User's Manual
Table Of Contents
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When the Indoor Unit reboots at the end of the installation/antenna alignment process
described above, it performs an initialization procedure that brings it up as part of the
PacketWave network. During this procedure:
• The Indoor Unit requests an IP address from the system’s DHCP server. (The
DHCP request is passed along by the BSU’s DHCP relay agent.)
• The DHCP server responds with the IP address and other information, includ-
ing the name of the Indoor Unit’s configuration file. The Base Station Unit and
the Indoor Unit both learn the new IP address.
• The Indoor Unit downloads its configuration file (as previously created using
the WaveCenter Configuration Manager) from the TFTP server.
Note: For information about the WaveCenter Configuration Manager
software, see the PacketWave 1000 Base Station Unit Installa-
tion, Configuration, and Operation manual.
• The Indoor Unit configures itself according to the received configuration file
and activates for subscriber traffic.
• If the Indoor Unit is functioning in NAT mode, the IP addresses of its attached
computers are obtained from the local DHCP server built into the Indoor Unit.
Setting Up the Local Computer(s)
Whether the subscriber’s computers are connected to a Indoor Unit functioning in
bridge or NAT mode, each host needs an IP address. The simplest solution is to con-
figure each computer to obtain its IP address using DHCP. It is also possible to man-
ually enter the IP addresses. For larger subscriber LANs, a local DHCP server may
be preferable.