Intermec 6710 manual

6710 Access Point

USER’SGUIDE

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P/N961-047-081

RevisionC

July1998

Contents

Main " NOTICE Acknowledgments Page Canadian2.4GHzRadioLicense " NOTICE TelephoneInstallationWarning Notices Installationdu tlphone:avertissements Page Page CONTENTS Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Section 1 Preface Purpose ofThisGuide Organization Page IntendedAudience RelatedPublications Wireless Station UsersGuides SystemManagementPublications CustomerSupport Features and Functional Overview Bridging Functionality GeneralConcepts Page Access PointBridging Layer NetworkOrganization Forwarding Pending Messages Flooding Configurations Proxy ARP Server BridgePorts EthernetPort EthernetPortFilters RadioPorts OWL/IP Port Configuration and Management Configuration Diagnostics and Configuration Port RemoteAccess ElectronicSoftwareDistribution NetworkManagement SampleConfiguration SECTION2"FeaturesandFunctionalOverview 6710Access PointUsersGuide 2-15 Figure 2-3 SampleNetworkConfiguration Page Page Page Accessories PowerCord IndustrialLocking Mounting Bracket Page Section 3 Installation Checking theDefaultConfiguration Preparing fortheInstallation Collecting theEquipment EthernetLAN Components 10BASE2Components 10BASE-TComponent 10BASE5Components Communication Equipment LocalDIAGPortAccess Telnet WebBrowser NetworkManagementPlatform Finding theBestLocation SiteSurvey General Installation Guidelines Mounting theAccess Point Horizontal(Tabletop)Mount Verticaland Ceiling Mounts See Figure3-6 andtheprocedurefollowingit. Connecting toEthernet 10BASE2Ethernet End ofSegment MiddleofSegment 10BASE5Ethernet N-Series Transceiver VampireTap 3-14 6710Access PointUsersGuide Figure 3-9 N-SeriesTransceiver 6710Access PointUsersGuide 3-15 Figure 3-10 VampireTap 10BASE-TEthernet 6710Access PointUsersGuide 3-17 Installing PC Cards Thefollowingpagesdescribehowtoinstall WLIF,900MHz, andS-UHF PCcards. WLIF TheWLIFradio optionisaTypeIII PCcardthatcanbe installedineitherslot.Toinstallthecard,see Figure3-12. Figure 3-12 WLIFPC CardAssembly 900 MHz Figure 3-13 900 MHzPC CardAssembly 6710Access PointUsersGuide 3-19 S-UHF Figure 3-14 S-UHFPCCardAssembly Applying Power Page Page Section 4 Configuration Creating aLocalDIAGPortSession Page Accessing theConfiguration Menus Accessing theROMCommand Monitor Creating aTelnetSession Defaultand SiteSettings TCP/IP Security Bridge Page Page Page Configuring theAccess Point MainMenu Page Using theViewCommand Toviewormodifyconfigurationprogramsettings,type Viewat thecommand prompt.TheMainOptionsMenu appears: Thefollowingchartdescribeshowtousethe options. Page TCP/IPOptions IPAddress IP SubnetMask IPRouter IPFrameType DHCP DHCP ServerName BootpOperation Networks WithDHCPand BootpServers Handshaking InfiniteLeases AutoARPMinutes BridgeOptions SerialNumber LanID [Root] RootPriority [GlobalRadio] Page Each[GlobalRadio]option hasthefollowingsettings: Thevalueforall radiosinthesystemis specifiedaccording tohowSetGloballyisconfigured. Followingarerangesand defaultsfortheValueoption. [GlobalFlooding] Inboundoptionsare: MulticastandUnicastoptionshavethefollowingsettings: OutboundtoSecondariesfloodsframeswith unknown destinationstosecondaryLANsegments.Settingsare: OutboundtoStationsappliesonlytoaccess pointswiththe WLIFradio option.Settingsare: Flooding LevelChecklist Page Page Page Page S-UHF Flooding Level Flood Register ARP ServerMode Page [Ports] Name MAC Address Status HelloPeriod EthernetOptions OWL FrameType CableType [StaticAddresses] [NormalRXFilter] [FrameTypes] Frametypeshavethefollowingsettings: [SubTypes 1] User-DefinedSubtypes in[SubTypes 1]and [SubTypes 2] Subtypesfor[SubTypes2]are: Filtering Examples Page Page Page [AdvancedRXFilter] [Expressions] Page Page Page [Values] [Bridging] BridgePriority Status Flood Register WLIFOptions SecurityId NodeType [MasterParms] Channeland Subchannel Page Page Wireless Hops [Slave Parms] Page MAC Config [ManualMAC Parms] Hop Period Beacon Frequency DeferralSlotand Fairness Slot FragmentSize Transmit Mode Norm Ack Retry FragAck Retry Norm QFSK Retry FragQFSK Retry 900 MHzOptions FileName Mode-Channel Page S-UHFOptions FileName Call Sign Frequency MasterMode AttachPriority OWL/IPOptions Overview Page Page OWL/IPMenu Mode [IPAddresses] [TXFilter] Page SecurityOptions Password Service Password AdvancedPassword Combining RadioOptions SameLAN ID DifferentLAN IDs Creating aWebBrowserSession Page Page SECTION4"Configuration 6710Access PointUsersGuide 4-91 Access Point Configuration Security How to use the Configuration Menu Configuration Guidelines Planning YourInstallation Using theConfiguration Guide Page Page Section 5 SoftwareDownload FileSystemStructure BootSegments1and 2 DataSegments3and 4 Active and Inactive Segments RAMSegment SegmentNames FileNames Downloading Programs FileMenu Commands Fb Command Fd Command FdelCommand FeCommand TFTPCommand TFTP Server ServerStart ServerStop ServerLog TFTPClientCommands Get Put ScriptCommand Creating ScriptFiles SampleScriptFile ScriptFileCommand Summary TFTPClientCommand Retry RebootCommand SDVarsCommand ServerIpAddress ScriptFilename StartTime Status CheckPoint Terminate SetActivePointers NextPowerUpTime ROMCommand Monitor Starting theCommand Monitor Viewing ROMCommands B FXs FD FR NPWD SRz PWD FD FE<s|all> Page FPE FPX PN PQ MIString RMI X Exiting theROMCommand Monitor SoftwareDownloadExample Upgrading Through DIAGPort Page Starting theTFTP Server Upgrading TFTPClients Page Section 6 IndicatorLights Overview ETHERNET Lights STATUSLights STATUS MODE TherightSTATUSlightislabeledMODE.Itindicatesthe currentstatusoftheaccess point(Table6-3). NETWORK MODELights PCMCIALights Power-UpSequence Page AppendixA Access PointSpecifications ProductSpecifications ElectricalSpecifications Theaccess pointcomplieswiththefollowingstandards. EnvironmentalSpecifications PhysicalCharacteristics AppendixB WLIFSpecifications and Antennas RM180 ThemodelnamefortheWLIFradio optionisRM180,a TypeIII PCcard.Followingarenetworkingspecifications. Page AntennaRegulations WhipAntenna RemoteAntennaKits MediumGainPatch MediumGainCollinearDipole High GainCollinearDipole High GainYagi AntennaAdapterCable Model2100 Antennas and Cables 2.4GHzAntennas 2.4GHzAntennaCables and Connectors AppendixC 900 MHzSpecifications and Antennas RM160 Themodelnameforthe900 MHzradioisRM160,aType III PCcard.Followingarenetworkingspecifications. AntennaRegulations WhipAntenna RemoteAntennaKits Page AppendixD S-UHFSpecifications and Antennas RM111 ThemodelnamefortheS-UHFradio optionisRM111,a TypeII PCcard.Followingarenetworkingspecifications. Page Wireless Hops AntennaConnector WhipAntennas SiteLicense Technology Transaction Rates Installation Guidelines Predicting Coverage Installing aSingleAccess Point Installing MultipleAccess Points Extending Coverage Reusing theFrequency Increasing SystemThroughput Page Frequency and Separation Guidelines AppendixE OWL/IP Introduction OWL/IPRestrictions Addressing Limitations Installation Limitations OWL/IP Safeguards DefaultSettings Addressing Limitations and Flooding Restrictions PermanentFilters Page DefaultFilterSettings SubnetFiltering PasswordSecurity Operation E-86710Access PointUsersGuide Figure E-1 SecondaryLAN Figure E-2 OWL/IPTunnel TunnelOrigination Building theSpanning Tree Establishing and Maintaining Tunnels Redundancy FrameForwarding Outbound Inbound Station Mobility MobileIPComparison OWL/IPConfiguration Examples Example 1:Class CIPAddresses E-14 6710Access PointUsersGuide Figure E-3 ExampleClass C Configuration Step1 Step2 Step3 Page Step4:SetTXFilters Page Example 2:Class BIPAddress Using Subnetting Step1 Step2 E-20 6710Access PointUsersGuide Figure E-4 ExampleClass B Configuration Step3 Page Step4 Page AppendixF Portand CablePin-Outs DIAGPortPin-Outs AUIPortPin-Outs DIAGPortCable DIAGPort to9-pinMalePCPort (StandardNull ModemCable) PartNumber:226-106-001 (6feet) F Page AppendixG MIB ProductContents AboutThisProduct Getting Started MIB-II Information 6710 Access PointMIBInformation TableG-2showsaccesspointMIBinformation. Access toManagementInformation Page MIB-II Notes MIB Directory Page MIBOutline ProductOIDs ThisgroupcontainsanObjectIDentification(OID) foreach INTERMEC device. SystemInformation Page Page Interface Information Page Page Page Page SNMP Version 1Configuration Group Thisgroupcontainsobjectsthatconfiguretheversion1 SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)agent. Bridging Parameters Page Page Page ControlGroups MIB Definitions FollowingaretheMIBdefinitionsforthe6710 Access Point. Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Glossary Access Point Page Page Frame Frequency Agile Frequency Hopping Hop Inbound Frames IP Subnet IPWireless Station LAN (LocalArea Network) MAC (MediaAccess Control)Sublayer MobileIPWireless Station Page Page ROM (Read-OnlyMemory) RootSubnet SecondaryEthernetLAN Segment SingleFrequency Subnet UnicastAddress Wireless Hops Wireless Stations 6710Access PointUsersGuide Index -1 INDEX SYMBOLS NUMBERS A Index-26710Access PointUsersGuide B C 6710Access PointUsersGuide Index -3 D Index-46710Access PointUsersGuide E 6710Access PointUsersGuide Index -5 F Index-66710Access PointUsersGuide G H I 6710Access PointUsersGuide Index -7 J L M Index-86710Access PointUsersGuide N O 6710Access PointUsersGuide Index -9 P Index-10 6710Access PointUsersGuide Q R 6710Access PointUsersGuide Index -11 S Index-12 6710Access PointUsersGuide T 6710Access PointUsersGuide Index -13 U V W Index-14 6710Access PointUsersGuide X Y