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Quatech, Inc. Confidential AirborneDirect™ PP PP Ethernet Bridge User’s Guide TT T 802.11b/g ABDG-ET Series WLNG-ET Series 802.11b ABDB-ET Series WLNB-ET Series Document number 100-8007-141G.
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CONTENTS 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page i Quatech, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................
Contents Page ii AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential I NDUSTRY C ANADA N OTICE (A PPLICABLE TO U SE W ITHIN C ANADA ) ............................................................. 60 A VIS DE C ONFORMITE A LA R EGLEMENTATION D ’I NDUSTRIE C ANADA .
Contents 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page iii Quatech, Inc. Confidential LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Basic Application Involving a LAN Host and Ethernet Client ........................................ 3 Figure 2. AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge Hardware (standard package) .
Contents Page iv AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential LIST OF TABLES Table 1. AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge Features and Benefits .............................................. 2 Table 2. AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge Indicator LEDs .
100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 1 Quatech, Inc. Confidential TT This guide describes the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge from Quatech, Inc.
Introduction Page 2 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential TT FEATURES AND BENEFITS TT The key features and benefits of the TT AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge are described in TXTX Table 1 XTXT .
Introduction 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 3 Quatech, Inc. Confidential SAMPLE APPLICATION XX Figure 1 XX shows a basic application where the TT AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge is exchanging data wirelessly between an Ethernet client and a LAN host.
Introduction Page 4 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential TT USING THIS DOCUMENT TT In addition to this chapter, this guide contains the following chapters and appendixes: Chapter 2, Hardware Installation ⎯ describes the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge hardware and how to install it.
Introduction 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 5 Quatech, Inc. Confidential CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used in this guide: TT Terminology In the following chapters, these terms are used: “AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge” is used the first time the Bridge is mentioned in a chapter.
Introduction Page 6 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential RELATED DOCUMENTATION In addition to this guide, the following documents are provided on the CD supplied with the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge: TT AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge User’s Guide.
100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 7 Quatech, Inc. Confidential TT This chapter describes the TT AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge. TT Topics in this chapter include: TT Package Contents. (below) TT Items Supplied by the User.
Hardware Installation Page 8 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential TT ITEMS SUPPLIED BY THE USER TT The following items, which are not included .
Hardware Installation 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 9 Quatech, Inc. Confidential STANDARD PACKAGE HARDWARE DESCRIPTION XX XX Figure 2 XX identifies the components on the Bridge in its standard packaging. These components include: An external antenna.
Hardware Installation Page 10 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Indicator LEDs The Bridge has three indicator LEDs for viewing its current status and its connections (see XX Figure 3 XX ). These indicators allow for monitoring and troubleshooting of the Bridge.
Hardware Installation 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 11 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 2. AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge Indicator LEDs LED LED Color Function Off Bridge is not receiving power. Red Bridge failed its Power On Self Test (POST) and is not configured for wireless communication.
Hardware Installation Page 12 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Mounting Cradle The Bridge comes with a mounting cradle that allows the Bridge to be installed on a vertical surface, such as a wall (see XX Figure 4 XX ).
Hardware Installation 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 13 Quatech, Inc. Confidential HEAVY-DUTY PACKAGE The heavy-duty version of the Bridge is supplied in a Deutsch EEC-325X4B enclosure and is available in both sealed and unsealed versions.
Hardware Installation Page 14 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 6. AirborneDirect™ Heavy-Duty Cable (Evaluation Kit Item).
Hardware Installation 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 15 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Indicator LEDs The Heavy-Duty Bridge has four indicator LEDs for viewing its current status and connections (see Figure 5). These indicators allow for monitoring and troubleshooting of the Bridge.
Hardware Installation Page 16 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential SELECTING A LOCATION You can mount the Bridge on a flat surface, such as a desk or table, or on a vertical surface, such as a wall.
Hardware Installation 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 17 Quatech, Inc. Confidential CONNECTING THE BRIDGE The following procedure describes how to connect the Bridge: • Place the Bridge in a dry, clean location near the device to which it will be connected.
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100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 19 Quatech, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 3 INITIAL CONFIGURA TION This chapter describes configuring the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge. Topics in this chapter include: Wireless Configuration.
Initial Configuration Page 20 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential No t e : If you do not see the Bridge as an attached device, refresh the configuration screen (some Access Point programs provide a Refresh button for this purpose).
Initial Configuration 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 21 Quatech, Inc. Confidential VERIFYING YOUR CONNECTIONS When the Bridge is powered-up, the indicator LEDs at the top of the Bridge will indicate the status of the Bridge.
Initial Configuration Page 22 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential WPA-LEAP SECURITY The WPA and LEAP software modules provide advanced security configuration and communication services required by t oday’s enterprise-class deployments.
Initial Configuration 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 23 Quatech, Inc. Confidential The Link LED turns green when 802.11 association completes. However, if the 802.1x authentication fails, the bridge becomes disassociated by the AP and the Link LED goes back to flashing red.
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100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 25 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This chapter describes how to use the Airborne Control Center (ACC) to configure the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge. The ACC is a user-friendly graphical-user interface (GUI) menu and data display.
Airborne Control Center Page 26 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 9. Device login The IP address and telnet port number of the sele cted device are automatically transferred to the login page.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 27 Quatech, Inc. Confidential NAVIGATING AROUND THE ACC A navigation bar appears at the top-right side of every screen in the ACC interface (see XX Figure 8 XX ).
Airborne Control Center Page 28 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Advanced configuration activities consist of the following: Changing the user name and administrator password Lets you change the user name and administrator password for accessing the configuration interface.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 29 Quatech, Inc. Confidential SAVING CONFIGURATION CHANGES Some pages have Save and Cancel buttons. If you change parameters on one of these pages, click Save to apply your changes or Cancel to discard them.
Airborne Control Center Page 30 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential BASIC CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Status Page (Basic Configuration Settings) Figure 14. Status Page The Status Page is the first page that appears in the ACC.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 31 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Miscellaneous Settings Page (Basic Configuration Settings) Figure 15. Miscellaneous OEM Settings Page Clicking the Misc link in the navigation bar displays the Miscellaneous OEM Settings page.
Airborne Control Center Page 32 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 5. Miscellaneous OEM Settings Parameter Description Miscellaneous OEM Settings OEM Version String Specifies the OEM version string to be associated with the Bridge.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 33 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Network Settings Page (Basic Configuration Settings) The Network Settings Page allows you to modify the 802.11 wireless network settings, including network identification, security, data rate, and discovery name.
Airborne Control Center Page 34 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential XX Figure 13. Wireless Netw ork Configuration Page XX (continued) XX Figure 13.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 35 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 6. Wireless Netw ork Configuration Settings Parameter Description Wireless Network Settings SSID Service Set Identifier that identifies the common service set for the Bridge and AP.
Airborne Control Center Page 36 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Wireless Security Settings Wireless Security Mode Enables or disables wire.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 37 Quatech, Inc. Confidential LEAP Password Configures the WPA-LEAP password. The LEAP password [1 to 32 characters] must match the LEAP password assigned to the LEAP user on the LEAP server.
Airborne Control Center Page 38 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Maximum Transmission Rate Bridge’s maximum wireless transmission rate. The Bridge will attempt the highest specified rate and fallback to a lower rate if necessary.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 39 Quatech, Inc. Confidential DHCP Fallback Subnet Configures the Subnet Mask used by the DHCP fallback algorithm. Default is 255.255.255.0 DHCP Fallback Gateway Configures the gateway addre ss used by the DHCP fallback algorithm.
Airborne Control Center Page 40 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 7. Region Country Codes Code Country Channels US United States 1-11 .
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 41 Quatech, Inc. Confidential ADVANCED CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Services Page (Advanced Configuration Settings) The Services Page lets you configure the Bridge’s network services like Telnet and TCP Port settings.
Airborne Control Center Page 42 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 8. Netw ork Serv ices Settings Parameter Description Enable UDAP When checked , enables Universal Data Appliance Protocol (UDAP).
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 43 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Security Settings Page (Advanced Configuration Setting) The Security Settings Page allows management of the authentication-based access services.
Airborne Control Center Page 44 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 9. Security Configuration Settings Parameter Description Configuration User Name Specifies the user name required to log into the Bridge’s configur ation interface, from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 45 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Update Firmware Page (Advanced Configuration Settings) The Update Firmware Page allows you to update the firmware running on the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge.
Airborne Control Center Page 46 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential No t e : The firmware must come from Quatech, Inc. as a .bin file and follow the file name format: DirectEthernet_ x.x.x.x .bin Where xxxx is the version number of the firmware.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 47 Quatech, Inc. Confidential • The ACC will display the message shown in XX Figure 18 XX . Figure 21. Update Complete Message • Upon restarting, the Status Page will be displayed.
Airborne Control Center Page 48 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Reset Page (Advanced Configuration Settings) The Reset Page allows you restart or reset the Bridge to the factory default values.
Airborne Control Center 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 49 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Restarting the Bridge When you click the Restart button, you will see the Warning displayed in XX Figure 20 XX . Click Yes to complete the Bridge restart or No to stop the process and return to the Reset Page.
100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 50 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This chapter provides troubleshooting suggestions you can follow in the unlikely event you encounter a problem using the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge.
Troubleshooting 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 51 Quatech, Inc. Confidential After changing the Bridge’s static IP address, the ACC stops responding. Once the static IP address is changed and you click Save , the Bridge switches to the new IP address and loses connection with the ACC.
Troubleshooting Page 52 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential LED TROUBLESHOOTING The following table provides LED troubleshooting suggestions. Table 11. Indicator LED Troubleshooting If the… Perform These Tasks… Pow er LED does not turn On .
100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 53 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This appendix lists the specifications of the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge.
Specifications Page 54 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Ethernet Interface – Heavy -Duty package Interface: Ethernet 10Base-T Connector: Deutsch DTM-06-12SSA Data Rates: 10 Mb/sec Pin Assignments: Pin No.
Specifications 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 55 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Wireless Netw ork Interface IEEE 802.11b DSSS, WiFi compliant Interface (ABDB, WLNB): (ABDG, WLNG): IEEE 802.11b/g, WiFi compliant (802.
Specifications Page 56 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Indicators LEDs (standard): Power, Link, Comm LEDs (heavy -duty): Post, Cfg, Link, .
Specifications 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 57 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Standard Packaging Enclosure: Nylon – Grey Dimensions: 2.58 in. W x 4.03 in. L x 1.90 in. D (65.5 mm x 102.3 mm x 48.2 mm) Heavy -Duty Packaging Enclosure: Plastic Dimensions: 4.
Specifications Page 58 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 13 and Table 14 list power supply specifications for the Heavy-Duty Bridge. No t e : The standard package Bridge is powered by the included AC adapter.
100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 59 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This appendix lists FCC compliance information for the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Bridge. FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
FCC Compliance Page 60 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Trade Name: AirborneDirect™ Serial Bri.
FCC Compliance 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 61 Quatech, Inc. Confidential AVIS DE CONFORMITE A LA REGLEMENTATION D’INDUSTRIE CANADA Pour empêcher toute in.
FCC Compliance Page 62 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential indicates that usage restrictions apply. To ensure compliance with local regulations, be sure to select the country in which the access point is installed.
FCC Compliance 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 63 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Countries Restrictions Hierbij verklaart DPAC Technologies Co rp. dat het toestel AirborneDirect™ Serial/Ethernet Bridge in overeenstemmi ng is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.
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100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 65 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This appendix provides a glossary of wireless terminology. 802.11 Wireless standards developed by the I EEE that specify an "over-the-air" interface for wireless Local Area Networks.
Glossary Page 66 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Disassociation service An IEEE 802.11 term that defines the pr ocess a station or Access Point uses to notify that it is terminat ing an existing association.
Glossary 100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Et hernet Bridge User's Guide Page 67 Quatech, Inc. Confidential RTOS An operating system implementing com ponents and services that explicitly offer deterministic responses, and therefore allow the creation of real-time systems.
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100-8007-141G AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide Page 69 Quatech, Inc. Confidential A Accessing the Web interface, 25 Advanced Configuration Settings, 41 AirborneDirect Ethernet Brid.
Index Page 70 AirborneDirect™ Ethernet Br idge User's Guide 100-8007-141G Quatech, Inc. Confidential U Update Firmware Page, 45 Using This Document, 4 V VERIFYING YOUR CONNECTIONS, 21 W Web int.
100-8007-141G Revision 1.41 May 2007.
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In una situazione in cui hai già il Quatech ABDG-ET Series, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Quatech ABDG-ET Series.
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