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

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

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

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4.3 Settings Details
4.3.1 IP Settings
Illustration 4: IP Settings
IP Settings
LAN
Interface To configure the LAN interface’s IP address and subnet mask.
DHCP
Server
(Applicable to Surf AP / Surf DX)
To configure and enable the built-in DHCP server or not. If enabled, the IP
address range can be configured. Configure DHCP Reservation if there is a
need to assign a specific IP address to a specific MAC address using DHCP.

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4.3.2 Wireless Settings
Illustration 5: Wireless Settings
Wireless Settings
SSID To configure the SSID / ESSID / Network Name of the wireless network
to associate to.
Radio Mode It allows the user to choose between radio modulations support. E.g. 802.11b/g, 802.11g only, 802.11b, etc. The available settings depend
on the Wi-Fi module installed on the device.
Channel
Scanning Mode To select different channels that preferred to scan.
Bit Rate To fix the 802.11 transmit bit rate. Available options depend on the Radio Mode chosen. If auto is chosen, the device will choose the best
bit rate dynamically and automatically.
Authentication
Available options are Open, Static WEP Key, 802.1x with dynamic WEP
key, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WPA/WPA2-Personal. The selection
should be according to the setting of the access point you are
associating to. Data transferred are encrypted under all modes except
in Open mode. When Static WEP Key or WPA/WPA2-Personal is chosen,
you should enter an encryption key in the Encryption Key field. You do
not need to use 802.1x and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise unless instructed to
do so by your ISP.
Preferred AP
The MAC address of a preferred access point can be entered here.
When the preferred access point is found and its signal strength is
higher than the Min Signal Strength, it will connect to this preferred
access point, no matter the other access points are found even they
have higher signal strength or the same SSID.

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4.3.3 Roaming Settings for Surf Indoor / Surf DX Series:
Illustration 6: Roaming Settings
Roaming Settings
Roaming Settings To configure and enable roaming among APs with the same SSID and
authentication method.
Background
Scanning Interval The time interval between background scans.
Roaming
Threshold (Signal
Level Gain)
If there is another AP with a signal level greater than the signal level
of connected AP by the specified value, it will reconnect to the AP
with better signal.

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4.3.4 Wireless IP Settings
Illustration 7: Wireless IP Settings
Wireless IP Settings
IP Settings
The IP address can be obtained automatically or configured manually.
If you choose to manually configure the IP address for your unit,
enter the fields IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Preferred
DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.
MTU Size You may also set the MTU Size to increase the data packet size your
unit can handle at one time.
AP Settings (Applicable to Surf AP Series)
The AP Settings will be covered in detail in the subsequent section
Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration.

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4.3.5 Restore and Reboot
Illustration 8: Restore and Reboot
Restore and Reboot
WAI Redirection
If the device is not connected to an access point, and the user is
accessing an Internet web site, the settings control whether to
redirect the web access to the web admin interface page or not. If
this is disabled and the device is not connected, the browser will show
a web access error message. The user can still access the web admin
interface by accessing to the device’s LAN IP address. By default, the
LAN IP address is set as http://192.168.20.1.
Web Password
Protection Sets the password to protect the web user interface.
Restore Factory
Settings To restore the device to default settings. When this option is clicked, default settings will be restored and the unit will be restarted.
Reboot CPE To restart the device.

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4.4 Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration
Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point is configured via the CPE Setup tab. The following sections
will provide information as a guide through the configuration.
The available Access Point (AP) settings for the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality
are as follows:
Disable
Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality is disabled.
Configure Manually
Manual configuration of the SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values
corresponding to the Access Point.
Configure Automatically
The SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values corresponding to the Access
Point are automatically configured to be the same as the respective values that
correspond to the 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 Configure Manually
Configure Manually
AP SSID In Manual Configuration mode, the SSID is manually entered.
Authentication
It can be one of three configurable values:
•Open
No Encryption Key is necessary.
•Static WEP Key
A 64- or 128-bit Encryption Key is required, and can be
entered in either an ASCII or HEX representation.
•WPA/WPA2-Personal
An Encryption Key, of at least 8 characters, is required.

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4.4.3 Access Point Configure Automatically
Illustration 11: Access Point Configure Automatically
AP Settings
Broadcast SSID
With this option enabled, the configured SSID will be broadcast such
that it can be detected by an SSID scan. Otherwise, the configured
SSID will not be broadcast such that it cannot be detected by an
SSID scan. In order to connect with the access point, the SSID
needs to be known by the client.
Client Isolation Prevent wireless clients connected to the AP from communicating with
each other.
Keep AP With this option enabled, the Wi-Fi Access Point will always on even if
there is no connection to the mesh network.
AP Transmit
Power
Adjustment
An option to retain a lower power setting for indoor home devices.
Available options are between -1 dBm and –15dBm.
With the Access Point Configuration set to Configure Automatically, the SSID,
Authentication, and Encryption Key values of the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point will be
configured to be the same as in the 4.3.2 Wireless IP Settings section.
This configuration mode is effectively equivalent to directly connecting 802.1b/g devices on
the customers’ premises with Citywide Wi-Fi.
Important Note
In the Wireless Settings section, if Authentication is set to either 802.1x with
dynamic WEP key or WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, then the Configure Automatically option of
the Access Point Configuration becomes unavailable, because the Integrated Wi-Fi
Access Point functionality currently does not support authentication via the 802.1x with
dynamic WEP key and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise methods.