Percon Falcon RF User manual
The following is a draft User Manual with operational instructions. Any
reference to “Frequency Hopping” should read “Direct Sequencing”.
A final copy of the User Manual will be sent to the FCC as soon as it
is available.
Lucent WaveLAN®
Falcon RF™
DOS PORTABLE DATA TERMINAL
>>
Wireless LAN
Supplement
Percon Falcon RF™: Lucent WaveLAN®
Wireless LAN Supplement
©1999
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Falcon RF WaveLAN Supplement < iii >
Software License Agreement
This software license agreement is your proof of license to use the Falcon RF Utilities for WaveLAN (here-
inafter “Software”). This license permits the purchaser to use portions of the Novell NetWare Client™,
which are included in the Software, under the terms listed below. If you do not agree with the terms of
this agreement for any reason, you may return the software immediately to the location where you pur-
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PERCON Incorporated (“PERCON”) grants to you a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use this copy
of the Software and accompanying documentation according to the following terms:
LICENSE
You may:
1. use the Software on one or more Falcon RF portable data terminals; and
2. make only those number of copies of the Software as are essential for back up or archival use of the
Software.
You may not:
1. decompile and reverse assemble the Software to discover the source code; or
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manner, without prior written consent of PERCON.
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cense and will make available to PERCON other legal remedies.
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may return the Software to the location where you purchased the Software within the 30-day period
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Software License Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
FCC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter One:
About Falcon RF with the WaveLAN Wireless LAN PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
WaveLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Network Operating System Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the Antenna Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Chapter Two:
Configuring the Falcon RF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing ODI Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
ODI with TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ODI with NetWare Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
ODI with IPX/SPX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
ODI with Custom Installations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
AUTOEXEC.BAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
CONFIG.SYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
NET.CFG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
DOS Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Contents
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Chapter Three:
Wireless Topologies and Site Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Single-Cell Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Multiple-Cell Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Site Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Falcon RF WaveLAN Supplement < ix >
Introduction
This manual contains information specific to radio frequency (RF) models of the
Falcon DOS portable data terminal using the WaveLAN wireless LAN PC Card. It is
provided as a supplement to the Falcon User’s Guide. The user’s guide contains
important information about using the Falcon, along with bar codes for setting pro-
gramming parameters.
Please read the Falcon Users Guide to familiarize yourself with the Falcon’s opera-
tion before reading this manual or using the Falcon.
Introduction
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>> FCC Requirements
This device must operate in compliance with Federal Communica-
tions Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations Parts 15.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for Class A or Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful 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 ac-
cordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation 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 or her
own expense.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio or television reception, as 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:
GReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
GIncrease the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
GConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
GConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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About Falcon RF with the WaveLAN
Wireless LAN PC Card
With Lucent’s WaveLAN wireless LAN, a Falcon RF user can roam freely throughout a
facility. A PC card and one or more access points allow the Falcon RF to maintain a
continuous, seamless connection to a wired network.
This chapter provides an overview of the WaveLAN wireless LAN PC card (Percon part
no. 0840-0011-00) and its use with the Falcon.
NOTE: For information about WaveLAN access points, see the user’s guide provided
by Lucent Technologies Inc.
>> Chapter One
CHAPTER CONTENTS
WaveLAN <2>
Network Operating System Support <2>
Power Management <3>
Attaching the Antenna Connector <3>
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