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AW58300HTA, HTS

User’s Manual

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This product is warranted to the original purchaser for normal use for a period of 360 days from the 

date of purchase. If a defect covered under this warranty occurs, AvaLAN will repair or replace the 

defective part, at its option, at no cost. This warranty does not cover defects resulting from misuse 

or modification of the product.
If you wish, you may purchase extended warranty for this product. AvaLAN’s XTRa-Care Extended 

Warranty provides a two-year extension plus free overnight (Continental USA only) product replace-

ment. Visit our website for more details.

Limited Warranty

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Summary of Contents for AW58300HTA

Page 1: ...User s Manual Industrial grade long range wireless Ethernet systems AvaLAN W I R E L E S S AW58300HTA AW58300HTS 5 8 GHz Outdoor 300 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Access Point and Subscriber Unit Radios ...

Page 2: ...ludes 1 AW58300HTA Access Point Radio 1 Heavy Duty Pole mount Bracket 1 AW POE RBG Gigabit Power Over Ethernet Injector 1 AW PS18V 18 VDC power supply USA plug only 1 AW58300HTS Subscriber Unit Radio 1 Heavy Duty Pole mount Bracket 1 AW POE RBG Gigabit Power Over Ethernet Injector 1 AW PS18V 18 VDC power supply USA plug only Table of Contents Quick Start Guide 3 Operational Summary 5 Physical Setu...

Page 3: ...era with a TCP IP interface You can determine that the radios are communicating without an external data source by browsing to the radio on the other side of the RF link from your PC Step 2 Make the connections Connect the devices as shown in the diagram Do not point the two radio antennas directly at each other because their close proximity will overload the radio receivers Place the radios at le...

Page 4: ...inder Utility Download unzip and run this stand alone executable If there are any AW58100 300 family products reachable from your PC they will appear in a list with their MAC and IP addresses shown Step 5 Log In to the Access Point The default login name is admin and the password is password If your login is successful you should see the Quick Set page similar to this You may need to scroll around...

Page 5: ...from When configured and mounted with HTS antennas aimed toward the HTA the radios operate as a wireless virtual LAN network These five configuration elements must be set for each radio 1 IP address and subnet mask 2 User password 3 SSID Service Set Identifier 4 Encryption Pass Phrase 5 Frequency Channel In addition to these two more elements a device name for your convenient reference and an Inte...

Page 6: ...nused wires in the cable The POE has a power cord for connection to a 120 VAC source a built in 18 VDC switching power supply and two RJ 45 sockets Follow the connec tion diagram on the top of the POE The radio connects to the end opposite the power cord while the data source connects to the same end as the power cord Each radio is provided with a cable clamping device that allows an RJ45 plug on ...

Page 7: ...navigate from section to section The menu looks like this when its sections are expanded If you wish to Logout or Reboot the radio these functions are available in this menu Beware that certain actions may cause the web page to freeze In most cases this is because you are viewing a browser cached version of the page and not the live one from the radio Clear your browser cache and or logout and log...

Page 8: ...because the link will be broken if the SSIDs or Security Keys do not agree 1 Setting the IP Address and Subnet Mask Gateway and Device Name In the upper right area of the Quick Set page are the data entry boxes for these parameters They contain the current values A special notation is used for the IP Address and Subnet Mask Use x at the end of the IP Address to specify the subnet mask 8 for 255 0 ...

Page 9: ... click Wireless This loads the Wireless Tables page This page has two tabs at the top Interfaces and Associations The table on the Interfaces tab looks a bit different for an Access Point vs a Subscriber Unit The Access Point will have a row named Wireless_Radio and one wds row for each linked Subscriber Unit The Subscriber Unit will only have the Wireless_Radio row Click anywhere in the Wireless_...

Page 10: ...805 MHz the default or 5745 MHz The SSID is an arbitrary character string that must be set alike in all linked radios The AES Encryption Key is also an arbitrary character string that is used to generate the 128 bit key It must be set alike in all linked radios and normal best practice for choosing passwords should be applied when setting this key When you have entered your choices in the boxes cl...

Page 11: ...The table on the Interfaces tab provides a list of the interface processes running in this radio If it is a Subscriber Unit there will be only one Wireless_Radio If it is an Access Point there will also be a WDS process running for each Subscriber Unit that is connected These very long rows summarize the configuration details and current running status of the radio You can click and drag in the he...

Page 12: ...hows the total traffic with all connected Subscriber Units To see individual data return to the Wireless page and click anywhere in the WDS row for that Subscriber Unit By logging into a Subscriber Unit directly and going to the Wireless page and then clicking in the Wireless_Radio row some additional status information is available that does not appear on the corresponding Access Point page In th...

Page 13: ...user and a password of passw0rd replace the o with a zero The initial Quick Set page has two differences a menu addition and a Upgrade file entry box From time to time AvaLAN may update the firmware for your radio If this happens the new version may be downloaded from www avalanwireless com by visiting the Downloads page under the Support Menu tab Download the update follow the instructions in the...

Page 14: ...eceive or Both Click Start The test will run continuously until you click Stop Be sure to do this before leaving the page or the test may continue to run and disrupt normal use of the wireless link The data rates are displayed numerically current 10 second average or total test average There is a graph on the lower part of the Bandwidth Test page but it does not function If you are testing the wir...

Page 15: ...ent Tools Data Communication Statistics Network Settings Channel Selection Data Security AES 128 bit Operating Environment 40ºC to 70ºC sealed for outdoor operation die cast aluminum package with rubber gasket seals Mounting Heavy Duty Pole Mount Bracket included Connector 10 100 1000 base T Ethernet RJ 45 with weatherproof sealing gland Recommended LAN Cable CAT6a Outdoor Direct Burial Power Syst...

Page 16: ...rranty occurs AvaLAN will repair or replace the defective part at its option at no cost This warranty does not cover defects resulting from misuse or modification of the product If you wish you may purchase extended warranty for this product AvaLAN s XTRa Care Extended Warranty provides a two year extension plus free overnight Continental USA only product replace ment Visit our website for more de...

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