RAD Data comm BLW-04EX User Manual

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BLW-04EX

2-4. Making LAN Connections

Attach to Your Network Using Radio Signals

Install a wireless network adapter in each computer that will be connected to

t he Internet or your local network via radio signals. PCI currently off e r s

several wireless network cards, including the GW-DS110 Wireless PCI card

and the GW-NS11S Wireless PC card.

Rotate both antennas on the back of the BLW-04EX to the desired position.

For more effective coverage, positi on one antenna along the verti cal axis

and the other along the horizontal axi s. Try to place the BLW-04EX in a

position that is located in the center of your wireless network. Normally, the

hi gher you place the antenna, the better the performance. Ensure that the

BLW-04EX’s location provides optimal reception throughout your home or

office.

C omputers equipped with a wireless adapter can communicat e with each

other as an independent wireless LAN by configuring each computer to the

same radio channel. However, the BLW-04EX can provide access to your

wired/ wireless LAN or to the Internet for all wireless workstations. Each

wireless PC in this network infrastructure can talk to any computer in the

wi rel es s group vi a a radi o li nk, or access ot her compu ters or net work

resources in the wired LAN infrastructure or over the Internet via the BLW- 0 4 E X .

Attach to Your Network Using Ethernet Cabling

The four LAN ports on the BLW-04EX can auto-negotiate the connection

speed to 10 Mb ps Ethernet or 100 Mbp s Fast Ethernet , as wel l as the

transmission mode to half-duplex or full-duplex.(See Appendix B for details

on wiring.) Use twisted-pair cable to connect any of the four LAN ports on

the BLW-04EX to an Ethernet adapt er on your PC. Oth erwise, you can

cascade any of LAN ports on the BLW-04EX to an Ethernet hub or switch,

and then connect your PC or other network equipment to the hub or switch.

Wh en i nserting an R J-45 plu g, be sure t he t ab on the plug cl icks in to

position to ensure that it is properly seated.

Wa r n i n g : Do not plug a phone jack connect or into any RJ-45 port. This

may damage the BLW-04EX. Instead, use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-

45 connectors that conform with FCC standards.

Notes:

1. Use 100-ohm shi el ded or unshi el ded twis ted-pair cabl e wi th R J-45

connectors for all connect ions. Use Cat egory 3, 4 or 5 for connections

that operate at 10 Mbps, and Category 5 for connections that operate at

100 Mbps.

2. Make sure each twisted-pair cable does not exceed 100 meters (328 feet).