Pepwave Surf mini User manual

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User Manual
Pepwave Surf Series:
Surf mini
Surf 400
Surf 400-DX
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Table of Contents
1COPYRIGHT.....................................................................................................................................3
2DISCLAIMER..................................................................................................................................... 3
3PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 4
3.1 PRODUCT FEATURES .....................................................................................................................4
3.2 HARDWARE SETUP........................................................................................................................5
3.3 LED DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................6
4USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES....................................................................................................... 8
4.1 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUP.......................................................................................................8
4.2 FIRST TIME SETUP...........................................................................................................................9
4.3 SETTINGS DETAILS .......................................................................................................................13
4.4 INTEGRATED WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION ....................................................................18
4.5 TEST THE SETUP............................................................................................................................21
4.6 PORT FORWARDING...................................................................................................................22
4.7 QOS.........................................................................................................................................24
4.8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE .................................................................................................................25
4.9 DEBUG AND SYSTEM INFORMATION .............................................................................................26
4.10 RESTORE TO DEFAULT SETTINGS....................................................................................................27
APPENDIX: ..........................................................................................................................................28
FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT...............................................28

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1Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by Pepwave Ltd.
The content of this documentation may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole without
the prior written permission of Pepwave Ltd.
2Disclaimer
Pepwave does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products,
or software described herein. Neither does it convey any license under its patent right nor
the patent rights of others. Pepwave further reserves the right to make changes in any
products described herein without notice. This documentation is subject to change without
notice.

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3Product Description
3.1 Product Features
Signal strength LED for showing the current signal strength
Always-on, integrated Wi-Fi access point (except Surf 400-DX)
WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise security support
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support
Built-in DHCP server and NAT routing to manage client devices
Customizable, built-in web portal for simple web-based configuration
Surf 400-DX
Surf mini /400

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3.2 Hardware Setup
3.2.1 Surf mini
1. Attach the provided antenna to the right most antenna connector
2. Connect the LAN port to the computer’s Ethernet port with an Ethernet cable.
3. Connect the end of the included power adapter to the power socket on Pepwave Surf
mini.
4. Switch on the power adaptor.
3.2.2 Surf 400
1. Attach the provided antenna to the right most antenna connector
2. Connect the LAN port to the computer’s Ethernet port with an Ethernet cable.
3. Connect the end of the included power adapter to the power socket on Pepwave Surf
400.
4. Optionally, connect a 3G USB Modem to the USB Port.
5. Switch on the power adaptor.
3.2.3 Surf DX Series
Please follow the installation guide to set up the Pepwave Surf 400-DX.

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3.3 LED Description
3.3.1 Surf mini / 400 Series
LED Color Status Description
PWR Green On Power is on
Off Power is off
RDY Green On Device is booted
Off Device is not booted
ENET
Green On Ethernet is connected
Blinking Sending/Receiving data
Off Ethernet is not connected
Green On Associated with an access point
Blinking Acquiring IP address
Off Not associated with any access point
Number of
LED
The number of lit signal bars depends on the
strength of the received signal. A larger
number of lit signal bars indicate stronger
signals.

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3.3.2 Surf DX Series
LED Color Status Description
PWR Green On Power is on
Off Power is off
LAN
Green On Ethernet is connected
Off Ethernet is not connected
Wi-Fi Green On
Associated with an access point. The
number of LED lights from “MIN” to
“MAX” indicates the received signal
strength level.
Off Not associated with any access point

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4Using the Pepwave Devices
4.1 Pre-configuring PC Setup
You should set up your computer’s LAN interface to obtain an IP address automatically. If
you do so, you should have set it up correctly.
In order to do so, select the Start menu, Control Panel and then Network Connections.
Right click on the Local Area Connection icon, choose Properties, and double-click on
the item Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the list. On the screen, just set it as follows:
Click the OK button to confirm the change.

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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 should be redirected to
a logon page. Or you can go also go to this URL
http://192.168.20.1/
The page will look like this.
Illustration 1: Welcome Page

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Click the Advanced Config button to enter the parameters of the access point to associate
to. You should see this screen:
Illustration 2: Pepwave Surf AP Setup Page