User's Manual

MeshNetworks
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Section 3 - Setup and Deployment
Subscriber Device (SD)
A Subscriber Device consists of both a Wireless Modem Card (WMC6300) and an End User
provided host device such as a notebook computer. The WMC6300 is designed for insertion
into an industry-standard Type II PCMCIA card slot located in a Host device. The WMC6300
has an antenna port to connect the external antenna and two LED Indicators. The Red LED is
the transmit indicator and the Green LED is the receive indicator as shown in Figure 4.
Equipment
The following list defines the hardware components required to setup the WMC6300:
• WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card
• Antenna with a MMCX connector
• WMC6300 Software and Documentation CD for Windows 2000™ and Windows XP™
Equipment that must be supplied by the End User includes the following:
• Notebook PCs running the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP Operating System
Optional Equipment
• Refer to the
data sheets for a list of optional equipment
Record MAC Address of the WMC6300
The transceiver MAC address is recorded on the back of the WMC6300 cards. Record this
number in Section 4 - MAC Address Tables
, as it will be required later to configure and test
the device.
Figure 4. WMC6300 Antenna Port and LED Indicators
Loading and Verifying Software
The WMC6300 Software and Documentation CD contains the drivers and MeshTray
software for use on the End User’s equipment. Please review the instructions for each
operating system as there is a different sequence of events depending on the operating system.