TRENDnet TEW-212APBO User manual

TEW-212APBO
Wi-Fi Inter-Building Router
Quick Installation Guide

TEW-212APBO Quick Installation Guide
CONTENTS
TEW-212APBO _____________________________________ 1
1. INTRODUCTION _______________________________ 3
2. HARDWARE REQUIREMENT LIST ______________ 4
3. CONNECT AND POWER UP THE ROUTER _______ 5
Mounting the router ____________________________________ 5
Connect to the power source and the local network___________ 6
4. CONFIGURING A SETUP COMPUTER ON THE LAN
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5. SETUP WIZARD________________________________ 9
Device Mode Settings Page ______________________________ 10
General Settings page __________________________________ 11
Network settings page __________________________________ 12
Wireless Device Settings page____________________________ 14
Redirection Service ____________________________________ 16
6. QUICK TEST (POST SETUP)____________________ 17
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1. INTRODUCTION
This document is designed to provide information for the quick deployment of TEW-
212APBO Inter-Building Router.
What you need to know
The audience should be familiar with:
zBasic TCP/IP networking technology
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2. HARDWARE REQUIREMENT LIST
When setting up the TEW-212APBO inter-building router, you will need the
following:
•TEW-212APBO Inter-Building Router
•Mount kit
•TEW-212APBO Router CD with documentation
Additional Requirement
•A computer connected to the same network as the router.
•Straight-through CAT 5 Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors for connecting the
router to the network and an inline power source (maximum 100 meter).
•The following information is needed from your network system administrator:
−The wireless Service Set Identifier (SSID) for your radio network. This
parameter is case-sensitive.
−A unique IP address for the router (for example: 192.168.2.123), if it will not
be connected to a network with a DHCP server.
−A default gateway and subnet mask if the router is not on the same subnet as
your PC.
•E110 Power over Ethernet (PoE) One Port Hub.
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3. CONNECTAND POWER UPTHE ROUTER
Mounting the router
Step 1 Assemble the mount kit at the back of the case. Please refer to the attached
figure in the mount kit tool bag for more details.
Step 2 Mount the router on a stout pole.
Step 3 Adjust the orientation of the antenna to get the maximum range (See Figure
3.1). (Note: In some units, the directional flat panel antenna is embedded within the
enclosure; the best reception will be directly through the front panel).
Figure 3.1: Adjusting TEW-212APBO for best reception
Step 4 Secure the unit in the position.
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Connect to the power source and the local network
Step 1 Connect the Ethernet cable from the TEW-212APBO router to the port on the
POE (Power over Ethernet) host (PH-110 Power LAN 1 port hub) labeled P-LAN
OUT.
Step 2 Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable from the LAN-IN port of the POE
host to a spare port on the hub or switch within the local network.
The steps described above are summarized in the Figure 3.2.
Figure 3.2: Connecting TEW-212APBO to the power source and to the network
In the next section, we will discuss the procedure to setup a computer on the local
network, so we can use it to configure the router.
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4. CONFIGURINGA SETUP COMPUTER ON THE LAN
To configure TEW-212APBO at first time, you should prepare one computer for the
TEW-212APBO setup. The operating system of this computer can be Windows,
Linux or MAC with standard browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet
Explorer versions 4.0 or later).
Usually factory settings of TEW-212APBO are:
IP address: 192.168.2.2
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
This computer must be connected to the same LAN as TEW-212APBO, and network
settings of this computer should contain the following parameters:
IP address: A free IP address in the
192.168.2.0 / 24 network
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: None
For example, under Microsoft Windows XP, the TCP/IP network settings page would
look like the following:
Sample MS Windows XP network settings
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After setting these values on the LAN connected computer, the initial setup process, as
described in the next section can be started.
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5. SETUPWIZARD
After a TEW-212APBO router is connected to your network, you can begin to manage
the router through a standard web browser.
To use a browser to setup TEW-212APBO, follow these steps:
1. Launch a web browser on a computer connected to the network.
2. Enter the router’s IP address in the browser address line and press Enter. The
default IP address of TEW-212APBO router is 192.168.2.2, so to enter the
secure setup website, please type in https://192.168.2.2 as the URL in the web
browser. It may look like the following:
3. If local computer network settings were configured successfully, a login
screen should appear:
TEW-212APBO web login screen
Enter the user name (factory default is “root”) and the correct password (factory
default is “pass”) and click on the “OK” button to pass the security control screen.
Then TEW-212APBO welcome screen should appear:
TEW-212APBO welcome screen
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Click on the “Setup Wizard” button to begin TEW-212APBO configuration
(described in the following section).
Device Mode Settings Page
The first page of TEW-212APBO configuration wizard is dedicated to the device
operating mode selection. TEW-212APBO supports three different operating modes,
AP (Access Point)-Router, AP and Bridge. Please refer to TEW-212APBO User’s
Guide, Section “3 Operating Modes” for details on the operation of each mode.
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