Proxim Skyline User manual

Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway
User's Guide
Skyline
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Copyright © 2001 Proxim, Inc. v.0801
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Getting Started .......................................................................1
Req irements ....................................................................................... 2
Package contents .................................................................................. 2
Feat res ................................................................................................ 3
Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway overview .................................... 4
Top panel ........................................................................................ 4
Rear panel ....................................................................................... 5
Installation ............................................................................................ 6
Installing the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway ....................... 6
Client config ration ............................................................................... 7
Macintosh clients ............................................................................ 7
Windows clients .............................................................................. 7
Macintosh and Windows wireless clients........................................ 7
DHCP for Macintosh ........................................................................ 8
Fixed IP Address for Macintosh ....................................................... 9
DHCP for Windows ........................................................................ 10
Fixed IP Address for Windows ........................................................ 11
Connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway ......................... 13
Ethernet network clients ............................................................... 13
Wireless network clients ............................................................... 14
Chapter 2 - Configuration ........................................................................15
Config ring the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway ........................ 16
Config re the Local Network Port .................................................. 16
Config re the Broadband Network Port ........................................ 18
Config re the Broadband Port for DHCP ................................. 18
Config re the Broadband Port for a Fixed IP Address .............. 19
Config re the Broadband Port for PPPoE ................................20
Config ration options ......................................................................... 21
Options ......................................................................................... 22
Password ................................................................................ 22
NAT (Network Address Translation) ........................................23
Local Network Port ........................................................................ 24
Local Network ......................................................................... 24
DHCP Server ............................................................................ 24
Wireless Set p .............................................................................. 25
Config ration .......................................................................... 25
WEP Data Privacy .................................................................... 26
Wireless Stations .................................................................... 26
Broadband Port ............................................................................ 27
Broadband Port - Direct Connection ........................................27
Broadband Port - PPPoE .......................................................... 29
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Stat s .................................................................................................30
Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway & Local Network ................ 30
Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway ..................................... 30
Local network Port .................................................................. 30
DHCP Table ............................................................................. 31
Broadband Stat s - Direct Connection .......................................... 31
Broadband Stat s - PPPoE ............................................................ 32
Stat s ..................................................................................... 32
Log ..........................................................................................33
Chapter 3 - Advanced Configuration ........................................................35
Ro ting ............................................................................................... 36
Advanced Internet ............................................................................... 37
Special Internet Applications ........................................................ 37
Existing Special Applications .................................................. 38
Data for this application .......................................................... 38
O tgoing Control .................................................................... 38
Incoming Data ......................................................................... 38
Using Special Internet Applications ........................................ 39
Virt al Servers .............................................................................. 39
User Defined Virt al Servers ......................................................... 40
Existing servers .......................................................................40
Data for this server .................................................................40
Using ser defined virt al servers ........................................... 41
Exposed Comp ter ........................................................................ 41
Access Control .................................................................................... 42
Sec rity Gro ps ........................................................................... 43
Internet Access for this Gro p................................................. 43
Packet Filter Table ................................................................... 43
Using sec rity gro ps .............................................................44
Workstations ............................................................................... 44
Using workstations ................................................................. 44
Administrator Defined Filters ....................................................... 45
Data TCP Packets .................................................................... 46
UDP Packets ............................................................................ 46
Chapter 4 - Operation and Troubleshooting ..............................................47
Tro bleshooting .................................................................................. 48
Config ration checklist .................................................................48
Common problems ........................................................................ 48
Can’t connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway ....48
Can’t connect to the Internet ................................................... 49
Time O t Error when entering IP Address or URL .................... 49
Applications do not r n properly ............................................. 49
ISP DNS information ..................................................................... 50
Restore Defa lt IP Address and Clear Password ............................ 50
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Chapter 5 - Proxim Technical Support ..................................................... 51
Appendix A - Technical Specifications and Compliance .............................53
Technical specifications ................................................................ 53
Compliance statements ...................................................................... 54
FCC compliance statement ............................................................ 54
VCCI ............................................................................................... 55
Ind stry Canada (IC) ..................................................................... 55
DSSS PHY freq ency channel plan ...................................................... 56
Appendix B - Setup Guides ...................................................................... 57
Using WEP ........................................................................................... 58
Passwords ..................................................................................... 58
WEP A thentication ......................................................................58
Using Air Port and WEP ................................................................. 59
Using AOL ........................................................................................... 61
@Home config ration ......................................................................... 62
Media One config ration ..................................................................... 63
Q ick Time 4.0 video streaming set p ...............................................65
Timb kt Pro set p ............................................................................ 67
Using Timb kt Pro ................................................................70
Remote config ration set p................................................................. 71
Glossary .................................................................................................73
Warranties .............................................................................................75
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1
Chapter 1
Getting Started
Proxim’s Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway serves as a bridge between yo r
cable/DSL modem and the comp ters on yo r local wired and wireless networks,
allowing comp ters to share yo r single broadband connection to the Internet.
This chapter covers the most common sit ations for setting p yo r Skyline
Wireless Broadband Gateway for se with:
• A cable modem with DHCP being served or sing a device name and DHCP
• A DSL modem with DHCP being served or DSL with PPPoE (s ch as EnterNet,
MacPoet or WinPoet)
See “Config ration” on page 15 for more information abo t the config ration
options available with yo r Skyline Broadband Gateway.
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wired network
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wireless network
cable/DSL modem
Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway
Power Wireless Broadband
Local Network
1234
Wireless Broadband Gateway
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Requirements
The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway is designed to share a single broadband
connection to the Internet with comp ters sing the TCP/IP protocol connected to
the following networks:
• Local wired network: comp ters connected via a 10Base-T or 100Base-TX
Ethernet network.
• Local wireless network: comp ters sing wireless adapters (s ch as PC cards
or wireless USB adapters) compliant with IEEE 802.11b specifications.
In order to se the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway, yo sho ld have one or
both of the networks above, and the following:
• Broadband connection: A cable or DSL modem with access to a working
acco nt with an ISP (Internet Service Provider).
• Web browser: Browser software s ch as Netscape Navigator 3.01 (or higher)
or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 (or higher) installed on the comp ters yo
want to access the Internet.
Package contents
• Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway
• Straight-thro gh Ethernet cable
• Power s pply (12V)
• Doc mentation and tilities CD-ROM
• Q ick Start Card
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Features
The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway’s feat res incl de:
• Four 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports. The 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports offer
direct connections to Ethernet-enabled devices on the local network.
• Wireless antenna. The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway provides a wire-
less access point linking 802.11b (DSSS) wireless clients to the Ethernet net-
work and allowing them to share the broadband Internet connection.
• Broadband port . The Broadband port connects the Skyline Wireless Broad-
band Gateway to yo r cable/DSL modem.
• Shared Internet access. All comp ters on the local network can access the
Internet thro gh the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway, sing only a sin-
gle external IP Address.
• DH P server support . DHCP (Dynamic Host Config ration Protocol) s pport
allows the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway to a tomatically provide IP
Addresses to comp ters on yo r local network.
• PPPoE support. Connect to yo r DSL provider sing PPPoE (PPP over Ether-
net), if yo r ISP ses this method, incl ding EnterNet, MacPoet and WinPoet.
• Easy setup and management. Use yo r web browser from any comp ter on
the local network to config re the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
• Firewall protection. The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway’s se of NAT
(Network Address Translation) provides firewall protection for yo r local net-
work. NAT masks the local network’s IP Addresses from the Internet. Addi-
tional protection can be achieved sing the advanced feat res of the Skyline
Wireless Broadband Gateway.
• Advanced features. The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway s pports many
advanced config ration feat res incl ding the following: User-defined virt al
servers; special Internet applications; exposed comp ter; password protec-
tion and access control.
• Wireless security features. The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway s p-
ports 64 bit and 128 bit WEP encryption on the wireless network sing
Shared or Open Key A thentication. The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gate-
way also provides MAC address control, which allows individ al wireless cli-
ents to be granted access to the Internet or to the local wired network while
all other wireless clients are blocked.
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Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway overview
Top panel
The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway LEDs provide information abo t the
stat s of the network and nit.
T
ABLE
1: T
OP PANEL
LED
S
LED On Off Blinking
Power Unit is on. Unit is not on. Red to green: nit
is starting p.
Wireless A wireless
connection is
established.
No wireless
connection is
established.
Data is being
transmitted or
received on the
wireless network.
Local Network
(1-4)
An Ethernet device
is connected to the
corresponding
n mbered port.
No Ethernet device
is connected to the
corresponding
n mbered port.
Data is being
transmitted or
received on the
local Ethernet
network.
Broadband A broadband
connection is
established.
No broadband
connection is
established.
Data is being
transmitted or
received on the
broadband port.
Power Wireless Broadband
Local Network
1 2 3 4
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Rear panel
The Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway ports provide connections to the local
network and the cable/DSL modem. The Reset b tton restores defa lt settings to
the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
T
ABLE
2: R
EAR PANEL
Item Function
Reset b tton When pressed and released, the Skyline
Wireless Gateway will restart. If depressed
and held for more than 3 seconds, all data
will be cleared, and the factory defa lt
val es restored. Any config ration changes
yo have made to the nit will be cleared.
Broadband port Use a standard straight-thro gh Ethernet
cable to connect this port to yo r cable/DSL
modem.
Local network ports 1-4 Use standard straight-thro gh Ethernet
cable (RJ45 connectors) to connect these
ports to 10Base-T or 100Base-TX devices.
Power port Connect the power adapter here. Use only
the 12V DC power s pply provided with yo r
Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
Antenna For best wireless range, point the antenna
pward and remove any nearby
obstr ctions.
Power
Reset
Broadband 1
2
3
4
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Installation
Install the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway at the center of yo r wireless
coverage area. Obstr ctions between the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway
and wireless clients may impact the performance of the wireless network.
Installing the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway
• Make s re yo r cable/DSL modem and Skyline Wireless Broadband
Gateway are powered OFF before beginning installation.
• Leave yo r cable/DSL modem connected to its phone line or cable
inp t.
1. Use standard straight-thro gh Ethernet cables to connect the Ethernet ports
on the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway to Ethernet devices on yo r
local network.
2. Use the Ethernet cable provided with yo r cable/DSL modem to connect yo r
modem to the Broadband port on the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
3. T rn yo r cable/DSL modem ON.
4. Connect the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway’s power adapter. Use only
the power adapter provided by Proxim.
5. When powered on, the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway’s Power LED
sho ld flash red, then remain lit green.
Note:
Any other device on the local network sing the Skyline Wireless Broad-
band Gateway’s defa lt IP Address of 192.168.0.1 m st be t rned off
ntil the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway is given a new IP Address
d ring config ration.
Next, config re the client comp ters on yo r local network to se DHCP in order
to share a single IP Address provided by yo r Internet Service Provider. If yo are
nable to se DHCP on yo r local network yo can assign a fixed IP Address for
each comp ter on the local network, b t it is preferable to se DHCP if possible.
See “Client config ration” on the next page.
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Client configuration
Comp ters on yo r local network m st be config red correctly to access the
Internet thro gh the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway. It is recommended
that yo set client comp ters p to se DHCP and allow the Skyline Broadband
Gateway to serve IP Addresses to the comp ters on the local network.
Macintosh clients
• To set yo r Macintosh p for DHCP (the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway
will serve IP Addresses dynamically to the comp ters on yo r local network)
see “DHCP for Macintosh” on page 8.
• To man ally assign yo r Macintosh an IP Address (if yo want to assign each
comp ter on yo r local network a specific IP Address) see “Fixed IP Address
for Macintosh” on page 9.
Windows clients
• To set yo r Windows PC p for DHCP (the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gate-
way will serve IP Addresses dynamically to the comp ters on yo r local net-
work) see “DHCP for Windows” on page 10.
• To man ally assign yo r Windows PC an IP Address (if yo want to assign
each comp ter on yo r local network a specific IP Address) see “Fixed IP
Address for Windows” on page 11.
Macintosh and Windows wireless clients
• A wireless client m st be config red with the same SSID and WEP settings as
the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway. After yo set the wireless client p
to se DHCP (or fixed IP Addresses) see page 14 for wireless config ration.
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DHCP for Macintosh
To set yo r Macintosh p to connect to the Internet thro gh the Skyline Wireless
Broadband Gateway sing DHCP:
1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel. Select Ethernet (or Wireless, or AirPort or
whatever yo are sing to connect this comp ter to yo r local network) from
the onnect via pop- p men .
2. Select Using DH P Server from the onfigure pop- p men . The DHCP Client
ID field can be left blank.
3. Close the TCP/IP panel, saving yo r settings.
4. Next, connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
• If this is a computer on the Ethernet network, see page 13.
• If this is a wireless computer, see page 14.
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Fixed IP Address for Macintosh
To man ally assign IP Addresses to the comp ters on yo r local network:
1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel. Select Ethernet (or Wireless, or AirPort or
whatever yo are sing to connect this comp ter to yo r local network) from
the onnect via pop- p men .
2. Select Manually from the onfigure pop- p men .
Enter the following information into the TCP/IP panel:
• IP Address : Enter 192.168.0.x , where x is a number from 2 to 252 . If
you are intentionally using a different range of IP Addresses on your
local network, enter a number within that network range. Each com-
puter on the network should have a distinct IP Address within the range
you are using.
• Subnet Mask : Enter 255.255.255.0
• Router Address : Enter 192.168.0.1
• Name Server Address : Enter the Domain Name Server information from
your ISP. This is required in order for the client computers to be able to
connect to the Internet. If you do not know your ISP Domain Server
information, see “ISP DNS information” on page 50.
• Search domains : Enter the domain information from your ISP.
3. Close the TCP/IP Control Panel, saving yo r settings.
4. Next, connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
• If this is a computer on the Ethernet network, see page 13.
• If this is a wireless computer, see page 14.
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DHCP for Windows
1. Open the Network Control Panel.
2. Select the T P/IP > Network card entry in the Network onfiguration
panel. (Note that if TCP/IP is not listed yo m st add it sing yo r original
Windows CD or .cab files).
3. Click the Properties b tton.
4. The Obtain an IP address automatically setting m st be selected on the IP
Address screen.
5. Click the DNS Config ration panel and select Disable DNS .
6. Next, connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
• If this is a computer on the Ethernet network, see page 13.
• If this is a wireless computer, see page 14.
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Fixed IP Address for Windows
To man ally assign IP Addresses to the comp ters in yo r local network:
1. Open the Network Control Panel.
2. Select the T P/IP > Network card entry in the Network onfiguration
panel. (Note that if TCP/IP is not listed yo m st add it sing yo r original
Windows CD or .cab files).
3. Click the Properties b tton.
4. Enter the following into the IP Address tab:
•IP Address: enter 192.168.0.x, where x is any n mber from 2 to 252. If
yo are intentionally sing a different range of IP Addresses on yo r local
network, enter a n mber within that network range. Each comp ter on the
network sho ld have a distinct IP Address within the range yo are sing.
•Subnet mask: enter 255.255.255.0
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5. Click the DNS onfiguration tab and enter the DNS information provided by
yo r ISP. Enter the Domain Name Server information from yo r ISP. This is
req ired in order for the client comp ters to be able to connect to the
Internet. If yo do not know yo r ISP Domain Server information, see “ISP
DNS information” on page 50.
6. Click the Gateway tab and enter the IP Address of the Skyline Wireless
Broadband Gateway into the Gateway IP Address field: 192.168.0.1....
7. Click OK and restart the PC.
8. Next, connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway.
• If this is a computer on the Ethernet network, see page 13.
• If this is a wireless computer, see page 14.
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Connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway
Use a web browser s ch as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer on a
client comp ter to access the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway config ration
web tility. The defa lt config ration may work with yo r network, allowing client
comp ters to connect to the Internet witho t f rther config ration, b t it is
recommended that yo verify the Local Network and Broadband Network Port
config rations as described in this man al.
•To connect a computer on the Ethernet network to the Skyline Wireless
Broadband Gateway, see “Ethernet network clients” below.
•To connect a wireless network client to the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gate-
way, see “Wireless network clients” on page 14.
Ethernet network clients
1. Start the web browser on a comp ter connected to the local Ethernet
network. Internet access may be temporarily navailable, b t is not
necessary for config ration. In the Address or Location box of yo r web
browser, enter the IP Address of the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway:
HTTP://192.168.0.1....
2. The Home screen of the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway config ration
web tility will appear.
•To change or verify the defa lt config ration of the Skyline Wireless Broad-
band Gateway, see page 15.
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Wireless network clients
Follow yo r wireless adapter’s instr ctions for connecting to a wireless access
point. Some adapters (like the AirPort or the Skyline PC Card) will a tomatically
find the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway if it is the only wireless access point
on the network. If not, yo may be req ired to config re the wireless adapter with
information abo t the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway:
•Mode Set all wireless devices to se Infrastructure mode.
•SSID The defa lt setting is default. Yo may change it after yo connect to
the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway web tility. Enter the SSID
into all wireless clients. The SSID is case and space sensitive.
•WEP By defa lt, WEP is disabled. If yo enable WEP on the Skyline Wire-
less Broadband Gateway, yo m st enable WEP on wireless clients.
1. Config re the wireless adapter sed by the wireless client comp ter (see the
man al for yo r adapter) to connect to the Skyline Wireless Broadband
Gateway.
2. Open the web browser on the wireless comp ter. Internet access may be
temporarily navailable, b t is not necessary for config ration. In the
Address or Location box of yo r web browser, enter the IP Address of the
Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway: HTTP://192.168.0.1....
3. The Home screen of the Skyline Wireless Broadband Gateway config ration
web tility will appear.
•To change or verify the defa lt config ration of the Skyline Wireless Broad-
band Gateway, see page 15.
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