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Recommended Antennas A2502S-OA A5812NJ-OC A5829NJ-DB A2508NJ-DP A5019NJ-DP A0524NJ-DP Other Antennas with similar specifications may be substituted. Antenna spacing requirements for user safety It is important to keep the radio's antenna a safe distance from the user. To meet the requirements of FCC part 2.1091 for radio frequency radiation exposure, this radio must be used in such a way as to guarantee at least 20 cm between the antenna and users.
Product name: RLXIB-IHA, RLXIB-IHG Safety Warning Statements Explosive Atmosphere Power, Input, and Output (I/O) wiring must be in accordance with the authority having jurisdiction A Warning – Explosion Hazard – Do not make or break connections in an explosive atmosphere. B Caution – Use only approved recommended power supply. C Warning - Power supply should be installed in a non-hazardous area. D Warning – DO NOT OPEN WHEN ENERGIZED. E These products are intended to be mounted in an IP54 enclosure.
EU Requirements 1. For outdoor use, France has a frequency restriction of 2.4 GHz to 2.454 GHz for an output power greater than 10 mW and below 100 mW. 2. For outdoor use in France, the output power is restricted to 10 mW in the frequency range of 2.454 GHz to 2.4835 GHz. 3. 5.15 GHz to 5.35 GHz is restricted to 200 mW EIRP throughout the European Union. Power Supply and Accessories Warning The certifications listed in this document apply to only the radio mentioned herein.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Contents User Manual Contents Your Feedback Please ........................................................................................................................ 2 Important Safety Information ............................................................................................................... 2 Recommended Antennas ..................................................................................................................
Contents User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 3.7 4 Improving Signal Quality ......................................................................................... 35 Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 5 Radio Status ...........................................................................................................
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.4.6 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.5.4 5.5.5 5.5.6 5.5.7 5.5.8 5.5.9 5.5.10 5.5.11 5.6 5.6.1 5.6.2 6 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.3 6.3.1 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.3.4 6.3.5 6.3.6 6.3.7 6.3.8 7 Properties ................................................................................................................ 79 View Menu ............................................................................................................... 81 Tool Bar .....................
Contents User Manual 8 RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Glossary of Terms Index Page 10 of 123 107 121 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 1 Start Here User Manual Start Here In This Chapter ® About the RadioLinx 802.11a High Power Industrial Hotspot™ ........... 11 Package Contents ................................................................................. 12 System Requirements ........................................................................... 13 Install the IH Browser Configuration Tool ..............................................
Start Here User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Receiver Sensitivity (Typical) -92 dBm at 6 Mbps -84 dBm at 24 Mbps -72 dBm at 54 Mbps Channel Selection 36, 40, 44, 48, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 Security WPA2 - 802.11i with 128 bit AES-CCM Legacy WPA TKIP, WEP support MAC ID filter Admin password Physical Enclosure Extruded aluminum with DIN and panel mount Size 115 x 117 x 45 mm (W x H x D) 4.5 x 4.6 x 1.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Start Here User Manual Qty. Part Name Part Number Part Description 1 RLXIB-IHA Radio RLXIB-IHA RadioLinx 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 1 Cable 085-1007 6 foot RS232 serial cable 1 Cable RL-CBL025 5 foot Ethernet Straight-Thru Cable (Gray) 1 Antenna A2502S-OA 2 dBi Omni RP-SMA articulating, 2.4/5GHz 1 Power Supply RL-PS005-2 AC Power Adapter, 12V1.
Start Here User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot a b c Click the START button, and then choose RUN. In the Run dialog box, click the BROWSE button. In the Browse dialog box, click MY COMPUTER. In the list of drives, choose the CD-ROM drive where you inserted the ProSoft Solutions CD. d Select the file PROSOFT.EXE, and then click OPEN. e On the Run dialog box, click OK. 2 On the CD-ROM menu, select IH BROWSER FOR THE RLX-IHX AND RLXIB-X PRODUCTS.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Start Here User Manual If a line of sight does not exist between antennas, you must choose a site for installing a repeater radio, which will create a bridge between the radio antennas. Choose the appropriate antennas for the network. If an antenna will be connected to the radio by a long cable, you might need to purchase a power amplifier, which is available from ProSoft Technology.
Start Here User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Required accessories, including lightning protection, cable adaptors and antennas Complete parts list Use ProSoft Wireless Designer when conducting a site audit for a customer, and then provide the customer with a complete list of components and a detailed description for each site and link.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Start Here User Manual Start the IH Browser (page 18) configuration application. The PC must have a wired or wireless Ethernet connection configured with a static or dynamic IP address. Plug in the power cable and Ethernet cable (page 19) to the RLXIB-IHA radio, wait a moment for the radio to power up, and then examine the radio's LED display to make sure the radio is working properly.
Start Here User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 1.7.1 Start IH Browser 1 Click the START button, and then navigate to PROGRAMS / PROSOFT TECHNOLOGY 2 Click to start RADIOLINX IH BROWSER. The window lists all the radios your computer can access. The MAC ID number is essentially the serial number of the radio; this number is also printed on the side of the radio. If a radio listing does not appear in the window, select Scan from the File menu.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Start Here User Manual 1.7.2 Plug In the Cables You can configure the RLXIB-IHA using the Ethernet port on the radio. On the underside are three ports; Ethernet, Serial and Power (10 to 24 VDC 6 W). From left to right: Power connector, Serial port and Ethernet port. Use the Ethernet cable to configure the radio for the first time.
Start Here User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 1.7.3 Detecting the Radio After the radio has completed its startup procedure, the radio will appear in the IH Browser window. The window lists all the radios your computer can access. The MAC ID number is essentially the serial number of the radio; this number is also printed on the side of the radio. If a radio listing does not appear in the window, select Scan from the File menu.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 1 Start Here User Manual Open the Operations menu, and choose Assign IP. This action opens the Assign Temporary IP Address dialog box. 2 Select one of the unused IP addresses, and then click OK. For information, see Radio Access settings (page 62). 1.7.5 Set Up the Master Radio To configure the radio, double click on the radio (Radio1) in the IH Browser window.
Start Here User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Note: The master is the "root" or top-level radio in a network. You must have at least one master radio per network. For redundancy, you can assign more than one master to a network. To configure a Master radio, make the following changes to the web configuration form: Radio Network Settings Radio Name: Enter a unique name for the radio. Select Master as the radio mode.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Start Here User Manual WPA phrase: To use WPA encryption on packets sent between the radios, select WPA in the Encryption Type field. Next, in the WPA phrase field, enter a pass phrase of between eight and 63 normal keyboard characters. This phrase automatically generates an encryption key of 128 hexadecimal characters. The default pass phrase is "passphrase" (lower case, no quotes).
Start Here User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Note: To discard your changes and start over, click CANCEL CHANGES. 1.7.7 Set Up a Repeater To configure a radio as a Repeater, make changes to the web configuration form. 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.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Start Here User Manual 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 for information. 1.7.8 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 802.11a access point.
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RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 2 Installing the Radios User Manual Installing the Radios In This Chapter Connecting antennas ............................................................................ 28 Testing the Network Installation Plan .................................................... 28 If possible, you should configure all the radios side by side in an office setting and make sure they link before you install them in the field.
Installing the Radios User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot The Topology view shows a diagram of the network’s wireless connections. Use this view to see whether all the radios are linked, and that you approve of the way the radios are linked. A radio that is not linked to a parent will show as a circle outlined by a flashing dashed red line. It may be near the bottom of the window, so scroll down to view all available radios.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Installing the Radios User Manual determine and resolve sources of "electrical" noise which may be interfering with the radio transmission add a repeater between the radios that are not communicating, or reconfigure an existing radio as a repeater if line of sight is available ProSoft Technology, Inc.
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RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 3 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting User Manual Diagnostics and Troubleshooting In This Chapter Diagnostics ............................................................................................ 31 Check the Ethernet cable ...................................................................... 32 LED display ...........................................................................................
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot If the radio is not connected to a network and not currently scanning, the graph will show the words Not connected. Update every: If you want to update the diagnostic readings according to a particular time interval, specify the interval (in seconds) in this field.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Diagnostics and Troubleshooting User Manual LED Description Signal Strength If only one of these three LEDs is lit, then the radio is linked. If two LEDs are lit, the radio’s signal strength is fair. If all three LEDs are lit, the signal strength is good. If a radio is configured as a master, the middle light of the three Signal Strength LEDs will always be on, and the bottom Signal Strength LED will always be off.
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting User Manual 3.5 RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Troubleshoot IH Browser error messages One error message commonly occurs when you use the IH Browser, "Unable to scan for AP's". You can easily remedy this error. This error occurs when the IH Browser attempts to scan for radios and no valid network connection exists on the PC, wired or wireless.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 3.7 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting User Manual Improving Signal Quality If you need to improve a radio’s signal quality, try the following steps: Adjust the direction of the high-gain antennas. Increase the height of the antenna’s placement. Use higher-gain antennas or external preamplifiers. Select a new location for the radio and/or its antenna. Decrease the length of the antenna cable.
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RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 4 Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility In This Chapter Radio Status .......................................................................................... 40 Radio Network settings.......................................................................... 46 Security settings ....................................................................................
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Read-Only fields Some of the fields on the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility form are readonly, meaning that the content of the field is provided for information only, and cannot be directly modified. Notice also that depending on the way the radio is configured, some fields and buttons may be unavailable because they do not affect the configuration you have selected.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual To view more help about the selected field, click the field name. This action opens a help page in a new browser window. ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot To view the complete online documentation for your RLXIB-IHA Radio, click the button. This action opens the online documentation in a new browser window. Use the Contents, Index and Search tabs in the left frame to navigate the help system. Page 40 of 123 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 4.1 Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Radio Status The general radio status fields appear at the top of the Radio Configuration window. Note: Different versions of the RLXIB Radios support different functionality. You may see more or fewer options on this page, depending on the version of the radio you purchased. Use the settings in the Radio Status panel to view the current settings for this radio.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 4.1.1 Available Parents This page opens when you click the Available Parents button on the Radio Configuration Form. Note: This form is not available when the radio type is Master. This page is helpful for viewing: Possible parents for a repeater. The current parent should normally be the radio with the lowest cost and a matching SSID. Other 802.11 networks in the area.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual The IH radio updates this list with each 802.11 packet that is received, whether from a radio of the same network or one that belongs to another SSID. It can also see radios from other vendors. Once per second the IH radio evaluates the link it has to its parent to determine if this link is the best parent to use.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Field Description Age (s) The length of time (in seconds) since the radio last saw a packet from this MAC address Top Click the Top button to see the top of the table. The radio will display updated data in the table entries. Next / Prev If the table has more MAC addresses than it can display in the window, use the Next and Prev buttons to move up and down through the table.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Field Description Spanning Tree Protocol: Wireless Ports The Spanning Tree Protocol level for the wireless port (Rapid STP or STP). Ethernet Port The Spanning Tree Protocol level for the Ethernet port (Rapid STP or STP). Spanning Tree Root MAC The MAC ID of the root device in the spanning tree.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot To display the redundant paths, select the toolbar button denoting two "parents." To view the redundancy on a per-radio basis, select the single "parent" button, and then click on the radio to view its available redundancies. 4.2 Radio Network settings The following fields appear in the Radio Network Settings area at the left side of the Radio Configuration window.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Use the settings in the Radio Network Settings panel to configure the radios in your network. For more information on using these settings, see Configuring the radios (page 16). Field Description Radio Name Assign a unique name to each radio. Network SSID Assign a network name (SSID) of up to 32 characters. The radio uses this name in all network references.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 4.2.1 Parent Link Settings This configuration page opens when you click the Parent Link button on the Radio Configuration form. Field Description Parent MAC The MAC Address of the radio’s Parent node. Parent Selection Method Automatically Choose Best The Automatic Parent Selection algorithm uses a calculation to create a cost for each possible parent radio that it detects.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Field Description Preferred Parent With the preferred parent setting the IH radio will select its parent from a list of possible parents specified by the user. The user can list up to eight radios to choose from.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Once per second the RLXIB-IHA radio evaluates the link it has to its parent to determine if this link is the best parent to use. A cost is calculated for each entry and can be seen in the column labeled "Cost" in the preceding table. The cost calculation is based not only on the strongest signal, but on several other factors to provide optimum network communication.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Prioritized Parent by Preferred Parent List With Preferred Parent, the IH radio will select its parent from a list of possible parents that you specify. You can list up to eight radios to choose from. Best in List The IH will select its parent using the "Automatic Parent Selection" algorithm described above but it will limit the selection to the radios in the list.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RLXIB-IHA radios support IGMP v1 and v2. The default operation of the RLXIBIHA radios is to have IGMP functionality enabled, although the user can disable IGMP entirely. Additionally, the user can specify settings associated with IGMP filtering and snooping. Unknown multicast addresses can be sent to all ports (flood) or to none (filtered) by changing the IGMP Multicast Filtering option.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Each RSTP device (RLXIB-IHA Radio or Ethernet switch) communicates with other RSTP devices in the network via packets called Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs). BPDUs are sent out each of the devices ports. In a wired switch this would be from each of the Ethernet ports. In an RLXIB-IHA Radio, in addition to the Ethernet port, each wireless link is considered a port.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Each RLXIB-IHA Radio contains a switch table, which tells it how to forward Ethernet packets to get them to their proper destination. When the network topology changes, the RLXIB-IHA Radio flushes its Ethernet switch table immediately. This allows it to pass traffic immediately over the new network topology and learn the configuration in the process.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Field Description Bridge Times The values in this list configure the timing intervals to use. Priority This setting determines who should be the root of the RSTP. The RSTP device with the lowest priority becomes the root. The accepted standard value for this is 32768. If wired switches exist in the network that support RSTP, they should always be allowed to be the root.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 4.2.5 Advanced Settings This configuration page opens when you click the Advanced Configuration button on the Radio Configuration form. It is important to allow many industrial protocols to communicate properly over the RLXIB-IHA radios. The standard 802.11 AP operation for transmitting broadcast messages is to accumulate them and transmit them only on specific time intervals.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Field Description TX Power This sets the output power of the radio. Save Saves your changes and updates the radio configuration. Cancel Discards your changes without updating the radio configuration. 4.2.6 Serial Port Settings This configuration page opens when you click the Serial Settings button on the Radio Configuration form.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Field Description Single IP Address Enter the IP Address or URL of the radio that should receive encapsulated serial protocol packets. Range of IP Addresses Enter up to 4 IP Address ranges for radios that should receive encapsulated serial protocol packets. Remote Port Number Enter the remote UDP port number to use for encapsulated serial data transmission.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 4.3 Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Field Description Flow Control Select the flow control (handshaking) mode (None or Hardware) from the dropdown list. The handshaking mode on the radio must match the handshaking mode on the connected serial device. Stop Bits Select the number of stop bits (1 or 2) from the dropdown list. The stop bits on the radio must match the stop bits on the connected serial device.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Field Description MAC Filter (page 61) Check (select) this field to restrict connections by MAC address. Edit Filter Opens the MAC filter (page 61) form, allowing you to specify the MAC addresses of devices to allow in the network. Hide Network SSID (page 62) Hides the Network SSID (Network Name) from other 802.11 users.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual 4.3.3 WEP key A key is a set of hexadecimal (hex) or ASCII characters used to encrypt data. This field is only available if you select WEP as the encryption type. Write down your WEP encryption key as you create it, because you must enter the same key on your client.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Field Description Upload File To assign the same list of MAC addresses to several radios conveniently, open a text editor such as Notepad.exe. Enter addresses in hexadecimal format, one MAC address per line, including periods. When you finish, save the document. In the MAC Filter window, click Browse to select the text file, then click Upload File to upload the list of MAC addresses.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Field Description Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your Network Administrator. Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway address provided by your Network Administrator. Primary DNS Enter the Primary DNS address provided by your Network Administrator. Secondary DNS Enter the Secondary DNS address provided by your Network Administrator.
Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Field Description Enable Click this button to enable the following SNMP Agent settings. Allow Any Manager Select this option to allow any user to change the radio settings from any computer using SNMP. Allow IP Select this setting to restrict access to an SNMP manager with a particular IP address, then enter the IP address in the Allow IP field.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 4.5 Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility User Manual Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save your changes after editing radio configuration in order for those changes to take effect. When you apply changes, the radio will shut down and restart using the new settings. 4.6 Cancel Changes Click Cancel Changes to discard any settings you made during this session.
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RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser In This Chapter Primary radio functions .......................................................................... 68 File Menu............................................................................................... 69 Operations Menu ................................................................................... 71 Dialogs Menu ......
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual 5.1 RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Primary radio functions You can perform the following primary functions on any radio in the list by rightclicking the radio name. Connect (page 72): Log in to the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility to configure a radio or check diagnostics. Assign IP (page 20, page 72): Assign a temporary IP address to a radio. Update Firmware (page 73): Update the version of firmware the radio uses.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.2 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual File Menu The following commands are available on the File menu: Scan Setup (page 69) Scan (page 70) Clear (page 70) Import (page 70) Export (page 70) Freeze (page 71) Print (page 71) Print Preview (page 71) Print Setup (page 71) Exit (page 71) 5.2.1 Scan Setup The Scan Setup command allows you to change some settings that govern how the RLX-IH Browser scans for radios.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot In the New address/range fields, you can adjust how the program scans for radios. By default, the program sends a broadcast message to all the radios at the same time, looking for a response. Broadcasts are limited to a local network, and will not be passed through a router.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual 5.2.6 Freeze Use this command to temporarily stop the display from updating. This command is useful for studying network topology and performance without the distraction of radios and other devices appearing and disappearing from the screen. 5.2.7 Print Use this command to print the contents of the RadioLinx IH Browser window.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.3.1 Connect To connect to the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility and change radio settings, double-click the radio listing in the RLX-IH Browser after it has been assigned an IP address (either manually or with DHCP). Alternatively, you can select the Connect option in the AP Operations menu. Enter your password to log in to the radio. 5.3.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual If the radio is connected to a network with a DHCP server, the radio may already have an IP address assigned to it. If no address appears, double-click the radio listing in the RLX-IH Browser or select Assign IP in the AP Operations menu. In the next window, click OK to accept the temporary IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.3.4 Start Ping Session A Ping Session allows you to run traffic over the radio network between any two computers running the IH Browser. With it the user can monitor their network over time. To start the ping session, enable "Show Ping Stations" on the View menu, and then highlight one of the other computers visible in the IH Browser.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.4 RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual Dialogs Menu The Dialogs menu contains the following commands: Wireless Clients (page 75) Ethernet Nodes (page 76) Scan List (page 77) Port Table (page 78) Event Log (page 78) Properties (page 79) 5.4.1 Wireless Clients This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Wireless Clients.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.4.2 Ethernet Nodes This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Ethernet Nodes. Use this dialog box to see information about Ethernet devices attached to the radios. The following illustration shows a list of Ethernet devices (by IP address and MAC ID) attached to the Ethernet port of Tourmaline_14.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual 5.4.3 Scan List This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Scan List. The scan list is a list of all the radios that this particular radio "hears" on this channel (via beacons) even if it is not linked to it (different SSID or encryption). This list shows the same information as the Available Parents (page 42) list in the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.4.4 Port Table This dialog box opens when you open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Port Table. The port table is a list of all the active ports on the radio. This list shows the same information as the Port status (page 44) list in the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility. Each radio can have up to 34 active ports—one Ethernet cable, one parent RF link, and up to 32 child RF links. 5.4.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual Event Filter The Event Filter dialog box allows you to include or exclude specific event types from the event log. 5.4.6 Properties This dialog box opens when you select a radio, and then open the AP Dialogs menu and choose Properties. ProSoft Technology, Inc.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot To see additional properties, click the More button. Field Description Radio Name The name of the selected radio. MAC The physical media access control address for the network interface. IP, Mask, and Gateway The radio’s IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. For information, see Radio Access settings (page 62).
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual Field Description Channel The channel that the radio is using, if connected. The channel list indicates the channel number as well as the frequency (2.4 gHz or 5 gHz). Important: The RadioLinx RLXIB radio is not supplied with an antenna. When choosing an antenna for use with the RLXIB radio, you must choose one that supports the frequency range set in the configuration for the radio. Security 5.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.5.2 Status Bar The Status Bar at the bottom of the RLX IH Browser displays additional information about the currently selected menu command or tool bar button. On the right side of the Status Bar, you can see the status of the Caps Lock and Num Lock keys on your computer keyboard. Use the corner of the status bar to drag and resize the RLX-IH Browser window. 5.5.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual In the topology view, you can double-click a radio to log in to the Radio Configuration / Diagnostic Utility and change the radio’s settings. To view a radio’s properties, right-click on a radio representation in the topology view and then select Properties from the resulting menu. Refer to Topology View key (page 83) for an explanation of the symbols that appear in this view.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Wireless clients (PCMCIA cards) are linked to this radio; the number of clients linked is indicated by the number of boxes Signal strength; the width of the line is not calibrated Alternate parents. 5.5.5 Zoom In Use the ZOOM IN command in Topology View to enlarge the size of the items in the RadioLinx IH Browser window. Page 84 of 123 ProSoft Technology, Inc.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual 5.5.6 Zoom Out Use the ZOOM OUT command in Topology View to to reduce the size of the items in the RadioLinx IH-Browser window. 5.5.7 Zoom to Fit Use the ZOOM TO FIT command in Topology View to change the size of the items so that the entire network fits within the RadioLinx IH-Browser window. ProSoft Technology, Inc.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.5.8 Show Ping Stations Ping Stations are other computers running an instance of RadioLinx IH Browser. To test latency between points on the network, select a ping station, open the Operations menu, and then choose Start Ping Session. 5.5.9 Show Parents The show parents function allows you to display the possible alternate parents for a repeater graphically in the topology view.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual 5.5.10 Print Area Use the Print Area command to show the border around the area of the IH Browser window that you can print using the Print command on the File menu. 5.5.11 Reset Columns Use the Reset Columns command to restore the column size and order to their default values. You will be prompted to confirm this action. 5.
RadioLinx Industrial Hotspot Browser User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 5.6.1 Help Topics Most of the information needed to help you use the RadioLinx IH Browser is provided in an online help system that is always available whenever you are running the application. To view the online help, start the RadioLinx IH Browser, open the Help menu, and then choose Help Topics.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 6 Reference User Manual Reference In This Chapter 6.1 Product Overview .................................................................................. 89 Radio hardware ..................................................................................... 90 Antennas ...............................................................................................
Reference User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot A high level of security is inherent with AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption. You also can choose TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol), and if necessary add WEP128 or WEP64 (Wired Equivalent Protocol) encryption in addition to AES or TKIP for clients that do not support AES.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Reference User Manual The RLXIB-IHA radio accepts 802.3af PoE, with an average power draw of less than 9 watts. You can also order an optional DC PoE Injector if AC is not available. The DC power wires must be less than 3 m to meet regulatory requirements. The radio shall be installed by trained personnel only, as outlined to the installation instructions provided with each radio.
Reference User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 6.2.3 Ethernet Cable Configuration Note: The standard connector view shown is color-coded for a straight-through cable. Crossover cable 6.3 Straight- through cable RJ-45 PIN RJ-45 PIN RJ-45 PIN RJ-45 PIN 1 Rx+ 3 Tx+ 1 Rx+ 1 Tx+ 2 Rx- 6 Tx- 2 Rx- 2 Tx- 3 Tx+ 1 Rx+ 3 Tx+ 3 Rx+ 6 Tx- 2 Rx- 6 Tx- 6 Rx- Antennas When you are ready to connect antennas to the radio, see Connecting antennas (page 28).
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Reference User Manual An antenna pattern with equal or nearly equal intensity in all directions is omnidirectional. In two dimensions, an omnidirectional pattern appears as a circle (in three dimensions, an omnidirectional antenna pattern would be a sphere, but no antenna has true omnidirectional pattern in three dimensions).
Reference User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 6.3.4 Whip antennas You can use a 1/2 wave straight whip or 1/2 wave articulating whip (2 dBi) antenna with RLXIB-IHA radios. These antennas are the most common type in use today. Such antennas are approximately 5 inches long, and are likely to be connected to a client radio (connected directly to the radio enclosure). These antennas do not require a ground plane.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Reference User Manual 6.3.6 Yagi Array Antenna A yagi antenna is composed of an array of linear elements, each parallel to one another and attached perpendicular to and along the length of a metal boom. The feed is attached to only one of the elements. Elements on one side of the fed element are longer and act as reflectors; elements on the other side are shorter and act as directors.
Reference User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot The antenna polarity depends on the feed antenna polarization. 6.3.8 Antenna location, spacing, and mounting Consider the following points regarding antenna location, spacing, and mounting: When placing antennas, ensure a clear line of sight between the master radio's antenna and all of the other radio antennas.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 7 Support, Service & Warranty User Manual Support, Service & Warranty In This Chapter Contacting Technical Support ............................................................... 97 Return Material Authorization (RMA) Policies and Conditions............... 98 LIMITED WARRANTY ......................................................................... 100 Contacting Technical Support ProSoft Technology, Inc.
Support, Service & Warranty User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Internet Web Site: www.prosoft-technology.com/support E-mail address: support@prosoft-technology.com Asia Pacific (location in Malaysia) Tel: +603.7724.2080, E-mail: asiapc@prosoft-technology.com Languages spoken include: Chinese, English Asia Pacific (location in China) Tel: +86.21.5187.7337 x888, E-mail: asiapc@prosoft-technology.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Support, Service & Warranty User Manual All returned Products must be shipped freight prepaid, in the original shipping container or equivalent, to the location specified by ProSoft, and be accompanied by proof of purchase and receipt date. The RMA number is to be prominently marked on the outside of the shipping box. Customer agrees to insure the Product or assume the risk of loss or damage in transit.
Support, Service & Warranty User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot The following is a list of non-repairable units: 1500 – All 1550 – Can be repaired, only if defect is the power supply 1560 - Can be repaired, only if defect is the power supply 2100-AGA – Can be evaluated, but no guarantee for repair 3150 – All 3170 - All 3250 – All 3300 – All 3350 – All 3600 – All 3700 – All 3750 – All 3800 – All 3850-DNP 4XXX Series – All 7.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Support, Service & Warranty User Manual 7.2.1 What Is Covered By This Warranty a) Warranty On New Products: ProSoft warrants, to the original purchaser, that the Product that is the subject of the sale will (1) conform to and perform in accordance with published specifications prepared, approved and issued by ProSoft, and (2) will be free from defects in material or workmanship; provided these warranties only cover Product that is sold as new.
Support, Service & Warranty User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot d) "Refurbished" Products: ProSoft warrants that hardware Products sold as "Refurbished" (e.g., customer and distributor returns, factory repaired or reconditioned, etc.) will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of six (6) months from the date of invoice from ProSoft or its appointed distributor, as the case may be.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Support, Service & Warranty User Manual c) The information in this Agreement is subject to change without notice. ProSoft shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions made herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance or use of this material. The user guide included with your original product purchase from ProSoft contains information protected by copyright.
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Support, Service & Warranty User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot ** Some areas do not allow time limitations on an implied warranty, or allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages. In such areas, the above limitations may not apply. This Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from place to place. 7.2.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot 8 Glossary of Terms User Manual Glossary of Terms Symbols & Numeric 802.11 A group of wireless specifications developed by the IEEE. It details a wireless interface between devices to manage packet traffic. 802.11a Operates in the 5 GHz frequency range with a maximum 54 Mbit/sec signaling rate. 802.11b Operates in the 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Measurement (ISM) band.
Glossary of Terms User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot AES Advanced Encryption Standard. New standard for encryption adopted by the U.S. government for secure communications. Amplifier A device connected to an antenna used to increase the signal strength and amplify weak incoming signals. Antenna A device connected to a wireless transceiver that concentrates transmitted and received radio waves to increase signal strength and thus the effective range of a wireless network.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Glossary of Terms User Manual bps Bits per Second. A measure of data transmission speed across a network or communications channel; bps is the number of bits that can be sent or received per second. C Channel One portion of the available radio spectrum that all devices on a wireless network use to communicate. Changing the channel on the access point/router can help reduce interference.
Glossary of Terms User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot DHCP The dynamic host configuration protocol is an Internet protocol, similar to BootP, for automating the configuration of computers that use TCP/IP. DHCP can be used to automatically assign IP addresses, to deliver IP stack configuration parameters, such as the subnet mask and default router, and to provide other configuration information, such as the addresses for printer, time, and news servers.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Glossary of Terms User Manual F Firmware Firmware is the embedded software code that that runs in the module to direct module function (similar to the BIOS in a personal computer). This is distinguished from the Setup/Diagnostic Application software that is installed on the Configuration PC. Frequency Hopping A radio that rapidly changes its operating frequency several times per second following a pre-determined sequence of frequencies.
Glossary of Terms User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Hz Hertz. The international unit for measuring frequency equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second. One megahertz (MHz) is one million hertz. One gigahertz (GHz) is one billion hertz. The standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz. 802.11a devices operate in the 5 GHz band; 802.11b and g devices operate in the 2.4 GHz band. I IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Glossary of Terms User Manual M MAC ID Media Access Control address. Every 802.11 device has its own MAC address. This is a unique identifier used to provide security for wireless networks. When a network uses a MAC table, only the 802.11 radios that have had their MAC addresses added to the network’s MAC table are able to get on the network. Master device Device that is connected to the Master radio.
Glossary of Terms User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Modem Stands for MODulator-DEModulator, a device that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice-versa. Analog signals can be transmitted over communications links such as telephone lines. N Network A series of stations or nodes connected by some type of communication medium. A network may consist of a single link or multiple links. Node An address or software location on the network.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Glossary of Terms User Manual Point-to-Multipoint A wireless network in which one point (the access point) serves multiple other points around it. Indoor wireless networks are all point-to-multipoint, and longrange wireless networks that serve multiple clients usually employ either a single omnidirectional antenna or multiple sector antennas. Point-to-Point Network A network consisting of a single Master radio and a single Remote radio.
Glossary of Terms User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Remote Access Point One of a number of secondary access points in a wireless network that uses WDS to extend its range. Remote access points (sometimes called relay access points) connect to a master access point. Remote device Devices connected remote radios Repeater A Repeater is a device used to extend the range of a Wi-Fi signal.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Glossary of Terms User Manual Site Survey A comprehensive facility study performed by network managers to ensure that planned service levels will be met when a new wireless LAN, or additional WLAN segments to an existing network are deployed. Site survey’s are usually performed by a radio frequency engineer and used by systems integrators to identify the optimum placement of access points to ensure that planned levels of service are met.
Glossary of Terms User Manual RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot T TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. The wireless security encryption mechanism in Wi-Fi Protected Access. TKIP uses a key hierarchy and key management methodology that removes the predictability that intruders relied upon to exploit the WEP key.
RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Glossary of Terms User Manual Wi-Fi Interoperability Certificate A statement that a product has passed interoperability testing and will work with other Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products. Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (previously called Wi-Fi Simple Config) is an optional certification program developed by the Wi-Fi alliance designed to ease set up of security enabled Wi-Fi networks in the home and small office environment.
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RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot Index 8 802.11 • 107 802.11 Access Point Detector • 77 802.11a • 107 802.11b • 107 802.11g • 107 802.11i • 107 802.11n • 107 802.11s • 107 A About RLX-IH Browser • 87, 88 About the RadioLinx® 802.
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RLXIB-IHA ♦ 802.11a RadioLinx® 802.11a Industrial Hotspot RLXIB CSA C22.2 213-M1987 and N. American Standard ANSI/ISA 12.12.
