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BW1257 User Guide 

 

 

 

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Management Device

: Redirects to “

Connected Devices

” category of the menu. 

System Status | System Setting 

System time, firmware upgrade, and reset to factory default can be carried out in this part 
of the category. 

 

Figure 14 – System Setting 

System Time

: Displays the system time. Click “

Update time

” to refresh system time. 

Firmware Upgrade

:  Displays current system firmware version. Upgrade firmware by 

clicking “

Click to upload firmware

”, select file, and then click “

Start Upgrade

” to initiate 

the upgrade. 

 

Figure 15 – Upgrade Firmware 

Reset to Factory Settings

: Click “

Reset

” to restore original default settings. 

 

Figure 16 – Reset Factory Default Settings 

Summary of Contents for BW1257

Page 1: ...Page 1 of 28 USER GUIDE Model BW1257 Tri Band Wi Fi AC3000 Indoor Access Point V1 1 ...

Page 2: ...degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software supplied with this product and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization from BROWAN Trademarks The product described in this book is a licensed product of BROWAN Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Millennium Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 7 and ...

Page 3: ...ipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru...

Page 4: ...TRODUCTION 7 Package 7 Hardware and LED Indication 7 General Overview 7 Front panel 8 Bottom Cover 9 Rear panel 10 Right side 10 Left side 10 CHAPTER 3 REFERENCE MANUAL 12 How to Log In 12 Quick Setup 13 Device Management 16 System Status 17 System Status Operating Status 17 System Status System Setting 18 System Status Runtime Traffic 19 Device Setting 20 Device Setting Wireless Setting 20 Device...

Page 5: ...understanding of software installation procedures for network operating systems under Microsoft Windows 95 98 Millennium 2000 NT and Windows XP and general networking operations and troubleshooting knowledge Conventions Used in this Document The following typographic conventions and symbols are used throughout this document Very important information Failure to observe this may result in damage Im...

Page 6: ...evices are significantly reduced and greater signal coverage can be achieved Features Highlight z Supports IEEE802 11a b g n and 11ac Wi Fi standard z Tri Band 2 4GHz 5GHz Band 1 and 5GHz Band 4 working simultaneously z Supports up to 16 BSSID Virtual AP for each WiFi radio z Layer2 Isolation for Peer to Peer client access protection z MAC Access Control List ACL z VLAN tag per SSID z Anti Interfe...

Page 7: ...Introduction Outlook LEDs Connectors Package The product package contains Access Point BW1257 1 unit Antennas Dual band Dipole Antennas with RP SMA connector 6 units Ethernet patch cable Cat5 UTP 1 unit External power supply Output 12VDC 3A 1 unit Hardware and LED Indication General Overview Figure 1 General Overview Chapter 2 Hardware Introduction ...

Page 8: ...bps Solid Red Amber Network speed of 10 100Mbps Flashing Transmitting data Off Powered off or Ethernet connection is unavailable Status Solid Green Unit powered on and operating Flashing Upgrading AP firmware 5GH Solid Green Radio enabled and operating Flashing Transmitting data Off Powered off or Radio disabled 5GL Solid Green Radio enabled and operating Flashing Transmitting data Off Powered off...

Page 9: ... Cover The Bottom Cover of the BW1257 consists of the following items 1 Back Label with MAC address S N model name certification etc 2 Rubber Feet 3 Wall mount holes Figure 3 Bottom Cover Back Label Wall mount hole Rubber foot Rubber foot ...

Page 10: ...d Omni Directional Antennas Left side Three separate RP SMA antenna ports Two for 2 4GHz and 5GHz Low Band 2G 5GL Another one is for 5G High Band and Bluetooth 5GH BT Item Connector Description 1 DC12V For power supply 12V DC input 2 Reset Button to Reboot or Reset device Press reset button to reboot device or keep pressing for more than 7 seconds to restore factory default configuration 3 Console...

Page 11: ...BW1257 User Guide Page 11 of 28 Figure 6 SMA Antenna Ports 2G 5GL 5GH BT The antennas included in the package are 2 4G 5G Dual Band Omni Directional Antennas ...

Page 12: ... Open browser eg IE Chrome 4 Enter Access Point IP address in the browser http 192 168 2 2 to log into the system 5 The default administrator user name and password are as follows Administrator admin Password admin01 Figure 7 Log Into AP Web Interface BW1257 can accept power from either DC12V or PoE Power over Ethernet according to 802 3at standard The maximum power consumption is 25 watts The def...

Page 13: ...ay the current network status after logging into the system Figure 8 Quick Setup Custom DNS The system allows you to configure Custom DNS Servers under DHCP client mode You can manually input two Custom DNS Servers by placing a check next to the Custom DNS item two blank fields will be displayed underneath for manual input You may also choose to apply default DNS Servers automatically by selecting...

Page 14: ...age 14 of 28 Figure 9 Configure DNS Server Static IP You may set Static IP manually by clicking the DHCP button associated parameter fields will be displayed underneath accordingly Fill in the network parameter as follows ...

Page 15: ...and specify the network s available hosts Gateway IP address of the network node that connects two networks Primary DNS IP address of the Primary Domain Name Service Secondary DNS IP address of the Secondary Domain Name Service Click Save to confirm the setup Once confirmed the Setup will take effect immediately without having to reboot the device ...

Page 16: ...After logging into the Web interface you may see main menu tabs displayed in the top banner as follows System Status Device Setting Connected Devices Account Figure 11 Login Menu The different menu categories will be explained in the following sections ...

Page 17: ...atus Operating Status Shows device information such as firmware version system uptime associated clients etc Router Information Displays system uptime and firmware version Reboot Click to reboot device Auto Reboot Click to schedule automatic reboot Figure 13 Setup Auto Reboot Time Internal Network Device State Displays the respective number of clients devices related to wired Ethernet and wireless...

Page 18: ...ategory Figure 14 System Setting System Time Displays the system time Click Update time to refresh system time Firmware Upgrade Displays current system firmware version Upgrade firmware by clicking Click to upload firmware select file and then click Start Upgrade to initiate the upgrade Figure 15 Upgrade Firmware Reset to Factory Settings Click Reset to restore original default settings Figure 16 ...

Page 19: ...ce and traffic usage of the Ethernet interface WiFi Shows the bandwidth performance and traffic usage of the WiFi interface Download Shows the download traffic for every 2 seconds and total network traffic for every ten minutes Upload Shows the upload traffic for every 2 seconds and total network traffic for every ten minutes Maximum The maximum download upload network traffic ...

Page 20: ...tive tabs and modify the designated fields and pages accordingly Figure 18 2 4G 5G Low 5G High Setting The 2 4G 5G Low and 5G High Radio Setting includes Radio Radio enabled disabled ON OFF Wireless Mode The 802 11 wireless mode 802 11a b g n ac HT Mode HT Mode HT20 40 80 Channel Channel selection 2 4G 5G Low Band 1 5G High Band 4 Tx Power Transmit power WiFi Interfaces Setting This page is to con...

Page 21: ...BW1257 User Guide Page 21 of 28 Figure 19 SSID Setting Click Setting for each SSID to configure the parameters individually General Setting Tab Figure 20 SSID General Setting ...

Page 22: ...to hide display the SSID ON OFF Network Fixed Lan Advanced Setting Tab Click Security tab to configure wireless encryption It supports various wireless encryption methods such as WEP WPA2 PSK WPA WPA2 PSK WPA2 Enterprise and WPA WPA2 Enterprise Figure 21 SSID Security Advanced Setting Tab Figure 22 SSID Advanced Setting ...

Page 23: ...this particular SSID Maximum 255 Note An aggregate number of 255 wireless clients can be linked to each radio Click Apply to save all changes Go back to the main page after applying all SSID configuration and click Save to activate the setup The applied setup will take effect immediately after clicking Save without having to reboot the device Figure 23 Save to Activate Setup Delete SSID Click Dele...

Page 24: ...s set as default Click the ON OFF button to change mode ON DHCP client OFF Static IP Custom DNS The system allows you to configure Custom DNS Servers under DHCP client mode You can manually input two Custom DNS Servers by placing a check next to the Custom DNS item two blank fields will be displayed underneath for manual input You may also choose to apply default DNS Servers automatically by selec...

Page 25: ...network parameter as follows Figure 26 Static IP Setting IP IP address of device Netmask IP address class To divide an IP address into subnets and specify the network s available hosts Gateway IP address of the network node that connects two networks Primary DNS IP address of the Primary Domain Name Service Secondary DNS IP address of the Secondary Domain Name Service Click Save button to confirm ...

Page 26: ... server It includes both a safe auto configuration and the control of other CPE management functions within an integrated framework Figure 27 Advance Setting TR069 Enable Enable Disable TR 069 service ON OFF ACS URL The URL of the ACS management server ACS User Name The CPE user name for registering into the ACS server ACS Password The CPE password for registering into the ACS server Inform Interv...

Page 27: ...e information of all wired Ethernet and wirelessly connected devices Figure 28 Device Information Connection type The connection interface of the device Name Name of the device MAC MAC address of the device IP The client IP address of the device Refresh Click to renew page ...

Page 28: ...ure 29 Change Account Password Fill in the new account and password in the pop out window Figure 30 Change Account Password New Account New account name used for next login Old Password Old password New Password Fill in new password Retype New Password Re enter new password Click Confirm to confirm the change Click Close to abort the action Click Logout to sign out of the system Figure 31 Logout S...

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