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
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Configure Internal TCP/IP Settings:
The Conductor uses a second IP address (which is different from the IP
address obtained from the ISP) to communicate with the wireless network. By
default, the Symphony Conductor is assigned an internal IP address of 10.0.0.1
and a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. Also, the Conductor acts as a DHCP server to
automatically assign IP address within the 10.0.0.0 IP network to the wireless
computers (which are configured to accept a dynamic address by default).
If the Conductor’s ISP TCP/IP Settings use the 10.0.0.0 IP network, then the
Symphony Conductor’s two IP addresses will conflict. In this case, click
<Configure> under the Symphony Conductor Status heading to change the
Conductor’s Internal IP Settings. The range of IP addresses dynamically
assigned by the Conductor will also changed based on the new IP address and
subnet mask.
Note:
Proxim recommends that only advanced users who are familiar
with TCP/IP change the Conductor’s Internal TCP/IP Settings.
If you change these settings, you must use a subnet mask that is
valid for the class of IP address you entered and provides at
least 4 bits of addressing space for the local network.
These settings can only be configured from the Conductor computer.
View Conductor Status:
Click <Status> under the Symphony Conductor Status heading to view the
Conductor’s current ISP TCP/IP Settings. This screen also reports the ISP
Connect Mode (i.e., static addressing, DHCP, or PPPoE). This feature is avail-
able on all network computers (Conductor and clients).
Network Sharing a Dial-Up Modem
A network sharing Internet access using a DSL or cable modem offers the fol-
lowing management and configuration features:
Monitor Communication with Modem:
Maestro reports the Symphony Conductor Status, which includes an icon of a
desktop computer that changes color to reflect different states of connectivity,
just like the Symphony Conductor icon in the Windows System Tray. In
addition, Maestro reports when the modem is idle, dialing, connected to the
Internet, or operating in Single User Mode. This feature is available on all
wireless computers.