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No Wires Needed
Parrot 1100 Access Point
User Manual
Version 2.1.0 – July 1999

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  • Page 1 No Wires Needed Parrot 1100 Access Point User Manual Version 2.1.0 – July 1999...
  • Page 3 User manual Parrot 1100 Access Point No Wires Needed Jan Steenlaan 3-5 3723 BS Bilthoven The Netherlands www.nwn.com Version 2.1.0 – July 1999...

  • Page 4: Copyright Statement

    Swallow, Parrot, Pelican, AirLock, APCenter, ASBF and Connect are trademarks of No Wires Needed. Other product and company names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright statement...
  • Page 5 Warranty NWN undertakes a Product Warranty of 12 months from the date of Invoice. Within the warranty period NWN repairs a faulty device free of charge or replaces it in case of irreparable damage. Excluded from the warranty are malfunctions caused by operation outside the intended usage;...
  • Page 6 Statement of Year 2000 Compliance Detailed information about our statement is published on our website. http://www.nwn.com...

  • Page 7: Fcc Radiation Exposure Statement

    Failure to do so may void the No Wires Needed Product Warranty and may expose the end user to legal and financial liabilities. No Wires Needed and its resellers or distributors are not liable for injury, damage or violation of government regulations associated with the installation of detached antennas.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Updating Access Point Settings...........25 IEEE 802.11 WEP Security ............26 AirLock™ Security Architecture ...........26 More about Cells ................26 4.10 Compatibility................27 Glossary ....................28 Technical specifications Parrot 1100 ...........29 Standards supported..............29 Environmental ................29 Power specifications ..............29 Radio specifications..............30 Specific features .................30 Physical Dimensions..............30...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    These Access Points are connected to a wired network to communicate with each other and with servers and clients on that network. The Parrot 1100 Access Point can be connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network through a RJ45 (UTP) connector.

  • Page 10: Installation

    3 Installation Mount the Access Point firmly to the wall position that determined during the site survey. A drill model is supplied as a separate sheet with this manual. Make sure the antennas are in a vertical position (if not, rotate over 90 degrees).
  • Page 11 If all goes well, the rightmost LED (power) is green and the leftmost (WLAN) and middle (wired network) LEDs flash whenever there is traffic on the respective networks which is at least ten times per second for the wireless LAN because of so-called ‘beacons’. The Access Point automatically selects the medium attached.

  • Page 12: Apcenter™ Features

    4 APCenter™ Features APCenter™ provides a consistent view of the Wireless network. The systems administrator can use APCenter™ to control a large number of Parrot 1100 Access Points from a single location. The Access Points are remotely updated via the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).

  • Page 13: Apcenter™ Main Window

    4.1 APCenter™ Main Window The Main Window of APCenter™ may look like this. Before going into detail it is good to have an idea of what kind of information to expect. You may wish to skip to Quick Start to Wireless Networking. The tree structure on the left of the window shows a list of WLANs (Wireless LANs) and the Access Points that are part of each WLAN.
  • Page 14 You can use clicking, double clicking, dragging etc. to view Access Point properties or move an Access Point to another WLAN etc. See Managing WLANs. The name (or ESSID) of the WLAN is used for identifying the WLAN. Client stations can roam freely over Access Points that have the same ESSID. Therefore the security options for all Access Points with the same ESSID are identical.

  • Page 15: Quick Start To Wireless Networking

    Physically connect the Access Points to the Ethernet LAN. Make sure they are switched on. The No Wires Needed wireless network will be up and running immediately. If you are content with the default settings of the Access Points, you can stop right here. It is more likely however, that you want to assign different radio frequencies to each Access Point, or impose some restrictions on the use of your wireless network.

  • Page 16: Managing Wlans

    4.3 Managing WLANs A WLAN or “Wireless Local Area Network” consists of a number of Access Points that together provide seamless access to any wireless stations that are in reach of any of the Access Points. Create a WLAN Select the Edit/Insert Wireless LAN menu item to insert a new WLAN into the list.

  • Page 17: Managing Access Points

    4.4 Managing Access Points Individual Access Points are identified by their hardware address (or MAC address). To insert a new Access Point into the APCenter™ document by hand, its hardware address must be known. You can search for Access Points in your network automatically;...
  • Page 18 Read-only features shown include hardware address, brand and version, and the regulatory domain. Hardware address (MAC address) Brand, type, version information. The regulatory domain for which Access Point been configured (factory setting). Note that it is illegal to use the Access Point outside designated...

  • Page 19: Network Settings Dialog

    4.4.1 Network Settings Dialog Selecting the Edit/Network Settings… menu item clicking corresponding toolbar button) pops up the Network Settings dialog. Use this dialog to inform APCenter™ about your network configuration. APCenter™ needs this information to be able to scan for Access Points. Add your network addresses (subnets) by entering the correct information in the Network address, mask and default gateway fields in the dialog, and clicking the Set button for each network/subnet.

  • Page 20: Searching For Access Points

    4.4.2 Searching for Access Points APCenter™ has an easy-to-use Access Point discovery function that simplifies the administration of the Access Points in your network. You normally apply the Search function in one of the following situations: • New Access Points have been added to the network •...

  • Page 21: Manually Programming Ip Addresses

    4.4.3 Manually programming IP addresses The preferred method of providing IP addresses for your Access Points is applying a DHCP or BOOTP server in your network. If you do, the Access Points will acquire an IP address automatically from this server. If you do not have a DHCP server it is possible to set the IP address of your Access Points from APCenter™.

  • Page 22: Managing Security

    The IEEE 802.11 standard allows for Access Control rules based on the client station’s hardware address, and is fully implemented by the Parrot 1100. If AirLock™ is enabled, the hardware address is also verified using cryptographic techniques. See the section on AirLock™...

  • Page 23: Access Control

    Select the required security options in the WLAN Security property sheet. Edit the Community String field to modify the SNMP Write Community String for all Access Points in the selected WLAN. Select data privacy algorithm(s) you want to support in the Access Points. AirLock™...
  • Page 24 Click the Access Control Settings… button on the WLAN Security tab to pop up the Access Control Dialog. Press Add… to enter the client stations you want to grant access. A default rule determines whether unregistered stations can join. You can move clients between Access Granted and Access Denied lists by clicking the >>...

  • Page 25: Updating Access Point Settings

    4.6 Updating Access Point Settings After modifying the open APCenter™ document you should update the Access Points in your network with the new settings. This is done for all Access Points simultaneously by selecting the File/Commit to Network menu command. Or clicking the associated toolbar button. During the update the following Dialog is displayed: Access Point that is currently being...

  • Page 26: Ieee 802.11 Wep Security

    Simple authentication of clients based on hardware address. 4.8 AirLock™ Security Architecture The No Wires Needed AirLock™ Security architecture provides superior protection of your data combined with improved ease of use through secure automated key management, while maintaining full compatibility with the IEEE 802.11 standard.

  • Page 27: Compatibility

    1 – 11 1, 6, 11 ETSI Europe except 1 – 13 1, 7, 13 Spain and France SPAIN Spain FRANCE France Japan 4.10 Compatibility The APCenter™ utility version 1.1.0 is compatible with the No Wires Needed Parrot 1100 Access Points only.

  • Page 28: Glossary

    5 Glossary AirLock™ Security No Wires Needed BV proprietary security architecture. AirLock™ Security provides the following functionality: • 128 bit data encryption • secure Access Control based private/public key algorithm • Integrated automated distribution algorithm See the AirLock™ Security white-paper for detailed information.

  • Page 29: Technical Specifications Parrot 1100

    6 Technical specifications Parrot 1100 6.1 Standards supported − Compliant with ETS 300 328 and ETS 300 826 (CE marked) − IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN − All major networking standards (including IP, IPX) 6.2 Environmental Operating temperature (ambient): −...

  • Page 30: Radio Specifications

    6.4 Radio specifications Range: − per cell indoors approx. 50 meters (150 ft) or more − per cell outdoors up to 300 meters (1000 ft) Transmit power: − +18 dBm Frequency range: − 2.4-2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum Number of Channels: −...

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