Wifi Modem User Guide
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ARF45 User Guide Table of contents About this document ........................................................................ 2 Declaration of conformity ................................................................ 3 Overview .......................................................................................... 4 Power supply .................................................................................... 5 Serial link wiring ...................................................................
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ARF45 User Guide Declaration of conformity Manufacturer’s name: Manufacturer’s address ADEUNIS R.F. Parc Technologique PRE ROUX IV 283 rue Louis NEEL 38920 CROLLES - FRANCE declares that the product if used and installed according to the user guide available on our web site www.adeunis-rf.
ARF45 User Guide Overview THIS DOCUMENT APPLIES TO WIFI MODEM WITH FIRMWARE V 6.6.0.4 PLEASE CONTACT US FOR THE APPROPRIATE USER GUIDE IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT FIRMWARE VERSION. The modem converts data from a serial link into TCP frames transported through the Wifi radio standard to an access point. Data can also be received from the access point and sent to the serial link. Communication between two modems is also possible using Wifi ad hoc mode: Ref.
ARF45 User Guide The operating parameters of these modems (serial link, WIFI and LAN management…) can be modified through a terminal software using a PC serial port or a LAN telnet port. Power supply To perform wiring of these products, the bottom part of the housing (part with stuffing box) has to be opened by unscrewing the two stainless steel screws on each side. Retirer les visthese de la partie Remove screws avec presse étoupe The ARF 45 product must be supplied from a DC voltage source.
ARF45 User Guide Serial link wiring The WIFI modem serial interface wiring is a two-step connection process: First connect the modem to a PC to set up the modem configuration, Then connect the modem to the final equipment for data transmission. Connection during serial configuration phase For the initial configuration phase, the WIFI modem has to be connected on to a PC COM port. The set-up configuration software does not require RTS/CTS wiring.
ARF45 User Guide Modem (DCE) + - RTS RX TX CTS WLAN ACT PWR + DC Supply 5 7 2 3 8 SUB-D 9 PC (DTE) Functionnality ARF 45 WIFI modem allows data transfer from a serial link over a WIFI network to an access point. The WIFI modem can be seen as a R232/WIFI gateway. Set-up Mode The modem set-up mode can be entered using a terminal software. This is the only way to configure the modem.
ARF45 User Guide If the xxx are correct the MAC address menu is displayed. AFTER POWER-UP, NO CHARACTERS MUST BE TRANSMITTED ON THE SERIAL LINK DURING A MINIMUM DELAY OF 5 SECONDS TO ENSURE PROPER BOOT OPERATION OF THE MODEM. See chapter SETUP for the description of the configuration menus.
ARF45 User Guide connection time out is not reached. Once internal timeout reached (the internal timeout of the modem is fixed to 5 minutes), the connection is released from the modem side and the modem is ready to receive a new incoming set-up connection. Transmission Mode The data transmission is performed through the wireless LAN using TCP-IP protocol. The modem is ready to send or receive data when it leaves its setup phase.
ARF45 User Guide Set-up After entering the setup mode either by telnet mode or by RS232 link, the following message appears on the terminal. MAC Address menu MAC address 00204A895D35 Software version V6.6.0.4 (090203) Press Enter for Setup Mode At this stage, press Enter within 5 seconds to enter the setup menu.
ARF45 User Guide When finished, save the new configurations with 9 (Save and exit). The modem automatically reboots. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT ACCESS THE 2 (CHANNEL 2), 3 (EMAIL), 5 (EXPERT) AND 6 (SECURITY) MENUS BECAUSE SOME OPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS MODEM. Server menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the server configuration menu. • Network mode Select the network mode. Only option 1 : wireless only is available.
ARF45 User Guide The default value is N (No), indicating the gateway address has not been set. To set the gateway address, type Y. At the prompt, enter the gateway address. Set Gateway IP Address (N) ? Y Gateway IP addr (000) .(000) .(000) .(000) • Set the netmask The net mask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host part. The net mask is entered under IP address format (decimal values).
ARF45 User Guide • Change telnet configuration password Setting the telnet configuration password prevents unauthorized access to the setup menu via a telnet connection to port 9999. Type Y and enter the password. The password must have 4 characters. Change telnet config password (N) ? Y Enter new Password: • DHCP name There are three methods for assigning DHCP names to the modem. Default DHCP name : if the DHCP name is not changed and the IP is 0.0.0.
ARF45 User Guide The current value is displayed in brackets. This value does not apply for the setup mode which can only be entered at 9600 bps. Baudrate (9600) ? • I/F (interface) mode The interface (I/F) mode is a bit-coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation. The current value is displayed in brackets. In the example below 4C means : 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop.
ARF45 User Guide • Port number The port number setting is used in TCP connection. It is the channel for connection initiated by a remote client. Packets sent to the modem with this port number are received on this channel. The port number setting is used as source port number for outgoing packets. The current value is displayed in brackets. Port No (10001) ? The following TCP ports are reserved and must not be used: 1-1024, 9999, 14000-14009, 30704 and 30718.
ARF45 User Guide Show IP address after RING Disable or enable the WiPort's ability to show the IP address after RING in Modem Mode. The default is Y (Yes) (shows the IP address). Show IP addr after 'RING' (Y) ? • Autoincrement source port Y (Yes) auto increment the source port. The WiPort increments the port number used with each new connection. Auto increment source port (N) ? • Remote IP address The remote IP address is the destination address used to perform an outgoing connection.
ARF45 User Guide • Flush mode Do not change the value 00 for flush mode. FlushMode (00) ? • DisConnTime (inactivity Timeout) Use this parameter to set an inactivity timeout. The modem drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires. Enter time in the format mm:ss, where mm is the number of minutes and ss is the number of seconds. DisConnTime (00:00) ? To disable the inactivity timeout, enter 00:00.
ARF45 User Guide The WLAN name is the name of the WIFI network in which the modem resides. The current value is displayed in brackets. Network name (SSID) (ARF_WIFI) ? Adhoc Network channel When adhoc is selected in the topology parameter and the modem cannot find the specified network, the modem switches to Adhoc mode using the channel value specified. Channel (11) ? Security The modem features WEP and WPA to secure all wireless communication.
ARF45 User Guide The Encryption prompt requests the length of the encryption key and the security strength. WEP64 uses a 40 bits/5 bytes (option 0). WEP128 uses a 104bits/13 bytes key (option 1). Select (Y) yes at the display current key prompt to show the currently configured key/passphrase. Change key permits modifying the currently configured key by selecting (Y) Yes. The key type requests whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format. Enter key prompts for the new encryption key.
ARF45 User Guide Set the group encryption type to 1 (WEP), 2 (WPA) or 3 (WPA2). The group encryption for all wireless devices communicating with the same access point must be equal to receive broadcast and multicast messages. If any of these devices are WEP only (no support for WPA) set the group encryption to WEP for all devices. Select (Y) yes at the display current key prompt to show the currently configured key/passphrase. Change key permits modifying the currently configured key by selecting (Y) Yes.
ARF45 User Guide Enter Key: It is strongly recommended to use a passphrase of 20 chars or more! Encryption: 0=CCMP, 1=CCMP+TKIP, 2=CCMP+WEP, 3=TKIP, 4=TKIP+WEP (4) ? Select (Y) Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key/passphrase Change key permits modifying the currently configured key by selecting (Y) Yes. The Key type requests whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format. Enter key prompts for the passphrase. The maximum length is 63 characters.
ARF45 User Guide If the above TX Data rate is set to fixed, the selected data rate is the modem fixed transmission rate. If the above TX Data rate is set to auto, the selected data rate is the WiPort’s maximum data rate. Lower data rates allow for larger distances. It may also be required when communicating with older devices. TX Data rate 0=1, 1=2, 2=5.
ARF45 User Guide Default menu This “default” item of the menu resets some parts of “channel 1” configuration, “channel 2” configuration, “email” settings, “expert” and “security” settings to the factory default settings. The settings for IP address, gateway IP address, netmask, network mode, topology and wireless security settings remain unchanged. The specific settings modified by the “default” option are listed below.
ARF45 User Guide AFTER APPLYING THIS COMMAND, THE RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION MUST BE MANUALLY RE-ENTERED. SEE CHAPTER RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION. “Exit without save” menu Exit the configuration mode without saving any changes and reboot. “Save and exit” menu Exit the configuration mode save all changes and reboot. All values are stored in non volatile memory.
ARF45 User Guide Specifications RF Frequency range Radiated RF power : Sensitivity : Range : Standards compliance : : 2.412 – 2.484 GHz + 15 dBm - 82 dBm 200 m in free field EN 300-328 WIFI Network standard : Modulation : Security : Radio data rate : Supported LAN Protocols : 802.11b; 802.
