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Хорошее руководство по эксплуатации

Законодательство обязывает продавца передать покупателю, вместе с товаром, руководство по эксплуатации NDC comm NWH660. Отсутствие инструкции либо неправильная информация, переданная потребителю, составляют основание для рекламации в связи с несоответствием устройства с договором. В законодательстве допускается предоставлении руководства в другой, чем бумажная форме, что, в последнее время, часто используется, предоставляя графическую или электронную форму инструкции NDC comm NWH660 или обучающее видео для пользователей. Условием остается четкая и понятная форма.

Что такое руководство?

Слово происходит от латинского "instructio", тоесть привести в порядок. Следовательно в инструкции NDC comm NWH660 можно найти описание этапов поведения. Цель инструкции заключается в облегчении запуска, использования оборудования либо выполнения определенной деятельности. Инструкция является набором информации о предмете/услуге, подсказкой.

К сожалению немного пользователей находит время для чтения инструкций NDC comm NWH660, и хорошая инструкция позволяет не только узнать ряд дополнительных функций приобретенного устройства, но и позволяет избежать возникновения большинства поломок.

Из чего должно состоять идеальное руководство по эксплуатации?

Прежде всего в инструкции NDC comm NWH660 должна находится:
- информация относительно технических данных устройства NDC comm NWH660
- название производителя и год производства оборудования NDC comm NWH660
- правила обслуживания, настройки и ухода за оборудованием NDC comm NWH660
- знаки безопасности и сертификаты, подтверждающие соответствие стандартам

Почему мы не читаем инструкций?

Как правило из-за нехватки времени и уверенности в отдельных функциональностях приобретенных устройств. К сожалению само подсоединение и запуск NDC comm NWH660 это слишком мало. Инструкция заключает ряд отдельных указаний, касающихся функциональности, принципов безопасности, способов ухода (даже то, какие средства стоит использовать), возможных поломок NDC comm NWH660 и способов решения проблем, возникающих во время использования. И наконец то, в инструкции можно найти адресные данные сайта NDC comm, в случае отсутствия эффективности предлагаемых решений. Сейчас очень большой популярностью пользуются инструкции в форме интересных анимаций или видео материалов, которое лучше, чем брошюра воспринимаются пользователем. Такой вид инструкции позволяет пользователю просмотреть весь фильм, не пропуская спецификацию и сложные технические описания NDC comm NWH660, как это часто бывает в случае бумажной версии.

Почему стоит читать инструкции?

Прежде всего здесь мы найдем ответы касательно конструкции, возможностей устройства NDC comm NWH660, использования отдельных аксессуаров и ряд информации, позволяющей вполне использовать все функции и упрощения.

После удачной покупки оборудования/устройства стоит посвятить несколько минут для ознакомления с каждой частью инструкции NDC comm NWH660. Сейчас их старательно готовят или переводят, чтобы они были не только понятными для пользователя, но и чтобы выполняли свою основную информационно-поддерживающую функцию.

Содержание руководства

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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[...]