Clarinet Systems EthIR LAN - Manual (Page 9)

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Introducing EthIR LAN
Clarinet EthIR LAN provides single and multiple infrared network access and
information beaming points allowing users to connect cell phones or handheld PCs to
their network and server using safe, cordless infrared technology. Once installed,
EthIR LAN is transparent to the user; that is you can receive and transmit information
just as you would with a wired connection.
This document was written for single port ESB101/301/3011b/1000 and multi-port
ESB208/216/608. The users of other EthIR LAN models shall refer other EthIR LAN
user manuals although many concepts in this document are useful.
User Profile
This documentation is for IT Managers and Network Administrators. It assumes that
as an EthIR LAN user you possess basic knowledge and expertise in the following
networking areas:
• Concepts - such as network management
• Structure - network structure in general and your network structure in
particular, including hardware, software, and topology
• General standards and protocols - such as 10/100Base-T and SNMP
How this Guide Is Organized
This EthIR LAN User Guide provides detailed instructions for installing, configuring
and using EthIR LAN. It is comprised of this chapter and three additional chapters
and appendices as follows:
• Chapter 2, Installation, provides information on the components that compose
EthIR LAN and provides installation instructions for each component. In
addition, it describes how to use EthIR LAN.
• Chapter 3, Configuring EthIR LAN, provides instructions for configuring the
EthIR Switch, your user system, and connecting to EthIR LAN.
• Chapter 4, ClarinetIR, provides information on ClarinetIR freeware utility that
helps your notebook, PocketPC, and Palm devices to connect to EthIR LAN
system.