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NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual NCL1100 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL © 1999 by WaveRider Communications Inc. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written permission of WaveRider Communications Inc. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (USA) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................4 1-1 Parts List...........................................................................................................................................4 1-2 About the NCL1100 Network Communications Link ........................................................................4 2 INSTALLATION....................
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual 1 Introduction This manual explains how to install an NCL1100 Network Communications Link system and operate it in an Ethernet or Token Ring environment, either under IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet II specifications. Ethernet II is not supported at this time for the Token Ring to Ethernet bridge, only Token Ring to IEEE 802.2/802.3 is supported. WaveRider Communications can only provide support for hardware and software that are sold with the NCL1100.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual The NCL1100 unit determines its environment at power-up, and builds its own address tables based on the observed activity on the LAN segment to which it is attached. The system is designed this way to minimize the required set-up and user administration. 2 Installation Although the NCL1100 Network Communications Link is as user-friendly as possible, keep in mind the design considerations.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual Figure 1: Potential Obstacles to Line-of-Sight Figure 2: Back Panel, Indoor Unit 110/220 VAC 10BASE-T, AUI, or BNC Ports CPU card 1990/07/21 –6– RF card
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual 2-3 LAN Connection The port for the network interface card includes three interfaces: an AUI connector, a 10BASE-T connector, and a BNC or 10BASE-2 connector. You can only use one port at a time and this is determined automatically during the boot or start-up process; therefore, you must connect the LAN before you power up the bridge. Do not power up the NCL1100 system until you make all the connections.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual the unit, you can monitor several things while the link is operating, without affecting the link. Also, you can add a standard PC keyboard to execute other diagnostic commands. As the NCL1100 loads, the initial test routines display messages. A failed test points to the possible problem, such as a poor LAN or RF connection on the back of the unit. After the Network Communications Link is loaded, it displays an inactive status screen.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual Figure 4: Screen, RF Packets Outgoing As well as the normal display screen, the NCL1100 has a diagnostic utility included. This utility diagnoses the RF link; use it only if the NCL1100 display shows that the RF link failed (no incoming and/or outgoing packets). After you run the tt and yy RF tests, connect the LAN and attempt communication across the link.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual Figure 5: Display for Local RF Site during Testing LAN 10 Mb/s RF 11 Mb/s Incoming Outgoing Outgoing Incoming Filtered Overload Percent 0 Utilization 20 40 60 80 100 100 80 60 40 20 0 Figure 6: Display for Remote RF Site during Testing LAN 10 Mb/s RF 11 Mb/s Incoming Outgoing Outgoing Incoming Filtered Overload Percent 0 Utilization 20 40 60 80 100 100 80 60 40 20 0 You can use a second diagnostic method to test the RF link, but it does not
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual Figure 7: Display for Local and Remote Sites During Testing Figure 8: Spectrum Analyzer Display of Interference 4 SNMP Installation This section describes how to configure and use SNMP (simple network management protocol) on the wireless link. The wireless bridge includes an SNMP agent that collects valuable statistical and configuration information about the network interface card inside your wireless link.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual SNMP agent, any SNMP manager (e.g., Hewlett Packard’s Openview, Sun Microsystem’s SunNet Manager) can directly monitor the LAN side of the wireless bridge. If you purchased the SNMP upgrade package, you can use the SNMP agent with IPX and TCP/IP networks. Although the SNMP agent does not require you to load a particular operating system or protocol stack, an IP address must be available if it is to communicate with SNMP stations using TCP/IP protocol.
NCL1100 Installation & Operation Manual 1990/07/21 2 = TCP/IP (Ethernet and Token Ring) 3 = IPX with Ethernet II frame type (Ethernet only) 4 = IPX with 802.2 (LLC) frame type (Ethernet and Token Ring) 5 = IPX with SNAP frame type (Ethernet and Token Ring) 6 = IPX with 802.