User's Manual

SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Installation and Operation User Guide
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................................. 1-1
Features and Benefits .................................................................................................................1-2
Transparent Ethernet Bridging with Advanced Filtering for Security and Network Reliability ........1-2
IP Routing with Advanced Filtering for Security.......................................................................1-2
SNMP Management............................................................................................................1-3
SNMP Features...................................................................................................................1-3
SNMP Management............................................................................................................1-3
IP-Router Features ..............................................................................................................1-3
Encryption Features (Add-on Option)....................................................................................1-3
Wireless Multipoint Protocol ................................................................................................1-4
Additional Functionality for SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 ...........................................................1-4
Features....................................................................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2 - Quick Start.................................................................................... 2-1
System Description .....................................................................................................................2-2
Rooftop and Tower Installations Warning..............................................................................2-2
Package Contents ......................................................................................................................2-2
Installation Steps........................................................................................................................2-3
Installation Diagram...................................................................................................................2-8
Polarizations on a Grid Antenna.................................................................................................2-9
Vertical Polarity & Horizontal Polarity....................................................................................2-9
Chapter 3 - Hardware....................................................................................... 3-1
Drawings of Components....................................................................................................3-2
Overview of SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 (Tower Mount)............................................................3-2
Front and Back of Indoor Junction Box ...............................................................................3-3
Bottom View of SPEEDLAN 4100/4200.............................................................................3-3
Updating the Firmware...............................................................................................................3-4
Chapter 4 - Overview of Configurator............................................................ 4-1
Installation and Setup.................................................................................................................4-2
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 SPEEDLAN 4100 & 4200 Configurator ............................................4-2
Toolbar and Menus....................................................................................................................4-2
File Menu ..........................................................................................................................4-2
Configuring a SPEEDLAN Brouter .................................................................................4-2
Configuring a Saved Configuration File ........................................................................4-3
Exporting and Importing a Configuration.......................................................................4-3
The Toolbar .......................................................................................................................4-4
The Menu Bar ....................................................................................................................4-4
Quick Overview of Other Menus..................................................................................4-5