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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
NW7[E]
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1.0 Introduction
The NetWave industrially hardened wireless Ethernet transmission link from ComNet can be
configured through the embedded User Interface as a Client or as an Access Point. This point-to-
multipoint model allows multiple Ethernet endpoints to be connected to a central Access Point.
Up to 15 endpoints can be linked to a central access point. This single radio model was designed
for high throughput point-to-point or multi-point applications and comes with an integrated 19
dBi, 17º beamwidth antenna. The NW7[E] supports up to 240 Mbps throughput using MIMO
technology. The units can be powered by an 802.3af/at PoE compliant device or through a sold-
separately PoE injector with the second Ethernet port serving as an IEEE802.3at power source.
The NW7 is FCC certified and the NW7E is ETSI, DFS and TPC certified.
This user manual is a guide for the NetWave NW7[E] wireless Ethernet device as well as the
NWK7[E] preconfigured kits. ComNet NetWave Wireless offers OpenWRT with the most advanced
Qualcomm Atheros 10.1.x wireless drivers. NetWave now includes a new user-friendly LuCI
web interface for configuring the device. OpenWRT is an extensible GNU/Linux distribution for
embedded devices. It is built from the ground up to be a full-featured, easily modifiable operating
system. It is powered by a Linux kernel that's more recent than most other distributions. LuCI is a
free, clean, extensible and easily maintainable web user interface for embedded devices. It has
high performance, small installation size, fast runtimes, and good maintainability. The units come
configured for either point to point or point to multipoint applications.
This manual contains detailed operational and configuration information not covered in the quick
start guides.
This guide applies to the following models:
NW7 -
Industrial Multipoint, FCC Version, User Configurable
NW7E -
Industrial Multipoint, ETSI Version, User Configurable
NWK7 -
Industrial Multipoint Kit, FCC Version (Includes NWK7_AP and NWK7_CL)
NWK7E -
Industrial Multipoint Kit, ETSI Version (Includes NWK7E_AP and NWK7E_CL)
1.1 System Requirements
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux, or Mac OS X.
Web Browser:
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or above.