OFFICECONNECT

WIRELESS 11G ACCESS POINT

FIRMWARE VERSION 1.03.12 RELEASE NOTES
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Related Documentation
These release notes relate to firmware version 1.03.12.
Use these notes in conjunction with the following
documents:
OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Access Point User Guide,
part number DUA0045-4AAA01
OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Access Point Installation
Guide, part number DIA4547-2AAA01
New Features
Upgrading to this firmware version adds the following
wireless networking features to the Access Point:
WDS repeater mode
Client bridge mode
WDS Repeater Mode
If you want to extend the range of your wireless
network, you can configure the Access Point as a
repeater in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). When
configured as a WDS repeater, the Access Point
forwards traffic between associated wireless stations
and one or more access points (in WDS mode) that are
connected to the wired network.
Both wired and wireless clients may be connected to the
Access Point. See Figure 1 for an illustration.
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Figure 1 WDS Repeater Mode
After you physically set up your network devices (as
described in Figure 1), do the following to switch the
Access Point to repeater mode:
1 Log on to the Web interface.
2 On the menu, click Wireless Settings.
3 On the Configuration tab, verify that the Enable
Wireless Networking check box is selected.
4 Under Mode Selection, click Repeater Mode.
5 Click Apply. A confirmation message appears.
6 Click OK to confirm that you want to switch to
another wireless mode.
7 When the restart is complete, log on to the Web
interface again.
8 On the menu, click Wireless Settings, and then click
the WDS tab.
9 In Enable WDS, click Yes.
10 In the MAC address table, type the MAC addresses of
the other repeaters or access points on the network.
You can specify the MAC addresses of up to five
repeaters or access points, but you can only enable up
to four of them at any give time.
11 For each MAC address that you specify, select Enable
from the Mode list box.
12 Click Apply.
To ensure that the Access Point will function properly
as a repeater in a WDS, make sure that the other
repeaters or access points that you defined in step 10:
Support WDS, and
Are configured accordingly.
Client Bridge Mode
If you want to connect an isolated wired network to
your wireless local area network (WLAN), set the
Access Point as a client bridge. See Figure 2 for an
illustration.
When operating in client bridge mode, the Access
Point can only communicate with a wireless router or
an access point. Wireless clients will also be unable to
associate with the Access Point when it is in client
bridge mode.
Figure 2 Client Bridge Mode
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Wireless
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Upgrading to This Release 3
After you physically set up your network devices (as
described in Figure 2), do the following to switch the
Access Point to client bridge mode:
1 Log on to the Web interface.
2 On the menu, click Wireless Settings.
3 On the Configuration tab, verify that the Enable
Wireless Networking check box is selected.
4 Under Mode Selection, click Client Bridge Mode.
5 Click Apply. A confirmation message appears.
6 Click OK to confirm that you want to switch to
another wireless mode.
The Access Point restarts and switches to client bridge
mode. After the restart, the IP address of the Access
Point will:
Change to 169.254.3.1, if previously it obtained its
IP address automatically from a DHCP server.
Remain the same, if previously it was assigned a
static IP address.
7 When the restart is complete, log on to the Web
interface again.
8 On the menu, click Wireless Settings.
9 In Enter Service Area Name/SSID on the Configuration
tab, type the SSID (or network name) of the wireless
network to which you want to connect.
10 Click Apply.
If encryption is configured for the wireless network to
which you want to connect , you must also configure
the Access Points encryption settings for successful
association. To configure the encryption settings, click
the Encryption tab.
In client bridge mode, the Access Point only supports
40/64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption.
Upgrading to This Release
To upgrade the Access Point to this release, follow the
instructions in the 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g
Access Point Installation Guide (part number
DIA4547-2AAA01).
Fixes for Known Faults
The following issues with previous software versions
has been fixed in this release:
Unauthenticated users can obtain sensitive admin
information, including the admin user name and
password, by accessing hidden pages on the Web
interface.
The Access Point replies with reassociation
response (instead of association response) to
association requests from some wireless clients.
This prevents these wireless clients from
successfully associating with the Access Point.
Channel Selection
Use of this product is only authorized for the channels
approved by each country. To ensure that you are
using a channel that is approved in your country,
select your country from the Country or Domain list
on the System screen of the Web interface.
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The following table details the channels permitted by
local regulatory agencies.
NOTE: En France, les canaux (wireless channels) 1-13
sont autoriss dans certains dpartments, alors que
les autres dpartments sont limites aux canaux
10-13. Pour verifier quels canaux sont autoriss dans
votre region, veuillez consulter l'URL:
ht t p: / / www. ar t - t el ecom. com/ publ i ca-
t i ons/ i ndex- l i gnedi r - r l an. ht m
3Com World Wide Web Site
Access the latest networking information on the
3Com Corporation World Wide Web site by entering
our URL into your Internet browser:
http://www.3com.com/
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Unless otherwise indicated, 3Com registered trademarks are registered
in the United States and may or may not be registered in other coun-
tries.
3Com, OfficeConnect, and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks of
3Com Corporation.
Part No. DNA4547-2AAA05
Published July 2005
Table 1 802.11b/g Channels Approved by Country
Country 802.11b/g
Channels
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia,
Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE,
United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
1-13
France see note below 1-13
Canada, Columbia, Mexico, Taiwan, United States 1-11
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