Honeywell OW-CDX050 User Manual page 48

Configuration
Initial configuration
Minimum PC system and component requirements
To complete multinode configuration, you should have at least the following
components:
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One or more PCs or laptops with one of the following operating systems installed:
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows 2003;
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An Ethernet interface on the PC or laptop to perform initial configuration.
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A Web browser program (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later, or
Netscape 6.2 or later) installed on the PC or laptop to access the multinode
configuration tool.
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TCP/IP Protocol (usually comes installed on Windows PCs.)
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Additionally, A Wi-Fi compatible 802.11a/b/g interface for each PC or laptop that
you want to connect wirelessly to the network.
Prerequisites
The following information and addresses are required during the initial setup of the
multinode. Please have this information available for each multinode to be installed in
the network you are setting up before you begin setup.
IP address - a list of IP addresses available on the organization's LAN that
are available to be used for assignment to the multinode(s).
Subnet Mask for the LAN.
Default IP address of the multinode, (192.168.254.254).
DNS IP addresses (if required).
SSID - an ID number/tag name that you want to use to identify all members of
the wireless LAN.
The MAC addresses of all wireless cards that will be used to access the
wireless network of access points, (if MAC address filtering is to be enabled).
This information can be recorded during initial configuration of the multinodes
and then entered when setting up MAC address filtering.
The appropriate encryption key for wireless communication. This key can be
generated during setup, but it should be recorded for future reference.
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