peplink Surf 200BG-AP User manual

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Wirelessly Connecting a Home Network via PePLink Surf 200BG- P
I n t e g r a t e d H o m e W i - F i A c c e s s P o i n t S e t u p G u i d e
Overview
his guide presents a brief introduction of, and a step-by-step process to
configure a basic setup for the Integrated Home Wi-Fi Access Point
functionality of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP.
Prior to carrying out the setup procedure in this
guide, the process of connecting PePLink Surf
200BG-AP with Citywide Wi-Fi must have been
successfully performed.
he high-level steps are as follows:
1. Configure Integrated Home Wi-Fi
Access Point on PePLink Surf 200BG-AP
2. Configure Wi-Fi enabled host PC(s)
3. est the Wi-Fi connection(s) with PePLink Surf 200BG-AP
Integrated Home Wi- i Access Point – Introduction
he Integrated Home Wi-Fi Access Point functionality of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP
allows 802.1b/g devices on customers’ premises to wirelessly connect with a PePLink
Surf 200BG-AP unit through which Citywide Wi-Fi is accessed.
With PePLink Surf 200BG-AP, the already existing Ethernet capabilities of the
PePLink Surf Series remain unaffected.
Figure 1 – PePLink Surf 200BG-AP and Integrated Home Wi-Fi Access Point

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Important Note: Prerequisite Setup
In order to configure, and subsequently test, the Integrated Home Wi-Fi Access Point
functionality of PeP ink Surf 200BG-AP, connectivity between the PeP ink Surf 200BG-AP
unit and Citywide Wi-Fi must have already been established.
A guide through this “Prerequisite Setup” process to connect PeP ink Surf 200BG-AP and
Citywide Wi-Fi is available from the PeP ink website, as follows:
Wi-Fi Connection Setup Guide – PePLink Surf How-to Document
http://download.peplink.com/pub/How-to/PeP ink_Surf_howto_connection_setup_guide.pdf
Setup Procedure
Integrated Home Wi- i Access Point Configuration
From the configuration and connections performed in the Prerequisite Setup, the
Web-based Configuration Interface of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP should remain
accessible via a host PC connected via Ethernet to the PePLink Surf 200BG-AP unit.
Configure the Integrated Home Wi-Fi Access Point settings as follows:
1. Connect through a web-browser with the Web-based Configuration Interface
of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP, via the URL http://192.168.20.1
Upon successfully connecting, the Welcome Screen is displayed.
Figure 2 – PePLink Surf We - ased Configuration Interface Welcome Screen
2. Click on Advanced Config. his loads the CPE Setup page, where the Wi-Fi
settings are configured. (On the CPE Setup page, configuration parameters
in the section AP Settings will need to be modified, whereas the other
settings will remain at the values configured in the Prerequisite Setup.)

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3. In the section AP Settings, select the radio button labeled Configure
Manually. Upon the selection, further configuration parameters are
displayed.
Figure 3 – The AP Settings section on the CPE Setup page
Figure 4 – Further configuration parameters are displayed upon the selection of the
Configure Manually radio utton.

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4. In the AP SSID field, enter an alphanumeric value by which the home Wi-Fi
network is to be identified.
For illustration purposes, the default AP SSID value MySSID@home will be
used throughout this guide.
5. From the Authentication drop-down menu, select the item
WPA/WPA-2-Personal.
6. In the Encryption ey field, enter an alphanumeric value that is difficult to
guess, and contains at least 8 characters. he same value as the one
entered here will subsequently be used when configuring host PC(s) that
connect with Integrated Home Wi-Fi Access Point of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP.
For illustration purposes, the encryption key value PePLinkSurfAP will be
used throughout this guide.
7. Click Save at the bottom-right corner of the CPE Setup page.
Configuration of Wi- i Enabled Host PC(s)
From a Wi-Fi enabled Windows XP host PC, connect with the Integrated Home Wi-Fi
Access Point of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP as follows:
1. Make the following menu selections:
Start Menu > Control Panel > Network Connections
2. From Network Connections, right-click on the Wireless Network
Connection icon, then select View Available Wireless Networks. he
Wireless Network Connection window appears, as illustrated in igure 5.
Figure 5 – Windows XP dialog ox for connecting to a wireless network

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An entry for MySSID@home should be present in the list of available
wireless networks. If the entry is absent, click on Refresh network list on
the left-hand side of the Wireless Network Connection window.
he entry for MySSID@home should be present afterwards.
3. Select the entry for MySSID@home.
4. Click Connect at the bottom-right corner of the Wireless Network
Connection window. A dialog box then prompts for the Network Key.
5. In the Network key field, enter the value that was previously entered as the
Encryption Key when configuring the AP Settings of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP.
( he value PePLinkSurfAP was previously used in this guide for illustration.)
6. In the Confirm key field, enter the same value as in the previous step.
7. Click Connect at the bottom-right corner of the dialog box.
Testing the Wi- i Connection(s)
est the Wi-Fi connection between the newly configured Wi-Fi enabled host PC and
PePLink Surf 200BG-AP as follows:
1. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the host PC.
2. Connect through a web-browser with the Web-based Configuration Interface
of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP, via the URL http://192.168.20.1
Upon successfully connecting, the Welcome Screen is displayed.
After successfully testing the connection between the Wi-Fi enabled host PC and
PePLink Surf 200BG-AP, test the connection with the Internet by visiting our website
at www.peplink.com.
PePLink Technical Support
In the event that, after carrying out the setup procedure, the Integrated Home Wi-Fi
Access Point component of PePLink Surf 200BG-AP fails to function, please browse
the PePLink website at www.peplink.com for additional information, or contact
PePLink echnical Support via email at suppo[email protected].