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High Speed Access Point
User's Guide
P/N.: 85-506600-00
Rev.X1
May 2000
NDC Communications, Inc.
265 Santa Ana Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA
Tel: +1 (408) 730-0888
Fax: +1 (408) 730-0889
Technical Support
E-mail: support@ndclan.com (US only)
Toll-Free (US only): 800-632-1118
Europe and Asia Pacific
E-mail: techsupt@ndc.com.tw
NDC World Wide Web
www.ndclan.com

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  • Page 1 NDC Communications, Inc. 265 Santa Ana Court Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA Tel: +1 (408) 730-0888 Fax: +1 (408) 730-0889 Technical Support E-mail: support@ndclan.com (US only) Toll-Free (US only): 800-632-1118 Europe and Asia Pacific E-mail: techsupt@ndc.com.tw NDC World Wide Web www.ndclan.com...
  • Page 2 NDC provides this document "as is," without warranty of any kind, neither expressed nor implied, including, but not limited to, the particular purpose. NDC may make improvements and/or changes in this manual or in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this manual at any time.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents PACKING LIST..................................VIII INTRODUCTION..................................1 INSTANTWAVE FAMILY....................1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.....................1 CABLING..........................1 GLOSSARY......................................2 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE..............................3 PLANNING YOUR NETWORK............................4 INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK TYPES..............4 PLANNING AN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK............6 Single AP Installation ....................6 Multiple APs Installation.....................6 ROAMING..........................7 ACCESS POINT PLACEMENT GUIDELINES............8 Placing For Performance .....................8 Placement Tools ......................8 MOUNTING THE AP......................8 GETTING STARTED.................................9...
  • Page 4 AP COMFig Service....................14 Perform AP Self Diagnostic Test................21 Update AP Firmware ....................21 Manage APMS Host Table ..................22 AP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (APMS)......................23 When Do I Need the APMS Program?..............23 What Does the APMS Program do?................23 CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APMS..........24 NETWORK MANAGEMENT CONNECTION TO THE AP........24 MAKING AN ETHERNET CONNECTION..............25 TCP/IP Setup.......................25 THE APMS TOOL..................................26...
  • Page 5 TROUBLESHOOTING................................38 HOW TO REACH OUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT..................39 NDC LIMITED WARRANTY............................40 INDEX........................................44 InstantWave High Speed Access Point...
  • Page 6 List of Figures 1. S .......4 IGURE IMPLE IRELESS NFRASTRUCTURE ETWORK 2. AP ..........5 IGURE IRED THERNET RIDGE 3. M AP N ...............5 IGURE ULTIPLE ETWORK 4. A .................9 IGURE CCESS OINT 5. A .................9 IGURE CCESS OINT 6. A ..............10 IGURE CCESS...
  • Page 7 27. S AP C ............36 IGURE ONFIGURATION 28. I ..............36 IGURE MPORT ABLE InstantWave High Speed Access Point...

  • Page 8: Packing List

    Packing List The package should contain the following items: • One Access Point • One Antenna • Three InstantWave High Speed Access Point System Manager Diskettes • One AC Power Adapter • This User’s Guide • One Wall-fixing Template and Screws viii InstantWave High Speed Access Point...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on choosing one of NDC s InstantWave High Speed wireless networking product s family. InstantWave High Speed was one of the first IEEE 802.11b wireless standard compliant products in the industry and was designed with a “Maximizing the Convenience of Networking” philosophy in mind. You will find InstantWave High Speed products very easy to setup and use.

  • Page 10: Glossary

    Glossary Group ID BSSID A Group ID (the 802.11 standard uses the term BSSID) is the ID of a wireless cell. A wireless cell is usually made up of stations in an area that the radio signal can comfortably cover. In other words, any wireless station in the cell can communicate with any other within reach of the radio signal.

  • Page 11: How To Use This Guide

    How to Use this Guide InstantWave High Speed is extremely versatile in providing varying levels of network management. For Small Office/Home Office users, setup and configuration is a quick, four-step process. For these users the Access Point Hardware Installation Access Point Hardware Installation Access Point Hardware Installation section, on page 9, provides simple instructions to get your network up and running within minutes.

  • Page 12: Planning Your Network

    Planning Your Network Infrastructure Network Types An Infrastructure network is formed by several stations and one or more Access Points (APs), with the stations within a set distance from the AP. Figure 1 depicts a typical Infrastructure network topology. There are three infrastructure network setups that are commonly used. It is a good idea to understand the possible network setups and configuration requirements before planning your wireless network.

  • Page 13: Figure 3. Multiple Ap Network

    Wireless users have the same access to the network resources as they would have if they were wired. This type of network is usually used to extend an existing network into a difficult to wire or a roaming environment. Server Figure 2.

  • Page 14: Planning An Infrastructure Network

    Planning an Infrastructure Network This section explains some of the things you need to consider in planning an Infrastructure network. Setting up is a two step process. Install and configure the InstantWave High Speed products Decide the best physical location of the InstantWave High Speed products so as to optimize performance The following sections give quick guidelines for these two steps.

  • Page 15: Roaming

    Roaming InstantWave High Speed products are equipped with seamless roaming capabilities. Roaming is necessary to prevent mobile Stations from being disconnected from the network as they move around. InstantWave High Speed is designed to allow wireless Stations to roam freely within an infrastructure domain composed of multiple APs with overlapping signal coverage (as in the Type-3 network configuration described in the previous section).

  • Page 16: Access Point Placement Guidelines

    Access Point Placement Guidelines A characteristic of radio communication is the problem. Radio is receptive to interference. Therefore, the more interference you can avoid, the better performance you will get from wireless products. The following section describes how the InstantWave High Speed AP should be placed to reduce possible interference.

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Getting Started Access Point Hardware Installation Access Point Hardware Setup explains how to quickly setup the Access Point for use via a wired Ethernet connection, and using the factory default settings. For installation in networks using other than the default settings, i.e. into existing networks, complete the Hardware Setup and refer to AP COMFig Tool, page 13.

  • Page 18: Led Indicators

    The Access Point is now ready to communicate with the wireless stations using its factory default settings. Refer to the InstantWave High Speed PCI/PC Card User Guide for card setup instructions. LED Indicators The Access Point LEDs show the status of the connections. Figure 6 shows the LEDs, and Radio Green...

  • Page 19: Ap Management Software Installation / Uninstallation

    AP Management Software Installation / Uninstallation Installation step1. Insert the first InstantWave High Speed setup disk into drive A: step2. From the Start menu select Run, and type A:\SETUP.EXE step3. Click the OK button to start the setup program. Setup will prepare the InstallShield High Speed Wizard and show the InstantWave High Speed setup screen step4.
  • Page 20 12 InstantWave High Speed Access Point...

  • Page 21: Ap Comfig Tool

    AP COMFig Tool The AP COMFig tool is a Windows 95/98/NT/2000 based utility that is used via a COM port connection between the AP and a PC. It provides the following functions: • Sets necessary AP parameters (e.g., IP address, Domain name, etc.) •...

  • Page 22: Ap Comfig Service

    AP COMFig Service Click on the Service tab to open the Service screen. The Service screen provides access to the basic management features. Figure 8. AP COMFig Tool/Service Click the View and Modify AP Configuration button. The Configuration screen will open. General The General card (Figure 9) is the first card on the Configuration Screen.
  • Page 23 Here you may: Add an alias name for the AP Assign the AP a unique name Change the Domain Name This is more commonly called the (Extended Service Set ID) Domain Name but is defined in the 802.11 Wireless Standard as ESSID. Stations and APs in the same group must use the same Domain Name Regulatory Domains...
  • Page 24 • Channels supported on every carrier set: Channel Center FCC/ ETSI Spain France Japan Number Frequency Canada (MHz) 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 2472 2484 Important: In a multiple cell network topology, overlapping and/or adjacent cells using different channels can operate simultaneously without interference if the frequency distance between the center frequencies is at least 30MHz.
  • Page 25 Click the Encryption tab to view the Adapter WEP Properties (錯誤! 找不到參照 來源。). Figure 10. WEP Security • Use WEP - The WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is an encryption scheme that provides the secure wireless data communications to the users.

  • Page 26: Figure 11. Configuration/Ip

    Another WEP key generation method is by inserting the key values directly from the keyboard. And click on the write to AP NVRAM. Select the Key number and use Key for accessing between Access Point and clients. If the Key is not entered correctly, a client cannot access the resources.

  • Page 27: Figure 12. Configuration/Filter

    Filter: The next tab on the dialog box is Filter ( ). This is a one-way protocol Figure 12 filtering mechanism that prevents the AP from transmitting certain protocols from the Wired Ethernet LAN into the Wireless zone. If you do not require particular protocols on the wireless part of your network you can save bandwidth by enabling the protocol filter.

  • Page 28: Figure 13. Configuration/Access Control

    Access Control: Access Control is the next tab on the box (Figure 13). The AP’s access control is managed by a control table on the Access Point (AP). Figure 13. Configuration/Access Control The first time this box is opened the table will be empty. This means that there are no restrictions on who can access and reconfigure the AP and any user may modify s operation.

  • Page 29: Perform Ap Self Diagnostic Test

    Read Read-only rights. The user may read everything except the Access Control settings, but cannot alter anything Read/Write The user may read and alter all settings When all the settings are made, click OK to return to the Access Control card. On the Access Control card, click the Apply button to make the changes effective immediately, without closing the dialog box, or click OK to accept the changes and close the box.

  • Page 30: Manage Apms Host Table

    Reset AP Configurations To restore the factory default configurations. Manage APMS Host Table Click the Manage APMS Host Table button to open the APMS Table dialog box (Figure 16) Figure 16. APMS Table From here you can view/delete all host tables. Click the Details button to change from a simplified to a detailed view.

  • Page 31: Ap Management System (Apms)

    AP Management System (APMS) AP Management System (APMS) explains how to setup the Access Point (AP) for use in networks requiring more management control. It also describes the various ways in which the System Administrator can connect to the AP in order to manage The Access Point Management System (APMS) is a Windows 95/98/NT, SNMP- based management tool for users to configure and monitor APs through an Ethernet, wireless, or PPP connection.

  • Page 32: Configuration Requirements For Apms

    Configuration Requirements for APMS In order to setup an InstantWave High Speed Access Point Management System (APMS) terminal, you need the following: • A PC running Windows 95/98/NT/2000 • The APMS program An Ethernet card with a UTP Ethernet connection You need to complete the following steps to install the APMS tool to the PC: step1.

  • Page 33: Making An Ethernet Connection

    Making an Ethernet Connection Choose a PC on the Ethernet LAN to which the AP is connected and carry out the following procedure: TCP/IP Setup The following explains how to setup the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows 95/98 to enable an Ethernet connection of the Access Point Management System (APMS) to an Access Point (AP).

  • Page 34: The Apms Tool

    The APMS Tool The InstantWave High Speed Access Point Management System (APMS) tool allows System Administrators to control their wireless network with the minimum of fuss. From the APMS you can assign user rights, perform software upgrades, etc. It is provided to perform initial installation and configuration reliability, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent functions.

  • Page 35: Host Id

    Host ID A host ID identifies a single device within a particular network ID and corresponds to the numbers in the last block of the IP address. To be able to communicate with each other under TCP/IP Network, the AP and the stations must be in the same domain.

  • Page 36: Adding An Ap(S)

    Adding an AP(s) The APMS window is equivalent to an address book of Access Points (APs). The first time the program starts, the screen will be blank (if you are using the default settings the screen will appear with the defaults as in Figure 18). Only existing AP icons will be shown in the AP icon window.

  • Page 37: Managing Instantwave Configurations

    Figure 20. AP Properties Here you may modify the IP address and Community strings in the Host Table. Changes made here will be immediately effective. If the connection attempt was unsuccessful, a message box will appear informing you that the request has no response. Click OK to close the message box and return to the main screen.
  • Page 38 The menu offers configuration options that enable you to tailor your network to suit your needs. • AP Setting – sets the AP’s IP related parameters, sets filters, sets wireless related parameters, sets AP Access Control list • Trap Management – configures the trap server (i.e., defines the terminal to run the trap server on) and sets the trap alarms •...
  • Page 39 Filter: The second tab on the dialog box is Filter. This is a one-way protocol filtering mechanism that prevents the AP from transmitting certain protocols from the Wired Ethernet LAN into the Wireless zone. If you do not require particular protocols on the wireless part of your network, you can save bandwidth by enabling the protocol filter.
  • Page 40 Note: Do not set all the stations in the Access Control table to Read-only. Once this is set and enabled, it will be difficult to modify the AP. Should this situation occur, refer to Troubleshooting, page 38 Two levels of access are available. To set access rights, enter a station and community string (the community string must be the same as the AP Host Table of the APMS manager terminal <i.e.the PC running APMS>), see Create New AP, page 28and choose Read or Read/Write.
  • Page 41 Add an alias name for the AP Assign the AP a unique name Change the Domain Name This is more commonly called the (Extended Service Set ID) Domain Name but is defined in the 802.11 Wireless Standard as ESSID. Stations and APs in the same group must use the same Domain Name Regulatory Domains Identify the country where the AP is...

  • Page 42: Viewing Instantwave Information And Statistics

    available to other stations. If you try to access it, the APMS program will display a “No response from the AP” message. When the file transfer is complete, click OK to close the window. Reset After changing the AP’s IP, Access Control, Trap Server, or Wireless options, the AP needs to be reset to enable the new settings.

  • Page 43: Figure 26. Connected Wireless Stations

    More information about the hardware can be obtained by clicking the Debug button. The debug information is a useful diagnostic item for technical support. (see How to reach our technical support) Figure 25. AP Information When finished viewing AP information, click OK to close the window. Wireless Stations Clicking Wireless Stations opens the Connected Wireless Stations window (Figure 26).

  • Page 44: Saving And Loading Ap Configuration

    Saving and Loading AP Configuration Saving the AP’s Configuration to File After the targeted AP has connected successfully, the AP s configuration can be saved as an ASCII file. To do this, first click on the File main menu item. From the sub-menu ( ) click Save AP Configuration.

  • Page 45: Password

    Password Clicking Password opens a Change Password configuration box. Enter your new password and then enter it again to confirm. Click OK to close the box. Once a password is set you will be asked for it each time the APMS program is opened. Note: The password is shared between the APMS and the COMFig program on the same PC InstantWave High Speed...

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting section offers possible solutions to basic problems that may be experienced when attempting to connect to the AP with the Access Point Management System (APMS). Via an Ethernet Connection: • Is the AP switched on and functioning? •...

  • Page 47: How To Reach Our Technical Support

    How to Reach Our Technical Support If you are having a problem using an NDC product and cannot resolve it, please note the following information and contact NDC Technical Support: • What you were doing when the error occurred •...

  • Page 48: Ndc Limited Warranty

    Should a product fail to be in good working order during the applicable warranty period, NDC will, at its option and expense, repair or replace it, or deliver to the purchaser an equivalent product or part at no additional charge except as set forth below.
  • Page 49 “No Problem Found” or that the damage was caused by the user Warning NDC is not responsible for the integrity of any data on storage equipment (hard drives, tape drives, floppy diskettes, etc.). We STRONGLY recommend that our customers back their data up before sending such equipment in for diagnosis or...
  • Page 50 NDC or an authorized NDC distributor/dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other...
  • Page 51 EN 300 328 (November 1996/A1 (July 1997)) EN 300 826 (November 1997) En 60950:1992 + A1:1993 + A2:1993 + A3:1995 + A4:1996 + A11:1997 The manufacturer/importer is responsible for this declaration: Company Name : NDC (EUROPE) CO., LTD Company : 1, EARLSFORT CENTRE, HATCH STREET, Address...

  • Page 52: Index

    Index Group ID..........2 Access Control....19, 27, 30– 31 Access Point Host Table..........21 Ethernet Connection to....24 Access Rights. Setting .....19, 30 Aging Timer........32 Information, AP.........34 Alias name ........16, 32 IP Address AP COMFig Password.....14 Assigning........25 AP COMFig Service......15 Assigning........29 AP COMFig Tool......14 IP Default ...........17 AP Information........34 AP Setting ..........29...
  • Page 53 Statistics Wireless Station......35 Uninstalling ........13 Subnet Mask Update AP Firmware......33 Assigning........26 Update Firmware ......20 Assigning........17, 29 System Requirements......1 View............33 TCP/IP address......17, 29 Troubleshooting........38 Wireless Cell........2 Wireless Stations......34 InstantWave High Speed Access Point...

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