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LAN2 7410
Windows CE PC Card
One Piece Wireless LAN Adapter
For PC Card Type II Slots
User’s Guide
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Страница 1: ...RANGELAN2 7410 Windows CE PC Card One Piece Wireless LAN Adapter For PC Card Type II Slots User s Guide 2...
Страница 2: ...per 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 b...
Страница 3: ...limits 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 instal lation This equ...
Страница 4: ...Installing the Driver in Devices Running Windows CE Version 3 0 or Later 9 Installing the Driver in Devices Running Windows CE 2 0 13 4 Wireless Topologies 19 Wireless Connectivity to a Desktop Compu...
Страница 5: ...LAN Installation 31 Application Tips 31 ActiveSync 31 Pocket Internet Explorer 33 Common Technical Support Questions 34 Other 36 A Proxim Properties Utility 37 RangeLAN2 Status Monitor 37 Proxim Statu...
Страница 6: ...s attach an antenna insert the card into the PCMCIA Type II slot and configure an IP address That s how simple it is Once the card is installed you ll be connected without wires to your network s shar...
Страница 7: ...by increasing range and facilitating mobility applications Operating at the Data Link Layer layer 2 of the OSI model the Access Point provides protocol independent access for RangeLAN2 devices into ex...
Страница 8: ...a flexible snap on antenna This RangeLAN2 User s Guide If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your reseller or Proxim Technical Support RANGELAN2 7400 High Performance Wireless LA...
Страница 9: ...0 CE PC Card you need the following minimum requirements A Windows CE device running Windows CE Handheld PC Professional Edition or Handhled PC Edition Version 3 0 or later Windows CE OS 2 11 or later...
Страница 10: ...in an uncertified device be sure to use the driver that corresponds to the appro priate processor type used within the device Proxim offers a Windows CE driver for the SH3 and MIPs processors You cann...
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Страница 12: ...hing the Snap On Antenna The flexible snap on antenna plugs directly into the PCMCIA card and extends less than one inch Simply attach the antenna s male connector to the gold plated female connector...
Страница 13: ...ding on the model of Windows CE device you are using The device must have a Type II PCMCIA slot Install the RangeLAN2 7410 card by following the instructions in the hardware manual provided with your...
Страница 14: ...11 or later should ship with the RangeLAN2 driver already installed Follow these directions to install and configure the RangeLAN2 driver 1 Insert the RangeLAN2 7410 CE PC Card into the device s PCMC...
Страница 15: ...lt gateway as required by the network to enable communication Contact the network administrator for more information about your network s IP addressing scheme 5 Select the Name Servers tab when you ar...
Страница 16: ...ng the RangeLAN2 CE card or by suspending and resuming the Windows CE device A third alternative is to perform a soft reset of the Windows CE device 7 The RangeLAN2 Status Monitor icon should appear i...
Страница 17: ...urity ID so that the card will synchronize to a Master device before it will function properly For more information on these RangeLAN2 parameters see Chapter 5 7 If you are unable to communicate with...
Страница 18: ...s CE 2 0 device from Proxim s web site at http www proxim com windowsce If your device has the SH3 processor you should download SH3 EXE to a desktop or laptop computer If your device has the MIPS pro...
Страница 19: ...o enter the name of the driver for the PC Card enter PROXIM as shown below 6 The RangeLAN2 Status Monitor icon should appear in the Windows CE System Tray as shown below Double tap the Status Monitor...
Страница 20: ...e RangeLAN2 parameters Domain and Security ID so that the card will synchronize to a Master device before the card will function properly For more information on these RangeLAN2 parameters see Chapter...
Страница 21: ...tion Contact the network administrator for more information about your network s IP addressing scheme 9 Select the Name Servers tab when you are ready to con tinue This dialog box allows you to config...
Страница 22: ...soft reset of the Windows CE device 11 If you are unable to communicate with another device wirelessly after you have confirmed that the RangeLAN2 CE PC Card is synchronized to a Master and that the...
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Страница 24: ...eless network that includes the RangeLAN2 7410 CE PC Card Wireless Connectivity to a Desktop Computer With a RangeLAN2 7410 CE PC Card installed in a Windows CE H PC and a RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter i...
Страница 25: ...rk resources from your Windows CE unit to read e mail browse the Internet and access network server databases Access Points are available for both Ethernet and Token Ring networks Figure 5 Single AP F...
Страница 26: ...and Security ID As the portable handheld seamlessly switches from cell to cell its network con nectivity is preserved The user can move freely between the RangeLAN2 Access Points in the network When...
Страница 27: ...er for a wireless handheld to roam all RangeLAN2 Access Points and wireless handhelds must have the same Domain and Security ID All RangeLAN2 Access Points should have a unique Channel Subchannel pair...
Страница 28: ...ed frequency hopping spread spectrum This means that the radio signal is constantly moving from one frequency to another while sending packets of data This hopping technique allows for multiple hoppin...
Страница 29: ...t in the same air space providing a greater data rate transmission capability Each Channel is at a different frequency at a different time For networks with multiple Masters like in a roaming environ...
Страница 30: ...ot mistakenly communicate with the wrong Access Point Since the RangeLAN2 7410 CE PC Card cannot be configured as a Master you cannot configure the Subchannel for this card The CE PC Card will receive...
Страница 31: ...your wireless network to the same Domain For larger wireless networks use the Domain to establish roaming subnetworks throughout your building For example the Engineering Department may use Domain 2...
Страница 32: ...set the Security ID Roam Config The Roam Config parameter allows you to determine how tolerant a Station is to radio phenomena that can cause the unit to roam from one RangeLAN2 Access Point or Exten...
Страница 33: ...culated by adding the Inactivity Minutes and Inactivity Seconds parameters By default the Inactivity Timeout is set to 1 second to maxi mize the battery life of a Windows CE device Setting both Inacti...
Страница 34: ...will be achieved without testing The RangeLAN2 Site Survey Tools were developed to aid in this process Additionally Proxim has developed some guidelines to estimate the range that users will see when...
Страница 35: ...he RangeLAN2 Access Point to which both devices are synchro nized Both Stations must be synchronized to the same Access Point not a RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Card or Ethernet Adapter configured as a Master i...
Страница 36: ...f LANs and will be able to examine your needs and recom mend the most cost effective solution for your LAN whether you are installing a new LAN or adding on to an existing one For the location of the...
Страница 37: ...ctiveSync session In the example below the CE device will successfully ActiveSync with the desktop computer whose IP address is 10 0 0 40 To configure the Primary WINS address open the Control Panel s...
Страница 38: ...ol Panel s Network icon and choose Proxim RangeLAN2 Driver or Proxim Ethernet Driver from the Network Configuration list Tap the Properties button and then tap the Name Servers tab to display the scre...
Страница 39: ...ork Confirm that you are synchronized to an Access Point or another RangeLAN2 device configured as a Master or you may not be in range Run the Proxim Properties utility to determine if you are in rang...
Страница 40: ...ith the Master to which it is synchronized and a wired backbone if the Master device is an Access Point If synchronized to an Access Point configure the Access Point so that Repeating is enabled to al...
Страница 41: ...by removing and reinserting the card suspending the Windows CE device or performing a soft reset 7 I cannot browse the Internet from the Windows CE device Confirm that the Windows CE device is succes...
Страница 42: ...Card is inserted in a Windows CE device that has the RangeLAN2 driver installed the Status Monitor will appear in the Windows CE System Tray This icon will change to indicate whether or not this node...
Страница 43: ...networking product by the hardware manufacturer The node address for all RangeLAN2 products begins with the prefix 0020a6 The second line displays the current Domain setting for the card The third lin...
Страница 44: ...ster in order to establish communication For more information on these parameters refer to Chapter 5 Note that changes to the Domain setting will not take effect until after you have tapped the OK but...
Страница 45: ...the Site Survey Tools can be used to locate RangeLAN2 Masters and to help diagnose connectivity problems Tap the Site Surveys Tools tab to display the follow ing screen The Site Survey Tools include t...
Страница 46: ...The Directed Link tool allows the user to perform a test of the link quality between the RangeLAN2 7410 CE PC Card and one of the Master units within range Note that the performance of the selected Ma...
Страница 47: ...radios each second The Bytes sec rate represents the number of bytes exchanged between the radios each second These values essentially display the same infor mation in two different units of measure T...
Страница 48: ...ximum statistic displays the maximum latency time associated with any single packet since the Directed Link test began Note that the values obtained in the Directed Link test are not indicative of act...
Страница 49: ...in the upper right hand corner of the Proxim Properties menu About Select the Advanced tab to view information about the RangeLAN2 7410 CE PC Card and driver including the driver version and radio RO...
Страница 50: ...ization by which channel time is reserved to avoid collisions Frequency Hopping A spread spectrum technique by which the band is divided into a number of channels and the transmis sions hop from chann...
Страница 51: ...Parameters Parameter Name Range Default Domain 0 15 0 Security ID 0 20 characters blank Roam Config Slow Normal Fast Normal Inactivity Minutes 0 60 0 Inactivity Seconds 0 4 and 5 55 in increments of...
Страница 52: ...ll only ship products that are type approved in the destination country Bus Interface PCMCIA 2 0 Type II slot Range Up to 500 Indoors Up to 1000 Outdoors Data Rate 1 6 Mbps Media Access Protocol OpenA...
Страница 53: ...of network 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 RangeLAN2 driver are you using You can reach Prox...
Страница 54: ...ate 42 C Channel 22 23 24 25 40 45 Compatibility between Windows CE devices and RangeLAN2 Card 4 5 13 34 Components 3 Configuration options See Proxim Properties utility Configuration CSMA CA 45 See a...
Страница 55: ...ernet Explorer 33 36 IP address 10 16 32 33 36 L Latency 43 See also Proxim Properties utility Site Survey Tools Directed Link Link quality 41 M MAC address See Node address Master 12 15 17 22 23 24 2...
Страница 56: ...7 39 40 Proxim Status 38 Site Survey Tools 29 40 43 Directed Link 41 43 Master Search 40 41 Proxim Status 12 15 See also Proxim Properties utility PROXIM DLL 13 Proxy server 33 36 R Range 29 30 47 Ran...
Страница 57: ...s Monitor Subchannel 22 23 24 25 40 Subnet mask 10 16 System requirements 4 System Tray See Windows CE System Tray T TCP IP settings 10 12 15 17 32 36 Technical Support 3 31 36 44 48 Token Ring 2 20 T...
