BreezeCOM PC-DS.11 User Manual Download Page 3

Statement of Conditions

The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. BreezeCOM Ltd. shall not
be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the
furnishing, performance, or use of this manual or equipment supplied with it.

Warranty

In the following warranty text, “the Company” shall mean:

 - BreezeCOM Inc., for products located in the USA.

 - BreezeCOM Ltd., for products located outside the USA.

This BreezeNET product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one
year. During this warranty period the Company will, at its option, either repair or replace products that
prove to be defective.

For warranty service or repair, the product must be returned to a service facility designated by the
Company. Authorization to return products must be obtained prior to shipment. The buyer shall pay all
shipping charges to the Company and the Company shall pay shipping charges to return the product to the
buyer.

The Company warrants that the firmware designed by it for use with the unit will execute its programming
instructions when properly installed on the unit. The Company does not warrant that the operation of the
unit or firmware will be uninterrupted or error-free.

Limitation of Warranty

The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by
the buyer, buyer supplied interfacing, unauthorized modification or misuse, operation outside of the
environmental specifications for the product, or improper site preparation or maintenance. No other
warranty is expressed or implied. The Company specifically disclaims the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose.

Electronic Emission Notices

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules, ETSI 300-328, UL, UL/C, TUV/GS, and CE.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1.

 

This device may not cause harmful interference.

2.

 

This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

Summary of Contents for PC-DS.11

Page 1: ...BreezeNET DS 11 Series PC DS 11 User s Manual May 1999 Cat xxxxxxxx Rev A...

Page 2: ...en permission of the copyright owner No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form without the written permission of the copyright owner Trade Names BreezeNET and BreezeLINK are t...

Page 3: ...Company shall pay shipping charges to return the product to the buyer The Company warrants that the firmware designed by it for use with the unit will execute its programming instructions when properl...

Page 4: ...able below Integrated PCMCIA antenna 1 8cm 0 7 inches Optional PC Card 2dBi antenna 1 8cm 0 7 inches Professional Installer Antennas The indoor PC Card antennas use a unique connector and do not requi...

Page 5: ...Point 3 1 5 Where to Use DSSS 3 2 Installation 5 2 1 Installation for Windows 95B 5 2 2 Installation for Windows 98 6 2 3 Installation for Windows NT 6 1 1 Indoor Installation considerations 9 1 1 1 S...

Page 6: ...Table of Contents User s Manual vi BreezeNET DS 11 4 5 Drivers 18 4 6 Specific features 18 4 7 Physical Dimensions 18...

Page 7: ...following chapters Chapter 1 Introduction Explains how to use this manual and presents the BreezeNET DS 11 series Chapter 2 Installation Describes how to install the BreezeNET DS 11 series units Chap...

Page 8: ...ucture items in the DS 11 series line offer Flash updates Easy Installation The DS 11 series supports a true plug and play Transmit Diversity The DS 11 series supports a single or dual antennas divers...

Page 9: ...rd Ethernet LAN stations are wired to a common bus When one of the stations sends a message it assigns a destination address to the message and sends the message on the bus All stations on the bus hea...

Page 10: ...Radio Signal Propagation User s Manual A 4 BreezeNET DS 11 DSSS WBS DS 11 WBC DS 11 AP DS 11 AP DS 11 DSSS DSSS SA DS 11 SA DS 11 SA DS 11 Figure 1 1 A Typical DS 11 installation with indoor and outdo...

Page 11: ...IA slot on your computer Windows 95 detects the unit briefly displays the New Hardware Found window and then displays the Update Device Driver Wizard window 2 Insert the BreezeCOM drivers diskette and...

Page 12: ...option and press Next 4 Insert the BreezeCOM drivers diskette select the Floppy disk drives option and press Next 5 The installation wizard notifies you that the driver for the BreezeCOM PCMCIA Wirele...

Page 13: ...AN PC Card and press OK The PC DS 11 LAN Adapter Properties window appears Figure 4 1 PC DS 11 LAN Adapter Properties Window 5 The default settings are memory range D0000h to D3FFFh IRQ 11 In the foll...

Page 14: ...Appendix A Radio Signal Propagation User s Manual A 8 BreezeNET DS 11...

Page 15: ...selection antenna diversity antenna polarization construction materials and cell size Figure 0 2 BreezeNET LAN in a typical office environment 1 1 1 Site Selection Factors BreezeNET DS 11 wireless LAN...

Page 16: ...e external antennas and RF cable Heat Sources Keep the units well away from sources of heat such as radiators air conditioners etc 1 1 1 1 Site Selection for Access Points When positioning Access Poin...

Page 17: ...he doors or glass sections 1 1 2 Construction Materials A cell s coverage area is affected by the construction materials of the walls partitions ceilings floors and the furnishings of the cell Due to...

Page 18: ...core 15 20dB 15 150ft 50m Floor Ceiling heavy solid core 20 25dB 10 100ft 30m Note Take stairwells and elevator shafts into consideration when positioning Access Points There is no way to quantify the...

Page 19: ...offices partitioned into individual workspaces factory floor areas warehouses etc The suggested maximum distance between Access Point and workstation Standard AP DS 11 100m 300 ft Closed Indoor Areas...

Page 20: ...he Signal Quality tab to see what the signal quality is for your connection A signal quality above 80 is considered a good link If the signal quality is lower than 80 move closer to the Access point t...

Page 21: ...rding to your cell plan See Section Error Reference source not found for further information Add descriptive information about each Access Point for later reference 3 2 More about Cells Each Access Po...

Page 22: ...dio Signal Propagation User s Manual A 16 BreezeNET DS 11 FCC United States 1 11 1 6 11 DOC Canada 1 11 1 6 11 ETSI Europe except Spain and France 1 13 1 7 13 SPAIN Spain 10 10 FRANCE France 10 10 MKK...

Page 23: ...00 826 CE marked IEEE 802 11 standard for Wireless LAN All major networking standards including IP IPX 4 2 Environmental Operating temperature ambient 0 C to 55 C 32 F to 131 F Storage temperature 5 C...

Page 24: ...gain antenna Frequency range 2 4 2 4835 Ghz direct sequence spread spectrum Number of Channels Europe 13 3 non overlapping US 11 3 non overlapping France 4 1 non overlapping 4 5 Drivers Windows 95 98...

Page 25: ...Appendix A Radio Signal Propagation BreezeNET DS 11 Series A 19 User s Guide...

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