User's Manual

SPEEDLAN 8500 Series Installation and Operation User Guide
Contents-1
Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................................. 1-1
Product Description and Contents................................................................................................1-2
SPEEDLAN 8530 Complete Multipoint System ...............................................................1-2
SPEEDLAN 8250 Building-to Building System ................................................................1-2
SPEEDLAN 8510 to Add On to a Multipoint System .......................................................1-3
Installation Kit Contents ...............................................................................................1-3
Product Features ........................................................................................................................1-3
SPEEDLAN 8500 IDU Features ............................................................................................1-3
ISP Functionality..........................................................................................................1-3
Transparent Ethernet Bridging with Advanced Filtering for Security and Network Reliability.1-4
IP Routing with Advanced Filtering for Security ...............................................................1-4
Wireless Multipoint Protocol .........................................................................................1-4
SNMP Management ....................................................................................................1-4
Additional Functionality ...............................................................................................1-4
SPEEDLAN SNMP Features...........................................................................................1-5
ISP Features................................................................................................................1-5
IP-Router Features .......................................................................................................1-5
Encryption Features (Add-on Option) ............................................................................1-5
SPEEDLAN 8500 Indoor Unit (IDU) ......................................................................................1-5
SPEEDLAN 8500 Outdoor Unit (ODU) .................................................................................1-6
Chapter 2 - Quick Start .................................................................................... 2-1
Rooftop and Tower Installations Warning .....................................................................................2-2
Installation Steps ........................................................................................................................2-2
SPEEDLAN 8500 Instructions ...............................................................................................2-3
Installation Diagrams..................................................................................................................2-6
SPEEDLAN 8500 Series ODU..............................................................................................2-6
Chapter 3 - Hardware....................................................................................... 3-1
Drawings of Components ...........................................................................................................3-2
SPEEDLAN 8500 IDU (Front Panel) ......................................................................................3-2
SPEEDLAN 8500 IDU (Back Panel).......................................................................................3-3
SPEEDLAN 8500 ODU Hardware................................................................................................3-4
Antenna ....................................................................................................................................3-4
Flat Panel Antenna..............................................................................................................3-4
Restoring Factory Default Settings on the SPEEDLAN 8500 IDU......................................................3-5
Upgrading the Firmware .............................................................................................................3-6
Chapter 4 - Overview of Configurator ............................................................ 4-1
Installation and Setup .................................................................................................................4-2
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 SPEEDLAN Configurator .................................................................4-2
Toolbar and Menus....................................................................................................................4-2
File Menu ..........................................................................................................................4-2
Configuring a SPEEDLAN IDU ......................................................................................4-2
Configuring a Saved Configuration File ........................................................................4-3
Exporting and Importing a Configuration.......................................................................4-3
The Toolbar .......................................................................................................................4-4