Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios Summit Data Communications, Inc. Quick Start Guide For a Summit radio card or module with version 2.01 of software for Windows CE or Windows Mobile June 2008 Summit Data Communications, Inc.
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios Overview Thank you for choosing one of the following products from Summit Data Communications, Inc.: • SDC-CF10G 802.11g compact flash radio module with antenna connectors • SDC-CF20G 802.11g compact flash radio card with integrated antennas • SDC-PC10G 802.11g PCMCIA radio module with antenna connectors • SDC-PC20G 802.11g PCMCIA radio card with integrated antennas • SDC-CF10AG 802.
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios • • Wi-Fi: The Wi-Fi Alliance certifies that Summit radio modules support 802.11b and 802.11g with WPA and WPA2, both Personal and Enterprise. The tested EAP type was PEAP-MSCHAPv2. For details, visit the Wi-Fi Alliance Web site at http://www.wi-fi.com, click on the “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® Products” link, and search for Summit Data Communications.
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios • • • - Use a program such as FTP or Microsoft ActiveSync. On the device, use the resident File Explorer program to locate the .cab file. Run the .cab file by single-clicking the file or by right-clicking and selecting “run”. If asked to replace any existing files on the device, answer “Yes to all”.
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios • • • On the Advanced Connections screen, select the Network Card button and then select the Summit WLAN Adapter from the list of available network devices On the screen that appears, choose that a server will assign an IP address (using DHCP) or enter a specific IP address If you select the Name Servers tab, you can statically configure DNS servers, but if you use DHCP for IP address assignment then DNS usually is supplied by the same server that ha
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios SCU provides a graphical user interface for access to all of its functions. Access to these functions also is available through an SDK that an application programmer can use to enable another utility to manage the radio. To initialize SCU: • From the Start menu, select Programs. • Select the directory called Summit. • Inside the Summit directory are two items: a directory for the storage of security certificates and an SCU icon.
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios • • • • • • • Status: Indicates the radio’s status. Radio Type: Indicates the type of radio in the device. “BG” means a Summit radio that supports 802.11b and 802.11g. Reg. Domain: Indicates the regulatory domain for which the radio is configured. “WorldWide” means that the radio can be used in any domain. The domain cannot be configured by an administrator or user.
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios Figure 2 on the previous page is an example of a Profile window. Here are the highlights: • Edit Profile: This is used to select the profile to be viewed or, if you are an administrator, edited. • Actions: Four actions are available, with the first three available only to an administrator: - New: Create a new profile with default settings and give it a unique name (and then change settings using other selections on the window).
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios Figure 3: Status window Here are the highlights: • Active profile • Radio’s status: Down (not recognized), Disabled, Not Associated, Associated, or [EAP type] Authenticated • Client info: Name, IP address, and MAC address • AP info: Name, IP address, MAC address, beacon period, and DTIM interval • Connection info: Channel, data rate, transmit power, signal strength, and signal quality Diags Window A sample Diags, or troubleshooting, window is shown i
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios Figure 4: Diags window, with ping active Global Window Global settings include: • Radio and security settings that apply to all profiles • Settings that apply to SCU itself An administrator can define and change most global settings on the Global window in SCU. A sample Global window is shown in Figure 5 below: Figure 5: Global window Summit Data Communications, Inc.
Quick Start Guide for Summit Data Communications Radios The default setting for each global setting ensures reliable operation in most environments. Consult the user’s guide for details on all global settings. Summit Data Communications, Inc.
