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OfficeConnect
Wireless 54 Mbps/108 Mbps
11g Cable/DSL Router
3CRWER100-75, 3CRWER200-75
Installation Guide
Guía de instalación
Guide d’installation
Manuale di installazione
Installationsanleitung
Installations Guide
Guia de Instalação
www.3com.com
Part No. 10014944
Published January 2006
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1 Introduction INTRODUCTION This Guide takes you through the basic steps necessary to install and configure About This Guide: your OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps/108 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router, and establish a connection from your computers to the Internet. Throughout, the OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps/108 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router is simply referred to as the Router. • One OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps/108 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router Your Package Contains: • One power adapter for use with the Ro
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2 Dimensions and Standards DIMENSIONS AND STANDARDS Functional: ISO 8802/3, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.11b, 802.11g Standards Safety: UL60950, CSA22.2 #60950, IEC 60950, EN 60950 EMC: EN 55022 Class B, EN55024, CISPR 22, FCC Part 15 Class B* ICES-003 Class B, ETSI EN 301 489-17 Radio: CFR 47 FCC Part 15.207, 15.209, 15.247 and 15.249. ETS 300 328 (2.4 GHz ISM band wide band transmission systems), RSS-210 Environmental: EN 60068 (IEC 68) * Refer to Regulatory Notices section in the Support and Safety In
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3 Positioning Your Router POSITIONING YOUR ROUTER When positioning your Router, ensure: • The unit is centrally located to the wireless computers that will connect to the Router. A suitable location might be on top of a high shelf or similar furniture to optimise wireless connections to computers in both horizontal and vertical directions, allowing coverage throughout. • In order to meet FCC radiation exposure regulations the Router should be located in a position that maintains a minimum distan
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4 About Your Router ABOUT YOUR ROUTER 1. Alert LED Orange Indicates a number of different conditions, as described below. Off - The Router is operating normally. Flashing quickly - Indicates one of the following conditions: • The Router has just been started up and is running a self-test routine, or • The administrator has invoked the Reset to Factory Defaults command, or • The system software is in the process of being upgraded In each of these cases, wait until the Router has completed the cur
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5 About Your Router 5. Cable/DSL Status LED Green (100Mbps link) / Yellow (10Mbps link) If the LED is on, the link between the Router and the cable or DSL modem is OK. If the LED is flashing, the link is OK and data is being transmitted or received. If the LED is off, nothing is connected, the modem is switched off or there is a problem (refer to the ‘Problem Solving’ section). 6. Wireless Antennae The antennae on the product should be placed in a ‘V’ position when initially installed. CAUTION:
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6 Installing Your Router 1. INSTALLING YOUR ROUTER 1. Connect the power adapter to the Router and wait for the Alert LED to Connecting Your Router stop flashing. 2. Ensure that your modem and computer are both switched on. 3. Insert one end of the supplied Ethernet (RJ-45 Category 5) cable into the Cable/DSL port on the rear panel of the Router. 4. Insert the other end of the cable into the RJ-45 port on your cable or DSL modem. Check that the Cable/DSL status LED lights on the Router. 5. Conn
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7 Changing Your Computer's Configuration 2. CHANGING YOUR COMPUTER'S CONFIGURATION You may need to make some changes to the configuration of your computers in order to communicate with the Router. DSL users with PPPoE or If you have PPPoE or PPTP client software installed on your computer, you will PPTP Client Software. need to disable it. To do this: 1. From the Windows Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel. 2. Double click on Internet Options. GB 3. Select the Connections Tab. A scree
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8 ISP Connection Methods For computers using Windows 95, 98 and ME. 1. From the Windows Start Menu, select Settings > Control Panel. 2. Double click on Network. Select the TCP/IP item for your network card as shown in Figure 5 and click on Properties. 3. In the TCP/IP dialog, select the IP Address tab, and ensure that Obtain IP address automatically is selected as shown in Figure 6. Click OK. 4. Restart your computer. Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 3. ISP CONNECTION METHODS Before you can configur
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9 Running the Setup Wizard 4. PPTP (DSL or Cable) PPTP is only used by some European providers. If the installation instruc- tions that accompany your modem ask you to setup a dialup connection using a PPTP VPN tunnel then select this option. Note that when you install the Router, you will not need to use the dialup VPN on your PC anymore. To configure the Router you will need to know the following: Username, Password, Service Name (if required by your ISP), and VPN Server address (usually your
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10 Connecting to the Wireless LAN 5. CONNECTING TO THE WIRELESS LAN 1. After you have configured the Router via the wired computer, you can connect to the Router via a wireless computer. The Router and wireless clients must have both the same SSID and the same encryption settings. All wireless clients must use Infrastructure mode. The default wireless settings for the Router are: Service Area Name / SSID is 3Com Channel 11 Encryption is off. 2. If you do not have a Wireless LAN you can us
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11 Problem Solving PROBLEM SOLVING If you are experiencing difficulties with your installation, try the following: • Ensure all networking equipment is switched on. The Router should be showing a green Power LED. If it is not, check the power adapter connec- tion. Do not use any power adapter with your Router other than the one supplied. • Ensure the Cable/DSL Modem is connected. The Router should be dis- playing a green or yellow Cable/DSL Status LED. If no LED is displayed, check that your mod
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12 Problem Solving Cable Internet • Some Cable providers authenticate to the user’s computer MAC address. If Connections this is required, go to Internet Settings and select Clone the MAC Address. This will copy the MAC address of your computer onto the Internet port of the Router. • Some Cable providers authenticate to the user’s Host Name. If this is required, go to Internet Settings and enter the host name of your comput- er into the Host Name field. • If you have an existing DSL line and ha
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13 Introducción INTRODUCCIÓN Este manual le guiará a lo largo de los pasos básicos para instalar y configurar Acerca de esta guía: su OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps/108 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router y establecer una conexión a Internet desde sus PCs. A lo largo de esta guía, nos referiremos al OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps/108 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router simplemente como el router. • Un OfficeConnect Wireless 54 Mbps/108 Mbps 11g Cable/DSL Router Su caja contiene los siguientes componentes: • Un ada
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14 Dimensiones y estándares DIMENSIONES Y ESTÁNDARES Funcionales: ISO 8802/3, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.11b, 802.11g Estándares Seguridad: UL60950, CSA22.2 #60950, IEC 60950, EN 60950 EMC: EN 55022 Clase B, EN55024, CISPR 22, FCC Parte 15 Clase B* ICES-003 Clase B, ETSI EN 301 489-17 Radio: CFR 47 FCC Parte 15.207, 15.209, 15.247 and 15.249. ETS 300 328 (sistemas de transmisión de banda ancha ISM de 2,4 GHz), RSS-210 Condiciones ambientales: EN 60068 (IEC 68) * Consulte la sección de 'Avisos reglament
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15 Ubicación de su router UBICACIÓN DE SU ROUTER • La unidad se sitúa en una posición central respecto de los PCs inalámbri- cos que se conectarán al router. Una ubicación adecuada podría ser enci- ma de una estantería alta o de un mueble similar, para optimizar las conexiones inalámbricas de los PCs, tanto en el plano horizontal como vertical, permitiendo así una cobertura total. • Para poder cumplir con las normativas de exposición a radiaciones del FCC, el router debe estar situado a una dist
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16 Acerca de su router ACERCA DE SU ROUTER 1. LED de alerta Naranja Indica una serie de condiciones distintas, tal como se indica a continuación. Apagado - El router funciona con normalidad. Parpadeo rápido - Indica uno de los casos siguientes: • El router acaba de iniciarse y está realizando una rutina de comprobación interna, o • El administrador ha lanzado el comando Resetear valores por defecto de fábrica, o • El software del sistema se está actualizando En cada uno de estos casos, espere ha
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17 Acerca de su router no hay ningún dispositivo conectado, o el dispositivo conectado está apagado, o bien hay un problema con la conexión (consulte la sección de 'Resolución de problemas'). El puerto ajustará automáticamente la velocidad y el modo dúplex correctos. 5. LED de estado de cable/DSL Verde (enlace de 100 Mbps) / Amarillo (enlace de 10 Mbps) Si el LED está encendido, el enlace entre el router y el módem de cable o DSL es correcto. Si el LED está parpadeando, el enlace es correcto y s
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18 Instalación de su router 1. INSTALACIÓN DE SU ROUTER 1. Conecte el adaptador de alimentación al router y espere a que el LED de Conexión de su router alerta deje de parpadear. 2. Compruebe que tanto su módem como su PC están encendidos. 3. Inserte uno de los extremos del cable Ethernet suministrado (RJ-45 Categoría 5) en el puerto de Cable/DSL, en el panel trasero del router. 4. Inserte el otro extremo del cable en el puerto RJ-45 en su módem de cable o DSL. Compruebe que el LED de estado d
