Network Router User Manual

LANCOM 3550 Wireless

 Contents

Contents

1 Introduction 9

1.1 What is a Wireless LAN? 9

1.1.1 Which hardware to use? 9

1.1.2 Operation modes of Wireless LANs and base stations 9

1.2 The advantages of the UMTS/HSPDA solution 10

1.2.1 “Last mile“ via UMTS/HSPDA 10

1.2.2 Mobile conference room 11

1.2.3 UMTS/HSPDA Backup 12

1.3 What can your LANCOM Router do? 14

2 Installation 17

2.1 Package contents 17

2.2 System preconditions 17

2.3 Status displays, interfaces an hardware installation 18

2.3.1 Status display 18

2.4 The back of the unit 21

2.5 Hardware installation 22

2.6 Software installation 23

2.6.1 Starting LANCOM setup 25

2.6.2 Which software should you install? 25

3 Basic configuration 27

3.1 Which information is necessary? 27

3.1.1 TCP/IP settings 27

3.1.2 Configuration protection 29

3.1.3 Settings for the Wireless LAN 29

3.1.4 Settings for the DSL connection 30

3.1.5 Connect charge protection 30

3.2 Instructions for LANconfig 31

3.3 Instructions for WEBconfig 32

3.4 TCP/IP settings to workstation PCs 36