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Introduction

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ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL-II

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Roaming

The roaming feature lets you construct bigger wireless networks using any
number of access points.  When stations switch from one wireless cell to
another while connected, they are automatically logged off of the previous
access point and logged onto the next.

100324 Wireless IL-11.book Seite 19 Montag, 30. Oktober 2000 4:13 16

Summary of Contents for LANCOM Wireless IL-II

Page 1: ...ELSA LANCOM TM Wireless IL II 100324 Wireless IL 11 book Seite 1 Montag 30 Oktober 2000 4 13 16...

Page 2: ...ification authority has confirmed ELSA conformity to the worldwide ISO 9001 standard in certificate number 09 100 5069 issued on June 15 1998 You can find all declarations and approvals for the produc...

Page 3: ...l information e g wireless networks general networking technology TCP IP etc workshop with detailed ex amples of applications reference section for general information includ ing a complete descriptio...

Page 4: ...ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL II EN 100324 Wireless IL 11 book Seite 4 Montag 30 Oktober 2000 4 13 16...

Page 5: ...e device 29 2 6 Software installation 29 2 7 Quickstart 30 2 7 1 The wizards 31 2 7 2 Basic settings 31 3 Configuration and management 37 3 1 Radio or wired configuration approaches 37 3 2 Configurati...

Page 6: ...y for the device 54 4 2 2 Security for your WLAN 56 4 2 3 Security for your LAN 57 4 3 ISDN routing 62 4 3 1 ISDN name list 63 4 3 2 Interface settings 64 4 3 3 Router interface settings 65 4 3 4 Laye...

Page 7: ...7 4 8 2 Reading the accounting data 87 5 Technical data 89 5 1 Power and ratings data 89 5 2 Radio frequency channels 91 6 Appendix 93 6 1 Declaration of conformity 93 6 2 General Warranty conditions...

Page 8: ...ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL II EN 100324 Wireless IL 11 book Seite 8 Montag 30 Oktober 2000 4 13 16...

Page 9: ...N products can use up to 13 radio frequency channels in a frequency band between 2400 MHz and 2483 MHz The devices are approved for operation in all EU countries and Switzerland Use of the devices is...

Page 10: ...the other side to exchange data between the two networks Radio cell The maximum area in which wireless network adapters in mobile stations and the access point can reach each other and exchange data...

Page 11: ...c within the WLANs A wireless network with a access point is also referred to as an infrastructure network This network type is ideally suited as an addition to existing LANs The infra structure netwo...

Page 12: ...LANCOM Wireless IL 11 access point offers a special supplemen tary function The access point connects both the wireless network and the ISDN or DSL network simultaneously to the wired network via the...

Page 13: ...rface s of an ISDN basic rate interface in point to multipoint configuration multi device terminal or in point to point configuration system terminal The router au tomatically detects your port type a...

Page 14: ...nfig help you get the unit operating in a few steps Software update Your device has a flash ROM memory to ensure that its software remains state of the art This allows new firmware to be loaded onto t...

Page 15: ...nection This puts you in constant control of your phone bill If charge information is not available from your ISDN connection you can also limit the active ISDN connect time for a specified period The...

Page 16: ...wireless networks The wireless connection of WLAN clients to the access point is continuously monitored and the current status is also displayed You have a choice of the following Set the wireless pa...

Page 17: ...o serve as an effective filter for the users in your local network Access to specified domains can be denied to individual computers or complete networks ELSA LANCAPI and ELSA CAPI Faxmodem The main a...

Page 18: ...or the exchange of data are entered in a list to ensure that not every NetBIOS packet results in the establishment of a connection As a NetBIOS proxy the router answers the queries for known workstati...

Page 19: ...ruct bigger wireless networks using any number of access points When stations switch from one wireless cell to another while connected they are automatically logged off of the previous access point an...

Page 20: ...Introduction ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL II 20 EN 100324 Wireless IL 11 book Seite 20 Montag 30 Oktober 2000 4 13 16...

Page 21: ...cer wireless network adapter with integrated antenna already in the access point Power adapter LAN connector cable also suitable when connecting to a DSL modem ISDN connection cable Documentation CD c...

Page 22: ...tart Settings Control panel Network TCP IP Properties IP address Auto matically receive IP address Also delete any existing entries for DNS servers and gateways found under the Gateway and DNS Config...

Page 23: ...sses have been specified for DNS servers and the gateway 2 3 2 Windows NT 4 0 Using Windows NT 4 0 as an example this section will show what needs to be done if it is not already done for you to ensur...

Page 24: ...her or not a specific IP address such as 10 1 1 1 is free enter ping 10 1 1 1 in a DOS session If you do not receive a response the address is most likely free Entering the DNS server not necessary wh...

Page 25: ...rdware If your network card is not detected during sys tem startup launch the hardware wizard by selecting Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Hardware Select to search for new hardware and then s...

Page 26: ...es for setting address DHCP gateway and DNS are the same here as in Windows 98 2 4 Introducing the ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL 11 This section introduces the unit s hardware It covers the unit s display e...

Page 27: ...n the access point indicates activity on the wireless network and the LAN The LED LAN link on the access point indicates data activity in the Eth ernet network The Reset button is recessed in the case...

Page 28: ...n operational S0 bus activated TEI exists and D channel protocol checked green Power off LED is on but power LED is off unit in boot monitor off Channel idle red flashing incoming call pending green f...

Page 29: ...ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL 11 to the ISDN network To do so connect the supplied ISDN line connection cable to the ISDN S0 ter minal on the unit and to an ISDN S0 multi device terminal or system ter minal...

Page 30: ...scenarios The TCP IP protocol is installed on the system and there is no DHCP server on the LAN In this case the LANCOM activates the DHCP server in automatic mode It assigns IP addresses in the rang...

Page 31: ...er the device s IP address which you config ured in the basic settings into the address field If you did not specify an IP address while carrying out the basic settings the address is 10 0 0 1 The sta...

Page 32: ...not yet used IP addresses in your network but would like to do so starting now You are not concerned about the specific IP addresses that will be used The router as a DHCP server will auto matically s...

Page 33: ...ure of networks and set ting IP addresses in the electronic documentation on the ELSA LANCOM CD Enter a password for access to the unit and choose whether to use it as a DHCP server on your LAN Disabl...

Page 34: ...tart the telnet connection by clicking Start Run and entering tel net 10 0 0 254 on the command line Set the IP address on the LAN WLAN cd setup TCP IP set intranet adr 10 0 0 1 set intranet mask 255...

Page 35: ...work The router itself is addressable using the IP address of 10 0 0 1 After you reboot your system all units on the local network will be assigned IP addresses by the DHCP server in the router It wil...

Page 36: ...Installation ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL II 36 EN 100324 Wireless IL 11 book Seite 36 Montag 30 Oktober 2000 4 13 16...

Page 37: ...ccess the access point from any computer on the WLAN LAN or WAN ISDN However you can restrict or block the access altogether by using the IP access list The configuration of ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL 11...

Page 38: ...onfiguration File option reads the device s current settings and displays the General configuration selection The remainder of the program s operation is pretty much self explanatory or you can use th...

Page 39: ...iles are kept Ideally keep the help files on a server that is always accessible Use the fol lowing syntax when specifying the directory On a local computer for example file C Program Files ELSAlan HTM...

Page 40: ...with a PPP client e g Windows Dial up Networking A program for inband configuration e g ELSA LANconfig or Telnet 3 5 2 This is how you prepare the remote configuration Attach the router to the power...

Page 41: ...ally uses this address if no other address has been defined The calling PC then responds to the IP address 172 17 17 17 Raise the IP address of the PC by one if you have defined an address For example...

Page 42: ...t configuration section In the Configuration access field choose whether the configuration is fully accessible read only or not accessible from remote networks Alternatively enter the following comman...

Page 43: ...om a single central instance Detailed information on the configuration of ELSA devices with SNMP can be found in the electronic documentation on the CD 3 7 New firmware with FirmSafe The software in t...

Page 44: ...the device Login To avoid problems with faulty uploads there is the second option with which the firmware is uploaded and also immediately booted In contrast to the first option the device will wait...

Page 45: ...d by the selected release by clicking Open You also have to decide whether the firmware should be permanently acti vated immediately after loading or set a testing period during which you will activat...

Page 46: ...and saves it as file1 in the current directory tftp 10 0 0 1 put file1 writeconfig Writes the configuration from file1 to the device with the address 10 0 0 1 tftp 10 0 0 1 get dir status verb file2...

Page 47: ...the installation you should activate the LANmonitor With ELSA LANmonitor you can only monitor those devices that you can access inband i e via the local network Your computer must also have the TCP I...

Page 48: ...ight the file LC_Wireless_IL 11_DSL_200 After copying the firmware the system should be reset Then the DSL con nection can be set up If you would like to delete this setup and install your access poin...

Page 49: ...lease refer to the electronic documentation for a detailed description of all parameters and menus 4 1 Establishing wireless connections This section explains how to get a wireless network going There...

Page 50: ...g channels 1 6 and 13 This means that no more than three access points within reach of a wireless LAN can be operated completely free of interference i e only three access points per room or floor A...

Page 51: ...t If you are creating an infrastructure network with more than one access point the roaming function is always available Roaming guarantees the ability of a mobile computer to switch from one wireless...

Page 52: ...Wireless Internet gateway via ISDN For a wireless Internet gateway via ISDN proceed on the client side exactly as you would for setting up an infrastructure network Only a few steps are required to s...

Page 53: ...vanced configuration Setup WAN module and Advanced configuration Setup IP router module LANconfig Communication Remote stations and Protocols IP router Routing Routing table 4 1 6 Wireless Internet ga...

Page 54: ...tion A number of important parameters for the exchange of data are established in the configuration of the device These include the security of your network monitoring of costs and the authorizations...

Page 55: ...the ELSA LANconfig for configuring login barring in the Management configuration area on the Security tab or under Setup Config module in the menu Lock configuration after Login errors Lock configura...

Page 56: ...twork On a closed network the network name is not visible on remote stations Logging on using the ANY network name is not possible in this case There fore all wireless stations on a closed network hav...

Page 57: ...of incoming connections callback to specified call numbers Firewall filter The firewall filters of the LANCOM devices offer filter functions that can apply to individual computers or the entire networ...

Page 58: ...l objects into filter rules The rule table contains the protocol being filtered the source object the target object and the filter action to be executed The protocol and the source and target objects...

Page 59: ...l ways of configuring firewall filters WEBconfig Full configuration Setup IP router module Firewall LANconfig IP router Filter Telnet Setup IP router module Firewall ELSA LANconfig provides a very con...

Page 60: ...calls with recognized names are accepted if protection by name is set all others are rejected The name sent by the remote station will be checked for its appearance on the PPP list of user names if t...

Page 61: ...opt to specify the call number to be used for callback And all the while you can use the settings to dictate how the cost of the con nection is to be apportioned The router accepts all unit charges ex...

Page 62: ...us parameters for all required ISDN connec tions must be arranged so that a given connection can be selected and estab lished as required These parameters are stored in a variety of lists the interact...

Page 63: ...s introduce the ISDN name list and briefly describe the parameters they contain describe their connections to other lists and their parameters and how they are configured in the software For further i...

Page 64: ...sing the following options Normal callback Callback using the fast ELSA process Callback after name verification Await the callback from the remote station using the fast ELSA pro cess 4 3 2 Interface...

Page 65: ...ond to all incoming calls The first subscriber number specified will be transmitted to the remote station during the active establishment of a connection If no number is specified the main MSN of the...

Page 66: ...These options are only effective when supported by the protocols of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Layer 1 Layer 1 protocol for the connection Recognized automatically in the case of some incoming connections 4...

Page 67: ...ch situations the DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is the ideal solution Using this protocol a DHCP server in a TCP IP based LAN can dynamically assign the necessary addresses to the individua...

Page 68: ...found This prevents the unconfigured device from assigning addresses not in the local network when switched on The device then enables its own DHCP server if no other DHCP serv ers are found Whether t...

Page 69: ...dule is used Broadcast address assignment Normally an address yielded from the valid IP addresses and the network mask is used for broadcast packets in the local network In special cases however e g w...

Page 70: ...heless be the maximum available validity The default setting is 6000 minutes approx 4 days Default lease time in minutes Here you can enter the period of validity that is assigned if the host makes no...

Page 71: ...s of the address that is to be assigned to the computer unknown While verifying uniqueness it was determined that the address has already been assigned to another computer Unfortunately the DHCP serve...

Page 72: ...oting at the end of the proto col installation the computers automatically request an IP address from the DHCP server If the protocol is already installed enable the DHCP function on all of the comput...

Page 73: ...in the next window The wizard assigns the IP address 10 0 0 1 with the netmask 255 255 255 0 to the router and enables the DHCP server On the basis of this IP address the device then determines the v...

Page 74: ...r The prefix of the provider must be dialed to access the desired network on a call by call basis The normal telephone number is dialed after the network identifica tion prefix Unfortunately the most...

Page 75: ...this simple example You know for example that considerable savings can be had by selecting a provider on a call by call basis for long distance and international calls You have also checked the rates...

Page 76: ...less expensive tariff zones are set with longer prefixes the remaining more distant pre fixes with a smaller number of digits This setting can be expanded and refined as required Here are a number of...

Page 77: ...wing operating modes for the least cost router as required Router LANCAPI If you have also activated least cost routing for the router module connec tions may be established via providers that do not...

Page 78: ...dialed number to verify whether the LCR settings suit your requirements For router connections check the log file for the number dialed LANmonitor View Options Protocol Display Time for the selection...

Page 79: ...after the first connection Some PBXs may transfer incorrect times to the router which would impair the function of the least cost router 4 6 ELSA CAPI Faxmodem The ELSA CAPI Faxmodem provides a Windo...

Page 80: ...between ISDN adapters and communications programs For their part these programs provide the computers with office communications functions such as a fax machine or answerphone This chapter briefly int...

Page 81: ...ch establishes the connection to the recipient Installing the LANCAPI client The LANCAPI is made up of two components a server in the ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL 11 and a client on the PCs The LANCAPI cli...

Page 82: ...r or specify the use of a particular server For the former determine the interval at which the client should search for a server It will continue searching until it has found the number of servers spe...

Page 83: ...LANCAPI respond to Which of the computers in the local network should be able to access the telephone network via LANCAPI Set the relevant parameters as follows Start ELSA LANconfig which can be found...

Page 84: ...CAPI LANCAPI is preset to use port 75 any private telephony service Do not change this setting unless this port is already in use by a different service in your LAN If you do not wish all the computer...

Page 85: ...ly attempt to send again at a later time The connection via the LANCAPI can then be established when a main channel is free A main channel is the first B channel used when a router connection is estab...

Page 86: ...addresses of the system network interfaces in the LAN The router can supply additional information regarding the assignments of MAC addresses and computer names from the DHCP or DNS server modules if...

Page 87: ...4 8 2 Reading the accounting data ELSA LANmonitor provides the means of viewing the listed data It also allows you to save the data to a file on a drive The listed data can also be called up using Tel...

Page 88: ...If a user establishes a connection to another remote site a new entry is cre ated in the table All of the transfer volumes and online times incurred by one user to one remote site are recorded in a s...

Page 89: ...erlapping Network proto cols Any network protocols can be transmitted between wireless LAN and ethernet LAN by bridge protocols for WAN PPP MLPP ISDN PPPoE DSL routed protocols via ISDN DSL TCP IP IPX...

Page 90: ...55022 EN 55024 EN 60601 1 2 EN 60950 CE marked radio approval for all EU countries and Switzer land Warranty 6 years for the access point 2 years for the AirLancer wireless adapter Support Hotline and...

Page 91: ...mitted in what country Frequency band 2400 2500 MHz Channel no USA FCC EU ETSI France Japan 1 2412 2412 2412 2 2417 2417 2417 3 2422 2422 2422 4 2427 2427 2427 5 2432 2432 2432 6 2437 2437 2437 7 2442...

Page 92: ...Technical data ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL II 92 EN 100324 Wireless IL 11 book Seite 92 Montag 30 Oktober 2000 4 13 16...

Page 93: ...he FTEG Article 3 of R TTE and the other relevant provisions Harmonisierte Normen Gesundheit und Sicherheit gem 3 1 1 Artikel 3 1 a Harmonised Standards Health and Safety requirements contained in 3 1...

Page 94: ...er wireless adapter is two years This period begins at the day of delivery from the ELSA dealer Warranty services do not result in an extension of the warranty period nor do they initiate a new warran...

Page 95: ...s does not apply if e g injury to persons or damage to private property are specifically covered by the product lia bility law or in cases of intentional act or culpable negligence c Claims for compen...

Page 96: ...Appendix ELSA LANCOM Wireless IL II 96 EN 100324 Wireless IL 11 book Seite 96 Montag 30 Oktober 2000 4 13 16...

Page 97: ...all number recognition 14 Callback 57 61 fast call back 61 Callback function 14 Call by call 74 75 CAPI Faxmodem 17 79 CAPI interface 80 CD 21 Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol 60 Channel bu...

Page 98: ...Inband using telnet 39 Infrastructure network 11 51 Install software 43 Installation 13 Internal clock 78 International calls 74 IP address 61 IP masquerading 15 57 61 ISDN 52 ISDN cable 13 ISDN conn...

Page 99: ...13 Point to point configuration 13 Point to point network 52 Port 84 Power adapter 21 PPP 61 PPP client 40 PPP connection 41 PPP list 60 PPP negotiation 42 Prefix 74 Preselection 74 Priority control 8...

Page 100: ...rates 16 Troubleshooting 46 U Upload 14 44 User name 42 61 W WAN Chan1 28 WAN Chan2 28 WAN connection 13 Warranty conditions 94 WEBconfig 44 45 WEP 56 Windows networks 18 Winipcfg 32 Wireless Interne...

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