Planet MAP-2100 Quick Start Manual

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Revision

Quick Start Guide for PLANET 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Indoor MESH AP
Model: MAP-2100
Rev: 1.1 (April, 2006)
Part No. EMQ-MAP2100

Table of Contents

1. Preference ...........................................................................................................................3

2. Package Contents................................................................................................................3

3. Before Installation ................................................................................................................3

4. Network Planning.................................................................................................................4

5. Hardware Installation Procedures........................................................................................7

6. Startup the MESH AP......................................................................................................... ..7

7. Startup the first client connection.........................................................................................9

8. Further Configuration.........................................................................................................13

1. Preference

This Quick Start Guide illustrates basic information to start up the MAP-2100, please refer to the following
for the first time start up. More information can be found in the CD-ROM, it is strongly recommended to
check both documents to help you better understanding the Mesh Access Point.

2. Package Contents

The following items should be included:

• Indoor Mesh AP x 1

• Power Adapter x 1

• 2.4/5GHz Dipole Antenna x 2

• Quick Start Guide x 1

• Management Utility and User's manual CD x 1

If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

3. Before Installation

1. For the MAP-2100, the default IP address will base on the MAC address of the device you get.
For example, the WAN MAC address: 00-30-4f-4b-09-30. The last two hexadecimal set, 09h and 30h

will be converted into decimal number, 9 and 48 as the IP address of the MAP-2100.
So, for MAP-2100, the IP address status will as following:

Î WLAN 0: 10.9.48.1 (Radio 1, Wireless Backhaul)

Î LAN / WLAN 1: 172.9.48.1 (Radio 2, Wireless AP & LAN)

The MAC address information can be found on the bottom of the MAP-2100.

For future maintain or support purpose, it is also suggested to list the MAC

Hint

3. To provide the Internet Access, the network should also provide the connectivity to the Internet for the
MAP-2100.

address of the MESH AP into a table for all the MESH AP you install. The
information can be used for future maintain such as device “Reset to default”

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4. Network Planning

4.1 Installation topology

The basic MESH Network topology can be planned as following.

Ethernet Switch

Mesh Gateway

Router

Mesh Relay

DHCP Server

Mesh Relay

802.11b/g
Mobile User

[Optional]
RADIUS Server
MLRD Serve

1. The MAP-2100 can be configured either a gateway or a relay via web interface. The basic service set

can be one Mesh gateway and one or two Mesh relays.

2. The Internet connection is required if the mesh network planned to provide the connectivity for Internet

for all the mobile users.

3. RADIUS server or MLRD (Mobile Location Register Daemon) server are optional servers that vary on

the installation site.

Each MAP-2100 support up to 250 user registration, the basic set above then can support 750 users
registration. To expand the network coverage, simply just base on the real network environment to add on
the new Mesh Relay or Mesh Gateway.

The MAP-2100 supports 250-user registration; however, the overall network

Note

performance may vary on the real environment and application in many
aspects, such as the bandwidth to the Internet, the services / sessions that the
clients implement.

4.2 Installation consideration

4.2.1 Hardware

Please review the points below for the Hardware install consideration