Cabletron Systems AirConnect 3Com - Manual (Page 62)

62 C HAPTER 6: C ONFIGURING THE AP U SING THE ASCII I NTERFACE
A ccess Point
Installation
The AP UI includes an AP Installation window in which you can set basic
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.
3 Verify that the AP parameters reflect the network environment and change the
parameters as needed.
4 Press the space bar or the Left or Right Arrows to toggle between Primary Only
and Primary and Secondary in the Antenna Selection field.
5 Do one of the following:
■
Select OK to register the settings.
Or:
■
Select Save to write changes to NVM, which generates a confirmation prompt.
6 Select 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.
7 Select Cancel [ESC] to disregard any changes made in this window and return to
the previous menu .
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.