3Com Router WL-537 User Manual

5
ROUTER CONFIGURATION
Navigating
Through the Router 
Configuration
PagesThis chapter describes all the screens available through the Router 
configuration pages, and is provided as a reference. To get to the 
configuration pages, browse to the Router by entering the URL in the 
location bar of your browser. The  default URL is http://192.168.1.1 but if 
you changed the Router LAN IP address during initial configuration, use 
the new IP address instead. When you ha ve browsed to the Router, log in...

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■Advanced — allows you to monitor and configure the Router’s 
advanced features, including RIP, DDNS and Security.
■Status and Logs — displays the curren t status and activity logs of the 
Router.
■Support/Feedback — contains a comprehe nsive online help system 
and allows you to provide 3Com with feedback on your Router.
Option Tabs Each corresponding menu page may also  provide sub-sections which are 
accessed through the use of tabs (see  Figure 29
 for example). To...

Welcome Screen47
The Notice Board is used to disp lay configuration warning messages. For 
example, you would be warned if yo u had disabled wireless networking 
or wireless encryption.
Password
Figure 30    Password Screen
Changing the Administration Password
You can change the password to prevent unauthorized access to the 
Administration System. To do this:
1 Enter the current password in the  Old Password field 
2 Enter the new password in the  New Password field 
3 Enter the new password again in...

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WizardFigure 31    Wizard Screen
Click WIZARD...  to launch the configuration wizard. Refer to  Chapter 4
for information on how to run the wizard.
LAN SettingsThe LAN Settings menu provides the following options:
Unit Configuration
Figure 32    Unit Configuration Screen 

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The LAN Settings screen is used to specify the LAN IP address of your 
Router, and to configure the DHCP server.
1 Select  Unit Configuration  and then specify the Router  IP Address and 
Subnet Mask  in the LAN Settings section. Th e default IP address of the 
Router is 192.168.1.1.
2 If you want to use the Router as a DHCP Server, check the  Enable check 
box.
3 Clicking  Auto Range  will automatically choose the largest available range 
of addresses for your network. Alternatively, you...

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The Wireless Settings menu provides options described in the following 
sections.
To improve the security of  your wireless network, 3 Com recommends 
that you:
1.Change the SSID from its default value
2.Enable Encryption
3.Enable Connection ControlWireless Settings 

LAN Settings51
Figure 34   Configuration Screen
Enable Wireless Networking
Use this check box to enable or disable the wireless secion of your LAN. 
When disabled, no wireless PCs can ga in access to either the internet or 
other PCs on your Wired or Wireless LAN through this Router.
Channel Selection
Select a number from the drip-down list to specify which Channel the 
Router will transmit and receive on. If  another access point or Router 
nearby is using the same Channel as yo u, there will be a...

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Service Area Name/SSID
This allows you to name your Wireless network. The  Service Area 
Name/SSID  field will accept any alphanumeric string and has a maximum 
length of 32 characters. Your  Wireless computers must be configured 
with exactly the same name or you will not establish a connection. The 
Service Area Name may also be re ferred to as "ESSID" depending on your 
networking vendor. By default th e Router uses the name "3Com". 3Com 
recommends...

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EncryptionWhen setting up wireless networks,  it is important to remember that with 
encryption disabled, anyone with a Wireless PC can eavesdrop on your 
network. 3Com recommends that you get  the network working with 
encryption disabled first and then enable it as the last step. This will 
simplify setting up your network. 
You can configure wireless securi ty such as WEP or WPA encryption on 
this screen.  Note: it is recommended that you use WPA encryption over 
WEP if your wireless...

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WEP
To enable WEP, select  WEP from the  Security Mode .
Encryption : Choose from  64 bits or 128 bits
Passphrase :You can enter a passphrase and click on the  Generate
button and the router will automatically generate four WEP keys for you.
WEP Key1-4 :Manaually assign a passphrase for each key. If you selected 
64 bits  encryption, enter  10 HEX characters (0-F) for each key. If you 
selected 128 bits encrtpyion,enter  26 HEX characters (0-F) for each key.
TX Key...