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Summary of Contents for RangeLAN2 7401

Page 1: ...empt to 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 causes beyond Proxim s control or claim by other than the original purchaser If after inspection Proxim determines there is a defect Proxim will repair or replace the Adapter at no cost to you To r...

Page 2: ...harmful 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 television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate ...

Page 3: ... 13 Installing the Windows 95 98 Drivers Tools 13 Windows 98 Installation 13 Windows 95 Installation 15 Installation Tips Common to Windows 95 98 17 Reinstalling the Windows 95 98 Driver 23 Installing the Windows 2000 Driver Tools 24 Reinstalling the Windows 2000 Driver 29 Installing the Windows NT 4 0 Driver Tools 30 Reinstalling the Windows NT 4 0 Driver 36 RangeLAN2 7420 Windows CE Driver 37 4 ...

Page 4: ...eer to Peer 56 Node Override 57 PC Card Options 58 Inactivity Timeout 58 Card and Socket Services 58 7 Performance Hints 59 Running Large Executable Files Efficiently 59 Designating Devices as Masters and Alternate Masters 59 Microwave Ovens 61 Range 61 8 Troubleshooting 63 How to Obtain Help with Your LAN Installation 63 Windows 95 98 Installation Problems 63 Windows NT 4 0 Installation Problems ...

Page 5: ...2SETUP 77 Diagnostics 77 Site Survey 79 Point to Point Site Survey 80 Master Search 82 Snoop 83 Configuration Changes 84 Setting the RangeLAN2 Security ID 85 RangeLAN2 Status Monitor 86 B Glossary 88 C Parameters 89 D Specifications 90 E How to Reach Technical Support 91 Index 92 ...

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Page 7: ...driver Then you re connected without wires to your network s existing electronic mail printers software applications and other network resources That s how simpleitis The RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card supports Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows CE Windows NT Novell NetWare client software or any DOS based networking software that supports ODI or NDIS drivers Computers with the RangeLAN2 7420 PC C...

Page 8: ... Proxim s original 7400 PC Card that ships with a snap on antenna RangeLAN2 7410 is the RangeLAN2 CE PC Card designed for use in Windows CE handheld devices The 7410 ships with a snap on antenna RangeLAN2 7421 is a RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card that ships with a dipole antenna RangeLAN2 7422 is a RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card that ships with a snap on antenna RangeLAN2 7423 is a RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card that ship...

Page 9: ...ork by increasing range and facilitating mobility applications Operating at the Data Link Layer layer 2 of the OSI model the Access Pointprovidesprotocol independentaccessfor RangeLAN2 devices to existing wired Ethernet LANs RangeLAN2 753x Access Point allows seamless access for RangeLAN2 devices to existing wired Token Ring network RangeLAN2 754x Extension Point extends the cover age area of an e...

Page 10: ...with the 7420 PC Card and may be ordered with the card or separately Four 3 1 2 disks one containing DOS drivers and utilities one containing Windows 95 98 drivers and utilities one containing Windows 2000 drivers and utilities and one containing Windows NT drivers and utilities This RangeLAN2 User s Guide If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your reseller or Proxim Technica...

Page 11: ...s provided the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card also operates in devices running Windows CE Devices running Windows CE 3 0 Professional Edition Windows CE OS 2 11 ship withtheRangeLAN2driveralreadyinstalled Inaddi tion users of select devices running Windows CE 2 0 can download the RangeLAN2 driver from Proxim s web site at http www proxim com A list of compat ible devices is available on the web site ...

Page 12: ... must have either Card and Socket Services version 2 1 or higher or an Intel 82365SL or compatible PCMCIA controllerchip Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows CE or a network operating system that uses ODI or NDIS drivers like NetWare 3 1x 4 x Personal NetWare or Windows for Workgroups At least one other RangeLAN2 product installed on the network ...

Page 13: ... II PCMCIA slot Install the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card by following the instructions in the hardware manual provided with your computer for general installation of PCMCIA Type II cards After you install the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card in your com puter you can connect the antenna to the card There are two antenna choices for the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card the dipole and the snap on The following figures show a...

Page 14: ...nch Attach the antenna s male connector to the gold plated female connector on the card as shown in Figure 4 below Note that when connecting the antenna to the card the Proxim logo on the antenna should be facing the same direction as the RangeLAN2 label on the card Also it may be easier to install the snap on antenna to the card prior to inserting the card into the computer s slot ...

Page 15: ...times to increase connector life However you can remove the antenna by firmly holding the card in one hand and gently pulling on the antenna with the other Attaching the Dipole Antenna Follow these steps to attach the dipole antenna to the PC Card 1 Shut down your laptop computer 2 Locate the antenna connector on the end of the PC Card 3 Attach the antenna to the PC Card s antenna connector ...

Page 16: ...allow the antenna torotate During operation the antenna should be mounted verti cally and point towards the ceiling For best results the antenna shaft should clear the top of the laptop cover If necessary mount the antenna so that it points diagonally off to the side to clear the laptop cover After attaching the clip you should wait at least 24 hours before attempting to insert remove or rotate th...

Page 17: ...11 Figure 5 Attaching the Dipole Antenna Figure 6 The Mounting Clip Shown Mounted on a Notebook Cover ...

Page 18: ...en not in use rotate the antenna 90 degrees for storage However be careful not to rotate the antenna more than 180 degrees in either direction to avoid creating twists or knots in the antennacable Figure 7 Rotating the Dipole Antenna for Storage ...

Page 19: ...5 or Windows 98 Note During the installation of the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card you may be prompted to insert a Windows 95 or 98 CD ROM depending on the computer s operating system in order to complete the installation Please confirmthatyouhaveeithertheWindows95or98CD diskettes orCabinetfilesavailablebeforeproceeding withthisinstallation Windows 98 Installation If the computer has Windows 98 installed ...

Page 20: ...e and click Next Follow the on screen instructions to allow the Add New Hardware Wizard to search for the best driver for this device When prompted check the box labeled Floppy disk drives so that the wizard will search the disk drive for the RangeLAN2 driver as shown below ...

Page 21: ...angeLAN2 7400 and 7420 Series PC Cards use the same network drivers Windows 95 Installation Under Windows 95 the first time you insert the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card the New Hardware Found wizard or the Up date Device Driver Wizard will appear depending on which version of Windows 95 the computer has installed If you have the standard version of Windows 95 installed the New Hardware Found wizard will ...

Page 22: ...ardware manufacturer and click OK Insert the RangeLAN2 Windows 95 98 driver diskette into the disk drive and follow the on screen instructions If you have the B version of Windows 95 the Update Device Driver Wizard will appear as shown below ...

Page 23: ...e 7420 PC Card as a Proxim RangeLAN2 7400 PC Card Adapter Proxim s RangeLAN2 7400 and 7420 Series PC Cards use the same network drivers Installation Tips Common to Windows 95 98 Note that during the installation you may be prompted to insert the Windows 95 or 98 CD ROM so that the installation can copy certain Windows networking files If you have the CD available insert it into the CD ROM drive wh...

Page 24: ...ve point the installation program to the Windows CABS directory which is typically located in C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS as shown in the example below The computer will copy all of the Windows files required to complete the installation of the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card If the computer prompts you that a file you are copying is older than the one currently on the system keep the existing file by clicking ...

Page 25: ...ed for thisfile Restart your computer when prompted to do so by the Add New Hardware Wizard or the Update Device Driver Wizard The RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card should now be successfully installed To confirm that the adapter has been successfully installed open the Device Manager located within the Control Panel s System icon Expand the Device Manager s Network adapters category and highlight the Proxim...

Page 26: ...20 Click the Properties button to display the adapter s Properties screen The Device status should read This device is working properly as shown below ...

Page 27: ...ice status field reports that the card is not working properly then either the card has not been installed properly or the computer has a system conflict You may also receive a RangeLAN2 Status Monitor error mes sage if the card is not working properly Refer to the trouble shooting suggestions in Chapter 8 for information on how to solve thesetypesofinstallationproblems ...

Page 28: ...0 PC Card will bind to existing networking clients and protocols and add Client for Microsoft Networks and the TCP IP protocol if they are not already loaded If no network components exist before the RangeLAN2 driver is installed the driver will add Client for Microsoft Networks and the TCP IP protocol as shown below ...

Page 29: ... and will be launched each time the operating system starts See Appendix A for more information on the RangeLAN2 Utilities Reinstalling the Windows 95 98 Driver If at any time you need to reinstall the Windows 95 98 driver followthesesteps Remove the Proxim RangeLAN2 7400 PC Card Adapter entry from the Control Panel s Network icon Remove the following RangeLAN2 files if present C WINDOWS INF NETPR...

Page 30: ...in the Control Panel s Network icon such as an IP Ad dress Reset the RangeLAN2 configuration parameters from within the Control Panel s Network icon or from within the RangeLAN2 Site Survey Configuration Tool Installing the Windows 2000 Driver Tools The RangeLAN2 Windows 2000 driver installs just like any other network card driver under Windows 2000 Follow these steps to install a RangeLAN2 7420 P...

Page 31: ...25 4 The Found New Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the card as shown below Click Next to continue 5 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recom mended and click Next as shown below ...

Page 32: ...ngeLAN2 driver Click Next to install the driver 8 Click Yes to continue if the New Hardware Wizard prompts you that the RangeLAN2 driver does not contain a MicrosoftDigitalSignature 9 Click OK if prompted to insert the Proxim RangeLAN2 CD ROM and direct Windows to search for the RL2API SYS file on the floppy disk drive typically this is drive A as shown below ...

Page 33: ...tains the RangeLAN2 Site Survey Configuration Tool and the RangeLAN2 Status Moni tor which is a program icon that loads in the Windows System Tray The RangeLAN2 Status Monitor is also added to the StartUp folder and will be launched automatically each time the operatingsystemstarts See Appendix A for more information on the RangeLAN2 Tools Note that the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card will bind to any exis...

Page 34: ...e card and begin the installa tion process Refer to the instructions earlier in this section to install the Windows 2000 driver If there is a Proxim RangeLAN2 7400 Card Network Adapter entry listed with an then most likely the card is not working because of a resource conflict the RangeLAN2 PC Card is trying to use an Interrupt Request IRQ I O Base Address or Memory Range which is either already i...

Page 35: ...n 3 Select the Hardware tab 4 Click the Device Manager button 5 Expand the Network adapters category and right click the Proxim RangeLAN2 7400 PC Card Network Adapter entry 6 Select Uninstall from the drop down list and click OK to confirm device removal 7 Restart the computer when prompted The Found New Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the card and beginthedriverinstallation 8 Reinstall ...

Page 36: ... not be auto detected when first inserted into the PCMCIA slot Also because Windows NT configures devices during boot up it is important to have the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card inserted in the PCMCIA slot before the computer is turned on To install the driver go to the Network icon in the Control Panel and choose the Adapter tab as shown below ...

Page 37: ...lick the Add button and choose the Have Disk option from the Select Network Adapter dialog box as shown below Insert the Proxim RangeLAN2 NT driver diskette into the disk drive when prompted as shown below ...

Page 38: ...st Choose Proxim RangeLAN2 7400 PCMCIA Adapter from the list and click OK as shown below Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation When prompted to select a Bus Type and Number choose PCMCIA and Bus Number 0 as shown below ...

Page 39: ... value which is not already in use or reserved by another device Change any RangeLAN2 parameters as required by your wireless network configuration Note that you can also change the RangeLAN2 parameters using the RangeLAN2 Site Survey Configuration Tool which is described later in this chapter and in Appendix A Click OK to return to the Network Adapters screen as shown below ...

Page 40: ... so After the computer restarts the RangeLAN2 Windows NT driver should be loaded To confirm that the driver has loaded correctly open the PC Card icon in the Control Panel and view the proper ties for the PROXIM LAN PC CARD entry The Device Status should read This device is working properly Also under the Driver tab the Driver Status should read The driver ...

Page 41: ...Monitor and the Windows NT Event Viewer will also report that an error has occurred if the card was not present or did not load properly during boot up If the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card did not install properly refer to Chapter 8 for troubleshooting suggestions that may help you solve theinstallationproblem Once the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card has been successfully installed run SETUP EXE from the Windows ...

Page 42: ... to reinstall the Windows NT driver followthesesteps Remove the RangeLAN2 7400 PC Card Adapter entry from the Adapters list in the Network icon Remove the driver file RL2WINNT SYS from the WINNT SYSTEM32 DRIVERS directory Remove the RangeLAN2 Status Monitor program from the Control Panel s Add Remove icon to uninstall the RangeLAN2 Utilities Restart the computer with the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card ins...

Page 43: ...mply insert the card and type PROXIM when prompted to identify the network card The driver and RangeLAN2 Utilities will then be loaded and you will be prompted to configure the TCP IP properties for the card For users of select devices running Windows CE 2 0 Proxim has made a Windows CE driver available for download from Proxim swebsiteathttp www proxim com The driver for Windows CE 2 0 is for use...

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Page 45: ...2SETUP 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 and then choose Install Files If you wish to install the NDIS driver choose Generic NDIS Peer to Peer or NDIS with Access Point depending on whether or not the station will com municate through a RangeLAN2...

Page 46: ...memory Installing Drivers Using the NOS Installation In general most Network Operating Systems NOS have an installation procedure A general overview of NOS installation procedures using the RangeLAN2 DOS drivers is described here At some point in the installation the user is asked to pick from a list of network interface cards Look for an OEM supplied option which will allow you to supply the disk...

Page 47: ...ions in the ASCII editable NET CFG or PROTOCOL INI file for the ODI or NDIS driver respectively Setting Parameters for ODI and NDIS Drivers A sample NET CFG and PROTOCOL INI files are listed ODI NET CFG LINK DRIVER RL2PCM int 5 Sets Interrupt IRQ line to be used Valid options are 3 4 5 7 10 11 12 or 15 port 270 Sets the I O Port Address mem 1 D000 Sets the PCMCIA CIS memory space domain 0 Sets the...

Page 48: ...is acting as the Master It is a number between 1 and 15 subchannel 1 Sets the Subchannel to be used when this machine is acting as the Master It is a number between 1 and 15 master_name MASTER Sets the name of this machine when it is acting as a Master The Master Name may be up to 11 characters in length with no spaces mac_optimize 1 Optimizes for the number of concurrent nodes Choose Light 0 or N...

Page 49: ...ch the card will enter the doze mode Channel 1 Sets the Channel to be used when this machine is acting as the Master It is a number between 1 and 15 Subchannel 1 Sets the Subchannel to be used when this machine is acting as the Master It is a number between 1 and 15 Domain 0 Sets the network Domain This must match the Domain of the server to which you want to connect and be a number between 0 and ...

Page 50: ...geLAN2 peers When the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card is configured as a Master or Alternate Master you will use the parameters Channel Subchannel Master_Name and MAC_Optimize When the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card is configured as a Station you do not need to set the Channel Subchannel Master_Name or MAC_Optimize parameters If set they will be ignored The Station will adopt these parameters from any Master to wh...

Page 51: ...networking software Wireless products are typically used in several network topologies described in this chapter Ad Hoc With wireless LANs one or more computers easily establish an ad hoc network when the units are in range of each other Each computer can dynamically connect and reconnect to the others withnoadditionalconfiguration usingoff the shelfpeer to peer network operating systems With this...

Page 52: ...ccess the net work resources PC PC Server RangeLAN2 7510 752X RangeLAN2 7420 RangeLAN2 7420 RangeLAN2 7110 Figure 9 Single AP For larger environments RangeLAN2 products support the ability to roam from one wireless cell to another while maintaining the same network connection The Access Points establish coverage areas or cells similar in concept to those of a cellular phone network The mobile clie...

Page 53: ...10 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 overlap ping cells offer redundancy of coverage required in networks where downtime is not tolerable ...

Page 54: ...h 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 number and Security ID The portable PCs are equipped with RangeLAN2 7420 PC Cards which are also set to the same Domain and Security ID As the portable PC seamlessly switches from cell to cell its network connectivityispreserved ...

Page 55: ...tions for examples of networks set up with RangeLAN2 roaming Domains Many more network configura tions exist Proxim s diverse line of RangeLAN2 products allows you to customize your wireless configuration to meet your spe cific networking needs Note that the cells must overlap to ensure that there are no gaps in coverage so that the roaming PC will always have a connectionavailable Note Roaming st...

Page 56: ... unique 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 adapter cards are configured as Stations with a Domain and Security ID that match the values used by the RangeLAN2 Access Points between which they will roam For contiguous coverage the cells created by Rang...

Page 57: ...unicate in each subnet work there must be one unit that coordinates the hops This device is called the Master It might help you to think of the Master as the conductor of a frequency hopping orchestra The Master keeps time so all units know when to hop and to what frequency Units classified as Stations synchronize to the Master and follow its signal to learn what frequency in the pattern the Maste...

Page 58: ... 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 station on the network as an Alternate Master as well However you should set the smallest number of RangeLAN2 devices to Alternate Master in order to increase performance For perfor mance considerations regarding the setting of this par...

Page 59: ...ubnetworks 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 and only one Master that provides the timing for that Channel There are 15 independent Channels designated 1 through 15 and 1 is the default setting This means that there are 15 different sequences of...

Page 60: ...onal This optional parameter of up to 11 characters specifies an alpha numeric name to simplify the identification of each Master in your network You need only set the Master Name on a Master or Alternate Master Stations will ignore this parameter if it is set Security ID To further improve the security of a wireless subnetwork each unit requires the same Security ID to establish communication The...

Page 61: ... configured as a Master then set this parameter to Light on the Master unit You can have more than 8 nodes synchronized to a RangeLAN2 Master but only 8 or fewer communicating at the same time for the Light parameter setting In networks with more than 8 concurrent wireless users set the parameter to Normal You need only set the MAC Optimize parameter on a Master or Alternate Master Stations will i...

Page 62: ...l they are nearly out of range of the Access Point You need only set the Roam Config parameter on a Station or Alternate Master Masters will ignore the parameter if it is set The Roam_Config settings for the DOS drivers are as follows Slow 0 Normal 1 Fast 2 Peer to Peer default Yes If the Peer to Peer parameter is set to Yes wireless Stations can communicate with one another If set to No the wirel...

Page 63: ...digit For example the address 010000000000 is a multicast address and an illegal value for a node override When displayed on a network analyzer or the RangeLAN2 Utilities the address displayed will be that entered by the user but with bit 2 of the most significant byte set For example if you entered 000000000000 as the node override address 020000000000 will be displayed as the node address If you...

Page 64: ...t A Master unit cannot be configured to doze or else you would lose all communication on your network The time before dozing is calculated by adding the Inactivity Minutes and Inactivity Seconds parameters and rounding to the nearest 5 secondinterval Card and Socket Services RangeLAN2 7420 supports computers with either Card Socket Services version 2 1 or higher or an Intel 82365SL or compatible P...

Page 65: ...nstantly moving from one frequency to 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 ter sets the pace for the other radios All Stations look to the Master to determine where to hop and when If there is no Master present a node configured as an Alte...

Page 66: ...ent 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 will take over Master functions in the event that the Master is unavailable Without a RangeLAN2 Access Point the clients will be unable to roam between different Masters and maintain networkconnectivit...

Page 67: ...t 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 their construction For example with two standard 100 mW RangeLAN2 radios you may achieve up to 1000 in open space outdoors where the two antennas are line of sight meaning they see each other with no obstacles betw...

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Page 69: ... 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 contact Proxim at 1 800 229 1630 and ask for the Sales Department Windows 95 98 Installation Problems Chapter 3 describes how to install the RangeLAN2 driver in a computer running Windows 95 or Windows 98 This section provides so...

Page 70: ...ck the Other Devices cat egory for a PROXIM LAN PC CARD entry as shown below If this entry exists highlight it and click Remove Close the Device Manager and open the PC Card icon in the Control Panel The PC Card PCMCIA Properties screen should ...

Page 71: ...LAN2 7420 PC Card when I turned on the computer Solution 2 Windows 95 98 will automatically detect the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card as a PROXIM LAN PC CARD If Windows does not recognize the card check the Device Man ager for a PROXIM LAN PC CARD entry in the Other De vices category and follow the procedure outlined in Solution 1 If the card does not appear in either the Network Adapters cat egory or the...

Page 72: ...ot working properly This is due either to an error during installation or to a system conflict To identify the cause of the error highlight the Proxim RangeLAN2 7400 PC Card Adapter entry and click the Properties button Next click the Resources tab and determine if the card has been assigned any resources ...

Page 73: ...tallation Reinstall the RangeLAN2 driver following the instructions in Chapter 3 If the Proxim RangeLAN2 7400 PC Card Adapter Properties window indicates that the card has been assigned resource set tings then the card may not have loaded due to a resource con flict as shown below ...

Page 74: ...upt Request IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 or 15 Highlight each resource entry for which there is a conflict and click the Change Setting button to configure its value For example highlight the Interrupt Request entry and click Change Settings to change the value for the Interrupt Request as shown below Note that you may need to uncheck the Use automatic settings box before you can click the Change Set ti...

Page 75: ...ow function properly Hint Generally the Interrupt Request IRQ will be the cause of the resource conflict You may find that your computer has no free IRQ available for use In this case try setting the IRQ to a value of 3 or 4 which typically corresponds to COM2 or COM1 respec tively IfthereisnofreeIRQ andyouareactivelyusing both COM1 and COM2 or other devices are using these resources then you will...

Page 76: ...blems with the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card Problem 1 After installing the driver and restarting the computer the RangeLAN2 PC Card s Device Status in the PC Card icon reports The driver installed but did not start or The driver did notstart Solution 1 The RangeLAN2 driver is not properly installed or configured Most likely the PC Card has a resource conflict and is trying to use an IRQ Level I O Base A...

Page 77: ... click the Adapters tab of the Control Panel s Network icon and view the properties for the RangeLAN2 PC Card Adapter to return to the Card Setup screen Change the IRQ Level I O Base Address or Memory Address so the card does not conflict with other devices ...

Page 78: ... you will need to remove and uninstall one of the other devices from the computer before the RangeLAN2 Card may be used Problem 2 After installing the driver and restarting the computer the following error message appears Solution 2 This error will appear if the RangeLAN2 PC Card is not working properly but the RangeLAN2 Utilities have been successfully installed Most likely this is due either to ...

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Page 80: ... g i f n o C y e v r u S e t i S r o T N r o 0 0 0 2 8 9 5 9 s w o d n i W n i S O D n i P U T E S 2 L R h t i w A x i d n e p p A d a o l o t d e l i a f r e v i r d e h T O I n a e v a h t o n o d u o y t a h t k c e h C r o l e v e L Q R I s s e r d d A e s a B t c i l f n o c s s e r d d A y r o m e M 4 3 e t t e k s i d r e v i r d e h t t r e s n i I y m t u b d e t p m o r p n e h w s t r o...

Page 81: ...a c 0 2 4 7 r e e p o t r e e P e c i v e d r e t s a M e b o s l a t s u m n o i t a c i n u m m o c o t s n o i t a t S r o f d e l b a n e r e h t o h c a e h t i w e t a c i n u m m o c 6 5 A x i d n e p p A f o t u o o g I f i s n e p p a h t a h W e g n a r k r o w t e n e h t y b d e n i m r e t e d s i s i h T t u o e r a u o y e m i t f o t n u o m a e h t d n a d e g g o l e b y a m u o ...

Page 82: ... y b d e s u s i y r o m e m g n i s u s i 0 2 4 7 2 N A L e g n a R d n a t l u a f e d e h t 0 0 0 D e c a p s y r o m e m r u o y s i 6 8 3 M M E e h t e d u l c x e o t d e e n u o y r e g a n a m e h t n e h w F F 3 D 0 0 0 D n o i g e r r u o y n i s d a o l r e g a n a m y r o m e m e h t h t i w e l i f S Y S G I F N O C r o F F F 3 D 0 0 0 D x r e t e m a r a p s i h t n o n o i t a m r o...

Page 83: ... already be installed before it will function In Windows NT the tool requires the driver be installed before it will function Other than these requirements these two tools are nearly identical although the Site Survey Configuration Tool offers some additional features Screen shots in this appendix are of the Windows tool but apply to the DOS tool unless otherwise noted Note The Windows Site Survey...

Page 84: ...nchronization status of the RangeLAN2 7420 card will be displayed When the Windows tool launches it will indicate whether it found the driver The RangeLAN2 PC Card s node address ROM version and synchronization status will be displayed ...

Page 85: ...k Quality number from a particular node 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 that you will be able to maintain a reliable wireless connec tion Note that RangeLAN2 PC Cards in doze mode will report an artificially low Link Quality number An ...

Page 86: ...s by a click of the mouse on the icon to the left of the node address Note that if you decide to check the link with another unit it may decrease the performance of that unit for the duration of the test Point to Point Site Survey An additional feature of the DOS and Windows utilities is the ability to determine the link quality between two specific ma chines In the Windows utility click on the ic...

Page 87: ...the directed link test without exiting the Point to Point Site 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 displays the strength of the connection between the two radios that comprise the link test The Driver Level ping is similar to the Radio Le...

Page 88: ...of metal The 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 phenomenon and will provide a better estimate of the area covered by a RangeLAN2 device than the Radio Level ping Master Search If you use the Roaming feature of the RangeLAN2 family you ...

Page 89: ...n in Windows or after Test Utili ties 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 running in an area bars indicate potential sources of interference If there are other RangeLAN2 products running in the area you will see the frequency hops ...

Page 90: ...rs are described in Chapter 6 Note that only some of the RangeLAN2 parameters may be available within the configuration screen depending on the device s Station Type As shown in the example below when a RangeLAN2 card is configured as a Station the Channel Subchannel and MAC Optimize parameters are grayed out since these parameters are only configured on Master devices ...

Page 91: ...on a network All cards must have matching Security IDs in order to com municate To set the RangeLAN2 Security ID choose the Configuration button from the Windows tool or the Set Security ID button from within the Test Utilities button on RL2SETUP To change the Security ID to the default setting leave the Secu rity ID field blank and choose OK ...

Page 92: ... range of a RangeLAN2 Master the icon will appear as shown below and report the synchronization status when the mouse cursor is placed over it You should note that if the wireless client roams from one Master Access Point to another this change will not be reflected in the synchronization status dialog box until the mouse cursor is moved off and then back onto the Status Monitor icon When not in r...

Page 93: ...bout 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 the left mouse button launches the Site Survey Configuration Tool ...

Page 94: ...which 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 in a pre specified sequence Interference A situation that occurs when an unwanted RF signal occupies the same frequency band as a desired signal Narrow Band A channel of about 25 KHz bandwidth in th...

Page 95: ... e n n a h c b u S 5 1 1 1 e m a N r e t s a M s r e t c a r a h c 1 1 R E T S A M D I y t i r u c e S s r e t c a r a h c 0 2 0 k n a l b e z i m i t p O C A M 1 l a m r o N 0 t h g i L 1 l a m r o N g i f n o C m a o R 1 l a m r o N 0 w o l S 2 t s a F 1 l a m r o N r e e P o t r e e P o N s e Y s e Y s e t u n i M y t i v i t c a n I 0 6 0 0 s d n o c e S y t i v i t c a n I 5 f o s t n e m e r...

Page 96: ... packet types and Ethernet Addressing Frequency Band 2 4 2 483 GHz in the U S spread spectrum frequency hopping IndependentChannels 15 OutputPower 100 mW Size PCMCIA Type II card ETSI Testing For purposes of ETS 300 328 type testing the RangeLAN2 7420 PC Card was tested in host computers over a temperature range of 5C to 35C Warning It is the responsibility of the users of the RangeLAN2 7420 Serie...

Page 97: ...t kind of network 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 driver are you using You can reach Proxim Technical Support by voice fax email or mail Tel 800 477 6946 or 408 731 2640 Fax 408 731 3676 Web http www proxim com Email support proxim com Proxim Inc Attn Technical Support 510 DeGuigne ...

Page 98: ...58 Bus Type 32 C Card and Socket Services 6 58 Card Setup screen 33 Channel 42 43 48 50 53 88 89 90 Client for Microsoft Networks 22 Components 4 Configuration changes 84 85 CSMA CA 88 90 D Device Manager 19 21 63 65 Domain 41 43 48 50 52 89 Driver Level ping 81 82 Drivers NDIS 42 44 ODI 41 42 Windows 2000 24 28 Windows 95 98 13 23 Windows CE 5 37 Windows NT 30 36 ...

Page 99: ...n Antenna 7 8 9 Hardware 7 Interference 61 Interrupt Request IRQ 28 68 69 72 K Kilobytes per second 81 L Link Quality 79 M MAC Optimize 42 44 55 89 Master 48 51 59 Alternate 51 59 Name 42 43 54 Master Search 82 83 Memory Range 28 68 Microwave oven 61 Mobile IP 50 Mounting clip 10 Multipath 82 N NDIS SeeDrivers NDIS NET CFG 41 42 ...

Page 100: ...rvey 80 82 Power Output 90 PROTOCOL INI 42 44 R Radio Level ping 81 Range 61 90 RangeLAN2 7100 3 Access Point 3 50 DriverAPI 23 72 Ethernet Adapter 3 Extension Point 3 50 Family 3 Serial Adapter 3 Site Survey Configuration Tool 21 23 33 Status Monitor 23 Utilities 23 Received Signal Strength RSSI 79 81 Requirements 6 Resource conflict 28 68 70 RL2API INF 19 RL2WINNT SYS 36 Roam Config 42 44 55 89 ...

Page 101: ...50 53 89 Synchronization status 78 86 T TCP IP 22 Technical Support 63 73 91 Token Ring 3 U Uninstalling Windows 2000 driver 29 Windows 95 98 driver 23 38 Windows NT driver 36 37 Update Device Driver Wizard 15 17 W Warranty i Windows 2000 Driver installation 24 28 Windows 95 98 13 38 Cabinet CABS files 17 18 Hidden Files 24 Troubleshooting 63 70 Version conflict 18 19 Windows CE 5 37 38 Windows NT...

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