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6. Understanding RangeLAN2 ..................................... 43

RangeLAN2 Software Parameters .......................................................... 43

Station_Type ....................................................................................... 43

Domain ................................................................................................. 44

Channel ................................................................................................ 45

Subchannel .......................................................................................... 45

Master_Name ....................................................................................... 46

Security ID ........................................................................................... 46

MAC_Optimize ................................................................................... 47

Roam_Config ...................................................................................... 48

Peer_to_Peer ........................................................................................ 49

Node_Override ..................................................................................... 49

7. Performance Hints ..................................................... 51

Running Large Executable Files Efficiently ......................................... 51

Designating Devices as Masters and Alternate Masters ...................... 51

Microwave Ovens .................................................................................. 53

Range ..................................................................................................... 53

8. Troubleshooting ........................................................ 55

How to Obtain Help with Your LAN Installation .................................. 55

RangeLAN2 7100 LEDs ........................................................................ 55

Commonly Asked Technical Support Questions .................................. 56

Other ....................................................................................................... 58

A. Setting the Dip Switch .............................................. 59

Configuration of the RangeLAN2 7100 Card ....................................... 59

I/O Address Configuration ..................................................................... 60

Summary of Contents for RangeLAN2 7100

Page 1: ...tamper with or remove the Adapter s external foil label This warranty does not cover and Proxim will not be liable for any damage or failure caused by misuse abuse acts of God accidents or other caus...

Page 2: ...armful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or te...

Page 3: ...Drivers Tools 9 Reinstalling the Windows 95 98 Driver 17 Installing the Windows 2000 Driver Tools 17 Reinstalling the Windows 2000 Driver 24 Installing the Windows NT 4 0 Driver Tools 25 Reinstalling...

Page 4: ...49 7 Performance Hints 51 Running Large Executable Files Efficiently 51 Designating Devices as Masters and Alternate Masters 51 Microwave Ovens 53 Range 53 8 Troubleshooting 55 How to Obtain Help with...

Page 5: ...TUP 62 Diagnostics 62 Site Survey 64 Point to Point Site Survey 65 Master Search 67 Snoop 68 Configuration Changes 69 Setting the RangeLAN2 Security ID 69 RangeLAN2 Status Monitor 70 C Glossary 72 D P...

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Page 7: ...es to your network s existingelectronicmail printers softwareapplications andother network resources That s how simple it is The RangeLAN2 7100 may be placed in Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 or W...

Page 8: ...facilitating mobility applications Operating at the Data Link Layer layer 2 of the OSI model the Access Pointprovidesprotocol independentaccessfor RangeLAN2 devices into existing wired Ethernet LANs...

Page 9: ...s and utilities One antenna One RangeLAN2 User s Guide If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your reseller or Proxim Technical Support Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 by proxim 2 RANGELAN2...

Page 10: ...equirements A PC AT computer or 100 compatible with an availableslot Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT or a network operating system that uses ODI or NDIS drivers like NetWare 3 1X 4 X Per...

Page 11: ...g the RangeLAN2 7100 Card The RangeLAN2 7100 has two hardware components the ISA card and the antenna See Figure 2 and Figure 3 respectively by proxim 2 Figure 2 RangeLAN2 7100 Card Figure 3 RangeLAN2...

Page 12: ...card by matching the diagram below by proxim 2 End View SW1 On Red LED acting as master when on Green LED carrier detect Yellow LED synched to master Yellow LED TX Figure 4 Default Switch Setting for...

Page 13: ...etaining screw Remove the metal slot cover 4 Align the RangeLAN2 card over the slot and insert it firmly into the slot 5 Use the screw from the slot cover to secure the card s metal bracket to the com...

Page 14: ...angeLAN2 7100 antenna not be alterable Therefore the RangeLAN2 7100 Card uses a custom antenna connector Do not attempt to use a different antenna or you may damage the connector and the card Figure 5...

Page 15: ...as been installed as described in Chapter 2 Installing the Windows 95 98 Drivers Tools The RangeLAN2 7100 ISA adapter is not a plug and play device Once the hardware is installed it will not be automa...

Page 16: ...e Proxim devices will appear Select Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter from the list Click OK to return to the Network screen If you already have existing network components installed when loading the...

Page 17: ...add a protocol called RL2API This protocol is required for the RangeLAN2 Utilities to run in Windows 95 or Windows 98 Add any additional network components required by your net work such as the NetBE...

Page 18: ...able insert it into the CD ROM drive when prompted If you do not have a CD ROM drive or do not have the Windows 95 or 98 CD available it is possible that the computer has Win dows cabinet files CABS a...

Page 19: ...er located in the System icon and look for the Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter entry under the Net work Adapters category as shown below Double click on the entry to view the properties for the card...

Page 20: ...ow then the card did not installproperly Most likely the card has a resource conflict and is trying to use an Interrupt Request IRQ or I O Base Address which is either already in use or not available...

Page 21: ...available Go to the Network icon and highlight the Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter entry in the configuration list Click Proper ties to enter the Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter Prop erties screen...

Page 22: ...lternatively you may want to shut down the computer if you need to change the posi tions of the dip switches on the back of the ISA adapter After the computer restarts the RangeLAN2 Windows 95 98 driv...

Page 23: ...guration parameters in Control Panel Network or from within the RangeLAN2 Site Survey Configuration Tool Installing the Windows 2000 Driver Tools The RangeLAN2 7100 ISA adapter is not a plug and play...

Page 24: ...elect Add Troubleshoot a device within the Choose a Hardware Task screen and click Next 7 Select Add a new device from the Devices list within the Choose a Hardware Device screen and click Next 8 Sele...

Page 25: ...n wizard to search the RangeLAN2 Windows 2000 driver diskette typically this is drive A as shown below 12 Select the Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Network Adapter entry from the list of Proxim adapters as...

Page 26: ...the settings of the card 14 Highlight Interrupt Request as shown below and click Change Setting 15 Scroll through the available Interrupt Requests to find a value for which No devices are conflicting...

Page 27: ...equest to a value of 3 or 4 which generally corresponds to COM2 or COM1 respectively This assumes that another device such as an internal mo dem is not already using IRQ 3 or 4 and that you are not ac...

Page 28: ...onhowtosetthedipswitch to correspond to a specific I O Base Address 18 Click OK to continue 19 Click OK when prompted to confirm that you have manually adjusted one or more settings 20 Click Next to b...

Page 29: ...ppendix B for more information on the RangeLAN2 Tools Note that the RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Card will bind to any existing networking components such as Client for Microsoft Networks and the Internet Proto...

Page 30: ...ld be loaded success fully However if you continue to experience installation problems see Chapter 8 for more troubleshooting suggestions Reinstalling the Windows 2000 Driver If at any time you need t...

Page 31: ...geLAN2 Site Survey Configu rationTool Installing the Windows NT 4 0 Driver Tools To install the Windows NT 4 0 driver go to the Network icon in the Control Panel and choose the Adapter tab Click on th...

Page 32: ...reen instructions to complete the installation When prompted to select a Bus Type and Number choose ISA and Bus Number 0 as shown below When the installation is complete the Card Setup screen will app...

Page 33: ...Note that the IRQ Level and I O Base Address must each be configured to a value which is not already in use or reserved by anotherdevice Click OK to return to the Network Adapters screen as shown bel...

Page 34: ...s or Protocols before choosing Close Restart your computer when prompted to do so After the computer restarts the RangeLAN2 Windows NT driver should be loaded However if the driver did not load proper...

Page 35: ...tly in use See Chapter 8 for more troubleshooting suggestions Note If you change the I O Base Address value in the Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 Adapter Properties screen youmustalsochangethedipswitchsettings...

Page 36: ...device from the Adapters list in the Network icon Remove the driver file RL2WINNT SYS from the WINNT SYSTEM32 DRIVERS directory Reinstall the driver following the above instructions Reset the required...

Page 37: ...A RL2SETUP If you wish to install the ODI driver choose ODI Peer to Peer or ODI with Access Point depending on whether or not the station will communicate through a RangeLAN2 Access Point as the NOS...

Page 38: ...emory Installing Drivers Using the NOS Installation In general most Network Operating Systems NOS s have an installation procedure A general overview of NOS installation procedures using the RangeLAN2...

Page 39: ...ions in the ASCII editable NET CFG or PROTOCOL INI file for the ODI or NDIS driverrespectively Setting Parameters for ODI and NDIS Drivers A sample NET CFG and PROTOCOL INI file are listed ODI NET CFG...

Page 40: ...of concurrent nodes Choose Light 0 or Normal 1 roam_config 1 Sets the roaming speed Choose Fast 2 Normal 1 or Slow 0 peer_to_peer Y Turns on or off the ability to talk to other RangeLAN2 peers NDIS P...

Page 41: ...s for the number of concurrent nodes Choose Light 0 or Normal 1 Roam_config 1 Sets the roaming speed Choose Fast 2 Normal 1 or Slow 0 Peer_to_peer Y Turns on or off the ability to talk to other RangeL...

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Page 43: ...working software Wireless products are typically used in several network topologies as described in this chapter Ad Hoc With wireless LANs one or more computers easily establish an ad hoc network when...

Page 44: ...cess the net work resources PC PC Server RangeLAN2 7510 7520 RangeLAN2 7400 RangeLAN2 7400 RangeLAN2 7100 Figure 7 Single AP For larger environments RangeLAN2 products support the ability to roam from...

Page 45: ...8 Roaming Light Overlap With RangeLAN2 s multi channel architecture Access Points can be placed within the same cell area to increase the aggregate throughput supported by the network In addition the...

Page 46: ...2 7510 7520 Figure 9 Roaming Heavy Overlap Each RangeLAN2 Access Point within a roaming network must be configured as a Master on a unique Channel Subchannel pair but all must have the same Domain num...

Page 47: ...the network connection See the previous illustrations for examples of networks set up with RangeLAN2 roaming Domains Many more network configura tions exist Proxim s diverse line of RangeLAN2 products...

Page 48: ...Channel Subchannel pair Preferably they should have unique Channels Use the Subchannel only when you have used all 15 Channels in the same coverage area All workstations with RangeLAN2 7100 or 7400 ca...

Page 49: ...in each subnetwork there must be one unit that coordinates the hops This unit is called the Master It might help you to think of the Master as the conductor of a frequency hopping orchestra The Maste...

Page 50: ...eLAN2 Ethernet Adapter The other workstations on the network should be positioned within the coverage area of the Master unit It is a good idea to set up at least one additional unit on the network as...

Page 51: ...bnetworks with higher data rate transmission capability in the same air space You may think of the Channel as a pipe In order to communi cate radios must be on the same Channel and there must be one a...

Page 52: ...nate Master Stations will ignore the parameter if it is set Master_Name optional This optional parameter of up to 11 characters specifies an alpha numeric name to simplify the identification of each M...

Page 53: ...nformation on how to set the Security ID MAC_Optimize default 1 This parameter can help improve throughput for small networks If you have 8 or fewer wireless nodes communicating with a RangeLAN2 7100...

Page 54: ...he wireless nodes In most networks set the Roam_Config parameter to Normal Wireless node throughput will not change noticeably and an overabundance of Access Points is not required If the wireless cov...

Page 55: ...the Peer_to_Peer parameter on a Station or Alternate Master Masters will ignore the parameter if it is set Node_Override The Node Override field allows you to change the MAC address that the RangeLAN...

Page 56: ...ed by 4 binary characters The digit 2 is represented as 0010 i e bit 2 of the most significant byte is set to 1 The digit 4 is represented as 0100 in binary so this would be converted to 0110 or 6 in...

Page 57: ...o another in a predefined sequence In order for several RangeLAN2 radios to communicate they must be at the same frequency at the same time Proxim has devised a method whereby one unit called the Mas...

Page 58: ...nt Masters andmaintainnetworkconnectivity 6 If there are no RangeLAN2 Access Point s on a peer to peer network one Master and at least one Alternate Master should be configured The Alternate Master wi...

Page 59: ...range that users will see when the product is installed in their facility but there are no hardandfastspecifications Radio signals may reflect off obstacles or be absorbed by others depending on thei...

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Page 61: ...amine your needs and recommend the most cost effective solution for your LAN whether you are installing a new LAN or adding on to an existing one For the location of the RangeLAN2 reseller nearest you...

Page 62: ...lly but I can t communicate with the network You may not be synchronized with an Access Point or another RangeLAN2 device configured as a Master or you may not be in range Run the RangeLAN2 Site Surve...

Page 63: ...ame Domain and Security ID as the other RangeLAN2 devices on the network Also confirm that one and only one device is configured as Master and that the RangeLAN2 7100 card is within range of this Mast...

Page 64: ...ck of the card If the red LED is on solid then the unit is configured as a Master I the yellow Synched to Master LED is on steady then the unit is configured as a Station and successfully synchronized...

Page 65: ...t the I O Port Address of the RangeLAN2 7100 card using the DIP switch Note that the setting selected using the DIP switch must match the setting specified when the software driver is configured The f...

Page 66: ...o master Yellow LED TX Figure 11 RangeLAN2 7100 Card DIP Switches I O Address Configuration The switch selects the I O Port Address of the board The card consumes eight I O addresses starting with the...

Page 67: ...5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SW 1 Base Address HEX...

Page 68: ...l already be installed before it will function In Windows NT the tool requires that the driver be installed before it will function Other than these requirements these two tools are nearly identical a...

Page 69: ...nization status of the RangeLAN2 7100 card will be displayed When the Windows tool launches it will indicate whether it found the driver The node address ROM version and synchro nization status of the...

Page 70: ...the greater the communication path A Link Quality number of 0 indicates that the node is no longer responding at all This is the most important parameter to watch on this screen in order to verify th...

Page 71: ...ft of the node address If you choose to check the link with another unit it may decrease the performance of that unit Point to Point Site Survey An additional feature of the DOS and Windows utilities...

Page 72: ...Survey screen The Ping Type box allows you to choose between a Radio Level ping and a Driver Level ping when performing the directed link test The Radio Level ping Proxim s original diagnostic tool d...

Page 73: ...RangeLAN2 radio signals will bounce off metal and this may result in a phenomenon known as multipath which may reduce data throughput The Driver Level ping is designed to compensate for the multipath...

Page 74: ...utton in Windows or after Test Utilities from the RL2SETUP program Both the peak and average activity levels on the different frequen cies are displayed If there are no other RangeLAN2 products runnin...

Page 75: ...geLAN2 allows you to set a Security ID for each RangeLAN2 card installed on a network All cards must have matching Security IDs in order to com municate To set the RangeLAN2 Security ID choose the Con...

Page 76: ...ange of the Master When within range the icon will look like this and report the synchronization status when the mouse cursor is placed over it You should note that if the wireless client roams from o...

Page 77: ...out the current synchronization status The screen shot below is from the Windows 95 98 and NT Status Monitor The screen shot below is from the Windows 2000 Status Monitor Double clicking the icon with...

Page 78: ...hich channel time is reserved to avoidcollisions Frequency Hopping A spread spectrum technique by which the band is divided into a number of channels and the transmis sions hop from channel to channel...

Page 79: ...Station Type Station 0 Alternate Master 1 Master 2 Station 0 Domain 0 15 0 Channel 1 15 1 Subchannel 1 15 1 Master Name 11 characters MASTER Security ID 0 20 characters blank MAC Optimize Light 0 Nor...

Page 80: ...ISA Bus PC XT or PC AT Range Up to 500 Indoors Up to 1000 Outdoors Data Rate 1 6 Mbps Media Access Protocol OpenAir CSMA CA Ethernetcompatibility Ethernet packet types and EthernetAddressing Frequency...

Page 81: ...work are you using What were you doing when the error occurred What error message did you see Can you reproduce the problem What version of the RangeLAN2 7100 card and driver are you using You can rea...

Page 82: ...also Drivers NDIS Drivers ODI Drivers NDIS 3 31 32 34 35 ODI 3 31 32 33 34 Windows 2000 3 17 24 Windows 95 98 3 9 16 Windows NT 3 25 29 I I O Base Address 14 16 21 22 23 27 29 Infrastructure 38 41 In...

Page 83: ...ccess Point 2 Ethernet Adapter 2 Extension Point 2 Family 2 Serial Adapter 2 Requirements 4 Resource conflict 23 RL2SETUP 31 62 71 Roam Config 34 35 48 Roaming 38 42 45 52 S Security ID 40 42 46 69 Si...

Page 84: ...78 T Technical Support 56 75 Token Ring 2 U Uninstalling Windows 2000 driver 24 Windows 95 98 driver 17 Windows NT driver 30 W Windows 2000 4 17 24 Windows 95 98 4 9 16 62 71 Windows NT 4 25 29 62 71...

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