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In no event shall Proxim, Inc. be responsible or liable for any damages arising: ❑ From the use of the product; ❑ From the loss of use, revenue or profit of the product; or ❑ As a result of any event, circumstance, action, or abuse beyond the control of Proxim, Inc. Whether such damages be direct, indirect, consequential, special, or otherwise and whether such damages are incurred by the person to whom this warranty extends or a third party.
Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................. 1 Product Description ...............................................................................2 Symphony HomeRF Hardware Products ........................................2 Software Products ...........................................................................2 The Product Package ..............................................................................3 System Requirements ..............................
5. Symphony Maestro Configuration Tool ............... 21 Conductor Management and Configuration Features ......................... 23 Network Sharing a DSL or Cable Modem ................................... 23 Network Sharing a Dial-Up Modem ............................................ 24 Network Communicating with Another Network ........................ 27 Networking Features ........................................................................... 27 Obtain Network Status Information .................
Sharing a Dial-up Modem ....................................................................40 Multi-User Internet Sharing Mode ...............................................41 Single User Mode .........................................................................42 Note to America Online and CompuServe 2000 Customers ........43 Application Hints .................................................................................44 Range of Symphony HomeRF Adapters ......................................
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1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing Proxim’s Symphony HomeRF 2.0 Network for your home or small office. Proxim has been a market leader in the wireless networking industry for over ten years providing award-winning technology to companies and individuals around the world. You can expect this same reliability from the Symphony HomeRF2.0 products.
Product Description The Symphony HomeRF adapters are members of a product family that provides a complete wireless networking solution for the home or small office. Symphony HomeRF Hardware Products ❑ Symphony HomeRF PC Card Model 4440: a 3.3-volt Type II PCMCIA card that ships with a snap-on antenna. ❑ Symphony HomeRF USB Adapter Model 4240: a wireless adapter that connects to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port with a 6-foot cable; the adapter has a built-in antenna.
❑ The Symphony Location Switcher provides a fast and convenient way to move a wireless computer between different locations by storing Internet and network configurations for multiple networks. A user may switch between locations with a single keystroke during boot-up. The Location Switcher is described in Chapter 7. Proxim also offers Symphony accessory products, such as an additional antenna option for the Symphony HomeRF PC Card and spare parts. Refer to the Symphony Web site at http://www.proxim.
System Requirements To install a Symphony HomeRF adapter, your computer must meet the following requirements: ❑ Minimum 486/66 MHz processor ❑ Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (with a Windows CD-ROM, diskettes, or Cabinet (CAB) files available for use during installation), or Windows 2000 Professional ❑ Minimum 16 MB RAM ❑ Minimum 10 MB of hard disk space available ❑ An available PCMCIA slot (for the Symphony HomeRF PC Card) ❑ An available USB port (for the Symphony HomeRF USB Adapter) Net
Note to Customers Who Have a Symphony HomeRF Base Station If you purchased a Symphony HomeRF Base Station, please refer to the Symphony HomeRF Base Station User’s Manual for installation and configuration instructions. Do not follow the instructions contained within this manual. The Symphony HomeRF Base Station User’s Manual provides complete information for the installation and configuration of Symphony HomeRF adapters that communicate with the Base Station.
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2. Wireless Networking for the Home & Small Office What Is Wireless Networking? A “network” is two or more computers physically connected to each other. For example, if you connect two computers together with a cable, you have created a network. The two computers will communicate with each other over the cable. Networking technology enables two or more PCs, located throughout your home or small office, to communicate.
Supported Configurations During installation, the Symphony Composer Installation Wizard will attempt to automatically identify your Symphony network’s configuration type. Listed below are the four supported configurations for a Symphony HomeRF adapter: ❑ A Wireless Network Using the Symphony HomeRF Base Station ❑ A Wireless Network Sharing a Modem ❑ A Wireless Network Communicating with Another Network (e.g.
Proxim provides the Symphony Conductor Modem Sharing Software to allow one computer to share its modem with the other members of the wireless network. The Symphony Conductor runs on one computer, which acts as the leader of the network and grants modem access to the other computers. The Conductor uses a technique known as Network Address Translation (NAT) to provides multiple wireless computers with simultaneous access to the same Internet connection.
whether Ethernet or wireless, will have the ability to share files and printers with all of the other members of the wireless and Ethernet networks. Note that this configuration is limited not only to Ethernet but can be used to bridge between the wireless network and any other standard networking technology. However, for the sake of simplicity, this manual refers to the second network as an Ethernet network.
3. Installation The following procedure describes how to install the Symphony software for a Symphony HomeRF adapter on a Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (ME), or Windows 2000 Professional computer. Note: The Symphony HomeRF adapters do not support Windows 95 or Windows 2000 Server. Pre-installation Considerations Before beginning the installation of a Symphony HomeRF adapter, confirm that you have a Windows 98/ME CD or diskettes available (depending on the computer’s operating system).
1. For Windows 98/ME users, confirm that the Windows cabinet (CAB) files are installed on the computer. The CAB files are typically located in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\INSTALL\ or C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\. 2. For Windows 98/ME users, if the computer does not have the CAB files installed, copy the Win98, or Win9x folder found on the Windows CD-ROM, to a temporary folder. 3. Copy the contents of the Symphony Installation CD-ROM to a temporary folder on the computer.
2. Click to change the default installation directory; otherwise, click to continue with the standard installation. 3.
4. Reboot the computer when prompted. 5. If prompted, enter your User name and Password in the network login dialog box. If you do not have an existing User name and Password, enter a new User Name and Password and write them down for future use. Note: Do NOT choose the . You must enter a User name and Password to logon to the network. 6. The Symphony Composer Installation Wizard will launch automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your Symphony HomeRF adapter.
4. Symphony Composer Installation Wizard After you have installed a Symphony HomeRF adapter, the Symphony Composer Installation Wizard will automatically appear to guide you through the setup and configuration of your wireless network. You need to complete the Composer Wizard on each computer in which you installed an adapter. Note: To use the Symphony Conductor to share a modem or communicate with another network, complete the Composer Wizard on the computer that will run the Conductor program FIRST.
Be sure to read all of the on-screen instructions carefully before making a selection and proceeding to the next screen. At any time, you may click the button to return to an earlier screen and change a previous selection.
Choose a Network Configuration The Symphony Composer will ask you a series of question to determine your wireless network’s configuration. The Symphony HomeRF adapters support the following configurations: ❑ A network sharing a DSL or cable modem using NAT ❑ A network sharing a dial-up modem using NAT ❑ A network that communicates with another network (e.g.
Assign a Computer Name In a Symphony network, each computer is assigned a name so that it can be easily identified by the other devices on the network. The Symphony Composer Installation Wizard will determine if your computer has already been assigned a name, and if not, it will prompt you to enter one. The Computer Name may be up to 15 alphanumeric characters long.
Configure Switcher Prompt at Boot-up The Location Switcher includes an optional prompt that appears each time the computer boots up; this is a convenient method to switch between profiles for users who frequently move a laptop between multiple locations. Note: The Switcher prompt at boot-up feature is not available on computers running Windows ME.
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5. Symphony Maestro Configuration Tool The Symphony Maestro Configuration Tool lets you make changes to the wireless network and monitor its current status. After the Composer completes the installation of the wireless network, the Maestro Configuration Tool will display a Symphony icon in the Windows System Tray of each wireless computer. The icon’s appearance will depend on which network configuration you have installed.
Either method will launch the Maestro Configuration Tool, shown in the following example. The Maestro has two functions: it monitors the current state of the wireless network and the shared modem or network connection (if applicable), and it allows the user to reconfigure parameters for the wireless network and the shared device.
Conductor Management and Configuration Features Each of the three networks that use the Symphony Conductor offers different management and configuration options. Refer to the section below that corresponds to your network type for information about its available features.
Configure Internal TCP/IP Settings: The Conductor uses a second IP address (which is different from the IP address obtained from the ISP) to communicate with the wireless network. By default, the Symphony Conductor is assigned an internal IP address of 10.0.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. Also, the Conductor acts as a DHCP server to automatically assign IP address within the 10.0.0.0 IP network to the wireless computers (which are configured to accept a dynamic address by default).
Connect to Internet: Maestro offers two ways to manually connect to the Internet from any computer on the wireless network. Method 1: Open the Maestro tool and click . Method 2: Right-click the Symphony Conductor icon and choose Connect from the drop-down menu. These methods also apply when manually disconnecting from the Internet. Reconfigure ISP Information: Using the Maestro Configuration Tool, you can edit, add, delete, or switch between ISP accounts.
This feature is only available on the Conductor computer. To change the Conductor Configuration, open Maestro on the Conductor computer, click , and select the Symphony Conductor tab. Configure Internal TCP/IP Settings: The Conductor uses two different IP addresses: one from the ISP to communicate with the Internet and one to communicate with the wireless network. By default, the Symphony Conductor is assigned an internal IP address of 10.0.0.1 and a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0.
Change Virtual Modem COM Port: Click under the Symphony Network Status heading and select the Virtual Modem tab to change which COM port is associated with the shared modem. This setting is only visible on client computers that share a dial-up modem.
Note that within Maestro’s File Sharing screen you can designate specific directories to share so that you do not need to provide remote users with access to an entire drive. Therefore, you can limit the amount of information that is available over the network. Also, after you select a new folder or drive to share, Maestro will prompt you to choose the type of access remote users will have to the shared resource (Read/Write or Read Only).
Test Wireless Connection You may test the strength of the wireless connection between your computer and any other member of the wireless network using the Maestro tool. Follow these steps to test the wireless connection: 1. Highlight one of the other computers in the Symphony Network Map. The Symphony Network Map should list all of the other members of the wireless network that are within range. 2. Click
4. Click the Remote Drive Sharing tab to view a list of shared drives or directories on the remote computer. 5. Highlight the name of a remote shared resource. 6. Click the button. 7. Select the drive letter on the local computer to assign to the shared resource using the drop-down menu and click . The mapped drive letter will appear to the left of the remote drive in the list of shared resources.
6. Symphony Location Switcher The installation procedure will automatically configure a Symphony HomeRF adapter with all of the parameters required to establish network communication. However, under some circumstances, you may want to move a computer from the wireless network to another network. For example, you may want to connect the computer to your office LAN (Local Area Network) that is in a different location and uses an Ethernet card to provide network access.
Location Switcher Icon After the Symphony Composer Installation Wizard has completed the configuration of a Symphony adapter, the computer may automatically launch the Location Switcher program (depending on the computer’s configuration), and the Location Switcher icon may appear in the Windows System Tray, as in the following example. If the icon does not appear, the Location Switcher program and icon can be launched from the Symphony section of the Start Menu’s Programs group.
Alternatively, you can right-click the Switcher icon and choose Edit or select the Symphony Location Switcher entry found in the Symphony section of the Start Menu’s Programs group to display this screen. Switcher Icon In Taskbar Depending on your computer’s configuration, this icon may appear in the Windows System Tray each time you restart the computer.
Select the profile you want to use and click . This prompt also includes an automatic timer so if you do not wish to change the profile, it will automatically load your current profile after a brief countdown. You can disable this feature by unchecking the box labeled Always prompt user at startup within the Switcher configuration screen.
4. After you have made changes to a profile’s network settings, click the button. 5. Restart the computer when prompted. Each of the configuration headings is described below. Identification Identification configures the name, workgroup designation, and description that the computer will use for the selected profile. Windows 2000 Professional users can also configure the computer’s Domain or workgroup affiliation within this screen.
The File/Printer Sharing screen allows you to create, delete, or edit drive mappings (also known as remote drive shares) used by the computer for the selected profile. To make a new drive share, click and assign a drive letter and network path (if necessary, click
Creating and Deleting Profiles Within the Location Switcher configuration screen, you may create a new profile or delete an existing one. There is no limit to the number of profiles that you can create. To create a new profile, follow these steps: 1. Click . This will make a copy of an existing profile. 2. Assign the duplicate profile a new name. 3. Change the network settings of the new profile using the Edit Profile options discussed earlier this chapter.
5. Turn on the computer. 6. Select the Original Profile (or another profile you have created specifically for the office) at the Switcher prompt at boot-up. The Location Switcher will restore all of your office LAN’s settings during boot-up and the laptop will be ready to communicate with the office LAN without further configuration.
7. Using the Wireless Network This chapter contains application hints and additional information on some of the supported network configurations. Additional Information for Wireless Networks That Communicate With Another Network This section is for users who have configured a Symphony network to communicate with another network (e.g., an Ethernet network). The Symphony Conductor performs a function called Transparent Bridging in this configuration.
In order for Ethernet computers and wireless computers to communicate as part of the same LAN, you must configure all devices (Ethernet and Symphony) to use the same IP network. By default, a Symphony adapter is configured to accept an IP address from a DHCP server. If a DHCP server is not present, then the adapter will automatically configure itself with an IP address in the 169.254.0.0 network (this address range is reserved for private networks and is not valid on the Internet).
Multi-User Internet Sharing Mode During installation, the Symphony Composer prompts you to enter your Internet Service Provider (ISP) account information, including User Name, Password, and telephone number. This information is then stored within the Symphony Conductor program for later use. When a user requests that the network modem establish an Internet connection, the Symphony Conductor program already has all of the information it needs to dial out to the ISP and log onto the Internet.
Note: Certain non-browser Internet applications, such as instant messaging programs, will need to be manually reconfigured to communicate with the Internet over the LAN (Local Area Network). By default, many of these programs are configured to use a DialUp Networking connection which will prohibit a network modem from operating in Multi-User Internet Sharing Mode. Once the Symphony Conductor has established a connection with the ISP, then all wireless computers will have a connection to the Internet.
to dial out using either Microsoft’s Dial-Up Networking program or an application’s built-in dialer. To use the modem in Single User Mode, select the network modem’s name from the modem list within an application’s built-in dialer. If the application uses COM port numbers instead of names to identify a modem, direct the application to use the virtual modem port number associated with the network modem on that computer.
Application Hints This section provides information about the range of Symphony HomeRF adapters, how to reduce interference with other devices, and information on how to use the wireless network with common applications and peripheral devices. Range of Symphony HomeRF Adapters Two Symphony HomeRF adapters can communicate over a distance of up to 150 feet. Range is highly dependent upon the particular environment in which the products are used. Obstacles, such as walls and ceilings, weaken the radio signals.
Therefore, the Symphony radio signals are secure against unauthorized access by eavesdroppers. In addition, Symphony’s Network Address Translation (NAT) software acts as an Internet firewall to protect against authorized access from other users on the Internet. However, Proxim recommends that you establish passwords for each drive that you share on the local area network, particularly if you are using the Symphony Conductor to share connectivity to another network (which is a feature that does not use NAT).
Sharing Software Applications Most software designed for home use does not support operation over a network. This means that only a computer which has the program installed on its local hard drive can use the program. Consult the application’s user guide to determine if it supports operation over a network.
8. Uninstalling Symphony Software Proxim provides an uninstall tool to remove a Symphony HomeRF adapter and the Symphony software from a desktop or laptop computer. The Symphony installation procedure copies the file UNINSTAL.EXE to the computer’s hard drive and places a Windows shortcut in the Symphony group within the Programs section of the Start Menu. Follow these steps to uninstall the Symphony software: 1. Close all Windows programs. 2.
7. When prompted, shut down the computer and remove the Symphony HomeRF adapter from the computer. Note: The Uninstall program will reconfigure the computer with the network settings stored in the Original Profile, if any exist. For more information on profiles, refer to Chapter 6. If you decide to reinstall the Symphony HomeRF adapter at a later date, follow the installation instructions in Chapters 3 and 4.
9. Troubleshooting The Symphony HomeRF 2.0 Suite of products is designed to be very easy to install and operate. If you do experience difficulties, however, use the information in this chapter and on Proxim’s Symphony Web site to help diagnose and solve your problems. If you cannot resolve a problem, contact Proxim, as described in Appendix A: How to Reach Technical Support.
7. Click to continue once the Add New Hardware Wizard locates the Symphony driver file. 8. When prompted, click . 9. Open the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop and double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, typically this is drive D:. 10. If the Symphony Installation program does not launch automatically, double-click the SETUP.EXE icon to launch the program. 11.
If the Symphony HomeRF adapter is listed in the Device Manager’s Network Adapters category and has an “!” next to its entry, refer to the section entitled “Adapter Does Not Install” for instructions. If the Symphony HomeRF adapter does not appear in the Device Manager’s Network Adapters category, check the Other Devices category for a Proxim device, a HomeRF device or an entry that reads, IMPORTANT! Run Setup from the Symphony CD. If any of these entries exist in the Other Devices category, run SETUP.
6. If the Properties window indicates that the card has been assigned resource settings, then either the card failed to load due to a resource conflict or your computer is having a system conflict. Refer to the section below that corresponds to the type of Symphony-HRF adapter you have installed: Symphony HomeRF PC Card: A resource conflict occurs when another device is already using the Interrupt Request (IRQ), I/O Base Address, or Memory Range for which the Symphony HomeRF PC Card is configured.
USB Adapter’s LED Indicator The Symphony HomeRF USB Adapter includes an LED on the front of the unit that changes in appearance to reflect radio activity. The USB Adapter’s LED has five states: ❑ The LED is off when the USB Adapter is not connected to a USB port or when it is not receiving power from the computer. ❑ The LED is yellow when the USB Adapter is not installed or when the device is initializing. ❑ The LED is green when the USB Adapter is installed and operational.
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A. How to Reach Technical Support If you’re having a problem using any of the Symphony HomeRF 2.
B. Specifications The following technical specification is for reference purposes only. Actual product performance and compliance with local telecommunications regulations may vary from country to country. Proxim, Inc. will only ship products that are type approved in the destination country. Radio Data Rate: 10 Mbps, 5 Mbps, 1.6 Mbps, 800 Kbps Frequency Band: 2.4-2.4835 GHz (in the U.S.
C. Regulatory Information FCC WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Declaration of Conformity Déclaration de Conformité Konformitätserklärung The Manufacturer: Proxim Europe B.V. Le Constructeur: Der Hersteller: Address: Addresse: Addresse: Strawinskylaan 3127 1077 ZX, P.O.
and that the following harmonized standards have been applied: et que les standards marmonises suivants ont ete appliqués: und dass die folgenden harmonisierten Normen angewandt wurden: ETS 300328 / July 1997 ETS 300826 / November 1997 EN 60950 / August 1992 IEC 950 / 1991 Second Edition Equipment Class Identifier This Product is a Class-2 under the scope of the R&TTE. Be aware that France uses other frequencies.