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Make sure a router has access to Internet and it is offering DHCP service. In this

case, LevelOne WBR-3406 router is used and it is giving out IP addresses on

192.168.123.x subnet.

Connect all three WAB-3000s to an administrator PC for configuration. For

more detail, please refer to user manual.

Open up WAB-3000 web UI, go to System Configuration/Operating Mode

configuration page, and make sure “Wireless Access Point/Bridging Mode” is

selected. This operating mode can be different depending upon user’s need.

Summary of Contents for WAB-3000

Page 1: ...gy as shown in figure 1 Only parts of WAB 3000 feature will be discussed here For other unmentioned functions please refer to WAB 3000 user manual for details WAB 3000 A MAC Address 00 0B 6B 0A F2 71 WAB 3000 B MAC Address 00 0B 6B 0A F0 16 WAB 3000 C MAC Address 00 0B 6B 0A F2 7F WBR 3406 Internet Service PC Wireless Card Figure 1 WAB 3000 Mesh Network Topology 1 ...

Page 2: ...s on 192 168 123 x subnet 2 Connect all three WAB 3000s to an administrator PC for configuration For more detail please refer to user manual 3 Open up WAB 3000 web UI go to System Configuration Operating Mode configuration page and make sure Wireless Access Point Bridging Mode is selected This operating mode can be different depending upon user s need 2 ...

Page 3: ...4 Go to System Configuration WAN configuration page and select to receive an IP from a DHCP server 3 ...

Page 4: ...LAN configuration page and assign a different IP to each WAB 3000 for administration purpose In this example WAB 3000 A is assigned to 192 168 15 11 WAB 3000 B is assigned to 192 168 15 12 WAB 3000 C is assigned to 192 168 15 13 4 ...

Page 5: ...6 For the purpose of verifying the success of WAB 3000 mesh network later wireless access point of WAB 3000 C is enabled 5 ...

Page 6: ...s are available Manual Bridging and Auto Bridging For Auto Bridging mode WAB 3000s would communicate with each other through SSID and establish bridging automatically In this guide Manual Bridging mode is selected to show details of setting up a WAB 3000 mesh network 6 ...

Page 7: ...8 Select Manual Bridging mode and enable the spanning tree protocol 802 1d 7 ...

Page 8: ...work Afterwards click on apply to activate new settings 10 At the bottom of the configuration page insert MAC addresses of remote WAB 3000 adding them to the mesh network Therefore in WAB 3000 C MAC address of WAB 3000 A and WAB 3000 B are added here Repeat the same process on WAB 3000 A and WAB 3000 B 8 ...

Page 9: ...11 Once above steps are done on all three WAB 3000 bridge network would be established Bridge information is available on Monitoring Reports Bridging Status configuration page 9 ...

Page 10: ...12 User may view the mesh network on the Monitoring Reports Bridging Site Map configuration page 10 ...

Page 11: ...13 Use a wireless card to connect PC to WAB 3000 C via its SSID Once connected an IP on 192 168 123 x subnet will be given and Internet can be accessed 11 ...