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- Page 1 FCCID: PPD-AR5BAP-00030 AP User’s Guide Revision October 2001 for Release 1.2 • Page 1 Atheros Confidential and Proprietary AP User’s Guide Subject to change without notice. October 2001...
- Page 2 Atheros reserves the right to make changes, at any time, in order to improve reliability, function or design and to attempt to supply the best product possible. Atheros does not represent that products described herein are free from patent infringement or from any other third party right.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Preliminary Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .....................4 ....................4 ACKAGE ONTENTS ..................4 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS GETTING TO KNOW THE ATHEROS ACCESS POINT .........5 ......................5 RONT ......................6 AP N ..........8 ETWORK TTACHMENT AND ONFIGURATION 2.3.1 Booting VxWorks From the Ethernet Connection to the HPC ....13 2.3.2... -
Page 4: Introduction
1 Introduction Package Contents The Atheros AR5BAP-00030 Access Point is provided in a completely enclosed plastic housing with two 180° swivel antennas, a power supply, and a serial cable for use in AP software configuration. The AP Reference Design contains a single 10/100 Ethernet port. -
Page 5: Getting To Know The Atheros Access Point
Preliminary 2 Getting to Know the Atheros Access Point Front View The Atheros Reference Design Access Point (AP) has 3 LEDs, and a pair of side- mounted antennas that rotate 180° for alternative reception positioning and compact packaging. Fold this way for... -
Page 6: Rear View
The rear panel of the AP has a RS-232 serial interface, a RJ-45 Ethernet jack, a reset button, and a power supply connector, Power Supply Connector Reset Button RS-232 Serial Interface RJ-45 Ethernet Jack Page 6 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary October 2001 Subject to change without notice. - Page 7 By default the serial interface is set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Use the serial cable provided by Atheros to attach to a terminal or PC for AP configuration.
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Page 8: Ap Network Attachment And Configuration
Ethernet crossover cable. An Ethernet switch/hub or crossover cable is not included with the Atheros AP Reference Design. 3. Plug in the 3.3 V power supply adapter (provided by Atheros) to the AP power supply connector. Host PC... - Page 9 Preliminary 3. Within the Local Area Connection Properties window, choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. • Page 9 Atheros Confidential and Proprietary AP User’s Guide Subject to change without notice. October 2001...
- Page 10 Connection Properties. Note that this IP address is used by the AP to access the VxWorks files stored on the HPC using the Ethernet connection. Page 10 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary October 2001 Subject to change without notice.
- Page 11 5. The AP uses File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to download the VxWorks image from the HPC. A freeware FTP software package is included on the Atheros distribution CD in the \utils directory. Make sure there is no other FTP program such as Internet Information Service (IIS) running on the HPC.
- Page 12 OK. 8. Select COM1 or the COM port that is connected to the AP through the serial cable. Click “OK” to continue. Page 12 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary October 2001 Subject to change without notice.
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Page 13: Booting Vxworks From The Ethernet Connection To The Hpc
1. Type “c” at the command prompt to configure the AP. 2. Follow the Boot from Ethernet settings described in Table 2 to enter the parameters in the configuration steps. AP User’s Guide • Page 13 Atheros Confidential and Proprietary Subject to change without notice. October 2001... - Page 14 (pw) FTP password flags (f) target name (tn) Blank startup script (s) Blank other (o) See AP Programmer’s Guide for details Page 14 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary October 2001 Subject to change without notice.
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Page 15: Booting Vxworks From Flash Memory
2. Follow the default “Boot from Flash” settings described in Table 2 to enter the configuration parameters. 3. Enter @ to load VxWorks. AP User’s Guide • Page 15 Atheros Confidential and Proprietary Subject to change without notice. October 2001... -
Page 16: Configuring The Ap
This is the “inet on ethernet (e)” value specified during the configuration step in Section 3.1.1 or Section 3.1.2. The Access Point Web Server page appears. Page 16 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary October 2001 Subject to change without notice. - Page 17 2. Click Setup. A dialog box appears that requests login authorization. When prompted, enter the following information to log in: Log in: Admin Password: 5up Click OK to complete the login process. AP User’s Guide • Page 17 Atheros Confidential and Proprietary Subject to change without notice. October 2001...
- Page 18 Refer to Appendix A for a detailed explanation of the WEP configuration options. Click Apply to save the settings. Note that the Un-Encrypted Frames filter option (previously available in release 1.0) is now removed. Page 18 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary October 2001 Subject to change without notice.
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Page 19: Command-Line Interface
1. After the AP boots and VxWorks loads, press Enter to invoke the AP login: prompt. When prompted, enter the following information to log in: Login: Admin Password: 5up Press Enter to complete the login process. AP User’s Guide • Page 19 Atheros Confidential and Proprietary Subject to change without notice. October 2001... - Page 20 <channel>” to change the IEEE radio channel. You must type “reboot” and then press Enter, which reboots the AP, to make any changes effective. Page 20 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary October 2001 Subject to change without notice.
- Page 21 Preliminary 3. To view CLI command options, log in and type “help” or refer to Appendix B for details about CLI options. AP User’s Guide • Page 21 Atheros Confidential and Proprietary Subject to change without notice. October 2001...
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Page 22: Regulatory Compliance Information
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TXV technician for help. Modifications made to the product, unless expressly approved by Atheros Communications, could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. RF Exposure Requirements To ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, the antenna used for this device must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or radio transmitter.
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