Pepwave Mesh Connector 225-DX User manual

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User Manual
PePWave Mesh Connector Series:
Mesh Connector 225-DX
Document Rev. 1.0
July 08

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Table of Contents
1 COPYRIGHT 3
2 DISCLAIMER 3
3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4
3.1 PODUCT FEATU ES .....................................................................................................................4
3.2 HA DWA E SETUP ........................................................................................................................4
3.3 LED DESC IPTION ........................................................................................................................4
4 USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES 5
4.1 PE-CONFIGU ING PC SETUP.......................................................................................................5
4.2 FI ST TIME SETUP...........................................................................................................................6
4.3 SETTINGS DETAILS .......................................................................................................................10
4.4 INTEG ATED WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGU ATION ....................................................................13
4.5 TEST THE SETUP............................................................................................................................16
4.6 POST-CONFIGU ING PC SETUP ...................................................................................................17
4.7 FI MWA E UPG ADE .................................................................................................................17
4.8 ESTO E TO DEFAULT SETTINGS....................................................................................................18
APPENDIX: FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 19

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1 Copyright
Copyrig t © 2008 by PePWave Ltd.
T e content of t is documentation may not be reproduced in any part or as a w ole wit out
t e prior written permission of PePWave Ltd.
2 Disclaimer
PePWave does not assume any liability arising out of t e application or use of any products,
or software described erein. Neit er does it convey any license under its patent rig t nor
t e patent rig ts of ot ers. PePWave furt er reserves t e rig t to make c anges in any
products described erein wit out notice. T is documentation is subject to c ange wit out
notice.

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3 Product Description
3 1 Product Features
 Transparent Bridge Mode
 WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
security support
 Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support
 Always-on, integrated Wi-Fi access point
 PolePoint bridging support
3 2 Hardware Setup
Please follow t e installation guide to set up t e Mes Connector 225-DX devices.
3 3 LED Description
LED Color Status Description
Green On Power is on
PWR Off Power is off
Green On Et ernet is connected
LAN
Off Et ernet is not connected
Green On
Associated wit an access point. T e
number of LED lig ts from “MIN” to
“MAX” indicates t e received signal
strengt level.
Wi-Fi
Off Not associated wit any access point

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4 Using the PePWave Devices
4 1 Pre-configuring PC Setup
Prior to t e Mes Connector configuration, a computer wit its Local Area Connection set to
a static IP address is required to pre-configure to t e same subnet as t e Mes Connector
(i.e. 192.168.2.X).
An ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties’ screen will pop up and set it as follows:
Click t e “OK” button to confirm t e c ange.
Now you are ready to start t e first time configuration of t e Mes Connector.

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4 2 First Time Setup
On your PC, start a web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc. Visit an
Internet web site. If you are not associated to an access point, you s ould be redirected to
a logon page. Or you can go also go to t is URL
ttp://192.168.2.100/
T e page will look like t is:
Illustration 1: Welcome Page

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Click t e “Advanced Config” button to enter t e parameters of t e access point to associate
to. You s ould see t is screen:
Illustration 2: Setup Page

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In t e field “SSID” under Wireless Settings, input t e access point’s SSID (sometimes it is
called t e “network name”). According to t e setting of t e Access Point you are
associating to, you may c oose a different “Aut entication setting”.
If “Static WEP key” or “WPA/WPA2-Personal” is selected for Aut entication, input t e
Encryption Key field as well. (T ere are also options of “802.1x wit dynamic WEP key” and
“WPA/WPA2-Enterprise”. You do not need to use t ese settings unless instructed to do so
by your ISP.)
Click t e “Save” button at t e bottom to complete.
You can now click t e “Connect” link on t e top bar and t en click t e “Connect” button to
associate wit t e access point.

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Illustration 3: Establishing Connection to the Internet
At t is point, you are associated wit t e access point. You may now close t e web browser
and open a new one to start web browsing.

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4 3 Settings Details
4 3 1 LAN Interface
Illustration 4: LAN Inter ace
LAN Interface: To configure t e LAN interface’s IP address and subnet mask.
4 3 2 Wireless Settings
Illustration 5: Wireless Settings
SSID: To configure t e SSID / ESSID / Network Name of t e wireless network to associate
to.
Radio Mode: T e available radio mode for Mes Connector 225-DX is 802.11a only.
Bit Rate: To fix t e 802.11 transmit bit rate. Available options depend on t e Radio Mode
c osen. If “auto” is c osen, t e device will c oose t e best bit rate dynamically and
automatically.
Authentication: Available options are “Open”, “Static WEP Key”, “802.1x wit dynamic
WEP key”, “WPA/WPA2-Enterprise” and “WPA/WPA2-Personal”. T e selection s ould be
according to t e setting of t e access point you are associating to. Data transferred are
encrypted under all modes except in “Open” mode. W en “Static WEP Key” or “WPA/WPA2-
Personal” is c osen, you s ould enter an encryption key in t e Encryption Key field. You do
not need to use “802.1x” and “WPA/WPA2-Enterprise” unless instructed to do so by your
ISP.
Bridging Support:
T is option enables t e transparent bridging functionality wit PePWave PolePoint to ac ieve
true layer two transparency.

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Preferred AP: T e MAC address of a preferred access point can be entered ere. W en
t e preferred access point is found and its signal strengt is ig er t an t e “Min Signal
Strengt ”, it will connect to t is preferred access point, no matter t e ot er access points
are found even t ey ave ig er signal strengt or t e same SSID.
4 3 3 Roaming Settings
Illustration 6: Roaming Settings
Roaming Settings: To configure and enable roaming among APs wit t e same SSID
and aut entication met od.
Bac ground Scanning Interval: T e time interval between background scans.
Roaming Threshold (Signal Level Gain): If t ere is anot er AP wit a signal level
greater t an t e signal level of connected AP by t e specified value, it will reconnect
to t e AP wit better signal.
4 3 4 Wireless IP Settings
Illustration 7: Wireless IP Settings
Wireless IP Settings: T e IP address can be obtained automatically or configured
manually. If you c oose to manually configure t e IP address for your unit, enter t e fields
“IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway”, “Preferred DNS Server” and “Alternate
DNS Server”.
MTU Size: You may also set t e MTU Size to increase t e data packet size your unit can
andle at one time.
AP Settings: T e AP Settings will be covered in detail in t e subsequent section
Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration.

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4 3 5 Restore and Reboot
Illustration 8: Restore and Reboot
WAI redirection: If t e device is not connected to an access point, and t e user is
accessing an Internet web site, t e settings control w et er to redirect t e web access to
t e web admin interface page or not. If t is is disabled and t e device is not connected, t e
browser will s ow a web access error message. T e user can still access t e web admin
interface by accessing to t e device’s LAN IP address. By default, t e LAN IP address is set
as ttp://192.168.2.100.
Web Password Protection: Sets t e password to protect t e web user interface.
Restore default settings: To restore t e device to default settings. W en t is option is
clicked, default settings will be restored and t e unit will be restarted.
Reboot: To restart t e device.

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4 4 Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration
Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point is configured via t e CPE Setup tab. T e following sections
will provide information as a guide t roug t e configuration.
T e available Access Point (AP) settings for t e Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality
are as follows:
 Disable
Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality is disabled
 Configure Manually
Manual configuration of t e SSID, Aut entication, and Encryption Key values
corresponding to t e Access Point.
 Configure Automatically
T e SSID, Aut entication, and Encryption Key values corresponding to t e Access
Point are automatically configured to be t e same as t e respective values t at
correspond to t e ISP’s network.
4 4 1 Access Point Disabled
Illustration 9: Access Point Disabled

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4 4 2 Access Point configure Manually
Illustration 10: Access Point Con igure Manually
In Manual Configuration mode, t e SSID is manually entered.
Authentication can be one of t ree configurable values:
 Open
For Open Aut entication Mode, no Encryption Key is necessary.
 Static WEP Key
For Static WEP Key Aut entication Mode, a 64- or 128-bit Encryption Key is
required, and can be entered in eit er an ASCII or HEX representation.
 WPA/WPA -Personal
For WPA/WPA -Personal Aut entication Mode, an Encryption Key, of at least 8
c aracters, is required.
• WPA/WPA -Enterprise (Applicable to Mesh Connector only)
For WPA/WPA -Enterprise Aut entication Mode, t e Radius server specified by
t is setting will be used.

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4 4 3 Access Point Configure Automatically
Illustration 11: Access Point Con igure Automatically
Broadcast SSID: Wit t is option enabled, t e configured SSID will be broadcast suc t at
it can be detected by an SSID scan. Ot erwise, t e configured SSID will not be broadcast
suc t at it cannot be detected by an SSID scan. In order to connect wit t e access point,
t e SSID needs to be known by t e client.
Client Isolation: Prevent wireless clients connected to t e AP from communicating wit
eac ot er.
Keep AP: Wit t is option enabled, t e Wi-Fi Access Point will always on even if t ere is no
connection to t e mes network.
AP Transmit Power Adjustment: An option to retain a lower power setting for indoor
ome devices. Available options are between +8dBm and –15dBm.
Wit t e Access Point Configuration set to Configure Automatically, t e SSID,
Authentication, and Encryption Key values of t e Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point will be
configured to be t e same as in t e Wireless Settings section.
T is configuration mode is effectively equivalent to directly connecting 802.1b/g devices on
t e customers’ premises wit Citywide Wi-Fi.
Important Note:
In t e Wireless Settings section, if Authentication is set to eit er 80 .1x with
dynamic WEP key or WPA/WPA -Enterprise, t en t e Configure Automatically
option of t e Access Point Configuration becomes unavailable, because t e Integrated
Wi-Fi Access Point functionality currently does not support aut entication via t e
802.1x wit dynamic WEP key and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise met ods.

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4 5 Test the Setup
To test to setup, you can now go to t e unit’s main page, enter t e user name and
password. T e realm (t e text box next to t e “@” sign) value can be left empty. T en
click t e Connect button.
Illustration 12: Establis ing Connection to t e Internet
After connected, you s ould see:
Illustration 13: Internet Connection Establis ed

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4 6 Post-configuring PC Setup
At t is point an Internet connection s ould ave been successfully establis ed between t e
access point and t e PePWave Mes Connector. T e PC t at was previously pre-configured
to administrate t e unit as to reconfigure its Local Area Connection and be set to ‘Obtain
an IP address automatically’.
An ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties’ screen will appear. Please set as follows:
Click t e “OK” button to confirm t e c ange.
For now t e PC will send a DHCP request directly to t e access point via t e PePWave Mes
Connector, and an IP address will be assigned from t e access point to t e PC.
4 7 Firmware Upgrade
T e PePWave devices are able to c eck w et er a newer firmware (t e software running on
t e unit) is available. T is can be done in t e Firmware Upgrade section.
However, it is recommended t at you do not update t e firmware unless specifically
instructed by your ISP to do so. W en a firmware upgrade is needed, your ISP will eit er
give you instructions or upgrade t e firmware remotely.

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4 8 Restore to Default Settings
T ere are two ways to restore t e Mes Connector 225-DX to default settings.
If you are able to access t e web admin interface, go to t e “CPE Setup” page, and click t e
Restore and Reboot button.
Ot erwise, you can also power up t e unit and wait for about 1 min. T en pus t e Reset
Button at t e panel side of t e unit and t en old it for 5 seconds. T e unit will restore t e
settings to factory default and reboot.

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Appendix:
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
T is equipment as been tested and found to comply wit t e limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of t e FCC Rules. T ese limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against armful interference in a residential installation. T is
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance wit t e instructions, may cause armful interference to radio
communications. However, t ere is no guarantee t at interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If t is equipment does cause armful interference to radio or
television reception, w ic can be determined by turning t e equipment off and on, t e user
is encouraged to try to correct t e interference by one of t e following measures:
1) Reorient or relocate t e receiving antenna.
2) Increase t e separation between t e equipment and receiver.
3) Connect t e equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from t at to w ic t e
receiver is connected.
4) Consult t e dealer or an experienced radio/TV tec nician for elp.
T is device complies wit Part 15 of t e FCC Rules. Operation is subject to t e following two
conditions: (1) T is device may not cause armful interference, and (2) t is device must
accept any interference received, including interference t at may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution: Installation such be carried out under the professional person.
Any c anges or modifications not expressly approved by t e party responsible
for compliance could void t e user's aut ority to operate t is equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
T is equipment complies wit FCC radiation exposure limits set fort for an uncontrolled
environment. T is equipment s ould be installed and operated wit minimum distance 20cm
between t e radiator & your body.
T is transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction wit any ot er antenna
or transmitter.

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