3Com 3CRWE554G72 User Guide - Page 23

Service Area Name/SSID - 3Com, To communicate wirelessly with your Gateway, your wireless NIC should

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Connecting the Gateway 23 4 Connect your computer to one of the four LAN ports on the Gateway using a twisted pair cable. Check that the corresponding LAN status LED on the Gateway lights. You have now completed the hardware installation of your Gateway. Next you need to set up your computers so that they can make use of the Gateway to communicate with the Internet. 3Com recommends that you perform the initial Gateway configuration from a computer that is directly connected to one of the LAN ports. If you configure the Gateway from a wireless computer, note that you may lose contact with the Gateway if you change the wireless configuration. To communicate wirelessly with your Gateway, your wireless NIC should be set as follows: ■ Encryption - none ■ Service Area Name/SSID - 3Com ■ Channel - 11

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Connecting the Gateway
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4
Connect your computer to one of the four LAN ports on the Gateway
using a twisted pair cable. Check that the corresponding LAN status LED
on the Gateway lights.
You have now completed the hardware installation of your Gateway.
Next you need to set up your computers so that they can make use of the
Gateway to communicate with the Internet.
3Com recommends that you perform the initial Gateway configuration
from a computer that is directly connected to one of the LAN ports.
If you configure the Gateway from a wireless computer, note that you
may lose contact with the Gateway if you change the wireless
configuration.
To communicate wirelessly with your Gateway, your wireless NIC should
be set as follows:
Encryption — none
Service Area Name/SSID — 3Com
Channel — 11