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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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Step1:3ComAirProtectEnterpriseApplianceand3ComAirProtectSensor
Overview
ThefrontpaneloftheappliancehasapowerswitchandstatusLEDsasshowninthefigurebelow.
Therearpaneloftheappliancehaspowerandportconnectorsasshowninthefigurebelow.
Thefrontpanelof3ComAirProtectSensorhasstatusLEDsasshowninthefigurebelow.
Therearpanelof3ComAirProtectSensorhasportsthatenableyoutopowerupthesensorand
connectittothenetworkandacomputerasshowninthefigurebelow.
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Step2:MounttheAppliance
Placetheapplianceontherackandmountthe applianceusingtherackmountingaccessories.
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Step3:PoweruptheAppliance
Connectthepowercableasshowninthefigurebelowandpressthepowerswitchonthefront
paneloftheappliance.
Important!OnconnectingthePowercable,thePowerLEDshouldturnsolidgreen.Ifthisdoesnothappen,
refertothe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseInstallationGuide.
Step4:ConnecttheAppliancetotheNetwork
Connecttheappliancetothenetworkusingthenetworkinterfacecableasshowninthefigure
below.
Warning!ThedefaultIPaddressoftheapplianceis192.168.1.246.Pleaseensurethatnootherdeviceon
yournetworkusesthesameIPaddressastheappliance.Connectthenetworkinterfaceportontheappliance
tothedesiredsubnetusingthenetworkinterfacecableprovidedtoyou.DonotconnecttheHigh
Availability(HA)Interfaceporttothesubnet.
110-240V 50/60
Hz AC Connection
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Step5:Access3ComAirProtectEnterprise
A. ConnectyourcomputertothesamesubnetwheretheServerisconnected.
B. ChangeyourcomputerIPaddressto192.168.1.XXX.Forexample,192.168.1.244.
C. Access3ComAirProtectEnterpriseusingSSHasshowninthefigurebelow.
D. LoginusingtheUsername:configandPassword:password.
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Step6:CompletetheServerInitializationandSetupWizard
FollowthestepsintheServerInitializationandSetupWizardtoconfigurethe3ComAirProtect
EnterpriseServer.
Important!OntheDateandTimesettingsscreenStep3,ifthedayexceeds31andthemonth
exceeds12,3ComAirProtectEnterpriseautomaticallysetsthedayto31andmonthto12.
Important!YouneedtoreboottheServeroncompletionoftheInitializationandSetupWizard
beforeyouaccesstheServerConsole(“GUI”).
InitializationandConfiguration
WizardWelcomeScreen
Step1:
Changetheconfigshellpassword,
password
Step3:
SettheTimeZone,Dateand
TimeSettings
Step2:
ChangetheNetworkSettings
Step4:
SetServerIDSettings
Initializationand
ConfigurationWizard
CompletionScreens
OnloggingintotheServerConfigShell,type
thecommandhelptoviewthelistofavailable
commands
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Step7:SetuptheServerDNSEntry
AddaDNSentry‘wifisecurityserver’inyourorganization’s/enterpriseDNSserver.Thisentry
shouldpointtotheIPAddressoftheServerconfiguredinStep6(CompleteServerInitialization
andSetupWizard)—Substep2(ChangetheNetworkSettings).
Addingthisentryservestwopurposes:
A. Sensorscanconnecttothe
Serverwith“zeroconfiguration”iftheyareconnectedtoa
DHCPenabledsubnet.
B. YoucanaccesstheServerusingtheaddress‘https://wifisecurityserver’.
Step8:Accessthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsole(GUI)
Important!Theminimumsystemrequirementstoaccessthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseGUIConsoleare
alaptopwithIntelP4X861.4GHzProcessor,512MBRAM,,Windows2000orXPOperatingSystem,IE
5.5orhigher,andJRE14.2only.
A. Type‘https://wifisecurityserver’toaccessthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsole.
The3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsolecantakeupto2minutestoload.
Important!Popupblockers(ifany)mustbedisabledontheWebbrowser.TheReusewindowsfor
launchingshortcutsoptioninTools>InternetOptions>AdvancedshoulbedeselectedintheInternet
ExplorerWebbrowser.
B. ClickYesoneachoftheSecurityAlert/Warningpopupscreens.

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C. Typethedefaultusername:adminandpassword:passwordontheLoginscreen.
Important!Ifyouseeablankscreeninsteadofthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsoleLoginscreeninthe
popupwindow,despitehavingSunJRE1.4.2,thenSunJRE1.4.2maynotbethedefaultpluginforyour
Webbrowser.ToensurethatSunJRE1.4.2isthedefaultpluginforyourWebbrowser,dothefollowing:
1.Ifyouseea“JavaCup”iconinthe
systemtray,rightclickitandselect“OpenControlPanel”.
2.Ifyoudonotseetheicon,clickStart
Æ
Settings
Æ
ControlPanelanddoubleclicktheJavaPluginicon.
3.OncetheJavaPluginControlPaneldialogisopen,gototheBrowsertabandselectthecheckbox
MicrosoftInternetExplorer.
D. OntheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)screen,readtheagreementcarefullyandselectI
havereadandagreetotheLicensingAgreementabove.Click<Next>.
Login
Information
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E. IfyouseetheWelcomescreen,closethewindow.YouaredonewiththeServerSetup.You
willrevisittheWelcomescreenlater.
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Step9:Connect3ComAirProtectSensorstotheNetwork
PowerandConnecttotheNetwork
A. Ensurethatthe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseServerisalreadyrunningonyournetwork.
Note:MakesurethataDNSentry‘wifisecurityserver’issetuponallDNSServers.Thisentrysho uld
pointtotheIPaddressoftheServer.Otherwise,configuretheSensormanually.Pleaserefertothe3Com
AirProtectEnterpriseInstallationGuidefordetails.
B. Usenetworkinterfacecablestoconnect3ComAirProtectSensorstoallthenetworksegments
(subnets)thatneedtobeprotected.MakesurethatthenetworksegmentisDHCPenabled.
Otherwise,configuretheIPaddressofthe3ComAirProtectSensormanually.
Note:LogintotheServerusingSSH.Runthecommand‘getsensorlist’ tocheckifalltheSensorsadded
havebeendetectedbytheServer.IfalltheSensorsareconnected,gotothenextstep.IfsomeSensorsarenot
connected,thenyoumayneedtoconfiguretheSensorsmanually.
C. WaitforthestatusoftheLEDstostabilize.Thisprocessmaytakeupto2minutes.
D. IfallLEDsglowgreen,thenthe3ComAirProtectSensorisoperationalandconnectedtothe
3ComAirProtectEnterpriseServer.
E. IfStepDsucceeds,theSensorisnow
fullyoperationalandisreadytoprotectyournetwork.
LED1
SolidGreen
LED2
SolidGreen
LED3
SolidGreen
LED4
SolidGreen
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Important!IftheLEDstatusattheendofStepDdoesnotmatchthestatusshowninthisQuickSetup
Guide,refertothe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseInstallationGuideformoredetails.
Step10:BegintheSystemSetupWizardandSelectInstallationType
A. Logintothe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseConsolewiththedefaultusername:adminand
password:password.
B. ClickStartonthe‘SystemSetupWizardWelcomescreenandthenselectoneoftheinstallation
typeslistedbelowthefigureonthe‘SelectyourInstallationTypescreen.
C. SelectTypicalInstallationandclickNext.
Note:SelectingTypicalInstallationgenerallysatisfiesmostofthedesiredrequirementssuchas:atypical
setupwithWiFialreadyinstalled,automaticAPmovementtoRogueandExternalfolders,automatic
classificationonlyforUncategorizedClients,IntrusionPreventionPolicyenabledforRogueAPs,Mis
configuredAPs,ClientMisassociation,UnauthorizedAssociations,Adhocconnections,andHoneypot/Evil
TwinAPs,andsoon.Youcanchangethepolicieslater
asperyourneedsfromtheAdministrationtab.
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Step11:Completethe3ComAirProtectEnterpriseSystemSetupWizard
FollowthestepsintheSystemSetupWizardtospecifythe802.11Security,DeviceClassification,
andIntrusionPreventionPolicies.Clickthe
icontoviewdetails.
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Step12:EnableGlobalFlags
Eventgenerationandintrusionpreventionactivationflagsareturnedoffgloballyoncompletionof
theSystemSetupWizardtoavoidspuriousgenerationofevents.TheActivationofIntrusion
PreventionandEventGenerationicon
appearsontheNavigationbarasshowninthefigure
below.Onceyourdeploymentisstableandfullyconfigured,turntheseflagsontoactivateevent
generationandintrusionpreventionactivitybyselectingthechecktheboxesonthe
AdministrationÆDeploymentÆActivationscreenasshowninthefigurebelow.The
iconthen
doesnotappearontheNavigationbar.
The3ComAirProtectEnterpriseServerisinstalledandconfigured!
IntrusionPreventionand
EventGenerationturnedOFF
g
loball
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