that begins the range.
5 Enter the MAC address of the allowed wireless client that ends the range.
6 Click Clear Entry if you decide to modify the range or eliminate the range.
7 Click Security Home Page when you have completed your entry on this page.
Adding or Deleting Disallowed Wireless Clients
1 Select Configuration-->Security.
2 Select Enabled for Access Control.
3 Click View/Add/Delete next to Disallowed Wireless Clients.
The Access Control List - Add/Delete Disallowed Wireless Clients page displays.
4 Enter the MAC address of a wireless client that cannot associate with the AP and
click Add Disallowed Wireless Client.