GemTek Technology AP931229AG User Manual
BW2250
Dual Radio 2.4GHz/5GHz Outdoor Access Point
www.browan.com
User Guide
September, 2006
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Within the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz band (5GHz radio channels 34 to 48) the U-NII devices
are restricted to indoor operations to reduce any potential harmful interference to
MSS operations.
FCC Warning
FCC 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. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
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 20cm between the radiator &
your body.
If this device is going to be operated in 5.15 ~ 5.25GHz frequency range, then it is restricted in indoor
environment only.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware
programmed at the factory to match the intended destination.The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user.
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IC Warning
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause interference and
This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device
This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 7dBi.
Antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada. The required
antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so
chosen that the EIRP is not more than required for successful communication.
To prevent radio interference to the licensed service (i.e. co-channel Mobile Satellite systems) we
intended to operate this device indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding.
Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing.
Because high power radars are allocated as primary users (meaning they have priority) in 5250-5350
MHz, these radars could cause interference and/or damage to license exempt LAN devices.
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Contents
COPYRIGHT...........................................................................................................................................1
NOTICE...................................................................................................................................................1
TRADEMARKS.......................................................................................................................................1
FCC Warning....................................................... ...... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ...... .........................2
IC Warning ..........................................................................................................................................3
CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................4
ABOUT THIS GUIDE............................................................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ................6
Purpose...............................................................................................................................................6
Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge......................................................................................................6
Conventions Used in this Document........................................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....... ... ......6
Help Us to Improve this Document! ....................................................................................................6
Browan Technical Support..................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................7
Product Overview................................................................................................................................7
Features Highlight...............................................................................................................................9
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION............................................................................................................11
The Product Package........................................................................................................................11
Hardware Introduction............................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..............12
General Overview..........................................................................................................................12
Bottom Cover.................................................................................................................................13
RF Connectors and ports...............................................................................................................13
Hardware Installation........................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .................14
Installing the Access Point.............................................................................................................14
Connect to the Power Source and Local Network.........................................................................15
Software Installation..........................................................................................................................16
Initialization....................................................................................................................................16
Software Introduction: KickStart....................................................................................................16
Access Your BW2250....................................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 3 – APPLICATION MODE.................................................................................................20
AP + Bridge Mode.............................................................................................................................20
AP + AP Mode.................................................................... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .................20
Bridge+ Bridge Mode ........................................................................................................................21
CHAPTER 4 – REFERENCE MANUAL...............................................................................................22
Web Interface............................................................... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....................22
Status ................................................................................................................................................23
Status | Device Status ...................................................................................................................23
Status | Wireless Status.................................................................................................................24
Status | Interface Statistics...................................................... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...........25
Network .............................................................................................................................................25
Network | Interface............................................................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . .............25
Network | RADIUS Server .............................................................................................................28
Network | DHCP Settings ...................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... . ......29
Network | NTP Settings .................................................................................................................35
Network | Time Settings........................................................ ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ...........37
Wireless.............................................................................................................................................38
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Wireless | Basic ................................................................. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... .................38
Wireless | Advance.................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ..............48
Wireless | WEP...................................................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..............55
Wireless | MAC ACL......................................................................................................................56
System...............................................................................................................................................60
System | Security...........................................................................................................................60
System | SNMP..............................................................................................................................61
System | Telnet..............................................................................................................................62
System | Configuration ..................................................................................................................63
System | Reset...............................................................................................................................65
System | Upgrade..........................................................................................................................65
APPENDIX............................................................................................................................................67
A) Specification .................................................................................................................................67
B) Factory Defaults for the BW2250 .................................................................................................69
C) Approved Antenna.................................................................. ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ............70
D) Location ID and ISO Country Codes............................................................ ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....71
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About this Guide
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to collect, analyze, and define needs and features of the new
BROWAN BW2250 Dual Radio 2.4GHz/5GHz Outdoor Access Point.
Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge
To use this document effectively, you should have a working knowledge of Local Area Networking
(LAN) concepts and wireless Internet access infrastructures. In addition, you should be familiar with
the following:
Hardware installers should have a working knowledge of basic electronics and mechanical
assembly, and should understand related local building codes.
Network administrators should have a solid understanding of software installation procedures for
network operating systems under Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Millennium, 2000, NT, and Windows
XP and general networking operations and troubleshooting knowledge.
Conventions Used in this Document
The following typographic conventions and symbols are used throughout this document:
Very important information. Failure to observe this may result in damage.
Important information that should be observed.
Additional information that may be helpful but which is not required.
bold Menu commands, buttons and input fields are displayed in bold
code
<value>
[value]
File names, directory names, form names, and system-generated output
such as error messages are displayed in constant-width type
Placeholder for certain values, e.g. user inputs
Input field format, limitations, and/or restrictions.
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Browan Technical Support
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for:
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Browan 54Mb Dual-Radio Outdoor Access Point BW2250.
The Browan BW2250 operates simultaneously in the 5-GHz and 2.4-GHz frequency bands and is fully
compliant to 802.11b/g and 802.11a standard with its high performance and enhanced security.
BW2250 is an important part for the Browan Wi-Fi solution as 11a/b/g outdoor AP.
The two Dual-Band radios (a/g + a/g) that this product provides supplies the furthest in flexibility and
makes sure low interference and large coverage. The a+g operation mode and Multiple BSSID that
this product provides differentiates it from traditional outdoor AP product.
Product Overview
Flexibility and high performance
BROWAN BW2250 is a high-performance and high capacity and feature-rich outdoor AP/Bridge for
HotZone and backhaul services. The product’s dual tri-mode AP/Bridge radios architecture offers
spectrum and deployment flexibility to increase capacity and extend the range of HotZone Wifi
network.
z Simultaneously supports 802.11a and 802.11b/g for maximum client diversity
z Mix of AP, AP Router and Bridge configuration: working simultaneously, blanketing last miles
with high-speed bandwidth.
z Wireless AP router mode: Static Router table configure, NAT, Different IP subnet per BSSID,
Enable/Disable DHCP server or DHCP relay per BSSID.
z Dual AP/ AP Router configuration: for high client density environment for both 802.11b/g and
802.11a users
z Dual Bridge (repeater) configuration: serves to extend the transmission range of wireless
bridging and backhaul services.
Secure and reliable wireless networking
BW2250 supports and meets standard industry security requirement of wide area networking
professionals for secured wireless network:
z Supports VLAN, up to 16 VLAN ID per Radio
z IEEE 802.1x/EAP with password, certificates and SIM card
z 64bits/128bits static and dynamic WEP encryption
z Supports Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) with AES and TKIP support
z Layer 2 Isolation for preventing snooping on the same BSS
z MAC address filtering (ACL) for preventing illegal attacking from Internet
z Hidden SSID broadcast to prevent illegal users connection
z Built-in Web login authentication (UAM)
Strong Anti-interference
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Dynamic Channel Allocation (DCA) solution automatically selects optimal operational frequency
channel during power up and the periodically monitors the environment and adjusts for best
operational channel. DCA enhances BW2250 performance and provide continuous coverage under
high AP density wireless network environment.
Dynamic Wireless Bridging
Dynamic Wireless Bridging capability enables BW2250 to automatically seek and discovery potential
nearby root AP, and dynamically self-configures for wireless bridge connection. With this feature in a
BW2250 network, whenever a bridge link is fail over, the network will auto reconfigure route
structures to minimize the lost of WLAN operation. It also minimized the technician intervention and
cost of going on-site to re-establish transmission paths. Since the birding fail over and restoration is
almost seamless, the perceptible interruption of WLAN subscribers is also minimized.
Multiple BSSID “Virtual AP” Technology
Supports up to16 BSSID per radio and each can be configured independently to support range of
security policies, authentication model, RADIUS servers and VLAN IDs. Each BSSID also can be set
different priority based on 802.1p tag or 802.11e EDCA which enables WLAN client device to access
wireless link QoS capabilities.
Ease Installation and Deployment
BW2250 enclosed in an aluminum-alloy frame-resistant with waterproof design housing operates
even under extreme weather conditions. Power option includes an integrated IEEE 802.3af Powerover-Ethernet port enables effortless deployment in various environments. It also includes a special
Antenna Alignment Tool, which help to assist long-range wireless bridging installation to ensure the
optimal bridging performance.
Easy and Secure Remote Management
BW2250 supports secure remote management through HTTPS, CLISH and SNMP connections.
Web-based user interface with HTTPS request supplies secure remote management
BROWAN NMS product supplies the system management solution
Remote software upgrading via HTTPS
Detailed client survey and site survey
Bridge/Client Diagnostic Tools: optimize the installation for wireless bridging and optimize operation
status monitoring
Management Option
You can use the Access Controller management systems through the following interfaces:
Web-browser interface
Command Line interface (CLI) with optional SSH
with HTTPS
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Simple Network Management Protocol
BW2250 management system pages are organized for the web-browser interface. This user manual
provides detailed description of this management option.
Features Highlight
Super Bridge
● 802.11a/b/g compliant
● Up to 20 bridge links supporting
● Special radio for Bridge
● Bridge link for static WEP encryption
Super AP
● Multiple BSSID (up to 16)
● SSID per BSSID
● Enabled or Disabled Hidden SSID per BSSID
● 16 VLAN ID per BSSID
● AAA way per BSSID, 802.1x and web login
● Co-existence of 802.1x and web login
● Security policy per BSSID, static WEP, dynamic WEP and WPA
● WPA passthrough
● RADIUS server per BSSID
AAA
● RADIUS client supporting
● AAA Proxy, RADIUS authentication, RADIUS Proxy Server (RFC 2865, 2058)
● 802.1x supporting (EAP/TLS, EAP/TTLS, EAP/PEAP and EAP/SIM)
Security
● Static 64/128bits WEP, Dynamic 64/128bits WEP
● WPA/TKIP and WPA/AES support
● MAC ACL
● Access Control (accept rule and deny rule) based on MAC address
● Layer 2 Isolation
● Hidden SSID
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Management
● Secure management via HTTPS, CLISH, SNMP
● Standard MIB and Gemtek Systems Private MIB
● Remote firmware update via WEB UI
● Backup/Restore configuration file
● System Log, Save/Send System Log to remote log server with different log levels
Multiple BSSID (up to 16)
SSID per BSSID
Enabled or Disabled Hidden SSID per BSSID
VLAN ID per BSSID
QoS priority per BSSID based on 802.1p or EDCA
AAA way per BSSID, 802.1x or WPA
Co-existence of 802.1x and WPA
Security policy per BSSID
RADIUS server per BSSID
Traffic priority per BSSID
Maintenance
Software watchdog
Hardware watchdog
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Chapter 2 - Installation
This chapter provides installation instructions for the hardware and software components of the
Access Point BW2250. It also includes the procedures for the following tasks:
Hardware Introduction (Connectors)
Hardware Installation
Software Installation
The Product Package
The product comes with the following:
Dual Radio outdoor Access Point (model: BW2250)
Mounting Kit
Screw Bag for Mounting Kit
Waterproof tape
RJ-45 Ethernet cable with waterproof connector
RS-232 console cable with waterproof connector
Omni-directional antenna (BA5070) * 2
Installation CD containing:
BW2250 User Guide in PDF format
KickStart Utility
Bridge/Client Diagnostic Utility
Product Firmware
Release Notes
Adobe Acrobat Readers
Printed 3 Years Warranty Card
Printed Warning Card
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your reseller or
Browan sales representative.
BA5070 antenna is the accessory of BW2250 Product.
Refer to the Appendix D for BA5070 Antenna Spec:
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D) Approved Antenna
Hardware Introduction
General Overview
Figure 1 – BW2250 General View
The front panel of BW2250 contains:
Connectors which enable you to make different network connections for the device
Waterproof ports, which prevent the device from the damage of water that get into the internal
part of the device.
The Bottom cover of BW2250 contains:
Thermal convection hole
Reset button enables you to reboot or reset the device configuration to the factory defaults
Press the Reset button for less than 3 seconds to reboot the device.
Press the Reset button for more than 10 seconds to set the device to factory
defaults.
註解 [r1]: 增加作用说明
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Bottom Cover
4
1
3
2
Figure 2 –Bottom Cover of the BW2250
The Bottom Cover of the BW2250 contains:
Back Label with Model and Device name. The official device name is 54Mb Dual Radio Outdoor
Access Point; model BW2250.
MAC address labels of the device. The two labels show the WLAN1 and WLAN2 interface MAC
address of the device.
Serial Number label of the device.
RESET Button. It is covered by a M6 Screw with a waterproof rubber washer
RF Connectors and ports
The BW2250 has two reverse N-type RF connectors on the flank panel:
Figure 3 –RF Connectors and ports
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Hardware Installation
②
Installing the Access Point
Use the following procedure to prepare your network connection to BW2250.
Use the enclosed POE and power cord or any others IEEE802.3af Compliant POE
Step 1 Assemble part 1 of the Mount Kit at the back of the bottom cover as shown in the figure 4:
Power Source Devices to supply your BW2250 Access Point.
③
Figure 4 – Assembling the Mounting Kit to the BW2250
Step 2 If you are mounting the AP on the wall; first install the bracket 2 of the mounting kit to a
Step 3 If you are mounting the AP to a mast; first install the bracket 2 and the clip 3 of the Mounting
Step 4 Assemble the one side of an Ethernet twist cable with the waterproof RJ45 connector.
Step 5 Insert the Ethernet twist cable to the LAN port connector on the back of the BW2250
Step 6 Connect two RF connectors to the Antennas by Jump RF cable with waterproof N-type
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suitable position. Assemble the back of the BW2250 case to the bracket subsequently.
to a mast. Assemble the back of the BW2250 case to the bracket subsequently
Please read the description sheet in Waterproof RJ45 Connector package carefully
before you do the assembly.
Bottom Cover and screw down the nut.
plug.
①
Connect to the Power Source and Local Network
Step 1 Connect the Ethernet cable from the BW2250 route to an IEEE802.3-2003 compliant
Step 2 If you use the BE3011 POE HUB, please connect the BW2250 LAN port to the
Figure 5 – Connect BW2250 to Power source and network by PoE HUB
Power source Equipment, Such as BE3011 POE HUB Switch from Browan.
PWR-LAN OUT port of BE3011 and connect the BE3011 LAN-IN port to the Switch or hub
in the local network.
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Software Installation
Initialization
There are two choices for the first web browser connection to your BW2250: either enter the
BW2250's IP address and subnet (default networks settings) into the browser or launch the KickStart
utility that is provided with your product CD.
The default network settings for your new access point are:
LAN port: IP 192.168.2.2 subnet 255.255.255.0
Software Introduction: KickStart
The Browan KickStart is a software windows utility that is included on the Installation CD.
The utility automatically detects access points installed on your network, regardless of its host IP
address and lets you configure each unit’s IP settings. The feature list for the KickStart utility is listed
below:
Scanning your subnet for all connected APs
Quick access to your AP via HTTPs, telnet, SSH
To install the KickStart utility insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Find and install the
utility from the product CD into the computer.
If the Installation CD does not start automatically, please run “autorun.exe”
manually from the root directory of the installation CD.
Access Your BW2250
There are two choices for the first Web browser connection to your BW2250:
Use the Web browser.
Launch the KickStart utility that is provided with your product CD.
If first method is preferred follow these instructions:
Step 1 Configure your PC with a static IP address on the 192.168.2.0 subnet with mask
Step 2 Enter the BW2250 administrator login details to access the Web management.
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255.255.255.0. Connect the BW2250 in to the same physical network as your PC.
Open the Web browser and type the default IP address of the BW2250:
https://192.168.2.2
The default administrator log on settings for all access point interfaces are:
User Name: admin
Password: admin01
Step 3 After successful administrator log on you will see the main page of the BW2250’s Web
interface:
If second method is prefered follow the instuctions:
Step 1 Install the KickStart utility from the Installation CD. Click Start > Programs >
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Browan > KickStart to launch the application. If the BW2250 device is connected
to your network, the utility will automatically find your BW2250:
Step 2 Select your controller and right click. Select Open WEB item to launch the web
Step 3 Enter the BW2250 administrator login settings to access the web management
management interface through the secure https connection:
interface.
The default administrator log on settings for all access point interfaces are:
User name: admin
Password: admin01
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Step 4 After successful administrator log on you will see the controller web interface.
Now you are enabled to perform your configuration.
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Chapter 3 – Application Mode
The two Dual-Band chips (a/g + a/g) that this product provides supplies the furthest flexible
application. Three application modes are supplied by BW2250:
z AP + Bridge mode
z AP + AP mode
z Bridge + Bridge mode
AP + Bridge Mode
AP + Bridge configuration is for environment with last mile issue.
The typical usage is: 11g AP + 11a Bridge.
Figure 6 – AP +Bridge application mode 1
AP + AP Mode
AP + AP configuration can be for client density environment.
The typical usage is: 11g AP + 11a AP.
Figure 7 – AP +AP application mode
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Bridge+ Bridge Mode
Bridge + Bridge mode is used in the area without Ethernet wiring.
The typical usage is: 11a Bridge + 11a Bridge for Point to Multi-Point or for wireless Repeater.
Figure 8 – Bridge +Bridge application mode in Point to Multi-Point
Figure 9– Bridge +Bridge application mode as wireless repeater
Because of the antenna interference, the performance will deteriorate dramatically
if the same band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) is used both on the two RF modules.
It is strongly recommended that leave two external antennas apart, at least larger
than 1m. Thus antenna interference can be ignored.
If external antenna cannot be apart, it is strongly recommended that one RF
module is set 2.4GHz and the other is set 5GHz.
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Chapter 4 – Reference Manual
This chapter contains web management reference information.
The web management main menu consists of the following sub menus:
Status – device status showing
Network – device settings affecting networking
Wireless – device settings related to the wireless part of the BW2250
System – device system settings directly applicable to the BW2250
Exit – click exit and leave the web management then close your web-browser window.
Web Interface
The main web management menu is displayed at the top of the page after successfully logging into
the system (see the figure below). From this menu all essential configuration pages are accessed.
Figure 10 – Main Configuration Management Menu
The web management menu has the following structure:
Status
Device Status – show the status related with the whole device
Wireless Status – show the status of the two radios
Interface Statistics – show the status of each network interface
Network
Interface – TCP/IP settings of BW2250 LAN (Bridge) port
RADIUS Server – specify the settings of RADIUS server which is used by 802.1x or WPA
DHCP Settings– specify the settings of DHCP server or DHCP relay service
NTP Settings – NTP settings of BW2250
Time Settings – Manually set time
Wireless
– specify the basic settings related with wireless part
Basic
Advance
WEP – specify the WEP settings related with static WEP encryption
MAC ACL – MAC ACL settings for BW2250
System
Security – set access permission to your BW2250
SNMP
Telnet
Configuration
– specify the settings of multiple BSSID or Bridge
– SNMP service
– Telnet/SSH service
– system configuration utilities, including Backup/Upload configuration
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