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RLXIB-IHN-W

802.11n

Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot

October 1, 2010

SETUP GUIDE

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Page 1: ...RLXIB IHN W 802 11n Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot October 1 2010 SETUP GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...nx are Registered Trademarks of ProSoft Technology Inc All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of and are used to identify products and services of their respective owners ProSoft Technology Product Documentation In an effort to conserve paper ProSoft Technology no longer includes printed manuals with our product shipments User Manuals Datasheets Sample Ladder Files and Configura...

Page 3: ... IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED PER REGULATIONS OF INDUSTRY CANADA THE REQUIRED ANTENNA IMPEDANCE IS 50 OHMS TO REDUCE POTENTIAL RADIO INTERFERENCE TO OTHER USERS THE ANTENNA TYPE AND ITS GAIN SHOULD BE CHOSEN SUCH THAT THE EQUIVALENT ISOTROPICALLY RADIATED POWER EIRP IS NOT MORE THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION THE INSTALLER OF THIS RADIO EQUIPMENT MUST INSURE THAT THE ANTENNA IS LOCATED O...

Page 4: ...on hazardous location 3 The power supply used for this testing is a Limited Power Source LPS having an output voltage rating of 48 Volts direct current Vdc and an output current rating of 0 35 Amp A 4 Provisions for appropriately sized earthing and grounding shall be provided in the end use application 5 Only lightning protectors approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory NRTL should b...

Page 5: ...o be non hazardous AVERRTISSEMENT RISQUE D EXPLOSION LA SUBSTITUTION DE COMPOSANTS PEUT RENDRE CE MATERIEL INACCEPTABLE POUR LES EMPLACEMENTS DE CLASSE I DIVISION 2 WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD DO NOT DISCONNECT EQUIPMENT UNLESS POWER HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF OR THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NON HAZARDOUS AVERRTISSEMENT RISQUE D EXPLOSION AVANT DE DECONNECTER L EQUIPEMENT COUPER LE COURANT OU S ASSURER QUE L E...

Page 6: ...evice pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of t...

Page 7: ...throughout the European Union Power Supply and Accessories Warning The certifications listed in this document apply to only the radio mentioned herein These certifications do not extend to any other items including accessories or any external means of supplying power to the radio Accessories and power supplies shipped with the radio have not been tested and are not covered by these certifications ...

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Page 9: ... 01 listing 5 ATEX Approval 6 United States FCC Industry Canada rules 6 European CE certification 7 EU Requirements 7 Power Supply and Accessories Warning 7 1 1 Location and Use 7 2 Before You Begin 11 2 1 Install the WirelessN Discovery Tool 12 2 2 Start WirelessN Discovery Tool 13 2 3 Plug In the Cables 14 2 4 Detecting the Radio 15 2 5 Assign an IP Address 16 2 6 Set Up a Repeater 17 2 7 Save t...

Page 10: ...Contents RLXIB IHN W 802 11n Setup Guide Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot Page 10 of 30 ProSoft Technology Inc October 1 2010 ...

Page 11: ...B IHN W Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot 1 Cable RL CBL025 5 foot Ethernet Straight Thru Cable Gray 1 Cable RL CBL029 5 foot RJ45 to M12 Straight Ethernet 1 Power Over Ethernet Power Injector POE 48i RLX Power Injector Input 90 to 264 VAC Output 0 35 A max 48 VDC 1 ProSoft Solutions CD Contains sample programs utilities and documentation for the RLXIB IHN W module f any of these components are miss...

Page 12: ...on c In the Browse dialog box click My Computer In the list of drives choose the CD ROM drive where you inserted the ProSoft Solutions CD d Select the file prosoft exe and then click Open e On the Run dialog box click OK 2 On the CD ROM menu select WIRELESSN DISCOVERY TOOL This action opens the Setup Wizard for WirelessN Discovery Tool 3 Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to instal...

Page 13: ...PROGRAMS PROSOFT TECHNOLOGY 2 Click to start RADIOLINX WIRELESSN DISCOVERY TOOL The window lists all the radios your computer can access The MAC ID number is essentially the serial number of the radio this number is also printed on the side of the radio If a radio listing does not appear in the window click the SCAN button If you still do not see a radio listing see Troubleshooting in the RLXIB IH...

Page 14: ...inserting it into the Ethernet port It can also be powered by connecting a separate 10 24VDC source to the Power port Connections on the bottom of the radio from left to right are o Power not used when PoE option is used o Ethernet with PoE option Note After you plug in the Power over Ethernet PoE cable the radio performs a startup procedure that includes a self test loading the main program and i...

Page 15: ...ill appear in the WirelessN Discovery Tool window The window lists all the radios your computer can access The MAC ID number is essentially the serial number of the radio this number is also printed on the side of the radio If a radio listing does not appear in the window click the SCAN button on the toolbar If you still do not see a radio listing refer to Diagnostics and Troubleshooting in the RL...

Page 16: ... select the radio Tip If a radio listing does not appear in the window click the Scan button on the toolbar If you still do not see a radio listing refer to Diagnostics and troubleshooting in the RLXIB IHN W User Manual 2 Right click on the radio to open a shortcut menu and then choose ASSIGN IP This action opens the Assign IP Address dialog box 3 Select one of the unused IP addresses and then cli...

Page 17: ...case no quotes The default administrator user name is admin The default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive Guest login With guest privileges you can view the existing configuration but you cannot make changes Enter the user name in lower case no quotes The default guest user name is guest The default password is password Important You should change the default user ...

Page 18: ...Begin RLXIB IHN W 802 11n Setup Guide Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot Page 18 of 30 ProSoft Technology Inc October 1 2010 To configure Radio 1 as a Repeater make the following changes to the web configuration form ...

Page 19: ...your network administrator for assistance Select REPEATER as the radio mode SSID Enter the SSID you configured for the Master radio All radios in a network must have the same SSID Security Encryption scrambles data so that only intended viewers can decipher and understand it Choose the same encryption type you configured for the Master radio WPA WPA2 Key Enter the pass phrase you configured for th...

Page 20: ...0 of 30 ProSoft Technology Inc October 1 2010 1 7 Save the Radio Configuration Before browsing to other pages in the Radio Configuration window you must apply your changes Click APPLY to save your configuration and restart the radio Note To discard your changes and start over click CLEAR ...

Page 21: ...dios At this point you should attach and configure any additional radios you will be using Ensure that any new radios use a unique name but the same Network SSID as your master The only difference in procedure will be in setting up each additional radio Instead of setting your additional radios as Masters they should be set as Repeaters or more rarely Clients depending on their intended purpose ...

Page 22: ...Adding and Configuring Additional Radios RLXIB IHN W 802 11n Setup Guide Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot Page 22 of 30 ProSoft Technology Inc October 1 2010 ...

Page 23: ...al Hotspot Setup Guide ProSoft Technology Inc Page 23 of 30 October 1 2010 3 Verify Communication When configured the Roles column identifies each radio as a Master Repeater or Client Observe the LEDs to ensure good link quality as explained in LED display page 27 ...

Page 24: ...Verify Communication RLXIB IHN W 802 11n Setup Guide Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot Page 24 of 30 ProSoft Technology Inc October 1 2010 ...

Page 25: ...roblems Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot Setup Guide ProSoft Technology Inc Page 25 of 30 October 1 2010 4 If You Encounter Problems In This Chapter Check the Ethernet cable 26 LED display 27 Retrieve the Default Password 28 Starting Over 29 ...

Page 26: ...thernet cable Verify that the cable is plugged into the radio at one end and to an Ethernet hub or a 10 100 Base T Ethernet switch at the other end If using the PoE injector verify that the M12 to RJ45 cable is connected between the radio and the injector and also that the Ethernet patch cable is connected between the injector and switch Note The RLXIB IHN W radio auto detects the Ethernet connect...

Page 27: ...ed If two LEDs are on the radio s signal strength is fair If all three LEDs are on the signal strength is good If a radio is configured as a master the middle light of the three Signal Strength LEDs will always be on and the bottom Signal Strength LED will always be off The top LED on the master will flash if any radios are linked to this master After you first plug in the power cable and Ethernet...

Page 28: ... and return the radio to its default settings follow these steps 1 Turn OFF power to the radio 2 Feel for the reset button located under the red diamond on the face of the radio 3 Turn ON power to the radio and wait for the Power LED to turn green 4 When the Power LED turns green press and hold the reset button for at least five seconds 5 The radio will reload its default settings including the PA...

Page 29: ... If necessary you can always restore the default settings that were present when the radio was manufactured 1 Open the Radio Configuration Diagnostic Utility 2 Log into the radio 3 Click the Utilities button and then click the Default button This will remove all changes you have made to the radio configuration including addressing naming and security settings ...

Page 30: ...2010 5 What s Next Congratulations Your wireless network is up and running You now need to connect your wireless Hotspots to your network devices ProSoft Technology provides application connection instructions for numerous applications Refer to the RadioLinx Application Connection Guide located on the RadioLinx Solutions CD ...

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