User's Manual

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Contents
Preface ..................................................................ix
1 NCL1170Overview .....................................................1
1.1 Introduction .......................................................1
1.2 Features..........................................................2
1.3 AboutSpread-SpectrumRadioTechnology ..............................3
2 NetworkConsiderations ................................................5
2.1 NetworkTopology..................................................5
2.1.1 Point-to-Multipoint ...........................................6
2.1.2 Point-to-Point ...............................................7
2.1.3 Repeater ..................................................7
2.2 BridgingandRoutingNetworkConfigurations.............................8
2.2.1 Point-to-MultipointBridgingNetwork .............................8
2.2.2 Point-to-MultipointRoutingNetworks.............................9
2.3 PlanninganNCL1170Configuration...................................10
3 InstallingtheNCL1170.................................................11
3.1 ConnectingtheNCL1170............................................12
3.2 InitializingtheNCL1170.............................................14
3.2.1 ChangingtheNCL1170Password..............................15
3.2.2 SettingtheNCL1170SystemName ............................16
3.2.3 ResettinganNCL1170toFactoryDefaults .......................16
4 ConfiguringtheNCL1170...............................................17
4.1 SettingtheRadioConfiguration.......................................18
4.2 SettingtheIPConfiguration..........................................19
4.3 ConfigurationOptions ..............................................20
4.3.1 SettingRIPConfiguration ....................................20
4.3.2 SettingtheDHCPRelayConfiguration ..........................22
4.3.3 SettingtheSNMPConfiguration ...............................22
4.3.4 SettingtheDNSResolverConfiguration .........................23
4.4 ExamplesofBridgingandRoutingConfigurations ........................24
4.4.1 Point-to-MultipointBridgingNetwork ............................24
4.4.2 Point-to-MultipointRoutingNetwork ............................27
4.5 UpdatinganNCL1170UsingRemoteConnections........................32
4.5.1 EstablishinganFTPConnection ...............................32
4.5.2 EstablishingaTelnetSession .................................33
5 TestingandDeployment ...............................................35
5.1 PerformingaPingTest .............................................35
5.2 OptimizingSignalStrength ..........................................37