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1. CB 1000 68 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide To avoid print errors match the Flow Control settings between the CB 1000 and the printer The LPD port setting shuold be 515 Refer to the printer Mote manual to configure Flow Control settings in the printer Finish configuration by clicking the Update And Reset Unit button The CB 1000 is now configured to act as a LPD print server for a serial printer Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 69 LPD Print Server for Serial Printing 70 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Stream To Network Packet Conversion Chapter 11 Serial Stream To Network Packet Conversion The serial port on the CB 1000 can be used for a range of different applications though almost all applications involve bridging data between the CB 1000 serial port and one of the network interfaces Data that is received on the serial port is packetized then transmitted on either the radio or wired network interface to the network device configured to receive serial data This section explains the process of packetizing data received on the serial port Network devices transmit and receive data in a fundamentally different way than the serial port Network devices operate on packets whereas serial devices operate on single characters A network packet is a well defined structure that includes enough information for the packet to be interpreted by different network devices routed to the appropriate destination and inter
2. CB 1000 some disassembly and re assembly is required zi Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 19 Installing the Hardware 2 Remove the bottom mounting plate Remove the cap from the CB 1000 by pulling on the side of the cap to release it from the main CB 1000 assembly Removal of the cap allows access to the radio card slot CB 1000 units do notinclude radio cards Contact a Symbol Sales representative for the most current list of radio cards supported by the Nae CB 1000 ap Confirm that the CB 1000 is not powered on Tauhan 20 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Installing the Hardware 1 Insert the Symbol Spectrum24 radio card into the PCMCIA slot in the CB 1000 Arrows on the front of the card indicate the insertion point to the slot a Align the card when inserting Insert the card firmly without forcing Cautien Forcing the card into the slot can damage the device or the card 2 Replace the cap on the CB 1000 3 Replace the bottom mounting plate 4 Connect the power adapter to the port labeled 5V DC 5 Plug one end of a standard straight through 10Base T RJ 45 Ethernet cable into the network port on the computer 0000 0000 9 Power R 45 RS 232 Config Ethernet Port Serial Port 6 Plug the other end into the RJ 45 port on the CB 1000 If the CB 1000 is connected to a hub the device requires an Ethernet cross over cable to make the connection Use a straigh
3. B 1 North American Contacts Inside North America contact Symbol by e Symbol Technologies Inc One Symbol Plaza Holtsville New York 11742 1300 Telephone 1 516 738 2400 1 800 SCAN 234 Fax 1 516 738 5990 e Symbol Support Center telephone 1 800 653 5350 fax 516 563 5410 Email support symbol com Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 113 Customer Support B 2 International Contacts Outside North America contact Symbol by e Symbol Technologies Technical Support 12 Oaklands Park Berkshire RG 41 2FD United Kingdom Tel 011 44 118 945 7000 or 1 516 738 2400 ext 6213 B 3 Additional Information 114 O btain additional information by contacting Symbol at e 1 800 722 6234 inside North America e 1 516 738 5200 in outside North America http www symbol com Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Regulatory Compliance Appendixc Regulatory Compliance To comply with U S and international regulatory requirements the following information has been included The document applies to the complete line of Symbol products Some of the labels shown and statements applicable to other devices might not apply to all products C 1 Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commissions Rules and Regulation These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against h
4. 2 Select Upload Firmware 3 Use the file selector to navigate to the location of the firmware file Choose a Firmware File Look in aco El fag Fiename Syn 2 01 Files of type fan fae x Cancel I Open as read only 4 Double click on the file The Log Viewer displays a progress status At the end of the process the CB 1000 resets The Log Viewer indicates a successful update The status light on the CB 1000 flashes and after 15 to 20 seconds the new image is fully installed and the CB 1000 is ready for use Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 31 Windows Configurator Utility 5 2 5 Resetting to factory defaults This feature restores the CB 1000 back to its original settings and adapts the firmware to the radio installed 1 Click on the File menu in the main window of the CB 1000 Configurator 2 Select Reset To Default A warning banner appears indicating all parameters are being reset to factory defaults Click Yes to continue or No to cancel Warming you are about to reset your unit to factory default Do you want to proceed 7 IE Depending on the current radio network setting resetting to factory default could leave the CB 1000 unable to associate Resetting to default resets all parameters including the radio ESSID 5 2 6 Changing Radios The CB 1000 Configurator utility is designed to detect the type of radio currently in use and to reset the specific radio parameters accordingly T
5. View configuration for capture Reset configuration to default View forwarding database View roaming log View system event log Clear system event log Reset the CB 1808 13 1 Navigating the Configurator Editor Selecting one of the Main Menu options displays bring a specific configuration file into the editor O nce inside the editor use the arrow keys to move the cursor If the arrow keys do not work with the terminal emulator use CTRL P for up previous CTRL N for down next CTRL B for left back and CTRL F for right forward See 13 2 Terminal Emulator Control Characters on page 83 for a complete list Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 81 Main Menu Configuration Screens Main Menu Option Result Action Resume operation This option exits Configuration It returns the CB 1000 to the settings the CB 1000 had before the Configure button was pressed Edit configuration Displays a list of editable files e Return to Main Menu Returns to the previous menu selection e System Displays the editor screen with the configuration file for options that are not communication dependent e RS 232 port uart0 Displays the editor screen with the configuration file for the serial port and per connection network settings e 10BaseT Ethernet lan0 Displays the editor screen with the configuration file for the radio parameters and IP network interface settings View configuration for capture Enables
6. itsocket connect data Please login tserial connect data Received listener connection xd xa tserial disconnect data Disconnected from listener xd Bxa tserial fail data Accept failed Oxd Bxa tcpbind1b protocol tcp ip address 18 18 18 129 remote tcp port 4000 reopen after shutdown on socket connect data Hello xd xa tserial connect data Connected to socket xd Bxa tserial disconnect data Disconnected from socket Qxd Bxa tserial fail data Connection failed xd Oxa 98 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens tcpbind2 protocol tcp type listen local tcp port 4808 reopen after shutdown on tsocket connect data Please login itserial connect data Received listener connection xd xa itserial disconnect data Disconnected from listener xd Qxa tserial fail data Accept failed xd xa tcpbind3 protocol tcp type connect ip address 18 18 18 129 remote tcp port 4868 reopen after shutdown on itsocket connect data Hello xd xa itserial connect data Connected to socket xd xa itserial disconnect data Disconnected from socket xd xa itserial fail data Connection failed Oxd Qxa protocol TCPBIND1a TCPBIND1b TCPBIND2 and TCPBIND3 use the TCP protocol so the value of this entry is tcp e local tcp port This port defines the TCP port number the CB 1000 uses f
7. lt angles gt brackets GUI Screen text Italics Screen URL indicates mandatory parameters in a given syntax for command line indicates available parameters in configuration files brackets act as separators for options indicates the name of a control in a GUI based application indicates the first time a term is used a book title variables and menu titles indicates monitor screen dialog Also indicates user input A screen is the hardware device on which data appears A display is data arranged on a screen indicates text shown on a radio terminal screen indicates Uniform Resource Locator Click the URL to launch browser This document uses the following for certain conditions or types of information Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide iii amp i Caution sail Warning Indicates tips or special requirements Indicates conditions that can cause equipment damage or data loss Indicates a potentially dangerous condition or procedure that only Symbol trained personnel should attempt to correct or perform Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide INtroductON oei E E TTO 1 1 1 Spectrum24 Client Bridge 1000 sssssssssssssrsisisrrrrrrrreererreenree 1 1 2 Included with the CB 1000 cece eect ee eee eeteteneeeeeeees 1 1 3 Spectrum24 Features iiin uia cathe tans iaia naina aes
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9. failed Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide The radio is not linking to the access point FLASH could be damaged Configuration cannot be accessed or saved Radio could not be initialized Verify the radio is a Symbol Technologies CB 1000 supported radio Verify the ESSID matches the access point Perform the Reset To Default procedure see 5 2 5 Resetting to factory defaults on page 32 any time a radio card is installed Contact Symbol Technologies Technical Support Follow these steps Continue to the next step until the problem is resolved 1 Reset the CB 1000 2 Unplug the power Wait approximately 30 seconds and apply power 3 Reset the CB 1000 to the factory default configuration and reset the CB 1000 4 Contact Symbol Technologies Technical Support if the problem persists 109 Troubleshooting Indication Problem Corrective Action XXxx file does not Configuration file Reset the configuration to exist could not be found Factory Default and reset the CB 1000 If the problem persists contact Symbol Technologies Technical Support A 3 Event Log Error Table All entries in the event log are preceded by a number This number is a timestamp used by Technical Support but is not relevant to looking up items in this table Configuration Error Code Corrective Action Error Code Explanation xxxx yyyyl section Section named tyyyyl Save the current does not exist y P F 7 5 r
10. flow control lines RTS DTR CTS DSR but they are not flow control I O control gives the ability to send digital data from one CB 1000 to another without interpretation by either CB 1000 I O control can also provide information to the device the CB 1000 is connected to such as the status of low power mode I O control key Allowed values rts none and passthrough dtr none and passthrough RTS and DTR are output lines When set to passthrough the status of these lines is forwarded to the CB 1000 unit specified by the socket option described below When set to none they do not function as digital inputs I O control key Allowed values cts Allowed values are negate assert and passthrough dsr Allowed values are negate assert and passthrough CTS and DSR are output lines When set to negate or assert CTS and DSR output a continuous digital value The value negate outputs a logic 1 or mark which is electrically negative This is also the state seen on an RS 232 connector when the cable is unplugged The value assert outputs a logic 0 92 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens or space which is electrically positive When set to passthrough CTS outputs the value that the remote CB 1000 is receiving on its RTS line and DSR outputs the remote DTR value The source of these remote signals depends on the remote CB 1000 socket setting in this section e resend interval Digital input lines are transmitted w
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12. Check this box to accept a new connection if the active one closes 7 Click the Update And Reset Unit button 60 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter9 Serial Telnet Client Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the CB 1000 as a serial telnet client Telnet is a method to connect and remotely log in to a host computer or network device The host computer or device requires a telnet server running for this service to be available O nce the telnet session is established from the CB 1000 any data received by the serial port of the CB 1000 is sent to the host Any data returned from the host is sent out the serial port of the CB 1000 The serial port of the CB 1000 is connected to a serial terminal or a computer that is running terminal emulation software To configure the CB 1000 as a serial telnet client 1 Complete the configuration of the basic radio settings instructions in 6 1 Configuration of the Radio Settings on page 37 2 Complete the Network Configuration instructions in Chapter 7 Network Configuration on page 43 3 Complete the General Configuration instructions 7 1 G eneral Serial Configuration on page 44 4 Click the Serial tab 5 Select the Protocol tab Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 61 Serial Telnet Client Configuration 6 Select the Telnet option in the Protocol list CB 1000 7 Click on the Telnet tab at the top of the panel There are two methods that can be used to es
13. Client Configuration 9 2 Command Prompt Connection 64 This section describes the command prompt connection method for a serial telnet client The command prompt connection method provides a telnet prompt to the serial terminal From the telnet prompt the user can open a telnet session to any computer or device that is accessible on the network and is capable of accepting telnet connections To establish a telnet connection atthe command prompt type the command open followed by the IP address of the host computer or device for example telnet gt open 18 18 18 129 The IP address can optionally be followed by the TCP port number on which to open the connection If the port number is omitted the industry standard default telnet port number of 23 is used Use the IP address not the name of the host since only IP addresses are recognized by the CB 1000 When the telnet connection is closed the CB 1000 displays a new telnet prompt Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide To configure the CB 1000 as a serial telnet client using the command prompt connection method follow steps 1 7 on Chapter 9 Serial Telnet Client Configuration on page 61 and then complete the steps below 1 Click on command prompt button 2 Click the Update And Reset Unit button CB 1000 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 65 Serial Telnet Client Configuration 66 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide LPD Print Server for Serial Printing Chapter 10 LPD Print Serv
14. are type approved and do not require the user to obtain license or authorization before using the equipment Any changes or modifications to Symbol Technologies equipment not expressly approved by Symbol Technologies could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 117 Regulatory Compliance C 4 Telephone Devices Modems C 4 1 United States If this product contains an internal modem it is compliant with Part 68 of the Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations and there will be a label on the product showing the FCC ID Number and the REN Ringer Equivalence Number The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices which maybe connected to the telephone line Excessive RENs on the telephone line may result in the device not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of the RENs should not exceed 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to the line as determined by the total number of RENs contact the telephone company to determine the maximum REN for the calling area If the modem causes harm to the telephone network the telephone company will notify you in advance however if advance notice is not practical you will be notified as soon as possible Also you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary The telephone company may make changes in its acilities equipment o
15. capture mode in the terminal software The display scrolls through all configuration settings and gives the option to disable capture mode at the end of the displayed data Use this option to keep a record of the settings made for a particular CB 1000 unit or to generate a file for Symbol Technologies Technical Support when requested Reset configuration to default Sets all configuration files to their factory default View forwarding database Lists the MAC addresses of all network nodes detected and the network interface View roaming log Lists the MAC addresses of the access points the CB 1000 has associated disassociated 82 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Option Main Menu Configuration Screens Result Action View system error log Displays a list of errors that occurred when the Symbol CB 1000 Status LED is lit See A 3 Event Log Error Table on page 110 for a list of possible error messages Clear system error log Removes all messages from the error log described above Reset the Unit Performs a hardware reset Use this after making configuration changes to allow the changes to take effect 13 2 Terminal Emulator Control Characters The UI uses the following keystrokes to navigate through the menus and screens depending on the terminal emulation For terminal emulation programs that do not support using ARRO W keys or the ENTER key use the control char
16. carrier signal This demodulation results in the original digital data Spectrum24 uses the environment the air and certain objects as the transmission medium Spectrum24 radio devices transmit in the 2 4 to 2 5 GHz frequency range a license free range throughout most of the world The actual range is country dependent Spectrum24 devices like other Ethernet devices have unique hardware encoded Media Access Control MAC or IEEE addresses MAC addresses determine the device sending or receiving data A MAC address is a 48 bit number written as six hexadecimal bytes separated by colons For example BOO AW F8 24 9A C8 1 4 1 Cellular Coverage An AP establishes an average communication range with MUs called a Basic Service Set BSS or cell When in a particular cell the MU associates and communicates with the AP of that cell Each cell has a Basic Service Set Identifier BSS_ID In IEEE 802 11 the AP MAC address represents the BSS _ID The MU recognizes the AP it associates with using the BSS _ID Adding APs to a LAN establishes more cells in an environment making it an RF Network using the same Extended Service Set Identifier ESSID Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 3 Introduction APs with the same ESSID define a coverage area The MU searches for APs with a matching ESSID and synchronizes with an AP to establish communications This allows MUs within the coverage area to move about or roam As the MU roams from cell to
17. ensure communication The time synchronization field included in message packets coordinates the hop timing of all units Each hop is a frequency at least 6 MHz away from the previous frequency and has a 1 MHz bandwidth Time 1090 Milliseconds 800 200 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 o Frequency T a Se 2500 FHSS devices can operate in an adverse environment and coexist with other devices services in the same band The average signal strength being relatively low on any given frequency results from FHSS When the signal intelligence is spread out over several MHz in the frequency spectrum the resulting power spectrum also spreads out less than 1 watt This results in the transmitted power spread out over a wide frequency bandwidth and makes detection very difficult without the code sequence or pattern Hopping provides enhanced data reception in the presence of interfering signals like fixed frequency radio networks or microwave ovens The system also resists interference because it spends a short time on each given frequency If an interfering source is present or interference ata Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 1 6 1 Introduction specific frequency only a small number of frequency hops are blocked rather than the entire range With interference occurring on one frequency the data is retransmitted on a subsequent hop at another frequency Even if constant interference exists on a given frequency it affects the radio
18. in configuration file configuration if applicable named xxxx is Reset the missing CB 1000 configuration to Factory Default Reset the CB 1000 Restore configuration if applicable xxxx yyyyl zzzz Entry zzzz refers to a Save current configuration entry refers to nont _ section that is not if applicable Reset the located in file xxxx CB 1000 unit configuration to Factory Default Reset the CB 1000 Restore configuration if applicable 110 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Configuration Error Code Xxxx Lyyyy zzzz entry does not exist Error Code Explanation Entry zzzz in section yyyy of file Xxxx was missing Corrective Action Save current configuration if applicable Reset the CB 1000 unit configuration to Factory Default Reset the CB 1000 Restore configuration if applicable Xxxx Lyyyy zzzz entry is invalid Unable to bring up interface lanx Xxxx lt Lyyyy zzzz gt Unable to add route UART Error No Rx Buffer Available Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Entry zzzz in section yyyy of file xxxx contains an invalid value Configuration values for the radio could be incorrect Route values are out of range compared to the interface values Data is being sent to the UART ata rate faster than it can clear its receive buffers and data is being lost Check the entry in the configuration for zzzz If it cannot be found in the Configuration M
19. over a TCP IP socket connection Any program that uses standard TCP IP network sockets can communicate with the serial port of the CB 1000 Once a socket is established to the CB 1000 any data written to the socketis sent out the serial port and any data received by the serial port is returned via the socket connection The CB 1000 network serial port may be used in two modes e TCP Listen Port e TCP Connect Port In the TCP Listen Port mode before any serial communication is possible the socket connection is made by the network program for the CB 1000 to communicate For example use the TCP Listen Port if a central server expects to open a TCP IP socket connection to the CB 1000 In the TCP Connect Port mode the CB 1000 establishes a socket connection to the IP address and port number specified in the configuration For example use the TCP Connect Port if the system expects the CB 1000 to open a TCP IP socket connection to a central server The following procedures configure CB 1000 as a network serial port 1 Complete the configuration of the basic radio settings instructions in 6 1 Configuration of the Radio Settings on page 37 2 Complete the Network Configuration instructions in Chapter 7 Network Configuration on page 43 3 Complete the General Configuration instructions 7 1 General Serial Configuration on page 44 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Port Protocol Configuration 4 Click the Serial tab 5 Select the P
20. port to devices that have standard Ethernet capabilities The Client Bridge associates with a Spectrum24 AP located nearby The AP sees this Client Bridge network device combination as a standard Mobile Unit MU The AP forms a bridge between the wired LAN and the wireless clients In infrastructure mode the AP is a dedicated device that is wired into the LAN back bone while the Client Bridge units can be physically moved throughout the WLAN The Client Bridge communicates with any device on the network by routing data through the associated AP Multiple APs with the same ESSID can be placed within the same area The 802 11 standard enables the Client Bridge to roam among the MUs and APs Reassociation occurs as long as the Client Bridge has the same ESSID as the AP itis trying to associate with 10bT CB CB 1000 ae il 10bT CB 1000 10bT Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 11 Operating Modes 2 2 Peer to Peer Mode Peer to Peer mode allows two or more Client Bridge units to communicate exclusively with one another without the use of an AP Use this mode to connect serial devices serial line replacement or wireless serial cable or as an Ethernet bridge between Ethernet devices e In this configuration the Client Bridge communicates using the TCP network protocol 10bT J CB 1000 CB 10
21. 00 10bT CB 1000 CB 1000 12 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide O perating Modes 2 3 Serial Line Replacement Serial Serial SS Cable Cable I Client Client Bridge Bridge Two CB 1000s are required to perform wireless serial line replacement Serial line replacement can operate with the radio in either Infrastructure or Peer to Peer mode When performing Serial Line Replacement data is exchanged using one of two protocols RMP Pipe e TCP Pipe Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 13 Operating Modes 2 4 LED Status and Error Indicators LED indicators on the Client Bridge include Power green Indicates power when active amp Status amber Indicates the software has detected an abnormal condition See event log for status information Associated green A green LED indicates association Radio Activity amber between the CB 1000 and an AP or a MicroAP operating in the Spectrum24 Network Amber indicates Spectrum24 Radio traffic detected Wired LAN A green LED indicates a connection 1r Attached green between the CB 1000 and the wired In Use amber Ethernet Lights amber to indicate activity is detected on the wired Ethernet Serial Activity A green LED indicates the CB 1000 is um Transmit green receiving data through the serial Receive amber port and displays am
22. 111 12 211 900031 00 60 97 e2 3c e5 CB 1000 G24 sm __ cove __ The Unit List window of the CB 1000 displays a list of CB 1000 units detected All CB 1000 units can be controlled from this main window The buttons on this window allow the user to SCAN EXIT CONFIGURE a unit and display the HELP page The SCAN function performs a search for active CB 1000 units After a scan the display is updated with the available CB 1000 units Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 25 Windows Configurator Utility 26 In the CB 1000 Unit List window double click on the CB 1000 unit to be configured or click on the CB 1000 unit and select Configure from the Unit List window Match the serial number of the CB 1000 displayed in the Unit List window with the serial number found on the bottom side of the CB 1000 to identify the correct Client Bridge The configuration window displays CB 1000 Mm E3 Fie Help S24 Network Serial Radio Symbol Technologies Inc http ZZwww symbol com Firmware version 2 01 IP address 111 111 112 211 CB 1000 Configuration Utility 1 0 Close Reload from Unit Update and Reset Unit The configuration window displays information about the CB 1000 Configurator and the selected unit Three vertical tabs appear Network Serial and Radio that define the categories of configuration options Select a vertical tab to display additional sub categories for each configuration option At the bott
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24. CB 1000 User Guide 41 Basic Radio Configuration 42 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter 7 Network Configuration Communication directly with the CB 1000 allows the following e use of the serial port applications e performing a network ping of the CB 1000 e remotely configure the CB 1000 via the telnet protocol amp Bridging does not communicate with the CB 1000 and does not require _ setting up the basic network parameters After completing the Configuration of Radio Settings in 6 1 Configuration of the Radio Settings on page 37 proceed with the following steps to configure the network settings 1 Click on the Network Tab The IP Address Netmask and Gateway fields are displayed CB 1000 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 43 Network Configuration 2 Enter an IP address assigned to the CB 1000 The IP address is the network address that other computers use to communicate with the CB 1000 3 Enter the Netmask This is a value that defines the range of IP addresses available within the local network 4 If the network uses a gateway router or firewall enter the IP address of the gateway For serial applications the CB 1000 requires a gateway IP address to access computers or other CB 1000s beyond the Local Area Network LAN router or firewall Enter none if no gateway is present or a gateway is not needed A gateway is not necessary for Ethernet bridging Mote 7 1 General Serial Conf
25. MP address to be accepted Change the Source Address Filter value only when there are multiple RM P Passthrough Serial Line Replacement installations in close proximity CB 1000 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 51 Serial Port Protocol Configuration 52 e Destination Address The CB 1000 sends data received on the serial port to this address Enter the RMP address of another CB 1000 for direct serial line replacement O ther possible values are dynamic default or broadcast The dynamic value returns data to the CB 1000 data was received from Using the value of dynamic allows two CB 1000s to communicate to each other Entering broadcast sends data to all CB 1000s set to use RMP Pipe e Transmit Try Count For dynamic data this count specifies the number of attempts the CB 1000 makes to transmit each RMP packet of data Ensure the CB 1000 is in range and powered up to reduce the possibility of transmission failures When failures occur data is lost if additional attempts are not made This count allows the user to specify how many attempts to take at re transmitting data The maximum is 65 000 retries The default is infinite which causes each packet to be retried until successfully sent Select the Transmit Try Count based on the sensitivity of the application to data delay and or data loss e Transmit Retry Interval This setting determines the time period to wait between re transmission attempts The value is specifie
26. Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide INF CB1000 01 February 2001 www symbol com Copyright Copyright 2000 by Symbol Technologies Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be modified or adapted in any way for any purposes without permission in writing from Symbol The material in this manual is subject to change without notice Symbol reserves the right to make changes to any product to improve reliability function or design No license is granted either expressly or by implication estoppel or otherwise under any Symbol Technologies Inc intellectual property rights An implied license only exists for equipment circuits and subsystems contained in Symbol products Symbol the Symbol logo and Spectrum24 are registered trademarks of Symbol Technologies Inc Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machine Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft C orporation Novell and LAN Workplace are registered trademarks of Novell Inc Toshiba is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation Patents This product is covered by one or more of the following U S and foreign Patents U S Patent No 4 460 120 4 496 831 4 593 186 4 603 262 4 607 156 4 652 750 4 673 805 4 736 095 4 758 717 4 816 660 4 845 350 4 896 026
27. The format of this data is the same as in socket connect data serial fail data When the socket connection fails the data is written to the UART This happens in the case of a connect type where the remote machine was unavailable or refused the connection This value can be used to catch listen to problems The format is the same as in socket connect data type The values in this entry can be either listen or connect This specifies whether the CB 1000 waits for a connection from another computer or attempt to initiate the connection itself ip address The ip address is used in the TCP protocol to specify the address to connect Connect must be selected for the IP address to be used Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens e remote tcp port The remote tcp port specifies the TCP port address used for remote computer connection Use connect for this port 10BaseT Ethernet lan0 hardware network id 181 station name CB 1888 mac address detect 0058 4e8381c it station or microap radio mode station dsmu no transmit rate 1 2 drop zero length packets yes enable encryption no Settings for the actual CB 1000 hardware are determined under this category The 10BaseT Ethernet category varies depending on the particular radio being used station name Assign a unique name to a CB 1000 device in this field Any alphanumeric name can be used The reserved name for accep
28. a keypress to initiate the connection e waitdata 1 The value is specified as a combination of a string and ASCII values The default value is Press any key to connect to host The double quote marks are a part of this value Add binary data by writing data as hex or decimal outside of quote marks For example the ANSI clear screen command string can be added to the front of this string like this xlb CH xlb CJ Press any key to connect to host Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 95 Main Menu Configuration Screens e waitdata 2 This entry defines the text displayed after the keystroke is received The format of the data is the same as in wait data 1 The default is Oxd Oxa which moves the cursor to the next line e ip address In wait for keystroke mode this specifies the IP address of the machine to automatically connect to 10 10 10 129 is the default tcp port In wait for keystroke mode the TCP port specifies the TCP port number to connect to automatically reopen after shutdown After one connection this value appears and prompts for a connection wThe default is on Network Bindings This section defines the entries describing network binding Five prewritten bindings are provided as examples rmpbind rmpbind protocol rmp it The default address is this unit s serial number source address default source address filter none destination address dynamic transmit try count infin
29. a network connection The default value tcpbindla and is found farther down in the configuration file The connection used by passthrough2 mode creates a socket using the values in the ctcpbindia section to create the network connection e connect The value of this entry points to a network connection definition that initiates the connection instead of listening for it The default for this setting is tcpbind1b 94 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens telnet telnet wait for keystroke or command prompt connect command prompt prompts to use in wait for keystroke mode 1 before 2 after wait data 1 Press any key to connect to host wait data 2 Oxd Oxa it fixed IP address to connect to if in auto or wait modes ip address 18 18 18 129 fixed TCP port to connect to if in auto or wait modes tcp port 23 it after disconnect try again reopen after shutdown on connect The connect entry dictates the prompt displayed on the serial port output The two choices are wait for keystroke ANA command prompt default The default command prompt is teinet gt much like Telnet software prompt on a UNIX system Use the open command and the IP address to connect the device to a particular machine For example telnet gt open 18 18 18 129 The wait for keystroke Option enables a configuration that connects to only one machine The wait for keystroke Option requires only
30. acter equivalents UP ARRO W or NEXT CTRL N DOWN ARRO W or PREVIOUS CTRL P ENTER or SELECT CTRL M LEFT ARRO W or BACK CTRL B RIGHT ARRO W or FO RWARD CTRL F HOME beginning of line CTRL A END end of line CTRL E BACKSPACE delete text in back of cursor CTRL H DELETE delete text in front of cursor CTRL D DELETE text from the cursor to the end of the line CTRL K SAVE FILE CTRL W EXIT WITHO UT SAVIN G CTRL X REFRESH SC REEN CTRL L Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 83 Main Menu Configuration Screens 13 3 Configuration File Format The configuration file format is broken down into sections that define a particular grouping of options The section title contains a section header which is a string of text surrounded by square brackets Chardware The text before the equal sign is a key and the text after the equal sign is the value baud 9688 Change the value of different keys to make configuration changes For example in the first two lines of the RS 232 uart0 file hardware baud 9688 data bits 8 parity none stop bits 1 telnet hardware iS the name of the section All entries are either key value pairs such aS baud 9688 or comments until the next section title for example telnet The key value pairs listed before a section name are invalid Comments are stored in the configuration file by inserting a pound sign before the text to be added Multi line comments are enab
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32. anager program use the serial port or telnet configuration menus Check the configuration for the PCMCIA radio Ethernet card used Set the route value to automatic If automatic does not work check the route values Ensure the values correspond to the other IP parameters Enable flow control for the serial application If using the the serial port menu system for configuration flow control is not enabled in the CB 1000 Enter data slower to avoid getting this error while in the serial portconfiguration system 111 Troubleshooting Configuration Error Code Corrective Action Error Code Explanation Any other errors Contact Technical Support before continuing 112 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Appendix B Customer Support Symbol Technologies provides its customers with prompt and accurate customer support Use the Symbol Support Center as the primary contact for any technical problem question or support issue involving Symbol products If the Symbol Customer Support specialists cannot solve a problem access to all technical disciplines within Symbol becomes available for further assistance and support Symbol Customer Support responds to calls by email telephone or fax within the time limits set forth in individual contractual agreements When contacting Symbol Customer Support please provide the following information e serial number of unit e model number or product name e software type and version number
33. arameters emulation ANSI baud rate 9600 data bits 8 parity none stop bit 1 flow control none Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 75 Serial Configuration of the CB 1000 5 Connect the power adapter to the port labeled 5V DC on the CB 1000 6 Insertone end of the paper clip in the hole labeled Config located in the rear of the CB 1000 next to the serial port connector Power RJ 45 7 An audible click is heard the serial LED momentarily illuminates and the main menu displays CB 1888 serial number 988034 Symbol Technologies Inc Version 1 Q F2 Ethernet HW address 8 d d8 8d bb c2 MAIN MENU Resume operation Edit configuration View configuration for capture Reset configuration to default View forwarding database View roaming log View system event log Clear system event log Reset the CB 1808 76 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Configuration of the CB 1000 Any time a new radio card is installed select the reset configuration to default option This loads the correct firmware to the specific Symbol radio card Hote installed The CB 1000 will not function unless this option is run with each new radio card 8 Select edit configuration tO display i CB 1888 serial number 988034 Symbol Technologies Inc Version 1 Q6 F2 Ethernet HW address 8 d d8 8d bb c2 SELECT A FILE Return to Main Menu system RS 232 port uart 1 BaseT Ethernet lang Use arrow keys or Ct
34. armful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications O peration of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If the equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 115 Regulatory Compliance C 1 1 Radio Frequency Interference Requirements Canada This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations C 2 CE Marking amp European Union Compliance Products intended for sale within the European Union are marked CE with the CEMark which indi
35. arrowband signal and spreads the data signal over a broad segment of the radio frequency band or spectrum Spectrum24 uses Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS technology for radio communication FHSS spreads the signal by transmitting a short burst on one frequency then jumps to another frequency for another short burst and so on Spectrum24 uses the 2 4 2 5 GHz range depending on the country This range does not require licensing from the FCC FHSS offers a higher transmission rate than a conventional radio narrowband method In FHSS systems the carrier frequency of the transmitter changes or hops in accordance with the pseudo random code sequence The code sequence dictates the frequency order selected by the transmitter The transmitter takes the input data and spreads it in a predefined method Each receiver has to understand this predefined method and reconstruct the signal before interpreting data Stations in a FHSS cell hop or change the carrier frequency at synchronized intervals Government regulatory agencies and standards such as ETSI MKK the FCC and IEEE 802 11 determine the number of frequency hops 79 for the U S the hopping pattern sequence each frequency is used and dwell time time at each frequency The FCC requires 75 or more hopping frequencies used and a maximum 400ms for dwell time per frequency The transmitter and receiver synchronize to the hop sequence Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 7 Introduction to
36. ber when the CB 1000 is transmitting data through the serial port 14 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide O perating Modes 2 5 International Roaming Operation Enable the international roaming mode to automatically adjust the CB 1000 to the country in which it operates The CB 1000 requires association with an AP to provide country information To enable International Roaming mode select International Roaming in the Radio parameter window After power up the CB 1000 listens on several channels for 802 11 traffic When it recognizes a valid frame it sends an international probe and waits for an international probe response IPR If an IPR is received the CB 1000 copies the appropriate country parameters to the RAM table and adjusts its hopping sequence table At this point the CB 1000 can associate with the AP The CB 1000 keeps the country parameter information as long as itis associated to the AP sending the IPR An associated CB 1000 probes the AP for a new country code after 20 minutes 2 6 Data Encryption Mobile nodes and other hosts can be a target of information theft This occurs when unauthorized users eavesdrop on a network to glean proprietary information The absence of a physical connection makes wireless links particularly vulnerable to eavesdropping Encryption becomes the most efficient method in preventing information theft and improving data security Encryption requires scrambling and coding of information typica
37. cates compliance to applicable Directives and European Normes EN as follows Amendments to these Directives or ENs are included Normes EN as follows C 2 1 Applicable Directives e Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC e Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC 116 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Regulatory Compliance C 2 2 Applicable Standards e EN 55 022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics of Information technology Equipment e EN 50 082 1 Electromagnetic Compatibility G eneric Immunity Standard Part 1 Residential commercial Light Industry e IEC 801 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Equipment Part 2 Electrostatic Discharge Requirements e IEC 801 3 Electromagnetic Compatibility for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Equipment Part 3 Radiated Electromagnetic Field Requirements e IEC 801 4 Electromagnetic Compatibility for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Equipment Part 4 Electrical Fast Transients Requirements EN 60 950 Amd 1 Amd 2 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment e EN 60 825 1 EN 60 825 Safety of Devices Containing Lasers C 3 RF Devices Symbol s RF products are designed to be compliant with the rules and regulations in the locations into which they are sold and will be labeled as required The majority of Symbol s RF devices
38. cell it switches APs The switch occurs when the MU analyzes the reception quality and determines that a different AP canprovide better service based on the best signal strength and lowest load distribution If the CB does not find an AP with a usable signal it performs a scan to find any AP As MUs switch APs the AP updates the association table Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Introduction 1 5 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Spread spectrum broadband uses a narrowband signal to spread the transmission over a segment of the radio frequency band or spectrum Direct sequence is a spread spectrum technique where the transmitted signal is spread over a particular frequency range The Spectrum24 AP 41X1 DS Access Point and the LA 41X1 WLAN PC Card adapter use direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS for radio communication Direct sequence systems communicate by transmitting a redundant pattern of bits called a chipping sequence Each bit of transmitted data is mapped into chips by the DSSS device and rearranged into a pseudorandom spreading code to form the chipping sequence The chipping sequence is combined with a transmitted data stream to produce the DSSS device output signal Direct Sequence lt 2 4 Ghz Band 9 XOR lt 10011101011101 Data Stream Chipping Sequence Only 3 non ovedapping Channels of Direct Sequence information fit into defined 2 4 Ghs band amp In the United States the three no
39. ch other Alphanumeric values can be used in this field Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 37 Basic Radio Configuration 38 3 Enter the Station Name The Station Name is a unique identifier that can be associted with a physical location The value entered in this field is used to easily identify CB 1000 units with the Configurator utility This field uses any alphanumeric combination Assign a unique name to a CB 1000 device in this field Any alphanumeric name can be used The reserved name for accepting any ESSID is Any The AP must be enabled to accept broadcast ESSID Click the Advanced tab In the MAC address field select detect The three options available are detect builtin and manual see page 102 for a description of each of these options Symbol recommends leaving detect selected unless an advanced configuration is being performed Selecting Detect allows the MAC address of the Ethernet client to be used throughout the network Click on the Update And Reset Unit button The Configurator Message Log window appears with a message stating that the update was successful Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Basic Radio Configuration 6 1 1 Advanced Radio Configuration The Advanced Configuration screen is specific to the feature set of the wireless LAN card Consult the radio user manual for appropriate settings After configuration is complete click on the Update And Reset button CB 1000 Mm E Fie Help S 2 4 Basic Advance
40. character frame to check for correct data transmission Options are none default odd and even e stop bits Select the number of bits used to representan end of character bitin the UART frame The value can be 1 default or 2 software software line length 1488 if input timeout is specified in msec and rounded to nearest 1 msec input timeout 18 tdelimiters xa if passthrough passthrough2 telnet or Ipd protocol passthrough The software controls the transmission and reception of bytes over the serial port Correct set up values enable data transmission between the radio and the serial port The radio data is packet based and the UART data is stream based Stream based data is transmitted and received one byte at a time without any mechanism to separate chunks of data The devices generating and using the data produced by the stream based packet serial data determine how the data is delimited beginning and end of data The devices determine the meaning of the packet Packet based data radio data is grouped into chunks of information destination data is then added to the packet Computer network traffic is packet based similar to the CB 1000 radio that transmits packet based data The radio in the CB 1000 is a wireless network interface card NIC able to communicate with hard wired or wireless computer networks when properly setup When data is received over the radio packet based data the destination i
41. cial character sequences known as DO and DONT requests LPD is a UNIX print serving protocol LPD receives data ina particular format over the radio and converts it into the data stream that is sent to the printer Data sent from the printer is ignored When configuring LPD set the printing parameters so the file is sent using the CB 1000 as the remote host Any remote printer name can be used so long Mote as it fits within the guidelines for naming a printer Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 89 Main Menu Configuration Screens flow control flow control yes or no for all but cts incoming software no rts no dtr no outgoing software no yes no or rts cts no dsr assert it how often to retransmit passthrough I 0 in seconds disable resend interval g socket that governs passthrough I 0 must use RMP socket rmpbind The CB 1000 supports the following six flow control options Recognize RTS Generate CTS Recognize DTR Generate DSR Recognize XO N XO FF and Generate XO N XO FF It also supports the original RS 232 specification for flow control where CTS is generated only when RTS is asserted The incoming flow control options in the CB 1000 specify the method of communication when to start stop sending data and how often to resent data The CB 1000 is a Data Communications Equipment DCE device the three methods of incoming flow control software are XO N XO FF Request T
42. d Encryption MAC address C detect Network dsmu C no yes Radio Serial IV Antenna diversity Transmit rate ih me Close Reload from Unit Update and Reset Unit 6 1 2 Encryption Encryption is necessary to associate to an AP configured for encryption Consult the radio manual for detailed description of how to set up encryption on the radio For advanced radio configurations such as encryption go to http www symbol com services downloads download_spec24 html and Mote reference the Spectrum24 Wireless LAN Model LA 41X1 for DS radios supporting 40 and 128 bit encryption or Spectrum24 Wireless LAN Model LA 3021 for FH radios supporting 40 bit encryption documentation Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 39 Basic Radio Configuration 1 Click the Encryption tab and select Encryption CB 1000 lel ES File Help G2 4 Basic Advanced Encryption V Enable encryption m Transmit key keyl key2 C key3 C keyp4 key kee ss tst C S key2 Jwet o key3 23455 0 key4 0xA2F518947E Network Radio Serial Close Reload from Unit Update and Reset Unit 2 Enter up to four encryption key values Enter values for the encryption keys as text ASCII strings or hexadecimal numbers Enter 0x before Hexadecimal values and use numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A F Text strings cannot begi
43. d in 1 100ths of a second 100 default equals 1 second The maximum value is 65000 e 1 0 Control I O control is only relevant to serial line replacement applications that use the RMP protocol I O control defines contro over digital inputs and outputs of the CB 1000 separately from the data lines Digital input and output are shared with the flow control lines RTS DTR CTS and DSR butin this mode the CB 1000 does not interpret them as flow control signals They give the ability to send digital data from one device to another without interpretation by the CB 1000 Use of Hardware Flow control on lines that have been enabled for I O Control is not allowed Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Port Protocol Configuration 8 2 TCP Pipe Mote TCP Pipe similar to RMP Pipe makes no changes to the serial data stream TCP Pipe differs from RMP Pipe by creating two independent network connections for transmitted and received data Using two connections allows each CB 1000 to detect conditions when it has lost radio contact with the CB 1000 In this configuration each CB 1000 simultaneously acts as a client and a server 1 Complete the Basic Radio Configuration instructions in 6 1 Configuration of the Radio Settings on page 37 Use Peer to Peer mode if replacing a serial line or serial network with two or more CB 1000s without using an access point 2 Complete the Network Configuration instructions in Chapter 7 Network C
44. e Configurator utility Select FILE menu from Log Viewer window to switch views between the different CB 1000 logs and the Configurator utility messages 5 2 8 Message Log Window The GU Message Log displays status messages from the Configurator utility 5 2 9 Event Log The event log displays status and information generated by the CB 1000 hardware Display the event log by selecting the FILE in the Log window and choose the Read Event Log option Clear the entries from the event log by selecting Clear Event Log option from the FILE menu When the firmware identifies an unusual event Information is written into the event log and the status LED is illuminated After information is read clear the entries from the event log and clear the status LED by selecting Clear Event Log The CB 1000 if possible functions normally after the status LED is illuminated 5 2 10 Association Log The Association Log records association and dis association from the AP or a MicroAP Each event is timestamped and if available the AP MAC address is displayed Each dis association event contains only a timestamp The timestamp indicates the number of 10 millisecond periods since the unit was turned on or reset For example a timestamp of 6000 corresponds to a time of 60 seconds and a timestamp of 20 corresponds to a time of 0 2 seconds 34 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Windows Configurator Utility 5 2 11 Forwarding Table The forwarding table display
45. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeas 82 13 4 Edit Configuration Files ccc ceeeeeeeeeeee ee ee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeas 82 1S ALL Syse M csiiawedet ttn civ divide aa aa Aa ideas tea iy 83 13 4 2 RS 232 port Varto jess siira eens ected 84 Troubleshooting nre ia a rans Mt eee as 105 CUSTOMER SUPPO crrr a EE 111 Regulatory COMpliance c ccccisssescesscseeesereres 113 e st tes ess E a A CULE RST peNeaeE Oe Index 1 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide vii viii Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter1 ntroduction 1 1 Spectrum24 Client Bridge 1000 The Spectrum24 Client Bridge CB 1000 provides an interface between Ethernet devices Serial RS 232 devices and Spectrum24 radio LANs depending on the operational mode The CB 1000 supports the Spectrum24 LA 41X1 direct sequence DS and the LA 302X frequency hopping spread spectrum FH radio cards The CB 1000 does not include the Spectrum24 LA 41X1 Direct Sequence DS or the LA 302X Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FH radio cards Contact a Symbol Sales representative for the most current list of radio cards supported by the CB 1000 Mote 1 2 Included with the CB 1000 e CD with configuration utility manager software and user guide Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 1 Introduction 1 3 Spectrum24 Features bridging architecture to providing communication between radio and wired multiple network segments switchable data rates enabling 1 Mbps 2 Mbps and 11 Mbps devices t
46. efresh period Periodically a CB 1000 pings an access point The AP Refresh Period is the time in seconds between pings The default is 60 do not change this default setting If this default is changed the access point ignores the CB 1000 unit and the unit is not found on the network Having a refresh period active does not affect the performance of the CB 1000 13 4 2 RS 232 port uart0 RS 232 serial UART configurations are found on all UARTSs that allow communication over the serial port Configure serial port and devices identically There are 12 sections available for configuration Setup only the section applicable to the configuration being used hardware hardware baud 960 data bits 8 parity none stop bits 1 e The hardware section configures the data transfer rate number of bits per data transfer error checking and the number of bits used to signal end of data transfer Match the serial port and device setup to communicate baud Selects the data transfer rate of the RS 232 serial port The baud rate can be between 112 5 and 115 200 bps The default data transfer rate is 9600 The CB 1000 UART is capable of operating at non standard speeds 86 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens data bits Ina UART character frame this selects the number of bits that are used to transmit data Available values are 7 and 8 default e Parity Sets the parity used in the UART
47. ength parameter sets the maximum size for this buffer When the number of characters in the buffer reaches the Line length value the entire buffer is sent as the data in a single network packet The value of Line length can range from 1 to 1408 bytes The default value is 1408 11 2 Timeout Serial data arrives in small bursts of characters When the CB 1000 receives a burst of data and waits for a period of time for additional data to be received When additional data is received it is added to the receive buffer and the CB 1000 begins to wait again If additional data is not received for longer than the period specified by the Timeout value then the buffer of characters received is sent in a single network packet and the process begins again Specify the timeout value in 10 millisecond increments The valid range for timeout is from 10 milliseconds 0 01 second to 65000 milliseconds 650 seconds The default value is 10 milliseconds 11 2 1 Delimiters 72 Some serial devices transmit and receive data in a known structure In these cases there are often special characters that the transmitting device uses to indicate a complete message has been sent These characters are referred to as delimiters Specify up to five different delimiting characters to the CB 1000 When the CB 1000 adds one of these characters to the buffer of serial received characters the CB 1000 immediately sends that buffer as a network packet Spectrum24 CB 1000 U
48. er for Serial Printing This section configures the CB 1000 for wireless printing to a serial printer If configuring an Ethernet printer follow the instructions for configuring a 6 1 3 Wireless Ethernet Bridge on page 41 The Line Printer Daemon LPD protocol requires an operating system that supports LPD to a remote host such as Windows The LPD server on the CB 1000 uses a uni directional protocol Data is received via a wireless network connection and sent out the serial port to the printer Data received from the serial port is ignored This means the CB 1000 ignores data received from the printer except for software flow control characters see 7 1 4 Software Flow Control on page 46 Use the network hostname or IP address of the CB 1000 as the remote z printer host when configuring the operating system ohe 1 Complete the Basic Radio Configuration instructions described in Chapter 6 Basic Radio Configuration on page 37 2 Complete the Network Configuration described in Chapter 7 Network Configuration on page 43 3 Complete the General Serial Configuration described in 7 1 G eneral Serial Configuration on page 44 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 67 LPD Print Server for Serial Printing 4 Click on the Serial tab and then select the Protocol tab CB 1000 5 Click on the LPD option 6 Click on the Flow Control tab Verify that the Flow control settings of the CB 1000 match those of the printer
49. f authentication O pen System and Shared Key O pen System authentication is a null authentication algorithm Shared Key authentication is an algorithm where both the AP and the MU share an authentication key to perform a checksum an error checking operation on the original message By default IEEE 802 11 devices operate in an open system network where any wireless device can associate with an AP without authorization A wireless device with a valid shared key is allowed to associate with the AP Authentication management messages also called packets are unicast meaning authentication messages transmit between only one AP and one MU not broadcast or multicast Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide O perating Modes 2 7 Distributed System Mobile Unit amp DS MU mode is available only with the Spectrum24 2 Mbps FH radio card Hohe Configure APs for WLAP The Client Bridge in Distributed System M obile Unit DS MU mode bridges multiple Ethernet stations The DS MU performs like a wireless AP while retaining the roaming properties of an MU but does not support associations with other MUs An MU in DS MU mode functions as part of the distribution system as defined by 802 11 To configure the Client Bridge for DS MU support 1 2 3 NOUS Start the CB Manager utility The Unit List window displays Highlight the client to be configured for dsmu In the Unit List window Select Configure or double click on the client in
50. he Configurator Editor on page 81 for navigating instructions and detailed information on each of the configuration menu items 3 SELECT A FILE menu displays Select one of the four configuration files on the menu Selecting a file displays a text editor used to modify the file see 13 1 Navigating the Configurator Editor on page 81 for navigating instructions and detailed information on each of the configuration menu items CB 1888 serial number 988034 Symbol Technologies Inc Version 1 Q F2 Ethernet HW address d d8 8d bb c2 SELECT A FILE Return to Main Menu system RS 232 port uart 1 BaseT Ethernet lang Use arrow keys or Ctrl N and Ctr1 P to move selector bar Press Enter to make selection 4 Select the reset the unit after the CB 1000 is configured 5 Select ves Resetting the device allows the new configuration to take effect and places the CB 1000 into operating mode The CB 1000 is ready to use the new configuration Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 79 Serial Configuration of the CB 1000 80 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens Chapter 13 Main Menu Configuration Screens The following sections list Main Menu options their functions and editing information for specific configuration files associated with the Main Menu CB 1888 serial number 980034 Symbol Technologies Inc Version 1 Q F2 Ethernet HW address d d8 8d bb c2 MAIN MENU Resume operation Edit configuration
51. henever they change In some cases such as when the remote unit is turned off and on so that it forgets the previous output states this is insufficient Setting the resend interval value to a non zero number causes the input lines to be re transmitted at a regular interval The resend interval value is in seconds socket The socket entry specifies the network connection used to send the RTS and DTR input states to a remote CB 1000 The socket value is the name of a section that describes the network connection to use The connection must use the RMP protocol This is typically set to the rmpbind section Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 93 Main Menu Configuration Screens passthrough passthrough socket rmpbind Socket is the only entry used for the passthrough protocol socket The passthrough entry specifies the values necessary to bind a socket required information to create a network connection The default is rmpbind The connection used in passthrough mode creates a socket using the values in the trmpbind section found further down in the file to create the network connection passthrough2 passthrough2 listen tcpbindla connect tcpbindlb There are two sockets in passthrough2 one for incoming data listen and one for outgoing data connect Both of these sockets use the TCP IP protocol e listen Similar to the Cpassthrough section the value of the 1isten entry is the name of another section defining
52. his procedure retains the network and serial parameters of the previous radio type when the radio is changed 1 Save the current radio configuration as described in 5 2 1 Saving the configuration file on page 28 2 Remove power from the CB 1000 3 Install the new radio and return power to the CB 1000 32 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Windows Configurator Utility 4 Reset to factory defaults as described in 5 2 5 Resetting to factory defaults on page 32 5 Load the configuration saved in step one follow the procedures described in 5 2 2 Loading a Configuration on page 29 All non radio parameters are retrieved 6 Set the specific parameters for the new radio and follow the instructions described in 6 1 Configuration of the Radio Settings on page 37 Perform the Reset To Default procedure see 5 2 5 Resetting to factory defaults on page 32 anytime a radio card is installed This loads the correct Mote firmware to the specific Symbol radio card installed The CB 1000 will not function unless this procedure is followed 5 2 7 Log Viewer 7 Select Show Log Window from the FILE menu of the main window 8 Select File Read Event Log Clear Event Log Read Association Log Read Forward T able Show Message Log Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 33 Windows Configurator Utility The Log Viewer has two functions e displays the different logs and tables stored on the CB 1000 e displays status and error messages from th
53. ication is marked one of the labels on the product Class 1 Laser devices are not considered to be hazardous when used for their intended purpose The following statement is required to comply with US and international regulations Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous visible or invisible laser light exposure Class 2 laser scanners use a low power visible light diode As with any very bright light source such as the sun the user should avoid staring directly into the light beam Momentary exposure to a Class 2 laser is not known to be harmful Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Index A Access a view of the log files 1 27 Access Point Basic Service Set 1 3 BSS ID 1 3 cell 1 3 chipping sequence 1 5 direct sequence 1 6 ESSID 1 3 Ethernet device 1 3 Extended Service Set 1 3 IEEE 802 11 1 3 AP data decryption 1 15 Ethernet device 1 100 network topology 1 9 O pen System authentication 1 16 Shared Key authentication 1 16 WEP algorithm 1 16 1 101 AP 41X1 DS Access Point Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 1 5 associate Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 1 6 association process direct sequence systems 1 5 B Basic Service Set 1 3 broadband 1 5 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide BSS ID mobile unit 1 3 C carrier signal 1 2 CB 1000 Included in the box 1 1 radio not included 1 1 CB 1000 operating modes infrastructure mode 1 11 peer to peer
54. iguration Match the settings of the device connected to the CB 1000 via the RS 232 port Configure the UART Settings and Flow Control Settings 7 1 1 UART Settings Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UART is the fundamental hardware for serial communication The speed and method of data transfer of the serial port are controlled here Configure the UART 1 Click on the Serial tab at the Configuration window 44 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Network Configuration 2 Click on the UART tab CB 1000 Me E Fie Help S24 Basic x z z z IP Address 111 111 12 211 A Netmask 255 255 255 0 8 oe Gateway none Close Reload from Unit Update and Reset Unit 3 Select the baud rate or type that matches the device the CB 1000 is connected to The baud rate indicates the data transfer rate of the serial port The baud rate ranges from 300 to 115200 bps Standard rates are 300 1200 2400 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 4 Select the Data Bits setting that matches the device the CB 1000 is connected to Data Bits determines the number of bits used to transmit data The possible values are 7 and 8 5 Select the Stop Bits setting that matches the device the CB 1000 is connected to Stop Bits determine the number of bits used to represent an end of a character The value can be 1 or 2 6 Select the Parity that matches the device the CB 1000 is connected to The parity bit is used t
55. inira e iposi n o ona o Meee eat at 49 8 1 1 Configuring RMP Pipe ssseseeesessssssssssssisrsrsrrrrrrrererereeree 49 8 1 2 RMP Pipe Parameters sesesesesesesssssesrrrisinrrrrrirerereresrse 51 8 2 TCP PIPE ee inaa aai n aa edd Gio Ea OE aaa ia 53 8 3 Network Serial Port Configuration seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerenesrrrsrnrrrreees 56 8 3 1 TCP Listen Porree nae a a N 58 8 3 2 TOQPCONNECE PO a areata EEA ALEA AAA aAa TAa 59 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Serial Telnet Client Configuration ceecseseceeeeerees 61 9 1 Wait for Keystroke Connection eect eeeeeeeeeees 63 9 2 Command Prompt Connection seese rrerrreereree 64 LPD Print Server for Serial Printing cccccssscsssseeeeees 65 Serial Stream To Network Packet Conversion cee 69 TLL Hne Len guy ps ieheced hh ec sek e peo ere nee 70 IEZ TIMEOUT eS a ee 70 11 2 1 DeliMItels ce caticwnd wate wk ai Gia a iets 70 T1 2 2 Configurations sini wees ist ata i ld ae 71 Serial Configuration of SEC OO Oa ce striae ici n EE AEAEE 73 12 1 CB 1000 Basic Serial Configuration oo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 73 12 1 1 Using the Terminal Configurator 76 Main Menu Configuration SCree ns cccccccssessceeeseeseeees 79 13 1 Navigating the Configurator Editor rreren 79 13 2 Terminal Emulator Control Characters 81 13 3 Configuration File Format cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
56. is value for encrypting and decrypting data on the radio The key should be specified as either a 10 digit or a 26 digit hexadecimal number The number should always have a Ox before the hexadecimal digits Use 10 digits for a 64 bit key and 26 digits fora 128 bitkey 128 bit key is only supported on High Data Rate HR Direct Sequencing DS Spectrum24 radios encryption key 2 Use this value for encrypting and decrypting data on the radio The key should be specified as either a 10 digit or a 26 digit hexadecimal number The number should always have a Ox before the hexadecimal digits Use 10 digits for a 64 bit key and 26 digits for a 128 bit key Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 103 Main Menu Configuration Screens encryption key 3 Use this value for encrypting and decrypting data on the radio The key should be specified as either a 10 digit or a 26 digit hexadecimal number The number should always have a 0x before the hexadecimal digits Use 10 digits for a 64 bit key and 26 digits for a 128 bit key encryption key 4 Use this value for encrypting and decrypting data on the radio The key should be specified as either a 10 digit or a 26 digit hexadecimal number The number should always have a 0x before the hexadecimal digits Use 10 digits for a 64 bit key and 26 digits for a 128 bit key ip Set the configuration of the IP protocol e ip address Assign the IP address used by other computers to communicate with a pa
57. isecond For instance setting the timeout to 55 results in the CB 1000 waiting for 60 milliseconds before transmitting the data e delimiters Delimiters are special characters that specify the end of the data transmission O nce any of the characters listed in this option are received the data is transmitted In serial communications there is frequently a character reserved to mean end of transmission In human interface applications this character is the newline or Enter key For computer to computer communication this value may be different If one exists adding itto this list improves communication efficiency Up to four delimiters can be listed here They are specified as a space separated list of ASCII values The values can be written as decimal or hexadecimal numbers Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens protocol The data format of the communication between the UART and radio network Protocol values are passthrough passthrough2 telnet and LPD Passthrough default forwards any data received over the UART or radio interface to the other interface with the data unchanged Passthrough2 is similar to passthrough but opens a socket in each direction If a CB 1000 loses power it can re establish communications much faster when power returns Telnet displays a prompt similar to telnet applications found on UNIX systems Telnet also interprets the data received over the radio removing spe
58. ite transmit retry interval 188 This binding can be used for both the passthrough protocol and for the I O control socket setting protocol This example uses the RMP protocol so the value of this entry is rmp This section describes the RMP binding options If using the TCP IP protocol see the TCPIP Bindings on page 98 96 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens source address Source addresss is the value the CB 1000 uses to identify its serial port address when sending and receiving serial data from other CB 1000 units The default value is default which causes the CB 1000 to use its serial number as the address source address filter Set this value to only accept data coming from the address specified For example source address filter 1234 only data originating from a CB 1000 with the port address of 1234 is accepted All other data is ignored if it does not have the source address filter set to a specific address The default value is none e destination address This address tells the CB 1000 which port address to send data received from the serial port It can be the port address of another CB 1000 s serial port or it can be broadcast OF dynamic Broadcast sends the data to all CB 1000 devices Dynamic sends the data to the CB 1000 it last received data from Dynamic default enables two CB 1000 units to communicate e transmit try count For non broadcast data this coun
59. led by inserting the at the beginning of each line For example telnet wait for keystroke or command prompt connect command prompt prompts to use in wait for keystroke mode 1 before 2 after wait data 1 Press any key to connect to host 13 4 Edit Configuration Files Select edit configuration from the Main Menu to change the settings that pertain to the operation of the Configuration menus as follows 84 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens Reset the CB 1000 From the Main Menu for the new settings to take effect Mote CB 1888 serial number 988834 Symbol Technologies Inc Version 1 Q8 F2 Ethernet HW address 8 d d8 8d bb c2 SELECT A FILE Return to Main Menu system RS 232 port uart 1 BaseT Ethernet lang Use arrow keys or Ctrl N and Ctr1 P to move selector bar Press Enter to make selection 13 4 1 system Contains the settings controlling the operation of the Configuration menus configure i password is disabled uncomment and change the next value to enable tpassword testpassword Setthe password required for entry to the Configuration screen Up to 12 alphanumeric characters are accepted Valid characters are numbers and letters The password is visible only during editing Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 85 Main Menu Configuration Screens bridge it Access Point refresh ping in units of seconds ap refresh period 68 ap r
60. lly with mathematical formulas called algorithms before the information is transmitted over a communications link or network An algorithm is a set of instructions or formula describing how to scramble and encode the data A key is the unique code used by the algorithm to encrypt or decrypt the data Decryption is decoding and unscrambling the received encrypted data Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 15 Operating Modes 16 The same device host computer or frontend processor usually performs both encryption and decryption The data direction determines which function encryption or decryption the device performs The device takes plain text encrypts and scrambles the text typically by mathematically combining the key with the plain text as instructed by the algorithm then transmits the data over the network At the receiving end another device unscrambles and decodes the encrypted text revealing the original message A user can know the algorithm but cannot interpret the data without the key O nly the sender and receiver of the transmitted data know the secret key Symbol uses the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP algorithm specified in IEEE 802 11 section 8 for encryption and decryption WEP uses the same secret key for both encrypting and decrypting plain text Typically an external key management service distributes the secret key Symbol recommends that users regularly change keys for added security IEEE 802 11 defines two types o
61. lows changing the radio while keeping the network and serial settings Save a new version of the configuration file and use in future loads that use the same radio parameter settings Changing the password Password Input Enter password Re enter password Update Password Mow Cancel Setting a password prevents unauthorized users from accessing or changing the settings on the CB 1000 Enter the password each time to access the Configurator utility and reconfigure a CB 1000 The default is no password required Set Password in the File menu allows setting or changing a password on a CB 1000 A dialog box requires the new password to be entered twice Clicking Update Password Now causes the new password to activate immediately Leave the field blank to remove the password or to access the Configurator utility and reconfigure a CB 1000 without entering a password Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Windows Configurator Utility 5 2 4 Upgrading the CB 1000 Firmware The CB 1000 Configurator is designed to update the firmware on the CB 1000 Refer to the radio documentation to upgrade the radio firmware Mote Download the latest version of firmware from the Symbol Technologies web site at www symbol com to the computer that is currently running the CB 1000 Configurator and note the directory it is saved to The firmware file will extension is rmu 1 Click on the File menu in the main window of CB 1000 configurator
62. mode serial line replacement wireless ethernet 1 12 CB 1000 Unit List configuration 1 25 Changing Radios 1 32 Changing the password 1 30 Clear To Send 1 89 client bridge BSS _ID 1 3 ESSID 1 4 Extended Service Set ESS 1 3 configuration CB 1000 Unit List 1 25 Configuration File Format 1 82 configuration Spectrum24 radio card 1 19 Configurator editing configuration files 1 79 windows utility 1 23 configuring the CB 1000 Index 1 preparation 1 19 serial configuration 1 73 coverage area 1 4 AP 1 4 Basic Service Set 1 3 BSS ID 1 3 cell 1 4 MU 1 4 customer support additional information 1 112 international contacts 1 112 D Data Communications Equipment 1 88 data decryption technique 1 15 WEP algorithm 1 16 1 101 data encryption 1 15 algorithms 1 15 key 1 15 technique 1 15 WEP algorithm 1 16 1 101 Data Terminal Equipment 1 89 Data Terminal Ready 1 88 devices Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 1 5 digital data 1 2 direct sequencing data encription 1 2 Direct sequence description 1 5 direct sequence radio 1 1 Index 2 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 1 5 associate 1 6 display errors 1 27 Distributed System Mobile Unit configuration 1 17 DS MU configuration 1 17 E Edit Configuration Files 1 82 editing configuration files 1 84 10BaseT Ethernet lan0 enable encryption 1 101 Bridged Ethernet lan0 MAC address 1 100 station name 1 99 transmit rate 1 100 passthrough2 connect 1 92 passthro
63. n overlapping direct sequence channels are channels 1 6 and 11 Moha Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 5 Introduction Mobile Units receiving a direct sequence transmission use the spreading code to map the chips within the chipping sequence back into bits to recreate the original data transmitted by the DSSS device Intercepting and decoding a direct sequence transmission requires a predefined algorithm to associate the spreading code used by the transmitting DSSS device to the receiving DSSS device This algorithm is established when the access point and MU are configured The bit redundancy within the chipping sequence enables the receiving MU to recreate the original data pattern even if bits in the chipping sequence are corrupted by interference The ratio of chips per bit is called the spreading ratio A high spreading ratio increases the resistance of the signal to interference A low spreading ratio increases the bandwidth available to the user The access point uses two chips per bit among three channels within the 2 4 GHz band in a pattern avoiding any 1 or 2 Mbps systems operating in the same area The access point is capable of an 11 Mbps data transmission rate but the coverage area is less than a 1 or 2 Mbps access point since coverage area decreases as bandwidth increases Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Introduction 1 6 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum The spread spectrum technique also known as broadband takes a n
64. n specifies the generation of Xon Xoff flow control characters by the CB 1000 The control characters are sent out the serial port and instruct the computer to start or stop sending data This option prevents the computer from sending data when the CB 1000 is not ready to accept it 46 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Network Configuration Software flow control can have both incoming and outgoing mechanisms running simultaneously individually or not at all this is the default 7 1 5 Flow Control Configuration 1 Click on the Flow Control tab CB 1000 2 Check the flow control settings that match the device the CB 1000 is connected to 7 1 6 Serial Packets The serial packets parameters control the serial to network packet conversion process Adjusting the default settings is not necessary for the Serial Packet Parameters These parameters control the way that data received on the serial port is divided into Ethernet packets The Ethernet packets are sent to serial application network connection For specific information about the effects of the serial packet parameters see Chapter 11 Serial Stream To Network Packet Conversion on page 71 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 47 Network Configuration 48 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapters Serial Port Protocol Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the CB 1000 serial port protocols When a Client Bridge receives a message from the serial port the Clien
65. n with 0x The level of encryption corresponds to the length of the encryption key Spectrum24 FH radios support 40 and 128 bit keys Spectrum24 DS radios only support 40 bit encryption keys Encryption Level Key Length Example Hex ASCII 40 bit DS amp FH radios 0x 10 digits 5 characters OxFEDCBA9876 128 bit DS only radios 0x 26 digits 13 characters ALazyBrownDog 3 Selecta transmit key The transmit key is the encryption key used by the CB 1000 to encrypt messages sent over the radio Messages received by the radio are decrypted if they were created using any of the four keys 40 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Basic Radio Configuration 4 Click the Update And Reset Unit button at the bottom of the window In Infrastructure Mode the CB 1000 associates to the access point with the specified ESSID 6 1 3 Wireless Ethernet Bridge Configure the CB 1000 as a wireless Ethernet bridge to connect a wired unit such as a computer or Ethernet printer to a wireless network The CB 1000 can be configured as a wireless Ethernet bridge in addition to performing any of the serial port applications Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable Client Bridge Access Point Wireless Ethernet bridge configuration When connecting an Ethernet client into the AP network reset the CB 1000 to default parameters and setup the ESSID to match the AP No other parameters are required Spectrum24
66. nd Reset Unit button This applies current parameters from the Configurator utility to the CB 1000 2 From the FILE menu select Save Configuration 3 Use the dialog box to navigate to a directory and save the current configuration The defaultpath isthe CB 1000 program directory Save Configuration File 21x Gew Shel em I firmware 28 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Windows Configurator Utility 4 Click open to save the file Save Configuration File 21 xi Lookin Cb 1000 a e kE firmware gui a CB1000 cfg Filename CB1000 Files of type etal Nea tee Cancel I Open as read only 5 2 2 Loading a Configuration To reload a saved file to the currently selected CB 1000 1 Click on the File menu 2 Select Load Configuration Use the dialog box to navigate to the directory which contains the saved configuration file 3 Choose the desired configuration file and click the O pen button The loaded parameters display in the CB 1000 Configurator but they are not uploaded to the CB 1000 4 Click the Update And Reset Unit button to activate the parameters Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 29 Windows Configurator Utility 5 2 3 30 amp Note If the CB 1000 radio is different than the radio in the CB 1000 when the configuration parameters were saved all parameters but the radio options are loaded Setup the new radio parameters manually This procedure al
67. network for only a short time on that specific frequency Although APs can share the same hopping sequence they usually do not synchronize in time Rarely do they simultaneously arrive at the same frequency referred to as contention Interfering signals can be avoided by listening before transmitting This reduces the probability and impact of overlapping frequencies or collisions Although devices can hop to the same frequency they eventually hop to different frequencies after the hop time In a Spectrum24 network each AP negotiates a different hopping sequence at start up This allows APs to provide frequency separation and evenly divide the frequency spectrum among the units S24 Network Topology The variations possible in Spectrum24 network topologies depend on the following factors e Frequency Hopping FH or Direct Sequencing DS network environment the number of APs present in the network e the types of Spectrum24 radios used 1 and 2 Mbps FH or 11 Mbps DS Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 9 Introduction 10 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter 2 Operating Modes The Client Bridge has two different operational modes Infrastructure and Peer to Peer mode and three networking ports Ethernet Spectrum24 and RS 232 2 1 Infrastructure mode Infrastructure mode connects the CB 1000 Ethernet port with the Spectrum24 port and requires the use of an Access Point AP The Client Bridge connects through its Ethernet
68. nformation is removed and only the data inside the packet is sent out the serial port stream based packet Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 87 Main Menu Configuration Screens 88 Data received over the serial port is not transmitted as soon as it is received it is converted into packet based data before the radio can send the data The CB 1000 uses a set of rules that tell it when to start transmitting data The destination information is removed and the data extracted from the data packet before radio data transmission The values in the software section define the conversion rules and specify when data can be transmitted over the radio The data does not get modified by the rules e line length Data is transmitted over the radio once the specified number of characters have been received by the UART The value can range from 1 to 1408 default using values too small results in data loss e input timeout The Input timeout specifies how long the CB 1000 waits after data has been received on the UART and before giving up on waiting for more data Once a character has been received the timer starts with the input timeout value If the timer expires the data is considered to be complete and is transmitted Conversely if another character is received before the input timeout is reached the timer is restarted The input timeout range for this value is from 10 default to 65536 milliseconds it always rounds up to the nearest tenth mill
69. o Send RTS and Data Terminal Ready DTR These three methods are all signals that the host computer sends when it wants the CB 1000 to stop or start sending data Software flow control is implemented as two specific characters that are sent on the wire embedded with the data RTS and DTR are signals that have their own wires independent of the data wires 90 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens The outgoing flow control options specify the data transmission method used between the CB 1000 and the host computer This transmission instructs the computer to start and stop sending data The host computer is a Data Terminal Equipment device DTE and uses Clear To Send CTS and Data Set Ready DSR as its flow control signals Software flow control functions identically transmitting or receiving CTS and DSR work the same way RTS and DTR When one device requests the other to stop sending data it can use any of the flow control options to communicate to the other device Selection for software flow control is made during the configuration For both incoming and outgoing flow control use the words yes or no to enable or disable recognition CTS has one additional entry RTS The UART protocol was originally designed to restrict data flow in one direction from a modem to the host computer With the CB 1000 flow control handles this protocol in the same fashion The modem CB 1000 is allowed to send data to the ho
70. o check for correct data transmission O ptions are none even and odd Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 45 Network Configuration 7 1 2 Flow Control Flow control adjusts the flow of data from one device to another This ensures the receiving device can handle all of the incoming data Flow control becomes an important factor when one of the devices is capable of transmitting data ata rate faster than the other can receive it There are two basic types of flow control Hardware and Software 7 1 3 Hardware Flow Control Hardware flow control uses dedicated signal lines to dictate transmission of data and has two options that allow selecting which pair of lines to use for this type of flow control e RTS CTS Request To Send Clear To Send DTR DSR Data Terminal Ready Data Set Ready The Windows flow control setting Hardware uses the RTS CTS pair of flow control lines Mote 7 1 4 Software Flow Control Software flow control uses two special characters Xon and Xoff Xon and Xoff are embedded in the data These special characters instruct the computer to start and stop sending data In the incoming direction flow control prevents the CB 1000 from sending data when the computer is not ready Enabling incoming flow control enables the CB 1000 to interpret Xon Xoff characters in the data stream as flow control signals The Xon Xoff characters are not considered part of the data The outgoing software flow control optio
71. o communicate in the same network environment a design based on the IEEE 802 11 and 802 11b standards seamless roaming for mobile users data encryption supporting O pen System 40 bit and 128 bit DS Only Encryption algorithms automatic recognition of Spectrum24 2 Mbps FH and 11 Mbps DS radio cards RS 232 DB9 serial port with speeds up to 115 200 bps 10Base T Ethernet with RJ45 network interface Ethernet bridging capability with single or multiple Ethernet clients Pass through serial mode for protocol less devices support for standard TCP IP UDP LPD and Telnet protocols Telnet and serial user interface for parameter settings Windows supported configuration utility manager 1 4 Radio Basics Spectrum24 devices use both electromagnetic waves to transmit and receive electric signals without wires Users communicate with the network by establishing radio links between Mobile Units MUs and Access Points APs Spectrum24 uses FM frequency modulation to transmit digital data from one device to another Using FM a radio signal begins with a carrier signal that provides the base or center frequency The digital data signal is superimposed on the carrier signal modulation The radio signal Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Introduction propagates into the air as electromagnetic waves A receiving antenna in the path of the waves absorbs the waves as electrical signals The receiving device demodulates the signal by removing the
72. om of the window select Close to exit the current configuration window Select Reload from Unit button to reload the current configuration from the CB 1000 to the CB 1000 Conigurator Selecting the Update and Reset Unit button uploads the parameters from the CB 1000 Configurator to the CB 1000 and resets the CB 1000 so the changes take effect During this operation the CB 1000 Configurator performs a syntax check of all parameters Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Windows Configurator Utility A message is displayed in the GUI Message Log window describing the errors and location or a successful operation CB 1000 Message Log Iof x File Upload and reset successful 5 2 Using the File Menu O ptions In the Configuration window select the File menu to e Save or load a configuration e Reset the CB 1000 to factory defaults e Seta new password or clear it e Access a view of the log files e Update the CB 1000 firmware I Perform the Reset To Default procedure see 5 2 5 Resetting to factory defaults any time a radio card is installed This loads the correct firmware to Mote the specific Symbol radio card installed The CB 1000 will not function unless this procedure is followed Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 27 Windows Configurator Utility CB 1000 File Save Configuration 5 2 1 Saving the configuration file To save the configuration settings of the CB 1000 to a local file 1 Click the Update A
73. onfiguration on page 43 3 Complete the General Serial Configuration instructions 7 1 General Serial Configuration on page 44 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 53 Serial Port Protocol Configuration 4 Click the Serial tab J CB 1000 5 Select the Protocol tab 6 Click on the TCP Pipe tab 4000 10 10 10 129 4000 54 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Port Protocol Configuration 7 Set the Listen on port number for each unit to match the Connect to port number of the opposite unit The defaults for both of these ports are 4000 Ensure a matching configuration by leaving the default values on both CB 1000s 8 Enter the IP address of the opposite unit in the Connect to IP field 9 The Re connect after shutdown Listening Port and Connecting Port are checked by default This feature allows the CB 1000s to re establish communication after one of the CB 1000s loses communication with the other For example if one of the CB 1000s loses power or loses radio communication the unit re connects if this feature is enabled 10 Click the Update And Reset Unit button Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 55 Serial Port Protocol Configuration 8 3 Network Serial Port Configuration 56 This section describes how to configure the CB 1000 as a network serial port This is a standard configuration for connecting a client serial device with a network server Connection to a network serial port is accomplished
74. ons may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment User should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system if present are connected together This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas User should not attempt to make such connections themselves but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority or electrician Laton as appropriate The Load N umber LN assigned to each terminal device denotes the percentage of the total load to be connected to the telephone loop which is used by the device to prevent overloading The termination of a loop may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the total of the Load Numbers of all devices not exceed 100 The Load Number is located on a label on the product Contact your local Symbol Technologies Inc representative for service and support Symbol Technologies Inc Canadian Sales and Service 2540 Matheson Boulevard East Mississauga O ntario Canada L4W 422 Phone 905 629 7226 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 119 Main Menu Configuration Screens C 5 Laser Devices 120 d Couhen Symbol products using lasers comply with US 21CFR1040 10 Subchapter J and IEC825 EN 60 825 or IEC825 1 EN 60 825 1 depending on the date of manufacture The laser classif
75. or connections from other networked devices Type is set to listen tcpbind2 for this port to be used e reopen after shutdown Ifthe type is listen tcpbind2 this value default is on determines whether a second connection is accepted after the first connection terminates If the type is connect tcpbind3 this value determines whether another connection attempt is made if the first connection is closed by the remote computer Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 99 Main Menu Configuration Screens 100 socket connect data Socket connect data is data written to the connection once the connection is made The value can be specified as a combination of a string and ASCII values For example the default value is Hello Oxd Oxa The double quote marks are a part of this value This example would cause 8 bytes to be written to the socket these are in hexadecimal 0x48 0x65 0x6c Ox6c Ox6f 0x21 0x0d Ox0a The data could be specified on this line by using the eight hexadecimal values instead of a combination of string and hex serial connect data The serial connect data format is the same as the socket connect data Data is written to the UART upon a successful connection serial disconnect data Serial disconnect data is written to the UART when the network connection is closed The data is appended to any data already in progress The closing of the socket does not cancel UART transmission of data received over the socket
76. ough 1 87 passthrough2 1 87 telnet 1 87 R Radio Basics 1 2 radio basics carrier signal 1 2 center frequency 1 2 digital data 1 2 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide electromagnetic waves 1 2 environment 1 3 Ethernet device 1 100 ethernet device 1 3 IEEE address 1 3 1 100 MAC 1 3 1 100 radio links 1 2 receiving antenna 1 3 radio card installation 1 19 radio data packet based 1 85 radio frequency 1 5 Request To Send 1 88 Reset the CB 1000 to factory defaults 1 27 S Save or load a configuration 1 27 Saving the configuration file 1 28 security algorithms 1 15 key 1 15 Serial Line Replacement 1 13 1 49 Seta new password 1 27 Spectrum24 features 1 2 network topology 1 9 Spectrum24 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum devices 1 5 spread spectrum introduction 1 1 spreading ratio 1 6 Index 5 system ap refresh period 1 84 T transmission medium 1 3 Troubleshooting the setup 1 105 U UART stream based transmitted data 1 85 Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter 1 85 Index 6 United States channels 1 5 Update the CB 1000 firmware 1 27 Upgrading the CB 1000 Firmware 1 31 W Windows configuration CB 1000 1 26 Windows Configurator Utility 1 25 Wired Equivalent Privacy algorithm See WEP algorithm WLAN PC Card adapter Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum 1 5 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide
77. perations or procedures that could affect the operation of the modem If this happens the telephone company will provide advance notice so you may make any necessary modifications to maintain uninterrupted service C 4 2 Canada 118 If this product contains an internal modem it is compliant with CS 03 of Industry Canada and there will be a Canadian certification number CANADA on a label on the outside of the product This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operational and safety requirements The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user s satisfaction Before installing this equipment users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection In some cases the company s inside wiring associated with a Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens single line individual service maybe extended by means of a certified convector assembly telephone extension cord The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment or equipment malfuncti
78. preted by the destination application Each network packet carries some amount of application data In the case of network packets for serial port applications this data is the information that was received or should be transmitted on the serial port Data transmission between serial devices is simpler The most basic difference is that there is no requirement for data to be sent in well defined packet structures Each device sends serial data one character at a time The other device must receive and process each character as it is received Additionally since serial communication is between two devices there is no need to include information about the source and destination of the data The CB 1000 interprets the serial data stream collects it into data groups and then forms network packets with this data and transmit the packet to the network device which is set to receive the serial information Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 71 Serial Stream To Network Packet Conversion The CB 1000 uses three user configurable parameters to segment the serial character stream into groups of data for network packets These parameters line length timeout and delimiters are described below Keep in mind that the CB 1000 always uses all three of these parameters and when the conditions of any one of them are met a network packet is generated 11 1 Line Length As data arrives on the serial portit is accumulated in a buffer in the CB 1000 The Line l
79. rl N and Ctr1 P to move selector bar Press Enter to make selection 9 Configure 1gBaseT Ethernet rS 232 port with network parameters such as protocol gateway ESS encryption and IP Address in addition to serial port parameters 10 Once the correct parameters are entered and saved exit to the Main Menu and select resume operation Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 77 Serial Configuration of the CB 1000 12 1 1 Using the Terminal Configurator Once a connection to the Terminal Configurator is established the Main Menu screen appears CB 1888 serial number 988034 Symbol Technologies Inc Version 1 48 F2 Ethernet HW address 8 d d8 8d bb c2 MAIN MENU Resume operation Edit configuration View configuration for capture Reset configuration to default View forwarding database View system event log Clear system event log Reset the CB 1208 Use arrow keys or Ctrl N and Ctr1 P to move selector bar Press Enter to make selection 1 Use the arrow keys to move the highlighted bar The UI uses the ARRO W keys to navigate the menus and screens See 13 2 Terminal Emulator Control Characters on page 83 for control Mote characters used in terminal emulation programs that are supporting ARRO W keys or the EN TER key 78 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 2 SELECT A FILE displays Select one of the four configuration files on the menu Selecting a file displays a text editor used to modify the file see 13 1 Navigating t
80. rotocol tab TCP Listen Port displays CB 1000 eeeoee Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 57 Serial Port Protocol Configuration 8 3 1 58 TCP Listen Port Complete the configuration described in steps 1 4 on page 56 then follow the steps below 1 Click on TCP Listen Port from the Protocol list 2 Click on the Listen Port tab CB 1000 3 Type the port number the CB1000 listens for a connection This is the port number the application uses to connect to the CB 1000 The default is 4000 4 For most applications leave the Reconnect after shutdown box checked Check this box to accept a new connection if the active one closes 5 Click the Update And Reset Unit button Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Port Protocol Configuration 8 3 2 TCP Connect Port Complete the configuration described in steps 1 4 on page 56 then follow the steps below 1 Select the Protocol tab CB 1000 e e oi oe Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 59 Serial Port Protocol Configuration 2 Click on TCP Connect Port from the Protocol list 3 Click on the Connect Port tab CB 1000 0 10 10 129 4000 4 Enter the IP address of the device the CB 1000 is connecting to in the Connect to IP field 5 Type the port number of the device the CB 1000 is connecting to in the Connect to Port field The default is 4000 6 For most applications leave the Reconnect after shutdown box checked
81. rough mode for serial devices 1 2 radio card recognition 1 2 roaming 1 2 RS 232 DB9 serial port 1 2 standard telnet protocols supported 1 2 switchable data rates 1 2 telnetand serial User interface 1 2 Windows supported configuration utility 1 2 flow control options Generate CTS 1 88 Generate DSR 1 88 Generate XO N XO FF 1 88 Recognize DTR 1 88 Recognize RTS 1 88 Recognize XO N XO FF 1 88 frequency 1 2 frequency modulation 1 2 frequency range 1 3 frequency hopping radio 1 1 G GUI Message Log window 1 27 Index 4 l IEEE 802 11 ESSID 1 4 Shared Key authentication 1 16 WEP algorithm 1 16 1 101 IEEE address 1 3 MAC 1 3 1 100 radio basics 1 100 IEEE 802 11 O pen System authentication 1 16 Installing the Hardware radio card 1 19 interface CB 1000 to RS 232 1 1 CB 1000 to Spectrum24 1 1 international roaming 1 15 operation 1 15 K key data encryption 1 15 security 1 15 L LED indicators description 1 14 Loading a Configuration 1 29 Log Viewer 1 33 M MAC IEEE address 1 100 radio basics 1 100 mobile unit BSS ID 1 3 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide MU carrier signal 1 3 data decryption 1 15 O pen System authentication 1 16 Shared Key authentication 1 16 N narrowband 1 5 Navigating 1 79 Navigating the Configurator Editor 1 79 network topology introduction 1 9 O operating mode infrastructure 1 11 peer to peer 1 11 P power supply part number 1 19 protocol LPD 1 87 passthr
82. rt associations with other MUs An MU in DS MU mode functions as part of the distribution system as defined by 802 11 Default value is set to no change this value to yes to enable DS MU mode transmit rate The data rate at which the radio transmits is set by this field Valid values are radio dependent Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Main Menu Configuration Screens e enable encryption This value is used to indicate whether WEP encryption by the radio is enabled or not If the radio in the CB 1000 does not support setting WEP this option does not appear all Symbol Technologies radios supported by the CB 1000 support WEP encryption Set the various encryption options in the tencryption section encryption Symbol uses the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP algorithm specified in IEEE 802 11 section 8 for encryption and decryption WEP uses the same secret key for both encrypting and decrypting plain text Typically an external key management service distributes the secret key O nly the sender and receiver of the transmitted data know the secret key Symbol recommends that users periodically change keys for added security The CB 1000 and the AP are required to have matching keys Modify both to maintain data transmissibility e transmit key This value specifies the encyption key used to encrypt transmitted data The CB 1000 and the AP are required to have matching keys The default setting is 1 e encryption key 1 Use th
83. rticular CB 1000 netmask When logically AN Ded with the IP address specifies the range of IP addresses within the local network broadcast In the local network this is the IP address used to refer to all computers simultaneously The default automaticly works for almost all configurations There should be no need to change this value 104 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide route This value references section names that specify the routing options for the network interface card radio card The default of automatic works for most configurations e gateway The value specifies the IP address of the Internet router or firewall By default the value is set to none Change this value to the IP address of the gateway if an Internet router or firewall is be used Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 105 106 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Troubleshooting Appendixa Troubleshooting A 1 Problems Encountered during setup Most installation problems can be solved by carefully progressing through these steps e Ensure power is applied and light is illuminated Insert one end of the paper clip in the hole labeled Config the serial LED momentarily illuminates e When using the Ethernet port ensure the Ethernet LED is illuminated green If not illuminated green the wrong cable is in use or the client has not enabled the Ethernet NIC The RF association LED is illuminated green If not illuminated Ensure that the Re
84. s the MAC addresses that have been seen by the CB 1000 The table lists the interface wire or radio and the MAC address The time for each entry indicates the number of seconds until that entry is removed from the forwarding table CB 1000 Unit Forward Table mfe E3 File MAC Address Time Interface Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 35 Windows Configurator Utility 36 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter6 Basic Radio Configuration 6 1 Configuration of the Radio Settings These procedures are required to add a CB 1000 to a Spectrum24 wireless network When the CB 1000 has associated the radio association LED lights green At the CB 1000 Unit List window select the CB 1000 to configure as described in 5 1 Configuring the CB 1000 on page 25 1 Click on the Radio tab When the Radio tab is selected new horizontal tabs appear Basic Advanced and Encryption The Encryption tab does not appear if this option is not supported by the radio CB 1000 Bim E File Help G24 Basic 2 T zZ z IP Address 111 111 12 21 pi o Netmask 255 255 255 0 3 oe Gateway Jnone Close Reload from Unit Update and Reset Unit 2 Enter the ESSID for the Spectrum24 wireless network or a Peer to Peer group The ESSID is used to specify a unique IEEE 802 11 wireless network Wireless CB 1000 units use the ESSID to associate to a specific AP or other CB 1000s O nly devices with the same ESSID associate with ea
85. ser Guide 11 2 2 Configuration To configure the Serial Packet parameters click on the Serial tab and then select the Packets tab Using the descriptions in this section as a guide enter the values for Line Length Input Timeout and Delimiters specific to the environment being configured CB 1000 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 73 Serial Stream To Network Packet Conversion 74 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Configuration of the CB 1000 Chapter 12 Serial Configuration of the CB 1000 12 1 CB1000 Basic Serial Configuration Serial configuration requires a direct connection between the CB 1000 and a computer using an RS 232 serial cable included with the CB 1000 and terminal emulation software like HyperTerminal for Windows O btain the following items before proceeding e a terminal or PC with an RS 232 connection and ANSI emulation software e an RS 232 serial cable supplied with the CB 1000 e the CB 1000 and power supply e paper clip or a tool small enough to be inserted into the reset button opening next to the Ethernet port To begin the CB 1000 basic serial configuration 1 Before powering up the CB 1000 connect the CB 1000 to a computer with the serial cable supplied with the CB 1000 2 Power up the CB 1000 3 Start the terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal for Windows on the computer connected to the CB 1000 4 Select the correct COM port along with the following p
86. set To Default procedure has been performed after installing the radio The ESSID matches the AP Antennas are installed on the AP and the client is within range Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 107 Troubleshooting A 2 Hardware Error Diagnosis Indication Problem Corrective Action Power LED is offor The CB 1000 is not the power LED is receiving power blinking properly Power LED is Configuration or steady and the software error error LED is illuminated CB 1000 is Invalid connection to connected to an Ethernet Ethernet cable but the Ethernet Link LED is not lit 108 Verify all physical connections are secure Contact Technical Supportif the problem persists Check the System Event Log to determine the error and refer to the following Event Log Error CB 1000 Verify both ends of the cable are plugged in securely If the CB 1000 is attached to a hub use a crossover Ethernet cable If the CB 1000 is attached directly to an Ethernet device a PC or Ethernet printer use a straight through cable If the correct cable is being used verify connection is to a 10BaseT Ethernet device The CB 1000 does not support 100BaseT Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Indication Problem Troubleshooting Corrective Action Radio Association LED is not illuminated LED and the Status LED is off FLASH failure Unable to read or write configuration Initialization of interface lan0
87. sic Radio Configuration instructions in Chapter 6 Basic Radio Configuration on page 37 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 49 Serial Port Protocol Configuration amp 50 Use Peer to Peer mode if replacing a serial line or serial network with two or more CB 1000s without using an access point 2 Complete the General Serial Configuration instructions in 12 1 CB 1000 Basic Serial Configuration on page 75 3 Click on the Serial tab 4 Select the Protocol tab 5 Select RMP Pipe in the Protocol field CB 1000 6 Click on the RMP Pipe tab 7 If only two CB 1000s are used do not change the settings from their default values The default values allow two units to automatically detect each other and establish a connection If more units are used configure each RMP Pipe Parameter as appropriate Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Port Protocol Configuration 8 1 2 RMP Pipe Parameters e Source Address The RMP address is used to identify the CB 1000s when sending serial data to each other The RMP Pipe value of default enables the CB 1000 to use its unique serial number as the RMP address It is not necessary to change this setting e Source Address Filter The CB1000 only accepts data coming from the specified address For example if the entry is set to 1234 only data originating from a CB 1000 with the RMP address of 1234 is accepted All other data is ignored The default value none allows data from any R
88. st computer at any time The host computer requests permission from the modem CB 1000 to send data RTS The modem CB 1000 recognizes this and checks to see if it is ready to accept data The modem CB1000 asserts the CTS line The host computer has permission to send data when ready Once the host computer finishes sending data it drops the RTS line and the modem CB1000 drops the CTS line Most devices are designed for RTS to enable flow control in the computer s direction When older equipment is used with the CB 1000 RTS it is used in the manner described above Set the RTS entry to no since that line does not have the meaning of incoming flow control Incoming flow control key Allowed values incoming software yes or no rts yes or no dtr yes or no Outgoing flow control options outgoing software yes or no dsr yes or no cts yes no or rts Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 91 Main Menu Configuration Screens I O control i o control passthrough or none rts none passthrough or none dtr none negate assert sleep or passthrough cts assert negate assert sleep or passthrough dsr assert it how often to retransmit passthrough I 0 in seconds disable resend interval g socket that governs passthrough I 0 must use RMP I O control defines control over digital inputs and outputs of the CB 1000 separately from the data lines Digital input and output are shared with the
89. t Bridge turns the message into a series of network packets The transmitting Client Bridge adds the originating port address the destination port address and other critical information to each packet When the transmitting Client Bridge finds radio silence the Client Bridge sends the packets RMP Pipe is used in situations that require real time or high reliability data transfer TCP Pipe is useful in situations when poor radio reception is a problem RMP Pipe is the preferred protocol for Serial Line Replacement applications 8 1 RMP Pipe For applications where an RS 232 serial cable is being replaced by a pair of CB 1000s or when CB 1000s are being used to form a broadcast topology data is sent to all CB 1000s the RMP Pipe protocol is used In the RMP pipe protocol the CB 1000 accepts a stream of data at its serial port and transmits it over the network to one or more receiving CB 1000s When the data arrives at the receiving CB 1000 itis sent is out the serial port The RMP Pipe protocol sends data to the receiving unit as though CB 1000s were connected via serial cables The data is not filtered or interpreted by the CB 1000s Use this protocol when the CB 1000 is used as a drop in replacement for a serial cable The RMP Pipe protocol has several configuration options that are designed to optimize data throughput and minimize packet loss according to the needs of any particular system 8 1 1 Configuring RMP Pipe 1 Complete the Ba
90. t specifies the number of remote CB 1000 transmission attempts the CB 1000 makes for each piece of data Ensure the CB 1000 is in range and powered on to reduce the possibility of transmission failures When failures occur data is lost if additional attempts are not made This count allows the user to specify how many attempts to take at re transmitting data The maximum is 65 000 retries The default is infinite which causes each packet to be retried until successfully transmitted Select the Transmit Try Count based on the sensitivity of the application to data delay and or data loss transmit retry interval This setting determines the time period to wait between re transmission attempts The value is specified in 1 100ths of a second 100 default equals 1 second The maximum value is 65000 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 97 Main Menu Configuration Screens TCPIP Bindings The bindings tcpbindla tcpbind1b tcpbind2 and tcpbind3 are provided for TCP IP When protocol is set to passthrough only one binding is used because only one network socket is created tcpbind2 and tcpbind3 are passthrough binds When the protocol is set to passthrough2 two complimentary bindings one connect tcpbind1b and one listen tcpbind1a are used They are complimentary because a socket is created in each direction The key value for each binding section is very similar tcpbindla protocol tcp local tcp port 4808 reopen after shutdown on
91. t through cable to connect Mote the CB 1000 directly to a PC 7 Verify the Ethernet Link LED is illuminated refer to 2 4 LED Status and Error Indicators on page 14 on the CB 1000 indicating Ethernet connection from the CB 1000 to the attached device The CB 1000 hardware is now ready for detection and configuration Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 21 Installing the Hardware 22 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter4 Installing the CB 1000 Configurator Utility The CB 1000 Configurator operates on a host PC or workstation running Windows 95 98 or 2000 Refer to the README TXT file on the CD included with the CB 1000 for installation instructions This utility enables the user to graphically and remotely e display all CB 1000 units running on the local network e display and edit the current configuration of any CB 1000 e save and load configurations to and from the local host e update the CB 1000 firmware Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 23 Installing the CB 1000 Configurator Utility 24 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter5 Windows Configurator Utility Windows 95 98 NT and 2000 supports the windows Configurator Utility Start the Configurator Utility by double clicking on the SymbolWinManager EXE file installed in Chapter 4 Installing the CB 1000 Configurator Utility The CB 1000 Unit List window displays 5 1 Configuring the CB 1000 CB 1000 Unit List OL x IP address Serial number MAC address 111
92. tablish a telnet connection Wait for Keystroke and Command Prompt The following sections describe the methods and the configuration necessary for each 62 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Serial Telnet Client Configuration 9 1 Wait for Keystroke Connection The wait for keystroke connection method establishes a connection to a specific telnet host when the user presses a key on the telnet terminal window When the telnet connection is closed the CB 1000 waits for a keystroke for re connection to the host To configure the CB 1000 as a serial telnet client using the wait for keystroke connection method follow steps 1 7 in Chapter 9 Serial Telnet Client Configuration on page 61 and then complete the steps below CB 1000 Bi E File Help S2 4 UART Flow Control Protocol Telnet Packets z k z T 8 Connect to IP fi 0 10 10 129 3 E Connect to port 23 I Reconnect after shutdown Close Reload from Unit Update and Reset Unit 1 Click on the wait for keystroke button 2 Enter the IP address of the device the CB 1000 establishes a telnet connection to in the Connect to IP field 3 The default Connect to port value 23 is the industry standard port number for telnet connections 4 Leave the Reconnect After Shutdown box checked to allow a new session after closing an active one 5 Click the Update And Reset Unit button Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 63 Serial Telnet
93. the Unit List window Select the Radio tab at the configuration window for the client Select Advanced Select yes under the dsmu field Select Update and Reset the unit Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 17 Operating Modes 8 A message log window displays indicating the procedure was successful Select Close to return to the Unit List window tpsj test GUI Message Log Of x File Upload and reset successful O nce configured DS MU mode can only be turned off by repeating the above procedure and selecting no in the dsmu field The associated AP supports four CBs and each CB supports four Ethernet clients providing the total throughput demanded does not exceed the radio s capability 18 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide Chapter3 Installing the Hardware 3 1 Preparation Determine the wireless protocol and obtain the Extended Service Set Identifier ESSID IP address and netmask subnet mask parameters from the network administrator if attaching the CB 1000 to an existing Spectrum24 network O btain the following components CB1000 aCB1000 power supply 5 2V 1A a Spectrum24 radio card a computer with an available CD ROM drive and an Ethernet port a straight through 10Base T RJ 45 Ethernet cable The CB 1000 Configuration Utility Manager software 3 2 CB1000 Radio Card Installation 1 Remove the CB 1000 from the packaging amp The CB 1000 ships fully assembled To install the radio and use the
94. ting any ESSID is Any The AP must be enabled to accept broadcast ESSID Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide 101 Main Menu Configuration Screens 102 MAC address A MAC address is a 48 bit number written as six hexadecimal bytes separated by colons Spectrum24 devices like other Ethernet devices have unique hardware encoded alphanumeric Media Access Control MAC or IEEE addresses that define each node on the network Values for this setting are detect default setting the CB 1000 assumes the MAC address of the device on the CB 1000 s ethernet port builtin The CB 1000 s builtin MAC address is used or a specific MAC address can be used by entering a 12 character MAC address without the colons for the value For example to use MAC address 01 23 45 67 89 ab enter 4123456789ab Use the value detect save for wired to wireless ethernet bridging radio mode Sets the radio to station Ormicroap In station default mode the CB 1000 can be used in configurations within the Infrastructure or Peer to Peer network topologies In the microap mode the CB 1000 acts as an AP It establishes a single cell wireless network coverage area for other CB 1000 devices in station mode A unique ESSID is required for the CB 1000 in microap mode dsmu DSMU mode is available only with the Spectrum24 2Mbps FH radio card It bridges multiple Ethernet stations and performs like a wireless AP while retaining the roaming properties of an MU but does not suppo
95. ugh2 listen 1 92 RS 232 port 1 84 flow control 1 88 cts 1 89 dsr 1 89 incoming software 1 89 rts 1 89 hardware baud 1 84 data bits 1 85 parity 1 85 stop bits 1 85 i o control 1 90 cts 1 90 dsr 1 90 Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide dtr 1 90 resend interval 1 91 socket 1 91 passthrough socket 1 92 software 1 85 delimiters 1 86 input timeout 1 86 line length 1 86 protocol 1 87 LPD 1 87 passthrough 1 87 passthrough 1 87 telnet 1 87 tcpbind1a 1 96 ip address 1 98 local tcp port 1 99 protocol 1 97 remote tcp port 1 99 reopen after shut down 1 97 serial connect data 1 98 disconnect data 1 98 Serial fail data 1 98 socket connect data 1 98 type 1 98 tcpbind1b 1 96 serial Spectrum24 CB 1000 User Guide tcpbind2 1 97 tcpbind3 1 97 telnet 1 93 connect 1 93 destination address 1 95 ip address 1 94 reopen after shut down 1 94 source address 1 95 source address fil ter 1 95 tcp port 1 94 transmit try count 1 95 wait data 1 1 93 wait data 2 1 94 system 1 83 bridge 1 84 password 1 83 electromagnetic waves 1 2 Emulator Control Characters 1 81 enable encryption 1 101 encryption 1 101 environment 1 3 Ethernet cross over cable connected to hub 1 21 Ethernet device 1 100 radio basics 1 100 Extended Service Set 1 19 F features 10Base T Ethernet 1 2 Index 3 bridging architecture 1 2 data encryption 1 2 ethernet bridging capability 1 2 IEEE 802 11 standard 1 2 pass th

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