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RLX-FHES

 

Wireless 

Ethernet Switch 

with Serial 

Quick Start 
Guide 

April 15, 2005 

Summary of Contents for RLX-FHES

Page 1: ...RLX FHES Wireless Ethernet Switch with Serial Quick Start Guide April 15 2005 ...

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Page 3: ... SOFTWARE ON YOUR PC 2 CONNECT YOUR PC TO A RLX FHES 3 SET UP IP ADDRESSES 4 CONFIGURE A RLX FHES USING THE ETHERNET PORT 5 TEST COMMUNICATIONS 8 IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS 9 ENCRYPTION KEYS 10 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION SCREEN 11 CHECKING YOUR IP ADDRESS 12 WHAT S NEXT 14 ...

Page 4: ... Laptop computer equipped with an Ethernet port IP addresses for each RLX device you plan to install You can obtain this information from your system administrator Note This Startup Guide is designed for use with two 2 RLX FH radios One radio will be set up as a Master base while the other radio will be set up as a Remote ...

Page 5: ...2 Install the Configuration Software on Your PC Note This example uses Microsoft XP operating system Your screens may vary depending on the operating system installed on your PC ...

Page 6: ...net or Serial port on the module Using the Ethernet port is the most common method and will be illustrated in the Quick Start Guide For instructions on how to configure the RLX FHES using the Serial port please see the ControlScape FH software online Help Ethernet Port Connection ...

Page 7: ...ir IP addresses set using the following procedure The IP address of the PC must be on the same network as the IP address assigned for the RLX FHES If you are not sure if your PC address matches refer to Checking Your PCs IP Address at the end of this Quick Start ...

Page 8: ...he Ethernet Port Note You can configure the RLX FHES using the Ethernet port or the serial port This procedure configures the RLX FHES using the Ethernet port For information on using the serial port please refer to the online Help ...

Page 9: ...6 Once you click the Configure Radio button a dialog box appears showing the progress of the configuration download ...

Page 10: ...epeat this process to setup the master radio Once both radios are properly setup the Power and Link LEDs should be lit and the Transmit and Receive LEDs will be flickering indicating communication between them ...

Page 11: ...o use it If you do not know that path contact your system administrator Open a DOS window on your PC Change to the directory where the ping command resides At the prompt type ping xxx xxx xxx xxx where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the IP Address is the address you noted on the first remote radio Press Enter A Reply from response indicates that communication was successful A Request Timed Out response indica...

Page 12: ... the same encryption key and subnet In the ControlScape application save your Network Configuration In the Diagnostic menu click on Network and select your network configuration file from the list This should bring up a new screen showing the radios on your network The color of the arrow will indicate the communication between the radios If the arrow is green or yellow your radios should be commun...

Page 13: ...ey is generated for you Enter a different key if desired The encryption levels are None 40 bits or 128 bit encryption You can view the encryption level on the Encryption Level field This value will change based on the number of characters in the key ...

Page 14: ...onfiguration Screen The advanced settings view allows you to modify the switch s configuration Under normal circumstances the default settings will suffice For changes to the other fields use the online Help system ...

Page 15: ...system your screens will be slightly different Before making the changes indicated in steps 6 9 below record the existing information somewhere that it can be restored once the radio configuration is complete If this information is not corrected once the radio configuration is completed you may be unable to reconnect the computer to the network ...

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Page 17: ...unning You now need to connect your wireless Ethernet switches 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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