User's Guide

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Preliminary
Page 4 • AP User’s Guide Atheros Confidential and Proprietary
October 2001 Subject to change without notice.
1 Introduction
1.1 Package Contents
The Atheros AR5BAP-00030 Access Point is provided in a completely enclosed plastic
housing with two 180° swivel antennas, a power supply, and a serial cable for use in AP
software configuration. The AP Reference Design contains a single 10/100 Ethernet port.
Using this Ethernet port, a RJ-45 cable, (not provided) should be used to connect the AP
to a wired Ethernet LAN.
1.2 System Requirements
The AP uses the WindRiver Systems VxWorks real-time operating environment,
Version 5.4. VxWorks documentation can be obtained through a license agreement with
WindRiver Systems. See www.wrs.com for more information about VxWorks licensing.
The AP contains a small boot executive that allows the main VxWorks system software
to be downloaded using the Ethernet port over an FTP connection. The VxWorks system
software can also reside in the Flash memory of the AP, which allows booting without
the need to download VxWorks from the host PC over an FTP connection. A
configuration file is created in Flash memory to store user configurable parameters such
as WEP keys. A terminal or PC with a serial interface and an Ethernet connection is
required to perform the initial VxWorks system software loading operation as well as AP
configuration. A freeware FTP server (“a-ftp.exe”) is included on the Atheros
distribution CD in the \utils directory.