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Pepwave Surf Indoor Series:

Surf mini

Surf On-The-Go

Surf 400

Pepwave Surf DX Series:

400-DX

Document Rev. 9.0.33

May 11

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2011 Pepwave Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Pepwave and the Pepwave logo are trademarks of Pepwave Ltd. Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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1 COPYRIGHT ............................................................................................................. 3

2 DISCLAIMER............................................................................................................. 3

3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 4

3.1 PRODUCT FEATURES ............................................................................................................. 4

3.2 HARDWARE SETUP ................................................................................................................ 5

3.3 LED DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 6

4 USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES ............................................................................ 9

4.1 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUP ............................................................................................... 9

4.2 FIRST TIME SETUP .............................................................................................................. 10

5 CPE SETTINGS DETAILS ...................................................................................... 14

5.1 IP SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 14

5.2 RADIO SETTINGS ................................................................................................................. 15

5.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS ........................................................................................................... 16

5.4 ROAMING SETTINGS: ........................................................................................................... 18

5.5 WIRELESS IP SETTINGS ....................................................................................................... 19

5.6 RESTORE AND REBOOT ....................................................................................................... 20

5.7 INTEGRATED WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION ............................................................. 21

6 PORT FORWARDING ............................................................................................. 24

7 QOS ................................................................................................................ 26

8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE .......................................................................................... 27

9 DEBUG AND SYSTEM INFORMATION ................................................................. 28

10 RESTORE TO DEFAULT SETTINGS ..................................................................... 30

10.1 SURF INDOOR SERIES ......................................................................................................... 30

10.2 SURF DX SERIES ................................................................................................................ 30

APPENDIX ................................................................................................................ 31

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1 Copyright

The content of this documentation may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole without the prior written permission of Pepwave Ltd.

2 Disclaimer

Pepwave does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein. Neither does it convey any license under its patent right nor the patent rights of others. Pepwave further reserves the right to make changes in any products described herein without notice. This documentation is subject to change without notice.

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3 Product Description

3.1 Product Features

 Signal strength LED for showing the current signal strength  Always-on, integrated Wi-Fi access point  WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise security support  Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support  Built-in DHCP server and NAT routing to manage client devices  Customizable, built-in web portal for simple web-based configuration

Surf mini /

Surf On-The-Go

Surf 400

Surf 400-DX

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3.2 Hardware Setup

3.2.1 Surf mini / Surf On-The-Go Series

1. Attach the provided antenna to the right most antenna connector

2. Connect the LAN port to the computer’s Ethernet port with an Ethernet cable.

3. Connect the end of the included power adapter to the power socket on Pepwave Surf mini.

4. Power on the power adaptor.

3.2.2 Surf 400 Series

1. Attach the provided antenna to the left most antenna connector

2. Connect the LAN port to the computer’s Ethernet port with an Ethernet cable.

3. Connect the end of the included power adapter to the power socket (labeled “DC 12V”) on

Pepwave Surf.

4. Power on the power adaptor.

3.2.3 Surf DX Series

Please follow the installation guide to set up the Pepwave Surf 400-DX.

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3.3 LED Description

3.3.1 Surf mini / Surf On-The-Go Series

LED Color Status Description

PWR

RDY

ENET

Green On Power is on

Off Power is off

Green On Device is booted

Off Device is not booted

Green On Ethernet is connected

Blinking Sending/Receiving data

Off Ethernet is not connected

Green On Associated with an access point

Back-and-forth Searching access point

Blinking Acquiring IP address

Off Not associated with any access point

The number of lit signal bars depends on the

Number of LED

strength of the received signal. A larger number of lit signal bars indicate stronger signals.

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3.3.2 Surf 400 Series

LED Color Status Description

Power

Status

LAN

Wi-Fi

Signal Bars

Green On Power is on

Off Power is off

Green Solid Received signal is Excellent, Very Good and Good

Green Blinking Received signal is Low

Amber Blinking Received signal is Very Low

Amber Solid No wireless signal is detected

Off Booting up / Upgrading firmware

Green On Ethernet is connected

Green Blinking Sending/Receiving data

Off Ethernet is not connected

Green On Associated with an access point

Green Blinking Sending/Receiving data

Off Not associated with any access point

The number of lit signal bars depends on the

Green N/A

strength of the received signal. A larger number of lit signal bars indicate stronger signals.

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LED Color Status Description

PWR

Wi-Fi

Green On Power is on

Off Power is off

Green On Ethernet is connected

Off Ethernet is not connected

Associated with an access point. The

Green On

Off Not associated with any access point

number of LED lights from “MIN” to “MAX” indicates the received signal strength level.

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4 Using the Pepwave Devices

4.1 Pre-configuring PC Setup

You should set up your computer’s LAN interface to obtain an IP address automatically.

In order to do so, select the Start menu > Control Panel > Network Connections. Right click on the

Local Area Connection icon, choose Properties, and double-click on the item Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the list. On the screen, just set it as follows:

Click the OK button to confirm the change.

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4.2 First Time Setup

On your PC, start a web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc. Visit an Internet web site. If you are not associated to an access point, you should be redirected to a logon page. Or you can go to the following URL:

http://192.168.20.1/

The page will look like this.

Illustration 1: Welcome Page

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Click the Advanced Config button to enter the parameters of the access point to associate to. You should see this screen:

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Illustration 2: Pepwave Surf Setup Page

In the field SSID under Wireless Settings, input the access point’s SSID (sometimes it is called the “network name”). According to the setting of the Access Point you are associating to, you may choose a different Authentication setting.

If Static WEP key or WPA/WPA2-Personal is selected for Authentication, input the Encryption Key field as well. (There are also options of 802.1x with dynamic WEP key and WPA/WPA2- Personal/Enterprise. You do not need to use these settings unless instructed to do so by your ISP.)

Click the Save button at the bottom to complete.

You can now click the Connect link on the top bar and then click the Connect button to associate with the access point.

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Illustration 3: Establishing Co n nection to the Interne t

At this point, you are associated with the access point. You may now close the web browser and open a new one to start web browsing.

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5 CPE Settings Details

5.1 IP Settings

Illustration 4: IP Settings

LAN Interface

DHCP Server

Illustration 5: DHCP Reservations

IP Settings

To configure the LAN interface’s IP address and subnet mask.

To configure and enable the built-in DHCP server or not. If enabled, the IP address range can be configured. Configure DHCP Reservation if there is a need to assign a specific IP address to a specific MAC address using DHCP.

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5.2 Radio Settings

It allows the user to choose between radio modulations support: 802.11na, 802.11ng,

Radio Mode

802.11b/g, 802.11b only, etc. The available settings depend on the Wi-Fi module

installed on the device.

Illustration 6: Radio Settings

Radio Settings

Channel Width

Country

Channel

Scanning

Mode

Bit Rate

This option will only be available if you have selected 802.11na or 802.11ng in the previous field. There are two options can be chosen: 20MHz, 20/40MHz

Select a country location where you are using the device. Available channels and output power would be adjusted accordingly.

Note: The country code selection is for non-US model only and is not available to all US model. Per FCC regulation, all WiFi product marketed in US must fixed to US operation channels only.

To select different channels that preferred to scan. If Single is selected, the option Scanned Channel would be shown.

Available options depend on the Radio Mode chosen. If auto is chosen, the device will choose the best bit rate dynamically and automatically.

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5.3 Wireless Settings

WAN Mode

SSID

Connect to Any

Open Mode AP

Passive Scan

Authentication

Custom MAC

Illustration 7: Wireless Setti n g s

Wireless Settings

This option specifies your Internet connection source. Select Wireless if you are using the device as a Wi-Fi receiver. Select Wired if you are using the device as a standard Access Point.

To configure the Network Name of the wireless network to associate with.

Select Enable and the device will connect to any AP which is in Open mode.

Select Enable and the wireless WAN will only do passive scan.

Available options are Open, Static WEP Key, 802.1x with dynamic WEP key, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WPA/WPA2-Personal. The selection should be according to the setting of the access point you are associating to. Data transferred are encrypted under all modes except in Open mode. When Static WEP Key or WPA/WPA2-Personal is chosen, you should enter an encryption key in the Encryption Key field. You do not need to use 802.1x and WPA/WPA2Enterprise unless instructed to do so by your ISP.

Select Enable to customize the MAC address.

Custom MAC

Address

With the above option enabled, users are allowed to customize the MAC address of the SSID.

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Allow Repeater AP

Connection

Preferred AP

Select Enable to allow the connection from a repeater AP.

The MAC address of a preferred access point can be entered here. When the preferred access point is found and its signal strength is higher than the Min Signal Strength, it will connect to this preferred access point, no matter the other access points are found even they have higher signal strength or the same SSID.

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5.4 Roaming Settings:

Illustration 8: Roaming Settings

Roaming Settings

Background

Scanning Interval

Roaming Threshold

(Signal Level Gain)

To configure and enable roaming among APs with the same SSID and authentication method.

The time interval between background scans.

If there is another AP with a signal level greater than the signal level of connected AP by the specified value, it will reconnect to the AP with better signal.

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5.5 Wireless IP Settings

Illustration 9: Wireless IP Settings

IP Settings

Wireless IP Settings

The IP address can be obtained automatically or configured manually. If you choose to manually configure the IP address for your unit, enter the fields IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.

Select Obtain an IP Address using DHCP and the device will obtain an IP from the DHCP server automatically.

Or select Obtain an IP Address using PPPOE and enter the fields for PPPOE connection.

AP Settings

The AP Settings will be covered in detail in the subsequent section Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration.

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5.6 Restore and Reboot

Illustration 10: Restore and Reboot

WAI Redirection

Web Password

Protection

Restore Factory

Settings

Reboot CPE

Restore and Reboot

If the device is not connected to an access point, and the user is accessing an Internet web site, the settings control whether to redirect the web access to the web admin interface page or not. If this is disabled and the device is not connected, the browser will show a web access error message. The user can still access the web admin interface by accessing to the device’s LAN IP address. By default, the LAN IP address is set as

Select Enable and sets the Password to protect the web user interface.

By default, the login account is set as root and password is set as admin.

When this option is clicked, default settings will be restored and the unit will be restarted.

Click this button to restart the device.

http://192.168.20.1.

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5.7 Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration

Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point is configured via the CPE Setup tab. The following sections will provide information as a guide through the configuration.

The available Access Point (AP) settings for the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality are as follows:

 Disable

Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality is disabled.

 Configure Manually

Manual configuration of the SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values corresponding to the Access Point.

 Configure Automatically

The SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values corresponding to the Access Point are automatically configured to be the same as the respective values that correspond to the ISP’s network.

5.7.1 Access Point Settings

Keep AP

AP Transmit Power

Adjustment

Broadcast SSID

Client Isolation

With this option enabled, the Wi-Fi Access Point will always on even if there is no connection to the Internet connection source.

An option to retain a lower power setting for indoor home devices. Available options depend on the radio power of the device.

With this option enabled, the configured SSID will be broadcast such that it can be detected by an SSID scan. Otherwise, the configured SSID will not be broadcast such that it cannot be detected by an SSID scan. In order to connect with the access point, the SSID needs to be known by the client.

Prevent wireless clients connected to the AP from communicating with each other.

AP Settings

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5.7.2 Access Point Disabled

Access Point feature will be disabled when Disable is selected.

Illustration 11: Access Point Disabled

5.7.3 Access Point configure Manually

AP SSID

Authentication

Illustration 12: Access Point Configure Manually

Configure Manually

In Manual Configuration mode, the SSID is manually entered.

It can be one of three configurable values:

• Open

No Encryption Key is necessary.

• Static WEP Key

A 64- or 128-bit Encryption Key is required, and can be entered in either an ASCII or HEX representation.

• WPA/WPA2-Personal

An Encryption Key, of at least 8 characters, is required.

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5.7.4 Access Point Configure Automatically

Illustration 13: Access Point Configure Automatically

With the Access Point Configuration set to Configure Automatically, the SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values of the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point will be configured to be the same as in the

Wireless IP Settings section.

Important Note

In the Wireless Settings section, if Authentication is set to either 802.1x with dynamic WEP key or WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, then the Configure Automatically option of the Access Point Configuration becomes unavailable, because the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality currently does not support authentication via the 802.1x with dynamic WEP key and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise methods.

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6 Port Forwarding

Port Forwarding Settings

Service Port Range

Protocol

IP Address

Del

Enter a port or a range of ports that would like to forward.

The Protocol for the above port(s) forwarding. You should select at least one protocol between TCP and UDP.

The IP address that you would like the traffics forwarded to.

By clicking the button, you can delete the corresponding rows of port forwarding rules.

Illustration 14: Port Forwarding

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Below the port forwarding table is an option called DMZ Host. If you Enable this function, your Pepwave Surf will become a DMZ device. You can enter an IP address, which will be the IP address of the device

that expose to the Internet. The purpose of a DMZ is to make all external users can has access to any

ports of the device, so that user do not need to set up port forwarding and internet traffics can directly reach internal devices.

Tip

Below is a table showing some well-known ports, which is officially registered with IANA.

Port Number Description Protocol

110

119

161

162

Echo TCP, UDP

FTP TCP

TELNET TCP

SMTP TCP, UDP

DNS TCP, UDP

Finger TCP

HTTP TCP, UDP

POP3 TCP

NNTP TCP

SNMP TCP, UDP

SNMP Trap TCP, UDP

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7 QoS

QoS Settings

Target

Service Port Range

Protocol

IP Address

Priority

Del

To choose whether it is an incoming (Source) or outgoing (Destination) traffic that should be controlled by the service.

Enter a port or a range of ports that would like to be controlled by the service.

The Protocol for the above port(s). You should select at least one protocol between TCP and UDP.

The IP address that you would like the traffics to be controlled by the service.

There are three choices for service priority: Background, Video and Voice. By choosing Default, priority will be automatically adjusted.

By clicking the button, you can delete the corresponding rows of port forwarding rules.

Illustration 15: QoS

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8 Firmware Upgrade

The Pepwave devices are able to check whether a newer firmware (the software running on the unit) is available.

However, it is recommended that you do not update the firmware unless specifically instructed by your ISP to do so. When a firmware upgrade is needed, your ISP will either give you instructions or they will upgrade the firmware remotely.

Illustration 16: Firmware tab showing the system information

Tip

It is highly recommended users to download the configuration file (download directory can be found in the next section) for backup propose before doing firmware upgrade.

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9 Debug and System information

Illustration 17: Debug tab showing the system information

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you encounter issues and would like to contact Pepwave Support Team (email:

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Tip

Debug dump and configuration file can be downloaded through clicking the links illustrated above. If

support@pepwave.com), please download the above files and attach it along with a description of

your encountered issue.

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Table of Contents

1 Copyright

2 Disclaimer

3 Product Description

3.1 Product Features

3.2 Hardware Setup

3.2.1 Surf mini / Surf On-The-Go Series

3.2.2 Surf 400 Series

3.2.3 Surf DX Series

3.3 LED Description

3.3.1 Surf mini / Surf On-The-Go Series

3.3.2 Surf 400 Series

3.3.3 Surf DX Series

4 Using the Pepwave Devices

4.1 Pre-configuring PC Setup

4.2 First Time Setup

5 CPE Settings Details

5.1 IP Settings

5.2 Radio Settings

5.3 Wireless Settings

5.4 Roaming Settings:

5.5 Wireless IP Settings

5.6 Restore and Reboot

5.7 Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration

5.7.1 Access Point Settings

5.7.2 Access Point Disabled

5.7.3 Access Point configure Manually

5.7.4 Access Point Configure Automatically

6 Port Forwarding

7 QoS

8 Firmware Upgrade

9 Debug and System information