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User Manual
MN032EN
Effective October 2017
215U-2 802.11
wireless I/O and gateway
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Repeaters
Repeaters setting allows you to configure arbitrary radio networks
between different devices. Repeaters configuration is only
available to devices configured as Access Point (Manual mode).
The Repeaters configuration is managed automatically in ProMesh
mode and in Fixed Link mode.
Figure 36. Repeater configuration
The 215U-2 networking architecture allows a single Virtual Client
device to be configured to provide an uplink to another station.
This allows you to set the 215U-2 to be an Access Point on the
main Quick Start page, and also to act as a client to another central
Access Point (e.g. a fixed Infrastructure node). Remotes that connect
to the 215U-2 Access Point can get messages through to the central
AP using the 215U-2 as a repeater.
Use the “Add Entry”, button to add a row to the repeaters table.
Once this is complete, select the following:
Connection
Mode
For the 215U-2, the only allowed connection
mode is “Client/Station (Uplink)”. This creates a
virtual client which you can use to connect to
another central Access Point.
SSID
This is the ESSID of the Access Point you want to
connect to.
Encryption
This is set to match the encryption used in the
Access Point you want to connect to.
Passphrase
This is set to match the encryption passphrase in
the Access Point you want to connect to.
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The 215U-2 only allows one entry in the Repeaters table.
IP Routing
If your system is divided into multiple IP Subnetworks, then you may
need to configure IP Routing rules to allow IP data from the 215U-2
to reach its destination IP address.
If your Base station or Access Point is configured for Routed
Network mode, you will need to add routing rules or to set the
Gateway IP to allow messages from your 215U-2 to get out from the
radio network onto the Ethernet network.
Use the “Add Entry”, “Insert Entry” and “Delete Entry” buttons to
manipulate the rows in the routing rules table so that you have one
row for each routing rule.
The order of routing rules in the table is not important. They
are always applied in order from most specific to least specific.
Nevertheless, to help with understanding the routing rules, you
should order the table in this way.
Once your table entry is complete, set the following:
Name
Create a descriptive name for the rule to remind
you of the purpose of this rule at a later date.
Destination
This is the destination network IP address.
Combined with the Netmask in the following
field, this determines which destination IP
addresses the rule applies to.
Netmask
This is the IP Network mask for the destination
network IP address.
Gateway
This is the IP address of the gateway device that
is used to reach the destination IP network. All
packets that are destined for an IP address on
the Destination network will be forwarded to this
Gateway address for delivery to the destination
network.
Enabled
You can enable or disable routing rules. Check
this box to activate the rule.
Network Filtering
This configuration screen allows you to set up rules that stop
unwanted traffic from entering your network. The filter applies to
traffic coming from the Ethernet port which would otherwise be
automatically sent over the radio network. This can be useful to
reduce radio message traffic when a device is connected to a busy
Ethernet network where the majority of traffic is not destined for the
radio network.
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It is possible to configure filtering that stops your PC from accessing
the device’s web pages. If you are unable to access the device from the
Ethernet port after configuring Filtering rules, you can either: Access the
device from the USB connection; or restore the device’s default network
settings. For instructions, see “Restoring the factory default connection
settings” on page 42.
Easy IP Filtering allows you to quickly configure filtering for a
network that will only use IP protocols. If your network only uses IP
protocols and IP Addresses in a single range, then use this method
to configure your filtering.
Only allow IPv4 and ARPe:
Select this option if all of the devices
on your network use IP protocol communications (TCP/IP or UDP
protocols). This will automatically block all non-IP protocols from
reaching the radio network.
Enable Easy IP Filteringe:
Select this option if all your devices’ IP
addresses are within a single range of addresses. By setting the first
and last IP addresses, only IP messages within this range will be
able to reach the radio network.
First Radio/
Device IP
Select the lowest IP address of the devices on
the radio network.
Last Radio/
Device IP
Select the highest IP address of the devices on
the network.
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Easy IP Filtering is a simple method to set up IP Filter rules. The IP
Filter Rules table is disabled if you select Easy IP Filtering.
