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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❑ The Symphony Location Switcher provides a fast and convenient
way to move a wireless computer between different locations by stor-
ing Internet and network configurations for multiple networks. A
user may switch between locations with a single keystroke during
boot-up. The Location Switcher is described in Chapter 7.
Proxim also offers Symphony accessory products, such as an additional
antenna option for the Symphony HomeRF PC Card and spare parts. Refer to
the Symphony Web site at http://www.proxim.com/symphony/ for additional
information.
The Product Package
Each Symphony HomeRF adapter comes with the following:
❑ One (1) Symphony HomeRF PC Card or Symphony HomeRF USB
Adapter
❑ One (1) snap-on antenna (for the Symphony HomeRF PC Card only)
❑ One (1) Symphony Installation CD-ROM, which includes the follow-
ing: the Symphony Composer Installation Wizard, Symphony Con-
ductor Modem Sharing Software, Symphony Maestro Configuration
Tool, and Symphony Location Switcher
❑ One (1) Symphony HomeRF Quick Start Guide
❑ One (1) Symphony HomeRF Wireless Adapters User’s Manual
Note:
If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive to use with the
Symphony Installation CD, you may download the software from
the Symphony Web site at http://www.proxim.com/symphony/.