Cabletron Systems AirConnect 3Com - Manual (Page 60)

60 C HAPTER 6: C ONFIGURING THE AP U SING THE ASCII I NTERFACE
Changing the Access
to the UI
To prevent unauthorized Telnet access, change the configuration access to the UI. This
includes enabling or disabling the Telnet Logins or changing the System Password.
To change Telnet access to the AP, do the following:
1 Select Set System Configuration from the Main Menu.
2 Select Telnet Logins.
3 Press the space bar or left/right arrow to toggle between Enabled and Disabled.
4 Press Tab to highlight the Save [F1] function at the bottom of the screen.
5 Press Enter to confirm the save.
To change the System Password, do the following:
1 Select Set System Configuration from the Main Menu.
2 Press Tab to select System Password.
3 Type the new password and press Enter.
4 Press Tab to highlight the Save [F1] function at the bottom of the screen.
5 Press Enter to confirm the save.
Configuring for Dial-Up
to the UI
A dial-up connection requires a straight-through Ethernet cable between the
modem and the AP. The remote PC requires a modem and a communication
program, such as HyperTerminal.
The AP supports modems that use the generic Hayes Smartmodem command set.
The AP uses Hayes commands and is capable of working with various modems
of 19200 baud or faster. 3Com does not support modems the company has
not qualified.
The following modems qualify to work with the AP:
■ Practical Peripherals PM288MT II V.34
■
Supra Fax Modem 288
■ USRobotics Sportster Modem 28.8
Configuring The Serial Port
To enable and configure the serial port connection on the AP:
1 Select Set Serial Port Configuration from the Main Menu.
2 Set the Port Use parameter to PPP.
3 Set the Modem Connected parameter to Yes.