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11Mbps Wireless
NWH6210 Wireless Workgroup Bridge
NWH2610 Wireless Ethernet Client/Pro
User’s Guide
Rev. A1
April 2002
NWH6210
NWH2610
National Datacomm Corporation
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4F, No. 24-2, Industry East 4 Road, Science Park
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Technical Support
E-mail: techsupt@ndc.com.tw
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TRADEMARKS NDC and InstantWave are trademarks of National Datacomm Corporation. All other names mentioned in this document are trademarks/registered trademarks of their respective owners. NDC provides this document “as is”, without warranty of any kind, neither expressed nor implied, including, but not limited to, the particular purpose. NDC may make improvements and/or changes in this manual or in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this manual at any time. This document
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Packing List The NWH6210 package should contain the following items: • One NWH6210 InstantWave Wireless Workgroup Bridge • Dual Dipole Antenna • A mounting kit (mounting template, screws, and rawl-plugs) • One CD-ROM (Contains InstantWave Management System, User’s Guide, links to online resources) • One AC to DC power adapter • One straight-through RT-45 UTP cable • One cross-over RT-45 UTP cable The NWH2610 package should contain the following items: • One NWH2610 InstantWave W
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 7 INSTANTWAVE WIRELESS LAN PRODUCTS.............................................. 8 AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF INSTANTWAVE PRODUCTS..................................... 10 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INSTANTWAVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM........ 12 TERMINOLOGY USED IN THIS GUIDE ................................................................... 13 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE.....
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Wireless Statistics........................................................................................... 45 UPGRADE FIRMWARE .................................................................................... 47 RESET ................................................................................................................. 48 LOAD DEFAULT................................................................................................... 48 ADVANCED SETTING ......................
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List of Figures FIGURE 1. SIMPLE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK............................... 17 FIGURE 2. SINGLE AP NETWORK ....................................................................... 18 FIGURE 3. MULTIPLE AP NETWORK................................................................... 19 FIGURE 4. COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK............................................. 20 FIGURE 5. NWH6210 FRONT PANEL.................................................................
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Introduction Congratulations on choosing an InstantWave 11Mbps wireless product. This guide gives comprehensive instructions on installing and using the InstantWave 11Mbps NWH6210 Wireless Workgroup Bridge, the 11Mbps NWH2610 Wireless Ethernet Client/Pro, and also explains how to install and use the IWMS (InstantWave Management System) program. InstantWave 11Mbps WWB/WEC 7
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InstantWave Wireless LAN Products InstantWave wireless products provide an integrated solution to your wireless networking requirements. • Indoor applications: Access Point, Wireless Workgroup Bridge (WWB), Wireless Ethernet Client (WEC), and wireless adapters with various bus interfaces (PCMCIA, USB, and PCI) • Outdoor applications: Building-to-Building Bridge. Connects two independent Ethernet LANs via a radio link to eliminate expensive cable laying. High gain directional antennas
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• InstantWave Access Point (AP): This product provides a transparent bridged connection between a wired network and a wireless network and allows Wi-Fi compliant wireless stations to communicate with devices attached to a wired network. Not only does it support wireless stations with wireless LAN adapters, such as PC cards, PCI adapters, and USB adapters, but it also operates together with the NWH6210 Wireless Ethernet Bridge. • NWH6210 Wireless Workgroup Bridge (WWB): This is a wo
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Individual or batch mode remote management of the devices, including Multi-Monitor, Batch-Upgrade, Batch-Reset, and Bathc-LoadDefault. Batch mode operation is useful when deploying multiple InstantWave products Friendly user interface with a consistent look and feel Automatic Discovery of InstantWave Products A powerful automatic-discovery algorithm is built into the InstantWave Network Management System. With a simple click on the “Discovery” icon, all InstantWave APs, WWBs, and WEC
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Windows 95/98 Click Start/Run, type winipcfg, and click OK step1. The IP Configuration dialog box will open step2. Select the network adapter you use to connect to the AP, WWB, or WEC. Click Release step3. Click Renew to retrieve a new IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway address from the AP, WWB, or WEC. Click OK to save the changes and exit the program Windows NT 4.0 step1. Click Start/Programs/Command Prompt. Type “ipconfig /release” and press Enter step2. Ty
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System Requirements for the InstantWave Management System System requirements to install and operate the InstantWave Management System are: • An Ethernet drop (UTP) (used to connect to an Ethernet network) • A PC running Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later is required • OS Requirements: 1. On a Windows 95 computer, Microsoft DCOM95 must be installed. You may obtain DCOM95 for Windows 95 from the following Microsoft web location: http://www.micros
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Terminology Used in this Guide BSSID/MAC ID BSSID (Basic Service Set ID) is an ID unique to each InstantWave product. It is factory set and is identical to the MAC ID (Media Access Control ID). It allows each InstantWave product to be identified on the network. Domain Name/SSID A “Domain” is most commonly used to refer to a group of computers whose hostnames share a common suffix. The domain is usually defined by the network administrator as a segment/subnet of a large network and ma
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WEP WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. It is an encryption scheme that provides secure wireless data communication. WEP uses a 40-bit or 128-bit key to encrypt data. In order to decode the data transmission, each wireless client on the network must use identical keys. InstantWave 11Mbps WWB/WEC 14
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How to Use this Guide The User’s Guide gives complete instructions for installation and use of the InstantWave Access Point (AP), Wireless Workgroup Bridge (WWB) and Wireless Ethernet Client (WEC). All of them share a common user interface. The major difference among them is: • The AP has MAC address access control of the wireless stations • The WWB‘s supports up to 16 Ethernet devices. An access table is provided by the WWB to allow 16 Ethernet devices’ MAC addresses to be registered.
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Read through the next section ‘Plan the Network’, in order to get the best possible performance from the InstantWave wireless network. Step 1: Plan the wireless network Refer to Plan the Network, page 17, for details Step 2: Pre-configure the AP, WWB, Refer to Hardware Pre-Configuration, page or WEC before installing it 27, for details. If you wish to use the default settings for a into an existing Ethernet network simple wireless infrastructure network or single AP network, you may s
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Plan the Network Infrastructure Network Types An infrastructure network is formed by several stations (WWBs or WECs) and one or more Access Points (APs), with the stations (WWB or WEC) within a set distance from the AP. Figure 1 depicts a typical infrastructure network topology. There are three infrastructure network setups that are commonly used. It is a good idea to understand the possible network setups and configuration requirements before planning your wireless network. Type 1. Th
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network. This time the AP is connected to a wired Ethernet network as a node. In this configuration the AP operates as a bridge between the wired Ethernet network and the wireless networks (Figure 2). Wireless users have the same access to the network resources as they would have if they were wired. This type of network is usually used to extend an existing network into a difficult to wire or a roaming environment. Server Wired Computers Access Point Wireless Computers with WE
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Server Wireless Cell A Wireless Cell B Wireless Cell C AP-1 AP-2 AP-3 Station -1 Station -2 Station -3 Figure 3. Multiple AP Network The reasons for having multiple APs installed are: 1. To increase bandwidth in order to boost overall network performance 2. To extend the coverage range Any other type of configuration is usually a mix of these commonly used types. Planning WWB and WEC for your wireless network The InstantWave WWB may be used together with a hub or switch, and wi
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Ethernet-ready Device with WEC Printer with WEC Figure 4. Complex Infrastructure network InstantWave 11Mbps WWB/WEC 20
