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1. e yn e ant Figure 5 Access Point LEDs General Color Function PWR Green Unlit Power OFF Power Status Blinking Diagnostic test On Healthy condition Red On Abnormal Condition E N Ethernet Color Function Link Green Indicates an Ethernet link If the radio fails this LED will not light TX RX Orange Blinks to indicate Ethernet transmission reception activity RF Color Function Link Green Indicates a wireless link If the radio fails this LED will not light TX RX Orange Blinks to indicate radio transmission reception activity Figure 6 LED Functions AP Management Software Installation Uninstallation Installation step1 Insert the InstantWave High Rate setup disk linto drive A step2 From the Start menu select Run and type AASETUP EXE step3 Click the Next button to start the setup program 10 InstantWave High Rate Access Point step4 step5 step6 step7 From the Choose Destination Location dialog box accept the program files default location C Program Files Wireless LAN AP SB or click Browse to choose another location Then click Next To install the full program choose Typical Choosing Custom to open another screen with the option to install only selected parts of the management program Click Next The setup program will copy the necessary files into the specified directory When the installation is progressing the setup program will ask you to insert disk 22. 23 I Information AP rroronnrnroronnnnsrr 36 IP Address ASSISMING aoea GEE GES Ee 26 ASSISTANTS spd KERE GEE AE easiest 30 IP Default cece ee ee 18 L LEDS ES SEED SR ER Gee de 11 M MAC Address ese ese se ee ee 37 Modify AP Configuration 14 N Network Infrastructure sees sesse se ee 4 Multiple APS sesse esse ee ee 5 P Password AP COMEI8 ee see see ee ee 13 Placement Guidelines o 8 Placing for performance s es 8 TOOLS SEE SE ER EE EE 9 Protocol Filtering 20 31 R Radio Frequencies ees esse see 2 Regulatory DOMAIN esse esse sesse 2 Reset AP Configuration 23 Resetting the AP sesrnronvnorrrvennnr 36 Roaming VEE ESE ER Ed Ee Dev 2 S Self Diagnostic Test sesse 22 SNMP cidad 24 26 36 Subnet Mask INTA ee ee ee ee RA 27 ASSISNINS ees ee se ee 18 30 System Requirements sorrvnnnorvrer 1 T TCP IP address ese ee 18 30 Troubleshooting iese sesse ee 39 2 InstantWave High Rate Access Point U Uninstalling oo ee se se ee 12 Upgrade AP Firmware 34 36 Upgrade Firmware coococccocccnnonccnnonos 22 V VIEW RR ou EG 36 W Wireless Cell RA RA 2 Wireless Stations rnrrnnrrrnrrnernnr 37
3. File copying progress will be displayed in the setup screen You can stop the process anytime by clicking Cancel After the program files have been copied click Start Programs Wireless LAN AP SB You will find the AP COMFig Tool and on the menu e The AP COMFig Tool A simple Windows based AP configuration tool working through a direct COM port connection to the AP The AP COMFig tool is intended for simple first time configuration of AP parameters or to be used as a last resort to communicate with an AP see AP COMFig Tool page 12 Uninstalling Should you wish to uninstall InstantWave from a Windows environment click Start Programs Wireless LAN AP SB Click Uninstall Wireless LAN AP SB A confirmation box will ask if you are sure you wish to remove the program s Click Yes InstantWave High Rate Access Point 11 AP COMFig Tool The AP COMFig Tool is a Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 based utility that is used via a COM port connection between the AP and a PC It provides the following functions e Sets necessary AP parameters e g IP address Domain name etc e Diagnoses the AP hardware and shows the diagnostic results e Upgrades the AP firmware e Resets the AP Configuration e Manages the APMS Host table Click Start Programs Wireless LAN AP SB AP COMFig Tool to start the program The program opens with the AP COMFig Tool Connect screen Then follow the steps below to begin using the AP COMFig Tool step1 Connect the
4. Reseller and for the period of time specified in the documentation supplied with each product Should a product fail to be in good working order during the applicable warranty period NDC will at its option and expense repair or replace it or deliver to the purchaser an equivalent product or part at no additional charge except as set forth below Repair parts and replacement products are furnished on an exchange basis and will be either reconditioned or new All replaced products and parts will become the property of NDC Any replaced or repaired product or part has a ninety 90 day warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty period whichever is longer NDC shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect in the product does not exist or was caused by the purchaser s or any third party s misuse neglect improper installation or testing unauthorized attempt to repair or modify or any other cause beyond the range of the intended use or by accident fire lightning or other hazard Software Software and documentation materials are supplied as is without warranty as to their performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose However the diskette media containing the software are covered by a 90 day warranty which protects the purchaser against failure within that period 22 InstantWave High Rate Access Point Limited Warranty Service Procedures An
5. Station run the InstantWave High Rate Station Monitor RF Signal Quality Program 4 Move the AP and the AP s antenna to find the best signal quality Mounting the AP The AP may be either freestanding or wall mounted Screws and a paper template are provided for easy installation 8 InstantWave High Rate Access Point Getting Started Access Point Hardware Installation Access Point Hardware Setup explains how to quickly setup the Access Point for use via a wired Ethernet connection and using the factory default settings For installation in networks using other than the default settings i e into existing networks complete the Hardware Setup and refer to AP COMFig Tool page 12 To setup a wireless station refer to the PCI PC Card User s Guide Figure 4 Access Point step1 Connect the Ethernet network cable to the UTP port in the back panel of the Access Point step2 Connect the power adapter to the electricity outlet and then to the Access Point DC In port in the back panel of the access point step3 Turn on the AP power switch The Access Point is now ready to communicate with the wireless stations using its factory default settings Refer to the InstantWave High Rate PCI PC Card User s Guide for card setup instructions LED Indicators The Access Point LEDs show the status of the connections Figure 5 shows the LEDS and their functions InstantWave High Rate Access Point 9 E N r RF gt hd S amp al 6 gut
6. better performance you will get from wireless products The following section describes how the InstantWave High Rate AP should be placed to reduce possible interference A few tips to mention that are particularly significant in a radio wave communications system 1 Radio waves reflect or refract from buildings walls metal furniture or other objects This could result in performance degradation due to the fluctuation of the received signal 2 Microwave ovens use the 2 45 GHz frequency band InstantWave High Rate also functions in the 2 4 2 5 GHz band and therefore shares some of the band with microwave ovens This means that when a nearby microwave oven is in use it may interfere with InstantWave High Rate resulting in performance degradation on the wireless network Placing For Performance For the best performance it is advisable that users follow the guidelines below in placing the product e Place the AP as high as possible in as open an area as possible e Avoid placing the AP especially the antenna close to metal objects e g file cabinets metal cubicles etc e Keep APs and Stations as far away as possible from microwave ovens 10 meters min is advisable Placement Tools InstantWave High Rate includes a Station utility program to help users find the best location in which to place the AP relative to the location of the Stations 1 Start the AP Allow a wireless Station to connect with the AP 3 From the
7. existing Infrastructure Network is easy Again all you need to do is to set the newly added Station s Domain Name to the same as that of the APs Multiple AP Installation Install multiple APs in the same network or Domain with an overlapping signal Figure 3 e Use the same Domain Name e Enable the roaming function in the Station if roaming is required Note A Station will automatically connect to whichever AP in the same domain is offering the best signal 6 InstantWave High Rate Access Point Roaming InstantWave High Rate products are equipped with seamless roaming capabilities Roaming is necessary to prevent mobile Stations from being disconnected from the network as they move around InstantWave High Rate is designed to allow wireless Stations to roam freely within an infrastructure domain composed of multiple APs with overlapping signal coverage as in the Type 3 network configuration described in the previous section For example roaming enables Station 1 to move from the AP 1 signal coverage area to the AP 2 signal coverage area without disconnecting from the network The handover is achieved transparently the Station 1 user would not realize he had moved from AP 1 to AP 2 The requirements for a roaming environment are a Multiple APs with overlapping signal coverage see Multiple AP Installation page 6 b The APs must be configured to have the same Domain name see AP COMFig Service pagel3 c The mob
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9. Instant Wave H ig h Rate 11Mbps Wireless Networking Access Point User s Guide Rev 10 DEC 2000 National Datacomm Corporation 4F No 24 2 Industry East 4 Road Science Park Hsin Chu Taiwan R O C Tel 886 3 5783966 Fax 886 3 5777989 Technical Support E mail techsupt O ndc com tw NDC World Wide Web www ndc com tw TRADEMARKS NDC and InstantWave are trademarks of National Datacomm Corporation All other names mentioned in this document are trademarks registered trademarks of their respective owners NDC provides this document as is without warranty of any kind neither expressed nor implied including but not limited to the particular purpose NDC may make improvements and or changes in this manual or in the product s and or the program s described in this manual at any time This document could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors FCC WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the 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 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 guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this eq
10. e products very easy to setup and use The User s Guide gives comprehensive instructions on installing and using the InstantWave High Rate Access Point AP The AP provides a transparent bridged connection between a wired network and a wireless network and allows your wireless stations to communicate with devices attached to your wired network It manages the flow of data packets from the wired LAN to the wireless LAN and Vice versa Instant Wave High Rate Family The InstantWave High Rate Access Point is part of a family of easy to use high performance wireless communication products The family products include e InstantWave High Rate Access Point NWH660 NWH650 e InstantWave High Rate PCI Card NWH630 e InstantWave High Rate PC Card NWH610 System Requirements System requirements to install and operate the InstantWave High Rate Access Point are e ARS 232 cable e An Ethernet drop UTP e APC only used when configuration of the AP s Network properties is necessary Cabling Connecting the AP to an Ethernet network requires an Unshielded Twisted Pair cable The AP fits into the network just as any other node would do An LED will light to indicate a connection The cable length should follow Ethernet standards in each case InstantWave High Rate Access Point 1 Glossary Group ID BSSID A Group ID the 802 11 standard uses the term BSSID is the ID of a wireless cell A wireless cell is usually made up of stat
11. ect to a different AP with only a few PC connections 2 In an Ad Hoc environment form your own wireless group with a different wireless domain name to start a different channel hopping pattern Ad Hoc stations can t join each other e Two stations started at the same time Reboot one station e Different Domain Name ESSID Change the ESSID using the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Utility program to match that of the other stations on the Ad hoc network OR Go to Control Panel Network 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Properties Advanced ESSID and change it there InstantWave High Rate Access Point 19 20 InstantWave High Rate Access Point Technical Support If you are having a problem using an NDC product and cannot resolve it please note the following information and contact NDC Technical Support e What you were doing when the error occurred e What error messages you saw e Whether the problem can be reproduced e The serial number of your product e The firmware version number e A copy of the AP configuration file NDC Technical Support is available via e mail at techsuptOndc com tw For other information about NDC please visit us at www ndc com tw InstantWave High Rate Access Point 21 NDC Limited Warranty Hardware NDC NDC Communications Inc warrants its products to be free of defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase from NDC or its Authorized
12. els After making any changes click the Apply button to make the changes effective immediately without closing the dialog box or click OK to accept the changes and close the box Clicking Add to APMS Host Table will add the information to the host table referred to by the APMS program Encryption Click the Encryption tab to setup the security options Figure 9 This page allows you to create up to four data encryption keys and enable encryption to keep your data secure InstantWave High Rate Access Point 15 era Encupias Fin Ta een aree ety ep eto is ete ed me Be A rt AE aI EE wa Weg lnm mal err aaan zam mid ik NT Figure 9 Encryption Click the arrow to the right of the Method field The pull down method lists four options Disabled default The station communicates with this Access Point without any data encryption 40 bit WEP Allows station to communicate with this Access Point through 40 bit WEP key data encryption 128 bit WEP Allows station to communicate with this Access Point through 128 bit WEP key data encryption Proprietary The station communicates with this Access Point through NDC proprietary data encryption You must set the security keys before you enable use of encryption WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy It is an encryption scheme that provides secure wireless data communications to users WEP uses a 40 bit or 128 bit key to control network access In order to decode t
13. ervers on the wired Ethernet network The shadowed area represents signal overlap between subnet AP 1 and subnet2 AP 3 r ar mn a a df pe r a ar Via mans P Miele vil Werk HER Aarbu sai Figure 3 Multiple AP Network The reasons for having multiple APs installed are 1 To increase bandwidth in order to boost overall network performance 2 To extend the coverage range Any other type of configuration is usually a mix of these commonly used types InstantWave High Rate Access Point 5 Planning an Infrastructure Network This section explains some of the things you need to consider in planning an Infrastructure network Setting up is a two step process 1 Install and configure the InstantWave High Rate products 2 Decide the best physical location of the InstantWave High Rate products so as to optimize performance The following sections give quick guidelines for these two steps Before we go into detail the network planner should first decide whether to have a single AP wireless network or a multiple APs network Single AP Installation If you are setting up a simple network with only one AP and a few Stations a Type 1 or Type 2 network configuration as described in Infrastructure Network page 4 the installation can be performed painlessly All you need to do is make sure the AP and all the wireless Stations hold the same Domain Name in their configuration Adding a new Station to an
14. he data transmission each wireless client on the network must use identical keys Key Generation There are two ways to generating a security key 16 InstantWave High Rate Access Point The first is by entering any text in the Passphrase field Click the Generate button It will generate four keys Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 and Key 4 Select a key number from the dropdown list of the Default Key box If you do not select a key key I is selected as it is the default key Click Apply Another key generation method is to insert key values directly into the key fields using a keyboard Select the Key number in the Default Key box If the Key is not entered correctly a client cannot access the wireless LAN resources Click Apply Filter The next tab on the dialog box is Filter Figure 10 This is a one way protocol filtering mechanism that prevents the AP from transmitting certain protocols from the Wired Ethernet LAN into the Wireless zone If you do not require particular protocols on the wireless part of your network you can save bandwidth by enabling the protocol filter Geren Encgption Fier Sekat mhith piotocab jou rach ha prevent the AP fiai BEAL pansring Lo he vrede Pr I dpplet ak Pir FF Other Froiocois FETE O Fiame MR ask Freeney Figure 10 Configuration Filter From the Filter tab some all or none of the protocols listed may be selected for filtering out e IP protocol e IPX protocol e NetBEUI protoco
15. he possible network setups and configuration requirements before planning your wireless network Type 1 Type 2 The simplest wireless infrastructure network is composed of one Access Point AP and a few wireless Stations communicating via radio waves Figure 1 This setup enables mobile stations to communicate with each other The main benefit of this type of network is to extend the range of the network If an AP is placed between Station 1 and Station 2 the radio transmission distance is effectively doubled since Station 1 can talk to Station 2 through the AP The drawback of this configuration is that the effective bandwidth is halved since all communication is relayed by the AP Figure 1 Simple Wireless Infrastructure Network The next simplest wireless network is very similar to the Type I network This time the AP is connected to a wired Ethernet network as a node In this configuration the AP is effectively performing as a bridge between the wired Ethernet and the wireless networks Figure 2 Wireless users have the same access to the network resources as they would have if they were wired This type of network is usually used to extend an existing network into a difficult to wire or a roaming environment 4 InstantWave High Rate Access Point Server Figure 2 AP to Wired Ethernet Bridge Type 3 The third type of network is composed of multiple APs and multiple Stations Figure 3 The APs could also be connected to s
16. ich the data packets are transmitted by the AP Click Down selector arrows found to the right of Transmit Rate to select which rate you want to use Basic Rates This value determines the basic rates used and reported for this BSS by the AP The highest rate specified will be the rate that the AP will use when transmitting broadcast multicast and management frames Available options are e 1 and 2 Mbps All 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps Channel Number You can change the channel number Channels supported on every carrier set as below table Regulatory Domain Identify the country where the AP is used see Glossary page 2 Read only BSS ID Read only Firmware Version Read only 14 InstantWave High Rate Access Point Channels supported on each carrier set Channel Center FCC ETSI Spain France Japan Number Frequency Canada MHz 1 2412 O O O 2 2417 O O O 3 2422 O O O 4 2427 O O O 5 2432 O O O 6 2437 O O O 7 2442 O O O 8 2447 O O O 9 2452 O O O 10 2457 O O O O O 11 2462 O O O O O 12 2467 O O O 13 2472 O O O 14 2484 O Important In a multiple cell network topology overlapping and or adjacent cells using different channels can operate simultaneously without interference if the frequency distance between the center frequencies is at least 30MHz For example channels 1 7 and 13 are non overlapping frequency chann
17. ile Stations must have the same Domain name as that of the APs d Itis advisable that APs on different TCP IP subnets be given different Domain names to avoid roaming confusion see AP COMFig Service pagel3 Note If you want to move your mobile PC between different APs without terminating the existing networking link you need to enable the roaming function on the Mobile Station The APs that a Mobile Station will roam to must also be configured with the same domain name If a Station detects that the signal quality with the current linked AP is weak it will search for an AP in the same domain with a better signal quality and automatically establish a new connection with it When a Station is roaming it will always use the same IP address The TCP IP router will not route information packets to a Mobile Station if it re associates with a AP that is in a different TCP IP subnet In other words if your network consists of two subnets connected by a router a Mobile Station may roam to a different subnet with the same domain name and then fail to communicate with other network devices via TCP IP To avoid running into such an awkward situation you must assign different domain names to different TCP IP subnets InstantWave High Rate Access Point 7 Access Point Placement Guidelines A characteristic of radio communication is the interference problem Radio is receptive to interference Therefore the more interference you can avoid the
18. ions in an area that the radio signal can comfortably cover In other words any wireless station in the cell can communicate with any other within reach of the radio signal Domain Name ESSID A Domain is most commonly used to refer to a group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix The domain is usually defined by the network administrator as a segment subnet of a large network and may be made up of overlapping wireless cells Wireless nodes can roam freely within the same domain without disconnecting from the network Roaming The convenience of a mobile PC is the ability to move freely The concept is similar to that of a cellular phone moving from one base station to another InstantWave High Rate offers built in high performance and seamless roaming capabilities Regulatory Domain Instant Wave High Rate products use the unlicensed ISM Industrial Scientific Medical band to communicate through radio waves Different countries offer different radio frequencies to be used as the ISM band There are four frequency bands defined by 802 11 Japan 2 471GHz 2 497 GHz USA Extended Japan Canada and Europe 2 4 GHz 2 4835 GHz Spain 2 445 GHz 2 475 GHz and France 2 4465 GHz 2 4835 GHz To use InstantWave High Rate in a country not listed above check with your government s regulating body to find the correct frequency band to use All InstantWave High Rate products are supplied preset to the countr
19. l e AppleTalk protocol e Other protocols InstantWave High Rate Access Point 17 e Internet Multicast Frames After selecting a protocol for filtering click the Apply button to make the changes effective immediately without closing the dialog box or click OK to accept the changes and close the box Perform AP Self Diagnostic Test On the Service card click Perform AP Self Diagnostic Test The Hardware E screen will open Figure 11 p AP edi O gora yf Hien temp Ier gl rene ert s md Memos Tar gt are Lonnie Ter en Tass gf lees age Vai Figure 11 Hardware Diagnosis Click Start and the tests will commence As each item is tested a yellow arrow will appear alongside it If the test is successful the arrow will change to a green tick If a failure occurs an X will appear You can click Cancel at any time to stop the tests When the tests have completed the Cancel button changes to a Close button Bl to return to the Service card Upgrade A ware The Access Point s AP s embedded software is burned into the flash ROM However an updated AP code may be installed via a COM port using the AP COMFig program Click on Update AP Firmware Figure 7 page 13 The Update AP Firmware dialog box will open Use the Browse button to choose the file to be uploaded to the AP or type the file location and name in the File Name field The Update button will then become enabled Click Update to start loading the file to
20. null modem cable to the serial port on the AP and connect the other end to a serial port on the PC step2 Select the COM port step3 Power on the AP The AP COMFig Tool will connect with the AP automatically Note You have to go through the steps above each time you want to use the AP COMFig Tool Using the AP COMFig Tool AP COMFig Password Click on the Password tab to open the Password screen Here you may set a password if so desired Setting a password prevents unauthorized changes to the AP configuration settings Note The password will be shared with the APMS program on the same PC 12 InstantWave High Rate Access Point AP COMFig Service After connecting with the AP click on the Service tab to open the Service screen Figure 7 The Service screen provides access to the management features AF CO Fag mare Figure 7 AP COMFig Tool Service Click the View and Modify AP Configuration button The Configuration screen will open Figure 8 General The General card Figure 8 is the first card on the Configuration Screen Figure 8 Configuration General InstantWave High Rate Access Point 13 Here you may AP Alias Name Assign the AP a unique name Domain Name ESSID This is more commonly called the Domain Name but is defined in the 802 11 Wireless Standard as ESSID Stations and AP s in the same group must use the same Domain Name Transmission Rate The transmission rate at wh
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22. on regarding electromagnetic compatibility the following standards were applied EN 300 328 November 1996 A1 July 1997 EN 300 826 November 1997 En 60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1996 A11 1997 The manufacturer importer is responsible for this declaration Company Name NDC EUROPE CO LTD Company 1 EARLSFORT CENTRE HATCH STREET Address DUBLIN 2 IRELAND Person authorized to make this declaration Name CHUNG HUA CHIANG Position Title President and CEO Date Legal Signature InstantWave High Rate Access Point 25 Index A Access Control 21 28 31 32 Access Point Ethernet Connection to 25 Access Rights Setting 21 31 Alias name ees ee ee ee 15 34 AP COMFig Password 13 AP COMFig Service ese 14 AP COMFig Tool ese esse see 13 AP Information esse se ese ee 36 INIA 30 B BSSID io 2 C Cables 1 COM port comnectiON ooom o 13 COMMUDIEY ees see ee ea RA Rg 28 Connecting to an AP 28 D Default Gateway ASSISNINS ees se ee ee ee 18 30 Default IP ooorrorororovornornnrnnr 18 30 Default subnet mask 18 30 Domain Name 66 2 15 34 INTA ee ee ee ee ee RA 27 E Extended Service Set ID 15 34 F Filter Protocols ees ee 20 31 Flash ROM esse sees ee se ee ee 22 G G n ral nce 14 Group ID vu ches ees eee 2 26 InstantWave High Rate Access Point H Host Table vis
23. r Credit In the case of a DOA Dead on Arrival or a shipping error a return for credit will automatically be applied to the purchaser s account unless otherwise requested InstantWave High Rate Access Point 23 Limitation of Liability All expressed and implied warranties of a product s merchantability or of its fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to the applicable period as set forth in this limited warranty and no warranty will be considered valid after its expiration date If this product does not function as warranted your sole remedy shall be repair or replacement as provided for above In no case shall NDC be liable for any incidental consequential special or indirect damages resulting from loss of data loss of profits or loss of use even if NDC or an authorized NDC distributor dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damages or for any claim by any other party 24 InstantWave High Rate Access Point EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment Product Name InstantWave Wireless Access Point Model Number NWH650 Produced by Manufacturer Name NATIONAL DATACOMM CORPORATION Manufacturer 2F NO 28 INDUSTRY EAST 9TH ROAD Address SCIENCE PARK HSINCHU TAIWAN R O C is hereby confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to R amp TTE Directive 99 5 EC For evaluati
24. the Access Point The AP COMFig tool will upload the new executable into the AP s flash memory area When the file transfer is complete click Close to close the window Reset AP Configuration Restores the factory default configurations 18 InstantWave High Rate Access Point Trouble Shooting Operational Problems The Wireless adapter appears to be functioning The Activity LED is active However no network PC can be found when run in Infrastructure Wireless Network mode e You have only one AP and the PC is not placed too far from it but the PC still has difficulties finding the AP 1 Check that the antennas are properly connected to the AP and the station 2 Make sure that the AP is powered on and working 3 Use Network Watcher to find and join with the AP Radio signal quality indicates Yellow or Red whilst in Infrastructure mode e The connected AP is too far away 1 Use Network Watcher to find an AP with a stronger signal 2 Move your PC closer to the connected AP e The adapter antenna is not connected or its signal path is blocked by metal casing e g metal filing cabinets 1 Make sure the antenna is firmly screwed in 2 Arrange the antenna position to get the best radio signal quality Transmission or reception throughput is low during network file accessing e Many stations are connected to the same group and heavily utilizing the network 1 Onan Infrastructure wireless network use Network Watcher to find and conn
25. uipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ii InstantWave High Rate Access Point Table Of Contents Le LE EE Ee ER Ee Ee ee ee EE 1 AA A EIN 2 H is Gui 3 OW to Use this Guide EE N NE ce teas N seede Planning Your Network ssesseesessseessseessserssersnseesseevsseseneeesseesnsersserenseessserssesenseessseensessseeenseesnsesenerenser INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK TYPES ees esse see se esse see see ee ee se ee ee se eke see see 4 PLANNING AN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK esse see sees se sees se ese see see 6 Single AP Installati
26. y of sale s frequency band 2 InstantWave High Rate Access Point How to Use this Guide InstantWave High Rate is extremely versatile in providing varying levels of network management For Small Office Home Office users setup and configuration is a quick four step process The Access Point Hardware Installation section on page 9 provides simple instructions to get your network up and running within minutes Go to the Access Point Hardware Installation section if your network will meet the following criteria e You will accept all default values e Your network will have only one Access Point The AP COMFig Tool see page 12 permits AP configuration from a PC via a COM port connection The program enables the user to change the default Access Point IP configuration settings before introducing a new AP to an already established wireless network Before using the setup tool you should read through the next section Planning Your Network in order to get the best possible performance from your InstantWave High Rate wireless network InstantWave High Rate Access Point 3 Planning Your Network Infrastructure Network Types An Infrastructure network is formed by several stations and one or more Access Points APs with the stations within a set distance from the AP Figure 1 depicts a typical Infrastructure network topology There are three infrastructure network setups that are commonly used It is a good idea to understand t
27. y product 1 received in error 2 in a defective or non functioning condition or 3 exhibiting a defect under normal working conditions can be returned to NDC by following these steps You must prepare e dated proof of purchase e product model number amp quantity e product serial number e precise reason for return e your name address email address telephone fax 1 Inform the distributor or retailer 2 Ship the product back to the distributor retailer with prepaid freight The purchaser must pay the shipping freight from the distributor retailer to NDC Any package sent C O D Cash On Delivery will be refused 3 Charges Usually RMA Returned Material Authorization items will be returned to the purchaser via AIR MAIL prepaid by NDC If returned by another carrier the purchaser will pay the difference A return freight and handling fee will be charged to the purchaser if NDC determines that there was No Problem Found or that the damage was caused by the user Warning NDC is not responsible for the integrity of any data on storage equipment hard drives tape drives floppy diskettes etc We recommend that our customers back their data up before sending such equipment in for diagnosis or repair Services after Warranty Period After the warranty period expires all products can be repaired for a reasonable service charge The shipping charges to and from the NDC facility will be borne by the purchaser Return fo
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