Lucent Technologies Orinoco WavePOINT II User manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Welcome
Introducing ORiNOCO 1-1
■About the WavePOINT-II AP 1-2
Finding Information 1-6
■This Guide 1-6
■The ORiNOCO Manager User’s Guide 1-8
■The On-line Help Information 1-8
■Conventions Used in This Document 1-10
Kit Contents 1-11
Optionally Available Products 1-13
2 Installing the WavePOINT-II AP
Introduction 2-1
■WavePOINT-II AP Placement 2-1
■Indoor Antenna Placement 2-2
■Outdoor Antenna Placement 2-3

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Hardware Installation 2-4
■Verifying Kit Contents 2-4
■Registering your ORiNOCO Products 2-4
■Placing Mounting Plate and Power Supply 2-6
■Mounting the Processor Module 2-8
■Connecting the Network Interfaces 2-9
■Mounting the Cover Plate 2-12
Powering-up 2-14
3 Beyond Quick-Start...
Introduction 3-1
■Connect Stations to your WavePOINT-II AP 3-2
■Configure your WavePOINT-II AP 3-3
A WavePOINT-II AP Specifications
B WavePOINT-II AP Start-up Configuration
Identify the Start-up Settings B-1
C Additional Installation Instructions
Removing the Cover Plate C-1
Technical Support

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W Warranty Repair Card
About Warranty and Repair W-1
Limited Warranty W-2
List of Figures
List of Tables
Index

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iv ORINOCO WavePOINT-II - Getting Started

ORINOCO WavePOINT-II - Getting Started 1-1
1
Welcome
Introducing ORiNOCO 1
Welcome to ORiNOCO, the easy way to wireless computing. Building your
own wireless network has never been easier.
This book introduces you to the ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II Access Point (AP),
and will help you to get your network “on the air” within a snap. It describes
the most common configurations and a quick start set-up.
To install and manage ORiNOCO products, it is assumed that you have a
working knowledge of installation procedures for network operating systems
under Microsoft Windows.

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About the WavePOINT-II AP 1
The ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP bridge is a modular unit with an integrated
ethernet interface and two PC Card slots, that enable you to use your access
point with ORiNOCO PC Cards.
The dual slot design allows you to configure the access point to operate with
almost any combination of the wired and wireless network interfaces listed
above. This way your access point provides easy migration paths between
various generations of ORiNOCO products.
The ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP is a transparent Media Access Control
(MAC) bridge that exists in two versions:
■ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP.
■ORiNOCO Outdoor Router.
ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II Access Point 1
The access point is a wired to wireless bridge that you can use to connect
wireless cells to one another or to a wired (ethernet) Local Area Network
(LAN). The access point can serve mobile wireless stations roaming
between various locations within a network premises.

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Welcome - Introducing ORiNOCO
Figure 1-1 ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP

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ORiNOCO Outdoor Router 1
The ORiNOCO Outdoor Router bridge1has been designed to serve a
wireless backbone between wireless cells and/or wireless (outdoor) antenna
link.
The ORiNOCO Outdoor Router device is based on the same hardware
design as the ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP. Besides its wireless point-to-
point bridging functionality, the ORiNOCO Outdoor Router also supports the
access point features as described on the previous page.
Figure 1-2 ORiNOCO Outdoor Router
1 Previously known as WavePOINT-II PTP and WaveACCESS Office Router

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WhenyouwishtousetheORiNOCOOutdoorRouterinanoutdoorantenna
installation, you are advised to consult the information described in the
“Outdoor Antenna Installation Guide", which can be downloaded from the
document Library on the ORiNOCO website at: http://www.lucent.com/
orinoco.
NOTE:
To install the ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP, you will need at least
one ORiNOCO PC Card. This card is not included with your
ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II kit, but must be ordered as an additional
item. For more information about the various card types available
please refer to the “ORiNOCO Manager User’s Guide”.

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Finding Information 1
The ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP, together with ORiNOCO PC Cards,
enables you to build a variety of network configurations:
■A wireless LAN environment for mobile computers.
■A flexible network, that allows for adding and/or relocating workstations
quickly and easily.
■A migration path between various generation ORiNOCO infrastructures.
■An inexpensive alternative to leased lines for building-to-building links
(an outdoor solution).
To design and install your wireless network, you can find the information you
need in the following information products:
■This Guide
■The "ORiNOCO Manager User’s Guide"
■The on-line help information
This Guide 1
The "ORINOCO WavePOINT-II - Getting Started Guide" (this document)
describes:
■The contents of your ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP kit (see page 1-12).

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■How to install the access point hardware (see Chapter 2 ”Installing the
WavePOINT-II AP”).
■How to power up the device using the default factory-set settings (see
Chapter 3 ”Beyond Quick-Start...”).
■The hardware specifications of your access point (see Appendix A).

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The ORiNOCO Manager User’s Guide 1
The "ORiNOCO Manager User’s Guide" describes:
■Examples of various configuration scenarios.
■How to setup an LAN administrator’s station to configure your ORiNOCO
WavePOINT-II AP(s).
■How to modify the access point start-up configuration.
■How to monitor the performance of your wireless LAN.
■How to optimize the performance of your wireless LAN, using the
advanced features of your access point bridge.
■How to enhance network security, using the various security options
available to the ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP.
■Troubleshooting unexpected performance.
The On-line Help Information 1
You can configure your access point bridge, or monitor its performance using
the ORiNOCO AP Manager program, provided on the CD-ROM that came
with your access point.
When you install the ORiNOCO AP Manager program, you can display
context-sensitive help with each screen by:
■Clicking the ‘ ’ or ‘?’ button on your screen, or
■Pressing the function key on your keyboard.
F1

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Alternatively, you can start the ORiNOCO AP Manager Help directly from the
Programs Menu and click one of the tabs in the menu bar of the help
window:
■‘Contents’ to display topics listed by subject.
■‘Index’ to search for topics listed in alphabetical order.

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ConventionsUsedinThisDocument 1
Throughout this document we use the icons listed below to picture the
following network devices:
Icon Description Icon Description
Wireless (mobile) station
equipped with:
■ORiNOCO PC Card
ORiNOCO Range Extender
Antenna. This antenna for
indoor use can be connected
to ORiNOCO PC Cards only.
Wireless station equipped
with:
■ORiNOCO ISA Adapter Outdoor (directional) antenna.
ORiNOCO
WavePOINT-II AP equipped
with:
■ORiNOCO PC Card
Network hub.
Server station.

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Welcome - Kit Contents
Kit Contents 1
a. Mounting plate to mount the WavePOINT-II AP to a wall.
b. ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP processor module.
c. Power supply & AC power cord.
d. Slot protector card.
e. T-connector and terminator for ethernet 10Base2.
f. Access point cover plate.
g. ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II - Getting Started (this document).
h. ORiNOCO software CD-ROM containing:
■AP Manager management and diagnostics software.
■WavePOINT-II AP software (also referred to as firmware).
■"ORiNOCO Manager User’s Guide" (a detailed reference guide for
designing and managing your wireless LAN system).

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Figure 1-3 WavePOINT-II AP Kit Contents

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Welcome - Optionally Available Products
Optionally Available Products 1
■ORiNOCO Range Extender Antenna
An omni-directional antenna for indoor use that enables you to extend
the wireless range of the access point when connected to an ORiNOCO
PC Card (see Figure 2-5 on page 2-11).
■ORiNOCO Vehicle Mount Antenna
A more ruggedized omni-directional antenna for outdoor use that allows
for mounting an external ORiNOCO antenna in an industrial
environment.
■ORiNOCO Outdoor Antenna kit
A complete outdoor antenna kit that includes an ORiNOCO Outdoor
Router, Lightning arrestor, Outdoor antenna cable and antenna.

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Installing the
WavePOINT-II AP
Introduction 2
This chapter describes how to:
■Install the ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP hardware.
■Install the ORiNOCO network interface(s).
■Power up the device to start operation in Basic Access mode.
To install the ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP you will need:
■One ORiNOCO WavePOINT-II AP unit.
■One or more ORiNOCO PC Card(s).
■(Optional) An Ethernet backbone
(either 10Base-T or 10Base2).
WavePOINT-II AP Placement 2
YoucanmounttheWavePOINT-IIAPonaverticalsurfacelikeawallor
place the unit on a flat surface such as a table or cabinet.
Prior to mounting it to a fixed location, you may consider performing a site
survey to determine optimal placement for your access point unit(s).