MIMO 802.11n/a + 802.11n/b/g 300Mbps WiFi High Power Outdoor Access Point/Bridge User Guide Revision 1.
Revision History Version Date Notes 1.2a Feb. 20, 2012 Initial generic version for 802.11n BR & AP ODU 1.2b Mar.06, 2012 Updated AP setting info 1.3 Nov.
Introduction The WLAN ODU MIMO 2x2 WiFi Outdoor System consists of two concurrent running radios, one at 5GHz support 802.11a/n standard, and the other at 2.4GHz for 802.11b/g/n features. The MIMO 2x2 802.11n/a 300Mbps Wireless High Power Outdoor Bridge support Point-to-Point, Point to Multipoint, building-to-building communication, that the data rate is up to 150Mbps in HT-20 mode, or to 300 Mbps in HT-40 mode.
Key Features: 2x2 MIMO for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios Fast Ethernet or 300Mbps 802.11n/a wireless backhaul and 300Mbps 802.
Table of Contents 1. The WLAN ODU Hardware Feature......................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Hardware Outline ........................................................................................................................ 9 1.2 Product Feature......................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.1 2. Feature Highlight .................................
. 5.1 AP Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 38 5.2 2.4GHz AP Joining Status........................................................................................................... 40 4BAP Security Setting........................................................................................................................... 41 6.1 AP Security Setting - WEP ...........................................
Table of Figures Figure 1 WLAN ODU Hardware Outlook....................................................................................................... 9 Figure 2 WLAN ODU antenna connection .................................................................................................. 12 Figure 3 PoE Connector Interface ............................................................................................................... 13 Figure 4 Ethernet Cable Connection to Host PC................
Manual Conventions Bold Italic Courier Bold type within paragraph text indicates commands, files names, directory names, paths, output, or returned values. Within commands, italics indicate a variable that the user must specify. Titles of manuals or other published documents are also set in italics. The courier font indicates output or display. | Within commands, items enclosed in square brackets are optional parameters or values that the user can choose to specify or omit.
1. The WLAN ODU Hardware Feature 1.
1.2 Product Feature Range — the WLAN ODU wireless bridge has been refined and optimized for long range application, up to 35Km. Temperature — the WLAN ODU wireless AP/bridge is tested for normal operation in the ambient temperatures from -40°C to 60°C. Operating in temperatures outside of this range may cause the unit to fail. Wind Velocity — the WLAN ODU wireless AP/bridge can operate in winds up to 90 MPH and survive higher wind speeds up to 125 mph.
1.2.1 Feature Highlight 5GHz 802.11a/n based Point-to-Point Bridge 5GHz 802.11a/n based Point-to-Multipoint Bridge (up to 8 links) 2.4GHz 802.
1.3 Product and Accessories The WLAN ODU AC/DC PoE Injector RJ-45 Installation kits Mounting Kit 1.4 1.4.1 Interface External Antenna Connection External Antenna Connector for 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n Antenna #1 Figure 2 WLAN ODU antenna connection External Antenna Connector for 2.4GHz 802.
1.4.2 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Cable Connector Grounding Screw PoE Cable Connector Figure 3 1.4.3 PoE Connector Interface Grounding Screw 1) For grounding strip connection. 2) Proper grounding is always for the safety consideration.
1.4.4 Ethernet Cable Connection Ethernet cable connects to Input port and link to host PC or LAN Device (ex. Switch or Hub) Figure 4 Ethernet Cable Connection to Host PC PoE Ethernet Cable connects to Output port and link to WLAN ODU Figure 5 1.5 Ethernet Cable Connect to WLAN ODU Product Warranty This product warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment.
the product environment specifications, or improper site preparation and maintenance. 1.7 System Requirement Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Windows 7 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above versions One RJ-45 Ethernet network cable & PoE injector module 1.8 Feature Summary Provide the Ethernet to Wireless LAN Bridge, or the Ethernet to Wireless LAN Access Point, fully IEEE 802.3 compatible Ethernet interface Support 10/100 Base-T Ethernet interface The operating mode is IEEE 802.
2. Getting Started 2.1 2.1.1 Setup Local Area Connection on Your PC Start Network Configuration on your PC 1) Click the “Start Menu” and choose “All Programs” -> "Accessories" -> "Communications" -> "Network Connections". Figure 6 Windows Start Menu 2) Right-click on the “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”.
Figure 7 Network Connection 3) After clicking on “Properties”, you will see the diagram as below.
Figure 8 Local Area Connection Properties 4) Marking the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties” button. 5) Input an “IP address (ex. 192.168.100.2)” under the same subnet as the Default IP Address of Outdoor WLAN Product (192.168.100.20). 6) Input 255.255.255.0 as Subnet Mask. 7) Keep the “Default Gateway” as blank. 8) Keep the “DNS Server Address” as blank. 9) Click ”OK” when you finish setting and Close the Window.
2.2 Check Access to WLAN ODU Product Use “Ping” utility of DOS mode to check the access to Outdoor WLAN Product. 1) Go to DOS mode 2) Type command: ping 192.168.100.20 The Outdoor WLAN Product shall respond your ping request. Note that use the same PC to ping different Outdoor WLAN Product may cause ping failure. This is because the entire Outdoor WLAN Product has the same default IP address but different MAC addresses.
2.3 Access to Web Pages 1) Launch a Web Browser. 2) Key in the default IP Address as URL (Default IP Address: “192.168.100.20’) and then the initial home page will appear. 3) The login window will appear. Enter User Name (default username is ”Admin”) and Password (default password is” Wireless”). Note: You need to use the default Username and Password when you sign in for the first time. Figure 11 4) User Name and Password Web Page The “System Setting” page will come up after successful log in.
2.4 Basic Configuration 2.4.1 System Setting This page can be access by clicking “System -> Setting” from left side menu. Figure 12 System Setting Page 1) IP Address / Subnet Mask / Gateway Note that each AP/Bridge unit in the same network must be assigned an unique IP address. So, you may need to have a network plan before deployment. Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address according to the planning. If there is no gateway in the network, you may leave it in blank.
3) SNMP Community SNMP Community name is a string for administrator to read and write the SNMP MIB from external SNMP manager. The default SNMP community name is “public” for read community, and “private” for write community. You may change the community name as your plan. Confirm your setup then clicking “Save” button to perform. 4) System Name & Location The fields of System Name and System Location is the strings for you to conveniently identify the different unit.
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2.4.2 System Information This page can be access by clicking “System -> Information” from left side menu Figure 13 System Information Page This page lists the important system information and software / hardware inventory data. 1) Uptime The elapse time since Outdoor WLAN Product had been up. 2) IP address / Subnet Mask / Gateway The IP address / Subnet Mask / Gateway of the wireless ODU setting. 3) Ethernet / 5G RF MAC / 2.4GHz RF MAC The MAC address of Ethernet and wireless interface.
2.4.3 Upgrade The reboot function can be apply by clicking “System -> Upgrade” from left side menu Figure 14 Upgrade Page When the new version of firmware has been received, you can upload the file by the web interface for upgrade the firmware. The page can be access by clicking ”System -> Upgrade” from the left side menu. Note: (a).
to perform the new version of firmware. 4) Click “Reboot” for new firmware to take effect.
2.4.4 Reboot The reboot function can be apply by clicking “System -> Reboot!” from left side menu Figure 15 Rebooting Page When starting reboot, system will prompt you a rebooting window.
3. Configure 5GHz Bridge 3.1 Bridge Configuration This page can be access by clicking “Bridge -> Setting” from left side menu Figure 16 5GHz Radio Basic Setting Page 1) Enable / Disable 5GHz Radio Click the radio box to enable/disable 5GHz Radio. It is enabled by default. 2) Wireless Mode There is three wireless modes provide 54Mbps (802.11a), and 150Mbps (802.11a/n HT-20), and 300Mbps (802.11a/n HT-40+, 802.11a/n HT-40-).
4) Data Rate Available data rate range is dependent upon the selection of Wireless Mode setting. Rates of 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54Mbps are supported for the wireless mode of 54Mbps (802.11a). And, rates of MCS-0, MCS-1, MCS-2, MCS-3, MCS-4, MCS-5, MCS-6, MCS-7, MCS-8, MCS-9, MCS-10, MCS-11, MCS-12, MCS-13, MCS-14, and MCS-15 are supported for the wireless mode of 802.11a/n HT-20, 802.11a/n HT-40+, and 802.11a/n HT-40-. The default data rate is “Auto”.
In order to prevent the transmission collision in a hidden nodes environment, Bridge may send a RTS (Request To Send) before transmitting the data frame and expect to receive a CTS (Clear To Send) from remote Bridge. You may define a threshold for those frame size greater than the threshold need to activate RTS/CTS mechanism. The valid range is between 256 and 2347. Set low value to this threshold may avoid collision, but the RTS/CTS frame would consume bandwidth. The default RTS threshold value is “2347”.
3.2 5GHz Bridge Joining Status This page shows the local and remote Bridges and can be access by clicking “Bridge -> Status” from left side menu. Figure 17 Master/Slave Bridges Connections 1) Remote Bridge This line shows the MAC address, IP address and RSSI of remote Bridge. 3.2.1 RSSI Clicking MAC address hyperlink of desired remote Bridge, system will show a RSSI page for you to monitor the bridge link.
Figure 18 RSSI Page RSSI values on this page is automatically refreshed every second to reflect the real-time receiving signal strength.
4. Bridge Security Setting To have a secured data transmission, Outdoor WLAN Product provides the following encryption types. No Security as the default setting 64-bit & 128-bit & 152-bit WEP WPA-TKIP or WPA-AES Note that it is required to have the same security setting between Bridges to communicate.
4.1 Bridge Security Setting - WEP This page can be access by clicking “Bridge -> Setting” page. Figure 19 Bridge Security-WEP Page 1) Security Mode select “WEP” to enable the security mode. 2) Encryption Key The WEP key is an ASCII string, can be in one of the following formats: 5 characters, 13 characters, or 16 characters. Note that it is required to have the same security setting between Bridges to communicate.
taking effect.
4.2 Bridge Security Setting – WPA This page can be access by clicking “Bridge -> Setting” page. Figure 20 Bridge Security-WPA Page 1) Security Mode Select “WPA” to enable the security mode. 2) WPA Mode Select WPA Mode according to the security plan. 3) Cypher Mode Select Cypher Mode according to the security plan. TKIP or AES 4) PSK The key is an ASCII string with length from 8 to 63 characters. 5) Click “Save” and then “Reboot” button when you finish setting up for parameter changes taking effect.
Note that it is required to have the same security setting between Bridges to communicate.
5. Configure 2.4GHz Access Point (AP) 5.1 AP Configuration This page can be access by clicking “AP -> Setting” from left side menu Figure 21 2.4GHz Radio Basic Setting Page 1) Enable / Disable 5GHz Radio Click the radio box to enable/disable 2.4GHz Radio. It is enabled by default. 2) Wireless Mode There is three wireless modes provide: 54Mbps (802.11g), and 150Mbps (802.11g/n HT-20), and 300Mbps (802.11g/n HT-40+, and 802.11g/n HT-40-).
SSID. The valid length shall not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters and case-sensitive. All SSID would broadcast its own beacon. The default SSID is “AP_2G”. 5) Suppress SSID When you enable “Suppress SSID” function, SSID information will be removed from AP broadcast frame. Thus, only those stations aware of the SSID can associate with AP. The default setting is disabled. 6) Security By default, the security is disabled.
5.2 2.4GHz AP Joining Status This page shows the associated client and can be access by clicking “AP -> Status” from left side menu.
6. AP Security Setting 4B To have a secured data transmission, Outdoor WLAN Product provides the following encryption types.
6.1 AP Security Setting - WEP This page can be access by clicking “AP -> Setting” page. Figure 23 AP Security-WEP Page 1) Security Mode select “WEP” to enable the security mode. 2) Encryption Key There are up to 4 keys can be specified. Administrator needs to assign an active key for encryption. The supported WEP key length can be WEP-64, WEP-128, or WEP-152. The WEP key can be an ASCII string of 5, 13, or 16 characters; or HEX digit string (0-9 or A-F) of 10, 26, 32 digits.
6.2 AP Security Setting – WPA This page can be access by clicking “AP -> Setting” page. Figure 24 AP Security-WPA Page 1) Security Mode Select “WPA” to enable the security mode. 2) WPA Mode Select WPA Mode according to the security plan. 3) Cypher Mode Select Cypher Mode according to the security plan: TKIP or AES. 4) PSK The key is an ASCII string with length from 8 to 63 characters. 5) Click “Save” and then “Reboot” button when you finish setting up for parameter changes taking effect.
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6.2.1 Enterprise / Radius support Clicking ”Enterprise / RADIUS support” radio box to setup the RADIUS authentication configuration. Figure 25 Radius configuration Page 1) Authentication RADIUS Server Input the IP address or server name of RADIUS server. 2) Authentication RADIUS Port Input the port of RADIUS. The default port number is 1812. 3) Shared Secret Input the password of RADIUS server. 4) EAP Reauthentication Period Specify EAP Reauthentication Period in seconds.
5) Click “Save” and then “Reboot” button when you finish setting up for parameter changes taking effect. 7. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 50cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
