Pepwave Surf mini User manual

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User Manual
Pepwave Surf Indoor Series:
Surf mini
Surf 400
Pepwave Surf DX Series:
400-DX
Document Rev. 9.0.33
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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............................................................................ 9
4.1 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUP ............................................................................................... 9
4.2 FIRST TIME SETUP .............................................................................................................. 10
5CPE SETTINGS DETAILS ...................................................................................... 14
5.1 IP SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 14
5.2 RADIO SETTINGS................................................................................................................. 15
5.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS ........................................................................................................... 16
5.4 ROAMING SETTINGS: ........................................................................................................... 17
5.5 WIRELESS IP SETTINGS....................................................................................................... 18
5.6 RESTORE AND REBOOT ....................................................................................................... 19
5.7 INTEGRATED WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION ............................................................. 20
6PORT FORWARDING............................................................................................. 23
7QOS ................................................................................................................ 25
8FIRMWARE UPGRADE .......................................................................................... 26
9DEBUG AND SYSTEM INFORMATION ................................................................. 27
10 RESTORE TO DEFAULT SETTINGS ..................................................................... 29
10.1 SURF INDOOR SERIES ......................................................................................................... 29
10.2 SURF DX SERIES ................................................................................................................ 29
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................ 30

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1Copyright
Copyright © 2010 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
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 Surf 400-DX
Surf mini

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3.2 Hardware Setup
3.2.1 Surf mini Series
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. Power on the power adaptor.
3.2.2 Surf 400 Series
1. Attach the provided antenna to the left 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 (labeled “DC 12V”) on
Pepwave Surf.
4. Power 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 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
Back-and-forth Searching 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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LED Color Status Description
Power
Green On Power is on
Off Power is off
Status
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
Off Booting up / Upgrading firmware
LAN
Green On Ethernet is connected
Green Blinking Sending/Receiving data
Off Ethernet is not connected
Wi-Fi
Green On Associated with an access point
Green Blinking Sending/Receiving data
Off Not associated with any access point
Signal Bars Green N/A
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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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.
In order to do so, select the Start menu > Control Panel > 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 to
the following 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:

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Illustration 2: Pepwave Surf Setup Page
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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5CPE Settings Details
5.1 IP Settings
Illustration 4: IP Settings
Illustration 5: DHCP Reservations
IP Settings
LAN Interface To configure the LAN interface’s IP address and subnet mask.
DHCP Server
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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5.2 Radio Settings
Illustration 6: Radio Settings
Radio Settings
Radio Mode
It allows the user to choose between radio modulations support: 802.11b/g, 802.11g
only, 802.11b only, etc. The available settings depend on the Wi-Fi module installed
on the device.
Country Select a country location where you are using the device. Available channels and
output power would be adjusted accordingly.
Channel
Scanning
Mode
To select different channels that preferred to scan. If Single is selected, the option
Scanned Channel would be shown.
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.

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5.3 Wireless Settings
Illustration 7: Wireless Settings
Wireless Settings
WAN Mode
This option specifies your Internet connection source. Select Wireless if you are
using the device as a Wi-Fi receiver. Select Wired if you are using the device as a
standard Access Point.
SSID To configure the Network Name of the wireless network to associate with.
Passive Scan Select Enable and the wireless WAN will only do passive scan.
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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5.4 Roaming Settings:
Illustration 8: 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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5.5 Wireless IP Settings
Illustration 9: 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.
Select Obtain an IP Address using DHCP and the device will obtain an IP
from the DHCP server automatically.
Or select Obtain an IP Address using PPPOE and enter the fields for PPPOE
connection.
AP Settings The AP Settings will be covered in detail in the subsequent section Integrated
Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration.

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5.6 Restore and Reboot
Illustration 10: 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
Select Enable and sets the Password to protect the web user interface.
By default, the login account is set as root and password is set as admin.
Restore Factory
Settings
When this option is clicked, default settings will be restored and the unit will be
restarted.
Reboot CPE Click this button to restart the device.

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5.7 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.
5.7.1 Access Point Settings
AP Settings
Keep AP With this option enabled, the Wi-Fi Access Point will always on even if there is
no connection to the Internet connection source.
AP Transmit Power
Adjustment
An option to retain a lower power setting for indoor home devices. Available
options depend on the radio power of the device.
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.