User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Product Description 2
- The Product Package 3
- System Requirements 4
- Network Requirements 4
- Note to Customers Who Have a Symphony HomeRF Base Station 5
- Interoperability Between Symphony Products 5
- What Is Wireless Networking? 7
- Supported Configurations 8
- Pre-installation Considerations 11
- Installation Procedure 12
- Composer Features 16
- Conductor Management and Configuration Features 23
- Networking Features 27
- Administrative Features 30
- Default Switcher Profiles 31
- Location Switcher Icon 32
- Switching Between Profiles 34
- Editing a Profile 34
- Creating and Deleting Profiles 37
- Examples of When to Use Profiles 37
- Additional Information for Wireless Networks That Communicate With Another Network 39
- Sharing a Dial-up Modem 40
- Application Hints 44
- Common Installation Problems 49
- USB Adapter’s LED Indicator 53
- Introduction
- Wireless Networking for the Home & Small Office
- Installation
- Symphony Composer Installation Wizard
- Symphony Maestro Configuration Tool
- Symphony Location Switcher
- Using the Wireless Network
- Uninstalling Symphony Software
- Troubleshooting
- A. How to Reach Technical Support
- B. Specifications
- C. Regulatory Information
5
Note to Customers Who Have a Symphony HomeRF
Base Station
If you purchased a Symphony HomeRF Base Station, please refer to the
Symphony HomeRF Base Station User’s Manual for installation and configu-
ration instructions. Do not follow the instructions contained within this man-
ual.
The Symphony HomeRF Base Station User’s Manual provides complete infor-
mation for the installation and configuration of Symphony HomeRF adapters
that communicate with the Base Station.
Interoperability Between Symphony Products
Proxim’s Symphony HomeRF products can operate at four data rates: 10
Mbps, 5 Mbps, 1.6 Mbps, and 800 Kbits/sec.
When operating at 1.6 Mbps or 800 Kbits/sec, the Symphony HomeRF prod-
ucts are compatible with Proxim’s Symphony-HRF product line (PC Card,
USB Adapter, and Cordless Gateway).
Note:
The Symphony HomeRF products are not interoperable with
OpenAir-based Symphony product, namely the Symphony Cord-
less Modem, Symphony Ethernet Bridge, Symphony PC Card,
Symphony PNP ISA Card, and the Symphony PCI Card.