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HP YELLOWJACKET PLUS Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 YELLOWJACKET manual version 2.1 PLUS...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TIPS... 17 BATTERY LIFE... 17 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION... 18 DRIVER INSTALLATION... 18 SURVEYING... 18 YELLOWJACKET PLUS PC VIEWER UTILITY SOFTWARE... 20 CHAMELEON WLAN SOFTWARE... 22 YELLOWJACKET PLUS OPERATION WITH DOLPHIN SOFTWARE... 23 DOLPHIN USER’S MANUAL... 24 NETWORKING BASICS... 28 DSSS INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL CHART... 29 YELLOWJACKET PLUS OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    (push the power button on the upper right quickly-holding this button will also toggle the backlight on and off) your Yellowjacket PLUS receiver will also shut down. Connect the included antenna to the SMA connector and remove the stylus by pushing down on it.
  • Page 4 YellowjacketPLUS with internal iPAQ 2.4 GHz antenna iPAQ / YellowjacketPLUS battery pack charger/cradle Page 3 IrDA USB interface Ni-MH battery packs...

  • Page 5: Main Screen

    Yellowjacket Main Screen Yellowjacket PLUS main screen allows access to all software menus. Use the stylus or the joystick to make a selection. You can back up and access the main screen anytime by pressing the joystick UP, DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT (the direction is indi- cated at the bottom of the page.

  • Page 6: Full Spectrum Screen

    Full Spectrum Mode The full spectrum screen has three available TRACES. These traces can be PEAK HOLD and VISIBLE/INVISIBLE. Only one trace can be active at any time. The buttons on the screen below the graph change the settings on the spectrum screen. There is also a PEAK SEARCH button that will put a diamond...

  • Page 7: Ap/Station Station Analysis

    MAC AP/Station Survey Mode Choose “AP List” mode from the main screen to get to the AP List screen. The first screen will “survey” all 14 channels for available AP’s. This screen will show AP’s ONLY. The single channel mode can show all stations. The record number, absolute channel, whether or not it is authorized (if security is enabled), the MAC address, the SSID (for AP’s), the RSSI, and WEP (privacy enabled bit) are shown...

  • Page 8: Multipath / Signal Quality Indicator ("Q" Factor)

    Multipath / Signal Quality Indicator (“Q” Factor) The bar graph on the lower left hand side of the multipath and the delay spread screens is known as the ‘Q’ factor graph. This graph uses a formula to determine the quality of the direct path and reflections of the signal by determining the ‘fatness’...

  • Page 9: Geiger Counter Screen

    “Geiger-Counter” Mode To find an AP/station using audible sounds as a guide, press up on the joystick to enter the “Geiger-counter” screen. The colors will approach white when nearing and/or pointing directly at an AP or station. The Geiger counter sound will also get stronger with more frequency.

  • Page 10: Utilization Screen

    Usage Screen The usage screen displays the percentage of packets being seen by Yellowjacket PLUS in channels 1 through 14. The graph at the bottom shows RSSI bars for APs detected and is arranged by channel number. Note that the more APs that occupy each channel, the thinner the vertical RSSI bars will become (each bar represents a single AP).

  • Page 11: Yellowjacketplus Gps Option

    The Motorola GPS receiver provides accurate informa- tion after synchronizing with at least 3 of the 24 satellites. The Yellowjacket Plus must have a clear view of a good por- tion of the sky in order to communicate with the GPS satel- lites.

  • Page 12: Typical Interference Examples

    Yellowjacket Typical Spectrum Interference Examples INTERFERENCE Narrow Band - Continuous Wave INTERFERENCE Microwave Oven - Blue Trace - Peak Hold Red Trace - Realtime Page 11...
  • Page 13 INTERFERENCE - Frequency Hopper (802.11) Blue Trace - Peak Hold Red Trace - Realtime 802.11b DSSS Signal - Blue Trace - Peak Hold Red Trace - Realtime Page 12...
  • Page 14 INTERFERENCE -Bluetooth frequency Hopper (strong signal strength) Blue Trace - Peak Hold Red Trace - Realtime Page 13...

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    2000, 98, XP and Me in a folder on the red BVS software CD labeled “IR”. • Cannot open Com port or System not responding – If the Yellowjacket PLUS stops responding, try pressing OK and restarting the application. If the Yellowjacket is still not responding,...

  • Page 17: Battery Charging Instructions

    YELLOWJACKET PLUS BATTERY CHARGING INSTRUCTIONS...

  • Page 18: Tips

    TIPS BATTERY LIFE The Grasshopper™, Locust™, Yellow Jacket™ and Yellow Jacket Plus (fomally called Scorpion), Beetle™, Cricket™, and Cicada W-LAN receivers use 4 or 5 Ni-MH long-lasting “AA Cells”. 1. Ni-MH batteries do not charge to full capacity the first time they are charged. 2.

  • Page 19: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION YELLOWJACKET SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FROM A SECURE DIGITAL (SD) CARD Yellowjacket software comes pre-installed on your iPAQ, but as a courtesy, BVS includes a 128MB SD card containing a Yellowjacket software installer should you provide your own iPAQ or lose the factory installed files.
  • Page 20 The following steps are taken to display and print a snapshot. STEP 1: PRODUCE A SNAPSHOT While running the YellowJacket or YellowJacket Plus, enter into the fullband spectrum screen. This is the spectrum screen which sweeps the entire band of the receiver.

  • Page 21: Yellowjacket Plus Pc Viewer Utility Software

    BVS CHAMELEON DATA CONVERSION UTILTTY Introduction The Chameleon application software is the universal data conversion and filtering tool for BVS Receivers. The Chameleon was designed to greatly simplify the transfer of receiver data to many popular post-pro- cessing applications such as MapInfo and MS Excel. The following sections of this document outline the various features of the Chameleon WLAN software.
  • Page 22 Output Format By selecting the appropriate post-processing application, the correct fields will be selected and placed in the field selection screen in the appropriate order. The user may also choose “none”. Whether or not the field titles are in the output can be selected. Also, the delimiting character of the fields in the output file is chosen in this section.
  • Page 23 YELLOW JACKET PLUS OPERATION WITH DOLPHIN™ SOFTWARE In order to get your YellowJacket Plus to interface with Dolphin real-time software, you must perform the following steps in the correct order: 1. Start Dolphin software and create a geoset with your maps as outlined in the Dolphin manual.

  • Page 24: Yellowjacket Plus Operation With Dolphin Software

    BVS Dolphin Real-Time Mapping Tool User Manual Minimum System Requirements Pentium II 500 MHz 64MB RAM 100MB free on Hard Drive Operating System: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 BVS GPS receiver interface: 1 free serial port: INTRODUCTION The Dolphin real-time mapping tool is used as a companion to a BVS Receiver with GPS. This tool is used to display scanned points on a map at the location(s) scanned.

  • Page 25: Dolphin User's Manual

    FIGURE 2 – DOLPHIN DATA FLOW The Fox Data Logger would send data in a Windows message that includes information wished to be stored on the map as well as the GPS coordinates last stored by the data logger from the unit. The information received would then be displayed on the Dolphin screen in the form of a colored circle.
  • Page 26 product purchased. This code is matched against the serial number of the unit for verification. Use the TOOLS/PRODUCT REGISTRATION menu option to enter the correct code. This only needs to be done once and is stored in a file for recall on future uses. DISPLAY FIELDS Certain fields are displayed as data records come into the Dolphin system.
  • Page 27 Depending on the rate of data coming into the Dolphin, the re-centering of the map may start to slow down the system and/or cause flicker. This option allows you to limit the number of times the screen is recen- tered. Dolphin / Yellowjacket PLUS Signal Strength Legend Page 26...

  • Page 28: Networking Basics

    Networking Basics Packets and traffic Information travels across a network in chunks called “packets.” Each packet has a header that tells where the packet is from and where it’s going, similar to what you write on the envelope when you send a letter. The flow of all these packets on the network is called “traffic.”...

  • Page 29: Dsss International Channel Chart

    TCP/IP (Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) TCP/IP is a collection of protocols that underlies almost every form of communication on the Internet. DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) DHCP is a method of automatically assigning IP addresses. Instead of assigning addresses to individual users, addresses are assigned by the DHCP server when clients need them.
  • Page 30 Accessories for your 2.4 GHz Antenna SMA connector P/N SMA-001 $ 25.00 GPS Antenna GPS magmount active antenna with SMC male connector P/N GPS-SMC $ 45.00 Ni-MH Battery Charger with switching transformer P/N NIMH-000 $ 105.00 Ni-MH Battery Pack 5 AA 7.5 V P/N NIMH-005 $ 45.00 Rugged Carrying Case...

  • Page 31: Yellowjacket Plus Optional Accessories

    Internet: www.bvsystems.com E-mail: info@bvsystems.com Windows CE, PocketPC and HP iPAQ are registered ® trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation and Hewlett Packard Corporation respectively. Hive™ is powerful mapping software that works with Berkeley’s Yellowjacket 802.11 (B, A or B/G) Wi-Fi receiver system.

  • Page 32: Glossary Of Acronyms

    Alternating Current Analog to Digital converter Automatic Gain Control Access Point Applet a small Application Bit Error Rate BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying Basic Service Set Band Width CDMA Code Division Multiple Access (spread spectrum modulation) Direct Current Digital to Analog decibel decibels referenced to 1 milliwatt Digital Operating System...
  • Page 33 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1)Read and understand all instructions. 2)Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3)Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
  • Page 34 3. Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network inter- face. 4. Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. INSTRUCTION FOR BATTERIES CAUTION: To Reduce the Risk of Fire or Injury to Persons, Read and Follow these Instructions: Use only the type and size of batteries mentioned in owner’s manual.
  • Page 35 2.4 GHz Direction Finding Corner Reflector 2.4 GHz Omni-Directional (7.5” long)
  • Page 36 Call us today for more information: (732) 548-3737 / Fax: (732) 548-3404 Internet: www.bvsystems.com E-mail: info@bvsystems.com Windows CE, PocketPC and HP iPAQ are registered ® trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation and Hewlett Packard Corporation respectively. PLUS Measurements: SSID (1,2,5.5,11Mbit) Total Channel Power...
  • Page 37 Wi-Fi analysis. Perform drive-studies on campus, locate hacklers and time stamp sources of interference all in REALTIME all in YellowjacketPLUS™. Yellowjacket PLUS™ includes a rugged travel case, 2.4 GHz antenna, two Ni- MH battery packs, charger base, IrDA USB communicator link and optional Direction Finding Antenna.

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