Quatech AirborneDirect Wireless Device Server Quick Start Manual

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AirborneDirect

Wireless Device Server

Quick Start Guide

Package Contents

The AirborneDirect™ Wireless Device Server includes the following items:

 One AirborneDirect™ Wireless Device Server
 One AC power adapter and cord (except ABSE-100D-POC model)
 A mounting cradle (mounting hardware is user-supplied)
 A female-to-female null-modem adapter
 A female RS-232 loopback adapter
 An AirborneDirect Wireless Device Server Quick Start Guide (this document)
 A CD containing:

o WLN-UART Support
o WLN-SPI Support
o ABD-Serial and WLN-Serial Support
o ABD-Ethernet and WLN-Ethernet Support
o Adobe Acrobat Reader

 Access Point

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Getting Started Quickly

The AirborneDirect Wireless Device Server is shipped ready-to-use. Follow these quick steps to set up the wireless
device server.

1. Unpack the Wireless Device Server

Unpack the AirborneDirect Wireless Device Server and compare the package contents with the items listed on
the front of this Quick Start Guide. If any item is missing or damaged, contact Quatech immediately.

2. What Else You Will Need

To complete your setup, you need the following items (not provided):

 A serial client

Equipment (DCE). If the serial client is a DCE with a male DB9 connector (non-standard), you must provide a
male-to-female converter, available from electronics and computer stores.

 The client must be within the transmit and receive range of the Access Point (AP) to be used
with the Wireless Device Server.

 A LAN host
 An IEEE 802.11b-compliant Access Point. DHCP must be enabled on the Access Point.
 Mounting hardware for the AirborneDirect Wireless Device Server cradle.

~ a serial device or a computer with a female DB9 connector configured as Data Communications

~ a device or computer with a network interface card (NIC)

3. Connect the Access Point and

the AirborneDirect Device Server

A. Place the Access Point in close proximity to the Wireless

Device Server. Follow the directions in th e Access Point

manual to

install the network cable (to the LAN host) and the
Access Point’s power cable.

a. For initial configuration, the security on Access

Point
must be disabled

B. If the serial client is configured as DCE with a female

DB9 connector, connect the cable on the Wireless
Device Server directly to the client. If the serial client is

DTE with a male DB9 connector, use the provided
female-to-female null-modem adapter to connect the

Wireless Device Server to the client.

Note that if the serial client’s DB9 connector is the

non-standard gender for its type (i.e., a male connector
on a DCE device or a female connector on a DTE
device), you must first use a male-to-female converter
(not provided) to change the connector to the standard
gender. Then connect the DTE or DCE device as
described above.

Note: The presence of multiple Access Points in the area may interfere with the wireless device
server’s ability to associate with the AP you intend to use. If you have difficulties connecting to your
chosen Access Point, either remove power from the other Access Points or perform the setup in a
remote location.