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RangeLAN

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LAN802 Access Point

Models 8520 and 8521

User's Guide

Summary of Contents for RangeLAN 802 8520

Page 1: ...RangeLAN802 W i re l e s s Ac ce s s Po i nt RANGELAN802 Access Point Models 8520 and 8521 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...y attempt 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...

Page 3: ...imits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no ...

Page 4: ...tions 8 4 Wireless Topologies 11 Ad Hoc Network 11 InfrastructureNetwork 12 Guidelines for Roaming 14 5 Configuration 15 Locally Out of band 15 Remotely In band 16 Modem Support 17 Main Menu 17 SNMP Management 18 Remotely via a Web Browser 18 6 Configuration Parameters 19 TCP IP Configuration Menu 21 Filter Configuration Menu 22 Radio Configuration Menu 25 Ethernet Configuration Menu 27 Authorizat...

Page 5: ...s Menu 35 Radio Status Menu 36 Bridge Status Menu 36 TCP IP Status Menu 36 Association Table 36 9 SNMP Management 37 SNMP Supported Traps 39 10 Web Browser Management 41 Supported Web Browsers 41 Establishing a Connection 41 Main Display 42 RangeLAN802 Access Point Network Management 43 DiscoverAPs 43 Network Map 44 Traffic Monitor 44 RangeLAN802 Access Point Device Management 46 11 Authorization ...

Page 6: ...ameters 57 Ping IP Host 57 DiscoverAPs 57 Commonly Asked Technical Support Questions 59 LED Indicators 60 A Menu Structure 62 B Download Menu 68 C Glossary 70 D Parameters 72 TCP IPParameters 72 FilterParameters 73 Ethernet Parameters 74 Radio Parameters 74 E Hopping Patterns Within Each 802 11 Set 75 F U S Specifications 76 G How to Reach Technical Support 77 Index 78 ...

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Page 8: ...or easy expandability of your wireless network increasing range and facilitating mobility applications It operates at the Data Link level layer 2 of the OSI model providing protocol independent access for RangeLAN802 computer users into an existing wired Ethernet LAN Today Proxim is the leading supplier of spread spectrum radio networking technology for local area environments Proxim s unmatched s...

Page 9: ...hich fits into a PC Card PCMCIA Type II slot on a portable notebook laptop or pen based computer It ships with a snap on antenna RangeLAN802 8403 is a 400 mW wireless LAN adapter which fits into a PC Card PCMCIA Type II slot on a portable notebook laptop or pen based computer It ships with a dipole antenna RangeLAN802 8404 is a 400 mW wireless LAN adapter which fits into a PC Card PCMCIA Type II s...

Page 10: ...OR a computer running a TCP IP telnet client AND a BOOTP server and At least one other RangeLAN802 LAN adapter product installed on the network The Product Package Each RangeLAN802 Access Point comes with One RangeLAN802 Access Point One antenna 1 dBi omnidirectional One RangeLAN802 Access Point User s Guide and One power adapter 12 V 1 Amp If any of these items are missing or damaged please conta...

Page 11: ...4 Figure 1 RangeLAN802 Access Point components ...

Page 12: ...ble Security or configure an Encryption Key for your network If the above conditions are not true more detailed configuration information is described in Chapter 5 If your installation meets the preceding criteria proceed with the following instructions 1 Firmly screw in clockwise the antenna onto the antenna connector on the back panel of the Access Point Note Government regulatory agencies manda...

Page 13: ...ernet cable to the Ethernet port on the back of the RangeLAN802 Access Point 3 Plug the power cable into the back of the RangeLAN802 Access Point and into an AC power outlet Since there is no On Off switch on the Access Point box the unit will turn on as soon as power is applied ...

Page 14: ...AN802 Access Point No segment can exceed 100 meters 10BASE2 Cabling When using 10BASE2 cabling with the RangeLAN802 Access Point the cable must be properly terminated on each end Standard 10BASE2 specifications apply to the 10BASE2 interface of the RangeLAN802 Access Point Each coax cable segment can support up to 30 devices and the cable itself cannot exceed 185 meters Antenna Options The RangeLA...

Page 15: ...d case has been developed to operate in harsh envi ronments Also Proxim recommends that the Access Point be mounted vertically in installationswithextremeambienttemperatures In addition Proxim offers an optional Outdoor Enclosure shown without the lid at tached in Figure 5 below for installations which afford little or no protection against the elements and where the ambient temperature exceeds th...

Page 16: ...9 Figure 4 Cubicle Mount ...

Page 17: ...10 10BASET 10BASE2 Figure 5 Outdoor Enclosure ...

Page 18: ...elessnetworkingsoftware Wirelessproductsaretypicallyusedinseveralnetwork topologiesdescribedinthischapter Ad Hoc Network WithwirelessLANs oneormorecomputerseasilyestablishanadhocnetworkwhenthe unitsareinrangeofeachother Eachcomputercandynamicallyconnectandreconnectto theotherswithnoadditionalconfiguration usingoff the shelfpeer to peernetworkoperat ingsystems Withthiscapability manycompaniesaredev...

Page 19: ...nts to access the network re sources Server RangeLAN802 8520 PC PC RangeLAN802 8400 RangeLAN802 8400 Figure 7 Single AP For larger environments RangeLAN802 products support the ability to roam from one wirelesscelltoanotherwhilemaintainingthesamenetworkconnection TheAccessPoints establishcoverageareasorcellssimilarinconcepttothoseofacellularphonenetwork The mobile clients will connect with any Acc...

Page 20: ...ate with Any ESSID In addition the RangeLAN802 8400 Cards must have the same Encryption Key as the Access Points if Security is enabled As the portable PC seamlessly switches from cell to cell its net work connectivity is preserved The user can move freely between the RangeLAN802 Access Points in the network When the roaming PC leaves the transmission range of one RangeLAN802 Access Point the soft...

Page 21: ...d should be config ured with an ESSID which matches the ESSID of the RangeLAN802 Access Points they will roam between unless the RangeLAN802 clients are configured to associate with Any ESSID If Security is enabled on the wireless network all workstations with RangeLAN802 8400 Cards installed must have the same Encryption Key as the RangeLAN802 Access Points they will roam between The cells create...

Page 22: ... Remotelyacrossdial upmodems Remotely across the network using an SNMP management package and Remotely across the network via a Web browser Locally Out of band YoumayusetheDB 9LocalManagementPortonthebackoftheAccessPointtoconfigure theunit TolocallyconfiguretheRangeLAN802AccessPoint youneedanullmodemRS 232 cable with a nine pin female connector on the Access Point side and a terminal or PC with an...

Page 23: ...on you can press Enter to display the menu Remotely In band The second configuration option is remote configuration across the wired network Note The RangeLAN802 Access Point is manufactured without a default IP address In order to telnet to the RangeLAN802 Access Point you must first assign it a valid IP address for your network using the null modem cable configuration described above or a BOOTP ...

Page 24: ...1 Suppressresultcodes AT W0 Storeconfigurationinnon volatilememory 3 Attachamodemviaastraight throughcabletotheRangeLAN802AccessPoint 4 Fromaremotemodem dialthephonenumberofthemodemconnectedtothe RangeLAN802AccessPoint 5 After the RangeLAN802 Access Point s modem has answered the phone press Enter ontheterminalconnectedtotheremotemodemuntilyouseetheconfigu rationmenutree Main Menu Afterusingoneoft...

Page 25: ... the order of the options in the menu tree may change slightly SNMP Management You may configure and monitor the RangeLAN802 Access Point using an SNMP management package SNMP Management of the RangeLAN802 Access Point is described in Chapter 9 Remotely via a Web Browser You may configure and monitor the Access Point via a Web browser Web browser managementisdescribedinChapter10 ...

Page 26: ...Filter IP X LSP Broadcast Packets F ilter ARP B roadcast Packets ARP F ilter Network A ddress A RP Filter S ubnet M ask Filter M AC Mulitcast P ackets M AC FIlter A ddress MA C F ilter Subnet Mask B roadcast B andwidth A llocation Filter Configuration Menu Radio Port Administrative Status D elay Radio Reconfigure No Traffic Trap Period seconds Radio Traffic Trap Threshold Radio Broadcast Trap Thre...

Page 27: ...nable Disable Disassociation Traps Enable Disable SNMP Read Only SNMP Community Read Only SNMP Manager IP Address Read W rite SNMP Community Read W rite SNMP Manager IP Address SNMP Trap Community Trap Target Address Enable Disable Authentication Traps SNMP Configuration Menu Upload AP Configuration Data using FTP Accept Upload Requests from Other APs Upload Configuration Menu Reset Access Point t...

Page 28: ...r d d A P I 0 0 0 0 k s a M t e n b u S 0 0 0 0 y a w e t a G t l u a f e D s s e r d d A 0 0 0 0 t o o B t a P T O O B d n e S e m i T e s l a F e u r T e u r T r e v r e S P T O O B s s e r d d A 0 0 0 0 s s e c c A t e n l e T d e l b a s i D d e l b a n E d e l b a n E d r o w s s a P t e n l e T s r e t c a r a h c 0 1 t n e m e g a n a M r e s w o r B d e l b a s i D d e l b a n E d e l b a ...

Page 29: ...e or disable the RangeLAN802 Access Point s ability to request its IP address from a BOOTP server at boot time and you can supply the IP address of that server You can enable or disable the ability to open a telnet session to the RangeLAN802 Access Point and set a password to control telnet access You can enable or disable the ability to manage the RangeLAN802 Access Point via a Web browser and se...

Page 30: ...P I R X P I r e t l i F s t e k c a P t s a c d a o r B g n i r e t l i F t o N g n i r e t l i F g n i r e t l i F P A S X P I r e t l i F s t e k c a P t s a c d a o r B g n i r e t l i F t o N g n i r e t l i F g n i r e t l i F P S L X P I r e t l i F s t e k c a P t s a c d a o r B g n i r e t l i F t o N g n i r e t l i F g n i r e t l i F t s a c d a o r B P R A r e t l i F s t e k c a P g ...

Page 31: ...rk Address and ARP Filter Subnet Mask enable IP ARP broadcast filtering When these filters are configured ARP broadcasts will be forwarded from the Ethernet to the wireless network only if the destination IP address is on the IP network defined by the ARP Filter Network Address and ARP Filter Subnet Mask fields If you enable Filter MAC Multicast Packets you must also configure the MAC Filter Addre...

Page 32: ... i d a R d l o h s e r h T 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 p a r T t s a c d a o r B o i d a R d l o h s e r h T 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 y t i r u c e S n o i t a c i t n e h t u A e n o N n o i t a c i t n e h t u A r o y l n O a t a D d n a e n o N D I S S E s r e t c a r a h c 2 3 1 M I X O R P n r e t t a P g n i p p o H 7 7 0 0 y e K n o i t p y r c n E s r e b m u n l a m i c e d 5 5 5 2 d n a 0 n e e w t e b s e c...

Page 33: ...d specifies a percentage of radio traffic after which a Radio High Usage trap is sent via SNMP The Radio Broadcast Trap Threshold specifies a percentage of radio broadcast traffic after which a Radio High Usage trap is sent via SNMP Reset Radio allows you to reset the radio contained in the RangeLAN802 Access Point without resetting the entire unit This will cause any changes to the radio paramete...

Page 34: ...aming environment must have a unique Hopping Pattern For a compatibility table between Proxim s RangeLAN802 Hopping Pattern and other IEEE 802 11 products Set and Patterns see Appendix E The Encryption Key can be set whether or not Security is enabled however it is only used once the Security setting has been configured to either Authentication Only or Authentication and Data All RangeLAN802 commu...

Page 35: ...int This parameter is set to disabled by default Note Do NOT enable this parameter if you are using a 10BASE2 Ethernet cable to providenetworkconnectivitytotheAccessPoint Ifthe10BaseTLinkMonitor isenabledatanytimewhena10BaseTEthernetconnectiondoesnotexist the AccessPointwillchangeitsESSIDto ERRORESSID andwillNOToperate as intended Ethernet Port Administrative Status when disabled temporarily prohi...

Page 36: ... for all of the other Access Points on the network to be sent to the FTP server as well Only Access Points configured to respond to remote upload requests will send their configura tion information to the FTP server The Upload Configuration Menu also allows you to enable or disable an Access Point s ability to respond to an upload request from another Access Point By default the Access Point is co...

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Page 38: ... Error Packets Tx S ingle C ollision P ackets Tx Multiple C ollision Packets Tx Late C ollision Packets Tx Excessive C ollision Packets Tx D eferred P ackets Tx C arrier Sense Errors Tx Internal MAC Errors Ethernet Statistics Menu Ethernet Cache Filter C ount W ireless C ache Filter C ount Current Forwarding Database Usage Bridge Statistics Menu IP P acket F ilter C ount IPX P acket Filter C ount ...

Page 39: ... is not set or not set to match that of the sending radio The Tx MPDUs statistic counts the number of acknowledged unicast and multicast MAC Protocol Data Units MPDU transmitted by the radio The Tx Multicast Frames excl Bcast statistic counts the number of transmitted multicastframes The Tx Failures statistic counts the number of frames that could not be transmitted The Tx Single Retries statistic...

Page 40: ...kets that were filtered due to the bridge s learning about the location of nodes It also shows the percentage of the bridge s for warding table that is used up by learned node addresses Filter Statistics Menu This menu displays the count of packets that were filtered out due to the various filter options Reset Statistics You may reset the RangeLAN802 Access Point statistics from this menu option ...

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Page 42: ...Level Radio ROM Firmware V er Reset Required for Reconfiguration Last Unauthorized Address Number of Radio Stations C onnected C urrent S ecurity C urrent Hopping P attern C urrent E SSID Radio Status Menu B ridge Address Bridge Status Menu C urrent IP A ddress C urrent Subnet Mask C urrent D efault Gateway Address TCP IP Status Menu Association Table Status Menu Download Menu Diagnostics Menu Res...

Page 43: ...geLAN802 Access Point is available for viewing If there is a parameter that will not take effect until the RangeLAN802 Access Point or radio is reset the Reset Required for Reconfiguration parameter will be set to true For example after changing the radio Hopping Pattern through the Configuration Menu this parameter would be set to true The Number of Radio Stations Connected parameter displays a c...

Page 44: ...ble Configuration Menu Enable D isable D isassociation Traps Enable D isable SNMP Read Only SNMP C ommunity Read Only SNMP Manager IP Address Read Write SNMP C ommunity Read W rite SNMP Manager IP Address SNMP Trap C ommunity Trap Target Address Enable D isable Authentication Traps SNMP Configuration Menu Upload Configuration Menu Reset Access Point to Factory Defaults Dump Configuration to Screen...

Page 45: ...ble configuration or a BOOTP server You may choose to configure the RangeLAN802 Access Point through the menu trees in band or out of band to set SNMP parameters before using an SNMP manager Enable Disable SNMP allows you to enable or disable SNMP management of the RangeLAN802 Access Point The Read Only SNMP Community parameter specifies a community sup ported by the RangeLAN802 Access Point Actio...

Page 46: ...will be sent A value of 0 0 0 0 disablestrapgeneration Authentication Traps are sent to the Trap Target Address whenever anyone attempts to SNMP manage the RangeLAN802 Access Point with an invalid community or from an invalid community You may enable or disable the sending of these traps A Disassociation Trap is sent by the RangeLAN802 Access Point when a station is disassociating from it The trap...

Page 47: ...of time The time may be configured in the Radio Configuration Menu Broadcast Threshold Sent if the radio broadcast traffic exceeds the limit set by the Radio Configuration parameter Radio Broadcast Trap Threshold Radio High Usage Sent if the radio traffic has exceeded the limit set by the Radio Configuration parameter Radio Traffic Threshold Serial Port Down Sent when the serial port of the RangeL...

Page 48: ...dem cable configuration or a BOOTP server Start a supported Web browser on a computer that is connected to the network either via a wired or wireless connection Highlight and replace the existing URL path with the IP address of the RangeLAN802 Access Point For example the starting URL may be similar to http www proxim com Highlight and replace the www proxim com with the IP address of the RangeLAN...

Page 49: ... right side of the screen there is a picture of the RangeLAN802 Access Point along with the text Web Manager For Wireless Networks as shown below Proxim Technical Support contact information is listed underneath the picture ...

Page 50: ...items left click on the symbol Clicking on the symbol shrinks the menu Text without a or will take you to that function screen directly RangeLAN802 Access Point Network Management Discover APs This screen displays all RangeLAN802 and RangeLAN2 Access Points detected on the network Click on the picture to configure the RangeLAN802 Access Point The columns display the MAC address IP address ESSID an...

Page 51: ...s the unit being currently browsed Displayed under each RangeLAN802 Access Point and each RangeLAN2 Access Point is a list of MAC addresses of the Proxim devices currently associated with that Access Point Press the Update button of your Web browser to see the latest view of the network map TrafficMonitor This page displays a real time graph of the traffic being processed by each RangeLAN802 Acces...

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Page 53: ...packets Unicast packets are transmissions in which the destination is a single known node and is specified in the packet The broadcast packets indicator also includes multicast packets Both types are packets in which the destination is two or more nodes RangeLAN802 Access Point Device Management This menu offers configuration options for the RangeLAN802 Access Point as described in Chapter 6 Pleas...

Page 54: ...an SNMP trap that will tell the SNMP manager an unauthorized user has tried to use the RangeLAN802 Access Point The Update Authorization Config of All APs parameter distributes the Authorization Table from this Access Point to all other RangeLAN802 Access Points on the network This feature is useful in that you do not have to set the Authorization Table individually on all RangeLAN802 Access Point...

Page 55: ...ion Enable Disable Unauthorized Addr Trap AP Authorization Config D ownload Table Update Authorization C onfig of All APs Authorization Table Configuration Menu SNMP Configuration Menu Upload Configuration Menu Reset Access Point to Factory Defaults Dump Configuration to Screen Configuration Menu Statistics Menu Status Menu Download Menu Diagnostics Menu Reset Access Point Main Menu ...

Page 56: ...with two RangeLAN802 100 mW radios using the standard antennas shipped with the units 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 However the same two units will only achieve up to 500 of range when they have to travel through the cubicles usually used in modern offices If there are office walls to penetra...

Page 57: ...onal antennas may be mounted upside down to the ceiling or a beam The omnidirectional antenna emits its signal from all sides of the antenna but not from the top or bottom The direc tional antenna typically emits a beam only from a front face plate in a horizontal direction this type of antenna should be mounted against a wall Place the antenna as high as possible In an office environment try to p...

Page 58: ...sses Link Quality and RSSI of each node that the RangeLAN802 Access Point can find wirelessly Toperformasitesurvey firstchoosetheRunBroadcastSiteSurveyoptionandletthe RangeLAN802 Access Point sit for a period of time that you specify Then look at the list of MAC addresses found Link Quality and RSSI data The results will show an average value for each parameter over the time period for which the s...

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Page 60: ...ng mode when being surveyed As these adapters wake up the Link Quality number may change so this number may not always be accurate Receivedsignalstrength RSSI indicateshowstrongasignalwasreceivedfromaparticular node After using the Broadcast Site Survey you can choose the Run Directed Site Survey to check the packets per second and bytes per second measurements between the RangeLAN802 Access Point...

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Page 62: ...lyourLAN Proximcanputyouincontactwitha RangeLAN802resellerinyourarea Theresellerisanexpertinthedesign installation and maintenanceofLANsandwillbeabletoexamineyourneedsandrecommendthemostcost effectivesolutionforyourLANwhetheryouareinstallinganewLANoraddingontoan existingone ForthelocationoftheRangeLAN802resellernearestyou contactProximat 800 229 1630andaskfortheSalesDepartment Diagnostics Menu The...

Page 63: ... Download Menu Run B roadcast Site Survey Run D irected Site Survey Radio Flash Version Radio D iagnostics Menu Technical Support Parameters Boot ROM Version Flash C ode Version Ping IP Host D iscover APs Diagnostics Menu Reset Access Point Main Menu ...

Page 64: ...arameters If you call Proxim Technical Support they may ask you to enable the Technical Sup port Parameters to perform more detailed diagnostics on the unit Ping IP Host From the Diagnostics Menu you can cause the RangeLAN802 Access Point to Ping any IP Host on the network Discover APs The RangeLAN802 Access Point will display all RangeLAN802 and RangeLAN2 Access Points that it is able to discover...

Page 65: ...58 Figure 11 Discover APs ...

Page 66: ...t n e i l c h c i h w l l e t I n a c w o H t n i o P s s e c c A s i h t h t i w d e t a i c o s s a u n e M s u t a t S e h t n i e l b a T n o i t a i c o s s A e h t w e i V 8 t n i o P s s e c c A e h t e r u g i f n o c t n a c I t r o p l a i r e s e h t a i v y l l a c o l l a n i m r e t e h t t a h t d n a e l b a c m e d o m l l u n a g n i s u e r a u o y y f i r e V 1 8 N 0 0 6 9 o t ...

Page 67: ...tact Proxim Technical Support In addition the LED will blink yellow if the Access Point has switched to the Error ESSID because the 10BaseT Link Monitor is enabled and cannot detect a 10BaseT Ethernet connection The center yellow LED called the Radio LED flashes when the Access Point transmitswirelessly The third green LED called the Backbone LED flashes when the Access Point transmitsovertheEther...

Page 68: ...in It will not light if you are using 10BASE2 cable The third LED is reserved for future functionality Figure 13 Back Panel LEDs e t a t S D E L s u t a t S D E L o i d a R D E L e n o b k c a B f f o t i n U f f O f f O f f O n O r e w o P s c i t s o n g a i D w o l l e Y f f O f f O s c i t s o n g a i D d e l i a F d e R f f O f f O T e s a B 0 1 o N d e t c e t e D k n i L w o l l e Y k n i l...

Page 69: ...r Network A ddress A RP Filter Subnet M ask Filter M A C M ulitcast P ackets M A C FIlter A ddress M A C Filter S ubnet Mask B roadcast Bandwidth Allocation Filter Configuration Menu Radio P ort A dm inistrative S tatus D elay Radio Reconfigure No Traffic Trap P eriod seconds Radio Traffic Trap Threshold Radio B roadcast Trap Threshold Reset Radio S ecurity E S SID Hopping P attern E ncryption K e...

Page 70: ...Enable Disable Disassociation Traps Enable Disable SNMP Read Only SNMP Community Read Only SNMP Manager IP Address Read W rite SNMP Community Read W rite SNMP Manager IP Address SNMP Trap Community Trap Target Address Enable Disable Authentication Traps SNMP Configuration Menu Upload AP Configuration Data using FTP Accept Upload Requests from Other APs Upload Configuration Menu Reset Access Point ...

Page 71: ... Tx Late C ollision P ackets Tx E xcessive C ollision P ackets Tx D eferred P ackets Tx C arrier S ense E rrors Tx Internal MA C E rrors Ethernet Statistics Menu E thernet C ache Filter C ount W ireless C ache Filter C ount C urrent Forwarding D atabase Usage Bridge Statistics Menu IP P acket Filter C ount IP X P acket Filter C ount NetB E UI P acket Filter C ount A ppleTalk P acket Filter C ount ...

Page 72: ...nauthorized Address Number of Radio Stations C onnected Current Security C urrent Hopping Pattern Current ESSID Radio Status Menu Bridge Address Bridge Status Menu Current IP Address C urrent Subnet Mask Current D efault Gateway Address TCP IP Status Menu Association Table Status Menu Download Menu Diagnostics Menu Reset Access Point Main Menu ...

Page 73: ... ownload AP Image Using X Modem D ownload AP Image Using TFTP D ownload AP Image Using FTP Accept D ownloads from Other APs AP Image D ownload Table Update Images of All APs Update Images of Selected APs Update Image of a Specific AP Download Menu Diagnostics Menu Reset Access Point Main Menu ...

Page 74: ...Download Menu Run Broadcast Site Survey Run D irected Site Survey Radio Flash Version Radio D iagnostics Menu Technical Support Parameters B oot ROM Version Flash C ode Version P ing IP Host D iscover A Ps Diagnostics Menu Reset Access Point Main Menu ...

Page 75: ...TP When configuring over the Ethernet you will not have the Xmodem option The following diagram illus tratesthesoftwaretree Only visible when configuring via serial Configuration Menu Statistics Menu Status Menu D ownload AP Image Using X Modem D ownload AP Image Using TFTP D ownload AP Image Using FTP Accept D ownloads from Other APs AP Image D ownload Table Update Images of All APs Update Images...

Page 76: ... series of C s begins to appear on the bottom of the sessionscreen 6 When the download is successful the Access Point will automatically reboot and load the new image The RangeLAN802 Access Point also has the ability to update other Access Points software on the Ethernet segment You can choose to Update Images of All APs or Update Images of Selected APs In these two cases the Access Point will fir...

Page 77: ...e before attempting to transmit information CA is an optimization by which channel time is reserved to avoidcollisions Download Image A software file that is used to upgrade the software code running on the RangeLAN802 Access Point ESSID Extended Service Set ID A string that must match on all communicating RangeLAN802 products Frequency Hopping A spread spectrum technique by which the band is divi...

Page 78: ...ivacy Spread Spectrum A radio data transmission modulation technique by which the transmitted signal is spread over a bandwidth wider than the information bandwidth Spread Spectrum bands are designated by the FCC and require no user license SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A protocol used to manage network nodes TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A suite of protocols dev...

Page 79: ...e s l a F e u r T e u r T r e v r e S P T O O B s s e r d d A 0 0 0 0 s s e c c A t e n l e T d e l b a s i D d e l b a n E d e l b a n E d r o w s s a P t e n l e T s r e t c a r a h c 0 1 t n e m e g a n a M r e s w o r B d e l b a s i D d e l b a n E d e l b a n E e m a N r e s U r e s w o r B s r e t c a r a h c 0 1 d r o w s s a P r e s w o r B s r e t c a r a h c 0 1 o t d e s u s i 0 0 0 0 ...

Page 80: ... F t o N P I R X P I r e t l i F s t e k c a P t s a c d a o r B g n i r e t l i F t o N g n i r e t l i F g n i r e t l i F P A S X P I r e t l i F s t e k c a P t s a c d a o r B g n i r e t l i F t o N g n i r e t l i F g n i r e t l i F P S L X P I r e t l i F s t e k c a P t s a c d a o r B g n i r e t l i F t o N g n i r e t l i F g n i r e t l i F t s a c d a o r B P R A r e t l i F s t e k...

Page 81: ... D e s l a F e u r T e s l a F d o i r e P p a r T c i f f a r T o N s d n o c e s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 p a r T c i f f a r T o i d a R d l o h s e r h T 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 p a r T t s a c d a o r B o i d a R d l o h s e r h T 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 y t i r u c e S n o i t a c i t n e h t u A e n o N n o i t a c i t n e h t u A r o y l n O a t a D d n a e n o N D I S S E s r e t c a r a h c 2 3 1 M I X O R P...

Page 82: ... 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 5 1 1 6 1 2 7 1 3 8 1 1 9 1 2 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 1 5 2 2 6 2 3 7 2 1 8 2 2 9 2 3 0 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 2 5 3 3 6 3 1 7 3 2 8 3 3 9 3 1 0 4 2 1 4 3 2 4 1 3 4 2 4 4 3 5 4 1 6 4 2 7 4 3 8 4 1 9 4 2 0 5 3 1 5 1 2 5 2 3 5 3 4 5 1 5 5 2 6 5 3 7 5 1 8 5 2 9 5 3 0 6 1 1 6 2 2 6 3 3 6 1 4 6 2 5 6 3 6 6 1 7 6 2 8 6 3 9 6 1 0 7 2 1 7 3 2 7 1 3 7 2 4 7 3 5 7 1 6 7 2 7 7 3 ...

Page 83: ...4 encryption Frequency Band 2 4 2 5 GHz Worldwide Depends on country spread spectrum frequency hopping OutputPower 100 mW or 400 mW Depends on country OperatingTemperature 20 C to 60 C NetworkFilteringRate 14 800 pps UL Listed Power Supply The RangeLAN802 Access Point requires an external power supply If you have elected not to purchase the external power supply from Proxim or need a replacement y...

Page 84: ...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 RangeLAN802 Access Point firmware and software are you using You can reach Proxim Technical Support by voice fax email or mail Tel 800 4PROXIM or 408 731 2640 Fax 408 731 3676 Web http www proxim com Email support proxim com Proxim Inc Attn Technical Suppo...

Page 85: ...Filter ARP Subnet Mask Association 70 Association Table 36 Authentication Traps 39 Authorization Table 28 47 Authorization Table Usage Option 47 Authorization Traps 40 B Boot ROM Version 57 BOOTP 22 41 70 Bridge Address 36 Broadcast Bandwidth Allocation 24 Broadcast Site Survey See Site Survey Broadcast Threshold 40 Browser Management 22 41 Password 22 41 UserName 22 41 C Cold Start 39 Community R...

Page 86: ... Discover APs 57 Download Image See Menu Download Download Table See Access Point Download Table Dump Configuration to Screen 29 E Encryption Key 59 Encyrption Key 27 ErrorESSID 28 ESSID 14 27 59 70 F Filter ARP Network Address 24 ARP Subnet Mask 24 IPX Broadcast 24 MAC Multicast Packets 24 Protocol Type 24 Fixed Nodes Filter See Filter Fixed Nodes Flash Code Version 57 H Hopping Pattern 14 27 70 ...

Page 87: ...ackets Manager IP Address Read Only SNMP 38 Read Write SNMP 39 Menu Bridge Statistics 33 Bridge Status 36 Diagnostics 55 Download 68 Ethernet Configuration 27 Ethernet Statistics 33 Filter Configuration 22 Filter Statistics 33 Main 17 19 Radio Configuration 25 Radio Diagnostics 51 Radio Statistics 32 Radio Status 36 Statistics 31 Status 35 TCP IP Configuration 21 MIB 18 26 28 38 Microsoft Internet...

Page 88: ... Port Administrative Status 26 Radio ROM version 36 Radio Traffic Level 36 Radio Traffic Trap Threshold 40 See Trap Radio Traffic Threshold Range 49 50 RangeLAN802 8400 2 Access Point 14 Family 2 RC4 71 Read Only SNMP Community See Community Read Only SNMP Read Only SNMP Manager IP Address See Manager IP Address Read Only SNMP Read Write SNMP Community See Community Read Write SNMP Read Write SNMP...

Page 89: ... Trap Community See Community SNMP Trap Subnet Mask 22 36 T Technical Support 3 57 59 77 Telnet See Configuration Telnet Access 22 Password 22 Terminal See Configuration Terminal Traffic Monitor 44 Trap Enterprise Specific 40 MIBII 39 No Traffic Period 26 Radio Broadcast Threshold 26 Radio Traffic Threshold 26 Trap Target Address 39 Tx Failures 32 Tx MPDUs 32 Tx Multicast Frames excl Bcast 32 Tx M...

Page 90: ... Update Image of a Specific AP 69 Update Images of All APs 69 Update Images of Selected APs 69 Upload Configuration to FTP Server 29 W WebBrowser SeeBrowser WEP See Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Excludes 32 WEPICVErrors 32 WEP Undecryptables 32 Wired Equivalent Privacy 26 71 ...

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