Pepwave Surf Series User manual

COPYRIGHT &TRADEMARKS
Specificationsaresubjectto changewithoutnotice.Copyright©2008 PePWaveInternationalLtd.All Rights
Reserved.PePWave and the PePWave logoare trademarksof PePWave InternationalLtd.Otherbrandsorproducts
mentioned may be trademarksorregistered trademarksof theirrespective owners.
User Manual
PePWave Surf Indoor Series:
Surf200,AP200,AP400
PePWave Mesh Connector Indoor Series:
MC200,400
PePWave Surf / Mesh Connector Outdoor Series:
SurfAP200-X,400-X,
Surf400-DX,
MC200-X,400-X
PePWave CarFi Series:
CarFi200,400
DocumentRev.1.3
February 08

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Table of Contents
1COPYRIGHT................................................................................................................................3
2DISCLAIMER...............................................................................................................................3
3PRODUCTDESCRIPTION.............................................................................................................4
3.1 FEATURES.....................................................................................................................................4
3.2 HARDWARE SETUP........................................................................................................................5
3.3 LEDDESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................6
4USINGTHEPEPWAVE DEVICES...................................................................................................8
4.1 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUPFOR PEPWAVE SURF /CARFI SERIES................................................8
4.2 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUPFOR PEPWAVE MESH CONNECTOR.................................................8
4.3 FIRST TIME SETUP.........................................................................................................................10
4.4 SETTINGS DETAILS .......................................................................................................................13
4.5 INTEGRATED WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION ....................................................................15
4.6 TESTTHE SETUP............................................................................................................................22
4.7 POST-CONFIGURING PCSETUPFOR MESH CONNECTOR SERIES....................................................23
4.8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE .................................................................................................................23
4.9 RESTORETO DEFAULT SETTINGS....................................................................................................24
APPENDIX: FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONCOMMISSIONINTERFERENCESTATEMENT....................26

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1Copyright
Copyright©2008by PePWaveInternationalLtd.
Thecontentof thisdocumentationmay notbereproducedinanypartorasawholewithout
thepriorwrittenpermissionofPePWaveInternationalLtd.
2Disclaimer
PePWavedoesnotassumeanyliabilityarisingout oftheapplicationoruseofanyproducts,
orsoftwaredescribedherein.Neither doesitconveyanylicenseunderitspatentrightnor
thepatentrightsofothers.PePWavefurtherreservestheright tomakechangesinany
productsdescribedhereinwithoutnotice.Thisdocumentationissubjecttochangewithout
notice.

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3ProductDescription
Itassociatestoaserviceprovider andauthenticatesusing802.1x(ifneeded)onstartup.
Uponsuccessfulassociationandauthentication,itwillacquireanIPaddress fromthe
serviceproviderusingDHCP. ADHCP server isbuilt-in onitsLANport.NetworkAddress
Translationisperformedforall outboundconnections.Thusit supportsmultipleterminals
toaccess theInternetsimultaneously.
3.1 Features
—10/100Ethernetinterfacewithauto-crossover detection
—Resetbuttonforrestoringsettingstofactorydefaults
—SignalstrengthLEDforshowingthecurrentsignalstrength(ApplicabletoPePWave
SurfindoorandDX series)
—WPA/WPA2-PersonalandWPA/WPA2-Enterprisesupport
—NetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)routing
—Built-inDHCP server
—Inboundportrangeforwarding
—IntegratedWi-FiAccessPoint(ApplicabletoSurfAPindoor/outdoorandCarFiseries)
Surf200,AP200,AP400
Surf
AP200
-
X
/400
-
X,
MC200-X,400-X
Surf
400
-
DX
MC200,400
CarFi200,400

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3.2 HardwareSetup
3.2.1 Surf Indoor Series
1. Attachtheprovidedantennatotheleftmostantennaconnector
2. ConnecttheLANporttothecomputer’sEthernetportwithanEthernetcable.
3. Connecttheendof theincludedpoweradaptertothepower socket(labeled“DC 5V”)
onPePWaveSurf.
4. Power onthepower adaptor.
3.2.2 Surf / Mesh Connector Outdoor Series
PleasefollowtheinstallationguidetosetupthePePWaveAP200/400-X,Surf400-DX,MC
200-X/400-X devices.
3.2.3 Mesh Connector Indoor / CarFi Series
1. Attachtheantennaprovidedtotheleftmostantennaconnector
2. ConnecttheLANporttothecomputer EthernetportwithanEthernetcable.
3. Connecttheendoftheincludedpower adapterto thepower socketonthePePWave
MeshConnectorIndoororCarFidevice.
4. Power onthepower adaptor.

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3.3 LEDDescription
3.3.1 Surf Indoor Series
LED Color Status Description
Green On Power ison
Power Off Power isoff
Green Solid ReceivedsignalisExcellent,VeryGoodandGood
Green Blinking ReceivedsignalisLow
Amber Blinking ReceivedsignalisVery Low
Amber Solid No wireless signalisdetected
Status
Off Bootingup/Upgradingfirmware
Green On Ethernetisconnected
Green Blinking Sending/Receivingdata
LAN
Off Ethernetisnot connected
Green On Associatedwithanaccesspoint
Green Blinking Sending/Receivingdata
Wi-Fi
Off Notassociatedwithany accesspoint
Signal
Bars Green N/A Thenumberoflitsignalbarsdependsonthestrength
ofthereceivedsignal.A largernumber oflitsignalbars
indicatestronger signals.

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3.3.2SurfDXSeriesLEDDescription
3.3.3MeshConnectorIndoor/CarFiSeriesLEDDescription
LED Color Status Description
Green On Power ison
Power Off Power isoff
Green Solid ReceivedsignalisExcellent,VeryGoodandGood
Status Off Bootingup/Upgradingfirmware
Green On Ethernetisconnected
LAN Off Ethernetisnot connected
Green N/A Associatedwithanaccesspoint
Wi-Fi Off Notassociatedwithany accesspoint
LED Color Status Description
Green On Power ison
PWROff Power isoff
Green On Ethernetisconnected
LAN
Off Ethernetisnot connected
Green On
Associatedwithanaccesspoint.The
number ofLEDlightsfrom“MIN”to
“MAX”indicatesthereceivedsignal
strengthlevel.
Wi-Fi
Off Notassociatedwithany accesspoint

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4Usingthe PePWave Devices
4.1 Pre-configuringPCSetupforPePWaveSurf /CarFiSeries
Youshouldsetupyourcomputer’sLANinterfacetoobtainanIPaddressautomatically.If
youdoso,youshouldhavesetitupcorrectly.
Inorder todoso,selectthe“Start”menu,“ControlPanel”andthen“NetworkConnections”.
Right click onthe“LocalAreaConnection”icon,choose“Properties”, double-click onthe
item “InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”fromthelist.Onthescreen,justsetitasfollows:
Clickthe“OK”buttontoconfirmthechange.
4.2 Pre-configuringPCSetupforPePWaveMeshConnector
PriortothePePWaveMeshConnectorconfiguration,acomputerwithitsLocalArea
ConnectionsettoastaticIPaddressisrequiredtopre-configuretothesamesubnetasthe
MeshConnector(i.e.192.168.20.X).
An‘InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)Properties’screenwillpopupandsetit asfollows:

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Clickthe“OK”buttontoconfirmthechange.
Now youarereadytostartthefirsttimeconfigurationofthePePWaveMeshConnector.

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4.3 FirstTimeSetup
OnyourPC, startawebbrowser,e.g.InternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,etc.Visit an
Internetwebsite.If youare notassociatedtoanaccess point,youshouldberedirectedto
alogonpage.OryoucangoalsogotothisURL
http://192.168.20.1/
Thepagewilllook likethis.