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MF2501 Adapter

MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter
User’s Guide

Part number: 8000003

December 2005

Summary of Contents for MediaFlex MF2501

Page 1: ...MF2501 Adapter MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User s Guide Part number 8000003 December 2005...

Page 2: ...tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determine...

Page 3: ...the Air Quality Indicator to fine tune the placement 15 Connecting to the MF2501 Adapter 15 Manually Configuring an IP Address on Your PC 15 Connecting a PC to the MF2501 Adapter 16 Accessing the Web...

Page 4: ...ireless Statistics 38 Viewing Remote AP Statistics 41 Updating the Firmware 43 Performing a Web Download 43 TFTP or FTP Download 45 Rebooting the System 46 Taking a System Support Snapshot 48 Appendix...

Page 5: ...e this device is provided herein What You ll Find in this Guide The following topics are covered Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Chapter 3 Using the Ruckus Wireless Web Interfa...

Page 6: ...reless networking The MF2501 Adapter is accessed and configured via a Web browser interface Any of the following Web browsers are supported Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 and higher Netscape version...

Page 7: ...network adapters and media receivers A typical installation consists of a Ruckus Wireless Inc MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter connected to a set top box The MF2501 Adapter receives wireles...

Page 8: ...ound interference extend wireless signal range and increase speeds and capacity for 802 11b g wireless networks The BeamFlex antenna system consists of an array of six high gain directional antenna el...

Page 9: ...ng and software upgrade Standards based Solution Protects User Investment Minimizes Replacement Cost Compliant with 802 11b and 802 11g supports 802 11g wireless networking at up to 108 Mbps and can i...

Page 10: ...10 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User s Guide 8000003 December 2005 Key Features...

Page 11: ...install your MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter and how to set up your PC to connect to the Ruckus Wireless Web Interface Topics covered in this chapter include Packing List 12 MediaFlex 2501...

Page 12: ...2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter Quick Setup Guide MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter Front View Figure 2 Front View of the MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter shows the front view MF2...

Page 13: ...reen Flashing Green Steady The MF2501 Adapter is transmitting data The faster the flashing the more data is being transmitted or received The Wireless port is initialized and enabled 5 Air Quality Gre...

Page 14: ...01 Adapter Table 3 Rear Ports and Adapters Label Description 6 AC Power Adapter Input DC 5V 2A 7 10 100 Mbps Auto sensing autonegotiating RJ 45 network port 8 Reset button Used only if you need to res...

Page 15: ...air quality is indicated you can adjust the location of the MF2501 Adapter and other devices until a steady green LED indicates good air quality Connecting to the MF2501 Adapter Before using the MF250...

Page 16: ...2 Connect the AC Power Supply to the MF2501 Adapter and connect to a power outlet 3 Connect your PC or laptop to the Ethernet port on the MF2501 Adapter using the supplied Ethernet cable 4 On your PC...

Page 17: ...ear Use the default logon information Username admin Password blank After logging in you will see the main information page On the information page there are two panes The pane on the left shows major...

Page 18: ...18 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User s Guide 8000003 December 2005 Accessing the Web Interface...

Page 19: ...customize the MF2501 Adapter to run on your wireless network Topics covered in this chapter include Wireless Settings Worksheet 20 MF2501 Adapter Settings Worksheet 21 Ruckus Wireless Web Interface M...

Page 20: ...gateway The SSID identifies the remote AP Make sure to specify the SSID of the remote AP Do not specify a unique SSID for the MF2501 Adapter You can use up to 32 alphanumeric characters The SSID is ca...

Page 21: ...gs do not match the remote AP settings the MF2501 Adapter will not be able to find your network Store this information in a safe place Table 6 MF2501 Adapter Default and User Settings Worksheet Item D...

Page 22: ...ty indicator icon shows the current state of your Wireless connection Air Quality is measured by the Received Signal Strength Indication RSSI value which is a measurement of the wireless signal streng...

Page 23: ...feedback as they operate The Air Quality indicator bases its evaluation on the Received Signal Strength Indication RSSI that is returned as part of the 802 11 transmission acknowledgement As the adapt...

Page 24: ...s Worksheet on page 21 shows the default settings used to login to the device A minimum set of configurations is required to put the MF2501 Adapter into operational mode The system provides the defaul...

Page 25: ...he unit is on and keep holding the button down until the green LEDs at the top of the unit briefly go out indicating the system is rebooting Customizing the System Configuration It is recommended that...

Page 26: ...the wireless settings Before changing any settings in the Wireless configuration menu make sure you have recorded and verified the information in the following worksheets Wireless Network Settings Wor...

Page 27: ...United States Europe Hong Kong and Japan NOTE For MF2501 Adapters shipped in the United States the country code cannot be modified The country code is pre defined for United States only Advanced Sett...

Page 28: ...e it For best results leave the Advanced settings at their default values and do not change these settings unless directed by your technical support personnel NOTE If you have modified the advanced se...

Page 29: ...GHz Only 108Mbps 802 11g Turbo CAUTION Using Turbo and or super G mode is NOT supported when running video streams These modes are intended for diagnostic and for networks where only non video traffic...

Page 30: ...which are sent separately to the destination Only unicast frames can be fragmented The fragment length can be between 256 2346 bytes If the data that the MF2501 Adapter is transmitting is larger than...

Page 31: ...Description Open System No authentication is enforced Shared Key Authentication using a shared key Shared Key authentication encrypts the SSID and data Auto Automatically selects the authentication mo...

Page 32: ...ey for encrypting and decrypting data Using a Passphrase to Generate Keys The MF2501 Adapter supports automatic generation of four keys from a passphrase Make sure that the passphrase is the same as t...

Page 33: ...PSK the other devices in the network will not connect unless they too are set to WPA PSK and are configured with the same passphrase 1 Click the Configuration Wireless link in the left hand navigation...

Page 34: ...ter it again in the Confirm field 5 Click the Update button to save your settings Viewing System Information The Information Screens provide information the MF2501 Adapter settings System Information...

Page 35: ...any window Figure 11 shows the Wireless Information Window Table 13 System Information Parameters Field Description System Name The local name for the MF2501 Adapter MAC Address The MAC address of the...

Page 36: ...is the MAC address of the remote AP that the MF2501 Adapter associated to Wireless Mode The wireless mode such as 2 4 GHz 54Mbps 802 11b g Channel The wireless channel number and operating frequency...

Page 37: ...mation about packets traversing the LAN connected to the MF2501 Adapter To view the LAN interface statistics choose Statistics LAN from any window Figure 12 shows the LAN Statistics Window Figure 12 L...

Page 38: ...or packets received or transmitted by the interface Rx No Resource The number of received packets that are discarded by the interface due to no system resources Rx Error Drop The number of received pa...

Page 39: ...Stop Update 2 Click the Stop Update button if you do not wish to receive periodic updates Table 16 shows the Wireless Statistics parameters Table 16 Wireless Statistics Field Description Throughput b...

Page 40: ...received or transmitted by the interface Errors The total number of error packets received or transmitted by the interface Signal Strength RSSI The RSSI value received or transmitted by the interface...

Page 41: ...To view this menu choose Statistics Remote AP from any window Figure 14 shows the Remote AP Statistics Window Figure 14 Remote AP Statistics Discarded Frames The total number of frames discarded by t...

Page 42: ...ntrol The number of control packets received or transmitted by the remote AP Errors The total number of error packets received or transmitted by the remote AP Receive Errors The total number of error...

Page 43: ...irst so that your changes are preserved Then update the firmware Performing a Web Download To download a firmware image from a Web site and use it to update the firmware on the MF2501 Adapter 1 Point...

Page 44: ...44 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User s Guide 8000003 December 2005 Updating the Firmware Figure 15 Updating the Firmware...

Page 45: ...perform the upgrade 6 If the firmware has updated successfully a green check mark will appear Click the Reboot button 7 If the firmware did not update a Failed file type error message will appear A fi...

Page 46: ...ou have to re login before setting the reboot you configuration changes will be saved as long as you have already clicked the Update button to save the current configuration If you have powered down o...

Page 47: ...is ready After about 18 seconds the antenna LEDs will light up in solid green followed by intermittent flashing This indicates the MF2501 Adapter is ready The Click here when Wireless Adapter is read...

Page 48: ...shot can be sent and saved to a TFTP or FTP server for analysis by a technical support engineer 1 To view the support menu choose Maintenance Support from any window The Support Menu appears Figure 18...

Page 49: ...upgrading the firmware and uploading the system snapshot Your service provider or technical support contact should provide you with information for configuring the TFTP or FTP server 4 Click on the Re...

Page 50: ...50 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User s Guide 8000003 December 2005 Taking a System Support Snapshot...

Page 51: ...TUV Certified Physical size 5 72 x 4 92 x 2 9 in 145 x 125 x 74 mm Weight 0 53 lbs 0 24 kg Antenna Internal software configurable antenna array with six directional high gain elements and 63 unique a...

Page 52: ...Management Configuration and monitoring interface Ruckus Wireless Web User Interface WebUI Login Username admin Password blank Auto configuration Not available in this release Statistics LAN wireless...

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