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AirConnect

9150 11n 2.4GHz PoE
Access Point
User Guide

Part number: 10016853 USER
GUIDE,AIRCONNECT 9550/9150
11N 2.4/5GHZ AP
M/N: WL-605 / WL-604
Published June 2008

Summary of Contents for 3CRWE915075 - AirConnect 9150 11n 2.4 GHz PoE Access...

Page 1: ...om AirConnect 9550 11n 2 4 5GHz PoE Access Point 3Com AirConnect 9150 11n 2 4GHz PoE Access Point User Guide Part number 10016853 USER GUIDE AIRCONNECT 9550 9150 11N 2 4 5GHZ AP M N WL 605 WL 604 Publ...

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Page 3: ...and a copy will be provided to you UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND If you are a United States government agency then this documentation and the software described herein are provided to you subject t...

Page 4: ...recycled reused and disposed of safely Ensuring that all products are labeled according to recognized environmental standards Improving our environmental record on a continual basis End of Life Statem...

Page 5: ...Installing Your 3com Wireless Access Point 12 CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT Networks with a DHCP Server 13 Networks without a DHCP Server 14 Launch the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Mana...

Page 6: ...ties 26 Access Point mode 27 Wireless Bridge Mode 27 IP Settings 28 Wireless Network 29 Wireless Mode 30 Standard Channel 30 Current Profiles 30 SSID 32 BSSID 32 Suppressed SSID 32 VLAN ID 32 Station...

Page 7: ...ettings 39 Transmit Power 39 Beacon Interval 40 Data Beacon Rate 40 Association Timeout 40 Fragment Length 40 RTS CTS Threshold 40 802 11d support 41 Distance 41 Antenna Type 41 Aggregation Support 41...

Page 8: ...51 Management 52 Administration 52 SNMP 53 MAC Filtering 54 Rogue AP Detection 55 Backup Restore Settings 56 Firmware Auto Upgrade 57 Firmware Manual Upgrade 58 Rebooting 60 Connecting Through the Com...

Page 9: ...OBTAINING SUPPORT FOR YOUR 3COM PRODUCT Telephone Technical Support and Repair 68 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT APPENDIX Antennas Used per Mode 72 Console Cable Pin out 74 INDEX...

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Page 11: ...l of security for network data and communications The AP is also fully compatible with IEEE 802 11a the 9550 AP only 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n Key Product Features The product operates using 11a 955...

Page 12: ...rs wherever they roam Automatic channel selection automatically finds the least loaded channel for interference free communication Auto network connect and dynamic rate shifting keep users connected t...

Page 13: ...of the 802 11a and 802 11g standards can help you make the best choice for your wireless implementation plans 802 11a Ratified in 2002 802 11a operates at the 5GHz band and supports data rates at up...

Page 14: ...port data rate up to 11Mbps 802 11g can support data rate up to 54Mbps 802 11n can support data rate up to 300Mbps They all support the widest coverage up to 100m 328ft It is however subject to a grea...

Page 15: ...hernet capable Ethernet switch may implement either scheme If a mid span PSE is used then the mid span PSE can only implement power delivery over the spare pairs of the copper cabling and cannot be us...

Page 16: ...s Point To set up and install your 3Com Wireless Access Point please refer to the 3Com AirConnect 9550 11n 2 4 5GHz PoE Access Point 3CRWE955075 WL 605 3Com AirConnect 9150 11n 2 4GHz PoE Access Point...

Page 17: ...ure Device Manager Widman utility Directly connect to the device through its Ethernet port or console port Networks with a DHCP Server If your network has a DHCP server an IP address is automatically...

Page 18: ...cess Point is using the default IP address assigned at the factory 1 Connect a computer directly to the Access Point using the supplied standard Category 5 UTP Ethernet cable 2 Enter the Access Point...

Page 19: ...menu For example Start Run d setup exe 3 In the menu click Tools and Utilities 4 In the next screen click the software you want to install 5 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installa...

Page 20: ...16 Networks without a DHCP Server If the device is working correctly the following screen should be seen Figure 1 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager...

Page 21: ...Networks without a DHCP Server 17 Click on the Properties button to see the following screen Figure 2 Wireless Infrastructure Device Properties...

Page 22: ...r console port Follow the instructions below to log into the AP Configuration screen 1 Load a web browser and enter http 169 254 2 111 2 The Log On screen appears Figure 3 Logon Screen To log on to th...

Page 23: ...ry Selection System Status The Web interface has been designed to enable you to easily perform advanced configuration tasks and view information about the AP System Summary After you click Log On from...

Page 24: ...20 System Status The system summary page shows all the configuration information about your AP as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 System Summary...

Page 25: ...Through the Wireless Station List page you can easily identify the adjacent wireless stations It will automatically observe the adjacent wireless station s ID if specified MAC address SSID and current...

Page 26: ...22 System Status Event Log List The event log list stores a record of all the events within this designated WLAN Figure 7 Event Log List...

Page 27: ...AP To start the Setup Wizard click Setup Wizard 1 Figure 8 allows you to set up the following information SSID Service Set Identifier This is the name of wireless network Input 1 32 characters Wireles...

Page 28: ...re 9 allows you to set up the following information IP Network Setting Check to either obtain an IP address via DHCP or specify an IP Address manually IP Address Enter the IP address that you want to...

Page 29: ...System Configuration 25 Figure 9 IP Settings 4 Figure 10 allows you choose the security settings Choose from the following settings in the drop down menu No security WEP WPA Only WPA2 Only WPA2 Mixed...

Page 30: ...Click Cancel to close without saving click Finish to save the settings or click Back to return to Figure 9 System Properties The System properties page allows you to define Device name location operat...

Page 31: ...ode A Wireless LAN data transceiver that uses radio waves to connect a wired network with wireless station Wireless Bridge Mode A wireless bridge connects two separate networks operating on the 802 11...

Page 32: ...thod of IP address assignment Choose Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP or Static IP With DHCP IP addresses are assigned for predetermined periods of time Choose Static IP if your network does n...

Page 33: ...n 29 Wireless Network The Wireless Access Point supports Multiple SSIDs which allows it to act as multiple APs appearing in a Wireless LAN network You can configure up to 4 SSIDs on the device Figure...

Page 34: ...LAN in Standard Channel block The default setting is SmartSelect It selects the channel which provides the best transmission quality The available frequencies vary depending on which wireless mode yo...

Page 35: ...System Configuration 31 Figure 14 SSID Profile Settings...

Page 36: ...gned MAC address of the station in the access point This unique identifier is in Hex format Suppressed SSID If you want to disable the broadcast of your SSID you should check the Suppressed SSID box I...

Page 37: ...of security available and all have differing properties WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy data encryption provides data security WEP Share Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the...

Page 38: ...tication 2 Select the desired input method HEX or ASCII 3 From the drop down list choose from 40 64 104 128 128 152 key lengths WPA Only Wi Fi Protected Access was constructed to provide improved data...

Page 39: ...s or 64 hexadecimal digits If you choose 802 1X you will need access to a RADIUS server port and secret WPA2 Only Only allows WPA 2 clients to connect to the VAP You can choose TKIP or AES for the enc...

Page 40: ...ss phrase of 8 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal digits If you choose 802 1X you will need access to a RADIUS server port and secret Profile SSID Isolation Stations connected to different profiles...

Page 41: ...ngs Supports up to 8 point to multipoint WDS links Check Enable WDS and then Enable on the MAC addresses want to link to Enter the MAC addresses of any other APs you want to link to Example of a WDS t...

Page 42: ...figuration WDS Security Settings Figure 18 WDS Security Settings Choose the required security level from None WEP WPA PSK TKIP WPA PSK AES If using WEP security enter the WEP key If using WPA enter th...

Page 43: ...ed wireless settings click Wireless Advanced Settings The toolbar and Wireless Advanced Settings menu appears Figure 19 Wireless Advanced Settings Transmit Power Choose one of the following power leve...

Page 44: ...me allowed for a wireless association to be established When this time is exceeded the connection is lost The default value is 5 mins Fragment Length Specify maximum packet size used for fragmentation...

Page 45: ...pe If you would like to use external antennas to replace the original internal antennas check External Antenna Then specify one of the antenna types from the drop down menu where the options are 3CWE5...

Page 46: ...es the administrator with the Quality of Service QoS data The QoS setting is only available in AP Mode The QoS Setting should be modified with caution because radio behavior is affected These paramete...

Page 47: ...N If you reconfigure the Management VLAN ID you may lose connectivity to the access point Verify that the switch and DHCP server can support the reconfigured VLAN ID and then re connect to the new IP...

Page 48: ...IAPP Support Choose either Enable or Disable IAPP allows multiple access points to communicate and pass location information about their associated stations If you enable 802 11F support you should ma...

Page 49: ...ck Add Only stations roaming from one of the listed APs to this AP are allowed to re associate with this AP Others will be requested to go through the full association process Figure 22 VME Parameters...

Page 50: ...til the maximum is reached A small contention window value decreases the access delay but increases the probability of a collision Fixed Slot Time For each access category enter the fixed slot time Ch...

Page 51: ...ess point must complete the WMM admission control procedure before they can use that access category However access points do not support the admission control procedure in this release so clients can...

Page 52: ...48 Service SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP allows the administrator to configure the network time settings Figure 23 SNTP...

Page 53: ...time obtained from the SNTP server Note This selection does not affect manual time input as they are considered to be input at the same time Daylight Saving The start end date of daylight saving chang...

Page 54: ...Function Syslog Function In the event of an error the device can send a message to a specified server Figure 24 SysLog System Log Click either Enable or Disable to activate or deactivate the system lo...

Page 55: ...accessed by The default port number is 514 Syslog Level Choose from the following levels listed in order of severity of the detail to be recorded The default setting is Error Emergency System is unusa...

Page 56: ...and information features of your Wireless Access Point Administration In this section you can change the user administrator name and password The default Administrator name is admin case sensitive and...

Page 57: ...twork Management Protocol SNMP administrative functions are changed through this screen The following functions can be changed Enable Disable SNMP Contact info Community names for read only and read w...

Page 58: ...g allows the administrator to filter MAC addresses of network cards that can access the access point On this screen you can Enable Disable filter Change filter rule to allow or deny Add delete MAC add...

Page 59: ...s the network through this device Rogue AP detection can prevent this Change Rogue AP definition Legal AP list The list of allowed access points Detect rogue AP All channels are scanned and Access Poi...

Page 60: ...the user to backup the Access Point s current settings and restore back to the factory default Once you have the Access Point working properly you should backup the information to have it available i...

Page 61: ...ailable If you enable the Auto Upgrade function the Wireless Access Point will automatically check for an updated version of firmware in the assigned FTP server for each time interval assigned Remembe...

Page 62: ...On this screen you can see the current firmware version of your AP You can also manually upgrade your firmware by entering the path to your new firmware file Figure 31 Firmware Upgrade Once you have...

Page 63: ...Management 59 Figure 32 Result...

Page 64: ...ement Rebooting You can reboot the Wireless access point from the browser interface After you click reboot the following window displays Figure 33 Reboot After rebooting the login page automatically d...

Page 65: ...ected to the RJ 45 Console Port can be used In your terminal settings ensure that the following configuration is met Bits per Second 15200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control none Once co...

Page 66: ...ettings either through the web browser see Backup Restore Settings on page 56 or manually To restore the settings manually insert a pointed object such as the end of a straightened paper clip into the...

Page 67: ...Configuration Management System stops responding and you cannot continue configuring the Access point If you change the IP address and click Apply you cannot continue to configure the device using th...

Page 68: ...the device manager window click Choose NIC Select the network adapter for the network you want to scan and click OK Symptom The Access point has a yellow exclamation point next to it in the Wireless...

Page 69: ...ing are the same on both Access points Symptom You are running Windows NT After you connect the Access Point your computer cannot obtain a valid IP address Solution s The Access Point configuration se...

Page 70: ...ork association To avoid possible data loss exit all networking applications on connected devices before you disconnect the Access Point 1 Unplug the Access point Ethernet cable from the hub or other...

Page 71: ...ading Access Point Firmware Solution Firmware is the software that is installed on the Access Point at the factory Some problems can be solved by installing a new version of the firmware For details o...

Page 72: ...ng information ready Product model name part number and serial number A list of system hardware and software including revision level Diagnostic error messages Details about recent configuration chang...

Page 73: ...ou can obtain an RMA number online at http eSupport 3Com com First time users must apply for a user name and password Telephone numbers are correct at the time of publication Find a current directory...

Page 74: ...es ii transferring the Run Time Module to a third party apart from the Target Application iii modifying decompiling disassembling reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to derive the Source Code...

Page 75: ...ges and iv require that any further distribution of the Run Time Module be subject to the same restrictions set forth herein The End User License Agreement shall also state that with respect to the Ru...

Page 76: ...72 Antennas Used per Mode D APPENDIX Antennas Used per Mode The AP has three external antenna connectors labelled A B and C as shown below Figure 35 External Antenna Connectors A B C...

Page 77: ...u No other connectors are active in this mode When in WDS mode select 1X1 mode when peers are omni directional distributed around the central node in a point multipoint link select 2X2 mode for a poin...

Page 78: ...74 Console Cable Pin out Console Cable Pin out 8 1 5 1 6 9 P1 P2...

Page 79: ...gure 36 RJ45 to D SUB 9 pin cable For part numbers and purchasing information visit the 3COM Web site http www 3com com P1 Pin no WIRE COLOR P2 Pin no 8 YELLOW 1 6 BROWN 2 2 GRAY 3 1 GREEN 4 5 RED 5 3...

Page 80: ...76 Console Cable Pin out...

Page 81: ...om Port 61 Configuring 13 Console Cable 74 Contention 46 D Data Beacon Rate 40 default IP address 14 51 Delivery Traffic Indication Mes sage DTIM 40 Device Manager 8 13 15 67 DHCP Server 13 F factory...

Page 82: ...S Threshold 40 S Security 7 Setting Up 23 Simple Network Management Pro tocol SNMP 53 Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP 48 SSID 23 32 Suppressed SSID 32 System Properties 26 System Summary 19 T termin...

Page 83: ...Wireless Network Standards 9 WPA 34 WPA2 35 36...

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