Wi Lan EB01 Users Manual

Hopper Plus 120-24

Wireless Ethernet Bridge

Installation and

Conﬁguration Guide

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08/00

Contents

Notices ..................................................................................... v

Regulatory Notice ......................................................................................v

Other Notices ............................................................................................ vi

Contacting Wi-LAN ................................................................................... vi

Contacting Customer Support vi

Description ..............................................................................1

Hopper Plus 120-24 Wireless Ethernet Bridge .......................................... 1

Making a Wireless Bridge 1 Creating a Wireless Network 2 About Hopper Plus Units 2

Hardware Description ................................................................................3

Shipping Package Contents 3 Hopper Plus 120-24 Unit 3

Hopper Plus 120-24 Specifications ............................................................ 6

Installation ............................................................................... 9

Basic Installation Steps .............................................................................. 9

Configuring a Unit as a Base ................................................................... 10

Testing Basic Operation ..........................................................................11

Performing a Bench Test 11 Performing a Simple Network Test 13

Configuration ........................................................................ 15

Accessing the Main Menu ........................................................................ 16

Accessing Main Menu with MANAGEMENT Port 16 Accessing Units via telnet 17 Setting VT100 Arrows 18

Configuring with the Main Menu ..............................................................19

Unit Identification .....................................................................................20

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Viewing Unit Identification 20 Setting Unit Identification 21

Hardware/Software Revision ................................................................... 23

Viewing System Revision Information 23

System Software ROM Images ............................................................... 24

Viewing System Software ROM Images 24

Current System Status ............................................................................ 25

Viewing Current System Status 25

IP Network Configuration ........................................................................ 26

Setting the Internet IP Address and Subnet Mask 26 Setting the Default Gateway IP Address 27 Setting the SNMP NMS Trap IP Address 28

IP Filter Configuration .............................................................................. 29

RF Station Configuration ......................................................................... 32

Setting Test Mode Time 32 Setting the Operating Mode 33 Setting the RF Transmit Status 35 Setting the Link Monitor Period 36 Setting Maximum Remote Distance (Base Station Only) 37 Setting Link Monitor Remote Station Rank (Base Station Only) 38 Setting Throttling (Remote Station Only) 40

Radio Module Configuration .................................................................... 41

Setting the Station Type 42 Setting the Station Rank 43 Setting the Center Frequency 44 Setting Security Passwords 45 Setting the Scrambling Code 46 Setting the Acquisition Code 47 Setting Config Test Minutes 48 Setting Repeater Mode (Base Station Only) 49 Setting System Symmetry Type (Base Station Only) 50 Setting Dynamic Polling Level (Base Station Only) 51 Setting Remote Unit RF Group 52 Rebooting and Saving RF Configurations 53

RF/Ethernet Statistics .............................................................................. 55

Viewing RF/Ethernet Statistics 55

System Security ...................................................................................... 58

Setting Community Names 58 Setting Login Passwords 59 Setting Remote Access 60 Setting the Automatic Timeout 61

System Commands ................................................................................. 62

Setting Default System Image 62 Setting the Reboot System Image 63 Rebooting the Current Image 63 Restoring Configurations 64

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Resetting the RF/Ethernet Statistics 64

Link Monitor Display .................................................................................66

Viewing Link Monitor Statistics 66

Logout ......................................................................................................67

Logging Out 67

Setting Operating Mode with the MODE Button ......................................68

Using the MODE Button 68

Command Line Interface .........................................................................70

Using Basic Commands 70

Appendix A: Planning Your Wireless Link .........................71

Planning the Physical Layout ................................................................... 71

Measuring the Physical Distance Between Units 71 Determining Antenna Requirements 71 Determining Cable Requirements 72 Calculating Fade Margins 72 Determining Environmental Requirements 72

Optimizing the RF Link .............................................................................72

Overview 72 Working with System Gain 74 Calculating EIRP (Effective Isotropically Radiated Power) 75 Optimizing Antenna Gain 76 Calculating Propagation Loss 76

Working with the Fresnel Zone 76 Calculating Cable Loss 77 Calculating Path Loss 78

Working with the Fade Margin 78

Link Budget Example ...............................................................................79

Antenna Basics ........................................................................................80

Antenna Parameters 80

Implementation Considerations 81

Selecting Antennas 82

Wi-LAN’s Antenna Selection 82

Antenna Installation Factors 82

Minimal Clearance Above Obstructions 84 Installing Antennas 84 Fine-tuning Antennas 85 Co-locating Units 85

Appendix B: Using HyperTerminal .....................................87

Starting HyperTerminal ............................................................................87

Determining the Communications Port .................................................... 91

Appendix C: Configuring a Simple Data Network .............93

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Checking the Network Adaptor Installation ............................................. 93

Configuring the Network .......................................................................... 94

Enabling the Sharing Feature on the Hard Disk Drive ............................ 97

Appendix D: SNMP MIB ....................................................... 99

About SNMP MIB .................................................................................... 99

Wi-LAN Object Identifier Nodes ............................................................ 100

Using Object Identifier Nodes ............................................................... 101

Appendix E: Technical Reference Information ................ 111

Front Panel LEDs .................................................................................. 111

Power Connector Pinout ....................................................................... 112

Glossary .............................................................................. 113

Index .................................................................................... 121

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Notices

This guide and the application and hardware described herein are furnished under license and are subject to a confidentiality agreement. The software and hardware can be used only in accordance with the terms and conditions of this agreement.

No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, including photocopying and recording without the express written permission of Wi-LAN, Inc.

While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is correct, Wi-LAN, Inc. does not warrant the information is free of errors or omissions.

Information contained in this guide is subject to change without notice.

Regulatory Notice

The Hopper Plus 120-24 product presented in this guide complies with the following regulations and/or regulatory bodies:

¥ RSS-210 and/or RSS-139 of Industry Canada ¥ FCC Part 15 ¥ CEPT/ERC Recommendations, ETS 300-328,

ETS 300-826, and EN 60950

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ¥ this device may not cause interference, and ¥ this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause

undesired operation of the device.

This equipment generates, uses, and radiates radio frequency and, if not installed and used in accordance with this guide, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following methods:

¥ reorient or relocate the receiving antenna, ¥ increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ¥ connect equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

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Notices

¥ consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. ¥ selecting and testing different channels, if employing 2.4 GHz equipment.

As the Hopper Plus 120-24 is used on a license-exempt, non-frequency coordinated, unprotected spectrum allocation, and thus can be subject to random unidentified interference, applications must not be those of a primary control where a lack of intercommunication could cause danger to property, process, or person. An alternative fail-safe should be designed into any system to ensure safe operation or shut down, should communication be lost for any reason.

Other Notices

¥ Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Wi-LAN, Inc.,

¥ Appropriately shielded remote I/O serial cable with the metal connector shell and

¥ FCC radio frequency exposure limits may be exceeded at distances closer than 23

¥ All antenna installation work shall be carried out by a knowledgeable and professional

¥ Use only a power adapter approved by Wi-LAN.

could void the user s authority to operate the equipment.

cable shield properly connected to chassis ground shall be used to reduce the radio frequency interference.

centimeters from the antenna of this device.

installer.

Contacting Wi-LAN

You can contact Wi-LAN applications engineers to help troubleshoot your Wi-LAN products and to plan your wireless network applications.

Contacting Customer Support

You can contact Wi-LAN customer support at the locations listed below:

Canada and USA Call toll free: 1-800-258-6876

Outside North America Call: +1-403-273-9133

All locations Send an e-mail message to:

You can also contact the Wi-LAN dealer or representative in your region. Phone or email Wi-LAN for information about the dealer in your area.

Mailing Address

Wi-LAN, Inc. Suite 300, 801 Manning Road N.E. Calgary, Alberta CANADA T2E 8J5 Tel: +1-403-273-9133

Available from: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (GMT-7:00)

techsupport@wi-lan.com

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Description

Hopper Plus 120-24 Wireless Ethernet Bridge

The Hopper Plus 120-24 is a wireless Ethernet bridge that provides high-speed, wireless connectivity at a fraction of the cost of wired solutions. It uses multi-code direct sequence spread spectrum technology over the license-exempt, 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz ISM radio band. The maximum data rate is 12.0 Mbps.

The Hopper Plus 120-24:

¥ provides wireless connectivity at speeds up to eight times faster than regular T1 lines,

making the Hopper Plus ideal for providing high-speed Internet access or for wirelessly extending existing communications infrastructures.

¥ supports point-to-point and point-to-multipoint networks. Contentionless polling ensures

efficient access to remote data networks.

¥ is self-contained and easy to use. Simply connect a Hopper Plus 120-24 to each LAN

segment, and the unit automatically learns where nodes are located on the network and performs dynamic packet filtering to ensure the local LAN traffic does not overload the wireless connection.

Making a Wireless Bridge

The simplest example of using the Hopper Plus 120-24 is a point-to-point wireless bridge, which requires a minimum of two units: a base unit and a remote unit. The units make a high-speed wireless communication link between two wired network segments.

Point-to-Point Wireless Bridge.

Wireless Link

Main Wired Network

Router

Hub

Switch

Firewall

Wired Network

Switch

Hub

Firewall

RemoteRouter

Base

Repeater

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Creating a Wireless Network

You can create a wireless network by adding remotes and taking advantage of the point-tomultipoint capabilities of the Hopper Plus 120-24. Up to 255 remote units can be contained in a wireless network.

Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network

Wired Network

Hub

RemoteRouter

Main Wired Network

RemoteRouter

Base

Repeater

Router

Hub

Switch

Firewall

Switch

Hub

Firewall

Wired Network

Switch

Hub

Firewall

Wired Network

Switch

Firewall

About Hopper Plus Units

Base Station: A Hopper Plus 120-24 can operate as a remote unit or a base station,

however, at least one unit in the network must be configured as a base. A base station is the central control unit of the wireless network. The base station polls all remote units and controls how traffic is routed to and from remotes. The base usually connects to a major access point of the wired network. The antenna of the base station must be capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from all the remote units in a system. If remotes are spread over a large area, an omni-directional antenna is usually required.

Remote Units: Remote units link wired segments of the network wirelessly to the main

network (via the base station). Remotes can limit the amount of data passed by the remote (a function called throttling), and they can filter specific data packets. Because remote units need to communicate only with the base station, their antennas can be more directional and have higher gains than base antennas.

Repeaters: A base unit can also be configured as a repeater. A repeater is needed when

remote units cannot communicate directly with each other, but direct transfers of data between them are necessary (as in a true WAN). When configured as a repeater, the base station passes data packets between remote stations based on the remote group status and the MAC (Media Access Control) address filter. Remote stations ignore the packets they hear from other remotes, and listen only to the repeated packets from the base. See

Repeater Mode (Base Station Only)

, page 49 for more information.

Setting

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Hardware Description

Shipping Package Contents

When you receive a Hopper Plus, the shipping package contains the following items:

¥ Hopper Plus 120-24 unit

¥ indoor antenna ¥ power supply cord ¥ AC/DC power adapter ¥ straight-through ethernet cable (RJ45) ¥ crossover ethernet cable (RJ45) ¥ DB9 (M) to DB25 (F) adaptor ¥ RS-232 DB9 serial cable ¥ Installation and Configuration Guide ¥ Warranty Card

Hardware Description

If any of the above items are not included in the Hopper Plus 120-24 shipping package, contact Wi-LAN customer support immediately.

Hopper Plus 120-24 Unit

The Hopper Plus 120-24 has connectors and LEDs on the front and back panels.

Front Panel

LED IndicatorsRS-232 Management Port

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Description

The the front panel connector and LEDs are described below. The color of a LED indicates its status See

Front Panel LEDs

, page 111 for detailed information.

MANAGEMENT Por t

An RS-232, DB9 connector used to communicate with a PC. Use this port to conﬁgure, test and set up the Hopper Plus.

AIR LED Color of LED indicates the status of the wireless link

during transmit, receive, or listen. Normal color: Orange.

MODE LED Color of LED indicates the test status of the unit when

unit is in test mode. Normal color: Off.

WIRE LED Color of LED indicates the status of the wire link during

transmit, receive, transmit and receive, or listen. Normal color: Green, Red, Orange or Off.

POWER LED Shows the status of the unit’s power. Normal color:

Green.

Connectors for power, antenna and wired network are located on the back panel, as well as a mode button and a link LED.

Rear Panel

Antenna (TNC) Connector

MODE button

Power Connector

LINK LED

Network Por t

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Hardware Description

Items located on the back panel are described below:

ANTENNA Connector The antenna connector is located at the top left of the rear

panel. It is TNC (Threaded N-type Connector) male or female. This port should always be connected to an antenna directly or through a 50 ohm coaxial cable.

POWER Connector 3-pin power connector. See Power Connector Pinout , page

112 for detailed pinout illustration.

MODE Button The mode button can be used to set the operating mode of

a unit without a terminal. See Setting Operating Mode with

the MODE Button , page 68 for information about the mode

button.

10/100 BASET A standard RJ45 female connector. To connect to a PC

Ethernet card, you must use the crossover twisted-pair cable (provided). To connect to a hub, use a straightthrough twisted-pair cable.

LINK LED The color of the LED indicates the data rate and status of

the twisted-pair connection. Green = 10 BaseT link, functioning properly. Orange = 100 BaseT link, functioning properly. Off = No link.

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Description

Hopper Plus 120-24 Speciﬁcations

General Speciﬁcations

Modulation Method: Multi-Code Direct Sequence Spread

Wireless Data Rate: 12 Mbps

RF Frequency Range: 2.4 - 2.4835 MHz (unlicensed ISM band)

Number of Center Frequencies: 7 independent, 3 concurrent

Power Requirements: 48W @ 12VDC (via 110/240 VAC 50/60 Hz

Physical Dimensions: 24 x 8 x 21 centimeters

Radio Speciﬁcations

Antenna Connector: Reverse TNC

Spectrum

adaptor)

(9.5 x 3.2 x 8.3 inches)

TNC

Output Power: +18.5 dBm

Receiver Sensitivity: – 83 dBm

Processing Gain: >10 dB

Network Support

Packet Format: IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet II

(High-level protocol transparent)

LAN Connection: 10/100 BaseT (autonegotiates)

Bridge Functionality: Local Packet Filtering (self-learning), Static IP

address ﬁltering, throttling capability

Wireless Networking Protocols

Network Topologies: Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint,

Multipoint-to-Multipoint

Repeater Mode: User Conﬁgurable

RF Collision Management: Dynamic Polling, with Dynamic Time

Allocation

Security

Data Scrambling: User Conﬁgurable

Data Security Password: Security password of up to 20 bytes in length

(10

combinations)

Conﬁguration, Management, and Diagnostics

Conﬁguration Methods: SNMP, Telnet, and RS-232 Management Port

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Hopper Plus 120-24 Specifications

SNMP: Version I compliant (RFC 1157), MIB standard

and enterprise (RFC 1213)

Management Port Functionality: Supports system conﬁguration, security,

access control, wireless LAN diagnostics and management, menu-driven ASCII interface via RS-232 DB-9.

Environment

Units must be located in a weatherproof environment with an ambient temperature from 0 to 40º Celsius and humidity 0 – 95% non-condensing.

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Installation

Basic Installation Steps

The following basic steps are required to successfully install your Hopper Plus 120-24 wireless bridge. For detailed information about performing the steps, see the references provided.

1. Plan your network. Before you install any equipment, you need to determine the phys-

ical layout of your wireless link, plan antenna and fade margin requirements, and optimize the wireless link. For help, refer to Appendix A: Planning Your Wireless Link or contact Wi-LAN customer support. You will require a minimum of two Hopper Plus units (one conﬁgured as a base, and one conﬁgured as a remote) to create a wireless link between two wired network segments.

2. Check the contents of each shipping carton to ensure all the required parts are

present. See Hardware Description, page 3 for a list of parts.

3. Conﬁgure one Hopper Plus unit as a base station. See Conﬁguring a Unit as a Base,

page 10. (Units come from the factory conﬁgured as remotes).

4. Test the basic operation of the bridge. See Testing Basic Operation, page 11 for more

information.

5. Place the units in their ﬁeld locations and connect them to antennas, the wired net-

work, and power.

Warning: External antennas must be professionally installed and follow accepted safety,

grounding, electrical, and civil engineering standards.

Always connect an antenna to the ANTENNA port before you power up a unit or you can damage a unit.

6. Conﬁgure each unit as follows:

l View and set the Unit Identiﬁcation. See Viewing Unit Identiﬁcation, page 20

and Setting Unit Identiﬁcation, page 21. l Set the Station Rank. See Setting the Station Rank, page 43. l Set the Center Frequency. See Setting the Center Frequency, page 44. l Set the Security Passwords. See Setting Security Passwords, page 45. l Set the Acquisition Code. See Setting the Acquisition Code, page 47. l Set the Remote Unit RF Group. See Setting Remote Unit RF Group, page 52. l Change the default passwords. See Setting Login Passwords, page 59.

7. Test the installed wireless network using ping, ftp, or ﬁle transfers.

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If you have problems, contact Wi-LAN customer support.

Installation

Conﬁguring a Unit as a Base

Hopper Plus 120-24 units are delivered from the factory configured as remote units. To make a wireless bridge, you need to configure one unit as a base unit (base station). All other units in the wireless network can remain configured as remote units (so you do not need to change the "station type" of remotes). No user software is required to install a unit.

To conﬁgure one unit as a base unit

1. Connect a PC to the MANGAGEMENT port to the Hopper Plus unit that will be the base unit.

Connecting PC to MANAGEMENT Port

Hopper Plus Unit

S U L P

R I

MODE

Management Port

Serial Cable to PC COM port

2. Start the terminal emulation program (for example, HyperTerm¤—see Appendix B:

Using HyperTerminal, page 87).

3. Press

Enter. Enter the default password (choose supervisor). The Main Menu is

displayed.

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Testing Basic Operation

4. Select Radio Module Configuration. The Radio Module Configuration

window is displayed.

Radio Module Configuration New Current Flash Station Type -> Remote Unit Remote Unit Remote Unit Station Rank (1-1000) 1 1 1 Center Frequency 2.4400 GHz 2.4400 GHz 2.4400 GHz Security Password 1 (Hex) 1 1 1 Security Password 2 (Hex) 10 10 10 Security Password 3 (Hex) 100 100 100 Security Password 4 (Hex) 1000 1000 1000 Security Password 5 (Hex) 10000 10000 10000 Scrambling Code (Hex) 0 0 0 Acquisition Code (0-15) 1 1 1 Config Test Minutes (1-120) 30 30 30

Base Station Only Parameters Repeater Mode off off off System Symmetry Type Asymmetric Asymmetric Asymmetric Dynamic Polling Level (1-100) Remote Station Only Parameters Remote Unit RF Group (0-63) 0 0 0

Reboot New RF configuration Press Enter to Execute Save Current Config to Flash Press Enter to Execute

5. Select Station Type.

6. Select Base Unit and press Enter.

7. Select Reboot New RF configuration and press

8. Log in to the unit.

9. Select Save Current Config to Flash and press

memory.

10. Select Logout from the Main Menu to exit.

Testing Basic Operation

Wi-LAN recommends that you bench test units before placing them the field. You should first perform a standalone test, then test the bridge as part of a simple network.

Once one unit has been set to a base unit, it can then be used to test all other remote units without making configuration changes to the remotes.(Units are shipped from factory configured as remotes).

Performing a Bench Test

Enter. The unit reboots.

Enter. The settings are stored in flash

To perform a bench test of the bridge

1. Ensure that you have configured a unit as a base unit.

2. Ensure that the station type of all other units is Remote Unit. See

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Setting the Station

Type, page 42.

Installation

3. Locate base unit and one remote unit at least twenty meters apart with a clear line of sight between them.

4. Attach the provided indoor antenna to the antenna port of each unit, and orient the antenna vertically.

5. Power up both units.

Basic Test Setup

20m

minimum

Indoor

Antenna

S U L

WIRE

AIR LED = orange

S U L

WIRE

AIR LED = orange

Indoor Antenna

Base Unit Remote Unit

6. Observe the AIR LED of each unit and look for normal status. A normal status is indicated when the AIR LEDs on the base and the remote unit are both orange. The status of the AIR LED is indicated as follows.

Orange (both stations) The stations are continuously sending and receiving

sync packets.

Red (base station) The stations are conﬁgured incorrectly, and the base

station is transmitting without receiving acknowledgment.

Green (remote station) The stations are conﬁgured incorrectly, and the remote

station is receiving packets to which it cannot respond.

Off Nothing is being received (by the remote) or transmitted

(from the base).

Note: If antennas are too close together, the strong transmit signal will cause distortion at the receiveing unit. You can fine-tune antennas by physically moving the antenna. When the remote antenna is correctly aligned, the AIR LED is orange, indicating that data from the base station is being received and acknowledged.

7. Run the Link Monitor test on the remote unit. See

Rank (Base Station Only), page 38. Check for RSSI below 40% and BER = 0. If you

Setting Link Monitor Remote Station

have problems ensure that the unit is configured to its basic default settings or contact Wi-LAN customer support.

8. Disable Link Monitor.

9. When both AIR LEDs are orange, power down both units and perform the simple network test. See

Performing a Simple Network Test, page 13.

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Testing Basic Operation

Performing a Simple Network Test

To perform a simple network test

1. Connect one Hopper Plus 120-24 to the LAN.

2. Connect a PC from your network directly to the other Hopper Plus 120-24 (connect

with a 10/100 BaseT crossover cable if no hub is used).

Note:

Cabling between 10/100 BaseT nodes is generally done through a network hub. To make a direct 10/100 BaseT connection between a Hopper Plus 120-24 and a PC, you need a standard crossover cable (swap pins 1&3; 2&6).

Simple Network Test Setup

20m

minimum

Cables connect to 10 BaseT network port

10 BaseT Cable (Straight Through)

10/100 BaseT HUB

Base Unit

S U

L P

AIR LED = orange MODE LED = Off POWER LED = Green

Direct 10 BaseT Cable (Crossover)

10 BaseT Cable

Indoor Antenna

Remote Unit

S U

L P

AIR LED = orange MODE LED = Off POWER LED = Green

LAN

3. Power up each Hopper Plus 120-24 unit. Initially the LEDs should appear as follows:

POWER LED Green

MODE LED Off

AIR LED Orange

4. Create some network traffic to test the bridge (for example, transfer a file across the

5. Repeat the steps for each remote you install.

6. To test network configuration further, see

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bridge). The WIRE LED indicates the activity. See

Appendix C: Configuring a Simple

Data Network, page 93 for more information.

Appendix C: Configuring a Simple Data

Network, page 93 for moreinformation about configuring simple peer-to-peer

networks.

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Conﬁguration

This section explains how to access and use the main configuration menu (called the Wi-LAN Hopper Plus 120-24 Main Menu, and shown below). In this section, each item in the Main Menu is described in the order that it appears in the menu.

Use the Main Menu and your keyboard keys to select, view or change settings. Some items in the menu simply display information, while others ask you to enter data or make a selection from a list.

Main Menu

Wi-LAN Hopper Plus 120-24 Main Menu

-> Unit Identification Hardware/Software Revision System Software ROM Images Current System Status IP Network Configuration IP Filter Configuration RF Station Configuration Radio Module Configuration RF/Ethernet Statistics System Security System Commands Link Monitor Display

Logout

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Configuration

Accessing the Main Menu

You can access the Main Menu via the MANAGEMENT port or a telnet session.

You can also configure the Hopper Plus 120-24 remotely with the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) manager. See Appendix D: SNMP MIB, page 99 for information about SNMP.

Accessing Main Menu with MANAGEMENT Port

To access the Main Menu through the MANAGEMENT port

1. Disconnect the power from the Hopper Plus unit.

2. Connect a serial cable from a DB9 serial port on the PC to the MANAGEMENT port on the Hopper Plus (adaptors are shipped with the unit). See Configuring a Unit as a

Base, page 10.

3. Start a terminal emulation program (such as Hyperterm) on the PC. See Appendix B:

Using HyperTerminal.

4. Set the terminal emulation program to emulate a VT100 terminal with the following settings:

¥ COM port PC serial port connected to Hopper Plus unit ¥ Bits per second: 9600 ¥ Data bits: 8 ¥ Parity: none ¥ Stop bits: 1 ¥ Flow control: none

5. Reconnect the power to the Hopper Plus unit.

6. Press

Enter. The Login menu is displayed.

Wi-LAN Hopper Plus 120-24 Login

Software: Rev 0.0.0 (May 25 2000 10:13:37)

Hardware: Rev 0.0.0 (4MB SDRAM, 4MB Intel Flash)

Enter Password:

7. Type the default password, or type your password.

User user Read Only

Supervisor supervisor Read and Write

The Main Menu is displayed.

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Accessing the Main Menu

Accessing Units via telnet

To access units via telnet

1. Ensure that the unit s Internet IP address has been configured, the unit has a working

Ethernet connection, and wire and remote access has been enabled (see Setting

Remote Access, page 60).

2. Ensure that the VT100 Arrows feature in your telnet session is enabled. See Setting

VT100 Arrows, page 18.

3. From a VT100 terminal, or emulation program, type telnet <IP address>

where <IP address> is the address of the unit that you want to configure.

4. Press

Enter. The Login menu is displayed.

Wi-LAN Hopper Plus 120-24 Login

Software: Rev 0.0.0 (May 25 2000 10:13:37)

Hardware: Rev 0.0.0 (4MB SDRAM, 4MB Intel Flash)

Enter Password:

5. Type the default password (user or supervisor) or type your personal password.

The Main Menu is displayed.

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Setting VT100 Arrows

To set the VT100 arrows in Microsoft telnet

1. In the active Microsoft telnet 1.0 session, select Terminal, Preferences from the menu bar. The Terminal Preferences window is displayed.

2. Click the VT100 Arrows checkbox.

3. Click OK. The VT100 arrows are enabled in the telnet session.

You can now use the keyboard arrow keys to navigate the configuration menus.

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Conﬁguring with the Main Menu

This section describes how to configure units with the Main Menu. Menu items are presented in the order they appear in the menu shown below.

Main Menu

Wi-LAN Hopper Plus 120-24 Main Menu

Configuring with the Main Menu

Logout

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Configuration

Unit Identiﬁcation

Viewing Unit Identiﬁcation

You can view a unit s serial number, production date, and MAC address in the Unit Identification menu. These fields are view only and are set at the factory.

To view unit identiﬁcation

1. From the Main Menu, select Unit Identification The Unit Identification window is displayed.

Unit Identification

Serial Number Serial-Number Production Date 01-01-2000 Ethernet MAC Address 001030040502

Unit Name/Description -> System Name Unit Location System Location Contact Name System Manager's Name

where

Serial Number Unique serial number of the unit (Read Only).

Production Date Date that the unit was produced (Read Only).

Ethernet MAC Address Unique Internet MAC address for the unit

(Read Only).

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Unit Identification

Setting Unit Identiﬁcation

You can configure a unit s name, location, and contact name for system management purposes. This information could be used to distinguish remote units by their physical location or by meaningful names rather than the unit s station rank. The unit identification information does not need to be configured for a working system.

To set unit name/description

1. From the Main Menu, select Unit Identification. The Unit Identification

window is displayed.

Unit Identification

Serial Number Serial-Number Production Date 01-01-2000 Ethernet MAC Address 001030040502

Unit Name/Description -> System Name Unit Location System Location Contact Name System Manager's Name

where

Serial Number Unit serial number.

Production Date The production date: MM-DD-YY.

Ethernet MAC Address

MAC (Media Access Control) address. The physical Ethernet address.

2. Select Unit Name/Description.

3. Type in new name or description.

4. Press

Enter. The new name or description is displayed in the entry field.

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To set unit location

1. From the Main Menu, select Unit Identification. The Unit Identification window is displayed.

Unit Identification

Serial Number Serial-Number Production Date 01-01-2000 Ethernet MAC Address 001030040502

Unit Name/Description System Name Unit Location -> System Location Contact Name System Manager's Name

2. Select Unit Location.

3. Type in the new location.

4. Press

Enter. The new location appears in the entry field.

To set unit contact name

1. From the Main Menu, select Unit Identification. The Unit Identification window is displayed.

Unit Identification

Serial Number Serial-Number Production Date 01-01-2000 Ethernet MAC Address 1030040502

Unit Name/Description System Name Unit Location System Location Contact Name -> System Manager's Name

2. Select Contact Name.

3. Type in a contact or manager name.

4. Press

Enter. The new name appears in the entry field.

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Hardware/Software Revision

Viewing System Revision Information

The system revision information shows details about the system including:

¥ version of the Hopper Plus 120-24 hardware ¥ ROM and RAM size ¥ version number of the system image file on the unit ¥ version date of the system image file on the unit ¥ name of the image file running on the Hopper Plus 120-24

To view system revision information

From the Main Menu, select Hardware/Software Revision. The System Revision Information window is displayed. The window is view only.

System Revision Information

Hardware Rev 0.0.0 (4MB SDRAM, 4MB Intel Flash) ROM Size 0x400000 RAM Size 0x400000

Hardware/Software Revision

Software Rev 0.0.0 (Wi-LAN Hopper Plus 120-24 WEBII) June 26 2000 10:13:37 318452 Bytes File Name FACTORY-IMAGE

where

Hardware The revision number of the Hopper Plus 120-24 unit, and

the RAM and FLASH installed in the unit.

ROM Size The amount of read-only memory in the unit.

RAM Size The amount of random-access memory in the unit. This

value also appears in the Hardware ﬁeld.

Software The revision number of the system image running on the

unit, the date of the revision, and the size of the ﬁle (in this case FACTORY-IMAGE).

File Name The ﬁle name of the system image running on the unit.

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