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High Rate Access Point User’s Guide Rev. A1 December 20 01 Nationa l Da taco mm Corpora tion 4F, No. 24-2, Indust ry East 4 th Road, Science Park Hsin-Chu, Taiw an, R.O.C. Technical Su pport E-mail: techsu pt@ndc.com.tw NDC World W ide Web www.ndc.com.
ii InstantWa ve High Rate 11Mb ps Access P o int T R AD E M ARK S NDC and Instant Wave are trademarks of Natio nal Dataco mm Corporation. All other nam es mentione d in this docu ment are tradem arks/registered tra demarks o f their respective owners.
InstantWa ve High Rate 11M bps Access P o int iii Packing List The package sho uld conta in the follo w ing items: • One NWH650 In stantWave High R ate Access Point • One RS- 232 Cable • One RJ-.
iv InstantWa ve High Ra te 11Mbps Access Point Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................1 I NSTANT W AVE H IGH R ATE F AM ILY .....................................
InstantWa ve High Rate 11M bps Access P o int v Config .............................................................................................................27 AP Settings ........................................................................
vi InstantWave Hig h Rate 11Mbps Access Point List of Figure s F IGUR E 1. S IM PL E W IRELESS I NF RASTRUCT URE N ETWO R K ....................................3 F IGUR E 2. S IN GL E AP N ETWORK .......................................................
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 1 Introduction Congratulations on choosi ng one of NDC’s InstantW ave High Rate wireless network ing products. In stantWave High R ate was one of the fi rst IEEE 802.11b wirel ess standard compli ant products in the industry and was design ed to maximize the convenience of networking.
2 InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Access Point How to Use this Guide InstantWave High Rate is extre mely versatile in providing varying le vels of netwo rk ma nage me nt. Fo r Smal l Of fice/ Ho me Of fice user s, se t up a nd configuration is a quick, four-step process.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 3 Planning Y our Networ k Infrastructu re Net work Types An Infrastructu re network is formed by several stations and one or m o re Access Points (APs), with the stations within a set distance from the AP. Figure 1 depicts a typical Inf rastructu re network topology .
4 InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Access Point Figure 2. Single A P Network Type 3. T he third type of network is co mposed of multiple APs and multiple Stations ( Figure 3 ). Figure 3. Multiple AP Network The reasons for having multip le APs installed are: 1.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 5 Plannin g an Infrast ructure Network This section explains so me of the things you need to co nsider in planning an Infras tr uc tur e net wo rk. Se t tin g up is a two st ep p roc ess. 1. Install and configu re the InstantWave High Rate products 2.
6 InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Access Point Roam ing InstantWave High R ate products are equipped wi th seamless roaming capabilities. Roaming is necessary to prev ent mobile Stations from being disconnected from the net wo rk as t he y mo ve ar ound .
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 7 Access Point Placem ent Guidelines A characteristic of radio comm unication is the interference problem. Radio is receptive to interf erence. T herefore, the m ore interference you can avoid, the better performance you will get fro m wireless products.
8 InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Access Point Getting Star ted Access Point Hard ware Installat i on Access Point Hardware Setup explains how to qu ickly setup the Access Point for use via a wired Eth ernet connection, and using the f actor y default settings.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 9 General Color Function Green Unlit: Power OFF Blinking: Diagnostic test On: Healthy condition PWR (Power/Status) Red On: Abnormal Co ndit ion E/N (Etherne t) Color Functio n TX/RX Orange Blinks to indicate Ethernet transmission/reception activity LINK Green Indicates an Ethern et link.
10 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Har dwar e Pr e-Configur ation Befo re a dd ing an AP into a n e xi s t in g Et herne t net wor k, yo u ma y nee d to set b a sic confi gur atio ns, e.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 11 Using the AP COMFig T ool The AP COMFig Tool is a Windows based u tility used to configure the AP vi a a COM port conn ection between the AP and a PC. It provides the following functio ns: • Sets AP parameters (e.
12 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 8. A P COMFig Tool/Password AP COMFig/ Service After connecting with the AP, click on the Service tab to open th e Service card ( Figure 9 ). The Service card provides acces s to the management features.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 13 Genera l: The General card ( Figure 10 ) is the first card in the Confi guration section. Figure 10. Configuration/G eneral.
14 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t On this c ard , you c an se t and vie w gener al AP sett i n gs: AP Alias Nam e Assigns the AP a u nique human f riendly name that allows the AP to be easil y identified Domain Name (SSID) This is co mmonly called the Do main Name but is defined in the IEEE 802.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 15 Regulatory Dom ain Identifies the country where the A P is used. Each country has def ined its available channel numbers and tran smission power (see Ap.
16 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 11. Configuration/En cr yption The dropdow n Method box lists three options: 1. Disabled (default) - Dis able d ata encr yption 2. 40-bit WEP - Enable u se of 40- bit WEP 3. 128-bit WEP - Enable use of 128-bi t WEP Key Generation - There are two ways to g enerate a security key.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 17 IP: Note: Thes e SNMP relat ed settings are onl y useful for netw ork management and remote conf iguration (APM S).
18 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 12. Configuration/IP After maki ng a n y cha nge s, cli ck the Apply button to make the changes effective immediat ely, without clos ing the dialog box, or cl ick OK to accept the changes and close the box.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 19 Filt er: The next tab on the dial og box is Filter ( Figure 13 ). This is a one-w ay protocol filtering mechanism that prevents t he AP from transmitting specified pro to cols from a wired Ethernet LAN into the wireless LAN.
20 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t SNMP Access Control: SNMP Access Control is th e next tab on th e box ( Figure 14 ). Figure 14. Config uration/SNMP A ccess Control The AP’s access cont rol is managed by a control table on the AP. The firs t time this box is opened, the table will b e empty.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 21 Figure 15. New Entry Two levels of access are available. Read Read-only rights. The user may read everything except the Access Co ntrol sett ings, but c.
22 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 16. Hardware Diagno sis Click Start a nd 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.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 23 Figure 17. Upgrade A P Firmware 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 Upload button will the n beco me enabled.
24 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 19. A PMS Table-1 From here you can view/delete all the APs added to this host table. This table can be saved and retrieved from the APMS utilit y so tha t you don’t need to create such a table again in the APMS utility.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 25 Using the Access P oint Mana gement System (Advanced Configuration and Management) Once the AP is conn ected to an Ethernet network, a netw ork administrator can connect to it from any PC on the same network via the Access Point Management System (APMS) utility.
26 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 22. Network Management Sy stem-2 2. Click the AP main menu ite m to open its sub- menu and t hen click Create New AP ( Figure 23 ). Figure 23. Network Management Sy stem-3 Input the AP’s IP address an d its commun ity string (thi s string w ill be used for SNMP access control).
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 27 Figure 24. AP Properties Here y ou may modify th e IP address and C ommunity stri ng. Changes m ade here will be immediately effective. If the connection attempt was unsucce ssful, a message bo x will appear informing you t ha t the req uest had no resp onse .
28 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t The menu offers configuration o ptions that enable you to tailor your net work to suit your nee ds. • AP Settings - sets the AP’s IP related param.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 29 LAN, then the SNM P respond packet needs to go through a router-gatew ay. The default g ateway is the path to tha t router. If you set the correct defau lt gateway, then you ca n use a PC running APMS located on a different subnet to manage t his AP.
30 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t From the Filter card, some, all, or non e of the prot ocols listed m ay be selected f or filtering out: • IP protocol • IPX prot ocol • NetBEUI .
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 31 Private T ransfer: TFTP currently has no provisions for user au thentication. We suggest you keep the ‘Private Transfer’ option checked in order to prevent any o ne other than the netwo rk ad mini str ato r usi ng t he AP MS p ro gr a m to up gra d e the AP fir mwar e.
32 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Note: Do not set all th e sta tions in the Access Contro l ta ble to Read. Once this is set and enabled, it will be difficult to modify the AP. Should this situation occur, use the AP COMFig u tility to re-set the co n fig uration.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 33 Access Opt ions MAC Add ress Li st : Status Disables or enables an individual entr y Addres s The MAC address of a wireless station Comm ent A brief des.
34 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Wirele ss: Clicking on the Wi re le ss tab opens th e wireless card ( Figu re 31 ). Figure 31. AP Setting/Wireless.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 35 The Wireless card groups all the user con figurable wireless Access Point (AP) functions. Here you may make setting s as follo ws: AP Alias Name Assigns the AP a uniqu e name Domain Name (SSID) This is more commonly called the Do main Name but is defin ed in the IEEE 802.
36 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Encryption: Note: Mos t wireless connection problems arise from improper W EP settings s o make sure all APs and w ireless stations use the s ame settings. Sets the data encryption parameters for the wireless LAN.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 37 The first is by entering any text in the Passphr ase field. Click the Generate button. For 40-bit WEP, it will generate four keys, Key 1, Ke y 2, Key 3, and Key 4. Select a key num ber from the dropdow n list of the Default Key box.
38 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 34. AP Trap Serv er Program When the AP is powered on, or an Ethernet port becomes active, an event log will be generated in dicatin g the time, the MAC ID of the reporting AP, and th e activity.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 39 Figure 35. Upgrade A P Firmware The Upload button will then beco me enabled. Click Upl oad to start uploading the file to the Access Point. T he APMS and the AP’s built -in Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) command will upload the new exec utable i nto the AP’s flash memory area.
40 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Viewin g InstantW ave High Rate Infor mation and Statist ics View The menu items under View p r ovide read-only information and s tatistics. To customize the screen view, righ t-click in the main screen to open a context sensitive menu.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 41 Figure 37. AP Information When fin i shed vie win g AP info rmat ion, clic k OK to close the window. Wireless Stations The Connect ed Wirel ess Stations window lists all the currently associated wireless station’s M e d ia Acc e ss Co ntr ol (MAC) a ddr esses.
42 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Figure 38. Wirel ess Port Stat istics Figure 39. Ethern et Port Statistics These statistics will be lost when the Acce ss P oint (AP) reb oots o r is reset. To poll for new statistics clic k on the Polling Timer button.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 43 Figure 40. Save A P Configuration Loading the AP’s Configuration from a File To load a configu ratio n file (.WLN) to the Access Point, on the File menu, click Load AP Con figuration . Select a configuration file and open it.
44 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t attributes of security keys are externally write-only and cann ot be saved into the configuration file. Cli ck Encryption to set up the security keys manua ll y. Password Clicking P asswo rd opens a Change Passw or d config urat i on b ox.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 45 T r oubleshooting Thi s se ctio n pr o vid e s yo u wit h so me tro uble shoo ti ng i n fo sho uld you e nc o unter inst allation or operation problems on InstantWave High Rate products.
46 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t A wirel ess PC cannot associate with the AP, even though the link quality is perfect and the taskbar ind icator is green. Make s ure your wir ele ss PC i s using a WiFi c o mp lian t adapter and has th e same SSID and security s ettings as the AP.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 47 T ec hnical Suppor t Support from Your Network Supplier If assistance is required, call your supplier for help.
48 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t NDC Limited War ranty Hardware NDC warran ts its products to be free of defects in workmanshi p and materials, under n ormal use and service, f or a p.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 49 3. Charges: Usually RMA (Returned Material Authorization) item s will be returned to th e purchaser via airmail, prepaid by ND C.
50 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Specifications Genera l Regulatory Comp liance FCC Part 15 Class B. (US) Standar ds Wireless LA N: IEEE 802.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 51 Sof tware SNMP Functions Configuration v ia COM port and Config uration a nd mana gement vi a SNMP in a Window s environm ent through Et hernet.
52 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Appendix This appendi x lists th e channels support ed by th e world’s regul atory domains . The channel num bers, channel center f requencies, and regulatory domains are shown in the table.
InstantWave High Ra t e 11Mbps Acce ss Point 53 EC DECLA R A TION OF CO NFOR MITY For the f ollowing equipm ent : Product Name : InstantWave Wireles s A ccess Point Model Numb er : NWH650 is hereb y c.
54 InstantWave High Ra t e 11M bp s Access Poin t Inde x A Accepted List ................................ 33 Access Control........................ 20, 31 Access Options ............................. 33 Access Righ ts ......................... 20, 31 Alias Name .
55 Inst a nt W a v e H i g h R a t e 1 1 Mbps Access P o i n t Polling Timer ................................ 42 Properties ...................................... 26 Protocol Filtering .................... 19, 29 R Regulatory Do mains ............... 15, 35 Reset A P Configuration .
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