User's Guide

WiBox™ User Guide 3
Contents
List of Tables ___________________________________________________________6
List of Figures __________________________________________________________7
1: Using This Guide 8
Purpose and Audience ___________________________________________________8
Chapter Summary _______________________________________________________8
Additional Documentation ________________________________________________10
2: Introduction 11
Applications ___________________________________________________________11
Application Examples ___________________________________________________12
Serial Tunneling – Network____________________________________________________12
Ad Hoc Network ____________________________________________________________13
Serial Tunneling – Infrastructure________________________________________________13
Ad Hoc WiBox Connection ____________________________________________________14
WiBox with Ethernet _________________________________________________________14
Protocol Support _______________________________________________________14
Configuration Methods __________________________________________________14
Addresses and Port Numbers _____________________________________________15
Hardware Address __________________________________________________________15
IP Address_________________________________________________________________15
WLAN Settings _____________________________________________________________15
Port Numbers ______________________________________________________________15
Serial Connector Pinouts_________________________________________________16
WBX2100E Network Interface_____________________________________________17
Ethernet Connector Pinouts ___________________________________________________18
LEDs ________________________________________________________________18
Technical Specifications _________________________________________________19
3: Quick Start 20
Required Information____________________________________________________20
Hardware Address __________________________________________________________20
IP Address_________________________________________________________________20
WLAN Settings _____________________________________________________________20
Installing and Configuring the WiBox________________________________________21
Using Device Installer ___________________________________________________25
Viewing the Current Configuration__________________________________________25
4: Web-Manager Configuration 28
Accessing Web-Manager through a Web Browser _____________________________28
Network Configuration___________________________________________________29
Automatic IP Address Configuration _____________________________________________29
Static IP Address Configuration ________________________________________________30
Ethernet Configuration _______________________________________________________30