User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- Product Family
- System Requirements
- The Product Package
- 2. Cordless Networking With the Cordless Gateway
- Connectivity to an External Ethernet Device Which Provides High-Speed Internet Access
- Connectivity to an Ethernet Network
- Connectivity to an Ethernet Network Which Has High-Speed Internet Access
- Connectivity to a Network Server
- 3. Installing the Symphony Hardware
- Symphony-HRF Cordless Gateway
- LED Indicators
- Symphony Adapters
- Symphony PNP ISA Card
- Symphony PCI Card
- Symphony PC Card
- Symphony USB Adapter
- 4. Installing the Symphony Software
- 5. Symphony Composer Installation Wizard
- Step 1: Select a Security Code
- Step 2: Establish Communication With the Cordless Gateway
- Step 3: Configure TCP/IP Information
- Step 4: Assign a Computer Name
- Step 5: Select Drives and Printers to Share
- Step 6: Configure Switcher Prompt at Boot-up
- Step 7: Register Symphony Products
- 6. Symphony Maestro Configuration Tool
- Maestro Features for the Cordless Gateway
- Monitor the State of the Cordless Gateway
- Configure the Cordless Gateway to allow Internet Sharing
- Upgrade the Symphony-HRF Cordless Gateway
- Monitor the Cordless Gateway's Status
- Maestro Networking Features
- Obtain Network Status Information
- Test Cordless Connection
- Configure Network Parameters
- Remote Drive Sharing
- Maestro Administrative Features
- Determine Software Version in Use
- Register Products on Proxim's Web Site
- 7. Configuring a Cordless Gateway Network
- Cordless Gateway Configuration
- Configuring the Topology Parameter
- Configuring the ISP TCP/IP Settings
- Configuring the Internal TCP/IP Settings
- Cordless Gateway Client Configuration
- Configuration Examples
- A Cordless Gateway Connected Directly to a Device That Provides High-Speed Internet Access
- A Cordless Gateway Connected to a Wired Network That Does Not Have Shared Internet Access
- A Cordless Gateway Connected to a Wired Network That Has Shared Internet Access
- A Cordless Gateway Connected to a Network With a Server
- File Sharing
- Remote Drive Sharing
- Printer Sharing
- 8. Symphony Network Switcher
- Switching Between Network Profiles
- Editing a Network Profile
- Creating and Deleting Network Profiles
- Examples of When to Use Network Profiles
- 9. Adding a New Product to a Symphony
- Cordless Network
- Adding a New Computer to a Cordless Network
- Adding a Symphony-HRF Cordless Gateway to a Cordless Network
- 10. Upgrading Symphony Software
- Upgrading the Symphony-HRF Cordless Gateway's Firmware
- Method 1: Upgrade from the Symphony Web Site
- Method 2: Upgrade from Disk
- Upgrading a Symphony Adapter's Software
- 11. Uninstalling Symphony Software
- 12. Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Technical Support Questions
- Operational Issues
- General Questions
- A. 10BaseT Connector Specification
- B. Using Symphony With RangeLAN2 Cards
- C. Using the Symphony Driver for Windows NT
- Installing the Symphony Driver for Windows NT
- Uninstalling the Windows NT Driver
- D. Advanced Symphony Parameters
- Station Type
- Master Name
- Channel and Subchannel
- MAC Optimize
- Inactivity Timeout
- E. How to Reach Technical Support
- F. U.S. Specifications
- G. Regulatory Information
- Index
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A Cordless Gateway Connected to a Wired Network That Has
Shared Internet Access
If the Cordless Gateway connects to a hub on an existing wired network
which has shared Internet access, then the network should consist of a
number of computers each with a Symphony Adapter installed and a
Cordless Gateway connected to a hub with no more than 8 Ethernet devices
attached. A device that provides high speed Internet access, such as an ISDN
router, cable modem, or xDSL modem, is also connected to the hub or is
acting as the hub.
In this scenario, the configuration of the Symphony products is highly
dependent upon the specific design of your network. For example, if the
high-speed device on the network is a DHCP server or if your ISP uses DHCP,
you will want to configure the Cordless Gateway to operate only in Transpar-
ent Bridging mode. This will allow all computers (Ethernet and Symphony)
to be on the same LAN and share files and printers while having simulta-
neous access to the Internet.
Alternatively, if you need the Cordless Gateway to perform NAT due to a
limited number of IP Addresses assigned by the ISP, then the Cordless
Gateway needs to perform both Transparent Bridging and NAT, and the
Symphony Adapters need to retain the dynamic IP Address assignments that
they receive from the Cordless Gateway. In this case, the computers on the
Symphony Cordless Network will have a different IP Address scheme (using
addresses in the 169.254.0.0 network) than the computers on the Ethernet
(using IP Addresses assigned to you by the ISP). Therefore, you need to
install another networking protocol, such as NetBEUI, in order for the
Ethernet and Symphony computers to appear on the same Local Area
Network (LAN) and to share files and printers.
Given the above, Proxim presents the following guidelines for using the
Symphony products in this network configuration:
Changes to Cordless Gateway’s Topology Parameter. If you have a DHCP
server on the network and you want the Symphony-enabled computers to
receive a dynamic IP Address assignment from the network, then configure
the Cordless Gateway to operate in Transparent Bridging mode only. If you
do not have a DHCP server on the network but have available static IP
Addresses that you can assign to the Symphony-enabled computers, then
configure the Cordless Gateway to operate in Transparent Bridging mode
only. If you do not have a DHCP server on the network and do not have