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0100 Access Point

P/N 062367-002

User’s

Manual

Summary of Contents for EasyLan 100

Page 1: ...0100 Access Point P N 062367 002 User s Manual...

Page 2: ...omers to operate and or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released reproduced or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec Information and specifications...

Page 3: ...ut the Access Point Introduction 1 3 About Network Operating Systems 1 3 Network Operating Systems and the RF Network 1 5 Simple Network 1 5 Moderately Complex Network 1 6 Roaming 1 7 About Peer to Pe...

Page 4: ...SLIP BAT File 3 5 Configuring the Access Point Remotely 3 6 Configuring the Access Point Using SNMP Management Packages 3 7 Starting the Configuration Application 3 10 Configuring a Local Access Poin...

Page 5: ...3 Microwave Ovens 4 4 Antenna Placement 4 5 Troubleshooting 4 5 Appendix A Specifications A 3 How the 2 4 GHz RF Network Fits in the OSI Model A 4 Access Point as an Ethernet Segment Bridge A 5 Access...

Page 6: ...Domain B 5 Security ID B 5 Understanding the Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters B 6 Spanning Tree Priority B 6 Bridge Max Age B 7 Bridge Hello Timer B 7 Bridge Forward Delay B 7 Aging Time B 7 RF Port...

Page 7: ...uipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and cautions Do Not Repair or Adjust Alone Do not repair or adjust energized equpment alone under any circumstances Someone cap...

Page 8: ...information on what networks are how to install the Access Point and how to configure it To set up an Access Point you must be familiar with your PC and your network Terms and Conventions This manual...

Page 9: ...als You may need to refer to additional information when working with the Access Point in a data collection network To order additional manuals contact your local Intermec representative Intermec Manu...

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Page 11: ...1 1 Learning About the Access Point 1 This is for the graphics 1 Learning About the Access Point...

Page 12: ...0100 Access Point User s Manual 1 2 This is for the graphics...

Page 13: ...It operates at the Data Link level layer 2 of the OSI model providing protocol independent access for JANUS reader users in an existing IEEE 802 3 wired Ethernet LAN See the Appendix for a diagram of...

Page 14: ...tach to the network and access the client server applications or server functions As the growth of personal computers proliferated throughout business environments network operating systems expanded t...

Page 15: ...exist on your LAN as a standalone network or as an additional subnetwork and operate within a variety of network operating system environments Simple Network For a network with only one RF subnetwork...

Page 16: ...s broken or if you add products Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP capability which can be managed by an SNMP management package If you want to establish two independent RF subnetworks you can us...

Page 17: ...roaming network you should configure each Access Point for a different channel subchannel pair but you must configure each one with the same domain number and security ID You must also configure the J...

Page 18: ...r the graphics A Network With Roaming Capability 2020 01RF 2020 01RF AP 08 Server Printer Mainframe POWER LAN 1 LAN 2 Access Point POWER LAN 1 LAN 2 Access Point POWER LAN 1 LAN 2 Access Point POWER L...

Page 19: ...ducts offer affordable prices easy installation and operation and flexibility for future growth A Peer to Peer Network Operating System AP 07 INTER MEC 8700 With a peer to peer NOS each PC can be conf...

Page 20: ...User s Manual 1 10 This is for the graphics Peer to Peer and the RF Network Wireless peer to peer networks are easier to install than wired peer to peer networks Wireless Peer to Peer Network 2020 01R...

Page 21: ...n between wired and wireless peer to peer networks use the Access Point to bridge between the two subnetworks After installing Access Points and a peer to peer network operating system you can establi...

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Page 23: ...2 1 2 Installing the Access Point This is for the graphics 2 Installing the Access Point...

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Page 25: ...isk containing the Access Point boot software One antenna One 110V power cable for North America International power cables are purchased separately If any of these items are missing or damaged please...

Page 26: ...er on the network or with a free serial port to run the configuration program Or An SNMP management station Access Point LEDs There are three LEDs on the front panel of the Access Point The green Powe...

Page 27: ...en LED in the bottom left lights whenever the card detects another station is transmitting The red LED in the bottom right lights when the Access Point is acting as the master There should be only one...

Page 28: ...py the disk 4 Remove the copied disk and place it in the Access Point drive Place the original disk in a safe place 5 Install the faceplate covering the 3 5 inch drive on the front panel of the Access...

Page 29: ...e back of the Access Point 4 Plug the power cable into the back of the Access Point and into an AC power outlet The Access Point runs on any voltage from 100 to 240 VAC at 50 Hz or 60 Hz 5 Insert the...

Page 30: ...hem You will use all the Access Point default values If you need to change any of the default values refer to Chapter 3 Configuring the Access Point You will not be setting security IDs on your networ...

Page 31: ...3 1 Configuring the Access Point 3 This is for the illustrations 3 Configuring the Access Point...

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Page 33: ...e configuration software you need to install it on your host PC Then you need to decide if you want to configure the Access Point by hooking it up to your PC locally or if you are going to configure i...

Page 34: ...em RS 232 cable 4 Turn on the Access Point You will hear a series of beeps as the Access Point boots and initializes 5 If the serial port that is connected to the Access Point is not COM2 change the S...

Page 35: ...h the Access Point Edit SLIP BAT using a text editor MS DOS Edlin or Edit It is formatted as follows SLIP8250 0x60 SLIP INT I O BAUD where INT and I O refer to the interrupt and I O address of the COM...

Page 36: ...the NET CFG file refer to Appendix A 4 In the NET CFG file under the Link Driver section for your Ethernet card make sure that the following line is listed as the first frame type FRAME ETHERNET_II F...

Page 37: ...le the CFG program is loaded You may run non IP protocol stacks while the CFG program is loaded You will need to create entries for those stacks in the NET CFG file and bind them to the proper frame t...

Page 38: ...g Tree Priority dot1dStpPriority Bridge Max Age dot1dStpBridgeMaxAge Bridge Hello Timer dot1dStpBridgeHelloTime Bridge Forward Delay dot1dStpBridgeForwardDelay RF Port Priority dot1dStpPortPriority RF...

Page 39: ...og box appears 4 Choose Configure SNMP The SNMP Configuration dialog box appears 5 Assign an IP Address to the Access Point you want to manage 6 Choose OK to exit this dialog box and return to the con...

Page 40: ...Point Add a new Access Point and configure it Choose this button if you want to add a remote Access Point Delete an Access Point Configuring a Local Access Point 1 From the main menu use the down arro...

Page 41: ...1 1 If you do not want to assign an IP addresss or if you do not know the IP address you can use a BOOTP server Enter the Internet address into the BOOTP server 4 Enter the Physical Address for the n...

Page 42: ...Point you want to delete 2 Choose Delete 3 Choose Yes when you are asked if you are sure you want to delete this Access Point Otherwise choose No The configuration application removes the Access Point...

Page 43: ...on If you selected Station skip to Step 6 4 In the Channel field enter the channel through which the master communicates with its stations 5 If you have more than 15 masters in the Subchannel field en...

Page 44: ...e Configuration dialog box 1 From the configuration dialog box choose Configure Bridge The Bridge Configuration dialog box appears 2 Enter the appropriate information for your network for spanning tre...

Page 45: ...r 1 From the configuration dialog box choose Configure Filters The Access Point Filters dialog box appears 2 Select all the traffic that you want to filter out and not forward to the RF network 3 Choo...

Page 46: ...specified types from being forwarded from Ethernet to RF Since RIP SAP and LSP broadcasts are of interest to routers and not end stations these filters can typically be turned on Protocol Type Filter...

Page 47: ...security ID 1 From the main menu use the down arrow key to select the Access Point you want to assign a security ID 2 Choose Select The configuration dialog box appears 3 Choose Configure 2 4 GHz RF T...

Page 48: ...ters in the Access Point you need to reset it for the changes to take effect There are three ways to reset the Access Point From the configuration dialog box choose Reset Access Point Press the reset...

Page 49: ...4 1 Helpful Hints and Troubleshooting 4 This is for the graphics Helpful Hints and Troubleshooting 4...

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Page 51: ...etWare 2 x 3 x 4 x and Personal NetWare clients If you choose to use VLM EXE instead of NETX EXE when attaching a NetWare 2 x 3 x 4 x or Personal NetWare client you will achieve greater performance by...

Page 52: ...e of the other wireless stations on the network 3 The master station should not be a station that will be moved or turned off like a notebook computer or a user s personal machine 4 On a client server...

Page 53: ...ted towards the ceiling do not put the antenna on top of it Troubleshooting The Access Point is very easy to install and operate If you do experience difficulties however use the information in this s...

Page 54: ...conflicts between the configuration PC s COM port and other cards in the computer 3 Verify that you are using a null modem serial cable when attaching a configuration PC to the Access Point Problem Y...

Page 55: ...A 1 Appendix A A This is for the graphics A Appendix...

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Page 57: ...ta Frame Types Ethernet_802 2 Ethernet_802 3 Ethernet_II Data Rate 1 6 Mbps uncompressed RF 10 Mbps Ethernet Media Access CSMA CA Protocol Ethernet Ethernet packet types and Ethernet Addressing Compat...

Page 58: ...g systems and the required protocol standards The OSI model divides a network into seven layers each with clear tasks or functions It also provides specific input to adjacent layers Both hardware and...

Page 59: ...1 L A N 2 A c c e s s P o i n t P O W E R L A N 1 L A N 2 A c c e s s P o i n t Repeater Access Point as an Ethernet Segment Bridge 2020 01RF 2020 01RF AP 15 2020 01RF P O W E R L A N 1 L A N 2 A c c...

Page 60: ...errorlevel 1 beep ni6510 rem if not errorlevel 1 beep ap The NET CFG File for the Access Point The following printout is the NET CFG file that the Access Point uses protocol stack 8021d StpPriority 32...

Page 61: ...no_roaming no_repeating bridge debug_color frame ethernet_II frame ethernet_802 2 protocol ip 800 ethernet_II protocol arp 806 ethernet_II protocol span 42 ethernet_802 2 LINK DRIVER NI6510 INT 5 POR...

Page 62: ...A 8 0100 Access Point User s Manual This is for the graphics The CFG CFG File for the Access Point The following printout is the CFG CFG file that the Access Point uses ip_address 192 9 200 24...

Page 63: ...B 1 Appendix B B B Appendix...

Page 64: ...0100 Access Point User s Manual B 2...

Page 65: ...configure each wireless adapter as a master alternate master or station In each subnetwork one master coordinates communication between various stations This acting master can be either a master or a...

Page 66: ...products use the surrounding air as the medium to transmit information Each channel separates communications for each subnetwork to allow for higher data rate transmission capability in the same airs...

Page 67: ...0 being the default setting For larger wireless networks use the domain to establish roaming subnetworks throughout your building Only clients with the same domain will roam from one Access Point to a...

Page 68: ...the network must become branches The order of the branches is determined by the spanning tree priority path cost number of jumps away from the root and port priority for each bridge and each port on...

Page 69: ...ello packet traffic This parameter is specified in seconds between 1 and 10 with a default value of 2 Bridge Forward Delay This parameter specifies the amount of time it takes to transition between po...

Page 70: ...Enabled If either port is disabled the Access Point will not forward data packets to the network through this port Since there are only two ports on the Access Point disabling either port would make...

Page 71: ...G 1 Glossary G G Glossary...

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Page 73: ...cupies Typical narrow band signals occupy a 25 KHz bandwidth The 2 4 GHz radio frequency signal occupies a 1 MHz bandwidth bindery emulation NetWare 4 0 feature that lets you emulate the bindery datab...

Page 74: ...ferent channels CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A type of integrated circuit noted for its extremely low power consumption controller An electronic device that interfaces between the data...

Page 75: ...nnected to a computer they are connected in a line Downline is a direction relative to the computer Contrast with upline If more than one computer is connected in a line the upline computers usually h...

Page 76: ...an unwanted RF signal occupies the same frequency band as a desired signal IP Internet Protocol This protocol provides a method for transmitting blocks of data IP datagrams between hosts IP address A...

Page 77: ...can be routed Usually this is a workstation or host computer Novell user name This parameter identifies the user to the Novell software running on a remote host operating system Refers to the code tha...

Page 78: ...of any memory cell in a completely random sequence RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Server A device that assigns a physical address in response to a query from an IP node In this query the IP...

Page 79: ...ature allows you to go to the DOS command line without exiting the installation utility spread spectrum A radio data transmission modulation technique by which the transmitted signal is spread over a...

Page 80: ...user name This parameter is a variable in the DOS environment The UNIX user name identifies the user to the Novell software running on a remote host upline A device that is at the computer end of a co...

Page 81: ...I 1 Index I I Index...

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Page 83: ...ridge 1 3 definition G 3 Bridge Configuration dialog box 3 14 See also spanning tree protocol parameters Use Defaults button 3 14 bridge forward delay B 7 Symbols 10BASE2 2 4 10BASET 2 4 2 4 GHz RF Co...

Page 84: ...finition G 5 Ethernet cable drop 2 4 installing 2 7 bridge hello timer B 7 bridge max age B 7 broadcast definition G 3 BRU definition G 4 buffer definition G 4 buffers 3 6 button reset 2 5 C carrier s...

Page 85: ...4 3 running large executable files efficiently 4 3 host computer definition G 6 HOSTS file definition G 6 I IEEE 802 1d 1 6 IEEE 802 3 1 3 installing the Access Point 2 6 inteference definition G 6 i...

Page 86: ...6 network definition G 7 network applications 1 4 network ID definition G 7 network node definition G 7 network operating systems about 1 3 and the RF network 1 5 applications 1 4 client 1 4 functions...

Page 87: ...Point button 3 12 3 18 reset button 2 5 3 18 resetting the Access Point 3 18 reverse address resolution protocol server See RARP server definition RF network 1 5 and the peer to peer network 1 10 mode...

Page 88: ...rotocol A 3 network interfaces A 3 output power A 3 range A 3 station B 3 station type B 3 alternate master 3 13 B 3 master 3 13 B 3 station 3 13 B 3 station types help determining 4 4 subchannel 1 7...

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