Comfast CFE312A User manual

ComfastQuickStartGuide–COMFASTCFE312A 
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ComfastHighSpeedWirelessBridge
ForIPSecurityCameras
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5.8GHZ@300Mbpsto1KM
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QUICKSTARTGUIDE

ComfastQuickStartGuide–COMFASTCFE312A 
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheComfastHighSpeedLongRangeAntennas.Usingtheseantennaswillallow
transmissionofyourIPcamerasorPCtooperateupto1KMat300Mbps.Thisquickstartguidefocusesonusing
theseAntennaswithIPSecurityCamerasandconfiguringtocreateaWirelessNetworkBridge.Wewillnotbe
coveringalloptionsinthemenusinreferencetoRouters,AccessPointsandRepeatersasthesearenotnecessaryfor
ourintendeduse.
Let’sfirstunderstandthebasicprincipals.Accesspoints,Bridges,RepeaterandRoutersaretechnologiesthatallow
awirelesssignaltobesentoveralongdistanceandcanbeconfiguredforspecificWirelessNetworkrequirements.
Let’slookatsomeexamples:
RouterUsethisforconnectiondirectlytoamodemforinternetconnection
AP(AccessPoint)GivesWirelessConnectiontoaWiredNetwork
RepeaterThisisusedtoextendtherangeofawirelessnetwork,itconnectstootherwirelessdevicesand
re‐transmitsthesignaltoaNetworkAccessPoint.
BridgeCreatesalongrangenetworkwirelessly.Thisremovestheneedforrunningwiresbetween
locations.Imaginehavingtorunalongnetworkcabletoanotherbuilding,shedoryourneighbourshouse‐‐
theseantennasremovethiscableandmakesaseamlessnetworkconnection.Bridgeisthemodeweusefor
IPCameraswhenyouwanttopositionacameraupto1KMfromtherecorder.
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IMPORTANT:DONOTmountyourantennauntilyouhaveconfiguredthem–theyneedtobeabletocommunicate
witheachotherformingabridgeconnectionbeforeyoutaketothetoolsandmountingthem.
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THEPROCESSISNOTTOOHARD,REQUIRESAMEDIUMLEVELOFUNDERSTANDINGOFNETWORKING,SHOULDTAKEABOUT
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LetsGetStartedcreatingaBridgeConnection……
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Overview–Whataretryingtoachieve?
TheAntennasaresuppliedwithdefaultsettingsfromthefactory,weneedtologintoeachantennaandadjustthe
settingstoworkforourrequirement.TheyallhaveastandardIPaddressof192.168.10.1andarenotconfiguredto
anymode.
Let’soutlinethebasicstepswewillbecompleting:
ConnectingthehardwareusingCat5eorCat6Ethernet/NetworkCables–seeimagenextpage.
Configuring1antennaatatime.
Loggingintoeachantenna,changetheIPAddressesandsetupthemodeforBridging.
ThenrollouttheantennastoyourcameraandRecorder…FINISHED.Wowsoundseasy..thereisabittodo
gettothispointsoletsstart!
Let’sgathersomeinformationbeforewestart:
YouneedaPCconnectedtoarouterornetworkwithasparenetworkport–seeimagenextpage.
YouneedtoknowhowtochangetheIPaddressofyourHomeComputer(PC)–seeappendixAifunsure.
WearegoingtouseyourHomeComputertoconfigurethesettingsineachoftheAntennas.
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1stStep:Setup–Hardware
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Startingwith1Antennaonly,getitoutofthebox,markitas“MasterAntenna”,openthebackflapand
connectPower,Router,PCandCableaspertheimageonthenextpage.
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Turnonthelittleswitchontheantenna(dothisforbothMasterandSlaveAntenna)
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ENDOFSTEP1–Hardware
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2ndStep:SoftwareConfiguration:
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Nowthatyouhaveproperlywiredupthedevices–turneverythingon,waitforafewminutes.
Itistimetoconfigurethesoftwarethatisfoundinsidetheantennas.Eachantennahasitownlittleoperating
software,itisjustamatteroflogginginandconfiguring.
1. ItisimportantwedoONLY1tostartwith,letscallistheMasterAntenna,thisisgoingtobetheAntenna
locatedatyourCCTVRecorder–takeatextaandmarktheunitasMasterotherwiseyouwillforgetwhichis
which.
2. YoushouldseelightsonthesideoftheAntennaandyourPCandRouterareallworkingnow.
3. ThefirstproblemwefaceisyourPCwillnotbeonthesameIPrangeastheAntenna..YourPCwillbe
somethinglike192.168.0.Xor10.0.0.X,thisisdependantonwhichrouteryouownandhowyournetworkis
setup...ForustocommunicatewiththeAntennayourPCmustbeinthesamerangeastheAntenna.The
defaultsettingfortheAntennais192.168.10.1
4. SoweneedtochangetheIPaddressofyourComputer
a. Changeitto192.168.10.10(Subnet255.255.255.0)
5. SeeAppendixBonhowtochangeyourIPAddressofyourComputerifyoudon’tknowhow.
6. OnceyouhavechangedyourIPaddressofyourcomputeropenaninternetexplorerwindowandtype..
7. http://192.168.10.1–upshouldpopthisbelow..Ifitdoesnot,thenyouneedtochecktheIPaddressofyou
computer..andthateverythingiswiredup..failingthatthereisamobilephoneoptionseeappendixD.
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Onceyouhaveloggedin,weneedtochangetheNetworkIPAddress
a. SelectNetworkfromtheLeft
b. ChangetheIPaddresstosomethinglike192.168.10.100(wewilldothesamefortheotherantenna
howeverwewillgivethatAntennaanIPaddressof192.168.10.101)
c. MakesureyouREMEMBERtheIPAddressyouAssigntoEach..itisimportant.
d. ChangetheDHCPtodisabled(iftroubleshootingmobilephoneoptionthisisthelaststep..seeappendixD)
e. PressModify
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g. Thisshouldsaveandreloadthepage‐‐takenote,theIPaddressinthesearchbarisnow
192.168.10.100….ifthishasnotreloaded,inthesearchbartypehttp://192.168.10.100
h. Ifthisdoesnotload,somethinghasgonewrong,pressandholdtheresetbuttonfor10secondsand
tryagain.
9. NextstepistogothroughtheWizard–selectWizardfromLeftmenu.
a. Option1–Bridge
b. Option2–AccessPoint
c. Option3–DonotchangeleaveIPAddressas192.168.10.100‐Next
d. Option4–WirelessSettings
i. YoucanchangetheSSIDNameorleaveit..(thiswillappearwhensearchingforWIFIHotspots)
ii. CreatePassword(rememberit,youneedittoconfigurethenextantenna)
iii. CountrytoUSA(thisisalsorestofworld)
iv. LeaveRangeat2KM‐‐‐Next‐‐‐Finshed
10. Completed‐‐donotturnoff,leavepowertothisunitrunning‐‐ifrequiredyoucandisconnectfrom
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ConfiguretheSlaveAntenna–thisispositionedattheCamera
1. ConnecttheNextAntennainthesamemethodastheMaster‐‐rememberthedefaultIPaddressforthis
SlaveAntennaandallnewantennasis192.168.10.1
2. Followsteps1‐5,weneedtochangetheIPAddress
3. Wewillsetthisunitto192.168.10.101‐‐followsameoptionsasOption6abovehoweversetIPaddressto
192.168.10.101
4. NextStepisgothroughtheWizard–WizardisdifferentsetuptoMasterAntenna.
a. Option1–Bridge
b. Option2–Station
c. Option3–SecondarySite
i. LeaveIPAddressas192.168.10.101
ii. Itwillaskforagateway‐‐thisisnotusedforourpurpose‐‐setitat192.168.10.1
iii. Next
d. NowweneedtosearchtheairwaysandlookfortheMasterantenna,theMastershouldstillbe
poweredon…press“Scan”
e. AllWirelessDeviceswillrespondincludingwirelessprinters,accesspoints,theneighboursWIFIetc,
youarelookingforthenameyougavetheMasterAntennawhenassigningtheSSIDCode.
f. Select“Operate”optionnexttoyourMasterAntenna,theSSIDwillfillintotheSTASSIDbox.
g. Putthepasswordyoucreatedintothepasswordbox
h. Pressnext‐‐‐leaveoptionsandnextagain+Finished
i. Theunitwillrestartandyouwillseeagraphindicatingthe2antennaaretalkingtoeachother
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GREAT,thehardworkisCompleted.
WiringDiagramforthecompleteSetupafterConfiguration
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Goodthingstoknow:
TheseunitsarePOE(PowerOverEthernet).IfyouhaveanSecurityRecorderwithPOEorPOESwitchthen
youonlyneedtoconnectthemwiththebluecableandtheywillpowerup.
Unitsaredirectionalhoweverhavea120°angle..Thereforeyoucanrunseveralantennasbacktotheone
master.
CreatingaBridgeNetworkislikerunningamassivelylongcablebetween2ormorepoints.
RunningWirelessConnectionsremovestherequirementtodigholesandruncable.
Youwillneed240VPowerwheretheCameraislocated.YoucanpositionthePOEPowerSupplyupto
100mtrsfromtheCamera–simplyrunaNetworkCablebetweenthePowerSupplyandCamera.
Ifyourequiremorethan1cameraatadistancefromtherecorder,simplyinstallaPOESwitch.Somany
options.
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AppendixB‐ChangingtheIPAddressofyourComputer
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BecauseALLtheComfastAntennascomewithadefaultIPAddressof192.168.10.1,weneedtochangetheIP
addressessotheyeachhavetheirownIPaddress.AlldeviceinthesamenetworkmusthaveauniqueIPaddressin
ordertooperate.
AND–foryouloginandchangetheseIPaddresses,yourcomputermustbeonthesamerangeofIP
addresses.ThereforewemustchangeyourComputersIPaddresstobewithinthesamerange.
WearegoingtosettheAntennaswiththefollowingIPaddresses
MasterAntenna1–192.168.10.100
SlaveAntenna2–192.168.10.101
SlaveAntenna3–192.168.10.102andsoon–youcanhavemanymoreifrequired.
Currentlyallantennaare192.168.10.1–letschangeyourIPAddressofyourcomputerto192.168.10.10.
Thereareseveralwebsitesavailableintheinternet–wefoundthisonethatexplainsitwellPC/MAC
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/19249/how‐to‐assign‐a‐static‐ip‐address‐in‐xp‐vista‐or‐windows‐7/
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH18459?locale=en_US
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ORhereisourversion.
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Rememberyouroriginalsettings,youneedtochangeitbackatthecompletionoftheconfiguration.
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Changeyoursettingtothebelowandpressok.‐‐yourPCisnowsettologintothecameras.
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Onceyouhavefinishedconfiguringthecameras,pleasefollowtheprocessagainandrestoreyouroriginalIP
settings..YourPCwillnotbeconnectedtotheinternetwhensettingsarechanged.
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AppendixD–MobilePhoneConnection
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IfyoucannotconnectusingyourPC,thereisanoptionforconnectionviayourMobilePhone.
TurnontheAntenna,andsearchforWIFIdevicesonyourmobilephone..YouwillseeCPE_xxxxappearin
thelistofWIFIHotspots.Connecttothisandthenopenaninternetbrowserandtype:
http://192.168.10.1
Youwillseealogin,followtheearlierconfiguration(Point8inStep2)informationhoweverDONOTchange
DHCPtodisableduntilyouhavecompletedtheWizard.
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