Pelagic Systems MWB-AP User manual

MWB-4GQuick StartGuide
Thankyou forpurchasing thisMarineWireless &4GBridge &Access Point
fromPelagicSystems.Wedesignedthe MWB-4Gtohelpusersaccess
wireless &4Gnetworks quicklywithhigherreliabilityand wehope you willbe
pleased withitsperformance.ThisQuickStartGuideprovidestheinformation
requiredtoinstalland usethe MWB-4GMarineWireless &4GBridgeand
Access Point. If you haveanyquestionsthataren’tanswered bythisGuide,
pleasesend an emailto:
[e-mail], orcallusat 0871 218 2370
Contact details:
Web:www.pelagicsystems.co.uk
Email:[e-mail]
Tel(UK):0871 2182370 (24/7)
Tel(INT):[phone]
Address:PelagicSystems, Elcot Park, Marlborough, SN82BG, U.K.

WhatYou ShouldHave
Pleasecheck that you havereceived the following items:
1. MWB-4G unit
2. MWB-AP unit
3. PoEinjector
4. 2mPoE/Datacable
5. 10mPoE/Datacable
6. 2x“RubberDuck style”antenna’s

HowMWB-4GWorks
The MWB-4Gcombinesapowerfulwirelessbridgeand4Gtransceiverwith
the MWB-AP access pointinaseparatecompact, weatherproofunit. A
wireless bridge actsasaconnectorbetween twonetworks,inthiscasea
ShoreStation Wi-Fior4Gnetworkwhichisconnected tothe Internetand on-
boardcomputers.Afixed Ethernetporton the MWB-AP connectsatofixed
computerand an onboardlocalWi-Finetworkwillconnectvariousmobile
devicessuchaslaptops,iPhones&iPadsusing one ShoreStation account.
The MWB-4G integrated bridge willconnect toalmost anyShoreStation Wi-Fi
networkwithautomaticdegradation to4Gwhen no Wi-Finetworkisdetected.
The MWB-4Gmayalsobemanuallysetto4Gatanytimewhen desired.
Almostanymobiledevicethat’scompatiblewithWi-Ficanconnecttothe
MWB-AP onboardaccesspoint.TheMWB-4Gperformstwotasks
simultaneously.Inordertoconnecttothe Internet, itemploys itstransmitter
and antennatoseekavailablewireless networks.Whenoneisfound,it
requestsan InternetProtocol(IP)address.(AnIPaddress maybe considered
similartoatelephonenumberintelephonenetworks,inthatitinstructs
serverswhereaweb page oran email shouldbe sentinordertoreachthe
computer.)Oncean IPaddress hasbeenreceived,theMWB-4Ghasa
wireless connection tothe Internet. Atthe sametime,the MWB-4Gmonitors
whetheranycomputersareconnected toitsaccess pointoritsEthernetport.
Onconnection,itrequestsan IPaddress ofitsownand the MWB-4Gserves
an address fromitslistandthe computerthen hasaconnection tothe MWB-
4G. Oncethesetwoconnectionsareinplace,anydatathatadeviceattempts
tosend tothe Internet isreceived bythe MWB-4Gand passed onthrough the
ShoreStationwireless or4Gnetworktothe Internet. Similarly,anydata
returned tothatdeviceisreceived bythe MWB-4Gfromthe ShoreStation
wirelessor4G networkand returned through the onboardAccess Point.

InstallingtheMWB-4G
The MWB-4GMarine Wireless &4GBridgeiseasy toinstalland connect.
First, ifinstallingremoteexternalantenna’s,theantenna siteshouldbe
chosen with360°allaround visibilityand reasonableheight, typicallyatthe
firstspreadersorgoalpostforYachtinstallationsoron the superstructure
towerofamotorvessel.If usingremotemounted antennas,the MWB-4G
shouldbe sited tominimisethe antennacablerun. Weemphasizethe
importance ofusingwell positioned,appropriatehighquality,highgain
antennas,coaxialcables,plugsandsplitters,all areavailablefrom
PelagicSystems.Thisisparamountforoptimumsystemperformance.
The MWB-AP shouldbe mounted forgood localaccessreception,normally
aboutthe centreofthe vessel,usuallyportorstarboard.Thesystem
componentsarethen connected using cablessupplied.
Pleasefollowthesesteps:
1.Mountthe MWB-4Gunitonabulkhead orotherconvenientverticalsurface
withtheconnectorsfacingdownwards.Screwdownthe twosupplied “rubber
duck”antennastothe MWB-4Gantennasocketsaslabeled.If installing
remoteantenna’s,run suitablecoaxialcables(suchasLMR400)fromthe
antenna’stothe MWB-4Gunit.It isrecommend inthisinstancethatthe
coaxialcablerun iskepttoaminimumlength,mounting theMWB-4Gcloseto
the coaxialcabinentry.MounttheMWB-AP unitinasuitableposition,as
described above.
2. Locatethe black waterproof connectorat theend ofthe short 2mEthernet
power/datacable. Plugthat end of the Ethernet power/datacableinto
the black connectoron the bottomleft handside ofthe MWB-AP labelled
“PC/POWERLINEINData+PoE”,then screwthe waterproofconnectorover
the cableend.Makesurethecompressionistightaroundthewasherand
cable, taking carenot toover-tighten.

3. Connect the otherendof the short Ethernetpower/datacabletotheport
labelled“Data+PoEOUT”on the Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)Injector.
4.Locatethe black waterproofconnectoratthe end ofthe long 10m(typical)
Ethernetpower/datacable.Plug thatendofthe Ethernetpower/datacable
intothe black connectoron the bottomrighthand side ofthe MWB-AP
labelled“MWB-4GLINEOUTData+PoE”,then screwthe waterproof
connectoroverthecableend.Makesurethecompression nutistightaround
the washerand cable, takingcarenot toover-tighten.
5.Connectthe otherend ofthe long 10m(typical)Ethernetpower/datacable
tothe MWB-4G labelled “PCData+PoE”, thenscrewthe waterproof connector
overthe cableend.Makesurethecompression nutistightaroundthewasher
and cable,taking carenottoover-tighten.
6.ConnectyourstandardEthernetcategory5(cat5)patchdatacable(not
supplied)tothe PowerInjectorportlabelled“DataIN”then connectthe other
end toyourPCEthernet port.
WARNING! Never connect yourPCEthernetport to any port onthe MWB-
4G, MWB-AP orPoEpowersupply,otherthan the PowerInjectorPort
labelled“DataIN”.Anyotherconnection couldresultindamage toyourPC.
NORESPONSIBILITYWILLBE TAKENBYTHEMANUFACTUREROR
SUPPLIERFORANYDAMAGESO CAUSED.
7. Connect the PowerInjectortothe vessel12/24vDC systemasindicated on
the injectorlabelusingthe sideterminals.Notetherearetwocommon “VIN+”
terminalsforconvenientlooped cablepowerconnection.
WARNING! The powerinjectormustbe properlygrounded!FortheDC
powerinjector,connectasuitablysized ground wirebetween the ground
terminalon the injectorand the powersystemground.Foran ACpower
injector,connectthe suppliedpowerplugonlytoagrounded three-pinoutlet.
DAMAGECAUSEDBYFAILURETO PROPERLYGROUND YOURSYSTEM
ISNOTCOVEREDBY OUR WARRANTY.

ConfiguringaWindows7Computer
Note! Although no longersupported,configuring WindowsXPisasimilar
process tosetup forWindows7described below.
1.Fromthe StartMenu,selectControlPanel,then Networkand Internet, then
Networkand Internet then Networkand Sharing Center.

2. Lookforthenetworkconnection thatusesyourcomputer’sEthernetport.
Thisisusuallylabelled LocalArea ConnectionorLAN.
Note! Although theMWB-4Gconnectsthrough awirelessnetwork,do not
change the configuration onanyNetworkConnection labelled “Wireless.”The
MWB-4Gconnectsusing acomputerEthernetport.

Click on LocalArea Connection (oritsequivalent)and selectPropertiesfrom
the pop-up menu.

Inthe Propertieswindowthatopens,selectInternetProtocolVersion 4
(TCP/IPv4)andclickProperties.

3. Inthe next Propertieswindow, click the round buttonsnext toobtainan
IPaddress automaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress automatically.Click
OKtoclosethe Propertieswindows.

Click OKagaintoclosethe LANPropertieswindow,butdon'tclosetheLAN
Statuswindow.

4. Click the Detailsbutton onthe LANStatuswindowthat isalreadyopen.
If the IPv4IPAddress is192.168.88.xxx,yourcomputerhassuccessfully
connected tothe MWB-4G.

ConfiguringtheMWB-4GWi-Fi &4GBridge
Onceacomputerisconnectedtothe MWB-4G, the unitmaybe configured by
opening aweb browser(InternetExplorer,Chrome,FireFox,etc.)andinthe
address bar,entering http://192.168.98.1 (the IPaddress ofthe MWB-4G
wirelessbridge).Ignoreanywebsitesecuritycertificatewarningand select
continue tothiswebsite.
Enterthe default username“mwb4g”and password“mwb4g”.

Oncelogged in,the computerwillloadthe wireless andinterfaces
configuration pagesfromthe MWB-4G. You mayfind itusefultobookmark
thisIPaddress forfutureuse.Onthe Interfacespage,the statusofthe
interfacesisdisplayed.Onthe left hand side you see the statusflags.Onthe
page belowether1,lte1andwlan1 areENABLEDand RUNNING(the “D”
symbol(todisable)isdisplayed todisablean interface).
Noteinthe preceding pagesthe following termswillbereferenced:
ether1, Ethernet–thewired connection totheMWB-4G
lte1, LTE–4G telephone communications
wlan1,Wireless,Wi-Fishorestationcommunications
Atstartup,theMWB-4Gwillautomaticallyattempttoconnecttothe previously
connected network. If it’ssuccessfuland thatnetworkisproperlyconfigured to
provide Internetaccess,no changeswill be required totheMWB-4G
configuration pages.
ChoosinganShoreStationWi-Fi Network
If adifferentwireless networkisrequired,forexamplethe vessel’shasmoved
toadifferent port, click wlan1on theinterfacespage.

The detailsofthewlan1 interfacearethen displayed.Notethatwhen first
delivered the SSIDisset to“NO_STATION”and willrequireinitialselection.
Onthe interfacesdetailspage click the “scan”button

The scanresultsarethendisplayed.Notethatthe columnscan beselectedin
orderbydoubleclicking thecolumnheading label.Inthisexample“BTWi-Fi
with-FON”isselectedbyclicking overthe SSID(stationname).Thenclick
“stop”then “close”
Oncethe SCANwindowcloses, click “Connect”.

The wirelesspage then opens, click onwlan1
Notenowthatthe selected SSIDisdisplayedinthe SSIDfield,inthiscase
“BTWi-Fiwith-FON”.Click on “APPLY”then “OK”tosaveselection.Notethat
if youdo not click “APPLY”then “OK”yourselectionwillnot besaved!

Nowclick “LOGOUT”of theMWB4G configurationutility
Nowtype inanyweb address suchas“www.bbc.co.uk”and normallythe Wi-
Fistationloginpage isdisplayed.Onceyouhavecompletedlogin,normally

byentering anameand passwordorpaying foruse,access tothe Internetis
established and otherweb addressesmaybe opened inthe normalway.