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VXT1836
Wireless Video Extender Kit
User Guide
Version 6.55
Page 1: ...Copyright 2012 Celeno Communications All Rights Reserved www celeno com pg 1 VXT1836 Wireless Video Extender Kit User Guide Version 6 55 ...
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Page 3: ...tting 12 Powering Up your Devices 12 Pairing your Devices 13 Placing and Connecting your Devices 13 Connecting to Your VXT1836 Device 14 5 Management Getting Started 16 Logging into the VXT1836 Management Application 16 Navigating the VXT1836 Management Application 17 6 Managing the VXT1836 Device 19 Configuring the VXT1836 Device 20 Defining Network Settings 20 Defining Wireless Settings 22 Defin...
Page 4: ... Communications All Rights Reserved www celeno com Configuring Remote Management 39 Performing Administration 44 Monitoring the VXT1836 Device 48 Viewing System Parameters 48 A Troubleshooting VXT1836 Kit 49 Using Rescue Mode 51 ...
Page 5: ...Increase the separation between the equipment 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 dev...
Page 6: ...tion how to install it configure it and troubleshoot problems Who should use this guide This User s Guide assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and internet skills All the basic computer networking Internet and other information required to configure the home network and the devices is provided herein Support Information info celeno com For support inquiries please contact our...
Page 7: ...ti function unit that can be set as an Access Point or as a Station device Building a Wireless Video network requires two or more VXT1836 units communicating with each other enabling distribution of high definition video streams from one central location to a TV set in the house without replacing existing routers gateways set top boxes or laying out new cables across the house Your Wireless Video ...
Page 8: ...o VXT1836 kits to establish a network Hardware Overview The VXT1836 unit is a dual function Access Point or Station device The VXT1836 is powered by Celeno s CL1800 802 11n WiFi chipset that employs sophisticated algorithms and techniques such as Beam Forming to reliably stream High Definition video to any location in the home The VXT1836 unit set as Access Point connects to the video source which...
Page 9: ...el of the VXT1836 device Table 1 VXT1836 Rear Panel Connectors and Buttons Name Description AP STA Mode Switch Sets the device functionality as Access Point or Station WPS Button WPS button for easy unit association in the network Reset Reset and restore defaults button LAN2 LAN1 2 Ethernet ports each may be used for Data or Management Power In DC power input 12 VDC AP STA Mode LED WLAN LED WPS LE...
Page 10: ...rk device Off The LAN port is either not connected or there is no activity on the link WPS Green WPS pairing was successfully completed This is a temporary state that lasts for 2 minutes Flashing Green WPS pairing is in progress This is a temporary state that lasts for 2 minutes or until WPS pairing succeeds Off Default WLAN 5G Green Access Point Behavior At least one Station is associated with th...
Page 11: ...ure Combination WLAN LED is flashing Description The AP device is currently performing a Channel Activity Check CAC process Setting Up your VXT1836 Unit Setting up the system involves the following steps Unit mode AP STA device setting Powering up your device Pairing your device Placing and connecting your device After performing these steps you can start streaming High Definition video through th...
Page 12: ...set as STAs Powering Up your Devices To power up the VXT1836 device 3 Plug in the 12V A C adapter and connect it to the VXT1836 device Use the recommended AC DC power adaptor which was supplied in the kit Using a power supply with a different voltage rating then the one included with the VXT1836 device will cause damage and void the warranty for this product Note There is no On Off switch Once you...
Page 13: ...e WPS LED stays on for 2 minutes Placing and Connecting your Devices To place and connect your VXT1836 set as Access Point device 1 Place the VXT1836 set as Access Point device on an easily accessible surface near the home gateway Cable DSL Modem or DVR PVR device 2 Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the LAN port of the gateway device and the other end into one of the Ethernet ports of the VX...
Page 14: ...ess 10 0 0 2 Net Mask 255 0 0 0 The VXT1836 operating as a Station is pre configured with the following IP parameters IP Address 10 0 0 10 Net Mask 255 0 0 0 In order to connect your management computer to the VXT1836 device connect the VXT1836 device directly to your computer and change the IP address of your computer so that it is on the same subnet as the VXT1836 device by default 10 x x x Sinc...
Page 15: ... TCP IP Properties window appears Figure 2 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Window 5 Make a note of the current settings in this window You will need to know these settings when reconnecting your computer to your computer network 6 Check Use the following IP address and type an IP address in the same subnet as the VXT1836 in the following format 10 x x x Be sure to use an IP address that is dif...
Page 16: ...puter and the VXT1836 device Logging into the VXT1836 Management Application Figure 3 VXT1836 Management Application Login Screen The VXT1836 Management Application is password protected To access its functions you first need to successfully log in 1 Type the username and password into the appropriate fields and click on the Login button 2 On successful login you will be forwarded to a VXT1836 Man...
Page 17: ...1836 Management Application The Main Menu is divided into the following submenu items Configuration Monitor and Logout Navigation Panel Displays the configuration screens available for each submenu item Current Screen Displays the name of the current configuration screen System Information Panel Displays system status information This panel is always visible and displays the following information ...
Page 18: ...rames and connection establishment frames Image Version The current software image version of the device Data Area For each configuration screen the Data Area displays the relevant parameters and controls Control Buttons Enable you to perform operations related to the current configuration screen Note You can logout of the application anytime by selecting the Logout menu item at the upper right co...
Page 19: ...you to configure and control all the parameters of the VXT1836 The main menu contains the following options Configuration Monitor Note Clicking Cancel in any of the VXT1836 Management Application windows discards any unsaved changes you have made The VXT1836 Management Application then re queries the VXT1836 device and refreshes the display ...
Page 20: ...Defining Network Settings To define network settings 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration Then click Network Settings on the navigation panel The Configuration Network Settings window appears Figure 5 VXT1836 Management Application Configuration Network Settings Window ...
Page 21: ...ask of the VXT1836 device under static IP setting Default Gateway The default gateway of the VXT1836 device under static IP setting DNS Server The DNS server of the VXT1836 device under static IP setting Enable Dynamic DNS When checked the VXT1836 device will use dynamic DNS protocol to register its alias into the DNS server This will allow accessing the device using the given alias instead of its...
Page 22: ...mode 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click Wireless Settings The Configuration Wireless Settings window appears Figure 6 VXT1836 Management Application Configuration Wireless Settings Window AP The following table describes the parameters you can configure from this window ...
Page 23: ...l interference to other systems Frequency Channel Select the desired channel from the dropdown list or let the system select the best working channel automatically by choosing Auto from the drop down list Rate The transmission rate MCS Possible values 0 15 and Auto Selecting auto lets the system dynamically adapt the transmission rate to suit current network conditions Channel bandwidth The bandwi...
Page 24: ... interoperability certification program This will ensure that your voice and video streams will not be impaired by other types of traffic Use this option only if you are certain that the voice and video streams that enter the system are marked with DSCP to indicate their priority 2 Click Apply to update the settings immediately The system displays an update message 3 Click OK and wait for the syst...
Page 25: ...AN tagged classification is based on VLAN PRIORITY Layer2 If the data is untagged classification is based on DSCP Layer 3 2 The incoming data from the Ethernet port is mapped to the proper wireless access category according to the classification rules explained below 3 The transmission air scheduling is than performed according to the following order a VoIP Access Category of managed devices VXT18...
Page 26: ...apping of the 802 1p priority bit to User Priority is according to the following 802 1p User Priority 7 0 5 6 1 2 4 3 3 4 1 5 2 6 0 7 DSCP based Classification In case the data received for transmission is untagged classification is based on DSCP which is part of the TOS Byte In such cases the mapping of the DSCP to User Priority is accoring to the following DSCP User Priority 0 0 8 1 16 2 24 3 32...
Page 27: ...ategory Traffic Type 0 BE Best Effort 1 BK Background 2 BK Background 3 BE Best Effort 4 VI Video 5 VI Video 6 VO Voice 7 VO Voice To define wireless settings in Client mode 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click Wireless Settings The Configuration Wireless Settings window appears Figure 7 VXT1836 Management Application Co...
Page 28: ...k Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click Security Settings The Configuration Security Settings window appears The VXT1836 device can be configured to operate in one of the following security modes Unsecured Wireless security is disabled any client can associate to the VXT1836 Access Point and the wireless signal is passed unencrypted WEP Stands for Wireless Equivalent Privacy It is the ...
Page 29: ...curity Parameters WEP mode Parameter Description Security Mode The selected security mode Possible values Disable WEP and WPA2 PSK Authentication Mode The selected authentication mode Possible values are Open and Shared Default Key The index of the encryption key that will be used for transmissions WEP Key 1 4 The WEP encryption keys Keys can be entered either as normal alpha numeric characters or...
Page 30: ...2 PSK Mode Table 7 VXT1836 Configuration Security Parameters WPA2 PSK mode Parameter Description Security Mode The selected security mode Possible values Disable WEP and WPA2 PSK WPA Algorithm The selected encryption algorithm Possible values AES recommended and TKIP Pass Phrase The security pass phrase to be used for generating the WPA2 encryption keys The pass phrase can be 8 to 63 bytes long ...
Page 31: ...ct A black list of banned MAC addresses determines which wireless client devices are not allowed to associate with the VXT1836 Access Point Table 8 VXT1836 Configuration Access Policy Parameters Parameter Description Policy The selected Access Policy Possible values Disable Allow and Reject Add a station MAC Enter a MAC address of a wireless client device and press the Add button to add it to the ...
Page 32: ...nt devices using a push button See Pairing your Devices on page 13 The WPS PIN configuration method allows you to pair VXT1836 Access Point and client devices by entering the PIN code of the client device in the VXT1836 Access Point WEB UI To define WPS settings in Access Point mode 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click W...
Page 33: ...PS PIN PIN The PIN code of the wireless client device under WPS PIN Configure Initiates a WPS pairing procedure WPS Status Indicates the status of the WPS pairing procedure WPS Summary Displays a quick summary of the WPS parameters 2 Click Apply to update the settings offline The system stores the new settings and prompts you to restart the system 3 Click YES and wait for the system to restart Not...
Page 34: ...efine WPS settings in Client mode 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click WPS Settings The Configuration WPS Settings window appears Figure 102 VXT1836 Management Application Configuration WPS Settings Window ...
Page 35: ... This PIN code should be entered into the appropriate field on the VXT1836 AP device WEB UI when performing a WPS PIN pairing procedure WPS AP SSID This field is required for unit certification only to allow the unit to act as WPS registrar there is no need to use it in normal mode operation WPS Status Indicates the status of the WPS pairing procedure 2 Click Apply to update the settings offline T...
Page 36: ...and connect the VXT1836 client to a wireless Access Point To find and connect to a wireless Access Point 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click Site Survey The Configuration Site survey window appears Figure 113 VXT1836 Management Application Configuration Site Survey Window ...
Page 37: ...SSI The signal quality between the Access Point and the Client Channel The wireless channel that the Access Point is operating in Encryption The encryption scheme used by the Access Point Authentication The Authentication scheme used by the Access Point State Indicates if this is an Ad Hoc connection or an infrastructure network 2 Select the Access Point you want to connect to and click the Connec...
Page 38: ... Management Application Configuration Associated Stations List Window The following table describes the parameters in the stations list Table 104 VXT1836 Configuration Stations List Parameter Description MAC Address The MAC Address of the associated client Rate The modulation physical data rate that the Access Point services the Client with Bandwidth The bandwidth that the Access Point uses when s...
Page 39: ...ed the VXT1836 uses UPnP to access the home gateway device and configure its port mapping table to enable accessing it remotely NTP When enabled the VXT1836 uses NTP protocol to obtain date time TR 069 When enabled the VXT1836 device can be remotely provisioned using the TR 069 management protocol To configure Remote Management settings in Access Point mode 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Mana...
Page 40: ...onfiguration Remote Management Window The following table describes the actions that can be performed from this window Table 11 VXT1836 Configuration Remote Management Parameter Description Enable Remote Logging Enable Disable Remote logging FTP Server The IP address of the FTP server onto which the logs will be uploaded ...
Page 41: ...le time synchronization with an NTP server Primary NTP Server The IP address of the primary NTP server Secondary NTP Server The IP address of the secondary NTP server Time zone The time zone the device resides in Enable TR 069 Configuration Enable Disable remote provisioning using the TR 69 management protocol ACS URL The URL of the remote ACS Automatic Configuration Server ACS Username Password T...
Page 42: ... Management settings in Client mode 1 From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click Remote management The Configuration Remote Management window appears Figure 14 VXT1836 Management Application Configuration Remote Management Window ...
Page 43: ...n NTP server Primary NTP Server The IP address of the primary NTP server Secondary NTP Server The IP address of the secondary NTP server Time zone The time zone the device resides in Enable TR 069 Configuration Enable Disable remote provisioning using the TR 69 management protocol ACS URL The URL of the remote ACS Automatic Configuration Server ACS Username Password The login credentials of the AC...
Page 44: ...e VXT1836 Management Application click Configuration and from the Navigation Panel click Administration The Configuration Administration window appears Figure 15 VXT1836 Management Application Configuration Administration Window The Configuration Administration window is divided into the following sections Software Upgrade Flash Components Control Buttons ...
Page 45: ...w image file and press Open 2 Click the Start Upgrade button confirm the action by pressing OK in the confirmation window and wait for the action to finish 3 After the Software Upgrade finishes you can see the new software version number in the System Information Panel Do not power off or reset the VXT1836 device while Software Upgrade is in progress ...
Page 46: ...ration you will be prompted to login again Note Only a single user admin is supported in the current release To download log files from the VXT1836 device 1 Click the Download Log Files Button 2 A confirmation window will prompt you to confirm the download To restore the VXT1836 configuration to factory defaults 1 Click the Restore Defaults Button confirm the action by pressing OK in the confirmat...
Page 47: ...OK in the confirmation window and wait for the action to finish Note You can also reset the VXT1836 device by pressing shortly on the Reset button To enable disable rescue mode 1 Click the Enable rescue mode checkbox confirm the action by pressing OK in the confirmation window and wait for the action to finish For further explanation see troubleshooting section ...
Page 48: ...bout the current status of your VXT1836 Device The system continually monitors a variety of network parameters and displays them in the Counters window Viewing System Parameters To view System Parameters From the main menu of the VXT1836 Management Application click Monitor The Monitor Counters window appears Figure 17 VXT1836 Management Application Monitor Counters Window ...
Page 49: ...ed in at the wireless video extender device and at the network device gateway modem or set top box The connected network device is turned on You are using the correct cable type for your Ethernet equipment that is at least UTP CAT5 with RJ45 connectors The WLAN LED is not on Make sure that you have completed a successful pairing procedure as described in Pairing your Devices on page 13 herein You ...
Page 50: ... 0 0 0 If your VXT1836 IP address has been changed please assign the computer an IP address in the same range as the VXT1836 IP Address Remember Whenever a change is made in the Setup of the Access Point the Apply button must be used to save the settings to the Access Point Remember The Access Point control web page is not accessible from the wireless client adapter segment ...
Page 51: ... client firmware version from the AP connect both devices via Ethernet cable while both of them are off 2 Power up the AP device and wait one minute until boot process finishes 3 Power up client device and monitor the process through LED behavior It may take up to 5 minutes 4 At first client power LED will blink for 5 seconds After that all LEDs on both AP and client will be solid on for about 2 m...
