User's Manual

Chapter 4. Subscriber Equipment Installation
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Connection to the PacketWave Network
When the PacketWave 200 goes operational at the end of the antenna alignment, it per-
forms an initialization procedure that brings it up as part of the PacketWave network.
During this procedure:
• The PacketWave 200 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, including the
name of the PacketWave 200’s configuration file. The Base Station Unit and the
PacketWave 200 both learn the new IP address.
• The PacketWave 200 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 Installation, Configuration, and Oper-
ation manual.
• The PacketWave 200 configures itself according to the received configuration file
and activates for subscriber traffic.
• If the PacketWave 200 is functioning in NAT mode, the IP addresses of its attached
computers are obtained from the PacketWave 200’s internal DHCP server.
Setting Up the Local Computer(s)
Whether the subscriber’s computers are connected to a Subscriber Unit functioning in
bridge or NAT mode, each host needs an IP address. The simplest solution is to configure
each computer to obtain its IP address using DHCP. It is also possible to manually enter
the IP addresses. For larger subscriber LANs, a local DHCP server may be preferable.