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Purtroppo, pochi utenti prendono il tempo di leggere il manuale d’uso, e un buono manuale non solo permette di conoscere una serie di funzionalità aggiuntive del dispositivo acquistato, ma anche evitare la maggioranza dei guasti.

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Innanzitutto, il manuale d’uso NDC comm NWH660 dovrebbe contenere:
- informazioni sui dati tecnici del dispositivo NDC comm NWH660
- nome del fabbricante e anno di fabbricazione NDC comm NWH660
- istruzioni per l'uso, la regolazione e la manutenzione delle attrezzature NDC comm NWH660
- segnaletica di sicurezza e certificati che confermano la conformità con le norme pertinenti

Perché non leggiamo i manuali d’uso?

Generalmente questo è dovuto alla mancanza di tempo e certezza per quanto riguarda la funzionalità specifica delle attrezzature acquistate. Purtroppo, la connessione e l’avvio NDC comm NWH660 non sono sufficienti. Questo manuale contiene una serie di linee guida per funzionalità specifiche, la sicurezza, metodi di manutenzione (anche i mezzi che dovrebbero essere usati), eventuali difetti NDC comm NWH660 e modi per risolvere i problemi più comuni durante l'uso. Infine, il manuale contiene le coordinate del servizio NDC comm in assenza dell'efficacia delle soluzioni proposte. Attualmente, i manuali d’uso sotto forma di animazioni interessanti e video didattici che sono migliori che la brochure suscitano un interesse considerevole. Questo tipo di manuale permette all'utente di visualizzare tutto il video didattico senza saltare le specifiche e complicate descrizioni tecniche NDC comm NWH660, come nel caso della versione cartacea.

Perché leggere il manuale d’uso?

Prima di tutto, contiene la risposta sulla struttura, le possibilità del dispositivo NDC comm NWH660, l'uso di vari accessori ed una serie di informazioni per sfruttare totalmente tutte le caratteristiche e servizi.

Dopo l'acquisto di successo di attrezzature/dispositivo, prendere un momento per familiarizzare con tutte le parti del manuale d'uso NDC comm NWH660. Attualmente, sono preparati con cura e tradotti per essere comprensibili non solo per gli utenti, ma per svolgere la loro funzione di base di informazioni e di aiuto.

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    User ’ s Guide Ve r s i o n A 1 July 2002 National Datacomm Corporation 4 th Fl., No. 24-2, In dustry East Road IV Science-based Industrial Park Hs in chu, T aiw an, R.O .C . T echnical Support E-mail: techsupt@ndc.com.tw NDC W orl d W ide W eb www . ndclan.com 11 - M b p s W ireless Acce ss Point NW H660[...]

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    InstantWa ve 11-M bp s W i reless Access Po int TRA DEMAR KS NDC and In st antW ave are tr ad emarks of Natio n al Dataco mm Corp o ration. All o ther names menti o ned in thi s document are t rademarks/regi st ered t r ad emarks of th ei r respective owners. NDC prov ides this docum ent “as is ,” without w arranty of any kind, ne ither expr es[...]

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    InstantWa ve 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t P ac king List Your NWH660 p ackage shou ld contain the following ite ms: • One InstantW ave NWH660 1 1-Mbps W ireless Access Point (AP) • One mounting kit (mounting te mplate, screws, and screw anchors) • InstantW ave Management Syste m (IWMS) and A P COMFig software and user manuals , and this use[...]

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    InstantWa ve 11-M bp s W i reless Access Po int Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 8 INSTANTWAVE WIRELESS LAN PRODUCTS .............................................. 9 IWMS — T HE I NSTANT W AVE M ANAG EM ENT S YSTEM ..................................... 10 A UT[...]

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    InstantWa ve 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t A UT O -D ISCOVE RY .............................................................................................. 39 C ONFIGURATION ................................................................................................. 41 IP .....................................................................[...]

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    InstantWa ve 11-M bp s W i reless Access Po int Figures F IGURE 1. S IM P LE W IR E LE S S I NFRASTRUCTUR E N ETWO RK ................................... 15 F IGURE 2. S IN GLE AP N ETWORK ........................................................................... 16 F IGURE 3. M UL T IPLE -AP N ETW ORK .............................................[...]

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    InstantWa ve 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t F IGURE 43. U PGRADE F IR M W A R E .......................................................................... 57 F IGURE 44. B AT C H M ODE O PER A TION L IS T ........................................................... 58 F IGURE 45. I MPO R T H OST T AB LE TO C HECK D EVICE ............................[...]

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    8 InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Po int Introduction Congratulations on choosing an InstantWa ve wireless product. This guide gives comprehensiv e instructions on installing and using th e InstantWave NWH660 11-Mbps Wireless Access Point (AP), and also explains how to install and use the InstantWav e Management System (IWMS ) software.[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 9 InstantWa v e W ir eless LAN Pr oducts InstantWave wireless pr o ducts provide an integrated sol ution to your wireless network ing requirem ents. • For in door applicat ions: Access points , wireless workgrou p bridges, wireless ethernet clients, and wireless adapters with various bus interfaces (PCMC[...]

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    10 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t IWMS — The In stantWave Ma na gement Sy stem IWMS is a powerful network management syste m that is fully compatible with the indust ry-standard S imple Netw ork Managem ent Protocol (S NMP). It featu res: • Automatic discovery of all Instan tWave devices that are configured within the same subnet ?[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 11 stations ’ IP setti ngs as descr ibed below; other wise, W indo ws may cont i nue to use the previou s IP address ins tead of executing the auto- IP procedure. Win dows 95/98 step 1. Click Start/Ru n , type wi nipcfg , and click OK . The IP C onfigurati on dialog box will open . step 2. Sel ect the ne[...]

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    12 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t IWMS Hardware and Soft ware Requirem ents Syste m requ ire ments fo r ins tal l ing and ope rating t he In sta nt Wa ve Mana geme nt System are: • An x86- ba sed mi crocomputer runn ing Micros oft W indows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP • Microsof t Internet Ex plorer 4.01 or later • A connectio[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 13 Terminology Used in this G uide BSSID/M AC ID The BSSID (Basic Service Set ID) is a factory-set ID un ique to each InstantWave WLAN product. It is iden tical to the MAC ID (Media Access C ontrol ID). It allows each InstantWave product to b e identified on th e wireless network. ESSID An Extended Service[...]

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    14 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t How to Use this Guide This user’s guide gives co mplete instructions for installatio n and use of the InstantWav e NWH660 11-Mbps Wireless Access Point (AP). Before putting th e NWH660 into operation on you r LAN, it is important that you adjust th e unit’s settings to con form to you r networking [...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 15 Planning the Netw or k Infrastructu re Net work Types An infrastructure n etwork is formed by s everal stations and one or m ore access points (APs), wi th the stations w ithin a set di stance from the A P or APs. Figu re 1 depicts a ty pical infras tructure network topology . There are three inf r astr[...]

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    16 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Type 2. T he next simplest wireless network is very similar to the T ype 1 network. This tim e th e AP is c onnected to a w ired Ethernet network as a node. In th is configuration the AP operates as a bridg e betw een the wired E ther net ne twor k and t he wire l ess ne twor ks (Fi gure 2 ). W ireless[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 17 Figure 3. Multiple-A P Network The reasons for having multip le APs installed are: 1. T o increase ban dwidth in order to boost overall netw ork perform ance 2. T o extend the cov erage range Any ot her c o nfig uratio n is u sual l y a mix o f the se co mmonl y used type s. Server “Sales” Domain Wi[...]

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    18 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Plannin g an Infrast ructure Network This section explains s ome of the factors you need to cons ider wh en planning an infrastructure network. Settin g up is a two-step process: 1. Install and config ure the I nstantW a ve wireless products. 2. Decide the best phy sical location of the InstantW a ve w[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 19 Roam ing InstantWave products allo w wireless stations to roa m f reely within an infrastructure domain composed of multiple APs with overlapping signal coverage (as in the Type 3 netw ork configurat ion described in t he previous section). For exam ple, roa m ing enables Station 1 to mov e from the AP [...]

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    20 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Har dwar e Description Figure 4. NWH660 Front Pa nel LED Indicators The NWH660’ s LEDs show the status of the unit and its conn ections. Figure 5. LED Indicators LED Color Meaning Power Green Off : Device not receiving power Blinking: Diag nostic te st in progress On: Normal operatio n Status Red Of [...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 21 Connector s and S w i t ches Figure 6. NWH 660 Rear Pan el Item Funct ion Pow er jack DC 5V pow er input Power sw itch Device on/off Ethernet port RJ-45 jack for con nection to 10Base- T Ethernet LA N Reset button If held down more than 3 seconds, reload s factor y settings a nd restarts device. Power L[...]

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    22 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Har dwar e Pre-configur ation Before adding the NWH660 to an existing Eth ernet network, y o u may need to s et basic param eters — e.g ., S SID, secu rity s ettings (WEP), A P n ame, ch ann el num ber, and IP address — to make the AP co mpatible with the existing network. From the AP COMFig util i[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 23 Using the AP COMFig T ool The AP COMFig T o o l is a Windows-based utility used to config ure the AP via a COM port conn ection between th e AP and a PC. It provi des the following functions: • Sets AP param eters (e.g., IP address, dom ain name [SSID], security, etc.) • Diagnoses t he AP har dware [...]

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    24 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Figure 8. A P COMFig Tool/Pass word AP COMFig/ Service After connecting with the AP , click the Servi ce tab to open the Servi ce panel ( Figur e 9 ). The Service panel provides access to AP managemen t features. Figure 9. A P COMFig Tool/Serv ice Click the V iew and Modify AP C onfigurat ion button. T[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 25 General: The Genera l panel ( Figur e 10 ) is the first panel in the Configurat ion section. Figure 10. Configuration/G eneral On this panel, you can set and v iew general AP settings. T hese settings are explained in the table below .[...]

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    26 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t AP Alias Nam e Assigns the AP a u nique human -friendly name that allows the AP to be easil y identified. Domain Name (SSID) This is co mmonly called the domain name but is def ined in the IEEE 802. 1 1b wireless standard as SSID. Stations and APs in the same group must use the sa me d oma i n na me. T[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 27 After maki n g any c han ge s, cli ck the Apply bu tton to make the changes ef fective immediat ely , without closing the di alog box, or cli ck OK to accept the changes and close the box. Encryption: Data encryption provides more secure wireless data communications. Click the Encryption tab to create o[...]

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    28 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Key Generation - There are two ways to g enerate a security key . The first is by entering any text in the Passphr ase field. Click the Generate button. For 40-bit WEP , it w ill ge nerate four keys, Key 1 , Key 2 , Key 3, an d Key 4 . Select a key num ber from th e dropdown l ist of th e Defa ult Key [...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 29 If you assign a f ixed IP addres s to an NWH660, m ake sure that all N WH660s w ithin the sa me net work ha ve IP addre sses on t he same T CP / I P sub ne t. Obtain IP from DHCP Automatical ly retrieves an IP address for th e NWH660 from a Dy namic Host Configuration Protocol (DH CP) server . This opti[...]

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    30 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t a wired Ethernet LAN into the wireless LAN. If you do not require particular protocols on the w ireless part of your netw ork, you can save bandw idth by enabling the protocol filter . Figure 13. Configuration/ Filter From the Filter panel, some, all, or n one of t he protocols l isted may be s elected[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 31 SNMP Access Control: SNMP Access Contr ol is the next tab on the box ( Figure 14 ). Figure 14. Confi guration/SNMP A ccess Control The AP’ s access control is m anaged by a control table on the AP . T he firs t time this box is open ed, the table w i ll be e mpty . T his m ea ns that th ere are no res[...]

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    32 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t T wo levels of access are available: Read Read-only rights. The user m ay read everything except the Access Co ntrol sett ings, but cannot alter anything Read/W rite The user may read an d alter all settings Enter your IP address an d then set your own access rights to Read/Write (see th e following no[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 33 Figure 16. Hardware Diagno sis 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 check mark. If a failure occurs, an “X” will appear . Y ou can click Cancel at any time to stop the tes[...]

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    34 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Use the Br owse 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 then beco me enabled. Click Upload . The new firmware will be load ed into the AP’ s flash memory area. When the f ile transfer is complete, click OK [...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 35 For the best performan ce, follow the guidelines below in placing t he product: • Place as hi gh as possi ble, in as open an area as poss ible • A void placing the AP (especially the antenna) close to metal objects (e.g. file cabinets, metal cubicles, etc.) • Keep A Ps and stations as f ar away as[...]

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    36 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Installing the InstantW av e Management System step 1. Insert th e Insta ntW ave Manage ment System disk into floppy drive A:. Click Start/ Run and type a:setup.exe . The s etup program will prepare the InstallShield W izard and then display a We l c o m e wi nd o w . Figure 19. Welcom e step 2. Click[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 37 Figure 20. Important I ssues step 3. Older op e r ating syste ms may nee d to upd a te some syste m fi le s to function correctly with the In stantW a ve Management System. If required, follow the on-screen instructio ns to download the required file (Figure 20). Click Next to open the Choose Destinatio[...]

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    38 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Figure 22. Select Progra m Folder step 5. Click Next agai n ( Figur e 22 ). Figure 23. Setup Compl ete step 6. Check “I would li ke to la unch Insta ntW a ve M anage ment Sys te m” a nd click Finis h .[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 39 Using the InstantW av e Management System Once the NWH660 is connected to an Ethernet netw or k, a network ad minis trator can connect to it from any PC on the same network vi a the InstantWave Management System (IWMS ) utility. The IWMS utility is a Windows-based SN MP management tool allo wing network[...]

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    40 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Figure 24. In stantWave Man agement Sy stem step 2. Select one of the wireless dev ices on the list. The utility buttons on the left t oolbar will be en abled (Figu re 25). step 3. Right-clicking on a particular device will open a popup menu of fering the same fun ctions as th e toolbar .[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 41 Figure 25. Popup M enu Configurat ion step 1. For configu ration, select the AP (NWH660) on the Hosts V iew win d o w (Figure 24) step 2. Right- click the NWH660 to o pen the popu p menu step 3. Click Conf ig to go to the configuration dialog box (Fi gure 2 6)[...]

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    42 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Figure 26. IP Configuratio n IP IP Address Setting: The InstantW a ve NWH660 is a DHCP client. It will automatically ask the DHCP server to assign it an IP address . An ad minis trator can assign a fixed IP to an NWH660 by unchecking the Obtain IP fr om DHCP box (Figure 26). Y ou m ay also configu re a[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 43 another LAN, the SN MP r esponse packet needs to be for war ded by r outers. The default gatew ay is the closest r out er to the NWH660. If the corr ect def ault gateway is set, you can us e an IW MS manager (i .e. a PC running IW MS) physicall y located in a differ ent subnet to ma nage this NWH660. Fi[...]

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    44 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t • Net BEUI Protocol • A ppleTalk Protocol • Oth er Protocols • Intern et Multica st Fra mes Wireless The Wi re l e s s panel (Figure 28) provides access to th e Wi reless settings. Figure 28. Confi guration/Wi reless These settings are explain ed in the following table. Name Assigns the NWH660 [...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 45 Br oadcast SSID Click to en able or disable th e SSID broadcast ing feature: If disabled, th e NWH660 will: • Blocks a con nection request from a station without the correct SSID • Hides the SSID i n outgoing beacon frames. A site-survey too l will not find the SSID T ransm ission Rate Sets t he tra[...]

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    46 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t MAC Access Co ntro l This feature lets you limit access to the network throug h the access point. Y ou can list up to 1000 stations that are to be granted or den ied access. A drop- down box lets you select the method of access control: • Disabled : Disable MAC-address access control. This is the def[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 47 Figure 29. Confi guration/Ma c Access Control W ireless stations registered in the MAC Address Con trol T able can be indivi dually turned on or of f . For exam ple, if you h ave enabled th e Accepted L ist option , y ou can check the Not Use option for any listed station; the acces s point will then re[...]

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    48 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Encryption Click the Encryption tab (Figure 30) t o set up the securi ty option s. Figure 30. Configuration/E ncry ption The default settin g is Disabled and initially the ke y section s are b lank. The pull- down Me thod box lists three options: • Disabled (def ault) - Disable data encryption • 40[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 49 Anothe r WE P ke y gener a tio n metho d is t o inser t the ke y va lues d ire c tly fr om t he keybo ard . Ente r your o wn ke y into one o f t he Key 1~4 fields. Select that field number in the Default Key fiel d . SNMP Access Control The AP contains an SNMP access table to limit access to its configu[...]

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    50 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Figure 32. New/Edit A ddress T w o levels of access may be assign ed: Read Read-only rights. The user m ay read everything except the Access Co ntrol sett ings, but is not allowed to alter anything Read/W rite The user may read an d alter all settings Enter your PC’ s IP address and then set your own[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 51 the event. Y ou ca n save, open, and delete log files from the File menu. T o assign a trap server , click T rap Server (Figure 33). Figure 33. Configuration/ Trap Server Assign a s tation as a trap s erver by ent ering its IP address and n etwork port ty pe. Click Edit addres s . T o remove a trap serv[...]

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    52 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t T o view trap log information, click the Start T rap V iew icon (a ringing telephone) in the upper lef t corner of the m ain IWMS w indow (see Figure 24, page 40) . A window such as that shown belo w will ap pear (Figure 35). Figure 35. Trap Vie w The log show s when an NWH660 was powered on, or an Eth[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 53 Monito r The Monitor tool al lo ws t he NWH660’s s tatus, Ethernet statisti cs, wireless statistics, and other configuration information to be viewed/monitored. In the Hosts View windo w (Figure 37), select a device and click the Monitor bu tton on th e toolbar or on th e popup m enu. Figure 37. Monit[...]

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    54 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Figure 38. Monitor/Su mmary Summ ary Informati on The information shown is read- only . Devic e Na me IWM S syste m defa ult ca tego ry na me Na me Huma n -fri e ndl y na me a ssigne d b y the user for eas ier identification S/W V ersi on Shows t he devi c e so ft ware versio n numbe r H/W V er sion Sh[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 55 Figure 39. Monitor/Stat istics The Connected W ir eless Stations w indo w lists all the currently associated wireless station’ s Medi a Access Contro l (MAC) a d dresse s. When fi nished vie wing, click X to close the win do w . Figure 40. Monitor/Stat ions[...]

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    56 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Reset Resetting the NWH660 will take abou t 30 seconds (Figure 41). Figure 41. Reset the AP Configuration During this period, the IWMS program will n ot be able to que ry the NWH660 via t he SNMP protoc ol and th e NWH660 w ill not be avail able to its clie nt stations . If you try to access the device[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 57 Figure 43. Upgrade Firm ware Browse for the file to be uploaded to the NWH6 6 0, or ty pe the path and file na me into the Select File field . The Upgr ade button will then become enabled. Click Upgrade to start dow nloading the file t o the NWH660. The IWMS an d the NWH660’ s built-in T rivial F ile [...]

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    58 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Advanced Settings Batch mode operation In order to maximize th e efficiency of wireless LAN management, y o u can use batch mode operation to manage selected APs or WEBs. Y ou can sort Instan tW a ve devi ces by device type first. Then select the multiple APs or WEB s you would like to manage. N ext, c[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 59 group with a specific Host T able nam e so that you can divide the wireless n etwork into many small groups. A wireless LAN in the hotel application will be a typical example. In st ant W ave Pr oduct Device Ty p e Ali as Na me Host T able Name Explanation NWH660 AP A P 1-A- 1F A-1F A P on fi rst floor [...]

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    60 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Import Host Table to check device’s a v ailability Import the Host Table from a file (for conv enience, you can retrieve the Host table on a network disk for the ease of access ). Once the Host Table is imported, IWMS will automaticall y check the availabilit y of APs and WE B s listed in the Host Ta[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 61 Figure 46. Ne w/Edit/Delete a Host A ddress From here you can also select any AP or WEB on the table. Edit it for the modification or delete it whenever it is no longer n ecessar y. This table can be saved and retrieved f rom the IWMS utility so that you don’t n eed to create such a table again in the[...]

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    62 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Import the Configuration Pro f ile fro m a File If there is an acciden t, the configuration file can also be im ported to recover the InstantW a ve pr o duct’ s original settings. This pr o file can also b e copied to the other InstantW a ve product of the same kind. T o do this, f irst click the Im [...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 63 Figure 50. Import the Co nfiguration Profile from a File (3) Encryption The c onfig ur atio n file d oes no t co ntain t he sec urit y key set ti ngs. T he attributes of security keys are externally write-only and cann ot be saved into the configuration file. Cli c k Enc ryption to set up the se curi t [...]

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    64 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t FA Q s The FAQs section attempts to answ er the most commonly asked questions about InstantWave wireless access point s. Question Answer At what r adio fr equency does an AP communicate? In the U.S., wireless LAN radios transmit and receive on one of 1 1 channels in the 2.4-GHz f reque ncy band. This i[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 65 T r oubleshooting Thi s se ctio n p rovi des you wit h so me tr oub lesho o ting i nfo shoul d yo u enco unter installation or op eration problems on Insta ntW ave pro d ucts. If the problems still cannot be rem edied afte r going through the T roublesh ooting section , check the F AQs on page 64 of thi[...]

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    66 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t T ransmission perform ance is slow or erratic. 1. Change the direction o f the antenna slightly . 2. There may be interferen ce, possibly caused by a microwav e oven, 2.4-GHz w ireless phone, or m etal objects. Move these in terference sources or change the location of the wireless PC o r AP . 3. Chang[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 67 T echnical Suppor t Support f ro m Y our Ne tw ork Suppli er If assistance is required, call your supplier for help. Have the following information ready bef ore you make the call. 1. LED status 2. A list of the product h ard ware (i ncluding rev ision levels ), and a brief descripti on of the netwo rk [...]

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    68 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t NDC Limited War r anty Hardware NDC warran ts its product s to be free of def ects in workmans hip and mate rials, under n ormal use and servi ce, for a period of 12 mon ths from the dat e of purch ase from NDC or its Au thorized Reseller, and for the period of time specified in the documentation suppl[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 69 Limited W arranty Serv ice Procedures Any product (1) received in er ror , (2) in a defectiv e or non- fu n ctioning condition, or (3) exhibiting a defect under normal working conditions, can be returned to NDC by following these steps: Y ou must prepare: !" Dated proof of purch ase !" Product[...]

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    70 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Services after W arranty Period After the w arranty period ex pires, all products can be repaire d for a reasonable service charge. The shipping charg es to and from the NDC facility will be borne by the purchaser . Return for Credit In the case of a DOA (Dead on Arrival) or a shipping error, a return [...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 71 Specifications General Regulatory Com pliance FCC Part 15 Class B (U.S.) Standar ds W ireless LA N: IEEE 802.1 1b, W i-Fi Compliant Ethernet: IEEE 802.3 Data Rate 1 1, 5.5, 2, an d 1 Mbps, w ith auto f allback Comm unication Method Half-duplex Security 40-bit an d 128-bit WEP data en cryption LED Indica[...]

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    72 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Wir eless Specifications Emission T ype Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Radio Fr equency Range 2471 t o 2497 MHz (Japan ) 2400 to 24 83.5 MH z (Nort h A merica, Eu rope, and Extend ed J apa n Band ) 2445 to 24 75 MHz (Spain) 2446.5 to 2483.5 MHz (Fran ce) T ransm itter RF Out put Pow er: 20 dBm Frequen[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 73 Appendix This appendi x lists t he channels su pported by the world’ s regulatory domains. The channel num bers, c hannel cen ter frequencies, and reg ulatory dom ains are shown in the table. Channel Number Center Frequency (MHz) FCC/ Canada ETS I Spain France Japan 1 2412 O O O 2 2417 O O O 3 2422 O [...]

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    74 InstantWave 11-Mbps W ireless Access Poin t Inde x Access C ontrol ............................. 31 Access Righ ts ............................... 31 Alias Name ................................... 26 AP C OM Fig Password................................... 23 Service ...................................... 24 AP COMFi g T ool Using ...............[...]

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    InstantWave 11-Mbps Wireless Access Poin t 75 Service Set ID............................... 26 Service/AP COMFig .................... 24 SNMP Access Control............ 31, 49 SSID ....................................... 13, 44 Statistics ....................................... 54 Subnet Mask ................................. 28 Summary Inf ormatio[...]