LevelOne WAB-3000 Setup guide

How to Set Up
WAB-3000 Mesh Network
This guide is written as a reference for setting up a WAB-3000 mesh network by
using the following equipments and network topology as shown in figure 1. Only
parts of WAB-3000 feature will be discussed here. For other unmentioned functions,
please refer to WAB-3000 user manual for details.
WAB-3000-A MAC Address: 00:0B:6B:0A:F2:71
WAB-3000-B MAC Address: 00:0B:6B:0A:F0:16
WAB-3000-C MAC Address: 00:0B:6B:0A:F2:7F
WBR-3406 Internet Service
PC Wireless Card
Figure 1. WAB-3000 Mesh Network Topology
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1) Make sure a router has access to Internet and it is offering DHCP service. In this
case, LevelOne WBR-3406 router is used and it is giving out IP addresses on
192.168.123.x subnet.
2) Connect all three WAB-3000s to an administrator PC for configuration. For
more detail, please refer to user manual.
3) Open up WAB-3000 web UI, go to System Configuration/Operating Mode
configuration page, and make sure “Wireless Access Point/Bridging Mode” is
selected. This operating mode can be different depending upon user’s need.
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4) Go to System Configuration/WAN configuration page and select to receive an IP
from a DHCP server.
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5) Go to System Configuration/LAN configuration page and assign a different IP to
each WAB-3000 for administration purpose.
In this example:
WAB-3000-A is assigned to 192.168.15.11
WAB-3000-B is assigned to 192.168.15.12
WAB-3000-C is assigned to 192.168.15.13
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6) For the purpose of verifying the success of WAB-3000 mesh network later,
wireless access point of WAB-3000-C is enabled.
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7) Go to Wireless Bridge/General configuration page. Tow bridging modes are
available: “Manual Bridging” and “Auto Bridging.” For “Auto Bridging” mode,
WAB-3000s would communicate with each other through SSID and establish
bridging automatically. In this guide, “Manual Bridging” mode is selected to
show details of setting up a WAB-3000 mesh network.
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8) Select “Manual Bridging” mode and enable the spanning tree protocol 802.1d.
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9) Go to Wireless Bridge/Radio configuration page and adjust the parameters to that
best suit user’s network. Afterwards, click on apply to activate new settings.
10)At the bottom of the configuration page, insert MAC addresses of remote
WAB-3000 adding them to the mesh network. Therefore, in WAB-3000-C,
MAC address of WAB-3000-A and WAB-3000-B are added here. Repeat the
same process on WAB-3000-A and WAB-3000-B.
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11)Once above steps are done on all three WAB-3000, bridge network would be
established. Bridge information is available on Monitoring/Reports/Bridging
Status configuration page.
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12)User may view the mesh network on the Monitoring/Reports/Bridging Site Map
configuration page.
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13)Use a wireless card to connect PC to WAB-3000-C via its SSID. Once
connected, an IP on 192.168.123.x subnet will be given and Internet can be
accessed.
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