Lindy 52020, 52022 manual English Short Manual, Introduction, Hardware Installation

English Short Manual

1. Introduction

The LINDY W-LAN 11 (Wireless LAN with 11 Mb/s) offers a quick and reliable solution for professional wireless networking. It is compliant with standards IEEE802.11b and 802.11.

and is ideally suited for use in historic buildings where no structured cabling can be installed, for the request of mobile moving network access inside a building, and for free and open network access (Internet) i.e. in universities, hotels etc.

Connections can be established as peer-to-peer (i.e. notebooks with W-LAN PCMCIA card), between access points (wireless repeater) or between access point and client (PCMCIA card or similar). The LINDY Access Point offers a roaming function so that even larger buildings can be covered by the wireless LAN.

The maximum transmission distance between two points largely depends on the local environment, building construction and the shielding of walls, ceilings and metal construction parts of the building. Under ideal conditions the transmission covers a range up to 45m, in most cases the distance is between 15 and 25m. In the free environment without reflections a distance of 250m may possibly be achieved.

Please note:

a)A ireless LAN can easily be accessed from unauthorised persons. Only when encryption is activated is there relative security against this!

b)Without activated Access Control and without password every user with wireless LAN IEEE802.11 compatible hardware can log into the wireless LAN!

Please refer to the detailed description given later in this Manual.

Wireless Infrastructure

In a wireless infrastructure, the W-LAN 11 acts as a bridge. The Access Point connects the wireless clients together and acts as a central point for all wireless communications. This would increase efficiency of the communications since the wireless adapters do not need to be within direct range of each other.

2. Hardware Installation

Before you begin make sure that the following items are enclosed:

The LINDY W-LAN 11 Access Point

wThe power adaptor

The Installation disk or CD

If anything is missing or damaged please contact your dealer.

Placement of the Access Point

Before installation determine the best location for the AP. The location should be central, relative to the area being covered by the W-LAN. It should be located some distance from any highly shielding elements of the building. The AP can either be placed on a flat surface or mounted vertically on a wall.

Connections

Connect the MDI port of the AP to your Ethernet hub or connect the MDI-X port to a computer or workstation using straight through STP/UTP cable. Connect the power adaptor to the AP and to the mains supply.