User's Guide

3e-531AP Wireless Access Point
Chapter 3: Access Point Con guration
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Preliminary Con guration Steps
For preliminary installation the security of cer (CryptoOf cer) should
have the following in for ma tion:
•
IP address – a list of IP addresses that are assignable to be used for
as signment to the APs
•
Subnet Mask for the LAN
•
Default IP address of the 3e-531AP
•
DNS IP address
•
SSID – an ID number/letter string that you want to use in the con-
 g u ra tion process to identify all mem bers of the wireless LAN.
•
The MAC addresses of all the wire less cards that will be used to
access the 3e-531AP network of access points (if MAC address
 ltering is to be enabled)
•
Security Server IP Address, password, and Key type (if Dynamic
Key Management will be used)
•
The appropriate encryption key for Static 3DES or Static AES if
static key management will be used.
Initial Setup using the “Local” Port
Initial setup of the 3e-531AP devices as a wireless LAN is accom-
plished by an installation team. The fol low ing in for ma tion is provided for
the CryptoOf cer for use if an additional 3e-531AP needs to be added to
the con guration.
Plug one end of a separately purchased RJ-45 Crossover Eth er net
cable with one circular connector to the LAN port of the 3e-531AP (see
page 11) and the other end to an Eth er net port on your laptop. This LAN
port in the 3e-531AP connects you to the device’s internal DHCP server
which will dy nam i cal ly assign an IP ad dress to your laptop so you can
access the device for recon guration. In order to connect properly to the
3e-531AP on the LAN port, you must be sure that the
TCP/IP pa ram e ters
on your laptop are set to “ob tain IP address au to mat i cal ly.” (If you are
unfamiliar with this procedure, use the following in struc tions for deter-
mining or changing your TCP/IP settings.)
In Windows 95/98 click
Start
à
Settings
à
Control Panel
. Find
and double click the
Network
icon. In the
Network
win dow, high-
light the
TCP/IP protocol for your LAN and click the Properties
button. Make sure that the radio button for
Obtain an IP address
automatically
is checked.
In Windows 2000/XP, follow the path
Start
à
Settings
à
Net-
work and Dialup Connections
à
Local Area Connection
and select
the
Properties
button. In the
Properties
window, highlight the TCP/
IP protocol and click properties. Make sure that the radio button for
Obtain an IP ad dress automatically
is checked.