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3Com

AirProtect Enterprise

Engine 6100

Quick Setup Guide

www.3Com.com

Part Number: 10015863 Rev. AA

June 2007

3Com Corporation

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Step1:3ComAirProtectEnterpriseApplianceand3ComAirProtectSensor

Overview

ThefrontpaneloftheappliancehasapowerswitchandstatusLEDsasshowninthefigurebelow.

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Therearpaneloftheappliancehaspowerandportconnectorsasshowninthefigurebelow.

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Thefrontpanelof3ComAirProtectSensorhasstatusLEDsasshowninthefigurebelow.

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Therearpanelof3ComAirProtectSensorhasportsthatenableyoutopowerupthesensorand

connectittothenetworkandacomputerasshowninthefigurebelow.

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Step2:MounttheAppliance

Placetheapplianceontherackandmountthe applianceusingtherackmountingaccessories.

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Step3:PoweruptheAppliance

Connectthepowercableasshowninthefigurebelowandpressthepowerswitchonthefront

paneloftheappliance.

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Important!OnconnectingthePowercable,thePowerLEDshouldturnsolidgreen.Ifthisdoesnothappen,

refertothe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseInstallationGuide.

Step4:ConnecttheAppliancetotheNetwork

Connecttheappliancetothenetworkusingthenetworkinterfacecableasshowninthefigure

below.

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Warning!ThedefaultIPaddressoftheapplianceis192.168.1.246.Pleaseensurethatnootherdeviceon

yournetworkusesthesameIPaddressastheappliance.Connectthenetworkinterfaceportontheappliance

tothedesiredsubnetusingthenetworkinterfacecableprovidedtoyou.DonotconnecttheHigh

Availability(HA)Interfaceporttothesubnet.

110-240V 50/60

Hz AC Connection

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Step5:Access3ComAirProtectEnterprise

A. ConnectyourcomputertothesamesubnetwheretheServerisconnected.

B. ChangeyourcomputerIPaddressto192.168.1.XXX.Forexample,192.168.1.244.

C. Access3ComAirProtectEnterpriseusingSSHasshowninthefigurebelow.

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D. LoginusingtheUsername:configandPassword:password.

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Step6:CompletetheServerInitializationandSetupWizard

FollowthestepsintheServerInitializationandSetupWizardtoconfigurethe3ComAirProtect

EnterpriseServer.

Important!OntheDateandTimesettingsscreen‐Step3,ifthedayexceeds31andthemonth

exceeds12,3ComAirProtectEnterpriseautomaticallysetsthedayto31andmonthto12.

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Important!YouneedtoreboottheServeroncompletionoftheInitializationandSetupWizard

beforeyouaccesstheServerConsole(“GUI”).

InitializationandConfiguration

WizardWelcomeScreen

Step1:

Changetheconfigshellpassword,

password

Step3:

SettheTimeZone,Dateand

TimeSettings

Step2:

ChangetheNetworkSettings

Step4:

SetServerIDSettings

Initializationand

ConfigurationWizard

CompletionScreens

OnloggingintotheServerConfigShell,type

thecommandhelptoviewthelistofavailable

commands

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Step7:SetuptheServerDNSEntry

AddaDNSentry‘wifi‐security‐server’inyourorganization’s/enterpriseDNSserver.Thisentry

shouldpointtotheIPAddressoftheServerconfiguredinStep6(CompleteServerInitialization

andSetupWizard)—Substep2(ChangetheNetworkSettings).

Addingthisentryservestwopurposes:

A. Sensorscanconnecttothe

Serverwith“zeroconfiguration”iftheyareconnectedtoa

DHCPenabledsubnet.

B. YoucanaccesstheServerusingtheaddress‘https://wifi‐security‐server’.

Step8:Accessthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsole(GUI)

Important!Theminimumsystemrequirementstoaccessthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseGUIConsoleare

alaptopwithIntelP4X861.4GHzProcessor,512MBRAM,,Windows2000orXPOperatingSystem,IE

5.5orhigher,andJRE14.2only.

A. Type‘https://wifi‐security‐server’toaccessthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsole.

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The3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsolecantakeupto2minutestoload.

Important!Pop‐upblockers(ifany)mustbedisabledontheWebbrowser.TheReusewindowsfor

launchingshortcutsoptioninTools‐>InternetOptions‐>AdvancedshoulbedeselectedintheInternet

ExplorerWebbrowser.

B. ClickYesoneachoftheSecurityAlert/Warningpop‐upscreens.

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C. Typethedefaultusername:adminandpassword:passwordontheLoginscreen.

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Important!Ifyouseeablankscreeninsteadofthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsoleLoginscreeninthe

pop‐upwindow,despitehavingSunJRE1.4.2,thenSunJRE1.4.2maynotbethedefaultplug‐inforyour

Webbrowser.ToensurethatSunJRE1.4.2isthedefaultplug‐inforyourWebbrowser,dothefollowing:

1.Ifyouseea“JavaCup”iconinthe

systemtray,rightclickitandselect“OpenControlPanel”.

2.Ifyoudonotseetheicon,clickStart

Settings

ControlPanelanddouble‐clicktheJavaPlug‐inicon.

3.OncetheJava™Plug‐inControlPaneldialogisopen,gototheBrowsertabandselectthecheckbox

MicrosoftInternetExplorer.

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D. OntheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)screen,readtheagreementcarefullyandselectI

havereadandagreetotheLicensingAgreementabove.Click<Next>.

Information

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E. IfyouseetheWelcomescreen,closethewindow.YouaredonewiththeServerSetup.You

willrevisittheWelcomescreenlater.

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Step9:Connect3ComAirProtectSensorstotheNetwork

PowerandConnecttotheNetwork

A. Ensurethatthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseServerisalreadyrunningonyournetwork.

Note:MakesurethataDNSentry‘wifi‐security‐server’issetuponallDNSServers.Thisentrysho uld

pointtotheIPaddressoftheServer.Otherwise,configuretheSensormanually.Pleaserefertothe3Com

AirProtectEnterpriseInstallationGuidefordetails.

B. Usenetworkinterfacecablestoconnect3ComAirProtectSensorstoallthenetworksegments

(subnets)thatneedtobeprotected.MakesurethatthenetworksegmentisDHCPenabled.

Otherwise,configuretheIPaddressofthe3ComAirProtectSensormanually.

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Note:LogintotheServerusingSSH.Runthecommand‘getsensorlist’ tocheckifalltheSensorsadded

havebeendetectedbytheServer.IfalltheSensorsareconnected,gotothenextstep.IfsomeSensorsarenot

connected,thenyoumayneedtoconfiguretheSensorsmanually.

C. WaitforthestatusoftheLEDstostabilize.Thisprocessmaytakeupto2minutes.

D. IfallLEDsglowgreen,thenthe3ComAirProtectSensorisoperationalandconnectedtothe

3ComAirProtectEnterpriseServer.

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E. IfStepDsucceeds,theSensorisnow

fullyoperationalandisreadytoprotectyournetwork.

LED1

SolidGreen

LED2

SolidGreen

LED3

SolidGreen

LED4

SolidGreen

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Important!IftheLEDstatusattheendofStepDdoesnotmatchthestatusshowninthisQuickSetup

Guide,refertothe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseInstallationGuideformoredetails.

Step10:BegintheSystemSetupWizardandSelectInstallationType

A. Logintothe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsolewiththedefaultusername:adminand

password:password.

B. ClickStartonthe‘SystemSetupWizardWelcome’screenandthenselectoneoftheinstallation

typeslistedbelowthefigureonthe‘SelectyourInstallationType’screen.

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C. SelectTypicalInstallationandclickNext.

Note:SelectingTypicalInstallationgenerallysatisfiesmostofthedesiredrequirementssuchas:atypical

setupwithWi‐Fialreadyinstalled,automaticAPmovementtoRogueandExternalfolders,automatic

classificationonlyforUncategorizedClients,IntrusionPreventionPolicyenabledforRogueAPs,Mis‐

configuredAPs,ClientMis‐association,UnauthorizedAssociations,Adhocconnections,andHoneypot/Evil

TwinAPs,andsoon.Youcanchangethepolicieslater

asperyourneedsfromtheAdministrationtab.

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Step11:Completethe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseSystemSetupWizard

FollowthestepsintheSystemSetupWizardtospecifythe802.11Security,DeviceClassification,

andIntrusionPreventionPolicies.Clickthe

icontoviewdetails.

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Step12:EnableGlobalFlags

Eventgenerationandintrusionpreventionactivationflagsareturnedoffgloballyoncompletionof

theSystemSetupWizardtoavoidspuriousgenerationofevents.TheActivationofIntrusion

PreventionandEventGenerationicon

appearsontheNavigationbarasshowninthefigure

below.Onceyourdeploymentisstableandfullyconfigured,turntheseflagsontoactivateevent

generationandintrusionpreventionactivitybyselectingthechecktheboxesonthe

AdministrationÆDeploymentÆActivationscreenasshowninthefigurebelow.The

iconthen

doesnotappearontheNavigationbar.

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The3ComAirProtectEnterpriseServerisinstalledandconfigured!

IntrusionPreventionand

EventGenerationturnedOFF

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