2) Z-Com LANEscape™ WL2440 Wireless LAN PC104 Adapter User’s Manual Z-Com, Inc.
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction... 1-1 Features and Benefits. 1-2 Applications... 1-3 Product Package .. 1-4 System Requirements Chapter 2 Network Configuration and 2-1 Network TOPOLOGY esi reconnaissances 3 2-2 Roaming... 2-3 Wireless LAN System 7 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ...rccnienenenmnmccarcsstiesesnssies 9 3-1 Hardware Installation for WL2440 9 Chapter 4 Software Installation 4-1 Setup Landscape for Windows 12 4-2 Setup Landscape for Windows NT 3.
Chapter 1 Introduction Landscape is Z-Com’s solution to IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN, which operates at 2.4GHz ISM band and throughput up to bps. Landscape series include WL2410 Access Point, WL.2420 ISA adapter, WL2430 PCMCIA Type IT adapter, and WL.2440 PC104 adapter. This manual covers Landscape WI.2440 PC104 adapter . 1-1 Features and Benefits Landscape products have numerous features and benefits, such as: 1. 2. Data rate up to 2 Bps. Working range up to 800 ft. in an open environment. 3.
4. Temporary LAN for special projects or peak time Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites need temporary setup for a short time period. Retailers. airline and shipping companies need additional workstations for a peak period. Auditors require work groups at customer sites. 5. Access to database for mobile workers Doctors, nurses, retailers, white-collar workers need access to database while being mobile in the hospital, retail store or office campus. 6.
Chapter 2 Network Configuration and Planning Landscape supports the same network configuration options of the existing wired LAN as defined by IEEE 802 standard committee. Landscape could be configured as: 4 Ad-Ho for departmental or SOHO LAN # Infrastructure for enterprise LAN # LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone. 2-1 Network Topology & Ad-Ho een, ome Woad .. gE Notable mrve.
4 Infrastructure est FE \ 2) Sever W244 Cl rrr pr) es BOSSY Newbie ¥AZS3E Fig 2.2 An Example of Infrastructure Wireless LAN Landscape provides access to a (wired) Ethernet for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of Landscape PC users and a Landscape WL2410 Access Point construct a Basic Service Set (BS. Each Landscape PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the WL2410 Access Point.
veo WL2610 Access Point Desktop Desktop wl WL2440 wl WL2440 Infrastructure» Fig 2.3 The effective Transmission Range BSS ID is, in essential, the ID of each independent WL2410. All Landscape PCs configured without the roaming option in this independent BSS must he configured with BSS ID of that WL2410.
Fig 2.4 Roaming in an Extended Service Set (ESS) Before setting up an ESS for roaming, it would be helpful to improve the performance by choosing a feasible radio channel and the right places for Access Points. Landscape provides Site Survey and Access Point Browser utilities for the above purposes.
In your environment. Generally. the higher the bar is. the better the quality will be. Choose the radio channel! with the best quality as your operating radio channel. If you are setting up an ESS for roaming, configure all the Landscape PCs and WL2410s within this ESS at that channel. @ Access Point Browser Ethernet Dewdrop PC Dastard PC access Pint Couscous Pict Crh zai Fig 2.6 Access Point Browser Utility Access Point Browser functions can be found in the WLU program. After running WLU.
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Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 3-1 Hardware Installation for WL2440 The installation of WL2440 wireless LAN PC104 adapter includes the following steps: Ste pl: Insert The Interface Adapter 1. If the power of your computer is on, please turn it off. Open the chassis of your computer. Insert your W1.2440 adapter carefully and firmly into any empty PC104 slot and then wor close the computer chassis. Red LED: Power Green LED: Tx/Rx Fig 3.
NOTE: adapter automatically. Otherwise, you should use the WLJMP.EXE program (also included in the Landscape WL2440 Driver & Utility diskette) to setup the adapter manually before the network driver or utility is running. WIMPLE is an MS-DOS command. You can simply issue the command in the DOS prompt: WIMPLE -irg IRAQ Number> -port The IRAQ Number> cane The
Chapter 4 Software Installation Please follow these steps to install all Landscape software into your PC: Step 1: Copy the Landscape software to the hard disk: 1. Insert the diskette labeled “Landscape WL2440 Driver & Utility Diskette” into your floppy drive (A: or B:). In MS-DOS prompt, type A: (or B:). Then press . 3. Then, type INSTALL (for PC104 adapter) to install] software into your hard drive.
4-1 Setup Landscape for Windows 95 Shut down your computer. Insert WL2440 adapter. Start Microsoft Windows 95. Insert the WL2440 Driver & Utility Diskette into any 3%” floppy driver, Follow the instructions on the “New Hardware Found” window and install Landscape driver, 4-2 Setup Landscape for Windows NT 3.51 Login as Administrator. From the desktop, select = = . Windows NT will present a list of all its supported adapters.
4-3 Setup Landscape for Wetware Client -Using ODI! Driver For DOS and Windows 3.1 Wetware Clients, Landscape provides the ODI driver. The ODI driver program allows you to run Nov ell Net ware's [PX protocol stack in your workstation. The Landscape ODI driver supports the Port, Node Address, Protocol and Frame options for creating your own NETTING file. For more information on these keywords, please refer to Nov ell's "Wetware ODI shell for DOS NETTING options.” A. Install a Wetware ODI DOS and Windows 3.
NETTING file will be created in your CLIENTELE directory. Typically, this file contains the following lines: Link Driver WL2440 ; or WL2440 for PC104 FRAME Togetherness FRAME Togetherness A typical TARTNESS for the ODI workstation performs the following commands: SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISE ; Set Wetware 4.
Packet Driver. To install Packet Driver for WL2440, load from DOS command prompt. Syntax: W2420P.COM [-u] [interrupt level> <10 base address>] Options: [-u] Uninstall packet driver. the software interrupt vector number used by the packet driver program. which can be from 96 (0x60) to 128 (0x80).
Select “Configuration” "Add New Con fig" —"Other Driver” 4. Insert the W1.2440 Driver & Utility diskette in drive 'A’ and follow the instructions on the screen. The SETUP program will copy the necessary DIS driver programs from the diskette to your hard disk (into the LAN Manager directory). 5. After completion of the SETUP, your CONFIGURATIONS file will be modified as well as containing statements referring to the Landscape driver programs. 6.
(Chapter 5 Landscape 5-1 Introduction WLU.EXE (Landscape Utility) is an easy-to-use utility program with user-friendly graphical interface. It helps you to set up your network environment, configure your Landscape wireless LAN adapter, and diagnose the operation of your wireless LAN, The Landscape Utility is a DOS mode Graphic User Interface (GUI) program. For Microsoft Windows 95, you must run WLU.EXE within the DOS window. You can navigate through the screens simply by using the mouse or the keyboard.
5-2 Navigating The Landscape Utility To set up your wireless network environment. please follow these steps: Step 1: Configure the adapter Select “Network Configuration” in the main menu screen (Fig 5.2) and follow the instructions. Step 2: Diagnose the operation Using “Diagnostics Tools” in the main menu serene and follow the instructions. You will see a welcome screen (Fig 5.1) after you simply executing WLU command, for example: Landscape Utility Version 1.2 {c)19%7 Z-Con, Inc.
“less LAN adapter hardware information GEESE] SOL [UN [Sg ERR WI 2448 Yor 1.10 Fromm FLC nul IC {Horthy America domain IRQ Number: 11 0x280 [RVR SEE J Landscape Utility ArT Configure the adapter for your wireless network. Diagnose the operation of your wireless network. Upgrade the firmware in the wireless LAN adapter. Return to DOS. TY Keyboard user hint: use {Alta-Thiohlighled character] to select an item Fig 5.2 Landscape Utility Main Menu Screen B.
C-1. RADIO PARAMETERS Channel: Select the channel number as your operating radio channel. Speed: Select the speed (bit rate) that will be used for transmitting and receiving wireless data. Owing to the RF modulation characteristics, the 1 Bps operation speed sustains a longer working range than 2 Bps. Select the proper operation speed that best meets your throughput and working range requirement. C-2.
D. Diagnostics Tools Screen The Diagnostics Tools screen (Fig 5.4) shows all diagnostics tools in the Landscape Utility. There are buttons for executing the following diagnostics tools: Diagnostics Tools [LIEN Te y Perform diagnostics of your wireless adapter. for your site. Link Quality Tes Test the point-to-point communication quality. Show all active Access Points in your site. Fig 5.4 Landscape Utility Diagnostics Tools Screen Test Adapter] Perform diagnostics of your Landscape adapter.
= | Lost Adapter Performing Adapter Internal Test Routines: Test Flash [passed] Test DRAM Memory .. [passed] Internal Loop back Test... [passed] Fig 5.5 Landscape Utility Test Adapter Screen NOTE: If you run the Landscape Utility on a multiprocessing operating system (such as MS-Windows), during Test Adapter session, all concurrent network data transmission (if any) will be stopped temporarily. Site Survey When Site Survey screen (Fig 5.
NOTE: If you run the Landscape Utility on a multi-processing operating system (such as MS-Windows), all concurrent network data transmission (if any) will be stopped temporarily during Site Survey session. Link Quality Test Link Quality Test is a useful diagnostics tool for you to understand the point-to-point data transmission quality between two wireless LAN station.
=[ « | Master Test Station Test Address is: Packet Sent: Packet Received: Packet Loss: Elapsed Time: Current Signal Level: Link Quality is Excellent EET, Fig 5.8 Master Test Station The “Master Test Station” window (Fig 5.8) contains the following status’ statistical information during the Link Quality Test session: [0 Test Address: The physical address of the destination slave test station. (Self physical address will be displayed while performing Access Point loop back test.
P= 4 Jnr | ink Quality Test sro this station: — ( } Act as Master test station i Act as Slave test station 1 Loop back Through Access Point My Address is TRENDSETTING) Fig 5.7b Landscape Utility Link Quality Test Screen Slave Selected =f] $lave Test Station Hy Address is: EERKSEEIERIGIIGI Test Packet Received: Current Signal Level: Fig 5.9 Slave Test Station The “Slave Test Station” window (Fig 5.
[4] | ink Quality Test =~ r— Choose the role of this station: —— {) dict as Master test station { } Act as Slave test station (4) Loop back Through Access Point AP BSS_ID is IEENSNENIEEIET ome, EE Fig 5.7¢ Landscape Utility Link Quality Test screen -Loop back Selected The “Access Point Loop back Test” window (Fig 5.10) will be displayed after pressing the [Start] button. This window contains same status / statistical information in the “Master Test Station” window.
F ig 5.11 Landscape Access Point Browser Screen -Select the browser Browser Channel: CHI Speed: 2.0 Mb/s Chance i } Hula Channel i Single Channel: York on the channel which your wireless LAN adapter is configured. It will display the status of beacon receipt from success Poisoning. This type of browser is ideal for observing the activity of all Access Points operating on a single channel. Multi-Channel: Scan all the IEEE 802.11 channels.
When Access Point Browser screen (Fig 5.12 or 5.13) is displayed, you will see two Access Point information boxes: I. Currently Attached Access Point: This box will display the Access Point which the wireless LAN station is currently attached to. (NOTE: There is no currently attached Access Point if this wireless LAN station is in Ad-Ho mode or Multi-Channel browser is performed.) 2.
“www.zcomwireless.com” or contact your local dealer for detail information, Preparation Before doing firmware upgrade, please: 1. I Close all running applications (especially, network applications), or, a reboot of your system is preferred, Launch the WLU program, perform [Diagnostics Tools] = [Test Adapter] to verify the operation of your wireless LAN adapter. Make sure the new firmware file is for your type of wireless LAN adapter WL2440/PC104 and WL2430/PCMCIA).
a full path name to access the new firmware file. Once the filename is entered, press the [Next] button to install. I the file 1s successfully opened and verified, an “Install New Firmware...” message will be displayed. Tt will take about § seconds to finish the installation and verification. (If you access the new firmware file via a floppy drive. the process can take much longer than just 5 seconds.
