Intermec RC4030E User manual

RC4030EGateway
USER’SGUIDE
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P/N961-047-087
RevisionB
June1998

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TelephoneInstallation Warning Notices
Thefollowingnoticesapplyto equipment thatmaybeconnectedtotelephonelines
orsystems.Foryourpersonalsafety,andtoprotect thisequipmentfrompotential
electricalorphysicaldamage,doNOTconnectequipment totelephonelinesor
datacommunicationequipmentunless thefollowingwarningshavebeenread,
understood,andcompliedwith.
"Neverinstall telephonewiringduringalightningstorm.
"Neverinstall telephonejacksinwetlocationsunless thejackis specifi-
callydesignedforwetlocations.
"Nevertouch uninsulatedtelephonewiresorterminalsunless thetele-
phonelinehasbeendisconnectedat thenetworkinterface.
"Usecautionwheninstallingormodifyingtelephonelines.
"Avoidusingtelephone(otherthancordless type)duringanelectrical
storm.Theremaybearemoteriskofelectricshockfromlightning.
"Donotusethetelephonetoreportagasleakinthevicinityoftheleak.
Installation du téléphone:avertissements
Lesavertissementsquisuivents’appliquentàtoutéquipementquipeutêtre
branchéauxlignesousystèmestéléphoniques.Pourvotresécuritépersonnelle et
pourprotégerl’équipementdetoutdommage électrique ouphysiquepotentiel,NE
PASbrancherun ordinateurtablette électronique ousespériphériquesauxlignes
téléphoniquesouéquipementsavantquelesavertissements suivantsaientétélus,
comprisetobservés:
"Nejamaisinstallerdecâblagetéléphoniquependantun orage électrique.
"Nejamaisinstallerdeprisetéléphoniquedansun endroithumideà
moinsquelapriseaitétéspécifiquementconçuepourêtreutilisée dans
lesendroitshumides.
"Nejamaistoucherlesfilsdetéléphone oudel’équipement terminalnon
isolésàmoinsquelalignetéléphoniquen’aitétédébranchée del’inter-
faceréseau.
"Userdeprudencelorsdel’installationoudelamodificationdelignes
téléphoniques.
"Éviterd’utiliserun téléphone(autrequ’un appareil téléphoniquesans
fil)pendantun orage électrique.Ilpourraityavoirun faiblerisqued’é-
lectrocutionparlafoudre.
"Nepasutiliserletéléphoneafindesignalerunefuitedegazàproximité
delafuite.
BCAUTION:Intermec Technologies Corporation suggests you buy cables fromus
toconnectwith otherdevices.Ourcables are safe,meetFCC rules,
and suitourproducts.Othercables may notbetested.They may
cause problemsfromelectrostaticdischargeorinducedenergy.Our
warranties do notcoverloss, injury,ordamagefromothercables.

RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide i
CONTENTS
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SECTION1
Preface 1-1.............................................
AboutThisGuide1-1....................................
IntendedAudience1-2...................................
RelatedPublications1-2.................................
CustomerSupport1-4...................................
SECTION2
Introduction 2-1........................................
Operation2-1...........................................
TerminalEmulation2-2.................................
NetworkManagement2-3...............................
Connectivity2-3........................................
SampleOpenWireless LAN2-4..........................
LEDs2-5...............................................
Ports2-6...............................................
Switches2-7............................................
CommandInterpreter(Switch11)2-8.................
Reset(Switch12)2-8................................
ChangingaSwitchSetting2-9........................
SECTION3
Preparation 3-1.........................................
PreparingYourSite3-1..................................
InspectingtheShipment’sContents3-2...................
CollectingtheEquipment3-2............................
EthernetLANComponents3-2.......................
10BASE2Components3-3........................
10BASE-TComponent3-3........................

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HostComputerCable3-4.............................
CommunicationEquipment3-4.......................
LocalDIAGPortAccess 3-4.......................
Telnet3-5.......................................
WebBrowser3-5.................................
SystemManagementTools3-5........................
SelectingtheBestLocation3-6...........................
PowerSupply3-6....................................
Hardware3-7.......................................
Cabling3-7.........................................
Specifications3-8.......................................
Physical3-8.........................................
Environmental3-8...................................
PowerSupply(UnitedStates)3-8.....................
SECTION4
Configuration 4-1.......................................
CreatingaLocalDIAGPortSession4-2...................
CreatingaTelnetSession4-4.............................
DefaultandSiteSettings4-5.............................
GatewayOptions4-5.................................
TCP/IPOptions4-6..................................
SecurityOptions4-6.................................
Notes:4-6...........................................
ConfiguringtheRC4030EGateway4-7...................
MainMenu 4-8......................................
UsingtheViewCommand4-9........................
GatewayOptions4-11....................................
Name4-11...........................................
Gateway.Compression4-13............................
HostType4-14.......................................
[AsyncParms]4-14................................
BaudRate4-15...................................
StopBits4-15.....................................
Parity4-15.......................................
DataBits4-16....................................
HostTimeout4-16................................
Address Type4-16.................................
EnhancedRPolling4-17...........................
MultipleBuffering4-18............................
Full Duplex4-18..................................

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[SyncParms]4-19....................................
Type4-19.........................................
BaudRate4-19...................................
NRZI4-20........................................
MaxFrame4-20..................................
HostTimeout4-20................................
Mirroring4-21....................................
AutoReconnect4-21...............................
TermTimeout4-22................................
XID4-22.........................................
SDLC Address.AD0 4-23...........................
[SDLC Address]4-23..............................
5294 HostType4-23...........................
5394 HostType4-25...........................
TCP/IPOptions4-26......................................
IPAddress 4-26......................................
IPSubnetMask4-27..................................
IPRouter4-28........................................
IP FrameType4-29...................................
DHCP4-29...........................................
DHCPServerName4-30..............................
BootpOperation4-31..............................
NetworksWithDHCPandBootpServers4-31.......
Handshaking4-31................................
InfiniteLeases4-32...............................
AutoARPMinutes4-32...............................
SecurityOptions4-33.....................................
Password4-33....................................
ServicePassword4-34.............................
ProgramPartNumbers4-34..............................
CreatingaWebBrowserSession4-35......................
UploadingNewVersions4-39.............................
CheckingtheFLASHandROMVersions4-43..............
SECTION5
Installation 5-1..........................................
MountingtheRC4030EGateway5-1.....................
VerticalMount5-2...................................
HorizontalMount5-3................................

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10BASE2Ethernet5-3..................................
EndofSegment5-3..................................
Middle ofSegment5-5...............................
10BASE-TEthernet5-6..................................
ConnectingtotheHost5-8...............................
VerifyingOperation5-10..................................
PWR(Power)5-10....................................
STAT(Status)5-10....................................
NET(Network)5-11..................................
RF(RadioFrequency)5-11............................
ETHERNET(EthernetConnection)5-11................
SECTION6
Troubleshooting 6-1....................................
NetworkAnalysisTools6-1..............................
LEDs6-1...............................................
APPENDIXA
Cable and PortPin-OutsA-1.............................
DIAGPortCablesA-1...................................
HostCablesA-4.........................................
PortPinoutsA-9........................................
HOST PortA-9......................................
DIAGPortA-10.......................................
APPENDIXB
MIB B-1................................................
ProductContentsB-1....................................
AboutThisProductB-1..................................
GettingStartedB-2......................................
MIB-II InformationB-2..................................
RC4030EGatewayMIBInformationB-3..................
Access toManagementInformationB-4...................
MIB-II NotesB-6........................................
MIBDirectoryB-6.......................................

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MIBOutlineB-8........................................
ProductOIDsB-8....................................
SystemInformationB-9..............................
SNMPConfigurationGroupB-11.......................
TransportGroupsB-12................................
ApplicationLayerGroupB-16..........................
ControlGroupB-21...................................
MIBDefinitionsB-21.....................................
FIGURES
Figure2-1RC4030EGateway2-1........................
Figure2-2SampleOpenWireless LAN2-4................
Figure2-3LEDs2-5....................................
Figure2-4Ports2-6....................................
Figure2-5Switches2-7.................................
Figure2-6Switches,EnlargedView2-7..................
Figure3-1T-connector3-3...............................
Figure3-2CableTerminator3-3.........................
Figure3-3CableWithRJ45 Plugs3-3....................
Figure4-1LocalSession4-2.............................
Figure4-2TelnetSession4-4............................
Figure4-3HostNames4-12..............................
Figure4-4RC4030EGatewayEmulating5294
Control UnitforSystem/36 orSystem/38 Host4-24......
Figure4-5RC4030EGatewayEmulating5394
Control UnitforAS/400 Host4-25......................
Figure4-6WebBrowserSession4-35......................
Figure5-1VerticalMount5-2............................
Figure5-2HorizontalMount5-3.........................
Figure5-3WiringRC4030EGatewaytoEnd
of10BASE2 5-4......................................
Figure5-4WiringRC4030EGatewaytoMiddle
of10BASE2 5-5......................................
Figure5-5WiringRC4030EGatewayto10BASE-T5-7....
Figure5-6ConnectingRC4030EGatewaytoHost5-9......

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TABLES
Table6-1ProblemsandSolutions6-3.....................
TableB-1MIB-II InformationB-3........................
TableB-2MIBInformationB-4..........................
TableB-3MIBDirectoryB-7.............................
TableB-4productsGROUPB-8..........................
TableB-5hw GROUPB-9...............................
TableB-6dirGROUPB-10...............................
TableB-7criticalErrorsGROUPB-10......................
TableB-8communityTABLE B-11........................
TableB-9trapTargetTABLE B-11.........................
TableB-10 wstGROUPB-12..............................
TableB-11 hlitGROUPB-14..............................
TableB-12 wcbstGROUPB-14............................
TableB-13 gsGROUPB-16...............................
TableB-14 rcbsGROUPB-18.............................
TableB-15 hdGROUPB-19...............................
TableB-16 tdGROUPB-19...............................
TableB-17 ahostGROUPB-20............................
TableB-18 powerUpGROUPB-21.........................

RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide 1-1
Section 1
Preface
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AboutThisGuide
Thisuser’sguidecontainsinformationabout the
INTERMECRRC4030EGateway.Section2describesthe
RC4030EGatewayandhowitoperatesonthe open
wireless localareanetwork(LAN).Theremainingsections
describehowtodothefollowing:
"PrepareyoursitebeforeyouconfiguretheRC4030E
Gateway’s systemsoftwareandinstall thegateway
(Section3)
"ConfiguretheRC4030EGateway’s systemsoftware
withyoursite’shostcomputerandsystem
characteristics(Section4)
"Install theRC4030EGatewaybywiringit to
10BASE2or10BASE-TEthernet media(Section5)
"TroubleshootRC4030EGatewayoperation(Section6)
AppendixAcontainsdiagramsofcableand portpin-outs.
AppendixBistheRC4030EGatewayManagement
InformationBase(MIB).

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1-2RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide
NorandCorporationisnowpartofIntermecTechnologies
Corporation.Aspartofour continuingeffortsto offerthe
broadestrange ofsystemsolutionsintheindustry,the6710
Access Pointandotheropenwireless LANcomponentshave
beenmergedintotheINTERMEC IntegratedNetwork
CommunicationsArchitecture(INCA).Whereappropriate,
wehavecontinuedtousetheNorandnameinreferencesto
the openwireless LANtomaintaincontinuitywithexisting
productinthefield.
IntendedAudience
Thisuser’sguideisintendedforthenetworkadministrator
whoisfamiliarwithcomputernetworksandconfigurations,
datacommunications,andnetworkterminology.Itisalso
intendedforthehardwareinstallerwhoisconnectingthe
RC4030EGatewaytotheEthernet mediumandhost.
RelatedPublications
Forinformationbeyondthescope ofthisuser’sguide,refer
totheappropriateINTERMEC publicationanditspart
number(P/N).
2100 UniversalAccess PointUser’sManual(P/N067150)
Themanualforthe2100 UniversalAccess Point(UAP)
describeshowtoinstall,configure,andtroubleshoot this
access point.

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RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide 1-3
3270 TerminalEmulation Programmer’sReference Guide
(P/N977-047-040)
ThispublicationdescribeshowINTERMEC wireless
stationsemulateIBMproductsthatcommunicatethrough
the3270 datastream.Italsodescribesthecommandsthe
wireless stationscanacceptfromahost.
5250 TerminalEmulation Programmer’sReference Guide
(P/N977-047-039)
ThispublicationdescribeshowINTERMEC wireless
stationsemulateIBMproductsthatcommunicatethrough
the5250 datastream.Italsocontainslinegenerationsfor
hostcomputers,andthecommandsandordersthewireless
stationscanacceptfromahost.
6710 Access PointUser’sGuide(P/N961-047-081)
Theuser’sguideforthe6710 Access Pointdescribeshowto
install,configure,andtroubleshoot thisaccess point.
Application Developer’sKitProgrammer’sReference
Manual(P/N977-051-004 VolumeA,and 977-051-005
VolumeB)
Thismanualcoversthecommandsthatprogrammerscan
usetowritevariousapplicationsforINTERMEC wireless
stations.
Native TerminalEmulation AsynchronousProgrammer’s
Reference Guide(P/N977-047-038)
Thispublicationdescribescomponentsintheradionetwork
usingasynchronousNativecommunications.Italso
describesthecommandsandordersthewireless stations
canacceptfromahost.

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1-4RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide
Norand OpenWireless LAN withHPOpenViewfor
WindowsUser’sGuide(P/N961-051-009)
Thispublicationdescribeshowtoinstall andusethe
OpenViewnetworkmanagementplatformby
Hewlett-Packard.
Wireless Station User’sGuides
User’sguidesforINTERMEC wireless stationsdescribe
howtosetup,operate,andmaintainthestations.Specific
manualsare:
1100 Series DataTerminal(P/N961-047-069)
PEN*KEYR6400 ComputerUser’sGuide(P/N961-028-093)
RT1700 Series (P/N961-047-068)
RT5900 Series (P/N961-047-121)

RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide 2-1
Section 2
Introduction
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This sectiondescribeshowtheRC4030EGatewayoperates
onthe openwireless LAN.ItalsodescribestheRC4030E
Gateway’sLEDs,ports,andswitches, whicharelocatedon
thebottompanelofthedevice.
Operation
TheRC4030EGateway(Figure2-1)isa
protocol-dependent,fixed-end device onthe openwireless
LAN.TheRC4030EGatewayoperatesasaprotocol
translatorbetweenthehostcomputerandthemobile,
hand-heldwireless stationsontheradionetwork.Wireless
stationsareINTERMECRRT1100,RT1700,andRT5900
RadioTerminals;andPEN*KEYR6400 Computers.
Figure 2-1
RC4030EGateway

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2-2RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide
Onthe openwireless LAN,theRC4030EGatewayworksin
conjunctionwiththeradio-independentand
protocol-independentINTERMEC 6710 Access Pointor
2100 UniversalAccess Point.Theaccess pointprovides
radiocoveragethroughtheWireless LANInteroperability
Forum(WLIF)2.4GHz,900 MHz,orsynthesizedUHF
radio option.
Asanetworkbridge,theaccess pointprovidestheradio
linkbyforwardingOpenNORANDRNetworklayer
(ONNL)packetsbetweentheRC4030EGatewayonthe
wiredEthernet mediumandthewireless stationsonthe
radionetwork.Formoreinformationabout6710 Access
Pointoperation,refertothe6710 Access PointUser’sGuide
(P/N961-047-081).Formoreinformationabout the2100
UniversalAccess Point,refertothe2100 UniversalAccess
PointUser’s Manual(P/N067150).
TheRC4030EGatewaypicksup—viatheaccess point—
ONNLpacketsfrom thewireless stations.TheRC4030E
Gatewaytranslatesthepacketsintotheappropriatehost
protocolandsendsthedatatothehost throughthe
RC4030EGateway’sHOSTport(RS-232 orV.35 interface).
TerminalEmulation
YoucanconfigureanRC4030EGatewayasone ofthese
controllers:
"IBM3174 or3274 ClusterController.
Tothehost,thewireless stationconfiguredfor3270
terminalemulationappearstobeanIBM3278 Model
2terminal.Formoreinformation,refertothe3270
TerminalEmulationProgrammer’sReference Guide
(P/N977-047-040).

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RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide 2-3
"IBM5294 or5394 Control Unit.
Tothehost,thewireless stationconfiguredfor5250
terminalemulationappearstobeanIBM5291
DisplayStation.Formoreinformation,refertothe
5250 TerminalEmulationProgrammer’sReference
Guide(P/N977-047-039).
"Asynchronouscontroller.
Tothehost,thewireless stationconfiguredforNative
emulationappearstobeanASCII terminal.Formore
informationaboutasynchronousterminalemulation,
refertotheNativeTerminalEmulationAsynchronous
Programmer’sReference Guide(P/N977-047-038)and
theApplicationDeveloper’sKitProgrammer’s
Reference Manual(P/N977-051-004 VolumeA,and
977-051-005 VolumeB).
NetworkManagement
TheSimpleNetworkManagementAgent(SNMP)agent
residentintheRC4030EGatewaycomplieswithMIB-II as
outlinedinRFC(RequestforComments)1156 andRFC
1213.
Connectivity
TheRC4030EGatewayconnectsdirectlyto10BASE2(thin
coax).Itconnectsto otherformsofEthernet through
industry-standardextensioncablesandtransceivers.The
RC4030EGateway generatespacketsthat meetall
EthernetDIX(Version2.0)andANSI/IEEE 802.3
specifications.

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SampleOpenWireless LAN
Figure2-2showsasample openwireless LANwitha 3270
SystemsNetworkArchitecture/SynchronousDataLink
Control(SNA/SDLC)host,5250 SNA/SDLChost,6710
Access Point,twoRC4030EGateways,andtwowireless
stations.Two ormoreRC4030EGatewaysprovidemultiple
hostconnectivityoptionsandsupport multiple
simultaneousprotocolsonthewiredandwireless
infrastructure.
Figure 2-2
SampleOpenWireless LAN
RT1100 Radio Terminal
(With5250 Firmware)PEN*KEY 6400 Computer (With3270 Firmware)
Host (5250
SNA/SDLC)
6710 Access Point
RC4030EGateway
(Configuredas 5394 ControlUnit)
Host (3270
SNA/SDLC)
RC4030EGateway
(Configuredas 3174
ClusterController)
RS-232
orV.35
RS-232
orV.35

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RC4030EGatewayUser’sGuide 2-5
LEDs
TheRC4030EGateway’sLEDscontinuouslyindicatethe
device’soperatingstatusandarehelpfultroubleshooting
aids.Figure2-3showswheretheLEDsarelocatedonthe
bottompanel.
PWRSTATNETRF
ETHERNET
INPUT
HOSTDIAG
NET
SWITCHES
1 12
12 3 4
5
Figure 2-3
LEDs
BNC
ThefollowingchartdescribestheLEDs.Thefirstcolumn
inthechartreferstothenumberidentifyingtheLEDin
Figure2-3.
#LED Description
1PWRGreenLEDthatindicateswhetherornot
theRC4030EGatewayisreceivingpower.
2STATYellowLEDthatindicatestheRC4030E
Gateway’soperationalstatus.
3NET(NotusedontheRC4030EGateway.)
4RF(NotusedontheRC4030EGateway.)
5ETHERNETGreenLEDthatindicatestheRC4030E
GatewayisconnectedtotheEthernetLAN
and packetsarebeingtransmittedor
received.

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Ports
TheRC4030EGateway’sportsprovidehost,network,and
diagnostic connectivity.Figure2-4showswheretheports
arelocatedonthebottompanel.
PWRSTATNETRF
ETHERNET
INPUT
HOSTDIAG
NET
SWITCHES
1 12
3
4
Figure 2-4
Ports
5
2
1
BNC
Thefollowingchartdescribestheports.Thefirstcolumnin
thechartreferstothenumberidentifyingtheportin
Figure2-4.
#PortDescription
1HOST25-pinport throughwhichtheRC4030EGate-
wayconnectstothehostcomputer.
2DIAG9-pinfemaleD-subport throughwhichlocal
management tasksaredone.Theportisan
RS-232/V.24 interfacethatconnectstoaPC
andsupportsonlyasynchronouscommunica-
tions.
3NET(NotusedontheRC4030EGateway.)
4BNCPort throughwhichtheRC4030EGateway
connectsto10BASE2Ethernet.
5INPUTConnectionportfortheRC4030EGateway’s
NC3100 PowerSupply.