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GETTING STARTED
1.
Download the documentation
This documentation quickly
explains how to set up the product.
Check for the
additional information and latest releases on web site
2.
Collect network characteristics
You will need at hand some information about your LAN. The following is
required:
Wi-Fi network Identifier “SSID” (see below)
Radio channel (see below)
product IP address (see below)
LAN subnet mask (see below)
Gateway address (if required)
WEP or WPA keys, if needed.
SSID
: The SSID is a character string used to identify your wireless network.
To share the same Wi-Fi network, your product and the other Wi-Fi
equipments must use the same SSID. The SSID length is up to 32
characters. Uppercase and lowercase letters are considered different.
Radio channel
: You must choose a radio channel in addition to the SSID to
define the transmission frequency that the product will use to communicate
with the other Wi-Fi equipments. For the 802.11b/g mode, it is recommended
to use less than 3 channels in the same covered area in order to avoid
disturbances. It is also recommended to leave at least two unused channels
between each radio channel. In AD-HOC mode, all the equipments must
have the same radio channel. The law is different in each country, check
which channels you can use in the country where you install the product.
802.11 Mode
: The product can use the following operating modes:
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802.11a, for the frequency 5.15 to 5.8 5GHz
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802.11h, for the frequency 5.50 to 5.70 GHz
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802.11b, 802.11g or combined 802.11b/g
IP address
: If you don’t use DHCP you must define an IP address for the
product. You
CANNOT
just pick one at random. If you don’t know a valid IP
address on your network, please contact your network administrator.
Subnet mask
: You must configure a subnet mask for the product. Refer to
the subnet mask of your local network. In doubt, please contact your network
administrator.
3.
Connect and adjust the antenna
Unpack the antenna. Screw it carefully onto the antenna connector on the
access point and hand-tighten them. For maximum range, make sure the
antenna is vertical (points straight up or straight down), no matter where the
product is mounted. The provided omnidirectional antenna is not advisable for
wall mounting, because of radio perturbations induced by the wall.
CAUTION:
Do not touch the antenna tip, once it is connected to the
access point. This could lead to electrostatic discharges (ESD),
which could damage the equipment.
4.
Connect the serial cable
The provided crossover serial cable may be used to connect the product
directly to a computer or any serial RS232 (DTE) equipment.
When configuring the product by its serial port, connect the cable to a
PC having a terminal emulator
(Kermit, Windows™ Hyperterminal™, ATTY,
Minicom or CU under Linux, or equivalents).
