Toshiba GN-1010 manual

2003 T OSHIBA TEC CORPORA TION All rights reserved 1-1, KANDA NISHIKI-CHO, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, 101-8442, JAP AN R03072038200-TTEC 2003-09 MUL TIFUNCTIONAL DIGIT AL COLOR SYSTEMS Operator's Manual for Wireless LAN Adapter GN-1010 MUL TIFUNCTIONAL DIGIT AL COLOR SYSTEMS Operator's Manual for Wireless LAN Adapter GN-1010[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Handling Precautions 1 HANDLING PR ECAUTIONS PR ECAUTIONS F O R USE This product is classified as "wireles s eq uipment for stations of low-power data trans- missions systems" under the Wireless T ele graphy Act, and does not require a radio transmission license. The law prohibits modifi cation of the interior[...]

2 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — ABOUT T OSHIBA WIRELESS SOLUTION W ir eless LAN Adapter s The Wireless LAN Adapter supports the followi ng wireless LAN features: • Automatic T ransmit Rate Select mechanism in the transmit range of 1 1, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbit/s. • Frequent Channel Selection (2.4 GHz). • Roaming over multiple channels. W ir eless Int[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — ABOUT T OSHIBA WIRELESS SOLUTION 3 Limitation of Liability For damage occurring due to an earthquake or thunder, fire beyond our responsi bility , action by third party , other accident, intentional or accidental mistake s by a user , mis- use, use under abnormal conditions, we do not take any responsibi lity . For inci[...]

4 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — ABOUT T OSHIBA WIRELESS SOLUTION WARNING Keep this product away from a cardiac pacemaker at least 22 cm. Radio waves can potentially affect cardiac pacemaker operation, thereb y causing respi- ratory troubles. Do not use the product inside a medical facility or near medical electric equip ment. Radio waves can potenti[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — ABOUT T OSHIBA WIRELESS SOLUTION 5 R e gula tor y Infor mation The TOSHIBA Wireless LAN Adapter must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions as desc ribed in the user docu mentation that comes with the product. This device compli es with the following radio frequency an d safet[...]

6 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — ABOUT T OSHIBA WIRELESS SOLUTION USA-F eder al Communica tions Commission (FCC) This device complies wi th Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interfere nce, and (2) this device must accept any interference rece iv ed, including inter[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Precautions Related to Service 7 PR ECAUTIONS R ELATED TO SER VICE Clean the GN-1010 by wiping lightly with a so ft cloth moistened with water or a clea ning solution. T ake care to avoid the use of benzene, thinners or other volatile solutions which may cause deformation or discolorati on. NOTES! • The unauthorized r[...]

8 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Before Using Product BEF OR E USING PRODUCT Product Configur ation The configuration of this product is shown below. Check the contents to make sure that you have everythi ng listed below . If you do not have all the items, contact your TOSHI BA authorized dealer or service engineer . Configuration List • GN-1010...[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Introduction 9 • Adobe Acrobat Reader i s required to view or print the manual co ntained in this CD- ROM. Adobe Acrobat Reader ma y be downloaded as free software from the home page of Adobe Systems Incorpor ated. (www .adobe.com) INTR ODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the GN-1010 Wireless LAN Adapter. This product i[...]

10 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — T able of Contents T ABLE OF CONTENTS HANDLING PRECAUTIO NS .. ......................... .......................... ....................... ........ 1 PRECAUTIONS FOR USE . .......................... ....................... .......................... ........... 1 ABOUT TOSHIBA WIRELESS SO LUTION ........ ...........[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — T able of Contents 11 FUNCTIONS OF THE UTILITY SOFTWARE ...... .......................... ......................... 24 Main Menu Screen ............. .......................... .......................... ......................... 24 Node Registration ..... .......................... .......................... ..........[...]

12 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Overview OV ER VIEW Component Loca tions • LED The five LED indica tors indicate the sendi ng /receiving status of the wireless or wired LAN, power supply , LAN connection sta tus, etc. • DIP Switches The DIP switches are used for initia lizati on and operating mode selection. • Power Supply Switch Always selec[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Overview 13 LED Indicators The five LED indicators indica te the sendin g /receiving status of the wireless or wired LAN, power supply , LAN connecti on status, etc. a s follows. Name Status Description POWER Flashing Startup, or startup error Illuminates Operati ng Flashing 2 times Initializing error Flashing 3 times F[...]

14 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Overview DIP Switches The DIP switches are used to make device settings. — DIP Switch Def ault Setting (Factor y Setting) * Default Setting: 1to 3=OFF / 4=ON — Function of DIP Switch • The default setting for this device give s priority to the utility software. • The GN-1010 operates as a station in default. [...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Overview 15 Multi-c hannel Oper a tion By changing channels on adjacent access points, it is possib le to obtain higher through- put per wireless terminal, than wh en channels are not changed, even w hen the number of wireless terminals are increased. The 2.4G ISM band (2400 to 2472 MHz) in which this product opera tes [...]

16 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Operating Mode OPER A T ING MODE Infrastr ucture (W i-Fi Mode) Station (ST) When connecting to another access poin t, the GN-1010 can communicate with as a station. The GN-1010 can be connected to the network vi a the access point. Access P oint (AP) The GN-1010 operates as an access point, an d can receive communica[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Operating Mode 17 — Using the GN-1010 as an access point on the existing LAN en vironment The wireless LAN environ ment can be new ly added to the existing LAN enviro n- ment. The GN-1010 can communicate with a wireless client and a wired client. • Purchase the hub (recommended model) sep arately . • Use a straigh[...]

18 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Using the Utility Software USING THE UTILITY SOFTWA R E Connecting between the GN-1010 and PC T o set the GN-1010 using the utility software, one Win dows PC is required. • Ensure that the DIP switch 2 is “OFF”. Connection with Cross Cable Connection with Hub DIP Switch 1234 OFF OFF OFF ON DIP Switch 1234 OFF O[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Using the Utility Software 19 Preparing the Utility Softwar e 1. Inser t the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM driv e of the com- puter . 2. Use W indows Explorer to copy the file "APUTIL.EXE" in the "Utility" holder from the CD-ROM to the appr o- priate director y . • Example: C: WLANUT IL 3. Double clic k [...]

20 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Using the Utility Software Node R e gistration The first time you use the GN-1010, you mu st perform the “Node Regi stration”, wh ich automatically detects an d registers the GN-1010. Once the “Node Registrati on” detects the GN-1010 installed on the network, its informa- tion will be stored in a file . There[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Using the Utility Software 21 5. Enter the access point name and clic k [OK]. • Up to 32 characters are allo wed. Also, a maximum of 1024 devices can be register ed. 6. Click [Exit] to complete the detection. • Program return s to the main menu.[...]

22 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Using the Utility Software Configur ation The utility software allows you to set the GN -1010. Thi s section explains the basic operation flow for configuration. For the detailed information on setting paramet ers, see the section "Functions of the Utility Software" (P .24). 1. Launch the utility software. [...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Using the Utility Software 23 4. Click [R ead] to load the setting of the device. 5. Click [OK]. • When the passwor d has been set for the selecte d device, enter it and click [OK]. 6. Click the appropriate tab and e dit the parameter s. • For detailed information o f the configuration menu, re fer to the section &q[...]

24 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software FUNCTIONS OF THE UTILITY SOFT- WAR E This section explains each func tion of the utility software . Main Menu Screen Button Description Node Registrat ion Registers data for the devices on the network. This function can detect a device on the network, and ad d or edit the device info[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 25 Node R e gistration This funct ion registers in formation of wh ich devices exi st on the ne twork. Since the maintenance operation such as p arameter setting and firmware upgrading is performed on the basis of info rmation entered here, you must regi ster the appropriate information[...]

26 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software Configur ation This function sets the basic parameters su ch as the operati ng mode as well as the wire- less param eters. Configuration Scre en 1. Access Point ............ ........ Se lects the desire d access point. 2. Configuration T ab ............ Configuration menus a re organ[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 27 Base This tab sets the IP parameters, wi reless pa rameters and other basic operating settings for the device. <Entry Item> Classifi- cation Parameter Default Va l u e Description IP Parame- ters IP Address (*2) 10.xxx.xxx.x xx (*1) Enters the IP address assigned by the network[...]

28 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software (*1) : Factory default setting for IP address Unique value is set by using the lower 3 bytes in 6 bytes of Ethernet address. Ex.: Ethernet Address IP Address 00-80-4C-01-02-03 → 10.1.2.3 00-80-4C-0D-0E-0F → 10.13.14.15 The first portion “10” is the same. (*2) : When you use o[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 29 W ireless This tab sets the wireless parameters for the device. <Entry Item> Classifi- cation Parameter Default Va l u e Description WSL (Original) WSL Scram- ble Disabled This function is not suppo rted. WSL Scram- ble Key 0 to all WEP WEP Disabled Determines whether or not th[...]

30 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software (*1) : Applied only to “station”. (*2) : Allowed w hen “Extended Roaming” is en abled. Exten- sion Control Extension Speed Control Disabled When “Extended Roaming“ is enabled, the setting is allowed. • Enabled/Disabled Border of 1 1M and 5.5M Setting i s not allowed. (9[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 31 — Extended R oaming When using the GN-1010 as a station, you can use “Extended Roaming“ function. Extended roaming is the function which enhances the normal roaming. T his allows you to specify the roaming threshold and the preferred APs to logi n. When Extented Roaming is enab[...]

32 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software — Extension Speed Control “Extension Speed Control” is the functi on which automatically changes the trans- mission speed according to the RSSI value. This lowers the speed when the RSSI val ue becomes low , and heighten the spee d when the RSSI value becomes high. When using t[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 33 Filter This tab perf orms the filter setti n g regarding MAC address and protocol. <Operation Button> [New] .................. Creates new list. [Delete] ............... Deletes the list previously set. [Open] ................ Opens the saved list file. [Save] .................[...]

34 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software — MAC Address Filter "MAC Address Filter" is the fu nction to permit only user u nits which have MAC addresses registered in APs to logi n. This can refuse log-in to APs to unknown user units which have not registere d. When MAC addresses of UU1 and UU2 are regi stered in[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 35 — MAC Address Filter List File Reading the list file previously prepar ed allows you to register MAC addresses in “MAC Address List“ in one operation. <Regarding MAC Address Filter List File> • File Name LOGFLIST • Size Specification • 512byte or below/Line (includ [...]

36 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software — Protocol Filter "Protocol Filter" is the function to pass (bridge) only packets of the protocol s regis- tered in AP . This can interrupt traffic of a protocol which is not us ually used, and reduce unnec- essary use of the wireless bands. When protocol A is registered [...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 37 — Protocol Filter List File Reading the list file previ ously prepared allo ws you to register protocols in “Protocol List” in one operation. <Regarding Protocol F ilter List File> • File Name PRTFLIST • Size Specification • 512byte or below/Line (includ ing space, [...]

38 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software — R e gistering the MA C Address Filter 1. Check [Enable MAC Address Filter] box. 2. Click [New]. 3. Enter addr ess to [W ireless MAC Address 1]. 4. W hen specified by r ange, c heck [Range] bo x and enter addr ess to [W ireless MAC Address 2]. 5. Click [OK].[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 39 6. R e gistered infor mation is display ed on the MAC Addr ess List.[...]

40 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software — R e gistering the Protocol Filter 1. Check [Enable Protocol Filter] box. 2. Click [New]. 3. Select Ether net fr om [Ether net Type] drop-d o wn list. 4. Set [IP Protocol] and [IP Por t Pr otocol] as required. 5. Click [OK].[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 41 6. R e gistered infor mation is display ed on the Pro tocol List.[...]

42 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software SNMP This function is excluded from support. Spanning T r ee This function is excluded from support.[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 43 File Mana gement This function is used to obtain the versi on numbers of the devices connected to the net- work and to upgrade the firmwa re or read/wri te the settings file for the device selected on the "Access Point List". If upgrading the firmware is attempted using the[...]

44 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software Sta tus This function periodica lly reads operational data including send and receive counters from the device specified in "Access Point" and displ ays it on the screen. Common Items 1. Access Point ............... ..... Selects access point to ob tain the st atus infor ma[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 45 En vironment This tab displays device information including operating mode, version n umber , and IP address. <Display Item> Parameter Description Loader V ersi on V ersion number of program to execute firmware Firmware V ersion V ersion number of firmware Firmware V ersion (Wi[...]

46 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software Interfaces This tab displays data such as send and re ceive counters for the device's Ethernet an d wireless interfaces. • Interface information can be cleared when scanning is sto pped. <Display Item> Parameter Description MTU Maximum data size tran smitable Speed T ran[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 47 T ransmit W aits Number of packets waiting to be transmitted T ransmit Errors Number of packets with transmit errors Resets Number of times for which this interface has been reset Parameter Description[...]

48 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software W ireless Node This tab displays a list of l ogged-in wireless devices and associated data such as link quality . • “Wireless Node List” can be cleared when scanni ng is stopped. <Display Item> (*1) Applicable when a device operates as a stati on. Parameter Description Lo[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 49 Bridge This tab displays the MAC address information managed by this device. • “MAC Address List” can be cleared when scanning is stopped. <Display Item> Parameter Description MAC Address MAC addresses of de vices connected to the network Interface Displays the device is [...]

50 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software Spanning T r ee Information of this tab is excluded from support.[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Functions of the Utility Software 51 W ireless Counter This tab displays the number of packets, errors received or tran smitted on wireless communication. • Wireless counter info rmation can be cleared when scanning is stopped. <Display Item> Parameter Descripiton TX Unicast Frames Numbe r of packets transmitted[...]

52 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — T roubleshooting T R OUBLESHOOTING This chapter describes common problems wh ich may occur with this product and how to handle th em. If any problems other than described here occur , check to confirm the re-occur rence. Then, contact TOSHIBA authorized dealer or service engineer . W hen Communication F ails Check So[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — T r oubleshooting 53 W hen De vice Cannnot Be Detected Automa ticall y By Node R e gistration When the utility software can not automatically dete ct t he device, check the following. • Check the connection between the devi ce and PC which executes th e utility sof t- ware, referring to the section "Connecting be[...]

54 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Appendix AP P E N DI X Product Specifications Exter nal Dimensions Physical Specifications Item Description Wired LAN Unit Ethernet Standard IEEE 802.3 Data T ransmission Speed 10Mbps Access Method CSMA/CD Wireless LAN Unit T ransmission For- mat IEEE 1802.1 1b standard DS spectrum diffusion Data T ransmission Speed [...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Appendix 55 Software Specification Installation En vir onment Conditions (En viron- ment Specifications) Input/Output Interface • UTP Port Pin Assignments *1: When power is supplied from 10BASE-T Item Description Protocols IP (RFC 791), ICMP (RFC 792), UDP (RFC 768), ARP (RFC 826), SNMP (RFC 1 157), MIB II (RFC 1213) [...]

56 GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Appendix Glossar y AP (Access Point) Access points serve as the brid ge between wired networks and wirele ss networks, as well as providing bridge functions between s egments and IP tunnel functions indispens- able to the building of vers atile, large-scale networks. CSMA/CA (Car rier Sense Multiple Access with Colli[...]

GN-1010 User ’s Manual — Appendix 57 Spectr um Diffusion T ransmission A method of transmission in which sig nals that are normally transmitted over a given limited frequency band underg o narrow band modulation (primary modulation), the n again diffuse modulation (secondary modulati on) to intentionally diffuse the signal o ver a broad frequen[...]

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2003 T OSHIBA TEC CORPORA TION All rights reserved 1-1, KANDA NISHIKI-CHO, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, 101-8442, JAP AN R03072038200-TTEC 2003-09 MUL TIFUNCTIONAL DIGIT AL COLOR SYSTEMS Operator's Manual for Wireless LAN Adapter GN-1010 MUL TIFUNCTIONAL DIGIT AL COLOR SYSTEMS Operator's Manual for Wireless LAN Adapter GN-1010[...]