In the vast number of networking equipment brands, 3Com found its place in the 1980s when they provided state of the art ethernet networking cards for computer systems of that era. If you owned a DEC or IBM PC, chances are you had some networking hardware that was closely related to 3Com. During the 1990s and early 2000s 3Com was at the height of their game, when hardware such as their switches, routers, voice IP systems and similar were good buys. During this time, 3Com merged with USRobotics and Palm, Inc. which vastly expanded 3Com’s business and market share for the better. As of 2010, the company’s assets were acquired by Hewlett-Packard and 3Com went defunct. 3Com Manuals are on high demand these days as well, due to their strong presence in the used networking hardware market.
Similar to the 3Com OfficeConnect 8/TPO Manual, the 3Com WL-561 Manual is no longer being actively marketed or supported by the company. If you’re having any specific issues, we would recommend jumping over to our 3Com Troubleshooting section. In there you can find several articles that could help you in configuring or troubleshooting your device, most notably:
- How to Troubleshoot your 3Com System, where we explain several steps in troubleshooting your device.
- How to Configure your 3Com System – an article explaining the basics of router configuration for common 3Com routers and phone systems.
The WL-561 is made by 3Com and it features dual band Wi-Fi technology within 802.11a/b/g standards. This means that it can achieve wireless speeds of up to 108Mbps. This router requires no power adapters as it has PoE support (Power over Ethernet). WDS is present and should be used, with all the available modes which include wireless client, bridge, and repeater. The supplied ethernet port is 10/100 Base-TX type and it makes the setup and installation procedure that much simpler and more intuitive. For most common issues you can always use the reset button on the back of the device which will most likely resolve your issue. Otherwise, proceed with the steps below.
Where Can You Download the 3Com WL-561 Router Manual?
When purchasing outdated networking devices, there is only a slight chance of it coming with its own factory printed manual. These always contain critical information regarding port availability, compatible standards and other specific information related to that device. Often, specific issues can be found posted and resolved in our 3Com Troubleshooting Section. In case it is not, we have the 3Com WL-561 Router Manual located on our servers. You can access it by following this link: https://sharedf.com/3com-wl-561-manual/
