WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card User’s Guide Pocket PC 2002 and Pocket PC 2003 Version 3.0.78 Copyright 2002-2004, MeshNetworks, Inc.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Foreword This document describes in detail the confidential and proprietary technology of MeshNetworks’ MEA™ Architecture. MeshNetworks products, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and technology are protected by U.S. and international patent laws. This document represents the most current MEA product release. The contents are subject to change at any time at the discretion of MeshNetworks, Inc.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................1 System Requirements............................................................................................................1 General System Requirements ...........................................................................................1 What’s in the Box .................................................
MeshNetworks TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................................26 Multiple Insertions of the WMC6300 Card.........................................................................26 CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION ......................................................................................27 LICENSE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION.............................................................................
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide List of Figures Figure 1. WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card.............................................................................1 Figure 2. WMC6300 Antenna Port and LED Indicators..........................................................3 Figure 3. ActiveSync Window...................................................................................................4 Figure 4. MEA Installation Welcome Dialog Box......................................................
MeshNetworks Figure 26. Network Addressing Scheme Drop-Down Menu.............................................18 Figure 27. MeshTray Configuration Tab (2)........................................................................20 Figure 28. MeshTray Geo Position Tab...............................................................................21 Figure 29. MeshTray Geo Position Spherical Coordinates...............................................22 Figure 30. MeshTray Routing Tab......................
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Modem Card. If you wish to skip this introduction and begin the installation, go directly to the Installing the WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card section of this document. MEA is a wireless communication system capable of supporting high data rate mobile communication at vehicular speeds. The MEA system is designed to allow standard client hosts with a PCMCIA interface to have a mobile broadband Ethernet connection.
MeshNetworks • Cable to connect the PC and the PDA What’s in the Box The following is a list of the items provided: • MEA WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card • Antenna • MEA WMC6300 Software and Documentation CD FCC Approved Antennas for WMC6300 Manufacturer Part Number Gain Usage Centurion MAF94057 2 dBi PDA 2
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide WMC6300 External Connections and Lights The WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card 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 2. Figure 2.
MeshNetworks Installing the WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card Installing MEA Software Please install the MEA Software before you insert the WMC6300 card. Complete the following procedure to install the MEA software: 1. Connect the PC to the PDA with the cable supplied by the PDA manufacturer. Initiate an ActiveSync session between the computer and the PDA. Note: Refer to the PDA manufacturer’s documentation for connection and operational instructions. Figure 3. ActiveSync Window 2.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide 4. The MEA Welcome installation dialog box will be displayed as shown in Figure 4. Click on the Next button to continue the software installation process. Figure 4. MEA Installation Welcome Dialog Box 5. The License Agreement dialog box will be displayed as shown in Figure 5. Please review the End User License Agreement. Use the scroll bar located at the right side of the dialog box to display the complete text message.
MeshNetworks Figure 5. Agree with License Agreement Dialog Box 7. The Start Installation dialog box will be displayed as shown in Figure 6. Verify that you have an active connection to the PDA, and then click on Next to continue. Figure 6. Start Installation Dialog Box 8. The Install Program will connect to your Pocket PC device to complete the installation.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide 9. A dialog box as shown in Figure 7 will be displayed asking permission to install the drivers to the default directory. Select the Yes button to continue the process. Figure 7. Installing Applications Dialog Box 10. The Installer will now move all of the necessary files onto the Pocket PC device The installation will then display a dialog box as shown in Figure 8 asking you to verify that there are no additional steps required on the Pocket PC. None are required.
MeshNetworks Connect the Antenna Assembly Complete the following procedure to connect the Antenna Assembly (Knuckle or Pigtail type) to the WMC6300 for use in a standard laptop computer. WARNING Always eject card when not in use. 1. Locate the Antenna and insert the connector into the WMC6300 antenna port as shown in Figure 10. Note: The connector will snap into place when fully inserted. Figure 10. Attach Antenna to the WMC6300 Warning Use only FCC approved antenna.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide 2. To ensure the correct orientation of the card, insert the WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card into the computer’s PCMCIA card slot with the label side up as shown in Figure 11. WARNING: Never force the card into the slot. Figure 11. NOTE: Installing the WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card For Pocket PC 2002, continue with Step 3. For Pocket PC 2003, proceed to Step 6. 3. When the MEA WMC6300 card is detected, a Start dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 12.
MeshNetworks Figure 13. MeshTray Icon 5. MeshTray executes automatically whenever the WMC6300 card is inserted into a Pocket PC device. NOTE: If MeshTray does not automatically execute go to Start à Programs à MeshTray and this will launch a MeshTray icon. Refer to section Overview of the MeshTray Application for more information on MeshTray. 6. For Pocket PC 2003, MeshTray will not execute automatically. You must launch MeshTray from the Window Start menu by selecting Start à Programs à MeshTray.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Uninstalling Application Software Complete the following procedure to uninstall the MEA Software: 1. From the PDA desktop, select the System tab. Figure 14. System Tab 2. Select Remove Programs on the System tab.
MeshNetworks Figure 15. Remove Programs Dialog box 3. Highlight MeshNetworks MEA WLAN Drivers from the list of programs and click on Remove. 4. Remove Programs will ask, “…Are you sure you want to remove it?” as shown in Figure 16. Click on Yes to remove the program.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Figure 16. Confirm Uninstall Overview of the MeshTray Application MeshTray MeshTray is a status application that reports vital and statistical information about the MEA card. Because MeshTray is a tray application, it stays in the desktop system status tray when it is minimized as shown in the figures below. The MeshTray icon changes to indicate the state of the wireless interface. In Figure 17 the MeshTray icon is in an inactive or disconnected state.
MeshNetworks The MeshTray icon shown in Figure 18 is currently associated with an Infrastructure Device. The MeshTray icon displays the Link Strength to the associated IAP as color-coded bars. (More bars indicate greater Link Quality.) MeshTray Icon Figure 18. MeshTray Link Strength Indicator In Figure 19, the MeshTray Icon is in Ad-Hoc Peer-to-Peer mode without neighbors. MeshTray Icon Figure 19.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Starting MeshTray MeshTray will automatically start whenever a WMC6300 is inserted into the Pocket PC device. If MeshTray has been stopped and needs to be restarted, double-click on the MeshTray icon on the desktop. Also, if MeshTray has been minimized, clicking on the MeshTray icon in the system tray restores the application to a property sheet interface as shown in Figure 21.
MeshNetworks MeshTray Configuration Tab The Configuration Tab has a drop down selection that allows the user to select it’s mode of operation; Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc Peer-to-Peer. Infrastructure mode allows the user to use equipment deployed by the network operator to access the Internet. Peer-to-Peer mode allows users to communicate among themselves without accessing a wired network.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Priority The User Priority service can be provisioned on a per node basis for use with tiered service and emergency access systems. This priority feature is unique to the MEA network and only exists between endpoints within the MEA network or between a MEA network node and the ingress/egress node on the mea network. Nodes outside of the MEA Core LAN cannot request a particular priority for transmitted or received traffic.
MeshNetworks Addressing Scheme for Unified Modes of Operation With MEARelease 3.0, the concept of modes has been replaced by a Unified Modes of operation addressing scheme. The concept of unified modes of operation centers on the current state of network communication: Associated State and Unassociated State. There are three addressing schemes which allow the IT manager increased flexibility in deployment. Figure 24.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Network DHCP Scheme Operation under the Network DHCP scheme is similar to that of Release 2 in Infrastructure Mode. The primary difference is users are now allowed to temporarily wander outside of the network infrastructure without losing connectivity. Network DCHP requires that the user's host device be configured to request an address from a DHCP server and the inclusion of a DHCP server in the core network configuration to answer these requests.
MeshNetworks IP address and subnet mask. The user is responsible for configuring options that would otherwise be configured by a DHCP server. Furthermore, it is up to the user to ensure that the assigned address is routable on the core network (if core network access is needed) and that it does not conflict with other addresses in use. This is analogous to and carries the same caveats as plugging an Ethernet card into a LAN and manually assigning it an address.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide MeshTray Geo-Position Tab (Optional) If your WMC6300 has been licensed for Geo-Location, an optional tab will be displayed in MeshTray as shown in Figure 26. This tab will display the users location via longitude, latitude, and altitude. Figure 26.
MeshNetworks Optionally, the user may select to have the location reported in spherical coordinates, which will be displayed as shown in Figure 27. Figure 27.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide MeshTray Routing Tab (Optional) If your WMC6300 has been licensed to display routing information, an optional tab will be displayed in MeshTray as shown in Figure 28. The Routing Table displays the end nodes that the WMC6300 is currently in communication with. The Neighbor Table displays the adjacent nodes that the WMC6300 may route through, depending on the desired end node. Figure 28.
MeshNetworks Icon Description The Computer icon represents a Subscriber Device using a MEA WMC6300 Wireless Modem Card in the network. Subscriber Device (SD) Wireless Router IAP The Arrow icon represents a MWR6300 Wireless Router in the MEA network. The MWR6300 is an infrastructure device dedicated to routing data. The Globe icons represent an IAP6300 Intelligent Access Point in the MEA network. A MEA IAP6300 Intelligent Access Point is an infrastructure device that allows access to the wired network.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Terminating MeshTray The MeshTray application may be terminated from the system tray. To terminate the application, position the curser over the MeshTray icon and double-click on the icon. If MeshTray is currently minimized, it will be expanded, and a second double-click will be required. Select the Exit button.
MeshNetworks Troubleshooting The following documents issues that you may encounter when using the WMC6300 in your PDA. Multiple Insertions of the WMC6300 Card Repeated ejection and insertion of the WMC6300 card may result in the PDA being unable to launch MeshTray correctly. If this occurs, perform a soft reboot of the PDA. WARNING Use care when performing this action.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Customer Service Information If you have read this document and made every effort to resolve installation or operation issues yourself and still require help, please contact MeshNetworks Customer Support using the following contact information: MeshNetworks, Inc.
MeshNetworks License and Warranty Information MeshNetworks, Inc. End User License Agreement IMPORTANT NOTICE TO END USERS: This End User License Agreement (this “Agreement”) is a legal agreement between the licensee of the Licensed Software being made available for use with the MeshNetworks Equipment (either an individual person or a single legal entity, who will be referred to in this Agreement as “You”) and MeshNetworks. Inc. DEFINITIONS.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Use the Licensed Software in conjunction with any other equipment or for any purpose other than for the operation and monitoring of the MeshNetworks Equipment and for your internal business purposes in accordance with the operating instructions MeshNetworks or the Source may provide to you from time to time; Decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, translate or reduce the Licensed Software to a humanperceivable form; Modify, adapt, or translate or create derivative work
MeshNetworks DISCLAIMER OF PERFORMANCE WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.1 ABOVE, THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS LICENSED TO YOU “AS IS.” MESHNETWORKS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, THAT: THE OPERATION OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; AND THE FUNCTIONS OR FEATURES OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE LICENSED SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE IN THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMBINATIONS SELECTED BY YOU.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide is based on an assertion that the Licensed Software infringes any issued United States patent or any trade secret or copyright of any third party; provided, however, that You notify MeshNetworks promptly in writing of any such claim or proceeding and give MeshNetworks full and complete authority, information and assistance to defend such claim or proceeding at the expense of MeshNetworks; and further provided that You give MeshNetworks sole control of the selection of co
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MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Regulatory Information FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received; including interference that may cause undesired operation.
MeshNetworks Safety Information for the MEA WMC6300 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with its action in ET Docket 96-8 has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC certified equipment. MeshNetworks’ MEA products meet the uncontrolled environmental limits found in OET-65 and ANSI C95.1, 1991.
MEA WMC6300 Pocket PC User’s Guide Safety Certification 3041788 • Conforms to UL STD ANSI/UL 60950 3 rd Edition • Certified to CAN/CSA C22.2 NO. 60950-00 • Equipment shall be suitable for use in Air pressure: 86kPa to106kPa CE Mark Certification The CE mark is the official marking required by the European Community for all Electric and Electronic equipment that will be sold, or put into service for the first time, anywhere in the European community.
MeshNetworks The following countries are currently covered under the CE Mark: Austria, Belgium, Demark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK CE Marking on the product will grant access to the European Economic Area (EEA). Some countries may require a declaration of conformity, please check with your MeshNetworks sales team for details.
