Pepwave Surf 200 User manual

C OPYRIGHT & T RADEMARKS
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User Manual
PePWave Surf / Surf AP Indoor Series:
Surf 200, E200, AP 200, AP 400
PePWave Mesh Connector Indoor Series:
MC 200, E200, 400
PePWave Surf AP Series:
Surf AP 200-X, E200-X, 400-X
PePWave Surf DX Series:
Surf E200-DX, 400-DX
PePWave Mesh Connector Outdoor Series:
MC 200-X, E200-X, 400-X
PePWave CarFi Series:
CarFi 200, E200, 400
Document Rev. 1.4
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Ta le of Contents
1 COPYRIGHT ..................................................................................................................................... 3
2 DISCLAIMER..................................................................................................................................... 3
3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 4
3.1 PRODUCT FEATURES .....................................................................................................................4
3.2 HARDWARE SETUP ........................................................................................................................5
3.3 LED DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................6
3.3.2 SURF DX SERIES LED DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................7
4 USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES....................................................................................................... 8
4.1 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUP FOR PEPWAVE SURF (AP) / CARFI SERIES........................................8
4.2 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUP FOR PEPWAVE MESH CONNECTOR .................................................9
4.3 FIRST TIME SETUP.........................................................................................................................10
4.4 SETTINGS DETAILS .......................................................................................................................14
4.5 INTEGRATED WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION ....................................................................18
4.6 TEST THE SETUP............................................................................................................................21
4.7 POST-CONFIGURING PC SETUP FOR MESH CONNECTOR SERIES....................................................22
4.8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE .................................................................................................................22
4.9 RESTORE TO DEFAULT SETTINGS....................................................................................................23
APPENDIX:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..25
FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT............................................... 25

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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
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3 Product Description
3.1 Product Features
PePWave Surf (AP) / Surf DX Series:
 Signal strengt LED for s owing t e current signal strengt
(Surf indoor and Surf DX models)
 Always-on, integrated Wi-Fi access point (Surf AP models)
 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
PePWave Mesh Connector Series:
 Transparent Bridge Mode
 WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise security support
 Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support
 Always-on, integrated Wi-Fi access point
 PePWave PolePoint bridging support
PePWave CarFi Series:
 Roaming support
 WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise security support
 Built-in DHCP server and NAT routing to manage client devices
 Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support
 Easy-to-access web-based configuration
Surf AP 200-X, E200-X, 400-X
MC 200-X, E200-X, 400-X
Surf E200-DX,
400-DX
MC 200, E200, 400
CarFi 200, E200, 400
Surf 200, E200
AP 200, AP 400

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3.2 Hardware Setup
3.2.1 Surf Indoor Series
1. Attac t e provided antenna to t e left most antenna connector
2. Connect t e LAN port to t e computer’s Et ernet port wit an Et ernet cable.
3. Connect t e end of t e included power adapter to t e power socket (labeled “DC 5V”)
on PePWave Surf.
4. Power on t e power adaptor.
3.2.2 Surf / Mesh Connector Outdoor Series
Please follow t e installation guide to set up t e PePWave AP 200/400-X, Surf 400-DX, MC
200-X / 400-X devices.
3.2.3 Mesh Connector Indoor / CarFi Series
1. Attac t e antenna provided to t e left most antenna connector
2. Connect t e LAN port to t e computer Et ernet port wit an Et ernet cable.
3. Connect t e end of t e included power adapter to t e power socket on t e PePWave
Mes Connector Indoor or CarFi device.
4. Power on t e power adaptor.

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3.3 LED Description
3.3.1 Surf Indoor Series
LED Color Status Description
Green On Power is on
Power Off Power is off
Green Solid Received signal is Excellent, Very Good and Good
Green Blinking Received signal is Low
Amber Blinking Received signal is Very Low
Amber Solid No wireless signal is detected
Status
Off Booting up / Upgrading firmware
Green On Et ernet is connected
Green Blinking Sending/Receiving data
LAN
Off Et ernet is not connected
Green On Associated wit an access point
Green Blinking Sending/Receiving data
Wi-Fi
Off Not associated wit any access point
Signal
Bars Green N/A
T e number of lit signal bars depends on t e strengt
of t e received signal. A larger number of lit signal bars
indicate stronger signals.

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3.3.2 Surf DX Series LED Description
3.3.3 Mesh Connector Indoor / CarFi Series LED Description
LED Color Status Description
Green On Power is on
Power Off Power is off
Green Solid Received signal is Excellent, Very Good and Good
S t a t u s Off Booting up / Upgrading firmware
Green On Et ernet is connected
LAN Off Et ernet is not connected
Green N/A Associated wit an access point
Wi-Fi Off Not associated wit any access point
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 for PePWave Surf (AP) / CarFi Series
You s ould set up your computer’s LAN interface to obtain an IP address automatically. If
you do so, you s ould ave set it up correctly.
In order to do so, select t e “Start” menu, “Control Panel” and t en “Network Connections”.
Rig t click on t e “Local Area Connection” icon, c oose “Properties”, double-click on t e
item “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” from t e list. On t e screen, just set it as follows:
Click t e “OK” button to confirm t e c ange.

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4.2 Pre-configuring PC Setup for PePWave Mesh Connector
Prior to t e PePWave 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. 192.168.20.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 PePWave Mes Connector.

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4.3 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://192.168.20.1/
T e page will look like t is.
Illustration 1: Welcome Page