Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MF2501 Ruckus Wireless
Go to page of 52
MF2501 Adapter MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User ’ s Guide Part number: 8000003 December 2005.
2 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Copyright © 2005 Ruckus W ireless, Inc. All rights reserved. December 2005.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 3 Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Who Should Use this Guide .
4 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Viewing LAN Interface Statistics .
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 5 Who Should Use this Guide Preface This MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapte r User ’ s Guide will help you understand the MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapter, how to install it, and configure it using the Ruckus W ireless W eb Interface.
6 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 System Requirements System Requirement s The MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapter is compatible with mo st contemporary personal computers and operating systems that are conf igured for Internet and wireless networking.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 7 Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the MediaFlex 25 01 Multimedia W ireless Ad apter (MF2501 Adapter).
8 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex™ MediaFlex™ MediaFlex™ is Ruckus W ireless, In c.’ s family of purpose-built, multim edia W iFi appliances that enable reliable wireless distribution of en tertainment-quality , real-time media applications thro ughout the home.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 9 Key Features Multiple Concurrent Video S treams with Simult aneous Data T raffic • Delivers 15-20 Mbps of bandwidth at 99.9% availability throughout a typical 2500ft 2 (3 00m 2 ) home.
10 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Key Features.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 11 Chapter 2: Installation and Setup This chapter describes how to install your MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Ad apter, and how to set up your PC to connect to the Ruckus W ireless W eb Interface.
12 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Packing List Packing List 1. MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapter 2.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 13 LED St atus Lights LED St atus Light s T able 2— “LED Indicators and Meanin gs ” describes the LED lights on the front of the MF2501 Adapter.
14 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 LED St atus Lights Rear V iew Figure 3— Rear View of the MF2501 Adapter T ab le 3—Rear Ports and Adapters Label Description 6 AC Power Adapter (Inpu t: DC 5V 2A) 7 10/100 Mbps Auto-sensing , autonegotiating RJ-45 n etwork port 8 Reset button.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 15 Placement Guidelines Placement Guidelines Y ou or your service provider or installer can determ ine the best placement for the MF2501 Adapter by using the following guidelines.
16 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Connecting to the MF2501 Adapter Figure 4— Internet Protocol (T CP/IP)Properties Window 4. Select the Use the following IP addr ess button , and enter an IP address within the netwo rk as noted above.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 17 Accessing the Web Interface Y ou should now be able to find the de fault SSID “V54” of your MF2501 Adapter over yo ur wireless connection: Accessing the We b Interface The MF2501 Adapter provides a W eb-based user interface for configuratio n and monitoring.
18 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Accessing the Web Interface.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 19 Chapter 3: Using the Ruckus Wireless Web Interface This chapter describes the tasks you need to do to customize the MF2501 Adapter to run on your wireless network.
20 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Wireless Settings Worksheet Wireless Settings W orksheet Before you modify any wireless sett ings on the MF2501 Adapter, print T able 5— “Wireless Network Settings W orksheet” and record the following information about your wi reless network.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 21 MF2501 Adapter Settings Worksheet MF2501 Adapter Se ttings W orksheet Print Ta b l e 6 , and record your personal ized settings for config uring the MF2501 Adapter.
22 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Ruckus Wireless Web Interface Menus Ruckus Wireless Web Interface Menus The Ruckus W ireless W eb Interface menus are located on th e left-hand navigation pa ne. T o select a particular menu, simply click on the menu link.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 23 Air Quality Indicator The Air Quality Indicator assesses the environment that surroun ds a Ruckus W ireless, Inc. MF2501 Adapter, and determines the amou nt of interference in the infrastru cture.
24 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring the MF2501 Adapter This section describes the tasks and scre ens used to cu stomize the MF2501 Adapter configuration to run on your wireless network.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 25 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 3. Enter your configuration chang es in the appropriate fields. 4. Click the Next button to go to the next configuration screen. 5. Click the Update button to save your settings.
26 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring the Wireless Interface It is recommended that you consult with your service provider to understand the wireless settings.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 27 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 2. Fill in the parameters as described in Ta b l e 9 . T able 9—Wireless Inte rface Configuration Field Description SSID The SSID (Service Set IDentifie r) is the name of the wireless network.
28 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Advanced Wireless Configuration The Advanced W ireless Configura tion menu is preconfi gured with the optimum settings. Changing the advanced settings may negatively affect the MF2501 Adapter’ s operation, or completely disable it.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 29 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Ta b l e 1 0 shows the Advanced W ire less Configuration parameters. T able 10—Adv anced Wireless Configuration Para meters Field Description Wireless Mode Sets the wireless mode for the MF2501 Adapter.
30 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter We need to make a glaring warning about not usin g turbo or super G when using IPTV app lications.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 31 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Figure 8— WEP Configuration Window Ta b l e 11 explains the WEP Conf iguration parameters. T able 1 1—WEP Configuration Field Description Open System No authentication is enforced.
32 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 4. In the Configuration->Security (WEP) menu, select open system , shared key , or Auto . See Aut hentication below for more information.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 33 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring WP A PSK WP A PSK configuration menu allows automatic key generation based on a single passphrase. WP A PSK provides very strong secu rity , but may not be supported on older systems.
34 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing System Information 4. In the Configuration ->Security (WP A-PSK) menu, enter a passphrase and enter it again in the Confir m field. 5. Click the Update button to save your settings.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 35 Viewing Wireless Information Ta b l e 1 3 explains the System Information Parameters. V iewing Wireless Information The W ireless information menu shows the current wirele ss configurations for the MF2501 Adapter.
36 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing Wireless Information Figure 1 1— Wireless Information Window Ta b l e 1 4 shows the W irele ss Inform ation W indow parameters.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 37 Viewing S tatistics V iewing St atistics The Statistics Screens provide statistics for a Loca l Area Network (LAN) interface, the wireless interface and wireless stations.
38 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing S tatistics Viewing W ireless S t atistics The W ireless statistics menu shows the link, traffic, an d security settings for the MF2501 Adapter. T o view this menu, choose S tatistics-Wir eless from any window .
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 39 Viewing S tatistics Figure 13— Wireless S t atistics 1. Click the Auto Update button to receive periodic upda tes to these statistics. The button will then display as S top Update .
40 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing S tatistics Bad Packets The total number of good packets received or transmitted by the interface. Authentication T ype The authentication type configured o n the MF2501 Adapter.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 41 Viewing S tatistics Vie w in g Re m ot e AP Stat is t ic s The Remote AP statistics menu shows statistics specifi c to a remote AP to which the MF2501 Adapter is associated.
42 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing S tatistics describes the Remote AP Statistics parameters. T able 17—Remote AP St atistics Field Description Authentication T ype The authentication type used by the r emote AP .
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 43 Updating the Firmware Up dating the Fi rmware This menu provides a utility for updating the MF2501 Adapter’ s firm ware. A firmware update may be necessary or desirable to add new features, import ant fixes or enha nce ments to the MF2501 Adapter.
44 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Updating the Firmware Figure 15— Updating the Firmware.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 45 Updating the Firmware Ta b l e 1 8 describes the Updating th e Firmware parameters. 3. Click the Browse... button to locate and select the firmware image. 4. Click the Update Firmware button to perform the update.
46 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Rebooting the System Rebooting the System Y ou must reboot the sys tem if you want your configu r ation changes to take effect.T wo types of reboot are provided: The Reboot button re-starts the system.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 47 Rebooting the System Figure 17— Reboot in Pr ocess During a reboot, the antenna LE Ds on the top of the MF2501 Adapter will momentarily go out, then light up again.
48 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 T aking a System Support Snapshot T aking a System Support Snap shot The Support menu enable s you to ta ke a system snapshot for further analysis and troubles ho oting.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 49 T aking a System Support Snapshot 2. If you have not yet configured th e TFTP or FTP server , click the Maintenance->Update link. 3. In the Firmware->Update menu, enter the TFTP or FTP server inform ation.
50 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 T aking a System Support Snapshot.
8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 51 Appendix A: Technical Specifications Physical Characteristics Power requirements MF2501 Adapt er: 5V -18V 10W Ex.
52 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 T r affic Management and QoS Video streams One MPEG-4/WMV stream, one DVD-quality MPEG-2 stream, or one 10Mbps+ high definition stream at 50ft (18m) with simultaneous background traffic Video clients Video streaming to 802.
An important point after buying a device Ruckus Wireless MF2501 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Ruckus Wireless MF2501 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Ruckus Wireless MF2501 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Ruckus Wireless MF2501 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Ruckus Wireless MF2501 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Ruckus Wireless MF2501, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Ruckus Wireless MF2501.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Ruckus Wireless MF2501. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Ruckus Wireless MF2501 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
