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MeshNetworks MEA WMC6300 User Manual

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Pocket PC 2002
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Version 3.0.78
Copyright © 2002-2004, MeshNetworks, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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  • Page 1 WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card User’s Guide Pocket PC 2002 Pocket PC 2003 Version 3.0.78 Copyright © 2002-2004, MeshNetworks, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 3 WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Foreword This document describes in detail the confidential and proprietary technology of MeshNetworks’ MEA™ Architecture. MeshNetworks products, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and technology are protected by U.S. and international patent laws. This document represents the most current MEA product release. The contents are subject to change at any time at the discretion of MeshNetworks, Inc.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ..........................1 System Requirements......................1 General System Requirements ...................1 What’s in the Box ........................2 FCC Approved Antennas for WMC6300 ................2 WMC6300 External Connections and Lights...............3 INSTALLING THE WMC6300 WIRELESS MODEM CARD............4 Installing MEA Software ......................4 Connect the Antenna Assembly...................8 Disconnecting a Pigtail Antenna Assembly......
  • Page 6 MeshNetworks TROUBLESHOOTING ........................26 Multiple Insertions of the WMC6300 Card.................26 CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION ..................27 LICENSE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION................28 REGULATORY INFORMATION....................33 FCC Information ........................33 FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement ................33 Safety Information for the MEA WMC6300 ................34 SAFETY CERTIFICATION......................35 CE Mark Certification......................35...
  • Page 7 WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide List of Figures Figure 1. WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card................1 Figure 2. WMC6300 Antenna Port and LED Indicators............3 Figure 3. ActiveSync Window....................4 Figure 4. MEA Installation Welcome Dialog Box..............5 Figure 5. Agree with License Agreement Dialog Box............6 Figure 6.
  • Page 8 MeshNetworks Figure 26. Network Addressing Scheme Drop-Down Menu..........18 Figure 27. MeshTray Configuration Tab (2)................20 Figure 28. MeshTray Geo Position Tab................21 Figure 29. MeshTray Geo Position Spherical Coordinates..........22 Figure 30. MeshTray Routing Tab..................23...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Access to the core network is controlled by the network administrator according to current operating practices. This document provides detailed installation and configuration instructions for installing the MEA WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card and supporting software. System Requirements...

  • Page 10: What's In The Box

    What’s in the Box The following is a list of the items provided: • MEA WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card • Antenna • MEA WMC6300 Software and Documentation CD FCC Approved Antennas for WMC6300 Manufacturer Part Number Gain Usage Centurion MAF94057...

  • Page 11: Wmc6300 External Connections And Lights

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide WMC6300 External Connections and Lights The WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card is designed for insertion into an industry-standard Type II PCMCIA card slot located in a Host device. The WMC6300 has an antenna port to connect the external antenna and two LED Indicators.

  • Page 12: Installing The Wmc6300 Wireless Modem Card

    Figure 3. ActiveSync Window 2. Insert the MEA WMC6300 Software and Documentation for Pocket PC CD into the PC’s CD-ROM drive. 3. On the PC, navigate to the CD-ROM drive using My Computer. For the HP IPAQ Model 3650 running the Microsoft Pocket PC...

  • Page 13: Figure 4. Mea Installation Welcome Dialog Box

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide 4. The MEA Welcome installation dialog box will be displayed as shown in Figure 4. Click on the Next button to continue the software installation process. Figure 4. MEA Installation Welcome Dialog Box 5. The License Agreement dialog box will be displayed as shown in Figure 5.

  • Page 14: Figure 5. Agree With License Agreement Dialog Box

    MeshNetworks Figure 5. Agree with License Agreement Dialog Box 7. The Start Installation dialog box will be displayed as shown in Figure 6. Verify that you have an active connection to the PDA, and then click on Next to continue.

  • Page 15: Figure 7. Installing Applications Dialog Box

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide 9. A dialog box as shown in Figure 7 will be displayed asking permission to install the drivers to the default directory. Select the Yes button to continue the process. Figure 7. Installing Applications Dialog Box 10.

  • Page 16: Connect The Antenna Assembly

    MeshNetworks Connect the Antenna Assembly Complete the following procedure to connect the Antenna Assembly (Knuckle or Pigtail type) to the WMC6300 for use in a standard laptop computer. WARNING Always eject card when not in use. 1. Locate the Antenna and insert the connector into the WMC6300 antenna port as shown in Figure 10.

  • Page 17: Figure 13. Installing The Wmc6300 Wireless Modem Card

    For Pocket PC 2002, continue with Step 3. For Pocket PC 2003, proceed to Step 3. When the MEA WMC6300 card is detected, a Start dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 12. The Use server-assigned IP address radio button should be selected. Click on the OK button located in the upper right corner of the dialog box.

  • Page 18: Figure 15. Meshtray Icon

    MeshNetworks Figure 13. MeshTray Icon 5. MeshTray executes automatically whenever the WMC6300 card is inserted into a Pocket PC device. NOTE: If MeshTray does not automatically execute go to Start à Programs à MeshTray and this will launch a MeshTray icon. Refer to section Overview of the MeshTray Application more information on MeshTray.

  • Page 19: Uninstalling Application Software

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Uninstalling Application Software Complete the following procedure to uninstall the MEA Software: 1. From the PDA desktop, select the System tab. Figure 14. System Tab 2. Select Remove Programs on the System tab.

  • Page 20: Figure 17. Remove Programs Dialog Box

    MeshNetworks Figure 15. Remove Programs Dialog box 3. Highlight MeshNetworks MEA WLAN Drivers from the list of programs and click on Remove. 4. Remove Programs will ask, “…Are you sure you want to remove it?” as shown in Figure 16. Click on Yes to remove the program.

  • Page 21: Overview Of The Meshtray Application

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Figure 16. Confirm Uninstall Overview of the MeshTray Application MeshTray MeshTray is a status application that reports vital and statistical information about the MEA card. Because MeshTray is a tray application, it stays in the desktop system status tray when it is minimized as shown in the figures below.

  • Page 22: Figure 20. Meshtray Link Strength Indicator

    MeshNetworks The MeshTray icon shown in Figure 18 is currently associated with an Infrastructure Device. The MeshTray icon displays the Link Strength to the associated IAP as color-coded bars. (More bars indicate greater Link Quality.) MeshTray Icon Figure 18. MeshTray Link Strength Indicator In Figure 19, the MeshTray Icon is in Ad-Hoc Peer-to-Peer mode without neighbors.

  • Page 23: Starting Meshtray

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Starting MeshTray MeshTray will automatically start whenever a WMC6300 is inserted into the Pocket PC device. If MeshTray has been stopped and needs to be restarted, double-click on the MeshTray icon on the desktop. Also, if MeshTray has been minimized, clicking on the MeshTray icon in the system tray restores the application to a property sheet interface as shown in Figure 21.

  • Page 24: Meshtray Configuration Tab

    MeshNetworks MeshTray Configuration Tab The Configuration Tab has a drop down selection that allows the user to select it’s mode of operation; Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc Peer-to-Peer. Infrastructure mode allows the user to use equipment deployed by the network operator to access the Internet. Peer-to-Peer mode allows users to communicate among themselves without accessing a wired network.

  • Page 25: Priority

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Priority The User Priority service can be provisioned on a per node basis for use with tiered service and emergency access systems. This priority feature is unique to the MEA network and only exists between endpoints within the MEA network or between a MEA network node and the ingress/egress node on the mea network.

  • Page 26: Addressing Scheme For Unified Modes Of Operation

    MeshNetworks Addressing Scheme for Unified Modes of Operation With MEARelease 3.0, the concept of modes has been replaced by a Unified Modes of operation addressing scheme. The concept of unified modes of operation centers on the current state of network communication: Associated State and Unassociated State. There are three addressing schemes which allow the IT manager increased flexibility in deployment.
  • Page 27 WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Network DHCP Scheme Operation under the Network DHCP scheme is similar to that of Release 2 in Infrastructure Mode. The primary difference is users are now allowed to temporarily wander outside of the network infrastructure without losing connectivity. Network DCHP requires that the user's host device be configured to request an address from a DHCP server and the inclusion of a DHCP server in the core network configuration to answer these requests.
  • Page 28 MeshNetworks IP address and subnet mask. The user is responsible for configuring options that would otherwise be configured by a DHCP server. Furthermore, it is up to the user to ensure that the assigned address is routable on the core network (if core network access is needed) and that it does not conflict with other addresses in use.

  • Page 29: Meshtray Geo-Position Tab (Optional)

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide MeshTray Geo-Position Tab (Optional) If your WMC6300 has been licensed for Geo-Location, an optional tab will be displayed in MeshTray as shown in Figure 26. This tab will display the users location via longitude, latitude, and altitude.
  • Page 30 MeshNetworks Optionally, the user may select to have the location reported in spherical coordinates, which will be displayed as shown in Figure 27. Figure 27. MeshTray Geo Position Spherical Coordinates...

  • Page 31: Meshtray Routing Tab (Optional)

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide MeshTray Routing Tab (Optional) If your WMC6300 has been licensed to display routing information, an optional tab will be displayed in MeshTray as shown in Figure 28. The Routing Table displays the end nodes that the WMC6300 is currently in communication with.
  • Page 32 MeshNetworks Description Icon The Computer icon represents a Subscriber Device using a MEA WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card in the network. Subscriber Device (SD) The Arrow icon represents a MWR6300 Wireless Router in the MEA network. The MWR6300 is an infrastructure device dedicated to routing data.

  • Page 33: Terminating Meshtray

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Terminating MeshTray The MeshTray application may be terminated from the system tray. To terminate the application, position the curser over the MeshTray icon and double-click on the icon. MeshTray is currently minimized, it will be expanded, and a second double-click will be required. Select the Exit button.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    MeshNetworks Troubleshooting The following documents issues that you may encounter when using the WMC6300 in your PDA. Multiple Insertions of the WMC6300 Card Repeated ejection and insertion of the WMC6300 card may result in the PDA being unable to launch MeshTray correctly. If this occurs, perform a soft reboot of the PDA.

  • Page 35: Customer Service Information

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Customer Service Information If you have read this document and made every effort to resolve installation or operation issues yourself and still require help, please contact MeshNetworks Customer Support using the following contact information: MeshNetworks, Inc.

  • Page 36: License And Warranty Information

    MeshNetworks and its licensors, and therefore you agree that in the event of a breach of this Agreement MeshNetworks will be entitled to injunctive relief to restrain such breach, in addition to monetary damages and its reasonable attorneys’...
  • Page 37 (c) the claimed defect has been caused, in whole or in part, by a person or persons other than MeshNetworks, by other products or software not provided by MeshNetworks, or by circumstances not under MeshNetworks' control, or (d) You fail to incorporate all error fix releases that MeshNetworks or the Source has provided.
  • Page 38 You as part of the Support Services are considered part of the Licensed Software and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that MeshNetworks and its licensors, contractors, resellers and distributors may use technical information You provide to them as part of the Support Services for its business purposes, including for product support and development.
  • Page 39 Licensed Software and will return to MeshNetworks all copies of the Licensed Software. In such event, at the request of MeshNetworks you will certify in writing that the original and all copies of the Licensed Software has been destroyed or returned to MeshNetworks.
  • Page 40 The failure of MeshNetworks to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement will in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision, nor will it affect MeshNetworks ability to enforce any provisions of this Agreement.

  • Page 41: Regulatory Information

    WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Regulatory Information FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received;...

  • Page 42: Safety Information For The Mea Wmc6300

    MeshNetworks Safety Information for the MEA WMC6300 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with its action in ET Docket 96-8 has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC certified equipment. MeshNetworks’ MEA products meet the uncontrolled environmental limits found in OET-65 and ANSI C95.1, 1991.

  • Page 43: Safety Certification

    European community. It proves to the buyer or user that this product fulfills all essential safety and environmental requirements as they are defined in the European Directives. MeshNetworks Products are covered under the following product certification Europe: ETSI EN 300 328 V 141 (2003-04)
  • Page 44 Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK CE Marking on the product will grant access to the European Economic Area (EEA). Some countries may require a declaration of conformity, please check with your MeshNetworks sales team for details. The following is an example of the CE Marking on a product label:...

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