User guide

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BreezeNET DS.11b User’s Guide
Manual Version 1.0
! If the IP address in not correct, click No to return to cancel the upload
procedure
The new parameter settings will now be loaded into the FlashROM of the Base
Station. This means that the parameters will remain intact whenever the Base
Station is reset or switched off and on again. To change the parameters again,
simply repeat the procedure as described in this section to reconfigure your
Base Stations.
About IP Addresses and Subnets
In larger organizations that make use of IP addressing for communications, the
network architecture may include different network segments (subnets),
typically separated by a router or gateway.
When installing the BreezeNET infrastructure into this type of network
architecture, please note that all Base Stations and wireless stations must be
installed on the same subnet, i.e. on the same side of the router or gateway.
The roaming functionality does not work over routers. When Base Stations are
connected to different subnets, a mobile station may lose its network
connection when it physically enters an area where the Base Stations are
connected to a different subnet.
The configuration and management of your Base Stations is managed via the
TCP/IP protocol stack. This means that each Base Station and computer that
you wish to use to configure the Base Stations must have a unique IP address.
You are advised to assign “static” IP addresses to the Base Stations as described
earlier in this chapter. This ensures that the Base Stations at specific locations
will always have the same IP address. For the LAN administrator stations you
may either use a “static” IP address or a dynamic IP address that is assigned by a
BOOTP or DHCP server.
When assigning IP addresses to LAN administrator stations and Base Stations,
make sure that:
!Each device has a unique IP address.
!All devices use the same subnet mask.
NOTE:
The wireless networking system does not need IP addressing to connect normal wireless
stations to the network. The infrastructure is just the “physical” medium to connect a
computer to an Base Station, like you could use wire to connect it to an ethernet
infrastructure.
However in environments where the network operating system uses the TCP/IP protocol,
stations may need to have an IP address as well to use specific networking services, like
for example access to the internet.