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6 Industrial Et hernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager , CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 3ULRUW R6W DUW XS Bef ore put ting the product into operation, note the f ollowing w a rning: &DXWLR Q Bef ore installa tion and star tup, r ead the instructions in the appro- priate documen tation. F or ordering dat a of the doc umentation, p[...]

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8 Industrial Et hernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager , CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 *XLGHWRWKH0 DQXD O T o help you to f ind specific information quic kly , these m anual includes the f ollowing parts: • At the front of the o perating instructions you will find a com plete table of contents. • At the bac k of the operating[...]

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1 0 Industr ial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Ma nager, CP 1 515 Manager C79000-G8 976 -C1 7 1 -0 1  ,QWURGXFWLRQ 1.1 About Siemens SIMATIC NET Industrial W ireless LAN ........ .............. 16 1.2 About Siemens SIMATIC NET Industrial Wireless LAN Tools ...... ....... 17 1.2.1 CP 15 15 Manager ...... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 7 1 -0 1 1 1 3.2 Assigning an L AN Administrato r Station ......... ......... ............. .......... .... 34 3.2.1 Minimum Requ irements ...... ......... ...... .......... ......... ...... ........ ....... .......... ..... 34 3.3 Managing Peer-to-Peer Workgroups[...]

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Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 7 1 -0 1 1 3 7.2 Securing Access to Wire less Data ........... .......... ............. .......... ........ 155 7.2.1 Restri ct Wirel ess Access to the Netw ork ... ......... ...... .......... ......... ...... ..... 155 7.2.2 Closing the Wire less Netw ork .......[...]

1 4 Indu strial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 8.3 Configuring Large Networks .......... ......... ................ ............. .......... ... 218 8.3.1 Common Parameter s .... ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ........... ........ ...... 219 8.3.2 Unique Paramet ers ..[...]

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$ERXW7K LV0DQXDO 22 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 51 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 general guideline to help you to decide whic h tool can help you to accomp lish a specific ta sk. F or more inf orm ation about specific softwar e scre ens or options, you are advised to consult the on-line help docum entation. ?[...]

$ERXW7KLV0DQXDO Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 23 • T o acc ess context-sensitive help on a specific screen for the SIMA TIC NET Ind ustria l W irele ss LAN pro grams, click the +HOS b ut ton or pre ss the function key . • In the on-line help you can click the &RQWHQW V ta[...]

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%DVLF, QIUDVWUXFWXU H 28 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH : LUHOHVVWR (WKHUQH W$FFHVV &RQI LJXUDW LRQ All wireless stations w ithin this cov erage area that wish to conne ct to the network mu st be co nfigured with the same network name as the Acces[...]

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,QWURGXFWL RQ Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 33 In this c hapter , we describe ho w to set up the LAN adminis trato r station in the follo wi ng network c onfigurations: • 3HHUWR3HHUZ RUNJURXS - all st atio ns within t h e netw ork directly commun icate with all othe r statio[...]

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0DQD JLQ J,QI UDVWU XFWXUH 1HWZRUNV 36 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   0DQDJ LQJ, QIU DVWUX FWXU H1HW ZR UNV In an infra str uct u r e network , yo u will primarily use the LAN admini str ator station tha t has the RLM Manager inst alled to configure your Acces[...]

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0DQD JLQ J,QI UDVWU XFWXUH 1HWZRUNV 38 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1       & RQILJXUDWLRQ A wired LAN administrator s tation ha s access to all Access Points RLMs vi a a wired backbone. The Access P oi nts RLMs are iden tified by means of their [...]

0DQDJLQJ, QIUDVWUXFW XUH 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 39    : LUHOHVV6WD WLRQV A wireless, mo bile LAN administrator st ation allows you to us e the CP 151 5 Manager as well as the RLM M anager. The Mobic uses only its CP 1 51 5 Manager . [...]

,QVWDO OLQJ6,0$ 7,&1(7,:/6RI WZD UH 40 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  ,QVWDOOLQJ6,0$ 7,&1 (7,:/6 RI WZDUH   &3 0 DQDJH U The CP 1 51 5 Manager is a diagnostics tool that r uns on wireless stations only . T o[...]

,QVWDOOL QJ6,0$ 7,&1(7,:/6RI WZDUH Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 41 5. F ollow the instr uct ions on your screen. If not a vailable y et, a special Siemens group in the Windows Programs menu will be created. T his group will pro vid e access to the CP 1 515 Manager. 12 [...]

,QVWDO OLQJ6,0$ 7,&1(7,:/6RI WZD UH 42 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  , QVWDOOLQJ5 /00DQDJ HU T o install the RLM Manager sof tware, proceed as f o llo ws: 1 . Inse rt the sof tware CD-ROM that came with yo ur product in the CD- ROM drive of the[...]

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,QVWDO OLQJ6,0$ 7,&1(7,:/6RI WZD UH 44 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 - you can set the IP -adresses manualy . Y ou must order the k orrect IP - adre sses from your LAN adm istrat or (see also sec tion "About IP Addresse s and Subnet s" (page 22 9) ). • W[...]

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&RQIL JXUDWL RQ6FH QDULRV 50 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • When you ha ve assigned a unique IP address value to eac h Access P oint RLM, you s hould be able t o access eac h Access P oint RLM from anywhere within the network by using its unique IP address. When inst alli[...]

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&RQIL JXUDWL RQ6FH QDULRV 52 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 — the LAN administrator s tation is within range of the “t arget” Access P oi nt RLM, and — the wire less n etwork interf ace set u p ma tc h es the para meter values of the Access P oint RL Ms. When using t [...]

&RQILJXUDWLRQ6FHQDULRV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 53 • The scenario pictured in Figure 7 W ireless Access via a Direct Connection w ill be most conv enien t when configuring multiple “ out-of- the-box” A c cess P oints RLMs sequentially . • The scenario pictured in F [...]

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,QWURGXFWL RQ Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 57     :KDW R X1HHG T o manag e your Access P oint s RLMs, you must assign a unique IP address to ea ch RLM wi thin you r net work. F urther more, your manageme nt station must also have an IP address. T h e TCP/IP[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ ,QIUDVWU XFWXU H1HWZR UNV 58 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  &RQILJXULQJ,QIU DVWUXFWXU H1HWZRUN V   %DVLF&RQILJXUDWLRQ     ,QW URGXFWLRQ This section will describe a 4-step installation approac h to[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ, QIUDVW UXFW XUH 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 59 )LJX UH  % DVLF $FFHVV1 HWZRUN T o con nect a wireless station to the SIMA TIC NET Industrial Wi reless LAN network, each station must be configured with the same Network Name as the Ra[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ ,QIUDVWU XFWXU H1HWZR UNV 60 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 4. C r eate a back-up file of the ne w configuration set tings (optional but recommended). Repeat steps 2 to 4 f or eac h of the A ccess P oints RLMs that you wish to install.    [...]

&RQIL JXULQJ, QIUDVW UXFW XUH 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 61 T o connect to the RLM proceed as f ollows: 1 . Sta rt the RL M Manage r program. 2. Select the Radio Link Module that you wish to config ure fr om the list or enter the IP address in the f ield (QWHU[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ ,QIUDVWU XFWXU H1HWZR UNV 62 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJXUH   0DLQ5/0 0DQDJ HUZLQGRZ  3. C lic k the (GLW but ton. • If the RL M that you select is identifie d b y the factory-set IP address 1 53.69.25 4.254, y ou will be pr om[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ, QIUDVW UXFW XUH 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 63 b. Record the IP a ddress on t he 5/0&RQILJXUDWLRQ5HFRUG located in A “Star t-up Configuration ” . 4. Enter the R ead Write passw ord and clic k 2. (default password is “public”). • I[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ ,QIUDVWU XFWXU H1HWZR UNV 64 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJXUH 5/00DQDJHU:LUHOHVV,QWHUIDFHVWDE 3. En ter th e iden tific atio n des igna tor in the fie ld 1HWZRUN1DP H for the service type that t h is interf ace should use: The n[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ, QIUDVW UXFW XUH 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 65 The network name should be the same for all wireless network inter faces tha t wi ll ser vice w ireles s sta tion s that b elon g to th e net work. The network name distinguishes your Access P oints RLM [...]

&RQIL JXULQJ ,QIUDVWU XFWXU H1HWZR UNV 66 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1    6WHS  &UHDWHD%DF NXSRIWKH&RQILJXUDWL RQ At all times wh en you c hange the configuration of the Access P oint RLM, we recommend that you crea[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 67  0RQLWRULQJ RXU6,0$ 7 ,&1(7 ,: / 1HW ZRUN   ,QWURGXFWLRQ Once your network has been c onfigured and installed, you can use SIMA TIC NET IWL sof tware t ools to : • Monitor the performance of your network; • V erify op[...]

,QWURGXFWLRQ 68 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1       &3  0DQD JHU The CP 1 51 5 M anager has been designed to monitor the radio perf or mance of your net work on-site. Y ou can use this program to: • Run dynamic radio communication diagnosti[...]

,QWURGXFWL RQ Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 69 Both the CP 1 51 5 Manager and the RLM M anager of fer logging functions that can save measurement data f or later ev al uation or comparison with pre v ious measurements. Y ou can view saved log files with any ASCII editor , or import the[...]

,QWURGXFWLRQ 70 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • The Siemens SIMA TI C NE T IWL sof tware suite has been designed to off e r an enhanced set of tools to monitor and analyze a wide range of diagnostic tallies. Some of these tool s req uire additional functions in the hardwar e t ha[...]

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8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 76 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJXUH  /LQN7 HVW:LQGR Z The “Link T est” window provides you with three l ink test option s to assist you in analyzing the link test data: • 7 HVW UHVXOW V - pro vides measure[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 77   7 HV W5HVXOWV 7 D E Th e T est R esult s tab is y our pri mar y scr een t o analyz e link te st resu lts us ing the f ollowin g indicator s : • Signal to noise radio (SNR) • [...]

8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 78 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • A high n oise lev el indicates a source of radio int erf erence i n the radio path between the two link test partners. Compar ing the v alues f or your station and the link test part ner will help yo[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 79 In most situations you will see that the numbe r of lost messages will increase whenever the level of SNR decreases. The dif f e rent fi elds f or messages received at the dif ferent transmit rates (e.g . ?[...]

8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 80 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • One of the test partners is using a w ireless card that does not support the high rates. T o in vestigate link quality results in more detail, you can use one of the f ollowing but tons : • $G YLFH[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 81 F o r example, if you have an Radio Link M odule that s hows my s terious perf or mance problems at regular intervals, you can run the te st history mode f o r 24 hou rs to: • Determine the exact time the [...]

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8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 84 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Displayed across the top of the Site M onitor window are the f ollowing fields: • &XUUHQW1HW ZRUN 66,' - whic h id entifies the name of the network to which you ar e currently conn[...]

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8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 86 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 — A high noise lev el would indicate a source of interference in the radio path between your CP 1 51 5 Mana ger station and the Access Po i n t R L M . The SNR, signal lev el and noise le vel can be di[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 87 — only conn ect to an infrastr u ct ure network identified by the same network name when the station is pow ered up. — display only the Access Points RLMs belongi ng to that net w ork that are within ran[...]

8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 88 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH  6HOHF WDQ RWKH U1HWZRUN WR0RQL WRU The list of 2EVHUYHG1HWZ RUNV on th is tab wi ll sho w: • All net works that are operational within the range of your CP 1 515 Man[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 89 • The dif f erent radio c ha nnels used by the Access P oints RLMs. 2. (Optional) C lic k the 6FDQ1RZ button to r efresh the list of observed networks. 3. Click t he network of your c h oice to ret urn [...]

8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 90 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • The neighboring networks have been “close d” to den y wireless compliant devices to esta blish a ra dio connectio n when these devices hav e been configured with: a. The network name “ ANY” ,[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 91 T o display this name it is r e quired that y our com puter first establishes tr u e data connec tions with suc h Access P oints RLMs. T his means yo ur comput er did not y et: • Walk around • Use t he $[...]

8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 92 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 The Radio Link Module nam es you assign to a spotted MAC address will be sav e d into an ASCII file that you can use to: Share the file with other LAN Administrators that use the CP 1 515 Manager tool to[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 93    0DQXDO 'DWD/RJ JLQJ The manual data logging function all o w s y ou to take a snapshot of the measurement dat a at specific moment in time, e.g . when you are r unni ng sit[...]

8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 94 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJXUH   /RJ6H WW LQJV 2. E nter a filename f or your log file in the field /RJ) LOHQDPH . If you: • Enter a new filename - a new file is created. • Enter the same filename - t he d[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 95 • 0DQXDOGDW DORJJLQJ - to man ual ly reco rd your lin k measu rements. Optionally , you can add comments each time you log dat a by clic king the “ Add comm ents” check bo x. • $XWRPDWLFGDW [...]

8VLQJWK H&3 0DQDJH U 96 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  'LDJQRVH & DUG If you suspect that your PC card CP 1 51 5 ma y not be functioning properly , y ou can sel ect 'LDJQRVWLFV in the $GY DQFHG m enu of the main CP 1 515 Mana[...]

8VLQJWKH &3 0DQ DJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 97 • Y our CP 1 5 1 5 Manage r station is “ out -of-range ” of the Access P oints RLMs that you wish to monitor . T ypically the values f or signal lev el and SNR are ‘0’ ( zer o). • A configuration[...]

8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 98 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  8VLQJWK H5/00DQDJHU Y ou can use the RL M Manager to: • Display a standard set of SNMP variables to monitor general LAN traf fic perf ormance in your network (see R emote Statis tics T ab (page 1 08)[...]

8VLQ JWK H5/0 0D QDJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 99 12 7( i All diagnostic options are described in the on-line help inf orma tion of the RLM Manager. T o acces s that you can access by pressing the function key or clicking the +HOS but ton in your RLM Manager window . [...]

8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 1 00 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Y ou ca n now monitor your network. )LJXUH 6 VWHP,QIR UPDWLRQ:LQGRZ[...]

8VLQ JWK H5/0 0D QDJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 0 1  6 VWHP,QIR UPDWLRQ The s ystem inf ormatio n does not pro v ide on-line statistics, but is primarily used to verify the ver sion lev e l of the embedded sof tware that is loaded into the Acc ess Poi[...]

8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 1 02 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 —U s e t h e 3ULQW but ton to print t he inf ormation to paper that y ou wil l fax to y our T echnical Support together , or — Press the ke ys and simultan eously to copy the contents of this screen to the W indows clip[...]

8VLQ JWK H5/0 0D QDJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 03 Y ou are a dvised to c ons ult the MO BIC web s ite a t reg ular i nterva ls to find out whether newer sof tware is av ai lable f or your Access Po i n t s R L M s .  5HPRW H/LQN7 HVW:L QGRZ The[...]

8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 1 04 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH 6 HOHFW D/ LQN7 HVW3DUWQ HU The middle section of the “Select Remote Link Pa rtner for ..." window displays all wireless devices connected to the “i nitiator station ” . The f ollo[...]

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8VLQ JWK H5/0 0D QDJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 07   ,PSRUWDQ W,Q GLFDWRUV WR0RQLWRU The Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) identifies the comm unication quality of the radi o path betw een the initia tor stati o n and i ts remote lin k test p a [...]

8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 1 08 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Compar ing the v alues f or the Access P oint RLM and its link test partner will help you to identify the location where the interference occurs, and investigate whether any actions to eliminate or remedy the source inte rf[...]

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8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 1 1 0 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   6 WDUWLQJ5HP RWH6WDWLVWLFV T o displa y remote statistics for the R adio Link Module, you must first connect to the t arget RLM as des cribed in Connecting to Access P oi nts RLMs (page 99) . 1[...]

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8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 1 1 2 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  6VWHP ,Q WHUY D OV T o display the sy stem in terv al pa rameter s to monitor t h e RLM, you must fir st connec t to t h e tar get A ccess P oint RLM a s descri bed in Connect ing to Access P oints R[...]

8VLQ JWK H5/0 0D QDJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 1 3 )LJXUH ,QWHUY DOV ZLQGRZ In the Intervals wind ow two diff ere nt tim e inte rval param eters c an be s et to change to monitor interval set t ings: • Analy sis polling inte rv a l (us ed f or remote l[...]

8VLQJWKH5/00DQ DJHU 1 1 4 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1    $GMXVWLQJ $QDOVL V3 ROOL QJ,QW HUY DO Subject to the type of conne ction, you can adjust the refresh rate of the remote link test results, also identified as the analysis polling interv[...]

8VLQ JWK H5/0 0D QDJHU Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 1 5  $GMX VWLQJ6103 3 ROOLQJ ,QWHUY D O The data displa yed in the 5HPRWH tab refreshe s at regular intervals that can vary between 1 second and 5 minutes. Adjust the refresh rate by c han [...]

1 16 In dustrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Ma nager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C79000-G8 976 -C1 71 -0 1  2SWLP L]LQJ 3 HUIRUPDQF H   ,QWURGXFWLRQ The perf ormance of y ou r L AN is usually determined by a complex combination of dif f erent f a ctors. T hi s section will present a number of considerations that may help you to: • Determ[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 1 7  (OL P LQDWLQJ5HGXQGDQW7 UDIILF Data transm itted v ia y our netw ork can be di vided in tw o major types o f data: • T rue Data - is data communicated bet ween network stations, such as file-tra[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 18 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • Optimizing W ired Connections (page 121) : to eli mina te redu nda nt error messages due to fai l ing connections. • Optimizing Wireless Conne ctions (page 1 25) : to av oid retransmission of lost or c ollid[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 1 9 • When th e number of “ Out collisions” i s less than 1% of the “Bridg e out pack ets” , this indicates that the wireless medium is perf orming fine, i.e. protocol filtering is not required, but m ight [...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 20 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  )LOW HULQJ1HWZ RUN3URW RFROV When you suspect that network protocols are adv e rsely af fecti ng the perf ormance of your network, use the f o llowing procedure to filter o ut unnecess ary or[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 121 1 1 . Download a bac kup file as described in Step 4 - Create a B a c k-up of the Configuration (pag e 66) . When prompted to enter a name f or the back-up fi le, you are ad vised to select a name that is dif f er[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 22 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • Y our network system will generate a large number of error mess ages as a result of the faulty conn ection(s). As thes e messages are taking up bandwidth, the perf or mance of your network may become v ery slo[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 123 5. Check whether the problem occurs only with t he selected RLM , or with mult iple Acce ss P o ints RLM s. • If the problem is observed on only one Access P oint RLM , the problem may lie in the con nectors or [...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 24 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   &KHFN LQJWKH/HQJW KRI< RXU/ $16HJPHQWV In ex ceptional cases, net working problems may be caused b y LAN segments t hat hav e been st retc he d o ver (too) lar ge distanc [...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 125 12 7( i If you decide to split the LAN (segment) into multiple (sub) seg men ts, ma ke sure that a ll SIM A TIC NET Ind ustria l W irele ss LAN equipped de vices will be grouped i nto the same LA N segment. W i[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 26 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • The retransmissions will also degrade the performance as perceiv ed by the end-user of a wireless st ations: e.g. saving a file will take longer if ma ny retran smis sio ns a re re quired . A poor link quality[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 127 These tallies can be useful in determining whether or not the per f orman ce of your netwo rk is caused by interf erence.   5HP RWH/LQ N7 HVW F o r inst ructions abou t the Rem ote Lin k[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 28 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH  ,((( LQIRUP DWLRQ WD E The three indicator s that you should pa y particular attention to are:[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 129 • 5HWU &RXQW - counts the number of frames that are lost (due to collisions) during the initial transmission. During normal operation, the 5HWU &RXQW should be less than 3% of the 7 UDQVPLWWHG[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 30 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • When the number of 2XWHUURUV is 1% or mo re of t he %ULGJHRXW SD FNHWV , it is lik el y that one or more st ations suff er f orm a poor link qua lity . 3. C ompare the number of pack e ts 2XWFROOLV[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 131 • If you suspect a “hidden ” statio n, see RTS/CTS Medium Reservation (pag e 1 3 1) . 12 7( i Y ou can also us e the CP 1 515 Manager to analyze the link quality between a remote sta tion and the Access P[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 32 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 protocol would fail due to the “hidden st ation ” problem as pictured in F igure 24 The Hidden Station Problem . )LJXUH  7KH+LGG HQ6WDWL RQ3U REOHP RTS/CTS medium reservation may pro vide [...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 133 Fi gure 24 The Hidden St ation Problem illustrates an example of the “h idden station ” problem. Both station A and station B ar e within range of the A ccess P oint RLM h ow ev er , s tati on B can not “h e[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 34 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJXUH 0HGLXP5HVHUY DWLRQo5HTXHVWWR6HQGp   $ERXWWKH0H GLXP5HVH UY DWLRQ0H FK DQLVP When you enable RTS/CTS medium reservation on a suspect “hidden stati o[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 135 — confirm the requestor station that the Access P oint RLM ha s chec ked the medium f or availability , and has reserved it f or the time- frame of the requested transmission. The CTS process is shown in Figure [...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 36 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Since a ll stations c onnected to the Access P oint RLM are typically within range of that Radio Link Module, they should be able to sense wh enev er the RLM is using the medium to transmit messag es via the wirel[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 137 All other stations w ill def er their transmiss ions f or the duration of the “radio -silence time ” identifi ed in the CT S message.    (QDE OLQJ5 76&760HGLXP5H VHU Y DWLR[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 38 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 7. C l i c k 2. to ret urn to the I nterf ace tab. 8. Cli c k 2. again to sav e the new configuration to the Access P oint RLM and to r et urn to the main RLM Man ager win dow . 9. Next create a backup-file of the[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 139 )LJXU H 'XDO&KDQQHO &RQIL JXUDWL RQ This w ay y ou can apply a maximum c han nel separation f o r neighboring Access P oints R LMs that w ill easily satisfy t he requirements recomme[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 40 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1     0XOWLS OH&KDQQHO&RQIL JXUDWLR Q Y ou can alternate th e frequenc y channels of your Access P oints RLM s between three or more sub-channels (depending on local r adio regu[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 141 F or e xampl e, lo oking at Mul ti ple Chan nel Conf igur ation (p age 1 40) , to set up a three channel system you could c onfigure the Access P oints RLMs as fo l l o w s : • All Access P oints RLMs iden tifie[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 42 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 3. C hoose the sock e t (A or B) f o r the network interf ace that you would li ke to configure. 4. C lic k the $GY DQFH G but ton. T h e PC Card CP 1 515 supports multiple sub-channels, a pull-down box will appea[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 143 7 DEOH 5HFRPPHQGH G6XE&KDQQHO &RQILJXUDWLR QV F o r wireless networks where wireless cells only have a slight ov er lap, y ou may also e x periment with multiple c hann el configuratio[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIIL F 1 44 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 1 1 . (Optionally) Modify the configurations of all your other A ccess P oi nts RLMs acco rdingly . We r ecommen d that y ou use dif f erent frequencies f or neighboring Radio Link Modules, as descri bed in Dual C[...]

(OL PLQDWL QJ5HG XQGDQW7 UDIILF Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 145 )LJXUH /LQN,QWHJULW:LQG R Z F o r more inf orma tion about link integrity refer to the help-file of the RLM Manager program.[...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+LJK &D SDFL W1HW Z RUNV 1 46 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   'HV LJQLQJ +L JK&DSD FLW1 HWZ RUNV In networking environmen ts where you ha ve either data intensive users, or a large number of users in a smal l area, y ou m ay wish [...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+L JK&DSDFLW 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 147 may perceiv e tha t wir eless stat ions show a degrading perf ormance, perceived as long network response times when communicating vi a the network. Where poor perf ormance is typic ally caused by po[...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+LJK &D SDFL W1HW Z RUNV 1 48 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1     ,QIOXHQF LQJWKH'HI HUUDO% HKDY LRU T o overcome the perf ormance issue described on pre vious pages, you can choose to design a high perf or mance network base[...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+L JK&DSDFLW 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 149 • Considering the fact that you ha ve added more Access P oi nts RLMs, the def erral behavior does no longer need to be as strict in environments where the density of inst alled Radio Link Modules [...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+LJK &D SDFL W1HW Z RUNV 1 50 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 This set ting provides y ou with the maximum radio range possible with the minimum number of Radio Link Modules to cover the wireless network area. )LJ XUH  /DUJH' LVWD QFH EH[...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+L JK&DSDFLW 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 151 • The absolute range of the radio signal from the Access P oints RLMs is iden tifie d by the gray - dotted ci rcles • The reduced virtual r a nge is identified by the colored areas. With the new [...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+LJK &D SDFL W1HW Z RUNV 1 52 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH  0HGLXP 'L VWDQFH EHWZHHQ $3V[...]

'HVLJ QLQJ+L JK&DSDFLW 1HWZ RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 153 )LJX UH 6 PDOO 'LVW DQFH EHWZHHQ $3V[...]

15 4 Industr ial Ether net Wireles s LAN RL M Manager, CP 151 5 Ma nager C79000-G8 976 -C1 71 -0 1 6 H F X U L W   , Q W U R G X F W L R Q An adva ntage of the IE EE 802. 1 1 st andard f or wireless networks is that it gives a quic k and eas y wa y to connect your wireless station to a network. F o r instance, wireless st ations that [...]

6HFXULQJ$ FFHVVWR :LUH OHVV' DWD Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 155   6HFXULQJ $ FF HVVWR:LUHOHVV'DWD T o prev e nt unauthorized stations from accessing dat a that is transmit ted ov e r the network, the pr oducts suppor t the f ollowing lev e[...]

6HFXUL QJ$ FFHVVW R:LUHOHV V'DW D 1 56 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   &ORVLQJWKH:LU HOHVV1HWZ RUN Closing t he wireless ne twork prev ents un authorized users from ac cessing the Acce ss P o int RL M wi thin a spe cifi ed SIM A TIC NET In du[...]

6HFXULQJ$ FFHVVWR :LUH OHVV' DWD Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 157 T o close your network proceed as described belo w: 1 . Start the R LM Manager and select th e A ccess P oint RL M. 2. Click (G LW to connect the RLM . 3. Select the :LUHOHVV,QWHUID FHV tab (see Fig[...]

6HFXUL QJ$ FFHVVW R:LUHOHV V'DW D 1 58 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH  &ORVH WKH :LUHOHVV 6VWHP 8. (Optional) C lic k the second i nterf ace to set t he secur ity par ameter s (ret urn to step 4).[...]

6HFXULQJ$ FFHVVWR :LUH OHVV' DWD Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 159 9. Click 2. to sa ve the new configuration to the Access P oin t RLM and to retur n to the main RLM Manager window . :$ 5 1 , 1 *  ! < RXU$FFH VV3 RLQW5 /0ZLO ODXWRPD WLFDOO UH[...]

6HFXUL QJ$ FFHVVW R:LUHOHV V'DW D 1 60 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 T o authorize wirel ess stat ions to access the network, the LAN admi nistrator( s) must: • append the unique universal MA C address of the W ireless LAN station to the acce ss control table file (* [...]

6HFXULQJ$ FFHVVWR :LUH OHVV' DWD Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 161   &UHDWLQJ(GLW LQJDQ$FFHVV&RQWU RO7 DEOH T o create or ed it the access control tabl e: 1 . Sta rt the RLM Manage r and select the Radio Link Module. 2. Click the [...]

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6HFXULQJ$ FFHVVWR :LUH OHVV' DWD Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 163 7. C l i c k t h e 6DY HILOH but ton to make a back-up copy of the access control table file you just c reated (*.tbl ). Y o u can use this file later to import the conf iguration into other Access [...]

6HFXUL QJ$ FFHVVW R:LUHOHV V'DW D 1 64 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 6. Cli c k 2. again to sa ve the new configuration to the Radio Link Module and to r et urn to the main RLM Man ager win dow . 7 . (Optional) Save the configuration to a local back- up file (*.cnf) as [...]

6HFXULQJ$ FFHVVWR :LUH OHVV' DWD Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 165   (QDEOLQJ5 $ ',866HUY HU$ FFHVV&RQWU RO RADIUS Server Access Control is a method where you use Radio Link Mod ules in c omb inati on with a t hird-p ar ty R ADI US [...]

6HFXUL QJ$ FFHVVW R:LUHOHV V'DW D 1 66 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1     5$',8 66H U Y HU $ FFHVV &R QWURO RADIUS Access Control en ables you to: • Specify the lif etime of a granted authorizatio n • Set the authorizati on pass[...]

:LUHOHVV'DWD(QFUSWL RQ Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 167   :LUHO HVV'DWD(QFUSW LRQ T o provide the highest level of security to wireless data transm it ted via your wireless network, y o u can use the W ired Equi valent P rivac y (WE P) data encryption[...]

:LUH OHV V'D WD (Q FU SWLR Q 1 68 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1    (QDEOLQJ:(3(QFU SWLR Q T o enable WEP encryption you will need to ensure that: • All wireless devices have been equipped w ith CP 1 51 5 cards • All wireless devices will be conf igu[...]

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:LUH OHV V'D WD (Q FU SWLR Q 1 70 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Wired Equivalent Priv acy ( WEP) dat a encryption enables you to encrypt all data that wil l be transmi t ted via the wir eless LAN medium. T o use WEP within your network, all access points and wireless st atio[...]

:LUHOHVV'DWD(QFUSWL RQ Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 71     :(3(QFU SWLRQ. H9 DOXHV If you select to enable encryption you may c hoose to enter up to the f o llow ing e ncr yptio n keys. F o r the CP 1 51 5 that supports 1 28-bit RC4 encryp[...]

:LUH OHV V'D WD (Q FU SWLR Q 1 72 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 In case you specified no more than 2 ke y values, you can only se lect the transmit key from these two values. &$ 87,21 ! ,I RXFOHDUHGWKH  o'HQ QRQHQFU SW HG'DWDpWL[...]

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:LUHOHVV'DWD(QFUSWL RQ Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 75 • If the address ed station doe s not use WE P encryption , the Access P o int RLM will send the mess age in non-encrypted f ormat. • If the data messa ge is a multicast or broadcast message, typica lly addresse[...]

:LUH OHV V'D WD (Q FU SWLR Q 1 76 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1     *RRG3UDFWLFH$ GPLQLVW HULQJ(QFU SWLRQ.H V Like with other properties, your WEP lock is as saf e as locking the door to your house: i.e. if you don’t stick to secure polic[...]

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6HFXULQJ$ FFHVV3 RLQW5/06H WXS Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 1 79 T o author iz e the SIMA TIC NET Industrial Wi reless LAN management station to access your Radio Link Modules, you must identify: • t he un ique IP add ress o f the mana gement stati on, and • the RLM i[...]

6HFXULQJ$FFHVV3 RLQW5/06HWXS 1 80 Indust rial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager , CP 1 515 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • (GLW - to change entries in the list. The def a ult value i s $OOZ LOOEHS HUPLWWHG! .   7UDS+RVW$OHU WV Y ou can use the T rap Host mechanism to inf orm a network administra[...]

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$ GY DQFHG6HFXUL W0DLQ WHQDQFH Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 183   $ GY DQFHG6HFXU LW 0DLQWHQDQFH    0DLQWDLQLQJ$ FFHVV&RQWU RO7 DEOHV It is best to create a single access control table and store it on the harddisk of the LAN administ[...]

$ GY DQFHG6HFXUL W0DLQ WHQDQFH 1 84 Indust rial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager , CP 1 515 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 12 7( i The 802. 1 1 st andard also de fines the pos sibility for having a unique ke y per Station, tied to the sta tion ’ s MAC A ddres s. SIMA T IC NE T Industrial W ireless LAN curr ently does not suppor t[...]

$ GY DQFHG6HFXUL W0DLQ WHQDQFH Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 185 transmission. The k ey v alues are shown by capital letter s to indicate a real k ey or b y z ero to indi cate a non-configured index. The column “Ke ys 1 -2-3-4” sh o ws an equal sign (=) wh en the value does[...]

$ GY DQFHG6HFXUL W0DLQ WHQDQFH 1 86 Indust rial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager , CP 1 515 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 7 DEOH  6 LQJO H.H 1R7 UDQV LWLRQ  By initially configuring all sta tions with the ke ys f or the first 4 periods, only the Txkey index needs to be changed at all stations f or the f[...]

$ GY DQFHG6HFXUL W0DLQ WHQDQFH Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 187    6LQJO H.H r7 UDQV LWLR Q3 HUL RG T o introduce a transition period between the main life of the successive k ey s, the scheme has to be changed as shown in T able 5 Single Key [...]

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1 90 Industr ial Ethernet Wireles s LAN RLM Manager, C P 15 1 5 Manager C79000-G8 976 -C1 71 -0 1  $ GY DQF HG1HWZ RUN& RQILJXUDWLRQV   ,QWURGXFWLRQ T o c onfigure your SIMA TIC NET IW L network beyond the basic con figuration a number of ad vanced aspect will be discussed: • Ad vanced Parameters (page 1 91) , • Configurin[...]

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$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 1 92 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   $G Y DQFHG3 DUDPHWHUV If you created a basic A ccess P oint RLM configuration, as described in the previous section, you may have alr eady noticed th e additional buttons in the setup wi ndow , as pict ur[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 193    576& 760HG LXP5HV HUY D WLRQ RTS/CTS medium reservation may pro v ide a solution f or networks where: • De nsit y of stat ion s and Ac cess P o int RL Ms is very low . • Y ou witness po[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 1 94 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 T o enab le In terf er ence Ro bustne ss cl ick t he $GY DQFH G but ton on the :LUHOHVV ,QWHUIDFHV tab in the edit mode to displa y the Ad vanced Set up window , then select the option ,QWHUIHUHQFH5RE XVWQHVV . ?[...]

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$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 1 96 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 12 7( i Th e set tings 0H GLXP or 6PDOO dist ance bet ween Access P o int RLMs require a e xcellent quality of radio communicat ions throughout the entire wireless cov erage area. In environments where the ac t u al place[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 197  %U LGJH3 DUDPHWHU V One of the way s to optimize the perf o rmance of your wireless networks is to prevent “ redund ant” traf fic fro m bein g transm itted over the w ireles s network. Redundant traf fic[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 1 98 Industrial Ethernet Wi reless LAN RLM Manager, CP 1 51 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • Storm threshold filtering to limit the number of messages per port and/ or st ation from being br idged (see Stor m T hreshold (page 205 ) ). &$ 87,21 ! 7KH %ULGJHSDU DPHWHUV HW WLQJVDUH WSL FDO[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 199 )LJX UH  %ULGJH7 D ELQ WKH (GL W0RG H T o set the Bridge paramet ers, connect to the Access P oint RLM and se lect the t ab to displa y the bridge par ameters as pict u red in Figure 36 B ridg e T a [...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 200 Industrial Ethern et Wireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 5 1 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   3URWRFRO)LOWHULQJ The filtered prot ocols are listed in the top section of the %ULGJH tab. The factory -set default of the Radio Link Module is 1RQH ! which wi ll allo w all protocols to be tra[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 20 1 )LJXU H 6HOHFW(W KHUQH W3URW RFROVW RE H)LOW HUHG 3. Place a check mark in the check box of each protocol that does no t need to be tr ansmit ted to the wi rele ss medium. T o stop filtering a spec i[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 202 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 51 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 4. (Optional ) T o add a non-listed protocol to the list, clic k the &XVWRP butt on to enter the protocol manually . 5. W hen finished click 2. to r eturn to the %ULG JH tab as pict ured in Figure 36 . All of the protoc[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 203 the stations wishe s to send to an y other (non-paired) MAC address will be f o rwarded . F o r more informati on ab out st atic MAC add ress fi lter ing , plea se refer to Opt imizing P erf ormanc e (pag e 1 1 6) . ?[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 204 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 51 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJXUH  6SDQQLQJ7 UH H6HW XSZLQGR Z[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 205 T o enable spa nning tree: 1. C l i c k t h e 6 SDQQLQJ7 UHH button to open the Spanning T ree Setup windo w (see F igure 38 Spanning T ree Setup window ). 2. Click the (QDE OH6 SDQQ LQJ7 UHH check bo x ; 3. Use def a[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 206 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 51 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH  6WRUP 7KUHVKROG V3 URWHFWLRQ 'LVD EOHG The f ac tory-set configuration f or storm threshold pr otection is disabled (all value s are set to zero). 1 . If you need storm threshold protectio[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 207  $ FFHVVSRLQW,33 DUDPHWHUV The A ccess P oint IP t ab enables you to set the common IP parameters and to c ha nge t he uni que I P a ddr ess of your Radi o Li nk Modu les . T o change the IP parameters [...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 208 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 51 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH  6HWXS5 DGLR /LQN 0RGXOH ,3 3 DUDPH WHUV[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 209   ,3 DGG UHVV Each A c cess P oint RLM needs an unique IP address. Use either: • DHCP , to obt ain an IP address auto matically , or • manually enter an IP address 12 7( i All Access Point RLMs m[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 21 0 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager, CP 151 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 the field 2EWD LQDQ,3 DGGUHVV IURP'+&3VHUYHU on the $ FFHVV3 RLQW  ,3 tab . F or more in f ormation abou t DHCP r ef er to BOO TP and DHCP (page 231) .  6X EQHW0D VN Th[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 21 1 The Def ault R outer is also rele vant i f you want to manage (or just ping) the Access P oint RLM from an other subnet.   7LPH7 R /LYH77/ The field 'HIDX OW77/ (T ime T o Live) iden[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 21 2 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager, CP 151 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJ XUH  6HWXS 6103 SDUDP HWHUV 2. V erify and/or modify the parameters of your c hoi ce. The recommended parameters that you should specify are: • 5HDG: U LWH3D VVZRUG to restrict access to the conf[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 21 3 • 6 VWHP1DPH to allo w easy identification of the Radio Link Module whe n using the diagnostic options of your sof t ware t ools. These and all other SNMP parameters are e x plained in the f ollowing paragraphs. 3. When [...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 21 4 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager, CP 151 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Passw o rd par ameters you can create dif f erent lev els of auth ority f or your LAN Administrators to configure and/or monitor the RLMs.  6VWHP&RQW DFW Use the field 6 VWHP&RQW DFW to en[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 21 5   7 UDS+RVW 3 DVVZRUG Use the 7 U DS+RV W3DVVZRUG field to enter a password that will be included in the SNMP trap messages. Y ou can use this password at the trap host station t o filter out t[...]

$ GY D QFHG3 DUDPH WH UV 21 6 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager, CP 151 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 T o allow multiple LAN admi nistrator stations to access the RLM configuration an d/or monitor parameters, y ou can also assign a range of IP addresses. Doing so, enter a subnet mask value that will indicate the subnet from w[...]

$GY DQFHG 3DUDPHWHU V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 21 7 )LJXUH 6HOHFW(WKHUQHW,QWHUIDFH F o r more inf orma tion about selecting the Ether net Interf ace ref e r to the help-file of the RLM Manager program.[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ /DUJ H1HWZ RUNV 21 8 Indust rial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager , CP 1 515 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1  &RQILJXULQJ/DUJ H1 HWZ RUNV Each Radio Link Module configuration i s characteriz ed by two t ypes of para mete rs: • Com mon p aramet ers tha t mus t be the same for ALL R LMs in your networ[...]

&RQILJ XULQJ/DU JH1HW Z RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 21 9   & RPPRQ3 DUDPHWHUV Common parameters, such as the network name or SNMP Read/W rite Pa ssword, ar e used to identify which Radio Link Modules belong to the same network environment. The y d[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ /DUJ H1HWZ RUNV 220 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 51 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1   8QLTXH3 DUDPHWH UV Unique parameters suc h as the IP Address or S ystem Name, are used to dif ferentiate a single Radio Link Module from the group of RLMs that are operated within your network[...]

&RQILJ XULQJ/DU JH1HW Z RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 221 1 . Preparation Identify and record all inf ormatio n r elated to each of the Radio Link Modules t o be configured. 2. Creating a template file Identify and set the commo n parameter s that should apply to all RL[...]

&RQIL JXULQJ /DUJ H1HWZ RUNV 222 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Man ager, CP 1 51 5 Manag er C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • Use the “ Access P oint Configuration Record” to assign o ne IP address t o eac h of y our RL Ms. • Record the intended sys tem location of each Radio Link Module on the “ Acc ess P oint Configuration[...]

&RQILJ XULQJ/DU JH1HW Z RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 223 • Run RLM Manager and conne ct to the target Radio Link Module. • Upload the template fi le that contains the v alues that are co mmon f or all RLMs fr om a template f ile. • Set the u nique p aramet ers f [...]

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&RQILJ XULQJ/DU JH1HW Z RUNV Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 225   &RPSOHWLQ JWKH ,QVWDOOD WLRQ When you configured the RLMs at y our desk, i.e. the Radio Link Modules wer e not yet installed into their intended location, label each Access P oint[...]

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,QWURGXFWLRQ 240 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Re d - - - Ge ne ra l ha rd war e fa i lu re • Reboot the RLM a s described in this Appendix. • If the problem persists, contact Siemens technical suppor t. - Amber - - Ethernet h ardwa re failure • Reboot the RLM a s described i[...]

5HER RWLQJ5 / 0V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 241 %  5HERRWLQJ5/0V If a particular Radio Link M odule has stopped responding to normal bridging requests, y ou can reboot (r eset) the Access P oint RLM. Y o u can reboot RLMs eit her manually on-the-spot or remotely . Upon [...]

5HERRWLQJ 5/0V 242 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LJXUH  5HVHW%XW WRQ 3. Us e a small pointed object, such as the tip of a ball-point, to press the 5HVHW but ton. The RLM w ill restar t and run the st art-up di agnostics, characteri zed b y a LED sequence where th[...]

5HER RWLQJ5 / 0V Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 243 % 5HP RWH5 HERRW T o reboot the Rad io Li nk Mo dule from a re mote locat ion : 1 . Start the RLM Ma nager progra m. 2. Select the t arget Access P oint RLM from the list o r enter the IP a ddress fo r a s p e c i f [...]

244 Industr ial Ether net Wirele ss LAN RL M Manager, CP 151 5 Ma nager C79000-G8 976 -C1 71 -0 1 &) R U F H G  5 H O R D G  3 U R F H G X U H &  ,QWU RGXFW LR Q A f orced reload allows you to recov er from a sit ua tion where: • The Radio Link Module has stopped responding to the sys tem • Y ou have mi slaid the unique iden[...]

,QWURGXFWL RQ Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 245 < RXPLJK WULVNXQH[SHFWHGDGPLQLVWUDWLY HSUREOHPV GXHW RFRQIL JXULQJPXOW LSOH XQLWV ZLWKDQL GHQWLFDO FRQILJXUDWLRQLPDJHDQG,3DGGUHVV When in ”For ced Reload Mode ” the RLM w il[...]

'RLQJ D )RUFHG5 HORDG 246 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 & 'RLQJD )RU F HG5HORDG A f orced reload procedure consists of three steps: 1. Step 1 - Pr eparations . 2. Step 2 - Set to “F orced R eload” Mode . 3. Step 3 - Configuring and Uploadin[...]

'RLQ JD )RUFHG 5HORD G Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 247 • If y ou ha ve ac cess to the Si emens KW WSZZZ VLHPHQVFRPPRE LF web site, you can download the latest sof tware (*.bin) available f or your Radio Link Module. • It is advised to specify a te[...]

'RLQJ D )RUFHG5 HORDG 248 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 &   < RXU/$1 DGPLQLVWUDWRUVWDWLRQLVD:LUHOHVV6 WDWLRQ Y ou can use a wi reless LAN administrator station to acces s the Radio Link Mod ule in f o rce relo ad mo de 21/[...]

'RLQ JD )RUFHG 5HORD G Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 249 & 6W HS6HWW Ro)R U FHG5HORDGp0R GH 1 . Remove the cover of the RL M. 2. Locate the two small holes on the long -edge side of the processor module, marked “Reset” and ?[...]

'RLQJ D )RUFHG5 HORDG 250 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 5. A f ter app ro ximately 5 seconds, use the sm all pointed obje ct again to press the 5HORDG but ton for a ppr oximately 30 seconds. Y ou will see the LEDs changing color in th e range Amber , Red and Green aga[...]

'RLQ JD )RUFHG 5HORD G Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 251 )LJXU H &RQILJXU D WLR QDQXSORD GLQI RUFHGU HOR DGPRGH[...]

'RLQJ D )RUFHG5 HORDG 252 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 T o configure the Radio Link Module in for ced reload status and to upload the configuration do the followi ng steps: 1 . Select the RLM wh ic h is in F orced R eload. The Radio Link Module in F orced Reload stat[...]

'RLQ JD )RUFHG 5HORD G Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 253 )LJXUH 7KH5/0LQ)RUFH G5HORDG 2. Select 8SORDG6 RI WZDUH from the Acce ss Point RLM men u to sta rt the configuration and upload procedure.[...]

'RLQJ D )RUFHG5 HORDG 254 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 • If you click the (GLW or 0R QLWRU but ton bef ore upl oadin g the software, you w ill be pro mpte d to up load th e software first. 3. I n the Open window , m ov e t o the directory where you hav e installed [...]

'RLQ JD )RUFHG 5HORD G Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 255 Y ou ar e no w ad vise d to ma nua lly mo dify /ver ify the co nfigur atio n settings of the Ac cess P oint RLM (i.e. assign a unique IP address, setup the parameter s and, (if applicable) the other A cc ess P oint[...]

'RLQJ D )RUFHG5 HORDG 256 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 The local softw a re file (“wpntxxx.bin ”) w ill now import the con figuration settin gs and save the se to th e sof t ware (b inary ) file. T he so f t ware file w ill now be overwrit ten by the new sof twar[...]

'RLQ JD )RUFHG 5HORD G Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 257 & &U HDWLQJD%DF NXS)LOH Y o u are advised to sav e th e configuration parameters of the Radio Link Module to a bac k-up file (*.cnf). T o cr eate a bac k -up fi le, use the '[...]

258 Industr ial Ether net Wirele ss LAN RL M Manager, CP 151 5 Ma nager C79000-G8 976 -C1 71 -0 1 ' 8SJUD GLQJ WKH 5/0 6RIWZ D UH '   $ERXWWKH5/ 06RIWZ DUH The Acces s P oi nt RLM runs on embe dded sof t ware, th at is a lso referred to as “firmware ” or “Bridge Kernel” . T hi s sof tware is already factory[...]

8SORDG6RIWZ D UH Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 259 '  8 S OR D G  6 R IW ZD UH When uploading RLM sof tware (or firmware) no ch anges are made to the configuration of the RLM. Howe ver , it is recommended to create a back-up file using the 'RZQORDG&RQIL J?[...]

8SORDG6RIWZ DUH 260 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 '   &RQILUP8SORDG5/0 6RIW ZDUH Whe n you tr y to up load the RL M software fil e (*.b in) to your RL M, a messag e bo x will pop-up asking you to confirm: • T he upl oad to the RLM, an d • Overwr[...]

8SORDG6RIWZ D UH Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 261 '    1R G RQR W8S OR DG5 /0 6R I WZ DUH When you select “No, do not Upload RLM Sof tware ” , the RLM Mana ger progr am will abort th e upload o perat ion. If you w ould still lik e to up[...]

262 Industr ial Ethernet Wireles s LAN RLM Manager, C P 151 5 Manager C79000-G8 976 -C1 71 -0 1 ( )XUWKHU 6XSSRUW (  :KRWRFRQWDFW If you hav e technical questions about using the described pro duct and your problem is not dealt with in the documentation or in the inte grated help sy stem, please cont act y o ur Siemens representati v[...]

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6HUYLFH6XSSRUW RQWKH,QWHUQHW 266 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 (  6HU YLFH 6 XSSRU WR QWK H, QW HUQHW On the W orld Wide Web, y o u will find the v ery latest infor mation on the entire SIMA TIC product range, f o r example, answ ers to fre[...]

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268 Industr ial Ethernet Wireles s LAN RLM Manager, C P 151 5 Manager C79000-G8 976 -C1 71 -0 1 *ORVVDU $ $ FFHVV &RQW URO A securit y f eature f or RLM that enables y ou to restrict wireless access to a access point to authorized stat ions only . Authoriz ed station s are i dentified by the MAC address of their SIMA TIC NET IWL PC Car d in[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 269 The Access Control T abl e is loaded into t he Radio Link M odule as par t of an configuration upload. $QDO VLV3 RO OLQJ LQW HUY DO A parameter that enable s you t o control the responsiveness of the SIMA TIC NET IWL RLM Mana ger Remote Link T [...]

270 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 NET IWL sta tions to automatical ly connect to the access point that pro v ides the best communi cations quality . %22 73%RRWV WUDS3U RW RFRO The standard protocol that is used to configure sy stems across inte rnet works . %RRW520 Memo[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 27 1 %ULGJ HRXW Th e number of data pac ket s tha t ha ve b een f orwa rded b y th e RLM t o the LAN segment served by the selected interface. See also: RLM Manager , Monitorin g, Remote Stat istics %ULG JH3ULRU LW A Bridge setup parameter that enab[...]

272 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 %WH VRXW The number of frames req uested by higher le vel pr otocols that are to be transmit ted to a Non-Unicast address (i.e. a subnetwork br oadc ast or subnetwork Multicast address). This number includes the frames that we re dis carded or [...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 273 A dynamically ass igned IP address is r ef erred to as an ‘ Active L eas e ’ . The Activ e Leas e usually has an e xpiry date, wh ic h allows re- allocation of IP a ddr esses that are no longer used. F or Radio Link Modules you are advise d to use[...]

27 4 Industrial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager, CP 151 5 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 ( (QF USWLRQ A security feat u re f or Access P oint RLM and SI MA T IC NET I WL stations that ena bles y o u to encrypt data that is transmitt ed via the wir eless me dium. SIMA TIC NET IWL products are optional ly av ail able with a factory- installe[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 275 ) )LOW HU$ JLQJ7LPH Radio Li nk Modules main tain dy n amic lists t o identify the i nterf ace where they last spot t ed a SIMA TIC NET IWL station (either the Ethernet interface, or SIM A TI C NE T IWL interface A or B). When the RLM rece iv es[...]

27 6 Indust rial Ethernet W ireless LAN RLM Manager , CP 1 515 Manager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 )LUP Z D UH8SJ UDGH Upgrade f or the embedde d sof tware on the hardw are of y our SIMA TIC NE T IWL pr oduct. F or SIMA TIC NET IWL PC Ca rd, firmwar e upgrades are distributed as an ex e cutable file of the f orm at “wsuVVxxx.exe ” , where ?[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C79000- G897 6-C1 71 -0 1 27 7 compe nsate f or the propagation delays that occur in passing the protocol inf o rmation, allowing all b ridges to close the ol d data paths, bef ore the ne w data paths ar e act iva ted. Recommended value: 1 5 seconds + +HOOR7 LPH A Spanning T ree[...]

278 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 ,3$ GGUHVV The Internet P rotocol (IP) address is a unique addressing code f or computing devices. When your network already uses IP addressing, you must c hange the factory-set IP address to a v alue selected from the range of IP addresses assi[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 279 Y ou can use the Link T est to analyze the quality of the wireless communic ation, and to determine or optimize the placement of statio ns and antennas . 0 0$& $GGUHVV 1 6-digit hexadecimal number tha t identifies a networking product on the ne[...]

280 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 0D[ $ JH An adv anced Bridge setup parameter f or Radio Link Module that identifies the maximum age of receiv ed Spanning T ree protocol informat ion . When the bridge receives protocol information that ex ce eds the Max Age v alue, the bridge w[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 281 on the last digits of the MAC address of the inserted SIMA TIC NET IWL PC C ard. Optionally you can define a ‘User -defined’ M ulticast delay in the range o f 1- 10 . See also: RLM Ma nag er Edit p arame ters 1 1RLVH/HY HO The Noise lev el is t[...]

282 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 Broadcast mess ages. This number includes the frames that were discarded or not sent. See also : RLM M anager Remote Statistics 2 2X W&RO OLVLRQV The number of successfully transm it ted frames on a par ticular interface f or which transmiss[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 283 3D W K  F R V W An adv anced Bridge Setup parameter f or Radio Link Module t hat is used to determine the pref erred data paths between bridges throughout the network and the root bridge as calculated by the ‘Spanning T ree Algorithm. The ‘R oo[...]

284 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 The stations must be configured to operate in P eer -to-P eer mode. 3 RUW 3ULRU LW An adv anced Bridge Setu p paramete r f or Access P oint RLM that enables you to influence which port should be included in the Spanning T ree, when concurrent b[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 285 5HDG:ULWH3 DVVZRUG A securit y option that enables you to create a network management level, b y means of a password. F or example, the ‘R ead/Write ’ password in combination with the corre ct IP add ress w ill autho rize a Corp orate LAN Ad[...]

286 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 The roaming functionalit y will monitor the comm unications qualit y with the RLMs and, if required, automatically connec t to another access point to maint ain the network connection. Roaming is only possible within one domain, i.e., as long as th[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 287 6103 6LPS OH1 HWZ RUN 0DQDJ HPHQW3U RW RFRO  A standard net work pr otocol that can be used to m anage networks locally , or worldwide via the Internet. 6103, 3$FFH VV/LV W An adv anced Secur ity option that enables you to a[...]

288 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 61037 UDS0HVVD JHV SNMP trap message s are part of the trap host mec hanism whi c h c an be used to inf or m a network administrator when somebody resets a Access P oint RLM unit, loads a new configuration into th e access point, or perf orms[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 289 Wi th the spanni ng tree algorithm , all bridges on the LAN exchange special configur ation messages t hat allo w them to: Elect a single bridge am ong all bridges in the connected LAN segments t o be the r oot bridge. Calculate the distan ce of the s[...]

290 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 6WDW LRQ1D PH The station name is an optiona l parameter that may be used to designate wireless de vi ces in the network. The name can help to identify a device in one of the SIMA TIC NET IWL diagnostic utilities. A station name can consist of u[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 291 Each subnet is identified b y the Subne t Mask. 1RWH SIMA TIC N ET IWL roaming does not work over routers. T o allow mobile stations to roam between dif f erent wireless cells, all wireless stations and access points must be connec ted to the same [...]

292 Indus trial Eth ernet Wi reless LAN RLM Mana ger, CP 1 5 1 5 Mana ger C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 8QLFD VWSD FN HWV RXW The number of bytes (octets) transmit ted out to the interf ace. This is ‘tr ue data’ from s tation to station. 8S7LP H The amount of time elapsed since the last time the RLM unit was pow ered up, reset, or upload[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 293 ,QGH[ A Access Control disable 164 Access Control Table 161 manual s etup 17 9, 1 80 Advanced Parameters 191 Anal ysis Po lling In terva l 113 Analyzi ng Link Quality see Link Test Resul ts 77 B Back-Up configu ration files 246, 257 create file 22 4 B[...]

294 Industrial Et hernet Wi reless LAN RLM Ma nager, CP 151 5 Manage r C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 stand alon e wireles s LAN 26 Config uring Ac cess Poi nt scenar ios 47 wired s tation 48, 49 wirel ess stati on 50, 52 Config uring access point wirel ess stati on 51 CP 1515 M anager about 19 Site Moni tor 82 CSMA/CA 131, 146 CTS see Medi um Reserv [...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 295 I Icons used i n thi s do cume nt 22 In Errors 110 Initiator Stati on 104 Interface Parameters 63 Interference Robustness 19 3 IP Access L i st, SNM P 215 IP Address about 229 access po int 50 , 53 edit 62 MANAGER station 45 K Kernel 258 L LAN Adminis[...]

296 Industrial Et hernet Wi reless LAN RLM Ma nager, CP 151 5 Manage r C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 loggin g optio ns 93 manua l lo gging 93 Medium Rese rvat ion CTS 136 RTS 136 threshold 136 Monitoring CP 1515 M anager 68 introduction 67 metho ds 71 RLM Manag er 98 util ities 67 Multicast Rate 196 N Network basi c access 58 mana ging 67 name 63 per[...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 297 R RADIUS Server Access Control 165 Ratio of Errors to Bridge Packets 110 Read Password 177, 233 Read password 177 Read/Write Password 177, 23 3 Reboot manua lly 241 remotely 243 Redundant Traffic 117 Refresh Button 105 Remo te Link Test 103 Remote Sta[...]

298 Industrial Et hernet Wi reless LAN RLM Ma nager, CP 151 5 Manage r C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 - 0 1 poll ing inter val 11 3 read password 213 SNR (S ignal to No ise Rat io) 84 Span ning Tree 203 SSI D 90, 97 Static M AC Addre ss Filter 202 Stor m Thre shold 20 5 Subn et Mask 4 6, 210 Subn ets about 229 System Interval Parameters 112 T TCP/IP Protoc [...]

Industri al Ethe rnet W ireless LAN R LM Manager, CP 151 5 Man ager C790 00-G8 97 6-C1 71 -0 1 299 W WEP 167 see W ired Eq uival e nt Pr ivac y 167 WEP Encryptio n 168 Wired E quivale nt Priv acy 167 Wireless Interface Parameters 63 Wirele ss Netw ork setting parameters 63[...]