3Com 3CRWE20096A User Guide - Page 7

2 INSTALLING AN ACCESS POINT Before You Begin The following items, which are provided with the 3Com 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point 2000, are required for installation: s Power adapter and power cord. s Ethernet crossover cable. Before you connect the access point, decide where to place it and whether you need to configure it. Where should I Place the Access Point? You should place the access point in a dry, clean location near a power source and an Ethernet connection, and away from transformers, heavy-duty motors, fluorescent lights, microwave ovens, refrigerators, or other equipment that could cause radio signal interference. Do I Need to Configure the Access Point? If your 3Com Wireless LAN has only one access point, a few clients, and no special security requirements, you can use the 3Com access point just as it was shipped from the factory. 3Com recommends that you set encryption to secure the network. To use the administration tool, which helps you select 3Com wireless LAN devices and launch their configurations, you need a computer running one of the following operating systems and Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. s Windows XP s Windows 2000 s Windows NT 4.0 s Windows Me s Windows 98 s Windows 95 The following table shows the access point configuration factory defaults. Property Device Name Device Location WLAN Service Area Help File Location Help File Path Default Setting 3Com Access Point 2000 None 3Com Local Drive C:\Program Files\3Com\3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager\ManagementHelp\AP2000