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Outdoor
Wireless Access Point
User’s Manual
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and
retain it for future reference.
■ Contents
CHAPTER 1. HARDWARE INSTALLATION .........................................1
1.1 BEFORE YOU START ........................................................................1
1.2 LOCATE THE ACCESS POINT AND INLINE POWER INJECTOR PORTS ............2
1.3 INSTALLING THE ANTENNAS................................................................4
1.4 INSTALLING THE CONSOLE PORT CABLE ...............................................5
1.5 CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY AND ETHERNET CABLE ........................5
1.6 OUTDOOR INSTALLATION....................................................................6
CHAPTER 2. NETWORK TOPOLOGIES .............................................7
2.1 CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES ...............................................................8
2.1.1 Wireless Access Bridge...........................................................8
2.1.2 Wireless Access Router with PPPoE Ethernet connection.........9
2.1.3 Wireless Access Router with dynamic IP Ethernet connection.10
2.1.4 Wireless Access Router with static IP Ethernet connection.....11
CHAPTER 3. INITIAL CONFIGURATION............................................12
3.1 CONFIGURE REQUIREMENTS ............................................................12
3.2 CONFIGURE THE AP.......................................................................14
3.2.1 Configure the AP as a Bridge..................................................15
3.2.2 Configure the AP as a Router with PPPoE Ethernet connection 16
3.2.3 Configure the AP as a Router with dynamic IP address Ethernet
.............................................................................................21
3.2.4 Configure the AP as a Router with static IP address Ethernet ..22
3.3 CONFIGURE WIRELESS RELATED PARAMETERS ...................................24
3.4 SECURITY.....................................................................................25
3.4.1 WEP encryption.....................................................................25
3.4.2 Hide the SSID........................................................................25
3.4.3 Deny ‘ANY’ client station........................................................25
3.4.4 IEEE 802.1x Access Control ..................................................26
3.4.5 MAC based Access Control....................................................27
3.5 CONFIGURE DHCP SERVER ............................................................28
3.6 CONFIGURE VIRTUAL SERVER ..........................................................29
3.7 CONFIGURE ROUTING TABLE............................................................31
3.8 CONFIGURE BRIDGE.......................................................................32
3.9 CONFIGURE SNMP........................................................................33
3.10 CONFIGURATION REVIEW AND APPLY THE NEW SETTINGS......................35
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3.11 UTILITY ........................................................................................37
3.11.1 System Info...........................................................................37
3.11.2 Software Upgrade ..................................................................38
CHAPTER 4. TELNET CONFIGURATION..........................................39
CHAPTER 5. SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................48
CHAPTER 6. DEFAULT SETTINGS...................................................49
CHAPTER 7. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION..............59
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Chapter 1. Hardware Installation
This chapter describes the procedures for installing the SendFar Outdoor
Access Point.
1.1 Before You Start
After unpacking the system, make sure the following items are present and in
good condition.
1. Access Point
2. Inline Power Injector
3. AC Power Cord
4. MIL-C-5015 style RS232 Console Port Cable
5. Grounding Wire
6. Cross over Ethernet Cable
7. Two rubber dipole antenna
7. 30M MIL-C-5015 style Ethernet Cable
8. Mast Mounting Kit
10. Wall Mounting Kit
11. User’s Manual Disk
12. Simple Spanner
1.2 Locate the Access Point and Inline Power
Injector Ports
l Special Ethernet port 1 for connecting the MIL-C-5015 style Ethernet
Cable
l Special serial port 2 for connecting the MIL-C-5015 style RS-232
console port cable
l Grounding port 3.
l Special N-Type connector 4 for connecting the antenna or RF cable.
l Power & Data output port 5 for connecting the other of the MIL-C-5015
style Ethernet Cable
l Data input port 6 for connecting the Ethernet Cable to a Hub Switch
Router or a PC.
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1.3 Installing the Antennas
Step 1: With the unit powered off, attach the dipole antenna to the antenna
connector as shown in Figure 1.3.
NOTE: Do not over-tighten; finger tight is sufficient. Position the antenna
vertically for best omni-directional signal reception.
Figure 1.3.
Before installing your WLAN system, we recommend that you test the
Access Point using the dipole antenna included in your package. Once
testing is completed, install your Access Point for use with the appropriate
antenna for your application.
1.4 Installing the Console Port Cable
Step 2: Attach the Console Port cable to the Serial Port. Attach the other
cable end to the Serial Port on a PC running a terminal emulation program,
and set the terminal to 115200 Baud, No-Parity, 8 data bits, 1 Stop bit, and
ANSI compatible.
NOTE: This connection is required for setting up initial configuration
information.
After configuration is completed, this cable may be removed until additional
configuration is required via the Serial Port.
1.5 Connecting the power supply and Ethernet
cable
Step 3 Plug the female end of the power cord into the Inline Power Injector,
and then plug the male end of the power cord into a power outlet or power
strip. The Power LED on the front of the Inline Power Injector will light up.
Step 4 Run the cross over Ethernet cable (included in your package) from
Data Input Port (on the front of the Inline Power Injector) to the Ethernet Port
on the PC we mentioned above.
NOTE: This connection is required for setting up initial configuration
information. After configuration is completed, this cable will be removed, and
then you should run an Ethernet cable from Data Input Port (on the front of
the Inline Power Injector) to the LAN connection (such as a hub or
concentrator).
Step 5 Plug the MIL-C-5015 style Ethernet connector into the Special
Ethernet port on the back of the access point.
Step 6 Plug the RJ-45 Ethernet connector (the other end of the Special
Ethernet cable) into the Power & Data Output Port on the front of the Inline
Power Injector. When the Access Point receives power over the Ethernet
cable, the Access Point will start its boot sequence and the Active LED on
the front of the Inline Power Injector will light up.
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1.6 Outdoor Installation
Outdoor Access Point device can be mounted on the side of a building
or mounted to an mast as shown in following:
A wall (side) mount allows for mounting the Outdoor AP on the side of
a building. This will provide a convenient mounting location when the
roof overhang is not excessive and/or the location is high enough to
provide a clear line of sight.
Grounding
A safety grounding system is necessary to protect your outdoor
installation from lightning strikes and the build-up of static electricity.
So direct grounding of the antenna mast, Outdoor AP and
Surge Arrester is very important. And so mounting the Outdoor AP on
the antenna mast, you have to connect the Outdoor AP to the same
grounding system with the AC wall outlet.
The grounding system must comply with the National Electrical Code
and safety standards that apply in your country. Always check with a
qualified electrician if you are in doubt as to whether your outdoor
installation is properly grounded.
Chapter 2. Network Topologies
This chapter describes several main types of installations commonly
implemented using the Outdoor Wireless Access Point (AP). This is by no
means intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible configurations, but
rather shows examples of some of the more common implementations (as
shown in Figure 2-1).
Figure 2-1
The outdoor wireless AP can perform in router or bridge modes. In a
wireless topology, all communication between network stations is done
through a centralized Access Point. To show some possibilities of wireless
topologies, the following examples are provided:
1. Wireless Access Bridge
2. Wireless Access Router with PPPoE Ethernet connection
3. Wireless Access Router with dynamic IP address Ethernet
4. Wireless Access Router with static IP address Ethernet
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2.1 Configuration Examples
2.1.1 Wireless Access Bridge
1. Set the Outdoor AP as a bridge (bridge IP address is 192.168.2.1).
2. Set Wireless parameters on Outdoor AP: Channel (1) and SSID
(wireless)
3. Set Wireless parameters on client stations PC1, PC2 and PC3:
SSID (wireless).
4. Left side stations are transparent to the right side network.
5. DHCP server assigns IP address to PC1, PC2 and PC3.
2.1.2 Wireless Access Router with PPPoE Ethernet
connection
1. Set the Outdoor AP as a Router (Wireless Interface IP is
192.168.1.1, Ethernet Interface IP is 192.168.2.1, must turn on NAT on
Ethernet Interface and turn off NAT on Wireless interface, default route
is 0.0.0.0).
2. Turn on PPPoE Interface (Interface NO.3) and specify that your
personal ISP provided PPPoE Username and PPPoE Password to
enable ADSL broadband access.
3. Set Wireless parameters on Outdoor AP: Channel (1) and SSID
(wireless)
4. Turn on DHCP server on the Outdoor AP and assign IP address to
PC1, PC2 and PC3.
5. Set Wireless parameters on client stations PC1, PC2 and PC3:
SSID (wireless).
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2.1.3 Wireless Access Router with dynamic IP Ethernet
connection
1. Set the Outdoor AP as a Router (Wireless Interface IP is
192.168.1.1, must turn on NAT on Ethernet Interface and turn off NAT
on Wireless interface).
2. Enable DHCP client on the Ethernet Interface of the Outdoor AP
(This AP will got IP / Gateway / DNS from the DHCP server).
3. Set Wireless parameters on the Outdoor AP: Channel (1) and SSID
(wireless)
4. Turn on DHCP server on the Outdoor AP and assign IP address to
PC1, PC2 and PC3.
6. Set Wireless parameters on client stations PC1, PC2 and PC3:
SSID (wireless).
2.1.4 Wireless Access Router with static IP Ethernet
connection
1. Set the Outdoor AP as a Router (Wireless Interface IP is
192.168.1.1, Ethernet Interface IP is 192.168.2.1, must turn on NAT on
Ethernet Interface and turn off NAT on Wireless interface, default route
is 192.168.2.254).
2. Set Wireless parameters on Outdoor AP: Channel (1) and SSID
(wireless)
3. Turn on DHCP server on the Outdoor AP and assign IP address to
PC1, PC2 and PC3.
4. Set Wireless parameters on client stations PC1, PC2 and PC3:
SSID (wireless).
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Chapter 3. Initial Configuration
This chapter describes how to easy setup and configure the Wireless
Broadband Access Point (AP) initially. The AP can be configured into a
bridge and a broadband wireless router to meet different applications. Users
can use a wired LAN-attached computer to configure the AP through a web
browser or a telnet session on a LAN computer.
In this chapter, we only describe how to quickly configure the AP with a web
browser. For detailed descriptions of the many configuration parameters and
network configuration, refer to Chapter 4.
3.1 Configure Requirements
The AP is shipped with configuration that can be utilized right out of the box.
Default configuration is as a bridge between an Ethernet and wireless
network. Users simply need to attach the AP to your wired LAN. If users
would like to configure the AP, please refer to the following procedures.
Before setup, we must install AP first
1. Connect power adaptor and power on the AP
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Figure 3-1
2. Connect the Ethernet cable for connecting the AP to the network
3. Connect a computer to the same network with this AP
4. Start your Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser program from a LANattached computer. To access the web interface of the AP, you have to
disable Access the Internet using a proxy server function in Windows
2000 [Control Panel / Internet Options / Connections/LAN Settings] as
shown in Figure 3-1.
5. Type the IP address and HTTP port of the AP (default port is 2000, IP
is 192.168.2.1) in the address field (http://192.168.2.1:2000/) and press
Enter. Make sure that the IP addresses of AP and your computer are in
the same subnet.
6. After the connection is established, you will see the user identification
window as shown in Figure3-2, and key-in the proper User Name and
Password to see the web user interface of the AP. The default user
name and password is root and root, respectively
Figure 3-2
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3.2 Configure the AP
The AP can be configured into four operation modes:
1. Outdoor Wireless Bridge
2. Outdoor Wireless Router with PPPoE Ethernet connection
3. Outdoor Wireless Router with dynamic IP address Ethernet
4. Outdoor Wireless Router with static IP address Ethernet
The AP is shipped with default configuration is as a bridge between an
Ethernet and wireless network. Users simply need to attach the AP to your
wired LAN. If users would like to configure the AP, please refer to the
following procedures.
The web user interface can be grouped into Quick setup, Basic
Configuration, Advanced Configuration and Utility as shown in Figure 3-3.
The left frame contains, in a tree structure, the contents of the AP web
configuration interface. Move through the tree by clicking on an icon to
expand or collapse the tree. The nodes on the tree represent web pages that
allow you to view and modify the parameters of the AP.
If users want to connect multiple wireless computers to a broadband (ADSL
or Cable) modem or an Ethernet switch to surf the Internet, you need to
configure the AP as a broadband wireless router to share a single IP
address with the multiple wireless computers as described as follows.
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3.2.1 Configure the AP as a Bridge
Configure TCP/IP parameters
1. Click Advanced Config, select Bridging, and then click Enable for
Bridge Function as shown in Figure 3-4. In the Bridging Parameter
window, enter the IP Address (default is 192.168.2.1) and Subnet
Mask (default is 255.255.255.0) that are suitable for your network
domain. After that, click FINISH at the bottom of this page to complete
the modification of this page.
Figure 3-4
Figure 3-3
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3.2.2 Configure the AP as a Router with PPPoE Ethernet
connection
Configure TCP/IP parameters
1. Click Advanced Config, select Bridging, and then click Disable for
Bridge Function as shown in Figure 3-4. After that, click FINISH at the
bottom of this page to complete the modification of this page.
2. If you are an ADSL subscriber, you need specify that your personal ISP
PPPoE username and password to enable ADSL broadband access, in
here, click Basic Config, select ISP (as shown in Figure 3-5), In this
page, enter MODIFY button to setup the correct ISP parameters: ISP
Name, ISP Phone, PPPoE Username and PPPoE Password to (as
shown in Figure 3-6).
Hint: Ask your ISP for the correct settings.
Figure 3-5
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Figure 3-6
3. Click Basic Config, select Interface (as shown in Figure 3-7) and in
this page, you can click radio button and enter MODIFY to choice which
one that you want to change it (as shown in Figure 3-8).
In interface 1, Make sure this wireless interface status is Active, enter
the Wireless interface IP (default is 192.168.1.1) and Wireless
interface Net Mask (default is 255.255.255.0) that are suitable for your
wireless network.
In interface 2, Make sure this Ethernet interface status is Active, and
specify the Ethernet IP address (default is 192.168.2.1) and Ethernet
Net Mask (default is 255.255.255.0) of the Ethernet interface.
In interface 3, Make sure this PPPoE interface status is Active, and
specify the Ethernet IP address (default is 192.168.3.1) and Ethernet
Net Mask (default is 255.255.255.0), choice the ISP index that your are
configured in step 1. After that, follow the default setting and Click the OK
button to return to the Interface Parameter window. Finally, you need to
click FINISH at the bottom of this page to complete the modification of
this page.
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