RLXIB-ICN ♦ 802.11n
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Industrial Client
User Manual
ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Page 17 of 129
July 25, 2013
Fully documents your ProSoft Wireless network plan
1.6.3 Planning the Physical Installation
A network's performance is affected by attributes specific to the installation site.
Consider the following cautions, where possible, to optimize your network
installation:
Design the network to use less than 2048 radios (per network)
Place radios within the specified 15 miles of each other
Add repeater to extend distance or where line of sight is limited
Radios or antennas CANNOT be placed within 8 inches (20 cm) of where
people will be
Though radio frequency communication is reliable, sometimes its performance
can be affected by intangibles. A good network installation plan includes
time
and
resources
for performance testing and installation changes.
Test the installation plan (page 31) before the network installation is complete.
1.7
Configuring the Radios
To configure the network radios, follow these steps.
Use the WirelessN Discovery Tool to display all radios on the network, and then
use a Web browser or SNMP manager to view and change radio settings. The
radio package includes the program CD, power supply, Ethernet cable, and,
sometimes, a small antenna. You must install the antenna later, but it is not
needed to get started.
IMPORTANT:
If possible, you should configure all the radios side by side in an office setting and
make sure they link before you try to install them in the field.
To configure the radios in a network:
1
Start the WirelessN Discovery Tool configuration application (page 18).
The PC must have a wired or wireless Ethernet connection configured with a
static or dynamic IP address.
2
Plug in the power cable and Ethernet cable to the RLXIB-ICN radio, wait
about a minute for the radio to power up, and then examine the radio's LED
display to make sure the radio is working properly.
3
Assign an IP address: Right-click the radio listing in the WirelessN Discovery
Tool, and then choose
A
SSIGN
IP
. In the next window, select an IP address
from the list, and then click OK.
4
Double-click the radio listing again in the WirelessN Discovery Tool to open
the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility in your web browser. Enter
"admin" for the user name, and "password" for the password (lower case, no
quotes) in the next window, and then click
A
PPLY
.
When you have finished the initial configuration, you should change the
Administrator password to prevent unauthorized access to the radio
configuration (page 54).