3Com AP R1106P07 FAT Release Notes

3Com AP 9152/9552
3CRWE915275/3CRWE955275
Release Notes
Software Version 5.20 R1106P07
June 16, 2011
Introduction
These release notes summarize the operational requirements and known issues for the AP 9152 and the
AP 9552 which includes the following file images:
Software Release Filenames Description
WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07-FAT-CA.bin

Canada

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07-FAT-US.bin

United States

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07-FAT-WW.bin

Rest of World

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Version Information 4
Version History 4
Hardware and Software Compatibility Matrix 4
Restrictions and Cautions 5
Feature List 5
Software Features 5
Version Updates 6
Feature Updates 6
Command Line Updates 6
MIB Updates 6
Configuration Changes 6
Known Limitations and Workarounds 6
List of Resolved Problems 7
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07 7
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P06 7
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P04 7
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P02 8
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106 8
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1104P01 8
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1104 8
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-B1102P03 8
Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-B1102P01 8
Related Documentation 9
Documentation Set 9
Related Documentation 9
Software Upgrading 9
Abbreviations: 11

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List of Tables
Table 1 9152/9552 FAT Version history ..................................................................................................... 4
Table 2 Hardware and software compatibility matrix ................................................................................. 4
Table 3 Software Features......................................................................................................................... 5
Table 4 Documentation set ........................................................................................................................ 9

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Version Information
Note: You can check the version number by entering display version under command mode.
Please see Note.

Version History
Table 1 9152/9552 FAT Version history
Version Number

Last version

Release Date

Remark

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07

WA2600A-CMW520R1106P06

2011-06-16

NA

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P06

WA2600A-CMW520R1106P04

2011-04-06

NA

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P04

WA2600A-CMW520R1106P02

2011-03-15

NA

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P02

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106

2010-11-11

NA

WA2600A-CMW520-R1106

WA2600A-CMW520R1104P01

2010-09-07

NA

WA2600A-CMW520-R1104P01

WA2600A-CMW520-R1104

2010-05-04

NA

WA2600A-CMW520-R1104

WA2600A-CMW520B1102P03

2010-02-01

NA

WA2600A-CMW520-B1102P03

WA2600A-CMW520B1102P01

2009-12-02

9152/9552

WA2600A-CMW520-B1102P01

First time

2009-7-29

9552

Hardware and Software Compatibility Matrix

Table 2 Hardware and software compatibility matrix
Item
Hardware platform

Specifications
9552/9152
Basic 1.13

Boot ROM version

Extend 1.20
(Note: Perform the command display version command in any
view to view the version information. Please see Note)
FAT:
WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07-FAT-CA.bin (7,597,708 Bytes)

Host software
WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07-FAT-US.bin (7,597,676 Bytes)
WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07-FAT-WW.bin (7,596,276 Bytes)

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To display the host software and Boot ROM version of the 9152/9552, perform the following:
<3COM>display version
3Com Corporation
3COM 9552 Software Version 5.20, Version Release 1106P07(US)

Note

Copyright (c) 2004-2011 3Com Corp. and its licensors. All rights reserved.
3COM 9552 uptime is 0 week, 0 day, 0 hour, 3 minutes

CPU type: ATHEROS AR7161

128M bytes DDR2 SDRAM Memory
16M bytes Flash Memory
Pcb

Version:

Ver.A

BootROM

Version:

1.13

Note

Extend BootROM

Version:

1.20

Note

Basic

[SLOT

1]CON

(Hardware)Ver.A, (Driver)1.0

[SLOT

1]GE1/0/1

(Hardware)Ver.A, (Driver)1.0

[SLOT

1]RADIO1/0/1

(Hardware)Ver.A, (Driver)1.0

[SLOT

1]RADIO1/0/2

(Hardware)Ver.A, (Driver)1.0

Restrictions and Cautions

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By default, both radios are disabled until a country/region code is selected.

You MUST save the configuration after making a change to have the change stay in effect after
the AP is rebooted

Feature List
Software Features
Table 3 Software Features
Category
Port Negotiation

Description
Support auto-negotiation for speed and duplex mode
Ethernet II
IPV4 Protocol
TCP/UDP

Networks

ARP
DHCP Client
IPV6 Protocol
IPV6 DHCP Client
802.11 Protocol
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n

Wireless
802.11i, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, CCMP/AES
WEP40, WEP104, WEP128, WPA, WPA-PSK, TKIP
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Category
Virtual APMuti-SSID

Description
16 per radio
FAT: support SNMP V1/V2/V3
support Command

Management and
maintenance

support SYSLOG
support WEB
support TR069
support recovery factory defaults

Version Updates
Feature Updates
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Default username and password admin/password is used for both console login and HTTP
access

Access Point ships with the default software for Canada for the AP 9552 and US for the AP 9152,
due to regulatory requirements. To get the correct image for your country, you must go to the
3Com web site and download the most recent version (even customers in Canada and US
should check out the download site for the latest image).

DHCP is enabled by default, and 192.168.0.50/255.255.255.0 shall be used in the case of an

absence of a DHCP server.

Save button added on the Web page and shows the saving progress.

The configuration file saves encryption keys in encrypted format.

Command Line Updates

None

MIB Updates
None

Configuration Changes
None

Known Limitations and Workarounds

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Although the CLI allows configuration of a local RADIUS Server, it is not supported on these
stand-alone FAT APs.

In many countries the 5250Hz-5350Hz and 5470Hz-5725Hz frequencies have to be disabled due
to DFS regulation. You should check the 3Com web site for firmware updates on a regular basis
as these channels will be enabled over time.

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Configuring the same SSID to be used for both radios is not configurable via the webs Quick

Start button. To enable both radios on the same SSID, you can configure the first radio via the
Quick Start button and then go to the Wireless Service/Access Service tab and bind it to the
second radio.
In order to support applying the same SSID to both radios, some internal details are changed,

and a part of configurations about wireless access service shall be lost while upgrading APs into
R1104. You must go to the Wireless Service/Access Service tab to delete all access service
and re-configure them again manually.

http://www.3Com.com/downloads

List of Resolved Problems

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P07
Defect IDWLD30290
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First found-in version: CMW520-R1106P06

Condition: NA.

Description: Power table of Russian Federation is modified.

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P06

Defect IDWLD28549
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First found-in version: CMW520-R1106P04

Condition: None.

Description: SSID including symbol & can not be configured in web page.

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P04

Defect IDWLD27957
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First found-in version: CMW520-R1106P02

Condition: None.

Description: Something wrong in reporting the OUI to ACS server, the server can not get APs
information.

Defect IDWLD27945
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First found-in version: CMW520-R1106P02

Condition: None.

Description: Function of refusing weak stations access is supported.

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Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106P02

Defect IDWLD26897
z

First found-in version: CMW520-R1106

Condition: VLAN ID is multiple of 8.

Description: Communication is broken.

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1106

Defect IDWLD26317
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First found-in version: CMW520-R1104P01

Condition: NA.

Description: Maximum number of clients per radio is extended to 128 (the default value is 64).

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1104P01

Defect IDWLD24332
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First found-in version: CMW520-R1104

Condition: NA.

Description: Broadcom Stations fail to ping AP when it is in PowerSave mode.

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-R1104

Defect IDWLTB1462
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First found-in version: CMW520-B1102P03

Condition: NA.

Description: The baud rate changed from 115,200bps to 9,600bps.

Defect IDWLTB01674
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First found-in version: CMW520-B1102P03

Condition: NA.

Description: Allow the same SSID to be used for both radios.

Change 'District Code' to 'Country Code'.

Defect IDWLD2510
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First found-in version: CMW520-B1102P03

Condition: NA.

Description: Short reset did not reset the AP back to the factory default configuration.

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-B1102P03

First released of AP 9152.

Resolved Problems in WA2600A-CMW520-B1102P01

First released of AP 9552.

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Related Documentation
Documentation Set
Table 4 Documentation set
Manual

Version

3Com AP9552 Dual Band 802.11n PoE Access Point Hardware Installation
Guide

6PW104

3Com AP9152 802.11n 2.4_5GHz Single-Band Access Point Hardware

Installation Guide

6PW102

3Com AP9152 and AP9552 Access Points Quick Configuration Guide

6W101

3Com AP9152 and AP9552 Access Points User Manual

6W101

3Com AP9152 and AP9552 Access Points Web-Based Configuration Manual

6W101

Related Documentation
For the most up-to-date version of documentation:
1)

Go to http://www.3Com.com/downloads

2)

Select Documentation for Type of File and select Product Category.

Software Upgrading
Upgrading the Access Point FAT Software

To upgrade the firmware, download the new software to your PC.

Direct your web browser to the APs IP Address

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http://151.104.126.81 (example of active AP, not using default IP Address)

Login in with the default username and password of admin and password respectively (or what you
have set as a login password)

Navigate to the Device page and then to the Device Maintenance page

Click on the Browse button

Find the firmware file that you downloaded

Select to overwrite old file

Select Reboot if you want to reboot when complete or leave unchecked if you want to reboot at a
later time.

Click on the Apply button and wait for firmware to complete download

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Abbreviations:
Abbreviations

Full spelling

AC

Access Controller

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard (included in 802.11i/WPA2)

AP

Access Point

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

CCMP

Counter mode (CTR) with CBC-MAC Protocol (AES)

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

STA

Station

TKIP

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access

WPA2

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 with AES encryption

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