User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- The Harmony Family
- System Requirements
- The Product Package
- 2. Installation
- Installation Procedure
- Mounting Option
- LED Indicators
- Power Requirements
- 3. Wirefree Operation
- Harmony Architecture
- The IEEE 802.11b Specification
- Roaming Between Harmony 802.11b Access Points
- Roaming Guidelines
- 4. Configuration Parameters
- Basic Settings
- AP Name
- Physical Address
- Enable AP
- Partnered APC
- Channel
- Supported Clients
- SSID
- IP Addressing
- Security Settings
- WEP Encryption
- WEP Key Size
- WEP Keys
- Advanced Settings
- Supported Rates
- RTS/CTS
- 5. Performance Hints
- Microwave Ovens
- Range
- 6. Troubleshooting
- How to Obtain Help with Your LAN Installation
- LED Error Codes
- Common Problems and Solutions
- A. Parameters
- B. IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Channels
- C. Harmony 802.11b Access Point Specifications
- D. How to Reach Technical Support
- Index
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Note:
Proxim recommends that you manually assign Channels if you have more than
three Harmony 802.11b Access Points on one network.
Supported Clients
802.11b products can operate at 11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps or 1 Mbps. This allows
802.11b devices to communicate with any existing 802.11 direct sequence devices that
operate only at 1 or 2 Mbps.
By default, the Harmony 802.11b Access Point will support both 802.11b and 2 Mbps
802.11 direct sequence clients. If you want the Harmony 802.11b Access Point to only
support 11 Mbps 802.11b clients, select the 11 Mbps clients only option.
SSID
The SSID is a string of up to 32 ASCII characters that must match on all communicat-
ing 802.11b devices within the same network. SSID stands for Service Set ID. The
SSID is also referred to as the “ESSID” or “Extended Service Set ID.”
All Harmony 802.11b Access Points and Harmony 802.11b PC Cards must have the
same SSID to allow a mobile client to roam between Access Points.
By default, the SSID is set to “proxim.”
IP Addressing
An Access Point can receive an IP address assignment in one of three ways:
❑ From a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on the network
❑ From an AP Controller if there is no DHCP server on your network
❑ Manually via the Harmony system’s Web browser interface
If you do not have a DHCP server on the network and the AP Controller has not been
assigned a static IP address, then it will assign IP addresses in the 169.254.0.0 network
to the Harmony Access Points.