Comtrend WAP 5940 User Manual
261097-022
Wireless Video Bridge
User Manual
Version A1.1, November 1, 2016
WAP-5940
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Preface
This manual provides information relate d to the installation and operation of this
device. The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic
understanding of telecommunications terminolog y and concepts.
If you find the product to be inoperable or malfunctioning, please contact technical
support for immediate service by email at INT-support@comtrend.com
For product update, new product release, manual revision, or software upgrades,
please visit our website at http://www.comtrend.com
Important Safety Instructions
With reference to u np acking, installation, use, and maintenance o f your electronic
device, the following basic guidelines are recommended:
• Do not use or install this product ne ar water, to avoid fire or shock hazard. For
example, near a ba thtub, k itchen sink or laundry tub, o r near a swimming pool.
Also, do not expose the equipment to rain or damp are as (e.g. a wet basement).
• Do not connect the power supply cord on elevated surfaces. Allow it to lie freely .
There should be no obstructions in its path and no heavy items should be placed
on the cord. In addition, do not walk on, step on, or mistreat the cord.
• Use only the power cord and adapter that are shipped with this device.
• T o safeguard the equipment against overheating, make sure that all openings in
the unit that offer exposure to air are not blocked.
• Avoid using a telephone (othe r than a cordless type) during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightening. Also, do not use
the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
• Never install telephone wiring during stormy weather conditions.
CAUTION:
To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger
telecommunication line cord.
Always disconnect all telephone lines from the wall outlet before servicing
or disassembling this equipment.
WARNING
Disconnect the power line from the device before servicing.
Power supply specifications are clearly stated in Appendix A -
Specifications.
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Copyright
Copyright©2016 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information
contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document
may be translated, tr anscribed, re produced, in any fo rm, or by any means without
prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied wa rranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTIC ULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public Lice nse
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NOTE: This document is subject to change without notice .
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public Li
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This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reac hed the end of
its useful life, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed
separate from domestic waste.
The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make
up this router can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations.
Never dispose of this electronic equipment along with your household waste ; yo u
may be subject to penalties or sanctions under the law. Instead, please be
responsible and ask for disposal instructions from your local government.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 5
2.1 HARDWARE SETUP ........................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 LED INDICATORS............................................................................................................................. 7
2.3 INITIAL DEVICE SETUP .................................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 3 WEB USER INTERFACE............................................................................................ 10
3.1 DEFAULT SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 IP CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................................ 11
3.3 LOGIN PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................ 12
CHAPTER 4 STATUS .......................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 STATU S - DEVICE ........................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 STATUS – WIRELESS ................................................................................................................ 16
4.2.1 AP Mode ................................................................................................................................ 16
4.2.2 STA Mode ............................................................................................................................... 19
4.3 STATU S – NETWORKING ................................................................................................................. 22
4.4 STATU S – WDS .............................................................................................................................. 24
4.5 STATU S – MBSS ............................................................................................................................ 25
CHAPTER 5 CONFIG ......................................................................................................................... 27
5.1 CONFIG – WIRELESS ...................................................................................................................... 27
5.2 CONFIG – WPS .............................................................................................................................. 32
5.3 CONFIG – MAC FILTER ................................................................................................................. 34
5.4 CONFIG – NETWORKING ................................................................................................................ 36
5.5 CONFIG – WDS ............................................................................................................................. 39
5.6 CONFIG – MBSS ............................................................................................................................ 41
5.7 CONFIG – ACS ............................................................................................................................... 42
CHAPTER 6 TOOLS ........................................................................................................................... 46
6.1 TOOLS – LOG ................................................................................................................................. 46
6.2 TOOLS – ADMIN ............................................................................................................................. 49
6.3 TOOLS – RESTORE ......................................................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 7 SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................ 51
7.1 SYSTEM – UPGRADE ...................................................................................................................... 51
7.2 SYSTEM – REBOOT ........................................................................................................................ 53
APPENDIX A - SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................... 54
APPENDIX B - AP / STATION ........................................................................................................... 55
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Chapter 1 Introduction
The WAP-5940 is an 802.11ac 4T4R wireless video bridge, with two Giga Ethernet
ports. WAP-5940 performs AP to transmission package TCP/UDP to client, also
supporting station mode, receiving packets and forwarding to the Ethernet port.
WAP-5940 has a high power wireless design which supports 802.1 1ac 5Ghz band
4T4R and is backward compatible 802.11n, 802.11a.
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Chapter 2 Installation
2.1 Hardware Setup
Follow the instructions below to complete the hardware setup.
BACK PANEL
The figure below shows the back panel of the device.
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Power ON
Press the power button to the OFF position (OUT). Connect the power adapter to the
power port. Attach the power adapter to a wall outlet or other AC source. Press the
power button to the ON position (IN). If the Power LED displays as expected then
the device is ready for setup (see section 2.2 LED Indicators).
Caution 1: If the device fails to p ower up, or it malfunctions, first verify tha t the
power cords are connected securely and then power it on again. If the
problem persists, contact technical support.
Caution 2: Before servicing or disassembling this equipment, disc onnect all power
cords and telephone lines from their outlets.
Ethernet (LAN) Ports
Use 1000-BASE-T RJ-45 cables to connect two network devices to a Gigabit LAN, or
10/100BASE-T RJ-45 cables for standard network usage. These ports are
auto-sensing MDI/X; so either straight-through or crossover cable can be used.
Reset Button
To reboot the device press the Reset button for 1-5 seconds. Restore the default
parameters of the device by pressing the Reset button for more than 5 seconds.
After the device has rebooted successfully, the front panel should display as
expected (see section 2.2 LED Indicators for details).
WPS Button
Press and release the WPS button to start the WPS connecti on process with the
other device. The connection duration is 2 minutes during which the WPS LED will
blink. If there is no client connection the WPS led will turn off. If connection is
successful the WPS LED will stay on.
AP/Station Switch
Select the desired option.
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Ethernet connected
Ethernet not connected
Ethernet is transmitting/receiving
Ethernet connected
Ethernet not connected
Ethernet is transmitting/receiving
Wi-Fi enabled
Wi-Fi disabled
When no client connected
No WPS (5G) association process ongoing
WPS (5G) connection in progress
WAP-5940 working in AP mode
WAP-5940 working in Station mode
WAP-5940 working in Station mode
WAP-5940 working in AP mode
2.2 LED Indicators
The front panel LED indicators are shown below a nd explained in the follow ing table.
This information can be used to check the status of the device a nd its connections.
LED Color Mode Description
On Power on
POWER GREEN
Off Power off
On
ETH1 GREEN
ETH2 GREEN
WiFi GREEN
WPS GREEN
Off
Blink
On
Off
Blink
On
Off
Blink
On WPS connection successful
Off
AP GREEN
Station GREEN
Blink
On
Off
On
Off
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2.3 Initial Device Setup
Device Setup
1. Setup the first Wireless Video Bridge by plugging in the po wer adapter and
press the Power Button to the ON position (IN). Set the Wireless Video
Bridge to AP Mode by sliding the AP/Station Switch to the up position.
2. Connect the Wireless Video Bridge to a Network Device (Gateway, Router,
etc.) with an Ethernet (RJ-45) cable. You can use either Ethernet ports of the
Wireless Video Bridge to make this connection.
3. After you select AP mode thus the Ethernet port (ETH1) will be WAN port,
another Ethernet port (ETH2) is LAN side.
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4. After you select station mo de thus two Ethernet ports (ETH1, ETH2) are LAN
side.
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Chapter 3 Web User Interface
This section describes how to access the device via the web user interface (WUI)
using an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer (version 6.0 and later).
3.1 Default Settings
The factory default settings of this device are summarized below.
• LAN IP address AP: 10.0.0.2
• LAN IP address STA: 10.0.0.10
• LAN subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
• Administrative access (username: root, password: 12345)
Caution: The LAN setting default is DHCP mode, if a device connects to the DHCP
network, the LAN IP will be changed by the DHCP server ass igned.
Technical Note
During pow er on, the devi ce initializ es all setting s to default valu es. It wi ll then
read the configuration profile from the permanent storage section of flash memory.
The default attributes are overwritten when identical attributes with different values
are configured. The configuration profile in permanent storage can be created via
the web use r interface or t elnet user interfa ce, or other mana gement protocol s.
The factory defau lt configuration can be re stored either by pushing the reset button
for more than ten seconds until the power indicates LED blinking o r by click ing the
Restore Default Configuration option in the Restore Settings screen.
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3.2 IP Configuration
STATIC IP MODE
In static IP mode, you assign IP settings to your PC manually.
Follow these steps to configure your PC IP address to use subnet 10.0.0.x.
NOTE: The following procedure assumes you are running Windows. However,
the general steps involved are similar for most operating systems (OS).
Check your OS support documentation for further details.
STEP 1: From the Network Connec tions window, open Local Area Connect ion (You
may also acce ss this scre en by double-clicking the Local Area Connection
icon on your taskbar). Click the Properties button.
STEP 2: Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button.
STEP 3: Change the IP address to the 10.0.0.x (10<x<254) subnet with subnet
mask of 255.255.255.0. The screen should now display as shown below.
STEP 4: Click OK to submit these settings.
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3.3 Login Procedure
Perform the following steps to login to the web user interface.
NOTE: The default settings can be found in section 3.1 Default Settings
STEP 1: Start the Internet browser and enter the default IP address for the device
in the Web address field. For example, if it is the AP device default IP is
10.0.0.2, type http://10.0.0.2
STEP 2: A dialog box will appear, such as the one below. Enter the default
username and password, as defined in section 3.1 Default Settings.
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Click LOGIN to continue.
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STEP 3: After successfully logging in for the first time (AP dev ice in th is exam ple),
you will reach the Status - Device screen AP (Access Point) shown here.
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Gets the software
current system
4.1 Status - Device
This screen shows the status of the device.
Chapter 4 Status
Menu Item Description Options Detail
Device Name Name of the
Comtrend device
Software
version of the
Version
The version number of
the current firmware
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Uptime Displays the
uptime of the
device
Device Mode AP or STA mode Access Point(AP)
Station(STA)
There are two types of
display, one kind is
minutes and days,
another kind is
XX:XX(hours:minutes)
Device Acts as Access
Point or Station. The
[X] indicates the
current device mode.
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4.2 Status – Wireless
This screen shows the wireless status of the device in AP mode.
4.2.1 AP Mode
Menu Item Description Options Detail
WiFi Interface Real wireless
device name and
MAC Address in
CPE
Device Mode
AP or STA mode Access Point(AP)
Station (STA)
Device Acts as
Access Point or
Station
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802.11an supports
802.11a
Wireless Band
Bandwidth Per the 802.11a or
Per 802.11an or
Per the 802.11ac
AP Mac Address
(BSSID)
Channel Available 5Ghz
Current system
Band
802.11an or
802.11ac standard
802.11ac standard
standard
The current
associated BSSID
of the Wi-Fi system
802.11a or
802.11an or
802.11ac
20 MHz
40 MHz 40 MHz operation
80MHz 80 MHz operation
36-48, 149-165 5.150-5.250,
802.11n and is
backward
compatible with
20 MHz operation
In AP mode, it will
be the same as the
Wireless MAC
address
channels based on
region setting
Associated
Devices Count
Packets Received
The connected
devices number
Wireless packets
5.725-5.850 GHz
are the supported
frequency ranges
The number of
devices connecting
to the AP.
Clicking the
“Association Table”
will link to the
Association Table
page and display
information of all
the connected
devices.
Successfully
Bytes Received The total bytes
which are received
successfully
received
successfully
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