3e Technologies International 3e-525C-2 User Manual
Summary of 3e-525C-2
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Airguard™ wireless access point user's guide model 3e-525c–2 3e technologies international 700 king farm blvd., suite 600 rockville, md 20850 (301) 670-6779 www.3eti.Com 29000155-001 a publ. 05/02/05.
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3e technologies international's airguard™ wireless access point user's guide model 3e-525c–2.
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29000155-001 a iii copyright © 2005 3e technologies international. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from 3e technologies inte...
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29000155-001 a iii table of contents chapter 1: introduction...................................................................................................1 basic features .............................................................................................................2 wireless basi...
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Iv 29000155-0001 a 29000155-001 a v advanced................................................................................................................36 wireless bridge.........................................................................................................36 services settings....
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Iv 29000155-0001 a 29000155-001 a v safety information please follow thes guidelines when installing and using the 3e–525c– 2 product. ! Warning warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. ! Caution cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Note : notes contain imp...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 1 chapter 1: introduction this manual covers the installation and operation of the 3e technolo- gies international’s 3e–525c–2 wireless access point. The 3e–525c–2 is a ruggedized access point/bridge which is intended for use in ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 2 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 3 basic features the 3e–525c–2 is housed in a sturdy case which is not meant to be opened except by an authorized technician for maintenance or repair. If y...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 2 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 3 802.11b the ieee 802.11b standard ratified by ieee, establishes a stable stan- dard for compatibility. A user with an 802.11b product can use any brand of...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 4 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 5 network configuration the 3e–525c–2 is an access point with bridging setup capability: • access point/gateway plus: • wireless bridging with choice of: - ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 4 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 5 2. There can be multiple aps connected to an existing ethernet network to bridge between the wired and wireless environments. Each ap can operate independ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 6 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 7 data encryption and security the 3e–525c–2 wireless access point includes advanced wireless se- curity features. Over the ap band, you have a choice of no...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 6 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 7 aes the advanced encryption standard (aes) was selected by national institute of standards and technology (nist) in october 2000 as an up- grade from the ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 8 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 9 management after initial setup, maintenance of the system and programming of security functions are performed by personnel trained in the procedure using ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 8 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 1: introduction 29000155-001 a 9 3e–525c–2 navigation options system configuration general wan lan wireless access point general security • none • static wep • 802.11i and wpa mac address...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 11 chapter 2: hardware installation preparation for use the 3e technologies international's 3e–525c–2 wireless access point requires physical mounting and installation on the site, following a pre- scribed placement desi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 12 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 13 the bridge antenna port is used when configuring the unit to be used as a bridge. The port uses an omni-directional antenna. The 3e–52...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 12 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 13 or later, or netscape 6.2 or later) installed on the pc or laptop you will be using to configure the access point. • tcp/ip protocol (...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 14 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 15 bridge transmit distance normally, the bridge need transmit rf signal to another bridge device at long distance. You may need to calcu...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 14 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 15 the equation of the width of fresnel zone is: where w = width of the fresnel zone (in feet) d = distance between the antennas (in mile...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 16 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 17 earth ground connection attach the earth ground ring terminal to the 3e–525c–2's grounding stud. Make sure the ring terminal is agains...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 16 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 17 antenna installation the 3e–525c–2 ships with two 5dbi omni-directional antennas. These antennas should be connected to the ap antenna...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 18 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 19 the bridge antenna port is located on the front of the 3e–525c–2. To obtain the best performance, the bridge antenna should be placed ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 18 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 2: hardware installation 29000155-001 a 19 led description power the power indicator led informs you when the gate- way is on or off. If this light is on, the gateway is on; if ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 21 chapter 3: access point configuration introduction the 3e–525c–2 comes with the capability to be configured as an access point. As it incorporates two separate 802.11 wireless cards, one for con- figuring a local...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 22 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 23 initial setup using the “local” port plug one end of an rj-45 ethernet cable to the lan port of the 3e–525c–2 (see page 11 )...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 22 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 23 on your computer, pull up a browser window and put the de- fault url for the 3e–525c–2 local lan in the address line. (https...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 24 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 25 system configuration general you will immediately be directed to the system configuration — general screen for the 3e–525c–2...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 24 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 25 wan click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for system configu- ration — wan . This directs you to the system conf...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 26 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 27 lan click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for system configu- ration — lan . This directs you to the system conf...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 26 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 27 wireless access point configuration general wireless setup allows your computer’s pc card to communicate with the access poi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 28 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 29 select the wireless mode from the drop-down list. You can choose from the following options: • 802.11b • 802.11g • 802.11g s...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 28 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 29 tx pwr mode and fixed pwr level: the tx power mode defaults to auto, giving the largest range of radio transmission availabl...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 30 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 31 security the wireless access point — security screen displays a default fac- tory setting of no encryption, but for security...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 30 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 31 static wep encryption if you choose to use wep encryption, you can also select whether it will be open system or shared key ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 32 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 33 utilities exist for scanning for networks and logging all the networks it runs into—including the real ssids, the access poi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 32 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 33 if you will be using mac address filtering, navigate next to the mac address filtering screen..
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 34 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 35 mac address filtering the wireless access point — mac address filtering screen is used to set up mac address filtering for t...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 34 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 35 rogue ap detection the wireless access point — rogue ap detection screen allows the network administrator to set up rogue ap...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 36 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 37 advanced the wireless access point — advanced screen allows you to enable or disable load balancing and to control bandwidth...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 36 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 37 services settings dhcp server the service settings — dhcp server screen is used for configur- ing the dhcp server function a...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 38 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 39 snmp agent the service settings — snmp agent screen allows you to set up an snmp agent. The agent is a software module that ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 38 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 39 the snmp configuration consists of several fields, which are ex- plained below: • community –the community field for get (re...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 40 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 41 if you click on edit, the user management — edit user screen ap- pears. On this screen you can edit the user id, password, r...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 40 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 41 monitoring/reports this section gives you a variety of lists and status reports. Most of these are self-explanatory. System ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 42 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 43 bridging status the monitoring/report — bridging status screen displays the eth- ernet port stp status, ethernet dsl port st...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 42 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 43 bridge site map the bridge site map shows the spanning tree network topology of both wired and wireless nodes connected to t...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 44 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 45 wireless clients the monitoring/report — wireless clients screen displays the mac address of all wireless clients and their ...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 44 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 45 dhcp client list the monitoring/report — dhcp client list screen displays all clients currently connected to the 3e–525c–2 v...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 46 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 47 web access log the web access log displays system facility messages with date and time stamp for any actions involving web a...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 46 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 47 system administration the system administration screens contain administrative functions. The screens and functions are deta...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 48 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 49 local configuration upgrade on the system administration — system upgrade screen, click on the local configuration upgrade t...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 48 29000154-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 29000154-001 a 49 factory default the system administration — factory default screen is used to reset the ap to its factory settings. The "res...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 3: access point configuration 50 29000154-001 a reboot the system administration — reboot screen allows you to reboot the 3e–525c–2 without changing any preset functionality. Both crypto of- ficer and administrator functions have access to this function. You c...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 51 chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration introduction in the 3e–525c–2, wireless bridging uses a second wlan card to set up an independent wireless bridge connection. Since wireless bridging provides a mechani...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 52 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 53 wireless bridge — general the wireless bridge — general screen contains wireless bridging information including the ch...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 52 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 53 auto bridging general settings options wireless mode 802.11b/g mixed 802.11g super 802.11a 802.11a turbo sets the wire...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 54 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 55 tx pwr mode off fixed, auto the tx pwr mode defaults to auto, giving the largest range of radio transmission available...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 54 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 55 manual bridging when the wireless bridge is in manual bridging mode, you can manu- ally add the mac address of the rem...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 56 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 57 manual bridging general settings options wireless mode 802.11b/g mixed 802.11g super 802.11a 802.11a turbo sets the wi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 56 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 57 tx pwr mode off fixed, auto the tx pwr mode defaults to auto, giving the largest range of radio trans- mission availab...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 58 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 59 monitoring in the upper right-hand corner of the wireless bridge — general screen there is a button called monitoring....
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 58 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 59 the following sections describe the setup for three types of bridging configuration: point-to-point, point-to-multipoi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 60 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 61 point-to-point bridging setup guide - manual mode direction bridge 1 bridge 2 wireless bridge — general (manual bridgi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 60 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 61 the following sequence walks you through the setup of bridge 1. Bridge 2 would duplicate this procedure, with the bssi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 62 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 63 if you choose auto bridging mode, then enter the max auto bridges (range from 1-40), bridge priority (range from 1-40)...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 62 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 63 next, navigate to the wireless bridge — encryption screen. Select the appropriate key type and length and the key valu...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 64 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 65 point-to-multipoint bridge configuration a point-to-multipoint configuration allows you to set up three or more 3e–525...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 64 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 65 point-to-multipoint bridging setup guide - manual mode direction bridge 1 bridge 2 ~ n wireless bridge — general (manu...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 66 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 67 as stated previously, complete any other setup screens following general instructions in chapter 3. Repeater bridge co...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 66 29000155-001 a 3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 4: wireless bridge configuration 29000155-001 a 67 repeater bridging setup guide - auto mode direction bridge 1 bridge 2 bridge 3 wireless bridge — general (auto bridgin...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point chapter 5: technical support 29000155-001 a 69 chapter 5: technical support manufacturer’s statement the 3e–525c–2 is provided with warranty. It is not desired or ex- pected that the user open the device. If malfunction is experienced and all external causes are elimi...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point glossary 29000155-001 a g-a glossary 802.11 802.11 refers to a family of specifications developed by the ieee for wireless lan technol- ogy. 802.11 specifies an over-the-air interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. The ie...
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3e–525c–2 wireless access point glossary g-b 29000155-001 a snmp simple network management protocol ssid a network id unique to a network. Only clients and access points that share the same ssid are able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive. Wireless lans offer several secur...