RadioLAN 140 MOBILINK User Manual

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Summary of 140 MOBILINK

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Model 140 mobilink user guide.

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page i © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Notices notices fcc fcc this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfu...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page ii © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Disclaimer disclaimer the instructions in this document have been carefully checked for accuracy and are presumed to be reliable. Radiolan and its writers assume no responsibility for inaccuracies and reserves the right to modi...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page iii © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Trademark disclosures trademark disclosures radiolan has made every effort to provide disclosures when using trademarks owned by other companies. Trademarked designations appear throughout this publication. The publisher state...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page iv © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Table of contents notices ........................................................................................................................................................................... I fcc...........................

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 1 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Introduction introduction welcome to wireless networking. You have purchased radiolan’s model 140 mobilink, a wireless network device that allows you to connect a pc that uses a pcmcia slot to a radiolan wireless network. Radiol...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 2 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Another example of model 140 use would be a professional in an office complex. When using a hard- wired network, the professional would typically have connection to the network in his office, but would leave this connection to v...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 3 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Items included with the model 140 mobilink items included with the model 140 mobilink when you received your new model 140 mobilink, you should have received the following items in the product container: • this manual • the mode...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 4 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. System requirements system requirements to use radionet manager, station computers must meet or exceed the following requirements: • windows 95b or later operating system • 32mb of ram recommended • 3.5 inch floppy disk drive • ...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 5 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Inserting and removing the mobilink inserting and removing the mobilink the transceiver comes installed on the end of the pcmcia card, and is hinged for easy installation and safe storage after removal. The unit is designed to o...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 6 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. To insert the mobilink: gently open the antenna so that it is angled away from the pcmcia card at a 130-degree angle. Figure 2: opening the mobilink.

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 7 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Carefully align the pcmcia card into the guides of the pcmcia slot. If there are two slots, select the top slot. Insert the pc card firmly into the slide the card into the slot until it stops and then press firmly to seat the ca...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 8 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Removing the mobilink removing the mobilink always take care when removing the mobilink from the slot. Pcmcia slots are designed to tightly hold the card into place. There are usually ejector buttons on one end of the slot. Befo...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 9 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Installing installing radiolan drivers radiolan drivers after inserting the card into the slot, the operating system displays the n ew h ardware f ound screen, and offers driver choices that are appropriate for the hardware. Sel...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 10 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. The operating system displays the i nstall from d isk screen. Insert the network drivers disk into drive a, and then click ok. The operating system begins copying files from the diskette, and shows progress on the copying files...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 11 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Soon after, the i nsert d isk screen appears, prompting you to insert the operating system diskette. Insert the disk into the appropriate drive, and then click ok. If the operating system cannot find the operating system cd, it...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 12 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. If your computer is set for tcp/ip with dhcp, then after the operating system completes copying files onto the hard disk drive, it begins searching for a dhcp client. If it does not locate the dhcp client, it displays a notific...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 13 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Installing installing radionet manager radionet manager install radionet manager onto your computer’s hard disk drive. 1. Insert radionet manager diskette (1 of 1) into your floppy disk drive. 2. Double-click the my computer ic...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 14 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Range of operation range of operation radiolan networks provide a radio carrier range of 250 feet with a nominal data range of a 120 feet radius from each station. Your system’s range may be greater than 120 feet depending upon...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 15 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Roaming roaming radiolan networks provide an automatic ability in the client stations to select the access point with the best signal. This allows the client stations to move from one access point to another without user interv...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 16 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Performing a site survey performing a site survey performing a site survey allows you to map out your signal quality ratings throughout the office area. To perform the survey, you need to configure two stations. For example, th...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 17 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. 3. With the portable notebook station, move to the location where each wireless station will be located. Locate the notebook so that you can position its transceiver as close to the location where the proposed station’s transmi...

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    890-013 06/02/99 version 1 page 18 © 1999 radiolan. All rights reserved. Getting technical assistance getting technical assistance if you have technical questions, or have determined that your equipment is damaged, radiolan offers a number of ways to get assistance: 1. Contact your local radiolan re...

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