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High Rate Access Point User’s Guide Rev. A1 December 2001 National Datacomm Corporation 4F, No. 24-2, Industry East 4t

4 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 2. Single AP Network Type 3. The third type of network is composed of multiple APs and mult

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 5 Planning an Infrastructure Network This section explains some of the things you need to consider in pl

6 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Roaming InstantWave High Rate products are equipped with seamless roaming capabilities. Roaming is nece

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 7 Access Point Placement Guidelines A characteristic of radio communication is the interference problem.

8 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Getting Started Access Point Hardware Installation Access Point Hardware Setup explains how to quickly s

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 9 General Color Function Green Unlit: Power OFF Blinking: Diagnostic test On: Healthy condition PWR

10 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Hardware Pre-Configuration Before adding an AP into an existing Ethernet network, you may need to set b

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 11 Using the AP COMFig Tool The AP COMFig Tool is a Windows based utility used to configure the AP via a

12 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 8. AP COMFig Tool/Password AP COMFig/Service After connecting with the AP, click on the Servi

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 13 General: The General card (Figure 10) is the first card in the Configuration section. Figure 10. Con

ii InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point TRADEMARKS NDC and InstantWave are trademarks of National Datacomm Corporation. All other names mentio

14 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point On this card, you can set and view general AP settings: AP Alias Name Assigns the AP a unique human f

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 15 Regulatory Domain Identifies the country where the AP is used. Each country has defined its availabl

16 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 11. Configuration/Encryption The dropdown Method box lists three options: 1. Disabled (defau

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 17 IP: Note: These SNMP related settings are only useful for network management and remote configuratio

18 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 12. Configuration/IP After making any changes, click the Apply button to make the changes effec

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 19 Filter: The next tab on the dialog box is Filter (Figure 13). This is a one-way protocol filtering m

20 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point SNMP Access Control: SNMP Access Control is the next tab on the box (Figure 14). Figure 14. Configur

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 21 Figure 15. New Entry Two levels of access are available. Read Read-only rights. The user may re

22 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 16. Hardware Diagnosis Click Start and the tests will commence. As each item is tested, a yell

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 23 Figure 17. Upgrade AP Firmware Use the Browse button to choose the file to be uploaded to the AP, or

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point iii Packing List The package should contain the following items: • One NWH650 InstantWave High Rate Acce

24 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 19. APMS Table-1 From here you can view/delete all the APs added to this host table. This tabl

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 25 Using the Access Point Management System (Advanced Configuration and Management) Once the AP is conne

26 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 22. Network Management System-2 2. Click the AP main menu item to open its sub-menu and then cl

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 27 Figure 24. AP Properties Here you may modify the IP address and Community string. Changes made here

28 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point The menu offers configuration options that enable you to tailor your network to suit your needs. • AP

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 29 LAN, then the SNMP respond packet needs to go through a router-gateway. The default gateway is the p

30 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point From the Filter card, some, all, or none of the protocols listed may be selected for filtering out: •

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 31 Private Transfer: TFTP currently has no provisions for user authentication. We suggest you keep the

32 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Note: Do not set all the stations in the Access Control table to Read. Once this is set and enabled,

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 33 Access Options MAC Address List: Status Disables or enables an individual entry Address The MAC a

iv InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...

34 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Wireless: Clicking on the Wireless tab opens the wireless card (Figure 31). Figure 31. AP Setting/Wi

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 35 The Wireless card groups all the user configurable wireless Access Point (AP) functions. Here you ma

36 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Encryption: Note: Most wireless connection problems arise from improper WEP settings so make sure all

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 37 The first is by entering any text in the Passphrase field. Click the Generate button. For 40-bit WE

38 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 34. AP Trap Server Program When the AP is powered on, or an Ethernet port becomes active, an e

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 39 Figure 35. Upgrade AP Firmware The Upload button will then become enabled. Click Upload to start u

40 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Viewing InstantWave High Rate Information and Statistics View The menu items under View provide read-on

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 41 Figure 37. AP Information When finished viewing AP information, click OK to close the window. Wirel

42 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Figure 38. Wireless Port Statistics Figure 39. Ethernet Port Statistics These statistics will be los

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 43 Figure 40. Save AP Configuration Loading the AP’s Configuration from a File To load a configuration

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44 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point attributes of security keys are externally write-only and cannot be saved into the configuration file.

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 45 Troubleshooting This section provides you with some troubleshooting info should you encounter install

46 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point A wireless PC cannot associate with the AP, even though the link quality is perfect and the taskbar ind

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 47 Technical Support Support from Your Network Supplier If assistance is required, call your supplier fo

48 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point NDC Limited Warranty Hardware NDC warrants its products to be free of defects in workmanship and materi

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 49 3. Charges: Usually RMA (Returned Material Authorization) items will be returned to the purchaser v

50 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Specifications General Regulatory Compliance FCC Part 15 Class B. (US) Standards Wireless LAN: IEEE 8

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 51 Software SNMP Functions Configuration via COM port and Configuration and management via SNMP in a W

52 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Appendix This appendix lists the channels supported by the world’s regulatory domains. The channel nu

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 53 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Name : InstantWave Wireless Ac

vi InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point List of Figures FIGURE 1. SIMPLE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK ...

54 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Index A Accepted List...33 Access Control... 20, 31 A

55 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point Polling Timer... 42 Properties...26 Pro

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 1 Introduction Congratulations on choosing one of NDC’s InstantWave High Rate wireless networking produc

2 InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point How to Use this Guide InstantWave High Rate is extremely versatile in providing varying levels of networ

InstantWave High Rate 11Mbps Access Point 3 Planning Your Network Infrastructure Network Types An Infrastructure network is formed by several stat