Ruckus Wireless MF2501 User's Guide

MF2501 AdapterMediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s GuidePart number: 8000003December 2005

10 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Key Features

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 11Chapter 2: Installation and SetupThis chapter describes how to instal

12 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Packing ListPacking List1. MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 13LED Status LightsLED Status LightsTable 2— “LED Indicators and Meanin

14 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005LED Status LightsRear ViewFigure 3—Rear View of the MF2501 AdapterTab

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 15Placement GuidelinesPlacement GuidelinesYou or your service provider

16 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Connecting to the MF2501 AdapterFigure 4—Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)Pr

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 17Accessing the Web InterfaceYou should now be able to find the default

18 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Accessing the Web Interface

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 19Chapter 3: Using the Ruckus Wireless Web InterfaceThis chapter descri

2 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Copyright © 2005 Ruckus Wireless, Inc. All rights reserved. December 2

20 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Wireless Settings WorksheetWireless Settings WorksheetBefore you modi

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 21MF2501 Adapter Settings WorksheetMF2501 Adapter Settings WorksheetPri

22 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Ruckus Wireless Web Interface MenusRuckus Wireless Web Interface Menu

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 23Air Quality IndicatorThe Air Quality Indicator assesses the environme

24 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring the MF2501 Adapter This se

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 25Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 3. Enter your configuration changes in

26 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring the Wireless Interface It

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 27Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 2. Fill in the parameters as described

28 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Advanced Wireless Configuration The Ad

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 29Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Table 10 shows the Advanced Wireless C

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 3ContentsPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Configuring the MF2501 Adapter We need to make a glaring warning abou

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 31Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Figure 8—WEP Configuration WindowTable

32 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Configuring the MF2501 Adapter 4. In the Configuration->Security (

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 33Configuring the MF2501 Adapter Configuring WPA PSK WPA PSK configurat

34 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Viewing System Information 4. In the Configuration ->Security (WPA

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 35Viewing Wireless InformationTable 13 explains the System Information

36 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Viewing Wireless InformationFigure 11—Wireless Information WindowTabl

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 37Viewing Statistics Viewing Statistics The Statistics Screens provide

38 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Viewing Statistics Viewing Wireless StatisticsThe Wireless statistics

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 39Viewing Statistics Figure 13—Wireless Statistics1. Click the Auto Upd

4 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Viewing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Viewing Statistics Bad Packets The total number of good packets recei

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 41Viewing Statistics Viewing Remote AP StatisticsThe Remote AP statisti

42 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Viewing Statistics describes the Remote AP Statistics parameters.Tab

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 43Updating the FirmwareUpdating the FirmwareThis menu provides a utilit

44 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Updating the FirmwareFigure 15—Updating the Firmware

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 45Updating the FirmwareTable 18 describes the Updating the Firmware par

46 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Rebooting the SystemRebooting the SystemYou must reboot the system if

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 47Rebooting the SystemFigure 17—Reboot in ProcessDuring a reboot, the a

48 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Taking a System Support SnapshotTaking a System Support SnapshotThe S

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 49Taking a System Support Snapshot2. If you have not yet configured the

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 5Who Should Use this GuidePrefaceThis MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireles

50 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Taking a System Support Snapshot

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 51Appendix A: Technical SpecificationsPhysical Characteristics Power re

52 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005Traffic Management and QoSVideo streamsOne MPEG-4/WMV stream, one DVD

6 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005System RequirementsSystem RequirementsThe MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wi

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 7Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the MediaF

8 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 8000003, December 2005MediaFlex™MediaFlex™MediaFlex™ is Ruckus Wireless, Inc.’s family of pu

8000003, December 2005 MediaFlex 2501 Multimedia Wireless Adapter User’s Guide 9Key FeaturesMultiple Concurrent Video Streams with Simultaneous Data T