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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 1. Overview The Tsunami MP.11 is a flexible wireless Outdoor Router that lets you design solutions for point-to- point links and point-to-multipoint networks. The MP.11 is a product family, comprising several products (such as the mp.11 2411 Base Station and the MP.11 2411 Residential Subscriber unit).
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management WIRELESS NETWORK TOPOLOGIES You can use the MP.11 to set up the following types of topologies: ▪ Point-to-Point Link (below) ▪ Point-to-Multipoint Network (on page A link between two locations always consists of a Base and a Satellite station. A station is a radio set up as either a Base Station or a (Residential) Subscriber Unit.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Point-to-Multipoint Network If you want to connect more than two buildings, you can set up a single Point-to-Multipoint network with a single Base interface and multiple Satellite interfaces, as depicted in the following figure. In this figure, the system is designed as follows: ▪...
To make optimal use of the MP.11, you must find a suitable location for the hardware. The radio range of the MP.11 largely depends upon the position of the antenna. Proxim recommends you do a site survey, observing the following requirements, before mounting the MP.11 hardware.
º Four 6 mm x 35 mm plugs ▪ One power supply ▪ One Tsunami MP.11 Installation CD-ROM containing: º Software Installation Package (starts automatically when CD is inserted in CD-ROM drive; can be started by double-clicking SETUP.EXE. º Online Help º...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management º TFTP Server (which lets you transfer files across the network). You can download configuration and license files as well as image files for embedded software upgrades, and you can upload files from the MP.11 for backup. Here downloading means transferring files to the MP.11 and uploading means transferring files in the opposite direction.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 3. Unlock the unit’s cable cover. To release the cable cover, press down on the cable cover lock located in the front center of the unit. 4. Remove the cable cover. 5. Remove the front cover from the unit (the side with the LED indicators, shown in the figure on left);...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 6. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port. The other end of the cable should not be connected to another device until after installation is complete. º Use a straight-through Ethernet cable if you intend to connect the router to a hub, switch, patch panel, or Active Ethernet power injector.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management The Kensington Security Slot is shown in the following figures (the figure on the left shows the slot with the cable cover attached; the figure on the right shows the slot with the cable cover removed).
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management INSTALLING DOCUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE The MP.11 also comes with documentation and software on a CD-ROM. To install the documentation and software on a computer or network: 1. Place the CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive. The installer normally starts automatically. You can also start the installer manually by running the setup.exe program in the root directory of the...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management MOUNTING THE MP.11 The following are the mounting options for the MP.11: ▪ Desktop Mount ▪ Wall Mount ▪ Ceiling Mount Desktop Mounting This procedure consists of attaching the metal base to the MP.11 unit. See “Installing the MP.11”...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 8. Place the back cover on the mounting location and mark the center of the three mounting holes. 9. Remove the cover from the wall and drill a hole at each of the locations you marked above. Each hole should be wide enough to hold a mounting plug (which is 6 mm x 35 mm).
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Ceiling Mounting Follow these steps to mount the MP.11 to a ceiling. 1. Unplug the MP.11’s power supply, if necessary. 2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to attach the metal base to the underside of the MP.11, if necessary.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 3. Management Overview This chapter describes how to gain access to the MP.11 for configuration and management. Three interfaces are provided for viewing or changing the MP.11’s settings: Web Interface on page 20 The Web Interface is a graphical interface based upon Web pages from a built-in Web server.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Static or Dynamic IP Address The MP.11 can use either a static or dynamic IP address. ▪ Static IP address: The MP.11 uses the IP address you have set manually. ▪ Dynamic IP address: The MP.11 receives its IP address from a DHCP server when it is switched on or rebooted.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 3. Ensure that Static is selected as the IP Address Type and fill in the IP Address and Subnet Mask suitable for the LAN subnet to which the MP.11 is connected. 4. Enter the Read/Write Password (the default value is public) and click OK to confirm your changes.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management WEB INTERFACE OVERVIEW The Web Interface provides a graphical user interface with which you can easily configure and manage the MP.11. This section describes only how to access the Web Interface; the Web Interface itself described in “Chapter 4.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management COMMAND LINE INTERFACE OVERVIEW The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-based interface with which you can configure and manage the MP.11 by entering commands. This section describes only how to access the CLI; the interface itself is described in “Chapter 6.
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A serial RS-232C cable with a male and a female DB-9 connector. ▪ An ASCII terminal program, such as HyperTerminal. Proxim recommends you switch off the MP.11 and the computer before connecting or disconnecting the serial RS-232C cable. To access the MP.11 through the serial port: 1.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management HyperTerminal Connection Properties The serial connection properties can be found in HyperTerminal as follows: 1. Start HyperTerminal and select Properties from the File menu. In the Connect using: drop-down list, select Direct to Com1 (depending upon the COM port you use) and click Configure…;...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 4. Basic Management This chapter describes the initial setup of the MP.11, which lets you set up and monitor the basic features of the MP.11. In most cases, setting up these basic features is sufficient.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management REBOOTING AND RESETTING Some configuration changes require a restart. There are several ways to restart the MP.11, which are described in the following sub-sections. Applying Changes Some changes you make become effective only when the MP.11 is rebooted. A reboot stores configuration information in non-volatile memory and then restarts the MP.11 with the new values...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Soft Reset to Factory Default If necessary, you can reset the MP.11 to the factory default settings. Resetting to the default settings requires you to again configure the MP.11. To reset to factory default settings: 1.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management SYSTEM CONFIGURATION The system configuration page lets you change the MP.11’s system name, location name, and so on (see the following System Configuration window). These details help you to distinguish this MP.11 from other routers, and lets you know whom to contact in case of problems. To go to this page, click the Configure button and the System tab.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Descriptor Shows the product name and firmware build version. Up Time How long the device has been up and running. Related CLI commands: show system set sysname < name> set sysloc <location> set sysctname <contact name>...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management IP Address The static IP address of the MP.11 (default IP address is 10.0.0.1). Subnet Mask The mask of the subnet to which the MP.11 is connected (default subnet mask is 255.0.0.0). Default Router IP Address The IP address of the default gateway.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management The wireless interface settings differ per mode. WORP Base and WORP Satellite Mode You can change the following parameters: Interface Type The interface type can be Worp Satellite or Worp Base. Base Station System Name The name found on the system page of the Base Station to which this satellite is connecting.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Maximum Satellites (only WORP Base) This is the maximum number of satellites that can register to a base. It is limited by the license. Registration Timeout This is the registration process time-out of a satellite on a base. Default is 3 seconds.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management The recommended setting is auto-speed-auto-duplex. You can also limit the traffic of the Ethernet interface by setting the input and output bandwidth parameters. Related CLI Commands: show ethernet show ethermacaddr set ethernet 1 etherspeed <autospeedauto/autospeedhalf/ 100auto/100full/100half/10full/10half>...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Interfaces To monitor transmission details, click Monitor Interfaces. The Interfaces tab provides detailed information about the IP-layer performance of the MP.11 interface. Related CLI commands: show wif show worp show worpcfg Chapter 4. Basic Management...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management SECURITY SETTINGS To prevent misuse, the MP.11 provides wireless data encryption and password-protected access. It is important to set the encryption parameters and change the default passwords. Encryption You can protect the wireless data link by using encryption. Both ends of the wireless data link must use the same parameter values.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Related CLI commands: show wifsec set wifsec 3 encryptkey1 <key 1> set wifsec 3 encryptkeytx <1 - 4> set wifsec 3 encryptallowdeny <enable/disable> Passwords Access to the MP.11 is protected with passwords. The default password is public.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management UPGRADING THE MP.11 The MP.11 is equipped with embedded software that can be updated. Updates can be found on our website: http://www.proxim.com Updating the embedded software is described in “Image File Download” on page A TFTP server is required to transfer the file to the MP.11.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 5. Web Interface This section covers the Web Interface of the MP.11. The interface is described hierarchically according to the buttons on the left side of the Web page: ▪ Status ▪ Configure ▪...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Systems Traps This section shows the status of system traps. System traps occur when the MP.11 encounters irregularities. Deleting system traps has no effect on the operation of the MP.11. System traps are also sent to an SNMP manager station (if so configured).
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 2) Network IP Configuration Click Configure Network IP Configuration to view and configure local IP address information. When the MP.11 is in bridge mode, only one IP address is needed. This IP address can also be changed with ScanTool. In routing mode, both Ethernet and wireless interfaces require an IP address.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Click Configure Network DHCP R A to enable the MP.11 DHCP relay agent. When enabled, the DHCP relay agent forwards DHCP requests to the set DHCP server. To add entries to the table of DHCP Relay Agents, click “Click to Add Table Entries”; the following window is displayed.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 3) Interfaces Wireless Slot A Click Configure Interfaces Wireless Slot A to change the wireless interface settings. Ethernet Click Configure Interfaces Ethernet to set the Ethernet speed, duplex mode, and input and output bandwidth limits.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management The Base Station must not be configured at a higher data rate as any of the SUs, as the timeout of the Base Station is determined by its data rate. If one of the SUs has a lower data rate than the Base Station, it causes a timeout on all the longer data frames.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Trap Groups The user can enable or disable different types of traps in the system. By default, all traps are enabled. IP Access Table Entries in this table show which wireless stations are allowed to use SNMP, HTTP, and telnet management interfaces.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 6) Serial Click Configure Serial to change the serial port settings. 7) HTTP Click Configure HTTP to view or change Web Interface parameters, including password and time out. Chapter 5. Web Interface CPN 63708 Issue Date: 02/05/2003...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 8) Security MAC Authentication Click Configure Security MAC Auth to build a list of authorized wireless stations that can register at the MP.11 and access the network. RADIUS Authentication Click Configure Security RADIUS Auth to set the IP address of the RADIUS server containing the central list of MAC addresses allowed to access the network.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management In large networks with multiple MP.11 devices, you can maintain a list of MAC addresses on a centralized location using a RADIUS authentication server that grants or denies access. If you use this kind of authentication, you must specify at least the primary RADIUS server. The backup RADIUS server is optional.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Ethernet Protocol Filter The Ethernet Protocol Filter blocks or forwards packets based upon the Ethernet protocols they support. The Ethernet Protocol Filter Table is already filled. Click Configure Filtering Ethernet Protocol Filter to enable or disable certain protocols in the table.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Filter Operation Type Passthru: Only the enabled Ethernet Protocols listed in the Filter Table pass through the bridge. Block: the Bridge blocks enabled Ethernet Protocols listed in the Filter Table. Static MAC Pair Filtering The Static MAC Address Filter optimizes the performance of a wireless (and wired) network. The filter is an advanced feature that lets you limit the data traffic between two specific devices (or between groups of devices based upon MAC addresses) through the wireless interface of the MP.11.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Wireless Mask Enter the appropriate bit mask to specify the range of MAC addresses to which this filter is to apply. To specify only the single MAC address you entered in the Wireless MAC Address file, enter FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF (all zeroes).
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For more information about Spanning Tree protocol, see Section 8.0 of the IEEE 802.1d standard. The Spanning Tree configuration options are advanced settings. Proxim recommends you leave these parameters at their default values unless you are familiar with the Spanning Tree protocol.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Broadcast Protocol Filtering Click Configure Filtering Broadcast Protocol Filtering to deny specific IP broadcast, IPX broadcast, and multicast traffic. You can configure whether this traffic must be blocked for Ethernet to wireless, wireless to Ethernet, or both.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management WORP Click Monitor WORP to monitor the performance of the WORP Base or WORP Satellite interfaces. Chapter 5. Web Interface CPN 63708 Issue Date: 02/05/2003...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 2) ICMP Click Monitor ICMP to view the number of ICMP messages send and received by the MP.11. It includes ping, route, and host unreachable messages. 3) Radius Click Monitor Radius to view information about the traffic exchanged with a RADIUS server.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 4) Per Station Click Monitor Per Station to view the following information: 5) Features Click Monitor Features to view the following information: 6) Link Test Click Monitor Link Test to find out which wireless stations are in range and to check their link quality.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 7) Interfaces Click Monitor Interfaces to view detailed information about the IP-layer performance of the MP.11 interfaces. The following figure shows the Wireless interface. When you click the Ethernet tab, the same information is provided for the Ethernet interface.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 9) Learn Table Click Monitor Learn Table to view all MAC addresses the MP.11 has detected on an interface. The Learn Table displays information relating to network bridging. It reports the MAC address for each node that the device has learned is on the network and the interface on which the node was detected.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management COMMANDS This section describes the commands that you can perform with the Web Interface. There are five tabs in the Commands section. 1) Download Click Commands Download to download image, configuration, and license files to the MP.11.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 2) Upload Click Commands Upload to upload a configuration file from the MP.11. 3) Reboot Click Commands Reboot to restart the embedded software of the MP.11. Configuration changes are saved and the MP.11 is reset.
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? button results in an error message. Upon installation, the help files are installed in the C:\Program Files\Proxim\Tsunami MP.11 folder. If you want to place these files on a shared drive, copy the Help folder to the new location and specify the new path in the Help Link box.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 6. Command Line Interface INTRODUCTION The Command Line Interface (CLI) provides a text-based interface with which you can configure and manage the MP.11 using commands. You can enter these commands or submit them in the form of a script to allow batch processing.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management VIEWING AND CHANGING PARAMETERS You can view and change MP.11 parameters with the SHOW and SET commands, respectively. These commands are described below. Show Command The show command lets you view parameter and statistical values. You can view a single parameter, a group of parameters, or a table with parameters.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management WORKING WITH TABLES In some cases, parameters are stored in tables whose rows contain similar parameters. Command arguments involving tables have the following syntax: <table name> <row> <parameter 1 name> <value 1> … <parameter n name> <value n>...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Modifying Several Table Entries You can also modify several table entries at once by indicating the index of the table row and the parameters that must be modified. With the search command, you can see which parameters are in the table.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 7. Procedures This chapter contains a set of procedures, as described in the following table: Procedure Description TFTP Server Setup Prepares the TFTP server for transferring files to and from the MP.11. This procedure is used by the other procedures that transfer files.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management IMAGE FILE DOWNLOAD In some cases, it may be necessary to upgrade the embedded software of the MP.11 by downloading an image file. To download an image file through the Web Interface: 1. Set up the TFTP server as described in “TFTP Server Setup”...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management CONFIGURATION BACKUP You can back up the MP.11 configuration by uploading the configuration file. You can use this file to restore the configuration or to configure another MP.11 (see “Configuration Restore” on page 67). To upload a configuration file through the Web Interface: 1.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management CONFIGURATION RESTORE You can restore the configuration of the MP.11 by downloading a configuration file. The configuration file contains the configuration information of an MP.11. To download a configuration file through the Web Interface: 1. Set up the TFTP server as described in “TFTP Server Setup”...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management SOFT RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT If necessary, you can reset the MP.11 to the factory default settings. Resetting to default settings means that you must configure the MP.11 anew. To reset to factory default settings using the Web Interface: 1.
A new image file can be downloaded to the MP.11 with Scan Tool or the Command Line Interface through the MP.11 serial port. In both cases, the file is transferred through Ethernet with TFTP. Because the CLI serial port option requires a serial RS-232C cable, Proxim recommends the ScanTool option.
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A serial RS-232C cable with a male and a female DB-9 connector. ▪ An ASCII terminal program such as HyperTerminal. Proxim recommends you switch off the MP.11 and the computer before connecting or disconnecting the serial RS-232C cable. To download an image file: 1.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management For example: set ipaddr 10.0.0.12 set ipsubmask 255.255.255.0 set ipaddrtype static set tftpipaddr 10.0.0.20 set tftpfilename image.bin set ipgw 10.0.0.30 reboot The MP.11 reboots and downloads the image file. The TFTP server program should show download activity after a few seconds.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 8. Specifications This chapter provides Hardware and Radio Specifications. HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS Physical Specifications (without metal base) Dimensions (h x w x l) 3.5 x 17 x 21.5 cm (1.5 x 6.75 x 8.5 in.) Weight 0.68 kg (1.5 lb.)
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management RADIO SPECIFICATIONS Channel Frequencies The following table shows the channel allocations that vary from country to country. Values listed in bold indicate default channels and frequencies. Channel ID FCC/World ETSI (GHz) France Japan (GHz) (GHz) (GHz) 2.412...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Chapter 9. Troubleshooting This chapter helps you to isolate and solve= problems with your MP.11. In the event this chapter does not provide a solution or the solution does not solve your problem, please check our website: http://www.proxim.com...
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Ethernet Link Power Wireless Link OFF when no power is OFF when not connected. OFF wireless interface is up present or properly, but no wireless link Green when connected at malfunctioning established. 10 Mbps. Green when power is...
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management 5. Press the RESET button on the MP.11 unit. The terminal program displays Power On Self Tests (POST) messages and displays the following after approximately 90 seconds: Please enter password: HyperTerminal Connection Properties The serial connection properties can be found in HyperTerminal as follows: 1.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Setup and Configuration Ethernet Link does not work First check the Ethernet LED; ▪ Dim is “no media connected.” ▪ Green and steady is 10 Base-T ▪ Amber and steady is 100 Base-T ▪ Blinking Green or Amber is traffic Verify pass-through versus errors over cable.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management SETUP AND CONFIGURATION The following issues relate to setup and configuration problems. Lost the MP.11 Password If you lost your password, you must reset the MP.11 to the default settings. See “Hard Reset to Factory Default” on page 68. The default password is public.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Command Line Interface Does Not Work If you cannot connect to the MP.11 through the network: 1. Connect a computer to the serial port of the MP.11 and check the SNMP table. The SNMP table can restrict telnet or HTTP access.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Changes Do Not Take Effect Changes made in the Web Interface do not take effect: 1. Restart your Web browser. Log into the MP.11 again and make changes. Reboot the MP.11 when prompted to do so.
Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Glossary DHCP Relay Agent The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is intended to A feature of the MP.11 that intercepts DHCP find the MAC address belonging to an IP address. requests from clients and forwards them to a DHCP server.
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management HTTP Parameter Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the protocol to A parameter is fundamental value that can be transport Web pages. When you access the Internet displayed and changed. For example, the MP.11 with your browser, the HTTP protocol is used for must have a unique IP address and the PC Cards data transport (http://www.Tsunamiwireless.com).
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Tsunami MP.11 Installation and Management Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Trap A protocol used for the communication between a A trap is used within SNMP to report an unexpected network management application and the devices it or unallowable condition. is managing. The network management application Triusingl File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is called the SNMP manager;...
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