HIK VISION DS-3WF0AC-2NT User manual

DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide
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Wireless Bridge DS-3WF0AC-2NT
User Guide

DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide
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User Guide
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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at
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FCC Conditions
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.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and
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This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.

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Applicable Models
This guide is applicable to DS-3WF0AC-2NT.
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you find the device might be under network security risks, please contact with us.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Application Scenario..................................................................................................1
1.1 Networking requirement .........................................................................................................1
1.2 Solution ....................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Connecting the wireless bridges..............................................................................................1
1.3.1 Hardware connection of AP device..................................................................................1
1.3.2 Hardware connection of CPE device................................................................................2
1.4 Networking topology ...............................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Login .........................................................................................................................5
2.1 Logging in to the web UI of the wireless bridge ......................................................................5
2.2 Logging out of the web UI of the wireless bridge....................................................................7
Chapter 3 System Status............................................................................................................8
3.1 Device info ...............................................................................................................................8
3.2 Information of peer device ......................................................................................................9
Chapter 4 Network ..................................................................................................................11
4.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................11
4.2 Changing the IP address.........................................................................................................12
Chapter 5 Wireless ..................................................................................................................14
5.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................14
5.2 Changing wireless parameters...............................................................................................16
5.3 Scanning SSID nearby.............................................................................................................17
Chapter 6 System ....................................................................................................................19
6.1 Maintenance ..........................................................................................................................19
6.1.1 Device info .....................................................................................................................19
6.1.2 Maintenance ..................................................................................................................19
6.1.3 Import/Export ................................................................................................................22
6.1.4 Upgrade..........................................................................................................................23
6.2 Time settings..........................................................................................................................25
6.2.1 Manual ...........................................................................................................................25
6.2.2 Synchronize with the internet .......................................................................................25
6.3 Basic Service...........................................................................................................................26
6.3.1 SSH server ......................................................................................................................26
6.3.2 Export .............................................................................................................................28
6.4 Account ..................................................................................................................................29
Appendix.................................................................................................................................... 30
A Default parameters.....................................................................................................................30
B Acronyms and Abbreviations......................................................................................................31

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Chapter 1 Application Scenario
1.1 Networking requirement
To ensure the safety of employees and property, a video surveillance system needs to be installed
in a building site.
1.2 Solution
The wireless bridges are used to address this requirement.
1.3 Connecting the wireless bridges
1.3.1 Hardware connection of AP device
Connect the AP device to a switch in monitor center. See the following figure:
AP device
PoE power supply
Switch
NVR
Monitor

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1.3.2 Hardware connection of CPE device
Connect the CPE device to an IP camera in the monitoring site.
CPE device
PoE power supply
IP camera

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1.4 Networking topology
Select one scenario to install the wireless bridge to the corresponding site.
Scenario 1
Switch
NVR
Monitor
Elevator shaft

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Switch
NVR
Monitor
Elevator shaft
Scenario 2

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Chapter 2 Login
2.1 Logging in to the web UI of the wireless bridge
For initial use of the router, refer to the quick start guide of the wireless bridge. After activating
the wireless bridge, you can refer to the following procedure for login.
Step 1 Connect a computer to the wireless bridge, or the switch connected to the wireless bridge.
Step 2 Configure the IP address of the computer used to configure the wireless bridge. OS
example: Windows 7
1) Right-click the icon on the lower right corner of the desktop.
2) Click Open Network and Sharing Center.
3) Click Local Area Connection, then click Properties.

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4) Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
5) Select Use the following IP address, set the IP address to 192.168.1.X(Xranges from 2 to
253, excluding 35 and 36), the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0, and click OK.
6) Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window, and close the other windows.

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Step 3 Log in to the web UI of the wireless bridge.
1) Start a web browser, and visit 192.168.1.35 for AP device (192.168.1.36 for the CPE device).
2) Enter the login password you set before, and click Login.
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Log in to the web UI successfully. Now you can configure the wireless bridge.
2.2 Logging out of the web UI of the wireless bridge
Click the Logout on the upper-right corner of the web UI to logout. When you close the web
browser, the system logs you out as well.

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Chapter 3 System Status
This module allows you to view the information of this wireless bridge and peer.
3.1 Device info
Log in to the web UI, and choose Status.
You can view the device info, wireless parameters and network parameters here.
Parameters Description
Items
Description
Device Info
Device Name
It specifies the name of this device. If this device is not the only
one of its kind in the network, this name helps you identify the
device. You can change the name of this device on the
System > Maintenance page.
Model
It specifies the model number of this device.
Device SN
It specifies the serial number of this device. The devices in the
same package have the same serial number.
Firmware
It specifies the system software version number of this device.
Uptime
It specifies time during which this device is operating.
MAC Address
It specifies the MAC address of LAN port of this device. When
connecting to another device using an Ethernet cable, the
wireless bridge uses this MAC address to communicate with
the device.

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Items
Description
Wireless
Parameters
Operating Mode
It specifies the working mode the device operates. The wireless
bridge works in AP mode or CPE mode, and cannot be changed.
SSID
It specifies the wireless network name of this device.
Security Mode
It specifies the security mode of the wireless network of this
device.
Network Mode
It specifies the network mode of this device.
Channel Width
It specifies the bandwidth of the operating channel of a
wireless network.
Channel
It specifies channel in which this device operates, and its center
frequency.
Transmission Power
It specifies the transmit power of this device.
Higher number indicates wider WiFi coverage. Setting a proper
transmit power helps improve the performance and security of
the wireless network.
Network
Parameters
IP Address
It specifies the IP address (also named management IP address)
of this device. You can change this IP address on the Network
page.
Subnet Mask
It specifies the subnet mask of the wireless bridge.
Gateway
It specifies the default gateway of the wireless bridge. When
the device accessing the internet, packets should be forwarded
through the gateway.
DNS1
It specifies the primary DNS server IP address of the wireless
bridge.
DNS2
It specifies the secondary DNS server IP address of the wireless
bridge.
3.2 Information of peer device
Log in to the web UI, and choose Status > Peer Device.
You can view the transmitted and received rate of this wireless bridge, and view the related
information of peer device, such as signal strength, noise, IP address and MAC address.

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Parameters Description
Items
Description
Signal Strength (dBm)
It specifies the signal strength of peer wireless bridge.
Received Rate (Mbps)
It specifies the receiving rate of this wireless bridge.
Transmitted Rate
(Mbps)
It specifies the transmitting rate of this wireless bridge.
Noise (dBm)
It specifies the interference signal and electromagnet noise strength of peer
wireless device in the current environment. Larger absolute value indicates less
interference.
IP Address
It specifies the IP address of peer wireless bridge.
MAC Address
It specifies the MAC address of peer wireless bridge.

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Chapter 4 Network
4.1 Overview
Log in to the web UI, and choose Network.
You can change the network parameters of this wireless bridge here, including IP address, subnet
mask, gateway and DNS server addresses here.
Parameters Description
Items
Description
IP Address
It specifies the IP address (also named management IP address) of this device.
Devices in LAN can use it to log in to the web UI of this wireless bridge. If you want
to enable this wireless bridge to access the internet, this IP address should be set to
an unused IP address which is in the same segment as that of the egress router.
Subnet Mask
It specifies the subnet mask of the wireless bridge. The default is 255.255.255.0.
Gateway
It specifies the default gateway of this wireless bridge. It is optional.
If you want to enable this wireless bridge to access the internet, the gateway should
be set to the LAN IP address of the egress router.

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Items
Description
DNS1
It specifies the primary DNS server IP address of this wireless bridge. It is optional.
If you want to enable this wireless bridge to access the internet, and the egress
router supports DNS agent, you can enter the LAN IP address of the router here. If
the router does not support DNS agent, you need to enter a correct DNS IP address
here.
DNS2
It specifies the secondary DNS server IP address of this wireless bridge. It is
optional.
If you have two DNS server IP addresses, you can enter the other one here.
4.2 Changing the IP address
Assume that you need to change the IP address to 192.168.1.25.
Configuration procedure
Step 1 Choose Network.
Step 2 Change the IP Address to 192.168.1.25.
Step 3 Click Save.
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If you still want to configure the wireless bridge after changing the IP address, refer to the
following procedure:
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If the new IP address is in the same network segment as that of the old one, refresh the page
and use the new IP address to log in to the web UI for configuration.
If the new IP address is in different network segment from that of the old one, set the IP
address of your management computer to an unused one which should be in the same
network segment as that of the new IP address of the wireless bridge. Then use the new IP
address of the wireless bridge to log in to the web UI for configuration.

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Chapter 5 Wireless
5.1 Overview
Log in to the web UI, and choose Wireless.
You can change the wireless parameters of this wireless bridge here, including SSID, channel,
transmission power, and so on.
Parameters description
Items
Description
Operating Mode
It specifies the working mode the device operates. The wireless bridge works in AP
mode or CPE mode, and cannot be changed.
SSID
It specifies the wireless network name of this device. You can change it here.
After changing the SSID of this wireless bridge, you need to change the SSID of peer
wireless bridge as well. Otherwise, the wireless bridge fails to connect to peer one.

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Items
Description
Hide
It specifies whether to hide the SSID.
Check the Hide box: The wireless bridge does not broadcast this SSID. When
connecting to the wireless network, you need to enter the SSID manually.
Uncheck the Hide box: The wireless bridge broadcasts this SSID. Wireless devices
nearby can scan find the SSID.
Country Code
It specifies the country/region this wireless bridge locates. When you configure the
device for the first time, you need to select your country/region to activate the
device. It cannot be changed here.
Network Mode
It specifies the network mode of this device. Currently, it supports 11b/g/n, which
allows wireless devices supporting 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n at 2.4 GHz band
to access the wireless network.
Channel Width
It specifies the bandwidth of the operating channel of a wireless network.
20MHz: The wireless bridge can only use 20 MHz channel bandwidth.
40MHz: The wireless bridge can only use 40 MHz channel bandwidth.
Channel
It specifies channel in which this device operates, and its center frequency. Auto
indicates the wireless bridge select the channel automatically according to the
current environment.
Antenna Gain
It specifies the built-in antenna gain value. It cannot be changed.
Transmission Power
It specifies the transmit power of this device. Larger transmission power indicates
wider WiFi coverage. Set a proper transmission power can improve the security and
performance of the wireless bridge.
Allowing adjusting
transmission power
If you want to change the transmission power of the wireless bridge, check this
option, and enter a value in the Transmission power input box.
Security Mode
It specifies the security mode of the wireless network of this device.

None: It indicates that any device can connect to the wireless network of the
device. For security, this option is not recommended.

WPA-PSK: It indicates that the wireless network uses WPA-PSK security mode.

WPA2-PSK: It indicates that the wireless network uses WPA2-PSK security mode.
Security Key
It specifies the WPA pre-shared key.
Scan
It used to scan the wireless networks nearby, and displays their SSID, MAC address,
channel, signal strength, and so on for analysis.