Instant Wave Wireless LAN ISAAC Card User Guide PIN: 85-506210-00 Revision Al August 1997 National Data comm Corporation 2F, 28, Industry East 9th Rd., Science Park, Sin-Chu, Taiwan, ROCCO.
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Table Of Contents PACKING LIST INTRODUCTION How TO USE THIS GOOD! OVERVIEW Hardware Platform . Software Environment Network Topology Size of Network GETTING STARTED —OVERVIEW. HARDWARE! PrP 154 Wireless LAN Card Installation. PC Card Installation . . Adapter Card Driver Installation.. © INSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN UTILITY 10 FN OVERVIEW INSTALLATION. USING THE WIR Configuration Tools. View... On-line Status Ba UNINSTALLING THE UTILITY PROGRAM... LAN UTILITY PROGRAM.
List of Figures FIGURE 1. AN INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK. FIGURE 2. AN AD HOC FIGURE 3. REMOVING THE COMPUTER COVER FIGURE 4. INSERTING THE CARD ...nonrecoverable FIGURE 5. REPLACING THE COMPUTER COVER .. FIGURE 6. CONNECTING THE ADAPTER CARD ANTENNA FIGURE 7. INSERTING THE PC CARD FIGURE 8. NEW HARDWARE FOUND . FIGURE 9. INSTALL FROM DISK FIGURE 10. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE. FIGURE 11, CHOOSE DESTINATION LOCATION FIGURE 12. WIRELESS LAN STATION UTILITY. FIGURE 13. CONFIGURATION FIGURE 14. SITE SURVEY ..
The package contents vary depending on whether you have purchased the PP ISA Card, or the PC (formally PCMCIA) Card version: The PnP ISA Card package should contain the following items: v One PnP ISA Card ¥ One Antenna v One Utility Driver Diskette ¥ This User Guide The PC Card package should contain the following items: v One PC Card v One Utility Driver Diskette v This User Guide Vi PuP ISAAC Card User's Guide
Introduction Welcome to the Instant Wave Wireless LAN User Guide. The guide gives comprehensive instructions on fitting the Plug and Play (PnP) ISA Network Interface Card and the PC Card into your Computers. How to Use this Guide instantiate is extremely versatile in providing varying levels of network management. For the Small Office/Home Office user, initial sci up and configuration, using the default settings, is simple, quick, and convenient.
TN } Station (PC) © station (PC) Access o : 3. Access [SR pint Station (FC) | Figure 1. An Infrastructure Network Any station in the LAN may communicate with any other station in the same LAN. The stations may also communicate with a station connected 10 another wired or wireless LAN through the AP, which functions as a bridge. Figure 2. An Ad Hoc Network A network can also function without an AP and is called an d Hoc” network (Figure 2}.
The stations communicate via radio waves to form a Local Area Network (LAN). For the user, the shared resources on the wireless LAN will appear as they would on a regular wired LAN. The wireless operation of the LAN is totally transparent. Size of Network On an infrastructure network, one AP can serve 5-10 stations for heavy users, and 20 stations for occasional users.
Ante Reid Ee Overview Getting Started explains how to quickly setup a wireless station. Hardware Installation PnP ISA Wireless LAN Card Installation To install the ISA Wireless LAN Card into a computer simply follow these steps: 1. Tum off the power to your computer and all peripherals and unplug the power cord from the wall socket. SY Make a note of the cables and cords that are connected 10 the main system unit (the actual computer itself) and disconnect thee.
4. Carefully install the card in the expansion slot by firmly pressing until the card is snugly seated. Be sure the card is fully home then fasten the retaining bracket with the screw from the slot cover (Figure 4). Adapter pd ’ Expansion Sot Figure 4. Inserting the Card Replace the computer cover (Figure 5} and reconnect the previously disconnected cables.
Figure 5. Replacing the Computer Cover 6. Screw the antenna into the Wireless LAN card (Figure 6). 7 Figure 8. Connecting the Adapter Card Antenna 7. Repeat the above procedure to fiat ELAN card lino each of the other computers to be networked. PC Card Installation The PC card fits into a Type IT or Type IIL PC slot. The antenna is encased in a plastic case in line with the main body of the PC card such that it extends outside the PC slot when the card is inserted.
1 2 Insert the PC card into the type 1 slot of the computer. Insert the card with the 68-pin connector facing the slot and the label facing up (Figure 7). PCMCIA Type fl Riot Figure 7. Inserting the PC Card Repeat the above procedure for cache of the other computers to be networked. Adapter Card Driver Installation 1 2 3 Turn on the power lo the PC. Start the Windows 95 operating system. The ew Hardware Found” dialog box will open .
New Hardware Found Figure 8. New Hardware Found 4. Choose river from disk provided by hardware manufacturer” and click OK. 5. The stall From Disk” dialog box will open (Figure 9). Figure 9. Install From Disk 6. Insert the driver diskette into drive a: (orb).
7. The Network Interface Card (NIC) driver is in the winning” directory of the driver diskette. Type (or and click OK. 8. The system will copy the required files to the Windows 95 system. Depending on your current installation of Windows 95, the setup program may ask you to insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM. 9. The System Settings Change dialog box will ask you if you want to restart your computer.
Installing the Wireless LAN Utility Program Overview The NDC Instantiate Wireless LAN (ELAN) Utility program is a Windows application running on 16-bit or 32-bit Windows. It allows the user fo monitor and test network performance and it diagnoses and configures the ELAN adapter. Tt also provides a tool, ite Survey,’ to help users detect radio signals from an Access Point (AP), a central point with which the wireless stations communicate, and to position the AP for optimum performance.
ELAN Adapters The adapters comply with the IEEE 802.11 wireless standard and are supplied as PnP 1SA bus or PCMCIA cards. The adapters provide a physical interface with the wireless medium and also contain MAC firmware which is executed on the adapter. ELAN INDIES Driver This is the ELAN driver responsible for transferring data between the upper protocol layers and the ELAN adapter. When the driver initializes it accesses the Windows 95 registry to get the settings of the ELAN adapter.
installation Insert the Wireless LAN Utility program setup disk into drive A: From the Start menu select Run, and type ATOOLSSETUP.EXE” Click the OK button to start the Setup program. The ELAN setup screen will appear. After reading the installation description, click the Next button to advance to the Choose Destination Location dialog box. Figure 11. Chooses Destination Location From the Choose Destination Location dialog box copy the program files to the default location, \Programmable} NW, or click Brows
After the program files have been copied, an Information screen will tell you how to start the ELAN utility program from the Programs menu. Click OK when you have read the message. Using the Wireless LAN Utility Program The following section explains how to use your Instant Wave wireless LAN. 17 First click the stare button on the Windows 95 taskbar. 29 Solo rograms”andclickon tireless LAN Utility.
Configuration Figure 13. Configuration Network Type The 802.11 Wireless Specifications allow for two types of network, Infrastructure or Ad Hoc. Infrastructure is set when networking with an Access Point (AP). Carrier Set Selects the country carrier set to comply with national wireless regulations. Domain Name (ESS ID) Stations and APs in the same group must use the same domain name. This field is defined in the 802.11 Wireless Standard as ESS ID (Extended Service Set 1).
setting is serif ow’ the station will not begin to scan for another AP until the current AP has gone off the air. Setting the sensitivity level to igh’ causes the station ta begin scanning for an Access Point (AP) with a better signal once the current beacon {signal} quality has dropped below 80%. + Power Saving Enables/Disables MAC tater power saving. The power saving function is implemented in the MAC layer in compliance with the 802.11 Wireless Standard. Tt can only be enabled on a PC card adapter.
3339 (infrastructure 28 Wireless Infrastructure. Wireless Wilkes Figure 14. Site Survey When Site Survey is run the program first reads and displays information stored in the MAC layer database. Click Refresh to obtain and display updated data. You may need to wait a short time depending on the number of BSS replies received. Select one of the BSS IDs from the view list. This will enable the Join BSS button.
Clicking Properties opens the Adapter Properties window (Figure 15). The window is divided into three sections as described below: Figure 15. Adapter Properties «Basic Information This section contains the manufacturer name and the MAC firmware version number, The information is read from the MAC firmware of the ELAN adapter. « Radio Frequency (REF) Specifications The communications mode of the wireless medium, the frequency Range, and the data rate supported are shown in this section.
Information Clicking Information displays the Wireless Network Information window (Figure 16) showing the BSS related parameters currently in use in the MAC layer of the ELAN. [ra Figure 16. Wireless Network Information « Network Type ~ Shows the network type currently configured in the MAC layer. It may be Infrastructure ot Ad Hoc + Carrier Set ‘This can be set to the US, Europe or Japan. The parameter shown indicates which Radio Frequency (RF) £02.11 specification is currently in use in the adapter.
window (Figure 17). The data displayed is read from the MAC layer of the ELAN adapter and updated dynamically every two seconds. jived Signal Strength pond Quality 1f the wireless station is & gpd as Infrastructure and associgfgatrgdiccess Point (AP), this field will be displayed] By moving the cursor on top of, a utility icq in the Windows 23 taskbar (al the opposite en © “Start” oe El A and the quality.
Strength 30. Quality S8% Figure 18. The Strength and Quality Status Network Type Displays the network type currently in use in the MAC layer. (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) BSS State Shows the current Basic Service Set (BSS) status in the MAC layer. The possible states of the BSS are described below: 19 Idle Indicates the BSS is in an idle state. Usually this state occurs during initialization of the MAC firmware. 29 Failed Indicates the BSS failed.
8? Started Indicates the ELAN station is the first in the group and has yet to receive a beacon (signal) from another station.
Should you wish to uninstall the Wireless LAN Utility program from the Windows 95 environment click on the Control Panel group. Click on Add/Remove Programs and select Wireless LAN Utility. Click the Remove button.
Troubleshooting Installation Problems: Problem Possible Cause Action to Take Windows 95 ISA PnP card not properly Remove and reinsert the could not find the | scared in the expansion slot card making sure the ISA PnP card card is fully home Older version adapter drivers | Remove the previous are present in your system adapter drivers. Be sure to delete JWND3.SYS and [SA30S.DWN. These files are probably located in the systematization directory.
Adapter is not responding Defective card Reboot the PC to see if the error message is repeated. If so, and if possible, try the card in another PC to verify that the problem is in the card and nol its environment The Wireless LAN driver has not been installed properly Driver did install Check (My computerization Device Manager Network adapters USA PnP Wireless LAN Adapter\Propertics) and install the ISA PnP card's driver OR Remove the device and reboot the PC to re-install the ISA PnP card driver Performanc
Different Domain Name (ESS ID) Change the ESS ID using the Wireless LAN Ulility:Configuration program OR go ta Network Panelist PnP Wireless LAN Adapter PropertiesiAdvanced\ESS iD AP not switched Check the Preferred AP is switched on on and functioning Network traffic Join the AP using the Wireless LAN busy Uitilitytoolsisite survey AP-to-station Connect to a closer AP or move range limit your station within the operating exceeded range of the current AP Ad-Ho stations Two stations Reboot one station can't
SPECIFICATIONS OF NDC INSTANT WAVE Standards Compliance The radio characteristics will conform to FCC part 15.247, CREPT 300-328 and MKK CR-31 rules for frequency hopping spread spectrum operation in the 2.4 GHz band. The on air protocol and radio characteristics conforms to [EEE802.11 standard (Frequency Hopping) with the intention of allowing inter-penetrability with similar cards from other manufacturers. Data Rate The data rate can be selected between bps and bps by the user.
reprogrammed to the default address using a utility in & non PoP environment. PCMCIA The LOWLAND card will be compatible with host machines supporting the PCMCIA V2.1 interface. The LOWLAND card will use the 16 bit 1/0 transfer mode of the interface as well as the PCMCIA attribute access mode. The LOWLAND card maps registers into 8 FO contiguous byte address locations in the host I/O space.
The overall dimensions of the PCMCIA card are: 115mm x 34mm x 5.8mm as shown Figure 19. Figure 19 LOWLAND Dimension ISLAMISM The ISLAND card will fit into 2 single 16 bit bus half card ISA slot. The ISA card will be a four Layer PCB of thickness 1 Gmm. The radio portion will be in a metal cased sub assembly which will be soldered onto the ISA card. The antenna feed structure will nm to an unbalanced antenna attached to the rear ‘metal plate of the ISA card.
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS Station Several software programs will be required for the operation of the system. These will be provided in executable form to the customer as part of an installation diskette.
UTILIZE UTILIZE is utility program which installs the necessary files onto the system hard disk and makes configuration changes appropriate fo the type of system and type of card being installed, This is an executable DOS program which will also initiate a DOS window under WIN 3.1, WIN 05, or Win NT 4.0. The program may decompress stored files if necessary. Moreover, this program will lunch necessary diagnostic procedure to test the card, and give user the option of selecting card Memory setting.
RADIO SPECIFICATIONS Operating 2471GMz to [Japan Frequency 2.497GHz 2.4GHz lo 2.