D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Getting Started with Motorola WHiSP SM
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Warranty Information Motorola offers a warranty covering a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase by the retail customer. If a product is found defective during the warranty period, Motorola will repair or replace the product with the same or a similar model, which may be a reconditioned unit, without charge for parts or labor.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 1. Congratulations! You have purchased a Motorola WHiSP radio, the latest innovation in high speed wireless networking. The Motorola WHiSP radio lets you easily network at high speeds with no wiring. - Network speeds of 10baseT. Small compact design No special set up on your PC. 2. Getting to Know your Radio. - The base cover snaps off the ga in access to connectors and LED’s.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Installing WHiSP Mount your WHiSP radio in a location where it is facing the transmitting tower - Plug the power adapter’s Ethernet patch into your PC Ethernet port. - Connect an Ethernet cable between the other side of the power adapter Ethernet patch and the RJ45 socket on the WHiSP SM. - See the section on “Aligning your WHiSP” in the trouble shooting section of this manual to insure best performance.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Configuring your computer Your PC will not require any special setup beyond proper installation of Ethernet drives & drivers. Configuration of your computer’s TCP/IP parameters will be specified by your ISP. However, you will need to temporarily configure your computer’s TCP/IP parameters in order to configure your WHiSP radio.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 In order to configure your WHiSP radio, you must temporarily assign a fixed IP address to your computer. Click the radial “Specify an IP address” so that a dot appears. Then you may enter a temporary IP address and subnet mask. Enter the IP address 192.168.100.4, and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. You may then click OK, and OK again to the Network Properties dialog.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Configuring your Windows 2000 computer To temporarily reconfigure your TCP/IP protocol to configure your WHiSP radio, first begin by RIGHT clicking on the Network Neighborhood icon on your desktop. A side menu appears, and you must LEFT click on the bottom item labeled “Properties”. When you click properties a new window will come up, it will look something like this. When this window comes up, RIGHT click on the icon labeled Local Area Connection.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 In order to configure your WHiSP radio, you must temporarily assign a fixed IP address to your computer. Click the radial “Use the following IP address” so that a dot appears. Then you may enter a temporary IP address and subnet mask. Enter the IP address 192.168.100.4, and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Once you have entered the IP address and subnet mask, you may click the OK button, since you are using Windows 2000 you will not need to restart your computer.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Configuring the WHiSP radio Once your computer TCP/IP properties have temporarily been assigned a IP address 192.168.100.4, you may communicate with the WHiSP radio. Open your web browser (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer) and enter the radio default address: 192.168.100.1. If the WHiSP radio is powered and properly connected to your computer, you will see the WHiSP radio homepage or status page open in your web browser.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Status Device type Software Version FPGA Version Device ESN Uptime System Time Session Status Data Slots Up Data Slots Down Air Delay RSSI Jitter Ethernet Interface should read Subscriber Modem – Multipoint Mode .
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Configuration Device type RF Frequency Scan List Lan1 IP Lan1 Subnet Mask Default Gateway Provider ID Update Flash Reboot Data Slots Down Clear Changes The second line should read Subscriber Modem – Multipoint Mode . Any other label indicates an inappropriate preconfiguration of the WHiSP radio Check only RF Frequencies as instructed by your Wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP). Only check “None” should you be instructed by your service provider’s technical support.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Alignment Normal Operating Display Operating Mode Enable Alignment Mode ON Disable Alignment Mode OFF LED Bar Graph This will read SM is in Operating Mode or SM is in Alignment Mode as an indication of the currently selected mode. Click this button to put the radio into Alignment Mode, or to update the Alignment Mode bar graph (should it not automatically refresh every second).
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Alignment Alignment Mode Display Select “Alignment” on the “WHiS P Zone” web page to obtain the alignment mode web page. Click “Enable Alignment Mode ON” to display a bar graph of signal strength. This will assist in adjusting the WHiSP radio for maximum alignment (maximum signal strength). While the LED bar graph appears on your PC screen, the LEDs located inside the WHiSP radio Base Cover will display the identical bar graph.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Event Log Information on Event Log is for tech support personnel only. The user should not clear this data unless instructed to do so by tech support personnel.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 AP Eval Data Information on AP Eval Data is for tech support personnel only.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Link Test Information on Link Test is for tech support personnel only.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Packet Stats Information on Packet Stats is for tech support personnel only.
D R A F T – 9/10/2001 Specifications Operating Frequency Range U-NII Mid band 5.25 to 5.35 GHz Access Method TDD/TDMA Data Rate Multipoint 10 Mbps Modulation Type High Index BFSK/4FSK (Optimized for interference rejection) Carrier to Interference (C/I) 3dB Ber 1*10-4 Receiver Sensitivity -84dBm 1*10-4 Error Floor Better than 10 BER, unfaded -9 Operating Range (All Weather) Up to 2 miles with integrated antenna Transmitter Power Meets FCC UNII ERP Limit DC Power 24 VDC @ 0.
