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User’s Guide

Version A1

July 2003

11-Mbps

Wireless Outdoor Bridge

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Page 1: ...User s Guide Version A1 July 2003 11 Mbps Wireless Outdoor Bridge...

Page 2: ...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...

Page 3: ...electronic form one CD ROM or three floppy disks Your 11 Mbps Wireless Outdoor Bridge Solution package should contain the following items One 11 Mbps Wireless Outdoor Bridge Solution assembly made up...

Page 4: ...IPTION 9 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 10 11 MBPS WIRELESS PRODUCT PLACEMENT GUIDELINES 12 ANTENNA ALIGNMENT 12 INSTALLING THE WLAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 13 USING THE WLAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 16 AUTO DISCOVERY 16...

Page 5: ...OPERATION 41 MANAGE WLAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HOST TABLE 41 Exporting a Configuration Profile to a File 43 Importing a Configuration Profile from a File 43 FAQS 46 TROUBLESHOOTING 48 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 4...

Page 6: ...NMP ACCESS CONTROL PANEL 25 FIGURE 20 NEW EDIT ADDRESS DIALOG BOX 25 FIGURE 21 CONFIGURATION WINDOW TRAP SERVER PANEL 27 FIGURE 22 CONFIGURATION WINDOW CLEAR ALL ADDRESS FUNCTION 27 FIGURE 23 TRAP VIE...

Page 7: ...G A CONFIGURATION PROFILE TO A FILE 43 FIGURE 45 IMPORTING A CONFIGURATION PROFILE FROM A FILE 1 44 FIGURE 46 IMPORTING A CONFIGURATION PROFILE FROM A FILE 2 44 FIGURE 47 ENCRYPTION DIALOG WHEN IMPORT...

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Page 9: ...on Congratulations on choosing an outstanding wireless product This guide gives comprehensive instructions on installing and using the 11 Mbps Wireless Outdoor Bridge and also explains how to install...

Page 10: ...ious bus interfaces PCMCIA USB and PCI For outdoor applications The 11 Mbps Wireless Outdoor Bridge connects two independent Ethernet LANs via a radio link making expensive outdoor cabling unnecessary...

Page 11: ...e devices within the subnet will be discovered This discovery feature is based on the following techniques DHCP client and IP recovery The Outdoor Bridge has a built in DHCP client and will request an...

Page 12: ...rograms Command Prompt Type ipconfig release with a space after ipconfig and press Enter step 2 Type ipconfig renew with a space after ipconfig and press Enter to retrieve new information IP address s...

Page 13: ...ements 1 On Windows 95 Microsoft DCOM95 must be installed You can obtain DCOM95 from the following Microsoft Web page http www microsoft com com dcom dcom95 download asp DCOM95 can also be found on th...

Page 14: ...use the license free ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical band to communicate through radio waves Different countries offer different radio frequencies to be used as the ISM band There are four freq...

Page 15: ...work management from a remote station on the same subnet A trap management program is also provided to monitor diagnose the Outdoor Bridge Read through the next section Planning the Network in order t...

Page 16: ...dge is used to connect two separate networks via radio waves A typical application is shown below Figure 1 Typical application scenario The bridge connects to your existing wired or wired wireless loc...

Page 17: ...11 Mbps Wireless Outdoor Bridge 9 Hardware Description Figure 3 Wireless Outdoor Bridge and DC injector...

Page 18: ...sting Ethernet network you need to carry out basic configuration e g set the SSID security WEP parameters bridge mode including the peer bridge s MAC address channel number and IP address in order to...

Page 19: ...d Category 5 waterproof cable connect the waterproof connector port of the outdoor bridge to the ODU port of DC injector step 2 Using Category 3 or higher UTP or STP cable connect the RJ 45 port of DC...

Page 20: ...ation of the received signal 2 Microwave ovens use the 2 45 GHz frequency band 11 Mbps wireless devices also functions in the 2 4 2 5 GHz band and therefore shares some of the band with microwave oven...

Page 21: ...step 1 Insert WLAN Management System Disk 1 in floppy drive A choose Run from the desktop s Start menu type a setup exe and click OK step 2 The setup program will prepare the InstallShield Wizard and...

Page 22: ...stems may need to update some system files to function correctly with the WLAN Management System If required follow the on screen instructions to download the required file Click Next to open the Choo...

Page 23: ...p 6 Click Next again Installation will begin You may be instructed to insert disk 2 in drive A Follow all on screen instructions until the Setup Complete window appears Figure 10 Setup Complete window...

Page 24: ...ick Start Programs WLAN Management System WLAN Management System The main WLAN Management System window will open Click Start Start Hosts View Auto Discovery This discovery protocol can discover all c...

Page 25: ...Click the Kick Start icon a figure with one leg extended in the top toolbar The WLAN Kick Start window will appear step 2 Open the WLAN Kick Start window s Start menu and choose Find or click the Find...

Page 26: ...menu is for manually adding and removing devices in the display The Start menu in addition to letting you initiate Kick Start discovery lets you set preferences for the Kick Start and ping functions...

Page 27: ...in IP Settings Automatically by DHCP Automatically retrieves an IP address for the outdoor bridge from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server This option is enabled by default IP Address Ma...

Page 28: ...Configuration window Filter panel This is a one way protocol filtering mechanism that prevents the bridge from transmitting specified protocols packet from a wired Ethernet LAN into the wireless LAN...

Page 29: ...case of outdoor bridges is ordinarily composed of two or more outdoor bridges that are in communication with each other via radio links Wireless outdoor bridges that will be in communication with eac...

Page 30: ...mmunication with each other must be set to use the same channel in order to be able to establish a wireless link or links Regulatory Domain Identifies the country where the outdoor bridge is used Each...

Page 31: ...ructed at least one of the outdoor bridges must be set to Point to Multipoint mode Other outdoor bridges can be set to either Point to Point or Point to Multipoint mode In this mode up to six other br...

Page 32: ...If enabled data encryption there are two options in the pull down Key Length box 40 bit WEP Enable use of 40 bit WEP 128 bit WEP Enable use of 128 bit WEP Key Generation There are two ways to generate...

Page 33: ...ult there is no restriction on accessing the outdoor bridge To avoid chaos on the network access to the outdoor bridge configuration should be restricted to only those who require access When you sele...

Page 34: ...idge to the factory configuration by using Kick Start see FAQs for details To set a stations access right enter a station s IP address and password and choose Read or Read Write When a setting is made...

Page 35: ...server by entering its IP address Right click on a blank in the list and click Edit address To remove a trap server from the list right click it and click Clear address Click Clear all address to remo...

Page 36: ...orner of the main WLAN Management System window A window such as that shown below will appear Figure 23 Figure 23 Trap View window The log shows the time the IP address of the reporting outdoor bridge...

Page 37: ...smaller than the present RTS threshold size the RTS mechanism will NOT be enabled Fragment Threshold In the 802 11 Standard the MAC Layer may fragment and reassemble directed data units The fragmentat...

Page 38: ...wo panels in this window the Identity panel will be visible Figure 26 Figure 26 Monitor window Identity panel Identity Information The information shown see table below is read only Device Name System...

Page 39: ...he information Click on the button to stop updating the information Figure 27 Monitor window Statistics panel Restart Restarting the outdoor bridge will take about 30 seconds Figure 28 Figure 28 Warni...

Page 40: ...ridge to the factory default settings Upgrade Firmware The outdoor bridge s embedded software is contained in flash ROM and can be updated over your LAN via the WLAN Management System To download new...

Page 41: ...adio performance of wireless outdoor bridge the antenna alignment utility is developed to help the technician in easily installing the antenna as well as achieving the best radio performance Features...

Page 42: ...n present it as PPS packets per second and KBPS kilobytes per second The higher the throughput is the better alignment is achieved Since every installation is different for example the difference in d...

Page 43: ...the parameters 1 Rough alignment When the bridges are first set up the antennas of the bridges are not yet aligned under an optimum condition It is recommended to use a shorter size and a smaller pack...

Page 44: ...eless communication data rate will automatically fall back The numbers of packets sent or received at different data rates can be viewed as shown below Figure 34 Figure 34 3D view of data rate distrib...

Page 45: ...reviously saved test data file can also restored back and shown in the window Use the previously stored file as a reference to compare with the latest test results and evaluate the difference between...

Page 46: ...out for a wider view Rotation rotate the view angle from side view Elevation rotate the view angle from top view Zooming in for a magnified view Click the Zoom In icon a magnifying glass and a plus si...

Page 47: ...re 38 Zooming out for a wider view 3D Enhancement Adjust the 3D slider at the bottom of the window Figure 39 Enhanced 3D effect Rotation and Elevation for X Y and Z axes Adjust the Rotation and Elevat...

Page 48: ...ridge 40 Figure 40 Rotation and elevation effects Step 6 Export the chart to file or clipboard Click Export Chart icon on the toolbar to select Save to File or Copy to Clipboard buttons Figure 41 Expo...

Page 49: ...n the pop up menu then choose the functional tool you would like to use to work on these specific outdoor bridges Figure 42 Batch mode operation list Manage WLAN Management System Host Table Partition...

Page 50: ...oor bridges listed in the Host Table This is an extremely powerful feature to make up for a shortcoming of the Auto Discovery function Auto Discovery can only find compatible devices when they are ali...

Page 51: ...ame for the configuration profile to be saved to Click Export again Figure 44 Exporting a configuration profile to a file Importing a Configuration Profile from a File A configuration file can also be...

Page 52: ...configuration profile to be imported Click Next Figure 46 Importing a configuration profile from a file 2 Encryption The configuration profile does not contain the security key settings The attributes...

Page 53: ...tep 3 display Figure 48 and you will be asked to enter the security key settings manually Figure 47 Encryption dialog when importing a configuration profile In the Step 3 display Figure 48 click Impor...

Page 54: ...How do I secure the data crossing a bridge s radio link Enable Wired Equivalency Protocol WEP to encrypt the payload of packets sent across a radio link What is the typical range for a bridge The typi...

Page 55: ...t to reset and select Restore Default option What security features does the bridge support Data security The bridge supports 40 bit and 128 bit Wired Equivalent Protocol WEP Management Security SNMP...

Page 56: ...on the same network 1 Make sure the outdoor bridge is powered on and connected to an Ethernet work 2 Check the IP addresses assigned to the outdoor bridge and management terminal PC They should be in...

Page 57: ...k structure 3 Details of recent configuration changes if applicable If it appears that more in depth support is required have the following information on hand before seeking assistance What you were...

Page 58: ...onditioned or new All replaced products and parts will become the property of the manufacturer Any replaced or repaired product or part has a ninety 90 day warranty or the remainder of the initial war...

Page 59: ...st pay the shipping fee from the distributor retailer to the manufacturer Any package sent C O D Cash On Delivery will be refused 3 Charges Usually RMA Returned Material Authorization items will be re...

Page 60: ...plied warranties of a product s merchantability or of its fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to the applicable period as set forth in this limited warranty and no warranty will b...

Page 61: ...hannel numbers channel center frequencies and regulatory domains are shown in the table Channel Number Center Frequency MHz FCC Canada ETSI Spain France Japan 1 2412 O O O 2 2417 O O O 3 2422 O O O 4...

Page 62: ...20 Generate 25 Host Table 41 42 IP Setting 19 Kick Start 11 17 18 47 Load Default 32 MAC ID 6 Media Access Control ID 6 Monitor 30 Peer Bridge 23 Radio frequencies 6 22 46 53 Reset 18 29 31 32 47 Res...

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