User's Manual

SPEEDLAN Installation and Operation User Guide
Contents-1
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.......................................................................1-3
SNMP Management............................................................................................................1-3
Wireless Multipoint Protocol ................................................................................................1-3
ISP Functionality .................................................................................................................1-3
Features ...................................................................................................................................1-4
SNMP Features...................................................................................................................1-4
ISP Features .......................................................................................................................1-4
SNMP Management............................................................................................................1-4
IP-Router Features ..............................................................................................................1-5
Encryption Features (Add-on Option)....................................................................................1-5
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 ...................................................................................................................2-7
Polarizations on a Grid Antenna .................................................................................................2-8
Vertical Polarity & Horizontal Polarity ....................................................................................2-8
Chapter 3 - Hardware....................................................................................... 3-1
Drawings of Components ...........................................................................................................3-2
SPEEDLAN Front Panel.......................................................................................................3-3
SPEEDLAN Back Panel ........................................................................................................3-3
Restoring Factory Default Settings on the SPEEDLAN ....................................................................3-4
Updating the Firmware ...............................................................................................................3-5
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 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