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© 2001 Proxim, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA. All rights reserved. Covered by one or
more of the following U.S. patents: 5,412,687; 5,844,900; 5,875,179;
5,913,174; 6,006,090; and 5,231,634. This user's guide and the software
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For a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase by the retail cus-
tomer, Proxim warrants the Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card Model
7630 against defects in materials and workmanship. Proxim will not honor
this warranty if there has been any attempt to tamper with or remove the
Adapter's external label.
This warranty does not cover and Proxim will not be liable for any damage or
failure caused by misuse, abuse, acts of God, accidents, or other causes
beyond Proxim's control, or claim by any entity other than the original
purchaser.
If, after inspection, Proxim determines there is a defect, Proxim will repair or
replace the adapter at no cost to you. To return defective merchandise to
Proxim please call Proxim Customer Service at 1-408-731-2640 to obtain a
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.
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Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card Model 7630 User's Guide
Part # 7360.0145
Rev. A
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  • Page 1 Adapter’s external label. This warranty does not cover and Proxim will not be liable for any damage or failure caused by misuse, abuse, acts of God, accidents, or other causes beyond Proxim’s control, or claim by any entity other than the original...
  • Page 2 Merchandise Authorization) number from Proxim Customer Service. The product must be returned in its original packaging. The RMA number should be clearly marked on the outside of the box. Proxim cannot be held respon- sible for any product returned without an RMA number, and no product will be accepted without an RMA number.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ..............5 The Harmony Family ................6 The Product Package ................. 7 System Requirements ................8 2. Installation ..............9 Driver Installation ..................9 Hardware Installation ................10 Software Configuration ................11 Removing the CompactFlash Card ............19 3.
  • Page 4 5. Proxim Status Utility ..........36 Status Monitor ..................36 Status ...................... 38 Configuration ..................39 Advanced ....................41 About ...................... 42 6. Performance Hints ............ 43 Microwave Ovens ................... 43 Range ...................... 43 A Note Concerning Inactivity Timeout ........... 44 7.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Proxim is the leading supplier of wirefree networking solutions. Proxim’s unmatched expertise in spread spectrum radio net- working technology, combined with the company’s extensive experience serving the communication needs of the mobile computing user, have kept Proxim at the forefront of the wire- less LAN market.

  • Page 6: The Harmony Family

    The Harmony Family The Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card Model 7630 is a member of a product family that provides a complete wirefree networking solution. The Harmony Access Point Controller Model 7560 centralizes the management, security, and filtering capabilities of a wireless LAN. The Access Point Controller communicates with Harmony Access Points over the Ethernet network to provide wirefree network access for mobile clients.

  • Page 7: The Product Package

    Each Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card comes with the following: One OpenAir CompactFlash Card One snap-on antenna One CD-ROM containing Proxim drivers and utilities One Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card Model 7630 User’s Guide One warranty registration card If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your reseller or Proxim Technical Support.

  • Page 8: System Requirements

    A Compaq iPAQ H3600 Series Pocket PC with a CF Card Expansion Pack At least one other OpenAir or HomeRF-compatible product installed on the network (this includes other Harmony OpenAir products, Proxim’s RangeLAN2 products, or Proxim’s Symphony products) Note: Harmony OpenAir products are fully interoperable with RangeLAN2 products.

  • Page 9: Installation

    CompactFlash Card and software in a Compaq iPAQ 3600 Series Pocket PC. Driver Installation Follow these steps to install the Proxim driver on a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC: Copy the PROXIM.DLL file from the Proxim CD-ROM (included with the card) to a folder on a host computer that has an ActiveSync connection with the Compaq iPAQ.

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Follow these steps to install the OpenAir CompactFlash Card in a Compaq iPAQ: If not already attached, connect the snap-on antenna to the CompactFlash Card. Insert the Compaq iPAQ into the CompactFlash Expan- sion Pack (if not already attached). If necessary, remove the cover from the CompactFlash slot.

  • Page 11: Software Configuration

    Unrecognized Card, enter “proxim,” as shown below. Click <OK> to continue. The Proxim Status Monitor icon will load in the System Tray (visible in the Today screen only), and then the PROXIM RangeLAN2 Driver screen will appear, as shown in the fol-...
  • Page 12 If the PROXIM RangeLAN2 Driver screen appears, proceed to Step #10. If the PROXIM RangeLAN2 Driver screen does not appear, proceed to Step #4. Reset the iPAQ. The reset button is located on the bottom of the iPAQ. Refer to the documentation that came with the iPAQ for more information.
  • Page 13 Select the PROXIM RangeLAN2 Driver from the list of installed adapters. 10. Configure the TCP/IP settings for the CompactFlash Card. Note: Contact your network administrator for information about your network’s IP addressing scheme. 10a. If you have a DHCP server on the network, select Use server-assigned IP address.
  • Page 14 11. Select the Name Servers tab. 12. Enter the IP addresses for your network’s DNS (Domain Name System) and WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) servers, if applicable. Contact your network administrator for assistance. Note: If you have a DHCP server on the network, you may not need to configure these server addresses.
  • Page 15 Card into the CompactFlash slot. 19. Tap the Start icon and select Today from the drop-down list. The Proxim Status Monitor icon should appear in the System Tray, located at the bottom of the Today screen, as shown in the following example. Status Monitor...
  • Page 16 20. Double-tap the Status Monitor icon to launch the Proxim Status screen, shown in the following example. 21. Tap the Advanced tab. 22. Select an Operating Mode for the device: OpenAir, HomeRF, or Dual. This parameter determines which wireless standard the card will use. See Chapter 4 for details.
  • Page 17 OpenAir network’s Domain number from the drop-down list. 28. Tap <OK> to close the Proxim Status screen. The Proxim Status utility will now reset the card’s parameters. Be patient while the driver reloads; this can take up to 20 seconds.
  • Page 18 OpenAir device to synchronize to, the Proxim Status Monitor will have a red “X” through it and the Proxim Status screen will that the card could not find a Master to synchronize with. Refer to Chapter 7 for troubleshooting suggestions.

  • Page 19: Removing The Compactflash Card

    Removing the CompactFlash Card In general, Proxim recommends that you leave the Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card in the iPAQ’s CompactFlash Expansion Pack. If the iPAQ prompts you to remove the CompactFlash Card so that new settings can take effect, do not remove the card from the CompactFlash slot.

  • Page 20: Wirefree Topologies

    3. Wirefree Topologies OpenAir and HomeRF products look and operate similar to Ethernet products. The only difference is that a radio replaces the wire between various nodes. This means that your existing Windows CE applications that operate over Ethernet will work with the OpenAir CompactFlash Card without any special wireless networking software.

  • Page 21: Mobile Connectivity To A Soho Network

    The Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card supports both the OpenAir and HomeRF wireless standards. This means that the CompactFlash Card is compatible with Proxim’s Symphony and Symphony-HRF products for the home and small office. Figure 3 illustrates how a Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash...

  • Page 22: Mobile Connectivity To A Corporate Network

    A Compaq iPAQ with a Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card installed will not show up in the Symphony Network Map of other Symphony comput- ers even though the card may be operational and com- municating successfully with the rest of the network. Refer to the manuals that came with your Symphony products for additional information about these features.
  • Page 23 Figure 4 Single AP For larger environments, an OpenAir client may roam from one OpenAir Access Point to another while maintaining the same network connection. The OpenAir Access Points establish coverage areas or cells similar in concept to those of a cellular phone network.
  • Page 24 Figure 5 depicts a Harmony network where an OpenAir CompactFlash Card can roam between three Access Points. Figure 5 Roaming With OpenAir’s multi-channel architecture, Access Points can be placed within the same cell area to increase the aggregate...
  • Page 25 throughput supported by the network. In addition, the overlap- ping cells offer redundancy of coverage required in networks where downtime is not tolerable. Each Harmony OpenAir Access Point within a roaming net- work must have a unique Channel/Subchannel pair, but all must have the same Domain number and Security ID.

  • Page 26: Guidelines For Roaming

    Guidelines for Roaming Roaming occurs between OpenAir Access Points. All OpenAir Access Points must have the same Do- main and Security ID. All OpenAir Access Points should have a unique Channel/Subchannel pair. Preferably, they should have unique Channels. Use the Subchannel only when you have used all 15 Channels in the same coverage area.

  • Page 27: Configuration Parameters

    4. Configuration Parameters This chapter lays the background for understanding how wire- less radios communicate and describes the Harmony OpenAir CompactFlash Card’s configuration parameters. Note that several of the OpenAir parameters described in this chapter do not apply directly to the OpenAir CompactFlash Card.
  • Page 28 When Operating Mode is set to HomeRF, the card uses the HomeRF standard. You should configure the OpenAir CompactFlash Card to operate in HomeRF mode if the card will communicate with only a HomeRF or Symphony-HRF (i.e., a network that consists of Symphony-HRF products only) network.

  • Page 29: Openair Radio Communication

    OpenAir Radio Communication OpenAir radios use a radio technology called frequency hopping spread spectrum. This means that the radio signal is constantly moving from one frequency to another while sending packets of data. This hopping technique allows for multiple hopping patterns to be used in the same area while minimizing interfer- ence.

  • Page 30: Openair Channel And Subchannel

    OpenAir Channel and Subchannel Each OpenAir Master can select one of 15 Channels (designated 1 through 15) to establish communications with Stations. Each Channel number refers to a unique frequency hopping pattern that allows multiple subnetworks to coexist in the same air space providing a greater data rate transmission capability.

  • Page 31: Openair Software Parameters

    Access Points with a Domain setting of 2. The Domain is a number between 0 and 15, and 0 is the default setting for all OpenAir products. The Domain may be changed within the Configuration tab of the Proxim Status utility, which is described in Chapter 5.

  • Page 32: Security Id

    Security ID for all OpenAir products is blank (an empty string). You may change the Security ID from within the Configuration tab of the Proxim Status utility. Refer to Chapter 5 for more information on how to set the Security ID. Roam Config...

  • Page 33: Inactivity Timeout

    Access Point. You can configure the Roam Config parameter within the Advanced tab of the Proxim Status utility, which is described in Chapter 5. Inactivity Timeout To conserve battery life, the OpenAir CompactFlash Card has an inactivity doze mode when using the OpenAir standard.

  • Page 34: Homerf Radio Communication

    HomeRF Radio Communication Like OpenAir, HomeRF devices also use frequency hopping spread spectrum technology. This means that the radio signal is constantly moving from one frequency to another while sending packets of data. Although a single radio can support either HomeRF or OpenAir, these two standards are not the same.
  • Page 35 The Security ID is a string of up to 20 alphanumeric characters. There are 1,048,576 unique choices for the Security ID. You may change the Security ID from within the Configuration tab of the Proxim Status utility. Refer to Chapter 5 for more information on how to set the Security ID.

  • Page 36: Proxim Status Utility

    OpenAir CompactFlash Card is inserted in a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC. There is no separate installation procedure for the Proxim Status Utility; it is installed with Proxim’s driver (see Chapter 2 for driver installation instructions). This chapter describes the features of the Proxim Status utility.
  • Page 37 OpenAir Mode When operating in OpenAir mode, the Status Monitor icon will change in appearance to indicate whether or not the card is within range of and synchronized to an OpenAir Master. When the card is not in range or not synchronized to a Master, the icon will have a red “X”...

  • Page 38: Status

    Double-tapping the Status Monitor icon opens the Proxim Status screen, shown below. The first line of the Proxim Status screen displays the name and the node (or MAC) address of the OpenAir or HomeRF device to which the card is synchronized. The node address is a unique 48-bit identifier that is assigned to each networking product by the hardware manufacturer.

  • Page 39: Configuration

    If the card operating in OpenAir mode is not currently synchro- nized to an OpenAir Master, the following message will appear on the Proxim Status screen: “Could not find a Master to synchronize with. Verify that your Domain and Security ID match those of a Master.”...
  • Page 40 Note that changes to the Domain setting will not take effect until after you have tapped the <OK> button in the upper-right hand corner of the Proxim Status utility. To change the Security ID, follow these steps: Tap the <Set Security ID> button to display the following screen: Enter a new Security ID in the field provided.

  • Page 41: Advanced

    Refer to Chapter 4 for more information on these parameters. Note: Any changes to these settings will not take effect until after you have tapped the <OK> button in the upper- right hand corner of the Proxim Status Utility.

  • Page 42: About

    About Select the Advanced tab to view information about the OpenAir CompactFlash Card and driver, including the driver version and radio ROM version. If you contact Proxim Technical Support, a representative may ask you for this information.

  • Page 43: Performance Hints

    OpenAir and HomeRF products. Therefore, if you use a micro- wave within range of OpenAir or HomeRF products, you may notice network performance degradation. However, both your microwave and your Proxim network will continue to function. Range Every environment is unique with different obstacles, barriers, materials, etc., and therefore, it is difficult to determine the...

  • Page 44: A Note Concerning Inactivity Timeout

    A Note Concerning Inactivity Timeout In order for the OpenAir doze mode to effectively conserve battery life, the OpenAir CompactFlash Card will not emerge from doze mode in response to a broadcast packet. Therefore, users who are connecting an iPAQ Pocket PC and a desktop or laptop computer should always initiate communica- tions from the iPAQ.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    Appendix C, “How to Reach Technical Support.” How to Obtain Help with Your LAN Installation If you require assistance to install your LAN, Proxim can put you in touch with an OpenAir reseller in your area. The reseller is an expert in the design, installation, and maintenance of...
  • Page 46 Within the ActiveSync dialog box on the Windows CE device, the connection method must read “Network Con- nection” and the remote computer’s name should appear in the “Connect to:” box. If the network does not have a WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server, then you must configure the WINS server on the Windows CE device with the IP address of the computer with which you want to establish...

  • Page 47: Pocket Internet Explorer

    ActiveSync session in the WINS field. Tap <OK>. Remove the iPAQ from the Compact Flash Expansion Packet and reinsert it to reset the Proxim driver. Alterna- tively, press the reset button to reset the iPAQ. Pocket Internet Explorer...
  • Page 48 Select Settings from the drop-down menu. Tap the Connections tab. Tap the Network icon. Select the PROXIM RangeLAN2 Driver from the list of installed adapters. Tap the Name Servers tab. Enter the IP address of the network’s DNS server in the DNS field.
  • Page 49 Remove the iPAQ from the Compact Flash Expansion Packet and reinsert it to reset the Proxim driver. Alterna- tively, press the reset button to reset the iPAQ. In this following example, the Windows CE device is config- ured to contact the DNS server whose IP address is 192.168.0.1.

  • Page 50: Common Technical Support Questions

    OpenAir device configured as a network. Master; you may not be in range. Run the Proxim Status Utility to determine if you are in range. Also, confirm that you have the same Domain and Security ID as the other OpenAir devices on your network.
  • Page 51 Problem/Symptom Possible Solution/Answer Chapter in User's Guide How long will my battery Battery life will vary from unit to last when using the unit and depends on many factors Harmony OpenAir including battery type, length of CompactFlash Card? battery life without the CompactFlash Card inserted, and how frequently the CompactFlash Card is utilized.

  • Page 52: Specifications

    The following technical specification is for reference pur- poses only. Actual product's performance and compliance with local telecommunications regulations may vary from country to country. Proxim, Inc. will only ship products that are type approved in the destination country. Bus Interface...

  • Page 53: Parameters

    B. Parameters Parameter Name Range Default Operating Mode OpenAir, HomeRF, Dual OpenAir Domain* 0-15 Security ID 0-20 characters blank Roam Config* Slow, Normal, Fast Normal Inactivity Minutes* Inactivity Seconds* 0-4, and 5-55 in increments of 5 *Visible Only When Operating Mode is set to OpenAir or Dual...

  • Page 54: How To Reach Technical Support

    What were you doing when the error occurred? What error message did you see? Can you reproduce the problem? What version of the OpenAir driver are you using? You can reach Proxim Technical Support by voice, fax, e-mail, or mail: Tel: 800-477-6946 or 408-731-2640...

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