Buffalo AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG manual

WLA-A WCG User Guide[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS A BOUT THIS M ANUA L ..................... ................... ........................... ....... 1 About thi s chapter ................................................... ............................. 2 Scope of the manua l ............. ................................................................. 2 Related reading ........[...]

Setting up routing ......................................... ............................. 53 Setting up the Packet F ilter ............................. ............................. 55 Diagnostics .............................................................................. 56 T ROUBLES HOOTING ..... ........................... .................[...]

1 About this Manual[...]

1.1 About this chapter This chapt er briefly descr ibes the conte nt of thi s manual. It will int roduce you to the standar d terms and typogra phic convent ions which a re used throu ghout the manual. It also describes the h ardware and software requirements o f the AirSta tion Pro. 1.2 Scope of the manual This AirStation Pro WLA-AWCG Use r Manual[...]

1.3 Related reading Other documentat ion avai lable for consulta tion are:  AirStatio n WLI-PCM-L11 (PC Card) User M anual  WLI-ISA-OP (ISA Bus Adapte r) User Manual  WLI-PCI-OP (PCI Bus Adapter) Hardware Manual 1.3.1 Online Help The Melco Online H elp also provide s you wi th useful info rmation when using the AirS tation Manager . The On[...]

1.4 T erms and co nventions This section describes the sta ndard terms and conventio ns that are used through out t he manua l. 1.4.1 Standard terms The following standard te rms are used thro ughout the manual. 1.4.2 T ypogr aphic conventi ons The fol lowi ng conv ent ions are u sed thro ugh out th e manual: T erm Meaning “Selec t” Choos e a c[...]

1.4. 3 Safety in form ation As with all electrica l products, you must ex ercise care when usi ng the AirSta tion Pro. This table descri bes the various warning symbols used throughout this manual to i ndicate situations where e xtra caution is needed. Symbol Meaning Seriou s injury or dam age. Failure to follow th e instructions sho wn with this s[...]

2 Getting Started[...]

7 Getting Star ted WLA-AWCG User Manua l 2.1 About this chapter This ch apter expla ins h ow to set up the AirSta tion Pro system . It explains how to connect t he AirSta tion Pro to your PC and how t o connect a n ext ernal ante nna. 2.2 Setting up the AirStation Pro Before you begin est ablishing connecti ons using the AirSt ation Pro , you must [...]

Getting Started 8 WLA-AWCG User Man ual  WLA-A WC G User Manual  Wa r r a n t y C a r d  Antenna co nnector 2.2.2 Soft ware requirem ents The AirStation Pro requires the foll owing softwa re to op erate:  Win dows 95/98/M E , NT or 2 000  Internet Explo rer 4.0 or hi gher , or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or h igher Intern et Expl orer is [...]

9 Get ting Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l Conn ecting to a hub Connect the ot her end of th e straight-thr ough cabl e to your hub. Note: A st raight-thr ough ca ble can be used to connect to the hu b p rovided the hub is fitted wit h a cascade port Figu re 2: A irStation Pr o install ation se tup[...]

Getting Started 10 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 2.2.3 Install ing the Wireless LAN card To ena ble an Ai rStat ion Pro to co mmunicate w ith a co mputer, a networ k adapte r must be installed in the P C or the laptop. Th e AirStati on Wireless LAN c ard (WLI- PCM-L11) consists of both LAN and radio functi ons. For more detai ls on installin g ot her manuf[...]

11 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l Installing an AirS tation Wireless LAN card o n a laptop PC If you are usi ng Windows 95/9 8 or 2000, yo u can install the networ k card whilst the laptop is swit ched on. To install the net work card, follo w these steps: 1 Insert the Wireless LAN network card into the PC card slot. Figu re 4: Inserting a[...]

Getting Started 12 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Attaching the antenna adap ter Prior to connecting an externa l antenna, yo u must attach an antenna adapter. To attach th e ante nna adapter yo u must first disassem ble the AirSt ation Pro . To disassembl e the AirStation Pr o a nd attach the adapter, follow th ese steps. 1 R emov e all screws from the Air[...]

13 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l 3 R emov e the pr otectiv e cover fr om the slot on the W ire less LA N ca rd and connect th e end of the antenn a adapter to the Wireless LAN card b y inserting it int o the sl ot. Figu re 7: A ttaching the ant enna adapter to the Wireless LA N network card Attaching the external antenna Once the antenna [...]

Getting Started 14 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 2 Attach the meta l stabili ser to the A irStati on P ro usi ng the scre w provided, in order to secure the anten na adapt er . Figure 9 : Att aching the m etal stabil iser to the A irStation Pr o 3 Connec t the end of the antenn a adapter con nector to the external antenna. Figure 1 0: Atta ching the exter [...]

15 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l Having installed Client Man ager follow these steps: 1 From the St art menu , select Programs , MELCO Wire less LAN and then Clie nt Manager . 2 Fro m Clie nt M anage r screen, se lect File , Manual Figu re 11 : Client Ma nager Manu al option 3 Select Fil e , Manual . This Manual Setting dialog box is disp[...]

Getting Started 16 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5 Select t he 11Mbps communication over AirStat ion op tion fr om the dro p- down list. 6 Click OK . The V e rif y Connect ion dialog box is displayed. Figure 1 3: Verify Con nection dial og box 7 Click OK . The AirSt ation P ro found on the network is displayed on the Clie nt M anag er screen. Figure 1 4: A[...]

17 Gett i ng Started WLA-AWCG User Manua l 8 From th e Fil e menu, select T est Connection, Diagnostic . Figu re 15 : File, Test Co nnection, Di agnostic option The T est Connect ion dialog box is displayed. Figu re 16 : Test Con nection dial og box The connecti on status is now c hecked and t he connection test di splayed. Th e connection test r e[...]

Connection test results The following ta ble displays the connecti on test results in terms of t heir connection and the ra dio status. The diagnost ic test results are di splayed as a combi nation of c onnection status a nd radio stat us. Connection Stat us Radio Status Ve r y G o o d Ve r y G o o d Good Good Poor Ques tionable V ery Poor Poor No [...]

Antenna connections and tr ansm ission r anges The actual range depends o n the environment in which the aerial is used as shown in the table: The following co nditions may affect the signal transmissio n:  Obstac les such as trees o r buildings be tween antenna s.  The existence of high volt age wire or an electromagnetic device in between a[...]

3 Product Overv iew[...]

21 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l 3.1 About this chapter This chapter describes the main features and capabilities of the A irStation Pro. 3.2 Main features of the AirStation Pro The AirStation Pro acts as a n access point for wireless LAN’s, enabli ng communicatio n between physically separated n etworks. The main features of t he AirSt[...]

Product Overview 22 WLA-AWCG User Manua l LED Indicators The AirStati on P ro WLA-AW CG displays the foll owing physical features: Figure 1 8: AirSta tion Pro + DIAG POWER WIRELESS 10M/100M DC ETHERNET RESET BUT TON AirStation Pro Wired MAC Address AirStation Pro Wireless MAC Address (Required for AP Communication) For deta ils on these fea tures s[...]

23 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l As sh own in th e diag ram above, the Air Statio n Pro has four LED i ndicator s, ea ch indica tor rela ying impo rtant in format ion to t he user. This inform ation is described in t he follo wing ta ble: Diagnostic Indicator Each flash of the Diagnostic indicator conveys a particular erro r message. Thes[...]

Product Overview 24 WLA-AWCG User Manua l AirStation Pro ports On the si de panel o f the AirStat ion Pro are a number of ports see “LED Indicators” on page 22 . 3.2.1 Access point to access point communication External access p oint communication The AirStati on Pro enables numer ous variatio ns of communi cation, i ncluding Wired com municati[...]

25 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l The above ex ample i llustrates the use of AirS tation Pro’s to connec t between buildings. By directing the external adapters in each building to ward each oth er, you can strength en the signal ran ge between buildings. The commu nication distan ce will vary d epending on the le ngth o f the coa xial c[...]

Product Overview 26 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The above r ight-hand diag ram illustrates h ow the AirStation Pro e nables yo u to roam w ith a l aptop, whi lst remainin g connected to the netwo rk. Chain type communication Using mu ltiple netwo rk adapter s to establish W ireless commun ication wit h the AirStation Pro will cause a drop in t he informa[...]

27 Pr oduct Overview WLA-AWCG User Manua l[...]

4 AirStation Pro Installation[...]

29 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 4.1 About this chapter This chapter desc ribes all the ne cessary procedures tha t you must perform to connect your PC or la ptop to the A irStation Pro . There are five steps that yo u must follow bef ore you can succ essfully com municate through the A irStatio n Pro.  Inst all a net work [...]

AirStation Pro Installati on 30 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Syst em Properti es - Dev ic e Manager dialo g box i s displayed. Figure 22 : System Propert ies - Device Manager dialog box 5 Unde r the Network adapters opti on, check that the MELCO WLI-PCM-L11 Wireless LAN adapte r is listed. — If it is list ed continue to the next section “Checking [...]

31 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l Windows 2000 1 On the Start menu, select Setup, Network and Dial-up connection . 2 Select the Local Ar ea Conn ecti on icon. 3 Click Prop erties . 4 Ens u re that the network adapter name is d isplayed . 4.2.2 Checking the TCP/IP settings The TCP/IP settings must be correct. Note: If the IP add[...]

AirStation Pro Installati on 32 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: Run n in g wini pcfg a llows you to check the IP a ddress of all network adapte rs. Windows NT & Windows 2000 1 On t he Star t menu, select Pro grams , Command Prompt . For W indows 2000, se lect Prog r ams, Accessories, Command Prompt . 2 Ente r ipcon fig /all a t the comm and prompt.[...]

33 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 4.2.3 Installing the Ai rS tation Manager S oftware For security reasons the A irStation Manager software wi ll only normally be installed on the configuration PC. This means tha t only an administrato r has access to con figure th e AirStati on Manag er setting s. To inst all the AirSta tion M[...]

AirStation Pro Installati on 34 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5 Select Insta ll the AirStati on Man ager option . 6 Leave al l other opti ons deselected. Cli ck Ne xt . An installati on welcome mess age is displayed. 7 Click Next . The Setu p dialog box is displayed. Figure 28 : Setup d ialog box 8 Ensure that t he Destination Di rectory is correct. Note: [...]

35 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l An installat ion confirm ation message is displayed . Figu re 30 : Insta llation conf irma tion mess age 11 Click OK . Note: T o uninst all the A irStation Ma nager , on the Start menu sele ct Progr ams, MELC O AirSta tion, Un install AirSta tion Man ager . The uninsta ll program wil l re move [...]

AirStation Pro Installati on 36 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: If you are connecting to a Wired LAN PC, the process of con necting to the AirSt ation P r o will differ slightly to the process o f connect ing to a Wireless LAN PC. T o connect t o a Wired LAN PC, simply click t he icon an d proceed to step 7 . T o connect to a Wireless LAN, compl ete al[...]

37 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: If you want to enter th e ESS-ID directl y, select the ESS-ID check-box, and inp ut t he ESS-ID directly . 5 Click OK . The Ve r i f y c o n n e c t i o n dialog box is displayed. Figu re 33 : Verify connec tion dialo g box 6 If encryption has been set using a WEP key , enter yo ur encryp[...]

AirStation Pro Installati on 38 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Any AirSta tion P ro ’ s f ound on the netw ork are displ ayed in the AirSt ation Manager screen. Figure 34 : AirSta tion Pro ’s found 8 High light the A irStati on P ro for which you wan t to conf igure the set tings. 9 Select Admin , Set IP address . The IP address setting di alog box is d[...]

39 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 10 Enter an IP Address i n the IP Address field. Ente r the subne t mask in the Sub net Mask field. Note: If you do not kno w an IP a ddress and a subnet m ask that correspo nds with the IP range of your network you sho uld consult your netwo rk admi nistra tor . 11 Click OK . 12 The W eb brows[...]

AirStation Pro Installati on 40 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Enter netwo rk password dialog box is displayed. Figure 37 : Network password dialog box 2 Ente r root in th e Username fi eld. 3 Leave the P assword fiel d blank. Th is is the default pass word 4 Click OK . The Standard Settings screen is displayed. Figure 38 : Standa rd Settings screen The[...]

41 AirS tation Pro In stallation WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5 Click Set . A confi rmation scr een is displayed, co nfirming your sett ings. Figu re 39 : Standard settings con firmation screen 4.2.5 Check the r eception o f the external antenna If you hav e instal led an e xtern al antenna yo u should ensur e that it is fun ctioning correctly, for inform[...]

5 Configuring AirStation Settings[...]

43 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.1 About this chapter This chapt er describes ho w to configure th e setti ngs of th e AirSt ation, usin g the browser based settings screen as p art of the AirS tation Manager software. The AirSta tion Pro has many useful functio ns and opti ons which can be confi gured from within t he A[...]

Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 44 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Web browser lau nches automati cally, and the Setting s screen is displayed. Figure 4 1: Settings sc reen 5.2.2 Registering multiple AirStation Pro MAC addresses Access point communication ena bles computers t o communicate wi relessly with one another. Yo u can register a maxi mum numb[...]

45 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Basic Settings screen is displayed. Figu re 42 : Basic Settings scree n 5 Click AP Communicatio n on the Advanced Settings menu i n the l eft panel. The Acce ss P oint Communi cation screen is displayed. Figu re 43 : Access Poin t Communi cation Sett ing screen 6 In the Access P oint MA[...]

Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 46 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: Y ou must enter the wireless MAC address of your AirStation P ro ( see page 22 to loca te the wirel ess MAC address ), on the rem ote Air Station P ro. The dia gram below illustrates a local t o remote co nnection. Figure 4 4: Local to remo te connecti on 7 Click Add . A page is displ[...]

47 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l The settings for the r oaming funct ion must be made from a PC that is on a Wi red LAN. To config ure the ro aming functio n, you must a djust the s ettings on the Ai rStatio n Pro, usi ng the A irStation Manager and t he Client Manager. Configuring the AirStation Manager settings 1 Open th[...]

Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 48 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.4 Setting up Ai rPort configur ation The AirPort functio n enables the sharing of fi les between a Macintosh computer and a Window s computer. In or der to enable this fil e sharing you mu st have the DAVE software and the A irPort software installed on the Macintosh compu ter. To confi[...]

49 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.5 Setting up WEP securit y The AirStation Pro W EP (Wireless Encryption Privacy) security feat ure prevents external decrypti on of wireless packets; th e packets are enco ded prior to communi cation. A Wir ed LAN mu st be used to conf igure the W EP function. Note: Once you have set a [...]

Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 50 WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.6 Restricting Wireless LAN PC’ s This fun ction all ows you to restrict the number of Wireless LA N PC’s tha t can be connected to the net work. Once this functi on is enable d, only Wi reless LAN PC’s that h ave been registered can connect to the network. To enable the fun ction,[...]

51 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 6 When the added M AC address is di splayed, press Return . The MAC address you registered should no w be displayed in the Aut horised Wireless LAN PCs list. Note: Y ou can register up to 255 MAC addresses. If you do not wish to limit the number of peopl e who can conne ct to the network, s[...]

Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 52 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: P asswords can be of a ny combinat ion of alphanum eric ch aracters up to a maximum of 8. P asswords are case-sensitive. If you forget your password, restore the AirStation P r o factory settings. See the Appe ndix chap ter , “Restoring A irStation Pro factory setting s” on page 7[...]

53 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.8 Configuring channel settings If numerous Air Station Pro’s are being used t o communi cate with a Wir eless LAN PC on the same f loor, the ba ud rate may be reduced, thi s is because the Ai rStati on Pro’s are using the same frequency whic h can create bandwidt h congestion. Commu[...]

Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 54 WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Rout ing Setup screen is displayed. Figure 4 8: Routing Setup screen 3 Set the IP address of the defa ult gateway IP in the Default Ga teway address field. If there i s no def ault gateway , leav e the Defaul t Gatewa y address field bl ank and click Set . Note: If you have a DHCP serve[...]

55 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l 5.2.10 Setting up th e P acket F ilter The Packet Fi lter feature ca n be used to prohi bit transm ission and recept ion of data which ma y cause abno rmal operati on. The following restrictions can be implem ented using the Packet Filter setting s:  P rohibit con figuratio n from a W ir[...]

Configur ing AirStation Se ttings 56 WLA-AWCG User Manua l Note: R ules c an also be deleted by sel ecting the rule yo u want to delete and clicking Delete th e checked rule s . 5.2. 11 Diagnostic s The diagno stics functio n displays all AirS tation Pro information a nd settings. To access this functi on, follow these steps: 1 Open t he Se ttings [...]

57 Configu ring AirStation Sett ings WLA-AWCG User Manua l The follo wing inform ation about the AirSta tion Pro is displayed: Field Desc ription Model Name Display s the AirStation Pro mode l name. AirStation Pro nam e D ispl ay s the AirS tati on Pro n ame . Wirele ss mod ule Fi rmwa re D isplay s the name and vers ion of the Wir eless modu le fi[...]

6 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g[...]

59 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l 6.1 About this chapter This chapter can be used as a reference for troublesho oting and tips. If yo u should encounte r any diff iculties dur ing the instal lation o r configur ation o f the Ai rStation Pro or any of its peripherals, follow these troubleshooting tips. 6.2 Problem scenarios This sectio n des[...]

Trouble shooting 60 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Cause 2: Connec tions to the LAN have not been attached cor rectly. Solu tions : If the AirSta tion Pro is connected to a LA N cable, you m ust ensure that:  The cable connect ion to both t he computer and the hub i s secure. If the hub is switche d on, the Etherne t LED indicat or should be fl ashing. ?[...]

61 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l The ESS-ID is displayed. Figu re 51 : ESS-ID Checki ng the ESS-ID fo r Windows 2000 To check the ESS-ID on you r network ada pter: 1 Right-click My Network Places , select Propertie s . 2 Select Lo cal Area N etwork , right-click Pro pertie s. 3 Select MELC O WL1-P CM-L11 Wirele ss LAN Adapt er , click Pr o[...]

Trouble shooting 62 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Cause 4: The pro tocols are not insta lled or configur ed corr ectly. Solu tions : To check your TCP/IP protocols, ref er to the A ppendix chapter, “Checking that the protoco ls are added” on page 72. Incorr ect protocol config uration wi ll af fect the per formance o f the Air Station Pro. To check whe[...]

63 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l Solutions: To correct this: 1 Ensure that the netwo rk adapter is installed in the co mputer . For i nstruc tions on h ow to do this, refer to the AirStatio n Pro Installati on chapt e r, “N etwork ad apter inst allation” on page 29 . 2 If the n etwork ada pter still canno t be found, re move the a dapt[...]

Trouble shooting 64 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Network ada pter is displaye d with “!”. Figure 5 2: Network adapter displayed with “!” If this symbol is displayed beside the network adapter, you mus t do on e of t he following t o correct the error:  R e-i nstall the netw ork ad apter driver , or ,  Change the resources ma nually t o avoid[...]

65 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l 6.2.3 Network adapter fails at driver installation. Cause 1: Drivers are not installed co rrectly. Solutions: To correct this error, re-install th e drivers for th e network adapt er. Refer to your Windows docum entation for informati on on how to do this. If you have trie d all of th e above with no succe [...]

Trouble shooting 66 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 6.2.5 Settings Screen is not displa yed If the Setting s screen is not displaying, it could be bec ause the drivers have not been installed correctly. To correct thi s, you should remove the adapter and it s drivers. Then re-install the adapter and dr iver files. Refer to your Windo ws docum entation and th[...]

67 Troublesh ooting WLA-AWCG User Manua l Cause 3: The ESS-ID is incorrect. Solutions: To correct this, ensur e that the ESS-ID on both systems m atch. The correct network m ode must a lso be m atched wi th the A irStat ion Pro. See “Checkin g the ESS- ID for Wind ows 95/9 8/ME” on page 60 for more infor mation. Cause 4: The radio signal is too[...]

Trouble shooting 68 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Cause 7: The networ k setting is incorr ect. Solu tions : Ensure tha t the Protocol, Workgroup N ame and Share se ttings are correct.  T o check the protocols, refer to the AirStat ion Pro Installa tion cha pter, “Checkin g the TCP/IP settin gs” on page 31 .  T o check the W orkgroup Name, go to y[...]

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Appendix[...]

71 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l A.1 About this appendix This appendix describes some general tasks that you may need to com plete when instal ling the AirSta tion Pr o. A.2 Checking the version of Windows To deter mine which vers ion of W indows is instal led on your machin e, follow these steps: 1 Minimise or close all wi ndows. The desktop of [...]

Appendix 72 WLA-AWCG User Man ual A.3 Restoring Ai rStation Pro factory settings You mig ht need to restore th e factory sett ings if you a re having co nnection problems. To do th is: 1 T urn the power on . 2 Find the re set switch, which is locat ed on the back panel of the AirStati on Pr o . 3 P ress t he reset switch for three se conds. All Ai [...]

73 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Network - Config ur ation dialog box is displayed. Figu re 54 : Network - Confi guration dial og box All the pro tocols installed on your PC are displayed in this dialog box. If the protoc ol tha t you require is no t displayed, yo u must add it. For i nstructions on how to d o this, see “Addi ng protocol s?[...]

Appendix 74 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 3 Select t he Protocol ta b. Figure 5 5: Network - Pr otocol di alog box If the protoco l that you require is not displayed, you must add i t. For instructions on how to do th is, see “Add ing pro tocols” on page 75. Windows 2000 1 On the Star t men u , select Set up, Network and Dial-up connection. 2 Double-cl[...]

75 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l A.4 .2 Add ing protoc ols If you need to add protocols, fol low the steps appropriate to the Windows version that you are u sing: Windows 95/98/ME 1 Open the Network - Co nfigurati on dialog box as shown in “Che ckin g tha t the protocol s are added” o n page 72 . 2 Click Add . The Sele ct Net work C omp onent[...]

Appendix 76 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 5 Select TC P/IP from th e Network P rotocols panel. 6 Click OK . The TCP/IP protoco l is added. Y o u will be prom pted to resta rt your computer a t this point. Click No because you still h ave to specify an IP address. Fo r instructions o n how to do th is, see “Specifying the IP address” on page 77. Windows[...]

77 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l Windows 2000 1 Open the Local Ar ea Conn ecti on Prop ertie s dialog box a s shown in “Che cking that the protocols are added” on pag e72. 2 Click Install . 3 Select Protocol and click Add . 4 Select Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) . 5 Click OK . The TCP/IP protocol is adde d. Y ou wi ll be prompted to resta rt yo[...]

Appendix 78 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Windows 95/98 1 Open th e Network - Configur ation dialog box as shown in “Checkin g that the protocol s are added” on page 72 . Figure 5 9: Netw ork - Con figuratio n dialo g box 2 Select t he TCP/IP protoc ol an d c lick the Pro perties bu tton. The TCP/IP Proper ties dialog box is displayed. 3 Select t he IP[...]

79 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l 4 Select the Specify an IP addre ss opti on. Note: If there i s a DHCP server on the network, select Obtain an IP address automatical ly . 5 Enter an IP address in the IP Address field. Enter 255.255. 255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. Figu re 61 : Enteri ng the Subnet M ask Note: A suggested IEEE IP default value fo[...]

Appendix 80 WLA-AWCG User Man ual Windows NT 1 Open the Netwo rk - Protoco l dialog box as shown in “ Checking that the pro- tocols are added” on page 72. Figure 6 2: Network - Pr otocols dial og box 2 Select t he TCP/IP protoc ol an d c lick Prop erties . The TCP/IP Proper ties dialog box is displayed. 3 Select t he IP Address tab.[...]

81 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The TCP/IP Prope rties - IP Address dialog box is disp layed. Figu re 63 : TCP/IP Properties - IP Address dialog box 4 Select the Specify an IP addre ss opti on. 5 Enter an IP address in the IP Address field. Note: Co nsult your Netwo rk Adm inistrator for the IP address settings fo r the PC and for the subnet mas[...]

Appendix 82 WLA-AWCG User Man ual A.5 Checking W eb browser settings The method tha t you use to ch eck the settings di ffers, depending on the Web browser installed on your PC. Follow the steps appro priate to t he Web browser that y ou are using: A.5.1 Using Inte rnet Explorer 5.0 1 Open Int ernet Explo rer . 2 On the T ools menu, select Intern e[...]

83 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Local Area Network (LAN) Settings d ialog box is displayed. Figu re 65 : Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box 5 Ensure By pass proxy server for local addresses opti on is se lect ed. Note: Ensu re Use a proxy server o ption is selected if you wish to have access to the Internet. 6 Click Advanced .The P[...]

Appendix 84 WLA-AWCG User Man ual 7 In the Exceptions field, enter the IP a ddress of the AirStation P ro, which yo u want the proxy server to byp ass. 8 Click OK . The W eb browser settings have be en configured. A.5.2 Using Inte rnet Explorer 4.0 1 Open Int ernet Ex plorer . 2 On the T ools menu, select Vi e w . Sele ct Internet Options . 3 Selec[...]

85 Appe ndix WLA-AWCG User Manua l The Pref erence s dialog box is displayed. Figu re 67 : Preferences dialog box 3 Select the Manual Proxy configur ation opti on. Click Vi ew . The Manua l Proxy Configur ation dialog b ox is disp layed. Figu re 68 : Manual Prox y Configura tion dial og box 4 Enter the Ai rStations IP ad dress i n the Do not use pr[...]

GLOSSAR Y Access P o int An access point serves as a bridge between an ex isting wired network and wireless devices. The Air Station Pro i s a type of acc ess point. CD-ROM (Comp act Disc Read-Only Memory) An optic al disc that is physicall y the same as an a udio CD, but cont ains computer data. Stora ge capacity is approximately 680 megabytes. CD[...]

ESS-ID (Extende d Serv ice S et ID) An ID used to r egulate comm unicatio n between wireless LAN PC’s a nd an AirSt ation Pro.Thi s ID allows yo u to access th e network and co nnect to an access point. The ESS-ID f orms part of the AirStation Pro a ddress and part of t he PC/laptop address, acting as a special identifier. In order to be able to [...]

The p rotocol within TCP/IP tha t govern s the break-up of dat a messages into packets from sen der to destination network and sender to distribution network and station, and the r e-assembly of the packets i nto orig inal data messages at the d est inati on. LAN (Local Area Network) A LAN is a netw ork that con nects computer s in a relativel y sm[...]

stay connect ed without being tied down to wired insta llations. The ro aming func tion au toma tic ally changes a ccess po ints. Str aight-t hrough cabl e Bulk cable and connectors used to ensure data transmission. TCP/IP (T ransmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol) TCP/IP is basically a com munications protoco l. The Transmission Proto col [...]

Wireless channel When conne cting between Wireless LAN comput ers, the same Wireless channel must be use d in all the Wireless LAN comp uters involved. If yo u change the Wi reless channel, it may cause radio interferenc e with other Wireless devices.[...]

INDEX A aerial a dapt er attac hing 12 AirP ort setting up con figura tion 48 AirSta tion Pro main fe atur es 21 restori ng fact ory sett ings 72 C channel setti ngs configur ing 53 Checking the TCP/IP settings Windows 95 /98/ME 31 Windows NT & Windows 2000 32 communi cation ac cess po int to a ccess point 24 external a ccess poin t 24 internal[...]

hardware 7 software 8 roamin g between t he AirStati on Pro and ot her 47 config uring a wireless clien t 47 setting up 46 routin g setting up 53 S safety infor mation 5 search AirSt ation on N etwork 37 set ting up t h e Air Stati on Pro 7 settings configuri ng the AirStati on Manager 47 settings screen display 43 software inst alli ng Air Station[...]

FCC Statement This equipment ha s been tested a nd found to com ply with the limits f or a class A digital device, pursu ant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l imits are designed to provide reaso nable protection against ha rmful interference when the equipm ent is opera ted in a commercia l environment. Th is equipment generates, uses, and c an [...]