RadioLAN DockLINK manual 890-010 12/04/98

Category 5 Cable

Figure 2: Dock Mode

Network

Interface Card

Transform a 10BaseT Network Node into a Wireless Network Station

The primary use of the DockLINK is to transform a typical hard-wired 10BaseT Network Interface Card into a wireless network station. This allows the station to access and share network resources such as printers, modems, and servers.

When you use the DockLINK in the Dock Mode, you can connect the DockLINK to any device containing a 10BaseT Ethernet Network Interface Card to transform your standard Network Interface Card to a wireless network Interface Card. The DockLINK exchanges information between the Ethernet device and the RadioLAN wireless network.

PC

DockLINK

Although the DockLINK and the device each have their own MAC address, the DockLINK hides its address from others on the wireless network. If attempting to Ping the DockLINK

from a remote wireless station, the DockLINK will not respond. Instead, you will receive an IP Address response from the network interface card that is directly connected to the DockLINK.

If you set an IP Address in the DockLINK, you will receive an IP Address response only when you Ping the DockLINK from the device to which it is connected.

When using the Dock Mode, the DockLINK’s configuration screens are “invisible” to wireless network stations

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