Wireless Adapter User Guide | Easy Setup | | |
Easy Setup
Easy Setup lets you set common configuration parameters for the AirConnect PC card.
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Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network application.
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Select the 3Com WLAN Adapter and select Properties.
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Wireless LAN Service Area lets you specify the ID for the Access Point you will connect to.
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Advanced Properties lets you set more advanced options in their WLAN adapter configuration:
You can also access the Advanced Properties settings through the Network application located in the control panel. Advanced Properties include:
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Wireless Client lets you set the two most common settings for the WLAN adapter, Wireless LAN Service Area, and Power Management settings.
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Wireless LAN Service Area is equivalent to the 802.11 parameter ESSID. The initial value was set when you ran the 3Com Wireless Easy Setup application.
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Power Management is a slider that controls how you trade off performance and power management for the adapter. The system polls the other wireless devices on the network to determine if any traffic exists for this PC. To save power the interval between polls is increased.
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Mobile IP lets you enable and configure extended roaming between routers.
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To enable Extended Roaming, check the Mobile IP check box. When this box is checked, the Home Agent IP Address, Mobile Home MD5 Key, Registration Timeout, and Delay Time fields are enabled.
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Home Agent IP Address lets you register your Wireless Client with your Home Access Point through a Foreign subnet Access Point (commonly called a Foreign Agent) and tell the Foreign Access Point where your home access point is located.
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Mobile Home MD5 Key is a password that protects your registration packets from being tampered with by others while they are being forwarded to your home access point. It should match the MD5 key on the Access Point of your home subnet.
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Registration Timeout (5 to 3600 seconds) tells the Wireless Client how often it needs to reregister with the Home Agent. When a Wireless Client registers with the Home Agent through a Foreign Agent the registration has an expiration time associated with it. The Registration Timeout value The default value is 60 seconds. If the Wireless Client does not reregister in the time allowed, the Home Agent will remove the Wireless Client from its list of registered Wireless Clients when the time expires.
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Delay Time is the amount of time (1 to 10 seconds) that the Wireless Client will wait for a response from aforeign subnet access point when trying to register with that access point. The Wireless Client will try to register a maximum of three times.
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WLAN Adapter lets you set specific hardware parameters that effect the operation of the WLAN adapter. This tab has different views depending on the operating system. In Windows NT 4, the tab displays hardware resource information and lets you change the settings. In Windows 95 and Windows 98, the tab does not display this information because it is set by Plug and Play.
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Card Type lets you specify the card currently installed. For the selected card, you can review or change:
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Interrupt Number is displayed only in the Windows NT environment. This field lets you select an Interrupt Request Number (IRQ) to use with this card.
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I/O Port Address is displayed only in the Windows NT environment. This field lets you select an I/O Port Address to use with this card.
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Memory Base Address is displayed only in the Windows NT environment. This field lets you select an Memory Base Address to use with this card.