Uniitech America, Inc Summit Quick Start Guide
08/23/07
Unitech America, Inc &
Summit Data Communications, Inc.
Quick Start Guide
for a Summit radio card or module
with software version 1.03
25 June 2007
Summit Data Communications, Inc.
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Summit Client Utility (SCU) provides graphical user interface (GUI) for access to all of its functions.
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Access to these functions also is available through
application programmer
an application programming interface (API), which an
can use to enable another utility to manage the radio.
To initialize SCU:
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From the Star
Select the directory called Summit
Inside the Summit directory are two items: a directory for the storag
SCU icon. To run SCU, double-click th SCU icon
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menu, select Programs
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SCU has five windows: Main, Profile, Status, and Diags (or Troubleshooting), and Global. Tabs, which
are shown as item 8 in Figure 1 below, enable easy navigation between windows. Each window is
described in more detail in this section.
Main Window
Figure 1 below is an example of Main window:
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Figure1: Main window
Step 1: Press Admin Login-
Password: SUMMIT
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Admin Login/Logout: To login to SCU as an adm
Login” is display d and supply the correct admin password on the dialog box. The default password
is “SUMMIT in all capital letters. (The password can be changed through Admin Password
function on Global Settings window.) Once you are logged in as an administrator, clicking the
button again ogs you out as an administrator, leaving you with access only to end-user functions.
inistrator, you select this button when “Admin
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Enable/Disable Radio: When the radio is enabled, selecting this button disables it; when the radio is
disabled, selecting this button enables it.
Active Profile: You can view the name of the active profile and, using the selection list, select a
different profile. If you select “ThirdPartyConfig” then, after the device goes through
WZC is used for configuration of radio.
Status: Indicates the radio’s status.
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power cycle,
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Radio Type: Indicates the type of radio in the device. “BG” means
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Summit radio that supports
802.11b and 802.11g.
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Regulatory Domain: Indicates the regulatory domain or domains for which the radio is configured.
“Worldwide” means that the radio can be used in any domain. The domain cannot be configured by
an administrator or user.
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Driver: Indicates the version of
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device driver that is running on the device.
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SCU: Indicates the version of SCU that is running on
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About SCU: When tapped, supplies information on SCU that on Windows application normally
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would appear under Help | About.
Profile Window
Profile settings are radio and security settings that are stored in the registry as part of
When profile is selected as the active profile on the Main window, the settings for that profile becom
active. An administrator can define up to 20 profiles, edit them, and delete them on th
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configuration profile.
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Profile window in
SCU. Profile changes made on the window are saved to the profile only when the Commit button is
pressed.
Unless it is modified, the Default profile does not specify an SSID, EAP type, or method of encryption. If
the Default profile is the active profile, then the radio will associate only to an access point that
broadcasts its SSID and requires no EAP type and no encryption.
Figure 2 below is an example of Profile window:
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Figure 2: Profile window
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Edit Profile: This is used to select the profile to be vi
Actions: Four actions are ailable, with the first three available only to an administrator:
New: Create a new profile with default settings and give it a uniqu name (and then change
settings using other selections on window).
Rename: Give the profile new nam , one that is not assigned to another profile.
Delete: Delete the profile, provided that it is not e active profile.
Scan: Open window that lists access points that are broadcasting their SSIDs. Each ti
tap the Refresh button, you view an updated list of APs, with each row showing n AP’s SSID, its
received signal strength indication (RSSI), and whether or not data encryption is in use (true or false).
You can sort the list by clicking on th column headers. If you are authorized as an administrator,
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select an SSID in the list, and tap Commit, you return to the Profil
create a profile for that SSID.
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Radio: Radio attributes in
current setting or an appropriate selection box with th
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the list box can be selected individually. When an attribute is selected, the
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current setting highlighted appears on
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Security: Values for the two primary security attributes, EAP type and encryptio
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type, are displayed
in separate dropdown lists, with the current values highlighted. When you as an administrator select
an EAP type, the Credentials button appears; when you tap it, a dialog box appears that enables you
to define authentication credentials for that EAP type. When you as an adm
encryption ype that requires the definition of WEP k ys or pre-shared key, th
button appears; when you ta it, a dialog box appears that enables you to define WEP keys or
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PSKs/WEP Keys
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Commit: To ensure that changes to profile settings made on the window are saved in the profile, you
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must tap the Commit button.
Scan: To view available wireless networks
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Summit radio to connect to a typical busin
ess WLAN, you must select a profile that specifies the
SSID, EAP
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SSID: This is the name or identification of the WLAN.
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EAP type: This is the protocol used to authenticate the device and its user if the WLAN uses
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Enterprise version of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and WPA2. SCU supports five EAP types:
PEAP with EAP-MSCHAP (PEAP-MSCHAP), PEAP with EAP-GTC (PEAP-GTC), EAP-TLS,
LEAP, and EAP-FAST
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Encryption: This specifies the type of key used to encrypt and decrypt transmitted data and how that key
is specified or derived. Encryption options
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WPA2 or WPA with dynamic keys (derived from the EAP authentication process)
WPA2 or WPA with pre-shared keys
Static WEP keys
Consult the user’s guide for details on all profile settings, including security settings.
Status Window
The Status window provides status information on the radio. A sample Status window is shown in Figur
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Active profile
Radio’s status
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Down (not recognized), Disabled, Not Associated, Associated, or [EAP type]
Authenticated
Client info: Nam
AP info: Name, IP address, MAC address, bea
Connection nfo: Channel, data rate, transmit power, signal strength, and signal quality
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, IP address, and MAC address
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Figure 3: Status window
Diags Window
A sample Diags, or troubleshooting, window is shown in Figure 4 below:
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Figure 4: Diags window, with ping active
Here are the functions available on the Diags window:
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(Re)connect: Disable and
and authenticate to the wireless LAN, logging all activity in the output
Release/Renew: Obtain new IP address through DHCP release/renew, and log all activity in the
output area at the bottom.
Start Ping: Start a continuous ping
its nam and function will change to Stop Ping. Moving to an SCU window other than Status or
Diags also will stop the ping, as will Pings will continue until you tap the Stop P ng button, move to
an SCU window other than Diags or Status, exit SCU, or remove th radio.
Diagnostics: Attemp to (re)connect to an AP, and provide more thorough dump of data than is
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obtained with (Re)connect. The dump will include radio state, profile settings, global settings, and
BSSID list of APs in the area.
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Save To...: Save the diagnostics output
to
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Global Window
Global settings include:
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Radio and security settings that apply to all profiles
Settings that apply to SCU itself
An administrator can define and change most globa
sample Global Settings window is shown in Figure 5 b
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settings on the Global Settings window in SCU. A
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Figure 5: Global window
The default setting for each global setting ensures reliable operation in most environments. Consult the
user’s guide for details on all global settings.
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