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PePWave Mesh Connector Series

PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual

Table of Contents

COPYRIGHT ..................................................................................................................................... 3

DISCLAIMER..................................................................................................................................... 3

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 4

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3.2

ARDWARE

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3.3

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USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES....................................................................................................... 5

4.1

CONFIGURING

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4.2

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4.3

ETTINGS

ETAILS

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4.5

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4.6

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4.7

IRMWARE

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4.8

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ETTINGS

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APPENDIX:

FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT..................... 19

Summary of Contents for Mesh Connector 225-DX

Page 1: ...08 PePWave Ltd All Rights Reserved PePWave and the PePWave logo are trademarks of PePWave Ltd Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners User Manual PePWave Mesh Connector Series Mesh Connector 225 DX Document Rev 1 0 July 08 ...

Page 2: ...ES 4 3 2 HARDWARE SETUP 4 3 3 LED DESCRIPTION 4 4 USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES 5 4 1 PRE CONFIGURING PC SETUP 5 4 2 FIRST TIME SETUP 6 4 3 SETTINGS DETAILS 10 4 4 INTEGRATED WI FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION 13 4 5 TEST THE SETUP 16 4 6 POST CONFIGURING PC SETUP 17 4 7 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 17 4 8 RESTORE TO DEFAULT SETTINGS 18 APPENDIX FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 19 ...

Page 3: ...hout the prior written permission of PePWave Ltd 2 Disclaimer PePWave does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products or software described herein Neither does it convey any license under its patent right nor the patent rights of others PePWave further reserves the right to make changes in any products described herein without notice This documentation is subjec...

Page 4: ...Wi Fi access point PolePoint bridging support 3 2 Hardware Setup Please follow the installation guide to set up the Mesh Connector 225 DX devices 3 3 LED Description LED Color Status Description Green On Power is on PWR Off Power is off Green On Ethernet is connected LAN Off Ethernet is not connected Green On Associated with an access point The number of LED lights from MIN to MAX indicates the re...

Page 5: ...nnector configuration a computer with its Local Area Connection set to a static IP address is required to pre configure to the same subnet as the Mesh Connector i e 192 168 2 X An Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties screen will pop up and set it as follows Click the OK button to confirm the change Now you are ready to start the first time configuration of the Mesh Connector ...

Page 6: ... Time Setup On your PC start a web browser e g Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox etc Visit an Internet web site If you are not associated to an access point you should be redirected to a logon page Or you can go also go to this URL http 192 168 2 100 The page will look like this Illustration 1 Welcome Page ...

Page 7: ...or Series 7 Copyright 2008 PePWave PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual Click the Advanced Config button to enter the parameters of the access point to associate to You should see this screen Illustration 2 Setup Page ...

Page 8: ...ou may choose a different Authentication setting If Static WEP key or WPA WPA2 Personal is selected for Authentication input the Encryption Key field as well There are also options of 802 1x with dynamic WEP key and WPA WPA2 Enterprise You do not need to use these settings unless instructed to do so by your ISP Click the Save button at the bottom to complete You can now click the Connect link on t...

Page 9: ...t 2008 PePWave PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual Illustration 3 Establishing Connection to the Internet At this point you are associated with the access point You may now close the web browser and open a new one to start web browsing ...

Page 10: ...e Radio Mode chosen If auto is chosen the device will choose the best bit rate dynamically and automatically Authentication Available options are Open Static WEP Key 802 1x with dynamic WEP key WPA WPA2 Enterprise and WPA WPA2 Personal The selection should be according to the setting of the access point you are associating to Data transferred are encrypted under all modes except in Open mode When ...

Page 11: ...nning Interval The time interval between background scans Roaming Threshold Signal Level Gain If there is another AP with a signal level greater than the signal level of connected AP by the specified value it will reconnect to the AP with better signal 4 3 4 Wireless IP Settings Illustration 7 Wireless IP Settings Wireless IP Settings The IP address can be obtained automatically or configured manu...

Page 12: ...n interface page or not If this is disabled and the device is not connected the browser will show a web access error message The user can still access the web admin interface by accessing to the device s LAN IP address By default the LAN IP address is set as http 192 168 2 100 Web Password Protection Sets the password to protect the web user interface Restore default settings To restore the device...

Page 13: ... for the Integrated Wi Fi Access Point functionality are as follows Disable Integrated Wi Fi Access Point functionality is disabled Configure Manually Manual configuration of the SSID Authentication and Encryption Key values corresponding to the Access Point Configure Automatically The SSID Authentication and Encryption Key values corresponding to the Access Point are automatically configured to b...

Page 14: ...ues Open For Open Authentication Mode no Encryption Key is necessary Static WEP Key For Static WEP Key Authentication Mode a 64 or 128 bit Encryption Key is required and can be entered in either an ASCII or HEX representation WPA WPA2 Personal For WPA WPA2 Personal Authentication Mode an Encryption Key of at least 8 characters is required WPA WPA2 Enterprise Applicable to Mesh Connector only For W...

Page 15: ... mesh network AP Transmit Power Adjustment An option to retain a lower power setting for indoor home devices Available options are between 8dBm and 15dBm With the Access Point Configuration set to Configure Automatically the SSID Authentication and Encryption Key values of the Integrated Wi Fi Access Point will be configured to be the same as in the Wireless Settings section This configuration mod...

Page 16: ... To test to setup you can now go to the unit s main page enter the user name and password The realm the text box next to the sign value can be left empty Then click the Connect button Illustration 12 Establishing Connection to the Internet After connected you should see Illustration 13 Internet Connection Established ...

Page 17: ...rties screen will appear Please set as follows Click the OK button to confirm the change For now the PC will send a DHCP request directly to the access point via the PePWave Mesh Connector and an IP address will be assigned from the access point to the PC 4 7 Firmware Upgrade The PePWave devices are able to check whether a newer firmware the software running on the unit is available This can be do...

Page 18: ...Connector 225 DX to default settings If you are able to access the web admin interface go to the CPE Setup page and click the Restore and Reboot button Otherwise you can also power up the unit and wait for about 1 min Then push the Reset Button at the panel side of the unit and then hold it for 5 seconds The unit will restore the settings to factory default and reboot ...

Page 19: ... Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device ma...

Page 20: ...rtnerships partners pepwave com Address United States Office 800 West El Camino Real Mountain View CA 94040 United States Tel 1 650 331 0641 Fax 1 650 625 4664 Hong Kong Office 17 F Park Building 476 Castle Peak Road Cheung Sha Wan Hong Kong Tel 852 2990 7600 Fax 852 3007 0588 www pepwave com ...

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