Whizpace WMP EO2 User Manual

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User Manual

For the model for WMPB-02

Prepared By: Joel Giles Cheang

Dated:

Approved By:

_______________________
Pankaj Sharma
CTO
Whizpace Pte. Ltd.
Singapore

Date:

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Copyright by Whizpace Pte. Ltd., Singapore. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language

without the written permission of Whizpace.

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Role

Name

Designation

Signature

Owner

Reviewer

Approver

Version

WARNING

Check document control system for the latest version before using or copying.

REVISION HISTORY

Version

Date

Authors

Comments

Reasons for
Change

0.1

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CONTRIBUTORS

- Benjamin Lim Zheng Jie

- Boonyang Tan

- Chiu Ying Lay

- Hong Feng

- Joel Giles Cheang

- Oh Ser Wah

- Pankaj Sharma

- Alger Goh

- Swe Zin

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DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS

AC

Alternating Current

BPSK

Binary Phase-Shift Keying

CPU

Central Processing Unit

dB

Decibel

F/B Ratio

Front-to-Back Ratio

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

GUI

Graphics User Interface

IMDA

Info-Communications Media Development
Authority

IP Address

Internet Protocol Address

KM

Kilometre (Unit of Measurement)

Mbps

Megabits per second

MHz

Megahertz

No.

Number

OFDM

Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing

PoE

Power over Ethernet

QAM

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

QPSK

Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying

RF

Radio Frequency

RX Rate

Receiving Rate

SDRAM

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access
Memory

SMA Antenna

SubMiniature A Antenna

SSID

Service Set Identification

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TVWS

Television White Spaces

TX Rate

Transmitting Rate

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access

WPA2

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2

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FCC Regulatory Information

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.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could

void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Part 15 TV Band Device Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the rules for white space devices,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These rules are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference. 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. 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 or more of the following measures:
(1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

(2) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

(3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.
(4) Consult the manufacturer, dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation.

To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, for fixed configurations, a separation

distance of at least 40 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.
This device must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

HQ Contact:

Whizpace Pte. Ltd.
77 Ayer Rajah Crescent,

#02-30,
Singapore-139954

US Contact:

Virtual Gateway Labs.
1732 North First Street, Suite 220,
San Jose, California 95112
USA
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.vg-labs.com/

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SUPPLIER'S DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

47 CFR § 2.1077 Compliance Information

Unique Identifier: WhizMesh- External Antenna
Model: WMPB-02
Responsible Party –

HQ Contact:

Whizpace Pte. Ltd.
77 Ayer Rajah Crescent,

#02-30,
Singapore-139954
Phone: [phone]

Website: www.whizpace.com

U.S. Contact Information

Virtual Gateway Labs.
1732 North First Street, Suite 220,
San Jose, California 95112
USA
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.vg-labs.com/

FCC Compliance Statement:

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.

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Table of Contents

COPYRIGHT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................... 1

WARNING ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2

REVISION HISTORY ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

CONTRIBUTORS ............................................................................................................................................................. 3

DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................... 4

SUPPLIER'S DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ........................................................................................................... 6

1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

1.1. PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8

1.2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................. 8

2. SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM .................................................................................................................................... 9

3. HARDWARE SETUP AND CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................... 10

3.1. SETUP (TP-LINK POE) ......................................................................................................................................................... 10

3.2. SETUP (TP-LINK SWITCH) ..................................................................................................................................................... 10

3.3. ANTENNA CONNECTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 11

3.4. FERRITE BEAD .................................................................................................................................................................... 11

3.5. LED INDICATORS ON WHIZMESH .......................................................................................................................................... 11

4. GUI CONTROL INTERFACE ................................................................................................................................. 12

5. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 21

5.1. WHIZMESH KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................... 21

5.2. WHIZMESH HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 22

6. MODES OF OPERATION ...................................................................................................................................... 23

6.1. POINT TO POINT OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................. 23

6.2. OPERATION IN STAR TOPOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................. 23

6.3. WHIZMESH NODES FORMING A MESH TOPOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 24

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1. Introduction

1.1. Purpose

The purpose of the manual is to provide a quick guide with appropriate information and procedures
on how to setup and operate the WhizMesh radio to establish a TV White Space (TVWS) radio link.

1.2. Product Overview

WhizMesh is a wireless communication solution based on dynamic sharing technology that make
use of the underutilized TV Band, also known as TVWS. WhizMesh are designed to provide long
range and good penetration characteristic which can lower down the cost of network and increase
the speed of deployment. It supports mesh topology on top of the traditional point-to-point and point-

to-multi-point (star) topologies.

Figure 1: Whizmesh