User's Manual

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Product Description
The Symphony HomeRF Base Station is a member of a product family that
provides a complete wireless networking solution for the home or small office.
The Symphony HomeRF 2.0 Network complies with the HomeRF specifica-
tion 2.0 and operates at radio data rates up to 10 Mbps.
Symphony HomeRF Hardware Products
❑ Symphony HomeRF PC Card Model 4440: a 3.3-volt Type II
PCMCIA card that ships with a snap-on antenna.
❑ Symphony HomeRF USB Adapter Model 4240: a wireless adapter
that connects to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port with a 6-foot
cable; the adapter has a built-in antenna.
❑ Symphony HomeRF Base Station Model 4940: a stand-alone
networking bridge that provides Internet access to the wireless
network over a broadband connection like DSL or cable. The Base
Station may also attach to a small Ethernet LAN to provide network
connectivity between Ethernet nodes and wireless computers. The
Base Station may also attach to a small Ethernet LAN to provide net-
work connectivity between Ethernet and wireless computers. Over
its Ethernet interface, it operates at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps
(10/100 auto-sensing).
Software Products
Proxim ships several software tools with the Symphony HomeRF adapters to
make installation and configuration simple and hassle-free.
❑ The Symphony Composer Installation Wizard guides the user
through the setup and configuration of a Symphony network during
the initial installation or following an upgrade from an earlier version
of the Symphony software. The Composer Installation Wizard is
described in Chapter 5 beginning on page 17.
❑ The Symphony Maestro Configuration Tool allows the user to con-
figure the settings and monitor the status of the Symphony network.
The Maestro Configuration Tool is described in Chapter 6 beginning
on page 21.