EWS150 Configuration Guide
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EWS150 Configuration Guide
An Introduction to the EWS150
Overview
The EWS150 Edge Wireless System is a CPE device specifically targeted at metropolitan WISPs who are
offering low-cost residential wireless service to their customers. When deploying a metropolitan Wi-Fi
solution, in many cases the signal is not sufficiently strong enough to penetrate residential buildings and
establish a reliable connection with low-end consumer wireless network interfaces. The EWS150 overcomes
this problem by providing a higher transmit power with high gain antennas, ensuring that your wireless
customers stay connected. The EWS150 also offers a suite of management features—including a powerful
Web Management Interface (WMI) and SNMP—that have been tailored for residential users, including the
ability to upgrade the EWS150 firmware remotely, performance monitoring, and usage history logs.
Bridging the Network
The EWS150 bridges connectivity between a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN), consisting of multiple
Strix Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) nodes formed as a structured mesh, and an indoor wired Local Area
Network (LAN). This bridging function is provided with Layer 2 Network Address Translation (NAT) so that
multiple computers can be supported by a single association between the OWS and the EWS150, while still
receiving IP address assignments from the WISP gateway via DHCP. Figure 1 shows a generalized application
for the EWS150.
Figure 1. Bridging the Network
