User guide

Start Here RLX-IH ♦ 802.11b
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ProSoft Technology, Inc. Page 19 of 99
April 10, 2007
¾ Radio Network Settings
 Radio Name: Enter a unique name for the radio.
 Select Repeater as the radio mode.
 Network SSID: Enter the SSID you configured for the Master radio. All radios
in a network must have the same SSID.
¾ Security Settings
 Encryption Type: Encryption scrambles data so that only intended viewers
can decipher and understand it. Choose the same encryption type you
configured for the Master radio.
 WPA phrase: Enter the pass phrase you configured for the Master radio.
Important: The Network SSID and WPA phrase are case sensitive. Use
exactly the same combination of upper case and lower case letters you
entered for the Master radio, otherwise the Repeater radio will not be able to
connect to the Master radio.
By default, a repeater connects automatically to the best available parent radio
on the network. If necessary, however, you can click the Parent Link button and
specify how repeater radios connect to the network. See Parent Link settings
(page 40) for information.
1.6.8 Set Up a Client
Client mode is a special mode in the radio that allows a user to connect an
Ethernet device to a wireless network through any 802.11b access point. Any
Ethernet device that has an RJ45 Ethernet port can, in effect, be transformed into
an 802.11b wireless client by attaching the radio. Only a single device can be
connected to the radio in client mode. Do not connect to more than one Ethernet
device (using a switch or hub).
You only use client mode if you need to connect to another brand 802.11b
access point. If you are using RLX-IH radios, you should always use them as
repeaters (and masters).
To connect a device to a radio in client mode, click the Client button for the radio
and try programming the radio's client mode using the Auto setting. To test
whether the Auto setting will work:
1 Connect the cable between the device and the radio.
2 Click the Specify button, determine the MAC ID of the Ethernet device, and
type the ID into the Client MAC field.
3 Turn ON the radio power, or cycle the power if the radio is already on.
4 Turn ON the device. Watch the radio to see if it initializes. The Auto setting
will work if the device advertises its MAC ID to the radio.
If the radio's RF LEDs do not show consistent activity after a few minutes, then
you may need to modify the radio's client settings.
Client radios are preceded by a 'C' in the list of radios in the RLX-IH Browser.