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    MF2501 Adapter MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User ’ s Guide Part number: 8000003 December 2005[...]

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    2 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Copyright © 2005 Ruckus W ireless, Inc. All rights reserved. December 2005. T rademarks Ruckus W ireless, BeamFlex™, MediaFlex™, MediaFlex 2900 Multimedia Access Point, MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapter , MF2900 AP, and MF2501 Adapter are tradem arks o[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 3 Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Who Should Use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Viewing LAN Interface Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 5 Who Should Use this Guide Preface This MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapte r User ’ s Guide will help you understand the MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapter, how to install it, and configure it using the Ruckus W ireless W eb Interface. Who Shoul[...]

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    6 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 System Requirements System Requirement s The MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapter is compatible with mo st contemporary personal computers and operating systems that are conf igured for Internet and wireless networking. The MF2501 Adapter is accessed and confi[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 7 Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the MediaFlex 25 01 Multimedia W ireless Ad apter (MF2501 Adapter). The MF2501 Adapter is a device that enables wirel ess multimedia networking fo r video, voice and data, without replacing existing rout[...]

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    8 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex™ MediaFlex™ MediaFlex™ is Ruckus W ireless, In c.’ s family of purpose-built, multim edia W iFi appliances that enable reliable wireless distribution of en tertainment-quality , real-time media applications thro ughout the home. Media applications r[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 9 Key Features Multiple Concurrent Video S treams with Simult aneous Data T raffic • Delivers 15-20 Mbps of bandwidth at 99.9% availability throughout a typical 2500ft 2 (3 00m 2 ) home. • Supports one MPEG-4/WMV stre am, one DVD-quality MPEG-2 streams, or one [...]

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    10 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Key Features[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 11 Chapter 2: Installation and Setup This chapter describes how to install your MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Ad apter, and how to set up your PC to connect to the Ruckus W ireless W eb Interface. T opics covered in this chapter include: Packing List . . . . [...]

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    12 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Packing List Packing List 1. MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W ireless Adapter 2. AC power adapter (Input DC 5-18V 1-2A) 3. Category 5 (CA T5) Ethernet Cable 4. MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia W irel ess Adapter Quick Setup Guide MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter Fro[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 13 LED St atus Lights LED St atus Light s T able 2— “LED Indicators and Meanin gs ” describes the LED lights on the front of the MF2501 Adapter. T able 2—LED In dicators and Meanin gs Label LED Activity Description 1 Antenna All LEDs On Green Solid Green Fl[...]

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    14 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 LED St atus Lights Rear V iew Figure 3— Rear View of the MF2501 Adapter T ab le 3—Rear Ports and Adapters Label Description 6 AC Power Adapter (Inpu t: DC 5V 2A) 7 10/100 Mbps Auto-sensing , autonegotiating RJ-45 n etwork port 8 Reset button. Used only if you [...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 15 Placement Guidelines Placement Guidelines Y ou or your service provider or installer can determ ine the best placement for the MF2501 Adapter by using the following guidelines. Est ablishing a good general location Y our MF2501 Adapter should be placed: • On a[...]

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    16 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Connecting to the MF2501 Adapter Figure 4— Internet Protocol (T CP/IP)Properties Window 4. Select the Use the following IP addr ess button , and enter an IP address within the netwo rk as noted above. 5. Press Ta b and allow the Subnet mask address to auto-fill [...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 17 Accessing the Web Interface Y ou should now be able to find the de fault SSID “V54” of your MF2501 Adapter over yo ur wireless connection: Accessing the We b Interface The MF2501 Adapter provides a W eb-based user interface for configuratio n and monitoring.[...]

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    18 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Accessing the Web Interface[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 19 Chapter 3: Using the Ruckus Wireless Web Interface This chapter describes the tasks you need to do to customize the MF2501 Adapter to run on your wireless network. T opics covered in this chapter include: W ireless Settings W orksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    20 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Wireless Settings Worksheet Wireless Settings W orksheet Before you modify any wireless sett ings on the MF2501 Adapter, print T able 5— “Wireless Network Settings W orksheet” and record the following information about your wi reless network. Y our ISP or ne[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 21 MF2501 Adapter Settings Worksheet MF2501 Adapter Se ttings W orksheet Print Ta b l e 6 , and record your personal ized settings for config uring the MF2501 Adapter. Enter the security settings you recorded in T able 5, “W ireless Network Settings W orksheet,?[...]

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    22 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Ruckus Wireless Web Interface Menus Ruckus Wireless Web Interface Menus The Ruckus W ireless W eb Interface menus are located on th e left-hand navigation pa ne. T o select a particular menu, simply click on the menu link. Common Buttons The Ruckus W ireless W eb [...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 23 Air Quality Indicator The Air Quality Indicator assesses the environment that surroun ds a Ruckus W ireless, Inc. MF2501 Adapter, and determines the amou nt of interference in the infrastru cture. The Radio Frequenc y (RF) side of a wireles s device is a combina[...]

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    24 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring the MF2501 Adapter This section describes the tasks and scre ens used to cu stomize the MF2501 Adapter configuration to run on your wireless network. Review the following topics before you change any system configuration [...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 25 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 3. Enter your configuration chang es in the appropriate fields. 4. Click the Next button to go to the next configuration screen. 5. Click the Update button to save your settings. ! CAUTION:— Y ou must click the Update button to s[...]

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    26 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring the Wireless Interface It is recommended that you consult with your service provider to understand the wireless settings. Before changing any settings in the W ireless configuration menu, make sure you have recorded and v[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 27 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 2. Fill in the parameters as described in Ta b l e 9 . T able 9—Wireless Inte rface Configuration Field Description SSID The SSID (Service Set IDentifie r) is the name of the wireless network. The default SSID is V54 , but it is [...]

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    28 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Advanced Wireless Configuration The Advanced W ireless Configura tion menu is preconfi gured with the optimum settings. Changing the advanced settings may negatively affect the MF2501 Adapter’ s operation, or completely disable it.[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 29 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Ta b l e 1 0 shows the Advanced W ire less Configuration parameters. T able 10—Adv anced Wireless Configuration Para meters Field Description Wireless Mode Sets the wireless mode for the MF2501 Adapter. The wireless mode determin[...]

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    30 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter We need to make a glaring warning about not usin g turbo or super G when using IPTV app lications. Something like: Using Tu r bo and/or super G mode is NOT support ed when running video streams, these modes are intended fo r diagnost[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 31 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Figure 8— WEP Configuration Window Ta b l e 11 explains the WEP Conf iguration parameters. T able 1 1—WEP Configuration Field Description Open System No authentication is enforced. Shared Key Authenticatio n using a shared key [...]

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    32 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 4. In the Configuration->Security (WEP) menu, select open system , shared key , or Auto . See Aut hentication below for more information. 5. Select the Key Entry Method: Hexadecimal or Ascii T ext . 6. Select the Key length: 40 bi[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 33 Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring WP A PSK WP A PSK configuration menu allows automatic key generation based on a single passphrase. WP A PSK provides very strong secu rity , but may not be supported on older systems. If you configure the MF2501 Adapter[...]

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    34 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing System Information 4. In the Configuration ->Security (WP A-PSK) menu, enter a passphrase and enter it again in the Confir m field. 5. Click the Update button to save your settings. V iewing System Information The Information Screens provide information[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 35 Viewing Wireless Information Ta b l e 1 3 explains the System Information Parameters. V iewing Wireless Information The W ireless information menu shows the current wirele ss configurations for the MF2501 Adapter. T o view this window , click Information->Wir[...]

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    36 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing Wireless Information Figure 1 1— Wireless Information Window Ta b l e 1 4 shows the W irele ss Inform ation W indow parameters. T able 14—Wirele ss Information Window Pa rameters Field Description SSID The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the n ame of [...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 37 Viewing S tatistics V iewing St atistics The Statistics Screens provide statistics for a Loca l Area Network (LAN) interface, the wireless interface and wireless stations. Viewing LAN Inte rface S t atistics The LAN Interface statistics windows show informatio n[...]

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    38 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing S tatistics Viewing W ireless S t atistics The W ireless statistics menu shows the link, traffic, an d security settings for the MF2501 Adapter. T o view this menu, choose S tatistics-Wir eless from any window . The W ireless S tatistics W indow of Figure [...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 39 Viewing S tatistics Figure 13— Wireless S t atistics 1. Click the Auto Update button to receive periodic upda tes to these statistics. The button will then display as S top Update . 2. Click the S top Update button if you do not wish to receive periodic update[...]

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    40 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing S tatistics Bad Packets The total number of good packets received or transmitted by the interface. Authentication T ype The authentication type configured o n the MF2501 Adapter. Encryption The state of encryption configured on the MF 2501 Adapter. Unicast[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 41 Viewing S tatistics Vie w in g Re m ot e AP Stat is t ic s The Remote AP statistics menu shows statistics specifi c to a remote AP to which the MF2501 Adapter is associated. T o view this menu, choose S tatistics->Remote AP from any window . Figure 14 show s [...]

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    42 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Viewing S tatistics describes the Remote AP Statistics parameters. T able 17—Remote AP St atistics Field Description Authentication T ype The authentication type used by the r emote AP . Encryption The state of encryption used by the remote AP . Cipher Advertise[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 43 Updating the Firmware Up dating the Fi rmware This menu provides a utility for updating the MF2501 Adapter’ s firm ware. A firmware update may be necessary or desirable to add new features, import ant fixes or enha nce ments to the MF2501 Adapter. Contact your[...]

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    44 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Updating the Firmware Figure 15— Updating the Firmware[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 45 Updating the Firmware Ta b l e 1 8 describes the Updating th e Firmware parameters. 3. Click the Browse... button to locate and select the firmware image. 4. Click the Update Firmware button to perform the update. 5. If the firmware has updated successfully , a [...]

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    46 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 Rebooting the System Rebooting the System Y ou must reboot the sys tem if you want your configu r ation changes to take effect.T wo types of reboot are provided: The Reboot button re-starts the system. All the configuratio ns that have been saved are preserved thr[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 47 Rebooting the System Figure 17— Reboot in Pr ocess During a reboot, the antenna LE Ds on the top of the MF2501 Adapter will momentarily go out, then light up again. How to tell when the Wireless Adapte r is ready? After about 18 seconds, the antenna LED s will[...]

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    48 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 T aking a System Support Snapshot T aking a System Support Snap shot The Support menu enable s you to ta ke a system snapshot for further analysis and troubles ho oting. The system snapshot can be sent and saved to a TFTP or FTP server for analysis by a te chnical[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 49 T aking a System Support Snapshot 2. If you have not yet configured th e TFTP or FTP server , click the Maintenance->Update link. 3. In the Firmware->Update menu, enter the TFTP or FTP server inform ation. The same server is used for both upgrading the fir[...]

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    50 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 T aking a System Support Snapshot[...]

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    8000003, Decemb er 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Mult imedia Wirel ess Adapter User’s Gu ide 51 Appendix A: Technical Specifications Physical Characteristics Power requirements MF2501 Adapt er: 5V -18V 10W External power adapter: Unifive T echnology Co L TD, Model US300520, Input 100-240V AC, Output 5V DC 2A, UL Listed DVE, Model DSA-031F -12 UK 12, Input [...]

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    52 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedi a Wirel ess Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005 T r affic Management and QoS Video streams One MPEG-4/WMV stream, one DVD-quality MPEG-2 stream, or one 10Mbps+ high definition stream at 50ft (18m) with simultaneous background traffic Video clients Video streaming to 802.1 1b clients not supported T raffic Manag[...]