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1. Must know about address 10 1 2 1 to send to Device 2 PING even if the PING request makes its way to the device CONNECTING THROUGH GATEWAYS EXAMPLE 192 168 1 254 Gateway 2 Fd 192 168 1 12 Device 2 computer Must know about address 192 168 1 254 to send to Device 1 XIII NOTES NOTES XIV DEFECT REPORT FORM Name Company Telephone Fax E mail WL BRIDGE Operating system driver version Type of computer Description of the problem ACKSYS COMMUNICATIONS amp SYSTEMS 3 amp 5 rue du Stade BP 4580 78302 POISSY CEDEX FRANCE Telephone 33 0 1 39 11 62 81 Fax 33 0 1 39 11 47 96 Web www acksys fr Hotline support acksys fr Sales sales acksys fr2. 0 000 0 3 0 25 KIL SS Di o da ea ces 25 XIL3 ETHERNET ADDRESS orninn a i e a 25 IP ADDRESS 5 teh eie eee ese ree eho E E E EA 25 XII 5 GATEWAYS etae eet user ae reve eerte 26 NOTES aan 28 XIV 555 ibid 30 WL COMETH USER S MANUAL Release A 00 october 22 2003 I 1 1 INTRODUCTION Purpose of this manual This manual could be obsolete Please download last documentation on our web site www acksys fr This manual provides instructions to easily install and configure the WL BRIDGE product on your network Chapter II Package checklist allows you to check if your package was complete when delivered Chapter III Product specifications describes the fundamental possibilities ofthe product Chapter IV WIFI network topology describes the Ad Hoc and Infrastructure installation of the WL BRIDGE Chapter V Connectors describes the power connector and ethernet connector of the WL BRIDGE Chapter VI Getting started is a step by step description of a typical WL BRIDGE installation in a simple application context Chapter VII locator application describe the functionality of locator application Chapter VIII Configure WL BRIDGE describe the WL BRIDGE configuration web page Chapter IX Upgrade your WL BRIDGE describe upgrade
3. If all LED are flashing the WL BRIDGE 15 out of range of AP or it does not find an AP with the same SSID as itself WLan Tx Rx e this LED flashes when sending or receiving data on the WLAN If the WLAN Tx Rx LED stays off while your device is sending data it means that your SSID is bad the WL BRIDGE IP address is not correct or the WL BRIDGE is not connected to the same SSID than your device If the WLAN Tx Rx LED stays off while you are sending data to your device it means that your cable is bad the WL BRIDGE IP address is not correct LAN LINK TX RX e This LED is on if Ethernet link is detected and flashes when sending or receiving data on the LAN 2 Checking WLAN topology XI 2 1 WL BRIDGE working in infrastructure mode You must have an Access Point to use the WL BRIDGE Access point area LI WL BRIDGE out of b 4 area If WL BRIDGE is of AP area all RF signal quality LEDs blink If WL BRIDGE is in the AP area you can see RF Signal quality reception on the LEDs If you use several AP check if each AP 15 in the same network If each AP 15 not in the same network enable DHCP and lease time must not be infinite If WL BRIDGE is in the AP area but you can t access to WL BRIDGE check the SSID on both the AP and the WL BRIDGE SSID is the case sensitive network identifier If WL BRIDGE and AP haven t the same SSID WL BRIDGE cannot connect to the AP In this case the RF signal qualit
4. s firmware The latest firmware is downloadable on our web site www acksys fr Sequence of update Run locator Select your device in list Click on upgrade button Choose your file you can type file s path or click on choose button Click on upgrade button If upgrade is well down WL BRIDGE restarts If you have an error correct the problem and try again Uv Ua D ES NOTE WL BRIDGE s Network configuration must be correct to launch the upgrade to test the network configuration see section Checking the network topology SECURITY Several levels of security are parametrables In its default setting the WL BRIDGE is does not activate any function of advanced security To harden the confidentiality of the network exchanges you have the following functions Wep key when wep key is enable data is crypted with the used key If you want to use wep key all WIFI devices Access point bridge computer must use the same wep key To enable wep key you have to use security tab in administration web page Denyunencrypted data If you use wep key you can enable this option When this option is enable wifi not crypted packets are ignored If this option is not enable wifi not crypted packets are sent to Ethernet interface To activate this option used security tab in administration web page gt Block upgrade When your installation is completed and it s running you can block upgrade When this optio
5. the WL BRIDGE is incorrect e Now turn on the WL BRIDGE plug supply connector and try to PING it C gt arp d 192 168 1 253 C gt ping 192 168 1 253 Pinging 192 168 1 244 with 32 bytes of data Answer from 192 168 1 253 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 64 Answer from 192 168 1 253 bytes 32 time lt l0ms TTL 64 Answer from 192 168 1 253 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 64 Answer from 192 168 1 253 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 64 If there is no answer the IP address of the WL BRIDGE 18 not this one Correct the problem with the administration system Be sure to save the changed configuration e Then if you need to cross a gateway PING the WL BRIDGE from a computer installed on the other side of the gateway DO NOT just move the above mentioned computer from one LAN to the other You must set a new appropriate IP address and SSID in the computer when you move it from one LAN to another If there is no answer the gateway IP address or the netmask is improperly set in the WL BRIDGE or in your computer Correct the problem with the administration system Be sure to save the changed configuration and reset the WL BRIDGE Also the gateway itself may be improperly set Check with your network administrator Did you set gateway address if any in WL BRIDGE Else the WL BRIDGE can receive the PING but does not know where to send the answer XI 4 Checking the configuration When you can PING the WL BRIDGE you should be able to u
6. wireless network devices that share that particular SSID You can use any keyboard characters to specify the SSID in WL bridge SSID is case sensitive Ethernet Address The Ethernet address is also referred to as the hardware address or MAC address This address is assigned at the factory and should not be changed An Ethernet LAN can be made of hubs switches bridges access points These must not be confused with IP gateways see below XII 4 IP address The IP address is a 4 bytes number unique to each device on the network which hosts can use to communicate IP addresses can be private or public Public ones are reserved to devices that require to send data over a public network such as internet They are usually purchased or leased from a local ISP The IP address is usually represented in the decimal dotted notation which consists of the decimal value of each of the four bytes separated by dots The IP address is divided into two parts network and host To support different needs three network classes have been defined In the following x stands for the host part of the IP address A host part with all bits set to 1 15 broadcast address meaning for every device host part with all bits fixed to 0 addresses the network as a whole for example in routing entries Class A network IP address 1 x x x to 127 x x x The first byte defines the network and the last three bytes define the
7. 0 Class B netmask 255 255 0 0 Class C netmask 255 255 255 0 If in doubt please ask to the local Network Administrator VI 2 Connect power adapter Connect the power supply to the WL BRIDGE Notice WL BRIDGE has no ON OFF switch It turns on automatically when power supply is connected VI 3 Connect network cable The cable given with WL BRIDGE is crossed Use it to connect WL BRIDGE directly to Ethernet device Computer for example If you want to plug WL BRIDGE on Hub Switch or router used a straight cable If WL BRIDGE is connected successfully to the network the LINK LED is on See section Checking the hardware for more information 4 Find WL BRIDGE device on your network The default IP address of WL BRIDGE is 192 168 1 253 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 To change IP address of your WL BRIDGE run locator exe on acksys CD ROM See section locator application for used locator exe If your WL BRIDGE is behind gateway Locator can t find your device In this case used computer on the same network or put WL BRIDGE in the same network for initialization VI 5 Administration by WLAN LAN To change any parameter of WL BRIDGE run th administration web page Execute your web browser and in address field type http 192 168 1 253 192 168 1 253 is default IP address of WL BRIDGE if you have already change WL BRIDGE s IP address type your IP address To enter in administration module you must ty
8. BLE OF CONTENTS I 255 5 11 PURPOSE OE THISMANUALT 2 5 certet eee eee 5 1 2 PRODUCEDESIGNATION oia 6 IE PACKAGE CHECKLIST u 5 3 ted e vem 8 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 0 neenon sten s tna ness 10 CHARACTERISTICS 2 nier 2 222222 10 111 2 DC POWER FOR DC VERSION anter ende been 10 113 AGPOWERIFORACIVERSDN ae 10 WEAN INTERFACE o niece edocet heec nase lan 10 MS JUASNOINTEREAGE cis 10 IIE6 EEDTINDIGATORS 43a 2 A see er e Pese terree CER 10 7 ENVIRONMENTAL 200000000 11 8 PRODUCT INFORMATION LABEL ccccssceccccccccssssssesceccceccusessssececccsssaususnsscecceseeaaes 11 9 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS 2 0 0 0000 11 IV WIFI NETWORK TOPOLOGY ccccccccccccscecscccscccssscccsccssscscsscssscccssccesescssosssees 12 IV 1 AD HOC 12 IV 2 INFRASTRUCTURE 111 88 12 Ve CONNECTORS 14 V POWER CONNECTOR 20020000 0 0000008 14 V 2 ETHERNET
9. CONNECTOR CABLING 2 20000 0 0 000 0 00 14 VI GETTING STARTED ios 15 VL COLLECT NETWORK 0 04000 0 0 0 00000006 100000 15 VI2 CONNECT POWER 0 ee ni 16 V1 3 CONNECT NETWORK 2 0000000 00 000000 th ntes eese ne etes esee 16 VI4 FIND WL BRIDGE DEVICE ON YOUR 16 V15 ADMINISTRATION BY WLAN LAN een 16 VII LOCATOR APPLICATION 555 17 VIII CONFIGURE WL BRIDGE 25255 E 18 IX UPGRADE YOUR 1 19 WL BRIDGE USER S MANUAL Release A 00 october 22 2003 SECURITY ertet ee cede 20 XI STROUBEESHOOTING uns Qvi ave Rl 21 CHECKING THE 0 0 4000 0 0 0 00006 01 21 XL2 CHECKING WLAN 0 0 00000 0 00 000000000 0 22 XL3 CHECKING THE NETWORK 2000000000000 23 XL4 CHECKING THE CONFIGURATION 00000 0 0 0 000000000 00000 24 XII ADDRESSING IN NETWORK PROTOCOLS us2200000000000000000000000 0000 nn nnnnnnnn 25 XIL1 TCP IP NETWORK 8 00402000
10. WL BRIDGE USER GUIDE WL BRIDGE USER GUIDE COPYRIGHT ACKSYS 2003 This document contains information protected by Copyright The present document may not be wholly or partially reproduced transcribed stored in any computer or other system whatsoever or translated into any language or computer language whatsoever without prior written consent from ACKSYS 3 amp 5 rue du Stade BP 4580 78302 POISSY CEDEX REGISTERED TRADEMARKS ACKSYS is a registered trademark of ACKSYS e Windows is a registered trademark of MICROSOFT NOTICE ACKSYS gives no guarantee as to the content of the present document and takes no responsibility for the profitability or the suitability of the equipment for the requirements of the user ACKSYS will in no case be held responsible for any errors that may be contained in this document nor for any damage no matter how substantial occasioned by the provision operation or use of the equipment ACKSYS reserves the right to revise this document periodically or change its contents without notice ACKSYS COMMUNICATIONS amp SYSTEMS 3 amp 5 rue du Stade BP 4580 78302 POISSY CEDEX FRANCE Telephone 33 0 1 39 11 62 81 Fax 33 0 1 39 11 47 96 Web www acksys fr Hotline support acksys fr Sales sales acksys fr WL BRIDGE USER S MANUAL Release A 00 october 22 2003 ii WL COMETH USER S MANUAL Release A 00 october 22 2003 TA
11. e WL BRIDGE use DHCP L If DHCP is used e Does the network administrator or the DHCP server require a specially crafted Client ID DHCP option 61 L client identifier Does the network administrator the server require a Client Host Name DHCP option 12 L hostname identifier If DHCP is not used e IP address for the WL BRIDGE see below Does your WLAN need use ofa netmask Netmask value e Will the admin connection cross 3 TR gateway y WL BRIDGE IP address You must assign an IP address to WL BRIDGE YOU CANNOT JUST PICK ONE AT RANDOM and wish it will work The chosen address must meet the following requirements Its network part must match the network part of other devices on the same WLAN LAN Its host part must be different from any other devices on the same WLAN LAN beware of printers routers and gateways Its host part must not be a reserved value like 0 or 255 WL BRIDGE used the same IP address on WLAN and LAN interface WL BRIDGE must have one SSID to indicate the network to which will be connected the WiFi devices The several devices and the Access Point of the same WiFi network must have the same SSID You must choose a radio channel in addition to the SSID to define the network NETMASKS If no netmask applies it can deduced from IP address class Class A netmask 255 0 0
12. host Only 127 different class A networks exist and each consist of up to 16 777 216 devices Class B network IP address 128 0 x x to 191 255 x x The first two bytes define the network and the last two bytes define the host Class B networks are typically used for large company networks and each can consist of up to 65 534 devices Class C network IP address 192 0 0 x to 223 255 255 x The first three bytes define the network and the last byte defines the host Class C networks are the most common and are often used in smaller company and each network can consist of up to 254 devices More complex classes can be defined by manipulating the IP netmask associated with the IP address See the www ietf org documentation The bits set to one in the IP netmask define the bits of the associated IP address to be taken as the network part Network class Network bits Host bits Netmask A 8 24 255 0 0 0 B 16 16 255 255 0 0 C 24 8 255 255 255 0 Each wl8bridgehas one user assigned IP address Its factory assigned default value 15 the Class C address 192 168 1 253 5 Gateways Each network device communicating through gateways MUST know the IP address of the gateway nearest to it It will use this gateway to forward data to farther LANSs If a device does not know its gateway it may receive data but may not return an answer For example this can forbid answering a 10 1 2 30 Device 1 WL BRIDGE
13. lock UDP port 17784 CONFIGURE WL BRIDGE lolxl Run locator see section locator application e a 6 To configure IP address subnet mask and ea e A Type IP Address 1D ACKSYS BRIDGE 192168 90 00 026F04D0AC gateway select a device and click on configure button Click on web button to administer the device by a web page 21x A qe Entrez votre nom d utilisateur et votre mot de passe When you have an identification window sie type root for user name and root for Mud password daa Enregistrer ce mat de passe dans votre liste de mots de passe Annuler With administration web page click on the tab to configure WL BRIGE Wirelessly Enabling Desktop PCs Printers amp Game Consoles ems Stations Info tab Information about the bridge Wireless tab On this page you can configure the 802 11b wireless settings IP addr tab On this page you can configure the IP address used by the Web and TFTP servers running on this bridge Stations tab Information about the stations that are being bridged Admin tab On this page you can change the password reboot the bridge or reset all settings to their factory defaults gt Help tab You can find a link to acksys support and acksys web site VV VVWV IX UPGRADE YOUR WL BRIDGE To upgrade WL BRIDGE
14. n is enabled it is impossible to upgrade WL BRIDGE If you want to make an upgrade you must disable this option You can enable this option with admin tab on administration web page gt Change login and password Don t use default login root root because all Acksys devices had this login by default and it easy to find it You can change login with admin tab in administration web page XI TROUBLESHOOTING Please check the following thoroughly before calling for support If you must call we will need complete information about your network topology IP addresses of intervening devices model of the computer and operating system The checks should be done in the order given below XI 1 Checking the hardware Ten LEDs allow hardware diagnostic Power e this led lights up when the WL BRIDGE is correctly powered If the POWER LED stays off it means that your power supply is bad or incorrectly connected Diag e When resetting this LED stays lighten until the WL BRIDGE is ready to use usually in less than one second or in about 10 seconds after upgrade If the Diag LED stays lighten at power up the WL BRIDGE is out of order Try to power it down then up again after a few seconds RF signal quality e You can use these 6 LED to check the RF signal quality If only the red LED is on you can have communication problems with access point AP Change antennas orientation or move the WL BRIDGE
15. pe a user name and password The default user name is root and the default password is root VII LOCATOR APPLICATION Locator application it used to configure and to upgrade WL BRIDGE Connect WL BRIDGE to your computer with Ethernet cable and execute locator exe on CD Ubicom Device Locator i E of xj Edit Help a 4i P Scan Configure Upgrade Web Auto 192 168 1 253 182 168 1 253 00 ACKSYS ACCESS POINT ACKSYS BRIDGE 2 Locator scans your network to locate all WL BRIDGE If your WL BRIDGE not ready turn on and connected on your computer click on scan button when it 15 ready gt Scan Button When you click on this button locator searchs you devices Before using others buttons first select a device Configure button When you click on this button you can configure IP address of WL BRIDGE or activate DHCP Auto IP button If this button is valid when you click on DHCP server is automaticly enable on your device If you haven t DHCP server on your network don t used this button For the following buttons your device must have a good network configuration gt Upgrade button When you click on this button you can donwload a new firmware in selectionned device Web Button When you click on this button the administration web page is running with the selected device NOTE If you use firewall on your computer configure it to not b
16. process Chapter X Security describe security in WL BRIDGE Chapter XI Troubleshooting gives hints on what to do when the installation fails Chapter XII Addressing in Network protocols gives some background in networking required to install the WL BRIDGE It is expected that the reader of this manual has some background knowledge of TCP IP and how to setup and use TCP IP on a Windows based PC As well anyone installing a WL BRIDGE should know how his her network is organized 1 2 Product designation WL BRIDGE is a 802 11b Wireless Network Bridge Wireless Bridge is used as a gateway between a wired network and a 11 Mbps wireless network WL BRIDGE is provided with tools of configuration and update See section Upgrade your WL BRIDGE for more information PACKAGE CHECKLIST The WL BRIDGE package contains the following components One WL BRIDGE device One main supply cable ACKSYS PRODUCT RANGE CD ROM Two antennas One network crossed cable with RJ45 111 1 111 2 111 3 III 4 111 5 111 6 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Characteristics Metal housing including RJ45 ethernet interface 10BT WIFI interface 802 11b at 11 Mbit s External power supply 9 to 36 VDC for WL BRIDGE DC Internal power supply 85 to 246 VAC for WL BRIDGE Power supply protection by current limitation DC Power for DC version External power 9 to 36 VDC DC POWER via 3 pins screw terminal connecto
17. r Maximum current 280 mA at 9 VDC Power consumption 2 5W max AC power for AC version Main power 85 to 246 VAC 47 440 Hz 3W WLAN interface WIFI 802 11b interface Ethernet speed 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps 300 m nominal range open space from access point 60 m in other cases 4 WEP key 64 128 bits IP Protocols IPv4 ICMP HTTP LAN interface Ethernet 10 BASE T RJ45 Ethernet connector Ethernet II IEEE 802 3 Ethernet speed 10 Mbps IP Protocols IP V4 HTTP ICMP DHCP Led indicators Ten LED indicators Power Diagnostic general purpose mode reboot indicator LAN interface Link Rx Tx activity WLAN interface Rx Tx activity RF signal quality on WLAN interface 111 7 Environmental limitations Operating temperature 0 C to 65 C Storage temperature 40 C to 85 C Humidity 0 95 RH without condensation 8 Product information label Located on the underside of the WL BRIDGE it contains the following information e Product name e Product serial number 9 Mechanical characteristics Metal housing Size 17 15 4 2 cm 6 7 6 1 6 in antenna plugs not included fastening included Weigth 0 700 Kg 1 54 155 Two omni directional antennas 2dBi You can replace them by an antenna with more gain through External antenna RSMA connector IV WIFI NETWORK TOPOLOGY IV 1 AD HOC network 5 4 o o4 e I Ethernet 9 CEDE y gt MEE 27 Ethe
18. rne Computer with a uun Wireless card WL BRIDGE In AD HOC mode WL BRIDGE can establish directly a communication with an other WIFI equipment This equipment can be an other WL BRIDGE or a device with WIFI interface In this mode WL BRIDGE can t communicate with an Ethernet 10 100 BT interface equipment IV 2 Infrastructure network Ya S E 3j WL BRIDGE Y 7 TA Computer with WIFI interface In infrastructure mode you must have an Access Point AP in your application In this mode WL BRIDGE can communicate with all devices on your wired network and all devices on your WIFI network through AP V CONNECTORS POWER connector cabling This connector is valid only on WL BRIDGE DC DC version of WL BRIDGE Screw terminal connector 3 pins PIN Signal name Description 1 Protective ground 2 VDC 9 36V Positive power supply 3 GND Ground power supply V 2 Ethernet connector cabling RJ45 connector 8 pins PIN Signal name Direction 1 TxD Output 2 TxD Output 3 RxD Input 4 N C Not Connected 5 N C Not Connected 6 RxD Input 7 N C Not Connected 8 N C Not Connected VI GETTING STARTED This chapter describes the required steps to get WL BRIDGE device on line and working VI 1 Collect network characteristics You will need at hand the following information about your WLAN Will th
19. se remote administration Try to connect to the administration system gt explorer http 192 168 1 253 You should runing your web browser and in field address pick http 192 168 1 253 replace 192 168 1 253 by your IP address XH ADDRESSING IN NETWORK PROTOCOLS XIL1 TCP IP network layers XII 2 SSID TCP IP is the name of the protocols used by Internet and many Intranets In a device participating in a TCP IP network there are four software layers the application layer the transport layer TCP or UDP the network layer IP the LAN layer Ethernet Wifi point to point modems etc The LAN layer address allows a device to send data to another device connected to the same LAN But there is not enough information in a LAN address to send to a device connected on another LAN through a router The Network IP address solves this problem by defining addresses which can be subject to routing When the source and destination devices are not on the same LAN the source device can send data to an intermediate gateway also called router The gateway has routing tables which allows it to forward data to the destination device maybe through other gateways The a transport layer address called a port is used inside a destination device to deliver data to the correct application process The SSID Service Set IDentifier which is set on every wireless stations and AP defines the logical network for the group of
20. y LEDs blink You can have information on RF signal quality of WL BRIDGE see chapter XI 1 Checking the hardware XI 2 2 WL BRIDGE working in AD HOC mode ON SS Ethernet EN f AQ EON SS WL BRIDGE T Ethernet M Ut Dm Computer with e Jf lt Wireless card WL BRIDGE In AD HOC mode you must have the same SSID and channel in all devices If WL BRIDGE don t have the same channel you can t communicate with it SSID is the case sensitive network identifier XL3 Checking network topology In the following examples the WL BRIDGE IP address is 192 168 1 253 the computer used for the tests has IP address 192 168 1 244 e First you must ensure that the WL BRIDGE has an unique IP address on the local network Turn off the WL BRIDGE unplug supply connector then try to PING the WL BRIDGE address from a computer connected to the local network This should result in an error or timeout C gt arp d 192 168 1 253 C gt ping 192 168 1 253 Pinging 192 168 1 244 with 32 bytes of data Request timeout Request timeout Request timeout Request timeout The Request timeout error messages are normal and expected in this case If this is not the case another host has the same IP address Correct the problem If the answer is some message like no route to host the computer you are using for the test has no access to the WL BRIDGE s LAN or the network part of the IP address of
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