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  • Page 2 All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. September, 1996 It is the policy of Lucent Technologies to improve products as new technology, components, software, and firmware become available. Lucent Technologies, therefore, reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice.
  • Page 3 WaveLAN Technical Support If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, or would like information about our other WaveLAN products, please contact your local Lucent Technologies Sales Office or Authorized WaveLAN Reseller. In emergency, or when no local support is available, you can reach us at the telephone numbers listed below.
  • Page 4 Lucent Technologies is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this device or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than specified by Lucent Technologies.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ......v Who Should Use This Manual ... v Getting Started Chapter 1 About WaveLAN .
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Chapter 3 Installing the Software Software Installation Overview ....3-1 Installing under Windows 95/NT ..3-1 Installing under MS-DOS ....3-1 Installation Procedure .
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Logging the Measurement Data ..5-7 Command Line Parameters... . 5-8 Chapter 6 The Frequency Select Utility About the Frequency Select Utility ..6-1 Running the Frequency Select Utility .
  • Page 8 Table of Contents...

  • Page 9: Preface

    Interface Card in a personal computer, and how to connect and position the antenna. Chapter 3, “Installing the Software” Describes how to install the WaveLAN software and set WaveLAN parameters in the network driver configuration files. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 MS-Word 6.0 format. Before installing the WaveLAN card, be sure to look at Note: the README.TXT file on the WaveLAN software diskette, which contains information not available when this User's Guide was printed. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 Table of Contents Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started About WaveLAN Typical Network Configurations Other WaveLAN Products WaveLAN Components Network Interface Card Optional Boot ROM Feature Kit Preparing for Installation 1. Install the WaveLAN Card in a PC 2. Install the software 3.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Table of Contents Getting Started WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: About Wavelan

    Getting Started About WaveLAN About WaveLAN WaveLAN provides cable-free departmental local area networking for personal computers. This gives you the flexibility to relocate people and equipment, or to add more stations to your network, without the planning effort and cost of re-cabling. Using radio communications technology, WaveLAN is ideally suited to workgroup or departmental networks, to extending wired networks into difficult to wire areas,...

  • Page 14: Other Wavelan Products

    Getting Started About WaveLAN Figure 1-1 Wireless access to wired network The WaveLAN family of wireless networking products Other WaveLAN also includes: Products WavePOINT - a wireless access point, facilitating wireless cell extensions to wired LANs, and backbone connections between wireless cells. WaveLAN/PCMCIA - a WaveLAN NIC for notebook and notepad computers and other PCMCIA-equipped devices, enabling mobile...

  • Page 15: Wavelan Components

    Getting Started WaveLAN Components WaveLAN Components The WaveLAN/ISA adapter kit contains the basic set of components required to install WaveLAN in a personal computer: WaveLAN Network Interface Card. Omni-directional Antenna Module. WaveLAN software. User's guide (this book). The WaveLAN card is available with or without a built- in encryption feature.

  • Page 16: Network Interface Card

    Getting Started WaveLAN Components The Network Interface Card (NIC) is a printed circuit Network Interface board which acts as the interface between your personal Card computer and the rest of the network. The NIC is installed in a card slot inside the computer. It contains a radio-frequency modem in addition to the circuitry needed to process the signals exchanged between your computer and other stations on the network.
  • Page 17 Getting Started WaveLAN Components card. For availability, contact your WaveLAN vendor or local Lucent Technologies office. The "half-size" ISA card is available in 915 MHz and New Features 2.4 GHz versions. New features are: Auto-connect - the ability to automatically connect to a WavePOINT access point.

  • Page 18: Preparing For Installation

    Getting Started Preparing for Installation Preparing for Installation To install a WaveLAN network station, you must have What You Need the following: A (half-size) PC/AT or ISA compatible personal computer with a free card slot. MS-DOS version 5.0 or higher. One of the following network operating environments: Windows 95 or Windows NT (workgroups)
  • Page 19 Getting Started Preparing for Installation operating frequency. The procedure is described in Chapter 3, “Installing the Software” with references to the appropriate appendices. 3. Test the Communications Path (optional) When you have installed at least two WaveLAN cards, or if a WavePOINT access point is installed, you can run the Point-to-point Diagnostics utility to check out your WaveLAN installation.
  • Page 20 Getting Started Preparing for Installation WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...
  • Page 21 Preparing the Card Setting the Hardware Configuration Switches Setting the I/O Base Address Setting the Remote Boot ROM's Base Address Installing the Card in your Computer Connecting the Antenna Antenna Placement Using the Antenna Support Bracket WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 22: Installing The Wavelan Card

    Table of Contents Installing the WaveLAN Card WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Preparation

    The first two switches (switches 1, 2) Configuration Switches are used to set the card's I/O base address. Switches 3 and 4 are used to enable the Remote Boot ROM and select the Remote Boot ROM's base address. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 . You need to change this setting only if 0300H another device already installed in your computer is using this address. Table 2-1 shows which I/O base addresses are available. Use a small flat-blade screwdriver to set the switches. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 25 Boot ROM Base Address Switch 3 Switch 4 Table 2-2 Boot ROM Base Address Settings DISABLED C8000H - CBFFFH D0000H - D3FFFH D8000H - DBFFFH Use a small flat-blade screwdriver to set the switches. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 26: Installing The Card In Your Computer

    Insert the Interface Card Align the edges of the card with the expansion slot and gently press on the top of the card until the edge connector is seated in the slot (see Figure 2-2 on page 2-5). WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 To ensure the best performance: Position the antenna at right angles to the mounting surface whenever possible. Place the antenna above a desk rather than below. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 28 2-7): At its edge, taking a position at right angles to the support bracket. This is the normal fixing method, allowing the antenna module to hang from a vertical surface or stand on a horizontal one. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 29 This method is recommended for concrete and masonry walls, papered or with a rough surface. with the Velcro fastening strips. Use this method for smooth hollow surfaces such as half-height office dividing walls and filing cabinets, or windows. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 30 Installing the WaveLAN Card Installing the Card in your Computer WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 31 Installing the Software Chapter 3 Installing the Software Software Installation Overview Installing under Windows 95/NT Installing under MS-DOS Installation Procedure Create a Utilities Diskette Install theNetwork operating Software Create a WAVELAN.INI file Frequency Selection (2.4 GHz) WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 32: Installing The Software

    Table of Contents Installing the Software WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: Software Installation Overview

    WaveLAN-specific configuration parameters. Make a WAVELAN.INI file for use by the WaveLAN utilities. Reboot the computer to verify that the network driver loads successfully If necessary, run the Frequency select utility to change the card's operating frequency. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Installation Procedure

    Use the documentation that comes with the network operating Install theNetwork system to do the installation. If asked to insert a diskette operating Software containing an , or - supplied “updated” “OEM” “other vendor” driver, insert the WaveLAN diskette in drive A:. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 35 DOS/ODI driver are set in the file NET.CFG. A sample NET.CFG file is provided in the root directory of the WaveLAN software diskette. Note: When editing, be sure to place the WaveLAN parameters, indented, directly after the " " link driver statement. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 To enable the card to auto-connect to a WavePOINT a (non-zero) Domain ID is required. All other parameters are optional. If the auto-connect feature is not required, reset the DOMAIN ID to '0000', and set the NWID. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 To enable the card to auto-connect to a WavePOINT a (non-zero) Domain ID is required. All other parameters are optional. If the auto-connect feature is not required, reset the Domain ID to '0000', and set the NWID. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Create A Wavelan.ini File

    If you have installed a 2.4 GHz card and intend to use it in Frequency Selection networks with older WaveLAN 2.4 GHz ISA cards, Micro (2.4 GHz) Channel cards or WavePOINTs you need to change the card's WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 39 RF emitters, you may be able to overcome this by changing the operating frequency of all the WaveLAN cards. Appendix D describes how to use the WFREQSEL utility to change the operating frequency. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 40 Installing the Software Installation Procedure WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Table of Contents Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Radio-frequency Network Characteristics Signal Interference Signal Attenuation Optimizing Network Performance Arranging Network Stations Antenna Placement Problem Determination Component Failure Environment and Operation The Point-to-Point Diagnostics Utilities Troubleshooting List Error Messages WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 42 Table of Contents Troubleshooting WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Radio-Frequency Network Characteristics

    Users of 2.4 GHz WaveLAN cards can often solve the problem by selecting another frequency. Signal attenuation is a loss of signal strength, which Signal Attenuation occurs naturally over distance, but which also can be WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 44: Optimizing Network Performance

    When a network is dispersed across two or more workgroups separated by a large open space or situated on different floors, you can use an access point such as WavePOINT to connect to a wired backbone between the wireless cells, eliminating signal attenuation. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 45 WaveLAN card, and that you have followed the guidelines on antenna placement given in Chapter 2, “Installing the WaveLAN Card”. Use the Point-to-Point Diagnostics utility to verify satisfactory communications quality. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 46: Problem Determination

    You can Diagnostics Utilities use it to measure local noise and to find the best antenna position. Installing and using Point-to-Point Diagnostics is described in Chapter 5, “The Point-to-Point Diagnostics Utility”. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 47 The utility cannot find a WAVELAN.INI file which is Create a WAVELAN.INI file on the Utilities other stations (network needed to locate the network configuration file diskette (See Chapter 3). using encryption). (NET.CFG or CONFIG.SYS) containing the Encryption key parameter. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 48 Access Control Table configuration with Access Control disabled. Encryption Key mismatch on new WavePOINT Check Security feature status and Encryption key of new WavePOINT corresponds to that of other WavePOINTs and WaveLAN stations in the Domain. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Error Messages

    NET.CFG or PORT in PROTOCOL.INI corresponds to AT_Address that set with the switches on the card. Card not functioning correctly Cause: Start-up diagnostics detected a malfunctioning component and has determined that the card cannot be used. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 50 Action: This may be a transient or permanent problem. Try to install the new configuration again. If the message persists, replace the card. If possible, try the card in another computer to verify that the problem is in the card and not its environment. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 51 Cause: The configuration installed on the card indicates that Datalink Security is enabled, but the card is not equipped with the Security Feature. Action: Replace the card by one that includes the security feature, or reconfigure to disable WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 52 Cause: The command line contained a string that did Unrecognized parameter on not match the MS-DOS conventions for program Command Line filenames or was not a valid command line parameter. Action: Correct the command line (see this book). 4-10 WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 53 About Point-to-Point Diagnostics Running Point-to-Point Diagnostics Selecting the Local WaveLAN Card Selecting a Link Test Partner Changing Local Identifiers Search for Other Stations Selecting a Test Partner The Measurement Data Display Logging the Measurement Data Command Line Parameters WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 54: The Point-To-Point Diagnostics Utility

    Table of Contents The Point-to-Point Diagnostics Utility WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: About Point-To-Point Diagnostics

    If you would like to run this utility on a Windows 95/NT computer, the computer must have MS-DOS installed. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode, as you can not run the utility from an MS-DOS box under Windows. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 56: Running Point-To-Point Diagnostics

    Start a link test with a selected station. Mobile stations with WaveLAN power management Note: enabled are not displayed, because these stations can “go to sleep” at unpredictable moments, thereby giving unreliable link test results. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Changing Local Identifiers

    Point-to-Point Diagnostics program. Change it if a more meaningful name is required. Search for Other Stations Selecting this option causes a search to be made for all stations able to participate in Point-to-Point diagnostics WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 58 (The “local” display indicates whether or not encryption is enabled for that station). WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Selecting A Test Partner

    Link quality. Link quality can be “Good”, “Acceptable” or “Poor”. You can investigate the Link Quality in more detail by pressing [Enter] or the Cursor key to display the Measurement Data screen (Figure 5-2 on page 5-6). WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 60: The Measurement Data Display

    Signal Quality and SNR measurements. Signal-to-noise Ratio is based on the strength of the received signal relative to the local noise. The received Signal Level is displayed as well as the SNR measurement. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 61: Logging The Measurement Data

    ASCII format is shown in Figure 5-3 on page 5-8. You can append data to an existing file or save to a new file, and you can choose to save the data once only or at regular intervals during the test. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 62: Command Line Parameters

    You can also use lowercase characters. This “position” parameter is related to the card’s I/O Base address as shown in the table below: P-value Table 5-1 I/O Base Address parameter I/O Base Address ‘0300’H ‘0390’H ‘03c0’H ‘03e0’H WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 63 WaveLAN Network ID is set to ‘2402’ for the duration of program execution or until changed to another value. The links can be tested between this station and other stations or WavePOINTs that use this Network ID. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 64 The Point-to-Point Diagnostics Utility Running Point-to-Point Diagnostics 5-10 WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 65 Table of Contents The Frequency Select Utility Chapter 6 The Frequency Select Utility About the Frequency Select Utility Running the Frequency Select Utility Select a New Frequency Command line parameter WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 66 Table of Contents The Frequency Select Utility WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 67: About The Frequency Select Utility

    Table 6-1 Fixed Frequency Settings WaveLAN 2.4 GHz Sub-band WaveLAN Channel Type 2.425 GHz Type_A 2.460 GHz Type_B 2.4305 GHz Type_D You can determine the frequency used by already- installed WaveLAN cards by running this utility. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 68 Table 6-2 Fixed Frequency Setting WavePOINT Serial Number WaveLAN Channel Type 3105-0111 Type_A 3105-0112 Type_B 3105-0114 Type_D If you are not certain about the frequency used by your WaveLAN products, contact your local supplier. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Running The Frequency Select Utility

    Frequency optional frequencies supported by the WaveLAN card (Figure 6-1). Figure 6-1 Frequency Select Screen Use the cursor control keys to select another frequency from the displayed list. WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 70: Command Line Parameter

    You can use the parameter option on the MS-DOS Command line command line to select a "Monochrome Display" mode. parameter Try this parameter if you have difficulty viewing the display in normal colour mode. Example: wfreqsel -m WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 71: Wavelan Specifications

    Table of Contents WaveLAN Specifications Appendix A WaveLAN Specifications Specifications Environment Definitions: WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...
  • Page 72 Table of Contents WaveLAN Specifications WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Specifications

    WaveLAN Specifications Specifications Specifications ISA Card Specifications Hardware Switched I/O Base Address, Remote Boot Base Address Temperature Range Host 0° to +40° C Equipment Data Communication Data Rate: 2Mbit/sec. Media Access Protocol: Ethernet variety (CSMA/CA) Bit Error Rate: Better than 10 Power Consumption 915 MHz 2.4 GHz...

  • Page 74: Environment Definitions

    WaveLAN Specifications Specifications The range of WaveLAN may vary according to the Environment physical environment where the product will be used. Definitions: Signal strength can be affected by closeness to metal surfaces and solid high-density materials. The ranges listed on the previous page may provide a rule of thumb to the range that might be expected in a typical environment.

  • Page 75: Driver Installation Examples

    Table of Contents Driver Installation Examples Appendix B Driver Installation Examples NetWare Examples Personal NetWare DOS/ODI Workstation Driver NDIS Examples LAN Manager Installation Windows for Workgroups Driver Installation WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...
  • Page 76 Table of Contents Driver Installation Examples WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...
  • Page 77 Driver Installation Examples NetWare Examples NetWare Examples This section describes installation in the following environments: Personal NetWare • NetWare (workstation) • Run the Personal NetWare INSTALL program as Personal NetWare described in the Personal NetWare documentation. From the list of Primary Network Interface Cards, select the OEM supplied driver files option.
  • Page 78 Driver Installation Examples NetWare Examples Edit the workstation's AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include the following lines in the order shown here (example): C:\WAVELAN\LSL C:\WAVELAN\WVLAN05 C:\WAVELAN\IPXODI C:\WAVELAN\NETX C:\WAVELAN\VLM Edit the NET.CFG file to include WaveLAN configuration parameters as described in Chapter 3. Note: The WaveLAN DOS/ODI driver works only with the latest versions of the NetWare files: LSL.COM,...

  • Page 79: Ndis Examples

    Driver Installation Examples NDIS Examples NDIS Examples This section provides examples for the following NDIS environments: Microsoft LAN Manager • Microoft Windows for Workgroups • If your NDIS environment is not listed here, please check the README.TXT file on the WaveLAN software diskette.
  • Page 80 Driver Installation Examples NDIS Examples Changing Installation During WaveLAN driver installation parameters are added to the file PROTOCOL.INI in directory Parameters \LANMAN. Example: [WVLAN09_NIF] ; Protocol.ini entry for WaveLAN Communications Adapter. ; etc. (can be deleted) DriverName = WVLN09$ Domain_ID= 0x0001 Beacon_Key= 0x0000 Encryption_Key = 0 Edit the...

  • Page 81: Changing The Default Irq

    Table of Contents Changing the Default IRQ Appendix C Changing the Default IRQ SETIRQ Utility WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...
  • Page 82 Table of Contents Changing the Default IRQ WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...

  • Page 83: Setirq Utility

    Changing the Default IRQ SETIRQ Utility SETIRQ Utility WaveLAN cards are factory-preset to use Interrupt Request Line (IRQ) . If this IRQ cannot be used (for example, because another device in your computer is using it) you can reconfigure the WaveLAN card to use another IRQ by running the SETIRQ batch file.
  • Page 84 Changing the Default IRQ SETIRQ Utility WaveLAN/ISA User’s Guide...
  • Page 85 Installation Driver Configuration Utilities Diskette Installation, Driver Configuration Installation, Network operating Software Email WaveLAN Configurations Interference WaveLAN Support WaveLAN Products Interference, noise Error Messages WaveLAN Technical Support WaveLAN/ISA Features WaveLAN/ISA Kit NET.CFG Features Network Configurations WaveLAN/ISA Card User’s Guide Index...
  • Page 86 Authors: Hugh Davison and William van der Moolen Graphic Design: Hugh Davison and Jek Mistry Typesetting: William van der Moolen Lucent Technologies Wireless Communications and Networking Division Zadelstede 1-10 3431 JZ Nieuwegein The Netherlands An electronic copy of this document can be downloaded from our Library on the World Wide Web: http://www.wavelan.com.
  • Page 87 008 - 0127332/B Copyright © 1996 Lucent Technologies Inc. October 1996 All Rights Reserved...

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