Enterasys R1 SOHO, Setup And Installation Manual

Page 1: ...R1 SOHO Access Point Setup and Installation P N 9033728 01 E N J O Y T H E F R E E D O M O F W I R E L E S S N E T W O R K I N G enterasys com ...

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Page 3: ...ND ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF KNOWN OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES December 2001 by Enterasys NetworksTM Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Enterasys Networks 35 Industrial Way Rochester NH 03867 Order Number 9033728 01 Enterasys Enterasys Networks RoamAbout and the RoamAbout logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Enterasys Networ...

Page 4: ...try Canada Canada Class B Computing Device This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada Europe EC Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and EMC Directive 89 336 EEC VCCI Notice This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Counci...

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Page 8: ... EY direktiivin 89 336 EEC ja direktiivin 73 23 EEC oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien näiden direktiivien muiden ehtojen mukainen ENTERASYS NetworksTM déclare que la carte PC RoamAbout IEEE 802 11 est conforme aux conditions essentielles et aux dispositions relatives à la directive 1999 5 EC la directive 89 336 EEC et à la directive 73 23 EEC the Netherlands NL License required for outdoor...

Page 9: ... Selecting the Installation Location 2 3 Installation 2 3 CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP TO USE THE ROAMABOUT R1 In This Chapter 3 1 Checking the Wireless PC Card 3 2 Setting up your Computer 3 3 Installing the TCP IP Protocol in your PC 3 3 Installation 3 3 Setting TCP IP to Work with the RoamAbout R1 3 3 Dynamic IP Allocation via a DHCP Server 3 4 Manual IP Configuration 3 4 Verifying the TCP IP Connectio...

Page 10: ...t R1 Print Server 4 8 Configuring the RoamAbout R1 Print Server 4 8 Windows 95 98 NT 4 8 Windows 2000 Me 4 9 Macintosh 4 9 UNIX 4 10 APPENDIX A CABLE AND PORT PIN OUT ASSIGNMENTS Ethernet Cable A 1 Specifications A 1 Twisted pair Cable A 1 Straight through Cable A 2 Crossover Cable A 2 RJ 45 Port Pin Assignments A 2 HPNA Cable A 3 Specifications A 3 Wiring Conventions A 3 Pin Assignments A 3 Seria...

Page 11: ...this chapter is presented as follows Kit Contents Inspect all cartons for shipping damage After unpacking the RoamAbout R1 check the contents of the box to ensure that you received the components shown in Figure 1 1 The descriptions are listed in Table 1 1 Report any discrepancies to your Enterasys Representative Topic Page Kit Contents 1 1 Site Requirements and Specifications 1 3 System Requireme...

Page 12: ... Point Setup and Installation Guide this document 6 RoamAbout R1 SOHO Access Point V1 0 Kit CD ROM Important To meet the Regulatory requirements for your country please be sure you only install the RoamAbout R1 SOHO Access Point labeled with the correct model number for your country For example if you are installing the RoamAbout in the USA only install the RoamAbout product labeled RBTR1 AX LAN 1...

Page 13: ... need a computer equipped with a 10 Mbps 100 Mbps or 10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet card or a USB to Ethernet converter For wireless LAN connections each computer must have an 11 Mbps wireless adapter A RoamAbout PC Card for each computer The RoamAbout R1 supports up to 32 users TCP IP network protocol installed on each PC that needs to access the Internet A Java enabled Web browser Microsoft Internet ...

Page 14: ...utomatic fallback to 5 5 2 or 1 Mbps Maximum Channels US Canada 11 Europe ETSI 13 Range Indoors Up to 160 ft 50 m Range Outdoors Up to 480 ft 150 m Frequency US Canada Europe 2 400 2 4835 GHz Sensitivity 1 2 5 5 Mbps 80 dBm 11 Mbps 76 dbm typical Modulation CCK BPSK QPSK Encryption 40 bit 128 bit WEP Maximum Clients 32 Printer Parallel One DB 25 printer port Parameter Description Operating Environ...

Page 15: ...nment Packaged Drop 38 inches from floor Shock Transportation Packaged 4 000 bumps 10G You must use the power supply included with this product Power supply outputs and current ratings should not exceed the stated minimum voltages and should not fall below the stated minimum voltages Parameter Value Power Connector Coaxial Type Power Plug that mates with Switchcraft RAPC712 Jack Switchcraft 760 or...

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Page 17: ...r is presented as follows Front and Back Panel The RoamAbout R1 front panel and back panel are shown in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Front and Back Panel Topic Page Front and Back Panel 2 1 Front Panel LEDs 2 2 Back Panel 2 2 Selecting the Installation Location 2 3 Installation 2 3 Front Panel LAN 1 PWR WLAN WAN 2 3 Link Activity Back Panel RESET PRINTER COM WAN 1 2 3 5V 2A MAX ...

Page 18: ...ireless Antennas Dual antennas provide optimal reception by dynamically choosing the best antenna for each client Reset Button Use this button to reset the power and restore the default factory settings Press the button in for 5 seconds to reset to the factory default settings Printer Port Parallel port 25 pins D type female Connect the shared printer to this port COM Port Serial port 9 pins D typ...

Page 19: ...RoamAbout R1 to your PC using a PC Card Position both antennas on the back of the RoamAbout R1 into the desired positions For more effective coverage position one antenna along the vertical axis and the other along the horizontal axis The antennas provide more effective coverage when positioned along alternate axes Ensure that the computer is within radio range of the RoamAbout R1 2 Connect to the...

Page 20: ...connect it to the RoamAbout R1 Printer port on the back panel using a standard parallel printer cable Or if your printer already has an Ethernet Card you can plug it into ports 1 2 or 3 on the RoamAbout R1 back panel 4 Apply power to the RoamAbout R1 Connect the power adapter to the RoamAbout R1 Plug the power adapter into the power jack Verify that the Power LED is on green 5 Go to Chapter 3 set ...

Page 21: ...rd is properly installed in each computer along with its associated drivers and utilities Configure your computer to connect to the RoamAbout R1 In This Chapter Information in this chapter is presented as follows NOTE RoamAbout PC Cards are sold separately Contact your Enterasys representative for more information Topic Page Checking the Wireless PC Card 3 2 Setting up your Computer 3 3 Installing...

Page 22: ...ed to change certain settings for your PC Card to communicate with the RoamAbout R1 Use the following values Network Type Peer to Peer Wireless Network Name default Channel 6 for North America 7 for European ETSI WEP Security Disable Disabling HTTP Proxy 3 9 Obtaining IP Settings 3 10 Windows 95 98 Me 3 10 Windows 2000 3 10 Windows NT 3 11 Macintosh 3 11 NOTE Enterasys Networks recommends establis...

Page 23: ... click on the Network icon and select the Configuration tab 3 Select the Protocol button and click on Add 4 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers and TCP IP from the list of Network Protocols 5 Click on OK to complete the installation 6 Restart your computer Setting TCP IP to Work with the RoamAbout R1 Perform the following steps to setup TCP IP 1 Click on Start and select Settings Contr...

Page 24: ...e RoamAbout R1 the default is 192 168 2 1 and click on Add 5 Select the DNS Configuration tab 6 Enter the IP Address of the RoamAbout R1 the default is 192 168 2 1 and click on Add DNS requests are automatically relayed to the DNS server provided by your ISP Otherwise add specific servers into the DNS Server Search Order field and click Add Verifying the TCP IP Connection After you install the TCP...

Page 25: ...Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol or DHCP Other ISP s specify the IP address and associated numbers which you must enter manually This is also known as a static IP address How your ISP assigns your IP address determines how you configure your computer Refer to your operating system section for instructions Windows 95 98 Me Perform the following steps to determine how your IP address assignment i...

Page 26: ...may need your Windows 95 98 Me operating system CD to copy some files When the copying is complete you are prompted to restart your system Click Yes and your computer will shut down and restart 10 Go to the Obtaining IP Settings section in this chapter Windows NT 4 0 Perform the following steps to determine how your IP address assignment is determined and configure the TCP IP settings on Windows N...

Page 27: ... click the Network Dial Up Connections icon 3 Double click the icon that corresponds with the connection to your RoamAbout R1 4 Click Properties 5 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP 6 All then information you need to record is in the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box Record the information here _____________________________________________________________ __________________________...

Page 28: ...o the Disabling HTTP Proxy section of this document 4 If you are using a static IP Address select Manually in the Configure field a Enter 192 168 123 x where x is any number between 1 and 253 This number must be different for each computer on the network b Enter 255 255 255 0 in the Subnet Mask field c Enter 192 168 123 254 on the Router Address field This is the RoamAbout R1 default IP Address d ...

Page 29: ...Connections tab 3 Click on the LAN Settings button 4 Clear all check boxes 5 Click on OK and then click on OK again to close the Internet Options window 6 Go to the Obtaining IP Settings section of this document Using Netscape Perform the following steps to disable HTTP Proxy 1 Open Netscape and click on the Stop button Click on Edit then click on Preferences 2 In the Preferences window under Cate...

Page 30: ... and your Default Gateway is 192 168 2 1 These values confirm that your RoamAbout R1 is functioning 4 Click on OK to close the IP Configuration window Your computer is now configured to connect to your RoamAbout R1 5 Go to Chapter 4 RoamAbout R1 Configuration Windows 2000 Perform the following steps to obtain new IP settings on Windows 2000 1 From the Windows desktop click on Start Programs Access...

Page 31: ...4 Type EXIT and ENTER to close the Command Prompt window Your computer is now configured to connect to your RoamAbout R1 5 Go to Chapter 4 RoamAbout R1 Configuration Macintosh Perform the following steps to obtain new IP settings on Macintosh 1 Select Control Panels and then TCP IP from the Apple Menu 2 In the TCP IP window your new settings will be shown Verify that your IP address is now 192 168...

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Page 33: ...Web Management help and the RoamAbout R1 SOHO Access Point User s Guide located on the CD for advanced configuration information In This Chapter Information in this chapter is presented as follows Topic Page Accessing the RoamAbout R1 Web Management 4 2 Configuring the RoamAbout R1 4 3 Configuring the RoamAbout R1 for a Dynamic IP Address 4 4 Configuring the RoamAbout R1 for a Static IP Address 4 ...

Page 34: ...ult password of password in the password field The RoamAbout R1 web console management Main page appears See Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Main Page NOTE Only one management session can be logged in at a time You must log out of the current session on the system before you can manage the RoamAbout R1 from a different system The Web Management session automatically logs you out after 5 minutes of idle time...

Page 35: ...ngs will only be visible to your local network and not to the Internet a In most applications you should not change the IP address from the default 192 168 2 1 If you are implementing your RoamAbout R1 into an existing network you may need to change it to match your current addressing scheme b By using the RoamAbout R1 s built in DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server you are allowing the...

Page 36: ... uses PPPoE go to Configuring the RoamAbout R1 for PPPoE Configuring the RoamAbout R1 for a Dynamic IP Address Perform the following steps to configure the RoamAbout R1 for a dynamic IP address 1 Click on WAN in the Main page 2 Click on the Dynamic IP address radio button and then click More Configuration The Host Name is optional but may be required by some ISP s The default MAC address is set to...

Page 37: ...y 6 If you are connecting to the Internet with a dynamic IP address you probably do not need to enter anything here However if there is a DNS server that you would rather use enter the DNS server addresses in the spaces provided ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________...

Page 38: ...net with static IP settings it s likely that your ISP has also provided DNS server addresses 5 Enter the DNS server address es in the spaces provided ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 6 Click SAVE when finished Many ISP s use modems that automatically c...

Page 39: ...anything here However if there is another DNS server that you would rather use enter the DNS server addresses in the spaces provided 7 Click SAVE when finished Many ISP s use modems that automatically configure Sometimes connection information is stored on the modem and needs to be updated You may need to shut down and restart your modem after the configured is complete 8 Restart your modem by rem...

Page 40: ...e installation process 3 Click Next for each window to accept the defaults and Finish when complete 4 Windows must reboot for the changes to take place When prompted to reboot select Yes and click OK The default installation path is C Programs RoamAbout RoamAbout R1 Print Server The directory contains an uninstall program if you ever want to uninstall it Configuring the RoamAbout R1 Print Server A...

Page 41: ...rinter on the Internet or on your Intranet 5 Enter the IP address of the RoamAbout R1 in the URL field The default IP address is 192 168 2 1 Click Next when finished 6 Select the printer you have attached to the RoamAbout R1 from the list of manufacturers and printers 7 Follow the prompts to finish installing the printer 8 You are prompted to print a test page Click Yes to make sure that your prin...

Page 42: ... 8 Enter a name and location for the desktop printer icon and click OK 9 Set your printing options by highlighting the Desktop Printer icon and select Change Setup from the Printing Menu 10 Repeat Steps 1 9 on all of the Mac OS computers on your network UNIX You can use the LPR protocol to access the RoamAbout R1 Print Server The UNIX station configuration must correct The R1 printer server queue ...

Page 43: ... that you can use straight through cable to attach the LAN ports to any network device However when connecting the WAN port to a broadband modem you will need to use either straight through or cross over cable depending on the port type used on the modem Figure A 1 illustrates how the pins on the RJ 45 connector are numbered Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the...

Page 44: ...N port is only configured for MDI X mode Straight Through RJ 45 Pin Assignments End 1 End 2 1 TD 1 TD 2 TD 2 TD 3 RD 3 RD 6 RD 6 RD Pins 4 5 7 and 8 are not connected Crossover RJ 45 Pin Assignments End 1 End 2 1 TD 3 RD 2 TD 6 RD 3 RD 1 TD 6 RD 2 TD Pins 4 5 7 and 8 are not connected Pin MDI Signal Name MDI X Signal Name 1 Transmit Data TD Receive Data RD 2 Transmit Data TD Receive Data RD 3 Rece...

Page 45: ...ing figure illustrates how the pins on the RJ 11 connector are numbered Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the wires to the pins Figure A 2 RJ 11 Connector Pin Numbers Pin Assignments With phone cable only pins 3 and 4 are used Pins 4 5 7 and 8 are not connected The and signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair DO NOT plug a phone jack...

Page 46: ... Port Pin Numbers 4 Tip 1 2 5 6 Rx EIA Circuit CCITT Signal Description R1 DB9 DTE Pin PCDB9 DTE Pin Modem DB25 DCE Pin Signal Direction DTE DCE CF 109 DCD Data Carrier Detected 1 1 8 BB 104 RxD Received Data 2 2 3 BA 103 TxD Transmitted Data 3 3 2 CD 108 2 DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 4 20 AB 102 SG Signal Ground 5 5 7 CC 107 DSR Data Set Ready 6 6 6 CA 105 RTS Request to Send 7 7 4 CB 106 CTS Clear...

Page 47: ...in Serial Port CCITT Signal PC s 9 Pin COM Port 1 DCD DCD 1 2 RXD TXD 3 3 TXD RXD 2 4 DTR DSR 6 5 SGND SGND 5 6 DSR DTR 4 7 RTS CTS 8 8 CTS RTS 7 9 RI RI 9 RoamAbout R1 s 9 Pin Serial Port CCITT Signal Modem s 25 Pin DCE Port 1 DCD 8 2 RXD 3 3 TXD 2 4 DTR 20 5 SGND 7 6 DSR 6 7 RTS 4 8 CTS 5 9 RI 22 ...

Page 48: ...ial Port to 25 Pin DTE Port on PC RoamAbout R1 s 9 Pin Serial Port Null Modem PC s 25 Pin DTE Port 1 DCD 8 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 3 TXD 2 RXD 4 DTR 20 DTR 5 SGND 7 SGND 6 DSR 6 DSR 7 RTS 4 RTS 8 CTS 5 CTS 9 RI 22 RI ...

Page 49: ...ed in the following table Figure A 4 DB 25 Printer Port Pin Numbers DB 25 Printer Port Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name Direction 1 Strobe To printer 2 Data 0 To printer 3 Data 1 To printer 4 Data 2 To printer 5 Data 3 To printer 6 Data 4 To printer 7 Data 5 To printer 8 Data 6 To printer 9 Data 7 To printer 10 ACK To print server 11 Busy To print server 12 Paper End To print server 13 Select To pr...

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Page 51: ...ile check for loose power connections power losses or surges at the power outlet If you still cannot isolate the problem then the external power supply may be defective In this case contact Enterasys Networks Technical Support for assistance Link LED is Off Verify that the RoamAbout R1 and attached device are powered on Be sure the cable is plugged into both the RoamAbout R1 and the corresponding ...

Page 52: ...R1 Management Problems Cannot connect using the Web browser Ensure that you configured the RoamAbout R1 with a valid IP address subnet mask and default gateway Check that you have a valid network connection to the RoamAbout R1 and that the port you are using has not been disabled Check the network cabling between the management station and the RoamAbout R1 Verify that there is no other management ...