Accton Technology ACCWA5001 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Preliminary 
 
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AP User’s Guide 
 
Confidential and Proprietary  
 
October 2001 
 
Subject to change without notice. 
 
1  Introduction 
 
1.1  Package Contents 
The WA5001 Access Point (AP) is provided in a completely enclosed plastic housing 
with two 180
°
 swivel antennas, a power supply, and a serial cable for use in AP software 
configuration.  The AP contains a single 10/100 Ethernet port.  Using this Ethernet port, a 
RJ-45 cable, (not provided) should be used to connect the AP to a wired Ethernet LAN. 
 
1.2  System Requirements  
The AP uses the WindRiver Systems VxWorks
 real-time operating environment, 
Version 5.4.  VxWorks documentation can be obtained through a license agreement with 
WindRiver Systems.  See 
www.wrs.com
 for more information about VxWorks licensing.   
 
The AP contains a small boot executive that allows the main VxWorks system software 
to be downloaded using the Ethernet port over an FTP connection.  The VxWorks system 
software can also reside in the Flash memory of the AP, which allows booting without 
the need to download VxWorks from the host PC over an FTP connection.  A 
configuration file is created in Flash memory to store user configurable parameters such 
as WEP keys.  A terminal or PC with a serial interface and an Ethernet connection is 
required to perform the initial VxWorks system software loading operation as well as AP 
configuration.  A freeware FTP server (“a- ftp.exe”) is included on the Accton distribution 
CD in the \utils directory.