NDC Instant Wave, User Manual

Page 1: ...oint User s Guide Rev 10 DEC 2000 National Datacomm Corporation 4F No 24 2 Industry East 4th Road Science Park Hsin Chu Taiwan R O C Tel 886 3 5783966 Fax 886 3 5777989 Technical Support E mail techsupt ndc com tw NDC World Wide Web www ndc com tw ...

Page 2: ...ions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorie...

Page 3: ...iple AP Installation 6 ROAMING 7 ACCESS POINT PLACEMENT GUIDELINES 8 Placing For Performance 8 Placement Tools 8 MOUNTING THE AP 8 Getting Started 9 ACCESS POINT HARDWARE INSTALLATION 9 LED INDICATORS 9 AP MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION UNINSTALLATION 11 Installation 11 Uninstalling 11 APCOMFigTool 12 USING THE AP COMFIG TOOL 12 AP COMFig Password 12 AP COMFig Service 13 Perform AP Self Diagnost...

Page 4: ...Upgrade AP Firmware 18 Reset AP Configuration 18 Trouble Shooting 19 Operational Problems 19 TechnicalSupport 21 NDC LimitedWarranty 22 Index 26 iv InstantWave High Rate Access Point ...

Page 5: ... 5 FIGURE 3 MULTIPLE AP NETWORK 5 FIGURE 4 ACCESS POINT 9 FIGURE 5 ACCESS POINT 9 FIGURE 6 ACCESS POINT LEDS 10 FIGURE 7 LED FUNCTIONS 13 FIGURE 8 AP COMFIG TOOL SERVICE 13 FIGURE 9 CONFIGURATION GENERAL 13 FIGURE 10 ENCRYPTION 16 FIGURE 11 CONFIGURATION FILTER 117 InstantWave High Speed Access Point v ...

Page 6: ...Packing List The package should contain the following items One Access Point One diskette for AP Management Software One AC Power Adapter This User s Guide vi InstantWave High Rate Access Point ...

Page 7: ...ata packets from the wired LAN to the wireless LAN and vice versa InstantWave High Rate Family The InstantWave High Rate Access Point is part of a family of easy to use high performance wireless communication products The family products include InstantWave High Rate Access Point NWH660 NWH650 InstantWave High Rate PCI Card NWH630 InstantWave High Rate PC Card NWH610 System Requirements System req...

Page 8: ...mobile PC is the ability to move freely The concept is similar to that of a cellular phone moving from one base station to another InstantWave High Rate offers built in high performance and seamless roaming capabilities Regulatory Domain InstantWave High Rate products use the unlicensed ISM Industrial Scientific Medical band to communicate through radio waves Different countries offer different ra...

Page 9: ...our network will meet the following criteria You will accept all default values Your network will have only one Access Point The AP COMFig Tool see page 12 permits AP configuration from a PC via a COM port connection The program enables the user to change the default Access Point IP configuration settings before introducing a new AP to an already established wireless network Before using the setup...

Page 10: ...network is to extend the range of the network If an AP is placed between Station 1 and Station 2 the radio transmission distance is effectively doubled since Station 1 can talk to Station 2 through the AP The drawback of this configuration is that the effective bandwidth is halved since all communication is relayed by the AP Figure 1 Simple Wireless Infrastructure Network Type 2 The next simplest ...

Page 11: ...Ethernet network The shadowed area represents signal overlap between subnet1 AP 1 and subnet2 AP 3 Figure 3 Multiple AP Network The reasons for having multiple APs installed are 1 To increase bandwidth in order to boost overall network performance 2 To extend the coverage range Any other type of configuration is usually a mix of these commonly used types InstantWave High Rate Access Point 5 ...

Page 12: ...h only one AP and a few Stations a Type 1 or Type 2 network configuration as described in Infrastructure Network page 4 the installation can be performed painlessly All you need to do is make sure the AP and all the wireless Stations hold the same Domain Name in their configuration Adding a new Station to an existing Infrastructure Network is easy Again all you need to do is to set the newly added...

Page 13: ... It is advisable that APs on different TCP IP subnets be given different Domain names to avoid roaming confusion seeAP COMFig Service page13 Note If you want to move your mobile PC between different APs without terminating the existing networking link you need to enable the roaming function on the Mobile Station The APs that a Mobile Station will roam to must also be configured with the same domai...

Page 14: ... may interfere with InstantWave High Rate resulting in performance degradation on the wireless network Placing For Performance For the best performance it is advisable that users follow the guidelines below in placing the product Place the AP as high as possible in as open an area as possible Avoid placing the AP especially the antenna close to metal objects e g file cabinets metal cubicles etc Ke...

Page 15: ...gure 4 Access Point step1 Connect the Ethernet network cable to the UTP port in the back panel of the Access Point step2 Connect the power adapter to the electricity outlet and then to the Access Point DC In port in the back panel of the access point step3 Turn on the AP power switch The Access Point is now ready to communicate with the wireless stations using its factory default settings Refer to...

Page 16: ...ernet transmission reception activity RF Color Function Link Green Indicates a wireless link If the radio fails this LED will not light TX RX Orange Blinks to indicate radio transmission reception activity Figure 6 LED Functions AP Management Software Installation Uninstallation Installation step1 Insert the InstantWave High Rate setup disk 1into drive A step2 From the Start menu select Run and ty...

Page 17: ... the setup screen You can stop the process anytime by clicking Cancel step7 After the program files have been copied click Start Programs Wireless LAN AP SB You will find the AP COMFig Tool and on the menu The AP COMFig Tool A simple Windows based AP configuration tool working through a direct COM port connection to the AP The AP COMFig tool is intended for simple first time configuration of AP pa...

Page 18: ...een Then follow the steps below to begin using the AP COMFig Tool step1 Connect the null modem cable to the serial port on the AP and connect the other end to a serial port on the PC step2 Select the COM port step3 Power on the AP The AP COMFig Tool will connect with the AP automatically Note You have to go through the steps above each time you want to use the AP COMFig Tool Using the AP COMFig To...

Page 19: ...creen provides access to the management features Figure 7 AP COMFig Tool Service Click the View and Modify AP Configuration button The Configuration screen will open Figure 8 General The General card Figure 8 is the first card on the Configuration Screen Figure 8 Configuration General InstantWave High Rate Access Point 13 ...

Page 20: ...Rate to select which rate you want to use Basic Rates This value determines the basic rates used and reported for this BSS by the AP The highest rate specified will be the rate that the AP will use when transmitting broadcast multicast and management frames Available options are 1 and 2 Mbps All 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps Channel Number You can change the channel number Channels supported on every carrie...

Page 21: ...nce if the frequency distance between the center frequencies is at least 30MHz For example channels 1 7 and 13 are non overlapping frequency channels After making any changes click the Apply button to make the changes effective immediately without closing the dialog box or click OK to accept the changes and close the box Clicking Add to APMS Host Table will add the information to the host table re...

Page 22: ... bit WEP key data encryption Proprietary The station communicates with this Access Point through NDC proprietary data encryption You must set the security keys before you enable use of encryption WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy It is an encryption scheme that provides secure wireless data communications to users WEP uses a 40 bit or 128 bit key to control network access In order to decode ...

Page 23: ...correctly a client cannot access the wireless LAN resources Click Apply Filter The next tab on the dialog box is Filter Figure 10 This is a one way protocol filtering mechanism that prevents the AP from transmitting certain protocols from the Wired Ethernet LAN into the Wireless zone If you do not require particular protocols on the wireless part of your network you can save bandwidth by enabling ...

Page 24: ...ests have completed the Cancel button changes to a Close button Click Close to return to the Service card Upgrade AP Firmware The Access Point s AP s embedded software is burned into the flash ROM However an updated AP code may be installed via a COM port using the AP COMFig program Click on Update AP Firmware Figure 7 page 13 The Update AP Firmware dialog box will open Use the Browse button to ch...

Page 25: ... metal casing e g metal filing cabinets 1 Make sure the antenna is firmly screwed in 2 Arrange the antenna position to get the best radio signal quality Transmission or reception throughput is low during network file accessing Many stations are connected to the same group and heavily utilizing the network 1 On an Infrastructure wireless network use Network Watcher to find and connect to a differen...

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Page 27: ...were doing when the error occurred What error messages you saw Whether the problem can be reproduced The serial number of your product The firmware version number A copy of the AP configuration file NDC Technical Support is available via e mail at techsupt ndc com tw For other information about NDC please visit us at www ndc com tw InstantWave High Rate Access Point 21 ...

Page 28: ...ducts and parts will become the property of NDC Any replaced or repaired product or part has a ninety 90 day warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty period whichever is longer NDC shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect in the product does not exist or was caused by the purchaser s or any third party s misuse neglect imprope...

Page 29: ...haser via AIR MAIL prepaid by NDC If returned by another carrier the purchaser will pay the difference A return freight and handling fee will be charged to the purchaser if NDC determines that there was No Problem Found or that the damage was caused by the user Warning NDC is not responsible for the integrity of any data on storage equipment hard drives tape drives floppy diskettes etc We recommen...

Page 30: ...er its expiration date If this product does not function as warranted your sole remedy shall be repair or replacement as provided for above In no case shall NDC be liable for any incidental consequential special or indirect damages resulting from loss of data loss of profits or loss of use even if NDC or an authorized NDC distributor dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damages or fo...

Page 31: ...Laws of the Member States relating to R TTE Directive 99 5 EC For evaluation regarding electromagnetic compatibility the following standards were applied EN 300 328 November 1996 A1 July 1997 EN 300 826 November 1997 En 60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1996 A11 1997 The manufacturer importer is responsible for this declaration Company Name NDC EUROPE CO LTD Company Address 1 EARLSFORT CENTRE ...

Page 32: ...ain Name 2 15 34 Assigning 27 E Extended Service Set ID 15 34 F Filter Protocols 20 31 Flash ROM 22 G General 14 Group ID 2 H Host Table 23 I Information AP 36 IP Address Assigning 26 Assigning 30 IP Default 18 L LEDs 11 M MAC Address 37 Modify AP Configuration 14 N Network Infrastructure 4 Multiple APs 5 P Password AP COMFig 13 Placement Guidelines 8 Placing for performance 8 Tools 9 Protocol Fil...

Page 33: ...ng 27 Assigning 18 30 System Requirements 1 T TCP IP address 18 30 Troubleshooting 39 U Uninstalling 12 Upgrade AP Firmware 34 36 Upgrade Firmware 22 V View 36 W Wireless Cell 2 Wireless Stations 37 2 InstantWave High Rate Access Point ...