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It is essential that all instructions contained in the User Guide are followed precisely to ensure proper operation of equipment.

FLC910e

905-925 MHz OFDM

Industrial Ethernet Radio Modem

Summary of Contents for FLC910E

Page 1: ...dustrial D ata C ommunications It is essential that all instructions contained in the User Guide are followed precisely to ensure proper operation of equipment FLC910E 905 925 MHz OFDM Industrial Ethernet Radio Modem ...

Page 2: ...Notes ...

Page 3: ...nical Specifications 14 Appendix A Dimensions Drawings and Accessories 15 Enclosure Dimensions 15 Optional Antennas 15 Appendix B Radio Setting Details 16 A Basic Setup 17 B Radio Settings 19 C VBS VLAN Settings 20 D Access Control 23 E WDS Settings 24 F Connections 24 G Statistics 25 H Change Password 25 I Remote Management 25 J Upgrade Firmware 25 K Backup Restore Settings 25 L Event Log 25 M Re...

Page 4: ...y precautions to help make the wireless network safe are as follows Change the default SSID Disable the SSID Broadcast Change the default password Enable MAC address filtering Use the highest encryption type available This may reduce the network performance Change the SSID and the encryption keys periodically See Appendix B in the VBS section for the details on changing the Security options ...

Page 5: ...d command line interface CLI commands or Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP The FLC910E integrates into industrial plant and wireless networks with flexibility and options required by networking professionals The FLC910E includes Base Station Access Point Station Adaptor Wireless Repeating WDS and Wireless Inter building modes for creating wireless plant networks adding Ethernet devices to th...

Page 6: ...Applications The FLC910E units are can be configured for multiple operating modes All the modes essentially are used to extend the Ethernet network wirelessly to reduce the cost to add Ethernet to remote sites or create an Ethernet bridge between networks Base Station Station Adaptor Modes The FLC910E can either act as a base station or a station adaptor As the base station the FLC910E acts as the...

Page 7: ...ctor with Standard Thread SMA Connector Top Panel LED Indicators LED Indication Note Power Modem Power Should be on green at all times Status Loading or Changing Start Up On Entering Boot Mode Off While Finishing Boot Mode Operating Slow Blinking Reset Button Held for 3 Seconds Fast Blinking Reset Button Held for 3 Seconds Note The Status LED will blink while a firmware up grade of reset to factor...

Page 8: ... configured Set the PC to a static IP Address of 192 168 1 X where X can be from 2 to 254 and set a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 Note You will need privileges on your PC to be able to access the IP Address 192 168 1 1 This might be changing your current IP address to be in the same subnet ex 192 168 1 2 with subnet mask 255 255 255 0 if you are not already on that subnet See Appendix B for more in...

Page 9: ...rm Security Exception Note To return the FLC910E to the default configuration and password after the unit has fully booted press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds until the Status LED begins to flash quickly This will reboot and reset the unit to default configuration Login into the unit using the defaults User Name admin Password password After successfully logging in the About page is disp...

Page 10: ...pe of unit and the connectivity between the units Base Station The Base Station operates as the central unit for the connectivity Station Adaptors and Wireless Repeaters will connect and communicate with a Base Station To setup the Base Station select Base Station from the drop down menu of Operating Mode Apply this setting the unit will be in base station mode Select the type of modulation OFDM o...

Page 11: ...e 2010 Select the Edit button next to Base Station ID or VBS VLAN Settings from the left This will go to the VBS VLAN Settings page Select the Profile and click the edit button Choose the SSID and Network Authentication settings for the network ...

Page 12: ...kup of the settings and save the file Station Adaptor The Station Adaptor can connect to a Base Station or Wireless Repeater To setup the Station Adaptor select Station Adaptor from the drop down menu of Operating Mode Apply this setting the unit will be in Station Adaptor mode If the base station is set to broadcast the SSID select the site survey button to join the SSID If SSID is disabled enter...

Page 13: ... that are Enabled and the wds_profile are active To setup the Wireless Repeater select Wireless Repeater from the drop down menu of Operating Mode Apply this setting the unit will be in Wireless Repeater mode Select the type of modulation OFDM or CCK Select the data rate to use Note Best will try to establish the highest possible data rate but for longer distances using a fixed lower rate may impr...

Page 14: ...oprietary version of wireless repeating mode This mode is non standard so it increases the security of the communications For this mode Channel Frequency Modulation Bandwidth and Encryption type and key must match for the system Access control can also be used in this mode for limiting the devices that can connect to the wireless network To setup the Wireless Interbuilding select Wireless Interbui...

Page 15: ...s guide Troubleshooting Some helpful things to know before trouble shooting a FLC910E wireless network The type of connection Base Station Station Adaptor Wireless Repeater or Wireless Interbuilding The network name SSID and or BSSID The type of network authentication and encryption used The IP Address of the unit if it is static Does the unit respond to a ping request The subnet mask of the unit ...

Page 16: ...18 QPSK and 6 9 BPSK using OFDM or DSSS CCK RF Data Rates 54 48 36 24 12 9 and 6 Mbps RF Channel Bandwidth 5MHz 10MHz and 20MHz RF Receiver sensitivity less than 10 packet error rate 54 Mbps 72 dBm 2 dBm 6 Mbps 92 dBm 2 dBm RF Transmit Power 25dBm 1 5dBm RF Antenna Impedance 50 ohms RF Antenna Connector Standard Thread Female SMA Operation Temperature 20C 75C 90 relative humidity non condensing En...

Page 17: ...ctional Antenna 6 L 0db Gain SMA Female Connector A OB 900MHz Omnidirectional Antenna 12 L 5 14dBi 3dBd Gain Mounting Brkt A O7B 900MHz Omnidirectional Antenna 22 L 7 14dBi 5dBd Gain Mounting Brkt A Y8B 900MHz Yagi Directional Antenna 17 5 L 8dBi Gain 4 Element Mounting Brkt A Y11B 900MHz Yagi Directional Antenna 29 3 L 11dBi Gain 7 Element Mounting Brkt 1 5 in ...

Page 18: ... and Wireless Interbuilding mode and VLAN 802 1Q Setup Access Control Described in detail in Part D To add and remove access control based on MAC Addresses WDS Control Peer to Peer Links Described in detail in Part E Setup wireless point to point or multipoint WDS systems based on MAC Addresses or automatic repeating Connections Described in detail in Part F Shows the units connected to the device...

Page 19: ...100BaseT Ethernet connection T Base10Mb force to 10BaseT Ethernet connection T Base100Mb force to 100BaseT Ethernet connection Spanning Tree Protocol STP Enable or disable the use of the spanning tree protocol Enabling STP can prevent data storms or loops in the network VLAN 802 1Q Enable or disable the use of VLAN separation Enabling VLAN allows multiple bridged networks to transparently share th...

Page 20: ...number of nodes on that network Gateway Address for a gateway for routing data to another network Primary DNS Dynamic Name Server for resolving names to IP Address Secondary DNS same as above Time Server Allows the time to be synchronized by using a NTP time server Time server Address of the time server Time Server Port The port that the server is running on to synchronize time Time Zone Time zone...

Page 21: ...d can also act as a Base Station to allow Station Adaptors to connect to it Wireless Interbuilding A proprietary communications that link each unit together using channel number for network grouping Modulation Select between the modulation types either OFDM or CCK Channel Frequency Select the channel and frequency for the transmitter to use Options are limited by the selected Bandwidth Data Rate S...

Page 22: ...tput amplifier gain for transmit power Bandwidth Select the width of the band to use for transmitting 5MHz 10MHz and 20MHz options VQoS TDM Enable or disable Regatta Mode Enable or disable Advanced Parameters For the wireless parameters C VBS VLAN Settings Security Profiles for Base Station Station Adapter WDS and Wireless Interbuilding mode ...

Page 23: ... and the wireless network name and security options are set for the profile The Wireless Network Name SSID is the name broadcast if Broadcast is set to Yes Broadcast Wireless Network Name SSID can be disabled This will not allow a Station Adaptor to use the site survey to locate a Base Station to connect to Network Authentication Select open shared WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Base Station only Select open...

Page 24: ...connectivity through the Base Station if this is disabled the Base Station can communicate with all connected units but the connected units can only communicate through the Base Station to the LAN not onto the wireless network The Sta_profile wds_profile and inter_profile have only the Network Authentication and Data Encryption changeable ...

Page 25: ...23 FLC910E User s Guide PN 161 09856 001A June 2010 D Access Control Restrict the access based on Hardware MAC Address Add or remove the MAC address of the units allowed access to the Base Station ...

Page 26: ...ired LAN segments Up to 4 units can be used to connect to a Wireless Repeater by entering the MAC Address The automatic mode can be used but this will disable the Base Station functionality of the unit F Connections Show the information of the connected devices to the unit Or the connection status of the Station Adapter ...

Page 27: ...Management Enables the SSH console and or the SNMP management J Upgrade Firmware Upload a file from the local system to upgrade the firmware K Backup Restore Settings Save and load stored settings Backup saves a copy of the configuration Retrieve will load settings from a stored file Restore will reset to default settings L Event Log Enables Syslog to a server on the LAN The event log window shows...

Page 28: ...and workmanship for one year from date of shipment to original user Data Linc Group will replace or repair at our option any part found to be defective Buyer must return any part claimed defective to Data Linc Group transportation prepaid Return Material Authorization If a part needs to be sent to the factory for repair contact Data Linc Group s corporate ofice and request a Return Material Author...

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