Percon Falcon RF, User Manual

Page 1: ...lowing is a draft User Manual with operational instructions Any reference to Frequency Hopping should read Direct Sequencing A final copy of the User Manual will be sent to the FCC as soon as it is av...

Page 2: ...Lucent WaveLAN Falcon RF DOS PORTABLE DATA TERMINAL Wireless LAN Supplement...

Page 3: ...arks of Percon Incorporated WaveLAN is a registered trademark of Lucent Technologies Inc Microsoft Microsoft Windows and Windows for Workgroups are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp Novell is a...

Page 4: ...you remain with PERCON and Novell Inc Human readable code of the Software source code is not licensed to the licensee Unauthorized copying of the Software or the accompanying docu mentation or failure...

Page 5: ...IDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND INTERNATIONAL USE Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is...

Page 6: ...1 WaveLAN 2 Network Operating System Support 2 Power Management 3 Attaching the Antenna Connector 3 Chapter Two Configuring the Falcon RF 5 Getting Started 6 Installing ODI Drivers 6 ODI with TCP IP 7...

Page 7: ...Contents vi Falcon RF WaveLAN Supplement Chapter Three Wireless Topologies and Site Surveys 23 Single Cell Topology 24 Multiple Cell Topology 24 Site Surveys 26...

Page 8: ...sing the WaveLAN wireless LAN PC Card It is provided as a supplement to the Falcon User s Guide The user s guide contains important information about using the Falcon along with bar codes for setting...

Page 9: ...interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at h...

Page 10: ...ain a continuous seamless connection to a wired network This chapter provides an overview of the WaveLAN wireless LAN PC card Percon part no 0840 0011 00 and its use with the Falcon NOTE For informati...

Page 11: ...nect to the WaveLAN network through access points APs With a WaveLAN PC card installed in a Falcon the Falcon becomes a mobile unit associated with WaveLAN APs in a given domain The Falcon appears as...

Page 12: ...power usage by suspending communication while the asso ciated AP saves data for the Falcon The Falcon wakes at given inter vals and checks for messages from the AP Attaching the Antenna Connector NOTE...

Page 13: ...WaveLAN Wireless LAN PC Card 4 Falcon RF WaveLAN Supplement Figure 1 1 Connecting the Antenna to the PC Card NOTE Be sure to insert the connector into the correct socket as shown in the figure Antenna...

Page 14: ...Falcon Configuration Utility Use of the utility is covered in the Falcon User s Guide This chapter contains configuration information specific to the use of the Lucent WaveLAN wireless LAN PC card Ch...

Page 15: ...see the Falcon User s Guide Installing ODI Drivers The Falcon RF installation package includes open data link interface ODI drivers for TCP IP IPX SPX NetWare Client and custom instal lations G For TC...

Page 16: ...lect the PX_TCPIP CFG configuration file In the next Open dialog box select a program settings file If you do not have a specific one that you want to use select DEFAULT PRS Figure 2 1 The Open Dialog...

Page 17: ...use Figure 2 2 The File Selection Dialog Box for Adding an Application File REMINDER See the Falcon User s Guide for complete information on using the menus and dialog boxes in the Falcon Configurati...

Page 18: ...s to be executed in the AUTOEXEC BAT file select the AUTOEXEC BAT button Enter the commands and save the revised file before exiting from the text editor NOTE Verify that the drive and directories of...

Page 19: ...NET CFG file in the PERCON FALCON RF LUCENT directory 13 Under the heading Protocol TCPIP replace the Xs with the appropriate IP address IP router and IP netmask numbers 14 Save the NET CFG file befor...

Page 20: ...e 2 4 Select the PX_VLM CFG configuration file In the next Open dialog box select a program settings file If you do not have a specific one that you want to use select DEFAULT PRS Figure 2 4 The Open...

Page 21: ...o use Figure 2 5 The File Selection Dialog Box for Adding an Application File REMINDER See the Falcon User s Guide for complete information on using the menus and dialog boxes in the Falcon Configurat...

Page 22: ...nds to be executed in the AUTOEXEC BAT file select the AUTOEXEC BAT button Enter the commands and save the revised file before exiting from the text editor NOTE Verify that the drive and directories o...

Page 23: ...RF LUCENT directory 13 In the NetWare DOS Requester section assign whatever drive letter you want to FIRST NETWORK DRIVE Set PRE FERRED SERVER to the name of the network to which you will be connecti...

Page 24: ...group on your PC 2 From the Main Menu select the Custom button 3 An Open dialog box will appear see figure 2 7 Select the PX_IPX CFG configuration file In the next Open dialog box select a program set...

Page 25: ...o use Figure 2 8 The File Selection Dialog Box for Adding an Application File REMINDER See the Falcon User s Guide for complete information on using the menus and dialog boxes in the Falcon Configurat...

Page 26: ...nds to be executed in the AUTOEXEC BAT file select the AUTOEXEC BAT button Enter the commands and save the revised file before exiting from the text editor NOTE Verify that the drive and directories o...

Page 27: ...guration files used to configure a generic ODI implementation on the Falcon The sample files can be used as a starting point for any implementation that relies on ODI AUTOEXEC BAT The following is a s...

Page 28: ...LINK SUPPORT LAYER THE LUCENT WAVELAN ODI REM DRIVERS AND THE TCP IP PROTOCOL STACK REM C NET LSL COM C NET WVLAN43 COM C NET TCPIP EXE X REM REM THE FOLLOWING LINES ADD SYSTEM COMPONENTS TO THE PATH...

Page 29: ...appropriate IP addresses in order for your network to function properly IP_Address XXX XXX XXX XXX IP_Router XXX XXX XXX XXX IP_Netmask XXX XXX XXX XXX Protocol TCPIP IP_Address 208 152 16 84 IP_Rout...

Page 30: ...a and the respective setting of this parameter in the configuration of the access points Valid values are 1 Low default 2 Medium and 3 High Transmit_Rate Identifies the preferred data transmission spe...

Page 31: ...eLAN Supplement Node Address Can t find in their manual Card_Power_Management Can t find in their manual Valid values Y N Maximum_Sleep_Duration Can t find in their manual Receive_All_Multicasts Can t...

Page 32: ...onnected to networks With Falcon RF models radio signals between the Falcon units and the AP replace the wires connecting the nodes to the network Falcon RF units may be used in various network topolo...

Page 33: ...range or cell to another while maintaining the same net work connection APs establish cells similar in concept to those of a cellular phone network Any mobile unit in this case a Falcon RF unit will...

Page 34: ...N wireless LAN the user can move freely between the access points in the network When the roaming Falcon RF unit leaves the transmission range of one WaveLAN access point the PC card automatically pol...

Page 35: ...the most effective num ber of access points at a site and the best placement and position ing of antennas for optimal reception of radio signals This is done by identifying areas where transmission fa...