User`s guide

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Contents

1. Introduction..................................................................1

The RangeLAN2 Family .......................................................................... 2

System Requirements ............................................................................... 4

The Product Package ................................................................................ 4

2. Quick Installation .........................................................7

3. Installation .................................................................... 9

Ethernet Installation................................................................................. 9

10BaseT Cabling ................................................................................... 9

10Base2 Cabling ................................................................................... 9

Antenna Options ...................................................................................... 9

Mounting Options.................................................................................... 9

4. Wireless Topologies..................................................13

Ad Hoc.................................................................................................... 13

Infrastructure .......................................................................................... 14

Guidelines for Roaming ...................................................................... 18

Repeating ............................................................................................... 18

Building to Building Configuration ..................................................... 19

5. Configuration .............................................................21

Locally (Out-of-band) ............................................................................ 21

Remotely (In-band) ................................................................................ 22

Modem Support (RangeLAN2 752x Only) ........................................... 22

Main Menu............................................................................................. 23

SNMP Management (RangeLAN2 752x Only) ..................................... 24

Remotely via a Web Browser (RangeLAN2 752x Only) ....................... 24

6. Configuration Parameters.........................................25

TCP/IP Configuration Menu .................................................................. 27

Filter Configuration Menu..................................................................... 28

Bridge Configuration Menu .................................................................. 31

Ethernet Configuration Menu................................................................ 31

Radio Configuration Menu ................................................................... 33