Intermec 6910 Technical Documentation Manual

Technical
Documentation

6910 Integrated
and 6910 Telnet

Gateway/Access

Points

Menu System

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Contents

Before You Begin v.....................................................................

Warranty Information v...........................................................

Safety Summary v...............................................................

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes vi..................................................

About this Technical Documentation vi..............................................

Terminology vi.................................................................

Format Conventions for Input From a Keyboard or Keypad vii.............................

Related Publications vii...........................................................

Diagnostic Port Cable vii..........................................................

Global Services and Support viii....................................................

Web Support viii................................................................

HyperTerminal Settings to Access 6910 Menu 1...............................................

Accessing the ROM Monitor Menu 4.......................................................

Contents

Accessing the 6910 Configuration M enu 5...................................................

6910 Configuration Menus 9.............................................................

Gateway Main Menu 10..........................................................

Gateway Asynchronous Parameters Menu 12...........................................

TCP/IP Main Menu 14...........................................................

Bridge Main Menu 18............................................................

Bridge Roots Menu 20............................................................

Bridge Roots Global Radio Menu 21..........................................

Bridge Roots Global Flooding Menu 23........................................

Bridge Ports Menu 25............................................................

Security Main Menu 27...........................................................

Exiting the View Menu 29...............................................................

Troubleshooting 31.....................................................................

Help Screens 31.................................................................

Reflashing 31...................................................................

6910 IGAP or 6910 TGAP 32......................................................

Ports 32.......................................................................

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Before You Begin

This introduces you to standard warranty provisions, safety precautions,
warnings and cautions, document formatting conventions, and sources of
additional product information. A documentation roadmap is also
provided to guide you in finding the appropriate information.

Warranty Information

To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, con­tact your local Intermec support services organization. In the U.S. call
1-800-755-5505, and in Canada call 1-800-668-7043. If you live outside
of the U.S. or Canada, you can find your local Intermec support services
organization on the Intermec Web site at www.intermec.com.

Note: Opening this product may void the warranty. The internal workings
of this product can only be accessed by Intermec service personnel. Radio
replacements and upgrades require Intermec service personnel.

Safety Summary

Before You Begin

Your safety is extremely important. Follow these guidelines:

S Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this book before handling

and operating Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured, and
equipment and data can be damaged if you do no follow the safety
warnings and cautions.

S Do not repair or adjust energized equipment alone under any circum-

stances. Someone capable of providing first aid must always be present
foryoursafety.

S Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an injury.

Never neglect an injury, no matter how slight it seems.

S Begin resuscitation immediately if someone is injured and stops breath-

ing. Any delay could result in death. To work on or near high voltage,
you should be familiar with approved industrial first aid methods.

S Never work on energized equipment unless authorized by a responsible

authority. Energized electrical e quipment is dangerous. Electrical shock
from energized equipment can cause death. If you must perform autho­rized emergency work on energized equipment, be sure that you comply
strictly with approved safety regulations.

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Before You Begin

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

The warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual use this format:

A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice, condition,
or statement that must be strictly observed to avoid death or serious
injury to the persons working on the equipment.

Attention Danger: Un avertissement vous avertit d’une procédure de
fonctionnement, d’une méthode, d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit
être strictement r especté pour éviter l’occurrence de mort ou de
blessures graves aux personnes manupulant l’équipement.

A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, or
statement that must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage
or destruction, or corruption or loss of data.

Attention: Une précaution vous avertit d’une procédure de
fonctionnement, d’une méthode, d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit
être strictement respecté pour empêcher l’endommagement ou la
destruction de l’équipement, ou l’altération ou la perte de données.

Note: Notes are statements that either provide extra information about a
topic or contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or
set of circumstances.

About this Technical Documentation

The 6910 Integrated and 6910 Telnet Gateway/Access Points Menu System
Technical Documentation is designed for Intermec Technologies Corpora-

tion Field Service Team Members. It is a supplemental troubleshooting
tool for internal Intermec use only.

This document will walk you through accessing the menu system of the
6910 Integrated Gateway/Access Point (IGAP) or the 6910 Telnet Gate­way/Access Point (TGAP). The current User Guides do not include con­clusive instructions on communications with the 6910 IGAP or 6910
TGAP. You must be familiar with your host PC, your network, your other
Intermec equipment, and your data collection network.

Terminology

You should be aware of how these terms are being used in this document.

Terminology

Term Description

access point These terms describe any of the MobileLAN access 21XX products,

including the 2100, the 2101, the 2102, the 2102S, and the 2106
unless specifically stated otherwise.

WAP This term refers specifically to a MobileLAN access 21XX that is

configured as a wireless repeater.

end device Any wireless end device configured to transmit data to and receive

data from a MobileLAN access 21XX.

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Related Publications

Before You Begin

Format Conventions for Input From a Keyboard or Keypad

This table describes the formatting conventions for input from PC or host
computer keyboards and device keypads.

Format Conventions

Convention Description

Special text Shows the command as you should enter it into the device.

Italic text Indicates a variable that you must replace the parameter with a value.

Bold text Indicates the keys you must press on a PC or host computer key-

board. For example, “press Enter” means you press the key labeled
“Enter” on the PC or host computer keyboard.

where This word introduces a list of parameters and explains the values you

can specify for them.

The f ollowing publications are available. They include information about
hardware and software products related to or used with the gateway/access
points and the networks on which they operate.

Diagnostic Port Cable

To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local
Intermec rep resentative or distributor. Following are related Intermec
manuals and part numbers (P/N):

S 6710 Access Point User’s Guide

(P/N: 961-047-081)

S 6710 Mobile Bridge User’s Guide

(P/N: 961-028-098)

S 6910 Integrated and 6910 Telnet Gateway/Access Points User’s Guide

(P/N: 961-047-122)

S Norand Management Information Bases Reference Manual

(P/N: 977-051-002)

The part number for the diagnostic port cable is P/N: 070268. This cable
is needed for the configuration of the 6910 IGAP or the 6910 TGAP.

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Before You Begin

Global Services and Support

S Factory Repair and On-site Repair

To request a return authorization number for one of our authorized ser­vice centers, or to request an on-site repair technician, call
1-800-755-5505, then select option 1.

S Technical Support

For technical support on your Intermec product, call 1-800-755-5505,
then select option 2.

S Service Contract Status

To inquire about an existing contract, or to renew a contract, call
1-800-755-5505, then select option 3.

S Schedule Site Surveys or Installations

To schedule a site survey, or to request a product or system installation,
call 1-800-755-5505, then select option 4.

Web Support

Visit our Web site at http://www.intermec.com to download many of our
current manuals in PDF format.

Visit our technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at
http://intermec.custhelp.com to review technical information or to request
technicalhelpforallIntermecproducts.

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HyperTerminal Settings to Access 6910 Menu

Do the following to configure the HyperTerminal settings to view the
6910 Integrated Gateway/Access Point (IGAP) or 6910 Telnet Gateway/
Access Point (TGAP) initial boot-up screen:

1 From the desktop, select Start → Programs → Accessories → Commu-

nications → HyperTerminal to access the HyperTerminal application.

2 Select Call → Disconnect or click the Disconnect icon to disconnect

the call and access the Configuration menu.

3 Select File → Properties,thenclickConfigure....

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4 Set the properties to the following, then click OK to exit.

S Baud Rate: 9600
S Data Bits: 8

S Parity: None

S Stop Bits: 1

S Flow Control: None (no hardware)

5 Tap the Settings tab, then select “VT100” from the Emulation drop-

down list. Click OK to exit the 6910 Settings.

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6 Select Call → Call or click the Call icon to initiate communications

with the 6910 IGAP or 6910 TGAP.

7 Connect the diagnostic port cable (P/N: 070268) f rom your desktop PC

to the Diagnostic Port on the 6910 IGAP or 6910 TGAP. Plug in the
power cord to the 6910. The boot-up process begins.

This illustration shows what should appear on your desktop PC within your HyperTerminal application. Disregard any garbage
characters that may appear, such as musical notes.

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Accessing the ROM Monitor Menu

Do the following to to access the ROM Monitor menu:

1 Be sure the HyperTerminal application is set for 9600, 8, N, 1, None

(no hardware). See the steps starting on page 1 on setting it up.

2 Plug in the power cord and watch the HyperTerminal application on

your desktop PC. When you see the following message onscreen, press
any key on your keyboard within five seconds to access the ROM moni­tor menu.

<Press any key within 5 seconds to enter the
ROM monitor>

3 At the “ap>” prompt, type “view,” in all lowercase letters, then press

[Enter], to access the AP commands. When the commands appear, you
can perform what functions are needed.

ap>view_

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Accessing the 6910 Configuration Menu

To access the configuration menus, you will need to change the configura­tion of the HyperTerminal application. Do the following to change the
configuration:

1 From the desktop, select Start → Programs → Accessories → Commu-

nications → HyperTerminal to access the HyperTerminal application.

2 Select Call → Disconnect or click the Disconnect icon to disconnect

the call.

3 Select File → Properties,thenclickConfigure....

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4 Set the properties to the following, then click OK to exit.

S Baud Rate: 9600

S Data Bits: 7

S Parity: Even

S Stop Bits: 1

S Flow Control: None (no hardware)

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5 Select Call → Call or click the Call icon to put the HyperTerminal ap-

plication into call mode. Wait a few moments for the following message
to appear. Note this screen is different due to the change in the baud rate.

POWER UPMUX V9.23.16

6 Put you PC keyboard in CAPS lock mode, type the following, then

press [Enter]. There is no prompt and your entry will not be visible.

CMT27,2

Note: This is case-sensitive, do not enter spaces between characters.
There is a one-second timeout period between Characters. If you wait
more than one second to type the next character, the 6910 IGAP or
6910 TGAP will not recognize the command. If you type the wrong
character, you cannot use the backspace key to correct it. You must ei­ther wait one second or press [Enter] before trying again.

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7 Leave your keyboard in CAPS lock mode. Enter the following password

at the “Password:” prompt. Press [Enter] to access the configuration
menu. Note that your entry will not be visible.

CR52401

You can do any of the command functions shown in the following screen:

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6910 Configuration Menus

Note: Use the [Esc] key to back out of menus.

At the “ap>” prompt, type “view,” in all lowercase letters, to access the AP
commands, then press [Enter]. Use your up and down cursor keys to move
between menu options, then press [Enter]togotothatmenu.

>view_

See the following pages for each of the menu options:

S Gateway (page 10)

S TCP/IP (page 14)

S Bridge (page 18)

S Security (page 27)

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Gateway Main M enu

Select [Gateway] to access the Gateway Main Menu for the 6910 IGAP.
Use your up and down cursor keys to move between fields. Use your left
and right cursor keys to scroll through the options for each field. Use the
[Esc] keytogobacktotheMainMenuonpage9.

S Name:

This is an arbitrary name that identifies the 6910 IGAP or 6910 TGAP.
Wireless stations use this name to connect to this gateway/access point.
Note that this name is not your application’s host server name.

The setting for Name must match the host name specified for each
wireless station communicating with the host through this gateway/ac­cess point. The names must match so that thee wireless stations can
communicate with the host. Refer to the wireless station’s user manuals
for more information about specifying host names.

Note that the setting for Name is case-sensitive and is limited to 16
characters. The application will include quotation marks around your
entry.

S Gateway.Compression:

Select “Enabled” to compress most outbound data from the gateway/ac­cess point to the wireless stations. Inbound data sent from the station is
not compressed. Compression takes place on a client-to-client basis as
allowed per client. Default is Disabled.

On most systems, compression reduces the radio frequency (RF) load by
compressing most of the outbound data from the host to the wireless
station. Thus, “Enabled” is recommended.

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Compression does not significantly increase wireless station counts or
supported transaction rates. It does improve response time consistency
in applications where the same data or screens are frequently repeated.
The effectiveness of compression varies with the size and number of
unique screens.

While compression may reduce the amount of data being sent through
the RF system, it increases the gateway/access point’s processing load.
Therefore, it may be beneficial to disabled compression for some sys­tems.

S Host Type:

Select “Async” to indicate that one host connects through RS-232 and
uses a proprietary protocol to multiplex all wireless stations.
Select “None” to disable the gateway/access point functionality. The de­vice functions only as a 6710 Access Point.

S [Async Parms]

Select this option to go to the Gateway Asynchronous Parameters menu.
Informationonthismenustartsonthenextpage.

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Gateway Asynchronous Parameters Menu

Select [Async Parms] from the [Gateway] menu to configure RS-232 pa­rameters and the asynchronous multiplexing protocol for the 6910 IGAP.
Use your up and down cursor keys to move between fields. Use your left
and right cursor keys to scroll through the options for each field. Use the
[Esc] keytogobacktotheGatewayMainMenuonpage10.

S Baud Rate:

This sets the serial communication speed in bits per second. This must
match the serial baud rate setting for the ROM command monitor.
However, different baud rate settings do not affect gateway/access point
operation. Settings include: 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 (default),
19200, and 38400.

S Stop Bits:

This sets the number of stop bits to be sent with each character. Settings
include: 1 (default) or 2.

S Parity:

This sets the data parity. Settings include: None, Even (default),or
Odd.

S Data Bits:

This sets the number of data bits per character. Settings include: 7 (de-
fault) or 8.

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S Host Timeout:

This indicates the number of seconds of host inactivity before the host
is considered down. T he range is 0–255, with 0 as the default.

The default of zero means the gateway/access point never times out the
host. Ten or more seconds is recommended. Do not set this to zero if the
wireless station is configured to communicate with up to three hosts
through the wireless station’s Advanced Setup firmware option.

After the host timeout value has been exceeded, the wireless station dis­plays “Host is Down.” You can then reboot the wireless station. The
gateway/access point tries to connect with the next host defined for the
wireless station.

S Address Type:

For each frame sent to the host, the originating station can be fixed at
one or three characters. Settings include: Normal or Old (default).

S Select “Normal” have the wireless station address contain three octets.

S Select “Old” to ensure the gateway/access point is backward-compat-

ible to the RM2216 series of multiplexers. Wireless station addresses
consist of one octet instead of three, and gateway/access point re­sponses are in the MUX response format.

S Enhanced R Polling:

This determines how the gateway/access point responds to host com­mands with data (if available). Settings include: Enabled or Disabled
(default).

S Select “Enabled” to have the gateway/access point respond to host

commands with data without sending acknowledgments (the wireless
station response is the acknowledgment). This reduces the number of
polls necessary to be generated from the host.

S Select “Disabled” to have the gateway/access point respond to host

commands with data by sending acknowledgments.

S Multiple Buffering:

This determines how the gateway/access point stores messages. Settings
include: Enabled or Disabled (default).

S Select “Enabled” to have the gateway/access point store more than

one wireless station message from the host while it sends previous
messages to the wireless station.

S Select “Disabled” to have the gateway/access point store only one

wireless station message from the host.

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TCP/IP Main Menu

Select [Tcpip] to access the TCP/IP Main Menu, which configures the
6710 Mobile Bridge and the 6710 Access Point. Use your up and down
cursor keys to move between fields. Use your left and right cursor keys to
scroll through the options for each field. Use the [Esc] keytogobackto
theMainMenuonpage9.

S IP Address:

This indicates the unique address locally assigned to this 6710 Mobile
Bridge or 6710 Access Point. The prompt is 0–255 for each number, with

0.0.0.0 as the default.

0.0.0.0 disables the ability to use TCP/IP. Following are suggestions for
setting the address:

S If you are installing this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point on

an existing Ethernet segment, you should allocate the IP address from
the same pool as the existing computers on the segment.

S If you are installing this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point on

a new Ethernet segment that is not going to connect to the Internet,
try using this Class B address: 172.16.h.h

Thehostnumberis“h.h.“ThisClassBnetworkaddressisreservedby
the numbering authority for a company’s internal use. If the Class B
address appears on the Internet, routers drop the data. See the 6710
Mobile Bridge User’s Guide or the 6710 Access Point User’s Guide for
more information about DHCP.

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Note: IftheIPaddressis0.0.0.0andDHCPisenabled,thisIPaddress
is obtained through DHCP. If the IP address is 0.0.0.0 and DHCP is
disabled, TCP/IP access to this 6710 Mobile Bridge is disabled.

S IP Subnet Mask:

IP subnets partition traffic and are connected by routers. The subnet
mask indicates how many bits of the IP address represent a network
number and how many indicate a host number. The prompt is 0–255 for

each number, with 255.255.255.0 as the default.

Following are suggestions for setting the subnet mask:

S If you are installing this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point on

an existing Ethernet segment, the subnet mask should match the oth­er computers on the segment.

S If you are u sing the 172.16.h.h address suggested for IP Address, you

may want to use a subnet mask of 255.255.248.0. This mask pro­vides the network 172.16 with 30 subnets of 2046 computers each.

The IP address breakdown is:

S 16 bits of network address.

S 5bitsofsubnetaddress.Donotuseall0’sorall1’s.

S 11 bits of host address. Do not use all 0’s or all 1’s.

The following chart lists IP addresses when the submask is

255.255.248.0. If you are using DHCP to obtain an IP subnet mask for
this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point, the subnet mask ob­tained from DHCP overrides the setting for the IP Subnet Mask op­tion.

Subnet First Address Last Address

1 172.16.8.1 172.16.15.254

2 172.16.16.1 172.16.23.254

3 172.16.24.1 172.16.31.254

.

.

.

30 172.16.240.1 127.16.247.254

Note: The IP address of the router is required only if this 6710 Mobile
Bridge or 6710 Access Point will communicate with devices on the oth­er side of the router.

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S IP Router:

This identifies the default router used to forward data frames to address­es on another subnet. The prompt is 0–255 for each number, with 0.0.0.0

as the default.

0.0.0.0 disables the ability to exchange TCP/IP traffic with another sub­net or network.

A router that connects subnet 1 to subnet 2 might have the address

172.16.8.1 on subnet 1 and 172.16.16.1 on subnet 2. A host with IP
address 172.16.16.5 would specify an IP router address of 172.16.16.1
to reach host 172.16.8.10.

IP routers are usually configured so a computer only needs to know one
router’s address. This is true even if several routers on the segment con­nect to several other segments.

IfyouareusingDHCPtoobtainanIProuteraddress,andtheDHCP
server specifies a default IP router, the DHCP server specification over­rides the setting for IP Router.

S IP Frame Type:

This sets the type of frame containing IP traffic. Settings include: DIX
(default) or 802.3.

S Select “DIX” to set the Ethernet type to DIX (Ethernet 2.0) for IP

frames.

S Select “802.3” to set the Ethernet type to 802.3 with a SNAP header

for IP frames. Select 802.3 if other network computers use SNAP
encapsulation for IP frames.

S DHCP:

This allows this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point (the client)
to obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server on the network. Settings
include: Enabled, Enabled, if IP address is zero (default),orDisabled.

S Select “Enabled” to always use DHCP to obtain the IP address, sub-

net mask, and (optional) default IP router when the 6710 Mobile
Bridge or 6710 Access Point reboots.

S Select “Enabled, if IP address is zero” to retrieve IP addresses for the

6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point, subnet mask, and default
router, and the lease expiration time, from the DHCP server. The
6710 Mobile Bridge ignores other configuration options. Note that if

you enable DHCP, you must set IP Address to 0.0.0.0.

S Select “Disabled” to disable DHCP. You must manually set the IP

addresses before the TCP/IP stack is enabled.

The 6710 Mobile Bridge or the 6710 Access Point responds only to ad­dress offers from DHCP or Bootp servers. In either case the server is
specified in the DHCP server name field.

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S DHCP Server Name:

The range prompt for the DHCP serve r name is 31 characters. The
6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point responds only to the named
server. The default server name is “Norand DHCP Server.” This name
prevents the 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point from inadver­tently obtaining an IP configuration from existing servers on the net­work.

If the DHCP server name is configured with a null string (“”), the 6710
Mobile Bridge or the 6710 Access Point responds to offers from any
server.

The class identifier string for the 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access
Point is “Norand Access Point.” Servers use this string to identify the
6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point.

See the 6710 Mobile Bridge User’s Guide or the 6710 Access Point User’s
Guide for more information about DHCP servers.

S Auto ARP Minutes:

The 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point periodically sends an un­solicited ARP response so routers can update their routing tables. The
response enables a network management platform to learn about the
6710 Mobile Bridge 6710 Access Point on the network by querying
routers.

This setting is the number of minutes between periodic ARP requests.
The range prompt is 0–120 minutes, with the default being 5 minutes. A
setting of 0 disables Auto ARP Minutes.

If the default router’s address is 0, the ARP request is sent to the IP ad­dress of this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point. Without the
Auto ARP Minutes option, a 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point
might not use its IP address for extended periods of time and expire
from the router’s ARP table.

Auto ARP Minutes enhances the discovery of the network architecture
by network management tools, such as OpenView by Hewlett-Packard.
The network management tool queries IP router ARP tables to locate
the active IP addresses for the su bnet IP addresses for 6710 M obile
Bridges or 6710 Access Points should not be allowed to expire. The net­work management program would then need to ping all potential ad­dresses on a subnet to locate active IP addresses, or require the user to
enter a list.

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Bridge Main Menu

Select [Bridge] to access the Bridge Main M enu, which configures options
that define the bridging topology of the RS-485 – Ethernet LAN for the
6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point. Use you r up and down cursor
keys to move between fields. Use your left and right cursor keys to scroll
through the options for each field. Use the [Esc] keytogobacktothe
Main Menu on page 9.

S Serial Number:

This is a read-only setting that displays the unique 10-digit serial num­ber for this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point, which identifies
thedeviceonthenetwork.

S Lan ID:

The LAN ID (also called domain) is a number that logically isolates adja­cent but independent open wireless LANs. The range prompt is 0–254,

with 0 as the default.

You should never need to change the default. All 6710 Mobile Bridges
and 6710 Access Points on the same Ethernet LAN segment should
havethesameLANID.

S [Roots]

Select this option to go to the Bridge Root menu. Information on this
menu starts on page 20.

S [Ports]

Select this option to go to the Bridge Ports menu. Information on this
menu starts on page 25.

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S ARP Server Mode:

This converts multicast ARP requests to unicast ARP requests for
RS-485 stations in the forwarding database. ARP Server Mode can sig­nificantly improve RS-485 network performance in busy IP networks.
Settings include: Disabled, No Flooding (default), Delay Flooding, and
Normal Flooding.

When this option is enabled, the IP addresses of the RS-485 stations are
included in the forwarding database. The ARP server learns the IP
addresses of RS-485 stations by monitoring IP traffic to those stations.
Additionally, some stations may have the capability of explicitly
registering IP addresses with the ARP server. This is done with the
OWL_ATTACH protocol included in certain RS-485 drivers supplied
by Intermec.

S Select “Disabled” to take no special action when an ARP is received.

Multicast ARP requests are subject to the frame filters and the setting
for MultiFloodLevel.

Disabled is the preferred option when a system has no IP RS-485
traffic or has stations that do not register IP addresses.

S Select “No Flooding” to have the ARP server convert ARPs from

multicast destination addresses to the unicast address of the destina­tion station. This option is the most efficient configuration, since
multicast ARPs are never forwarded. Use of this setting requires sta­tions to register I P addresses with the 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710
Access Point.

This option is preferred when RS-485 stations should respond to
ARPs, and are capable of registering their IP addresses with the 6710
Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point. This r egistration can be accom­plished either through regular periodic traffic from the RS-485 sta­tion or use of the OWL_ATTACH protocol included in some
RS-485 drivers supplied by Intermec Technologies.

S Select “Delay Flooding” to have the ARP server convert ARPs from

multicast to the unicast address of the destination station. If the des­tination address is unknown, the initial ARP request is not for­warded. If the requesting device retries the ARP request, second and
subsequent ARP requests are forwarded.

This option is preferred when RS-485 stations should respond to
ARPs, but are not capable of registering their IP addresses with the
6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point.

S Select “Normal Flooding” to have the ARP server convert ARPs from

multicast destination addresses to the unicast address of the destina­tion station. If the destination address is unknown, the ARP request
is flooded according to the multicast flood level settings.

This option is useful when RS-485 stations need to respond to ARP
requests, but are not capable of registering IP addresses with the 6710
Mobile Br idge or 6710 Access Point. This sends more unnecessary
ARPs over RS-485 links then delay flooding and does not introduce
delays in ARP responses as does the Delay Flooding option.

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Bridge Roots Menu

Select [Roots] from the [Bridge] menu to set the root priority for 6710
Mobile Bridges or 6710 Access Points configured to operate as super roots.
These super roots should be set to the same settings in all 6710 Mobile
Bridges and 6710 Access Points with a nonzero root priority configured.

Use your up and down cursor keys to move between fields. Use your left
and right cursor keys to scroll through the options for each field. Use the
[Esc] keytogobacktotheBridgeMainMenuonpage18.

S Root Priority:

This determines which of the 6710 Mobile Bridges and 6710 Access
Points are candidates to become the super root node on the distribution
LAN (also called primary LAN). The range prompt is 0–7 with 1 as the

default root priority. See the 6710 Mobile Bridge User’s Guide or the 6710
Access Point User’s Guide for more information about the super root.

S [Global Radio]

Select this option to go to the Bridge Root Global Radio menu. Infor­mation on this menu starts on page 21.

S [Global Flooding]

Select this option to go to the Bridge Root Global Flooding menu. In­formationonthismenustartsonpage23.

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Bridge Roots Global Radio Menu

Note: Use the same [Global Radio] settings in all super root candidates.

Select [Global Radio] from the Bridge Root menu to distribute network­wide configuration parameters. Settings in the super root are distributed
throughout the network.

Use your up and down cursor keys to move between fields. Use your left
and right cursor keys to scroll through the options for each field. Use the
[Esc] key to go back to the Bridge Root main menu on page 20.

S UHF Rfp Threshold;

This adjusts the S-UHF protocol characteristics for smaller data frames.
The recommended setting in most cases is Disabled (default).Forinstal­lations that primarily send very small frames, Enabled at the default value

of 70 may improve network response time.

S UHF Frag Size:

For reliable transmission, large frames may be fragmented or split into
several smaller frames. The receiver reassembles the fragments into a
complete frame. Default is 250.

S Falcon Frag Size:

For reliable transmission, large frames may be fragmented or split into
several smaller frames. The receiver reassembles the fragments into a
complete frame. Default is 250.

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S Awake Time (Does not apply to WLIF radio):

This option establishes an awake time after a station transmits. Portable
stations do not enter a power-managed state for this time period. The
6710 Access Point may deliver a response without using the pending
message delivery mechanism during the awake time.

The time is specified in tenths of seconds. When awake time is Disabled
(default), each station uses its own default (2 seconds for 900 MHz or
S-UHF stations). Longer awake times may reduce station battery life.

Each [Global Radio] option has the following settings:

S Set Globally:

The value for all radios in the system is specified according to how Set
Globally is configured. Settings include: Enabled or Disabled (default).

S If this 6710 Access Point is the super root, select “Enabled” to set the

value for all stations and access points in the network. This setting has
no effect in access points other than the super root.

S Select “Disabled” have the super root not distribute global parame-

ters. All radios in the network use local settings or defaults.

S Value:

Following are ranges and defaults for this option:

Value Range Default

UHF Rfp Threshold 0–250 octets 70

UHF Frag Size 0–250 octets 250

Falcon Frag Size 0–250 octets 250

Awake Time 0–255 (tenths of seconds) 0

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Bridge Roots Global Flooding Menu

Note: Use the same [Global Flooding] settings in all super root candidates.

Select [Global Flooding] from the Bridge Root menu to set system-wide
flooding options. The settings are sent throughout the network when and
if this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point becomes the super root.

A 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point normally forwards frames
only to destination addresses it has learned and stored in the forwarding
database. Frames are forwarded only on the port that provides the shortest
path to the destination address. The 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access
Point can be configured to flood frames on one or more ports when the
destination address is unknown.

Global flooding options allow for different flooding configurations to opti­mize performance. Settings in the super root are distributed to all other
6710 Mobile Bridges and 6710 Access Points.

Note: See the 6710 Mobile Bridge User’s Guideor6710 Access Point User’s
Guide for information about the flooding level checklist.

Use your up and down cursor keys to move between fields. Use your left
and right cursor keys to scroll through the options for each field. Use the
[Esc] key to go back to the Bridge Root main menu on page 20.

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S Inbound:

An inbound frame is flooded towards the distribution LAN (the Ether­net LAN segment containing the super root).

Flooding may be configured separately for unicast (single physical ad­dress) and multicast (group address) frame types. Many network proto­cols use multicast messages for establishing and maintaining connec­tions, and use unicast messages for data exchange.

Inbound options are Multicast and Unicast and have the following set­tings: Enabled, Primary (multicast default), and Disabled (unicast de-
fault).

S Select “Enabled” to have 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point

flood to all ports, similar to a conventional bridge.

S Select “Primary” to have frames flooded inbound only. This setting is

useful in many RS-485 — Ethernet LAN installations where the su­per root, servers, or gateways for RS-485 stations are on the same
Ethernet segment.

S Select “Disabled” to have frames not be flooded. Use this setting only if

the Outbound to Secondaries option is also set to “Disabled.”

S Outbound to Secondaries:

An outbound frame is flooded away from the distribution LAN. This
frame floods frames with unknown destinations to secondary (RS-485)
LANs. Settings include: Enabled and Disabled (multicast and unicast
default).

S Select “Enabled” to have all designated 6710 Mobile Bridges and

6710 Access Points flood to secondary (RS-485) LANs. This setting
allows the super root to control flooding for all 6710 Mobile Bridges
and 6710 Access Points serving as designated devices for secondary
(RS-485) LANs.

S Select “Disabled” to have flooding disabled in all designated 6710

Mobile Bridges and 6710 Access Points. This setting allows the super
root to control flooding for all 6710 Mobile Bridges and 6710 Access
Points serving as designated devices for secondary (RS-485) LANs.

This setting should be used only if Inbound flooding is set to “Disabled.”

S Outbound to Stations:

Outbound to Stations frames apply only to 6710 Access Points with the
WLIF radio option. Settings include: Enabled or Disabled (multicast
and unicast default).

S Select “Enabled” to have all designated 6710 Access Points flood to

secondary (RS-485) LANs. This setting allows the super root to con­trol flooding for all 6710 Access Points serving as designated devices
for secondary (RS-485) LANs.

S Select “Disabled” to have flooding disabled in all designated 6710 Ac-

cess Points. This setting allows the super root to control flooding for
all 6710 Access Points serving as designated devices for secondary
(RS-485) LANs. This setting should be used only if Inbound flooding is

set to “Disabled.”

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Bridge Ports Menu

Select [Ports] from the [Bridge] menu to define options for the 6710 Mo­bile Bridge or 6710 Access Point Ether net port and RS-485 port.

Use your up and down cursor keys to move between ports, then select a
port to display its options. Use your left and right cursor keys to scroll
through the options for each field. Use the [Esc] keytogobacktothe
Bridge Main Menu on page 18.

Note: If no RS-485 PC card is installed internally in slot A or B, “” is in
the Name column and <Disabled> is shown in the Status column.

S Name:

The following chart defines options in this column. This read-only set­ting displays the driver name for the type of device occupying this com­munication port. The name is for internal system use.

Option Description

omde Ethernet port

omdpxma (or omdpxmb) WLIF (Proxim 2. 4 GHz) radio port

omdflca (or omdflcb) Falcon (900 MHz) radio port

omduhfb S-UHF radio port

omdip OWL/IP port (IP tunneling)

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S MAC Address:

This is a read-only option that displays the network address of the
Ethernet port or RS-485 port. The 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access
Point automatically identifies the addresses of devices installed in or at­tached to its communication ports. The MAC address for each RS-485
port is the MAC address of the Ethernet port.

S Status:

This option sets the condition of the port. Settings include: Enabled (de-
fault) or Disabled.

S Select “Enabled” to render the port available for usage.

S Select “Disabled” to render the port unavailable.

S Hello Period:

This option determines how frequently the 6710 Mobile Bridge or
6710 Access Point broadcasts hello messages on the network. On Ether­net links, hello messages are used to maintain the spanning tree. Settings

include: 1 Second, 2 Seconds, and 3 Seconds, with the default at 2 Seconds.

You should never have to change this default.

S [Ethernet]

This only appears if you had selected “omde” as a port. See the 6710
Mobile Bridge User’s Guide or the 6710 Access Point User’s Guide for

more information about using this option to set the Ethernet port.

S [WLIF]

This only appears if you selected “omdpxma” (or “omdpxmb”) and a
WLIF radio is installed in either PC card slot. See the 6710 Access Point
User’s Guide for more information.

S [Falcon]

This only appears if you selected “omdflca” (or “omdflcb”) and a 900
MHz radio is installed in either PC card slot. See the 6710 Access Point
User’s Guide for more information.

S [UHF]

This only appears if you selected “omduhfb” and a S-UHF radio is
installed in its PC card slot. See the 6710 Access Point User’s Guide for
more information.

S [OWL/IP]

This only appears if you selected “omdip.” See the 6710 Mobile Bridge
User’s Guide or the 6710 Access Point User’s Guide for more information.

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Security Main Menu

Select [Security] to access the Security Main Menu, which configures pass­words for the 6710 Mobile Bridge or the 6710 Access Point. Use your up
and down cursor keys to move between fields. Use your left and right cur­sor keys to scroll through the options for each field. Use the [Esc] key to
go back to the Main Menu on page 9.

S Password:

This option is the top-level password you need to access the configura­tion menus. The range prompt is 16 characters. Enter 16 or fewer al­phanumeric characters for this password. It is case insensitive and can be
any combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. For security, the
password appears as asterisks on the screen.

S Service Password:

Intermec Technologies maintains a service password so its Customer
Support Center can configure this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access
Point if necessary. For example, if you forget what the configuration
menus’ top-level password is, a Customer Support personnel can access
the menus through the service password.

By default, Service Password is enabled. If setting a service password
violates your security guidelines, you can disable it. If it is already dis­abled and you forget the configuration menus’ password, you may need
to send this 6710 Mobile Bridge or 6710 Access Point to a Service Cen­ter to be reconfigured.

Contact the Customer Support Center for more information about the
service password. See the “Before You Begin” chapter for contact infor­mation.

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S Advanced Password:

When you set an advanced password for the 6710 Access Point, it is re­quired to configure the following. The range prompt is 16 characters. En­ter 16 or fewer alphanumeric characters for this password. It is case in­sensitive and can be any combination of letters, numbers, and symbols.
For security, the password appears as asterisks on the screen.

S Security/Advanced Password and Bridge/Ports/omdip

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Exiting the View Menu

To exit the View Configuration Menu System, press [Esc] on your key­board until you see the following screen:

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To see the following Configuration Command screen, type any letter, then
press [Enter] on your keyboard:

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Troubleshooting

Help Screens

Reflashing

Tip: In every View Configuration screen, press the [Tab] keytomovetoa
topic, then press the [?] (Question Mark) key to get HELP topics, just like
other access points and controllers.

Tip: If your initial boot up sequence produces all garbage characters, then
the unit needs to be r ef lashed.

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6910 IGAP or 6910 TGAP

This is an illustration of a 6910 IGAP or a 6910 TGAP:

Ports

This is an illustration of the ports on the end of a 6910 IGAP or a 6910
TGAP:

10BASE2

AC INPUT

100/240 VAC

10BASET

AUI DIAG

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