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7 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 1. Specifications NOTE A l l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a p p l y t o H u b m o d e l s L W 0 0 1 A ,L W 0 0 5 A , a n d L W 0 0 7 A , A d a p t e r m o d e l s L W 0 0 2 A ,LW003A, LW008A, and LW009A, and Bridge modelsLW004A and LW010A, unless...

8 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Range, open air (LW004A, LW010A) —Up to 7 miles (10 km) Antenna diversity— LW001A, LW002A, LW003A, LW005A: 2 attached antennas, 2 dBi omni; LW007A, LW008A, LW009A: 2 detached antennas, 2 dBi omni;LW004A: 1 or 2 attached antennas, 2 dBi omni;LW01...

9 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Standards— IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.1d, Transparent to network protocols (IP, IPX,Appletalk, OSI, NetBIOS, DECnet, etc.) LED Indicators (LW001A, LW005A, LW007A): Power and Self-Test —PWR Wired LAN activity —ETHR Radio Interference —INFR Wireless LAN...

12 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Dimensions 5.1”H x 3.4”W x 1.2”D (13 x 8.6 x 3 cm) Weight 1 lb. (0.45 kg) Environmental Operating temperature —32° to 105° F (0° to 40° C) Operating humidity —5% to 95% non-condensing Immunity Will maintain link under all conditions —Per EN 500...

14 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 2. Quick Start Setup and Operation for the Hub Use the following steps to get up and running withyour 3-Mbps Wireless Ethernet Hub. (For moredetailed procedures, see Section 4.1 .) 1. Position the Hub in a high, central location, well away from...

16 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 3. Introduction 3.1 The 3-Mbps Wireless Ethernet Product Line The Wireless Ethernet product line contains thefollowing units: • Wireless Ethernet Hub (LW001A, LW005A, or LW007A) • Wireless Ethernet Workstation Adapter (LW002A or LW008A) • Wirel...

18 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Figure 3-1. Wireless Ethernet Hub (LW001A or LW007A) Installed on Wall. The Wireless Ethernet Hub contains an embedded SNMP agent that lets you manage it from the LANManagement Information Base. Software upgradesare downloaded by TFTP.

20 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES W IRELESS E THERNET W ORKSTATION A DAPTER (LW002A OR LW008A) The LW002A is a wireless LAN adapter that convertsany 10BASE-T Ethernet equipped computer(including PCs, X-Terminals, Digital™, Sun, HP ® , IBM ® , and Apple ® ), into a wireless LAN ...

21 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Figure 3-3. Workstation Adapter (LW002A or LW008A). The network stays connected while you roam between overlapping coverage areas; plus, you getcontinuous transmission and reception while movingat high speed without losing or duplicating datapa...

23 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES The 4-Port Workstation Adapter contains an embedded SNMP agent and software downloadingcapabilities that let you manage it from the LANManagement Information Base. Figure 3-4. 4-Port Workstation Adapter (LW003A or LW009A).

24 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES W IRELESS B RIDGE (LW004A OR LW010A) The Wireless Bridge (LW004A) is a high-speed, wide- range wireless LAN bridge that provides connectivity to remote Ethernet networks. The LW004A and LW010A function exactly the same way, but the LW004A has p...

25 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES PCMCIA W IRELESS A DAPTER (LW006A) The LW006A adapter, which is covered in detail in aseparate user manual, gives the portable computeruser complete mobility, allowing seamless roamingthroughout the wireless LAN campus. The PCMCIA Wireless Adap...

27 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 3.2 Features of Wireless Ethernet LANs • Saves cabling costs— The wireless Ethernet LAN saves you cabling costs that can amount to upto 40% of your LAN installation cost. • Plug-and-play installation —No additional software or hardware installa...

29 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 4. Setting Up the LAN 4.1 Installing the Hub Follow these steps: • Check the package contents. • Choose the best location to place the Hub. • Connect to the power supply. • Connect to the Ethernet backbone. • Check functionality using the LED i...

30 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES • A monitor connector cable. (This is for connecting the Hub and the WorkstationAdapter [LW002A, LW003A, LW008A, orLW009A] to a monitor for performing theadvanced setup functions described in Chapter 5 ). • This user’s manual. If anything is mi...

34 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Step 4: Connect the Hub to the Ethernet Backbone Attach one end of a regular (uncrossed) Ethernetconnector cable (not supplied) to the RJ-45 port onthe back panel of the Hub (marked UTP).Attach the other end of the connector cable to anyavailab...

37 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES LOAD (L,M,H) (No. of associated stations) No stations 1-4 stations 5-8 stations 9 or more stations Q LT HML QLT HML QLT HML QLT HML

38 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Verifying the Ethernet Connection Once the Hub is connected to an Ethernet outlet,the ETHR LED on the front panel will blink whensensing LAN traffic, thus verifying the Ethernetconnection. 4.2 Installing the Workstation Adapter (LW002A or LW008...

43 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES • Ethernet activity detected. • Reception quality. Figure 4-8. Front-Panel LED Indicators. Front-Panel LED indicators PWR (Power supply; Power-on test): Off—During power-onBlinks—After failed power-onOn—After successful power-on WLNK Off—Scanni...

44 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES QLT (L, M, H)) Very-low-quality reception Low-quality reception Medium-quality reception High-quality reception NOTE The QLT LEDs will also not light if the workstation is notsynchronized with a Hub. Q LT HML QLT HML QLT HML QLT HML

51 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Step 5: Check functionality using the LED indicators. LEDs on the front and back panels of the Adapterindicate the following: Front-panel LED indicators: • Workstation connected. • Ethernet activity on each of the four ports. Figure 4-12. LED I...

58 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES • Connect the RJ-45 connector on the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Hub or to any available Ethernet outlet. Figure 4-16. Connecting the Wireless Bridge to an Ethernet Hub or Outlet.

60 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Step 5: Check functionality using the LED indicators. The following aspects of Wireless Bridgefunctionality are checked using the LEDs on the front panel. • Power supply and self-test • Wireless LAN link established by synchronization with a Hu...

63 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 4.5 Setting Up a Basic Wireless Ethernet Cell A basic Wireless Ethernet cell consists of an Hub andthe wireless workstations associated with it. You canconvert most workstations (PCs, X-Terminals, Apple, Digital, Sun, HP, IBM andothers) that ar...

66 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES - Wood, glass plastic and bricks reflect part of the radio signals and allow part of the signalsto pass through them. - Water and objects containing a lot of moisture absorb a large part of the radio signals. Figure 4-19. Wireless Ethernet LAN ...

68 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Figure 4-20. Overlapping Wireless Ethernet Cells in Office Environment. 3. Closed Indoor Areas —A floor divided into Wireless Ethernet individual offices by concreteor masonry walls, or a house. Suggested maximum distance between Huband worksta...

69 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Suggested maximum distance between Huband workstation: 1000 m (3200 ft.) With high-gain antennas: 1500 m (5000 ft.) 5. Obstructed Outdoor Areas —Outdoor areas with obstructed line-of-sight between the Hub andthe Wireless Ethernet workstation. S...

70 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES To set up two overlapping Wireless Ethernet cells: 1. Install the first Hub wireless Ethernet as high as possible on a wall, on a high stand, orattached to the ceiling, using the stepsdescribed in Section 4.1 . 2. Install the second Hub so that...

71 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 6. Temporarily disconnect the first Hub from the power supply. Verify a high to mediumreceived radio signal from the second Hub. 7. Adjust the distance between the Hubs if necessary. The two coverage areas are now overlapping. 8. Continue setti...

73 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 4.8 Associating with Other Hubs When two or more adjacent Hubs are positionedclose enough to each other, a part of the coveragearea of the Hubs will overlap. In high-traffic-densityareas, Hubs are sometimes positioned so that all oftheir covera...

76 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES USA (LW011A) 5 meters RG-214 cable complete with assembledsections and connectors: • SMA male connector on one end connects to the LW007A, LW008A, LW009A, or LW010A. • N-type connector on other end. Figure 4-23. One LW011A 6 dBi omnidirectional...

78 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES • SMA male connector on the other end connects to antenna. Figure 4-24. One LW012A 8.5 dBi unidirectional antenna connected to an LW010A external antenna port. Europe (LW011AE) 6 meters RG-58 cable complete with assembledconnectors: • SMA male ...

79 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES • SMA male connector on the other end connects to antenna. • Range: 900 m PROFESSIONAL INSTALLERS ONLY Detached antennas, whether installed indoors or out,a r e t o b e i n s t a l l e d O N L Y b y e x p e r i e n c e d a n t e n n ainstallers...

80 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 5. Advanced Setup 5.1 Accessing Advanced Setup Functions The Wireless Ethernet product line has beendesigned as a plug-and-play solution, and will operatewithout any user intervention. However, you canchange some of the default parameters to ge...

81 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Local Monitor The local monitor allows you to access the Hubparameters from an ASCII ANSI terminal, or a PC,using a terminal-emulation program such as theWindows ® Terminal or ProComm ® . You can access the advanced setup functions by connectin...

82 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Figure 5-2. Connecting Terminal Cable to COM Port with a 25-Pin Connector.

84 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES The Terminal screen appears. Figure 5-3. Terminal Icon in Windows Program Manager.

86 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 6. Select the following settings: Baud rate 9600Data bits 8Stop bits 1Parity None Flow control NoneConnector Available Com port 7. Click OK. The Hub Advanced Setup Main Menu opens. Figure 5-5. Terminal Screen Showing Hub Main Menu and System Co...

87 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 5.1.1 H UB M AIN M ENU When the Hub Advanced Setup screen appears,the main menu is displayed, giving access to thefollowing sub-menus: 1. System Configuration Menus —The System Configuration menus contain items for setupof Wireless Ethernet Hub...

89 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 5.1.2 S YSTEM C ONFIGURATION M ENUS You can access all the items needed to configureyour Wireless Ethernet Hub from the SystemConfiguration menu. To access the System Configuration menu: • From the Main menu, type 1. The System Configuration me...

90 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 5.1.3 C URRENT S TATION P ARAMETERS • Station H/W Address —Displays the Wireless Ethernet product’s unique IEEE Address. • Number of Current Associations — This indicates how many stations are currently associated withthis Hub. To access the Cu...

91 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Figure 5-6. Terminal Screen Showing Current Station Parameters. 5.1.4 IP R ELATED I TEMS The Wireless Ethernet Hubs contain IP Hostsoftware. This software is used for testing the Hub(Ping), for management functions (SNMP), and fordownloading fi...

92 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES All addresses may be set using regular IP address notation (four bytes separated by periods), togetherwith the subnet mask. To access a host belonging toa different subnet, the Wireless Ethernet Hubs sendthe traffic through the default IP gatew...

93 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Figure 5-7. Terminal Screen Showing IP Menu EthAirNet (Hub),Integration’s PC — $Revision: 1.144 $ , $Date: 03 Sep 1995 16:25:54 $ System Configuration-----------------------1 — Station Status2 — IP related items.3 — WLAN Parameters4 — Station C...

95 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 5.1.5 WLAN P ARAMETERS The WLAN Parameters Menu contains the followingsub-menus: Hopping Sequence The hopping sequence is a parameter that is set forthe Hub. The stations learn it from the Hub at theassociation process. Changing this parameter ...

105 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 5.1.6 S TATION C ONTROL M ENU The Station Control menu allows you to performthe following functions: System Reset This function resets the Hub and accepts anychanges that you have made to the systemparameters. Set Factory Defaults This functio...

108 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES 5.2 Access Control Menu The Access Control menu allows the NetworkAdministrator to limit access to the Advanced Setupmenus to users in possession of the currentPassword. To reach the Access Control menu: From the Main menu select 4. The Access...

109 3-MBPS WIRELESS ETHERNET HUBS, ADAPTERS, AND BRIDGES Table 5-3. Access Control Menu Parameters. Change Access Rights Type in the Password Change User Password Type in the Password Change Access Rights Determines whether user has access rights toAdvanced Setup Menus. Range Read-write or read only...

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