User`s manual
11b/g Wireless Outdoor Client Bridge/AP Version 2.1
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 FEATURES & BENEFITS ................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 OUTDOOR UNIT DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................... 6
1.4.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.5 ETHERNET CABLE WATER PROOF KIT INSTALL GUIDE.................................................................. 7
1.6 MOUNTING INSTALL GUIDE ......................................................................................................... 7
1.7 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................. 9
1.8 APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................................................10
1.9 NETWORK CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................10
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode................................................................................................................. 10
b) Infrastructure Mode.............................................................................................................................. 11
2 UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE.........................................................................................12
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................12
2.2 IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION.....................................................................................................12
3 SWITCH BETWEEN BRIDGE/BRIDGE ROUTER/ AP .............................................................14
3.1 BRIDGE/BRIDGE ROUTER TO ACCESS POINT...............................................................................14
3.2 ACCESS POINT TO BRIDGE/BRIDGE ROUTER ...............................................................................14
4 BRIDGE/BRIDGE ROUTER MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION.............................................16
4.1 LOGGING IN ................................................................................................................................16
4.2 MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................................................................18
4.2.1 OPERATION MODE ......................................................................................................................18
4.2.2 STATUS .......................................................................................................................................19
4.2.3 STATISTICS..................................................................................................................................20
4.2.4 LOG.............................................................................................................................................21
4.2.5 UPGRADE FIRMWARE..................................................................................................................21
4.2.6 SAVE / RELOAD SETTINGS, RESET TO DEFAULT..........................................................................22
4.2.7 PASSWORD ..................................................................................................................................23
4.3 TCP/IP SETTINGS........................................................................................................................23
4.3.1 LAN INTERFACE .........................................................................................................................23
4.3.2 SNMP SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................................24
4.4 WIRELESS ...................................................................................................................................25
4.4.1 BASIC SETTINGS (INFRASTRUCTURE, ADHOC) ............................................................................25
4.4.2 ADVANCED SETTINGS .................................................................................................................26
4.4.3 SECURITY....................................................................................................................................28
4.4.3.1 ENCRYPTION DISABLED .........................................................................................................28
4.4.3.2 WEP 64-BIT / 128-BIT ............................................................................................................29
4.4.3.3 WPA / WPA2 PASSPHRASE....................................................................................................30
4.4.3.4 WPA / WPA2 RADIUS AUTHENTICATION............................................................................31
4.4.4 SITE SURVEY...............................................................................................................................32
5 ACCESS POINT MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION ..................................................................33
5.1 LOGGING IN ................................................................................................................................33
5.2 MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................35
5.2.1 OPERATION MODE ......................................................................................................................35
5.2.2 STATUS .......................................................................................................................................36
5.2.3 STATISTICS..................................................................................................................................37
5.2.4 LOG.............................................................................................................................................37
5.2.5 UPGRADE FIRMWARE..................................................................................................................38