LanReady WCB1200H5PX User Manual V2.0.
Table of Contents Chapter 1. System Overview ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction of WCB1200H5PX.................................................................................................. 1 1.2 System Concept......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Applications in Wireless Network ............................................
4.4 System Status .......................................................................................................................... 72 4.4.1 System Overview .............................................................................................................. 72 4.4.2 WDS List........................................................................................................................... 75 4.4.3 Extra Information....................................................................
6.4.3 Configure UPnP .............................................................................................................. 148 6.4.4 Configure SNMP Setup................................................................................................... 149 6.4.5 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory .......................................................................... 151 6.4.6 Firmware Upgrade ....................................................................................................
8.2.3 Create Virtual AP (VAP) .................................................................................................. 227 8.2.3.1 Virtual AP Overview ................................................................................................. 227 8.2.3.2 Virtual AP Setup....................................................................................................... 228 8.2.4 Wireless MAC Filter Setup......................................................................................
FCC Regulatory Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device,pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Regulatory install Information The device connect two omni-antennas (12dBi) that has been tested and evaluated again by a certified laboratory for the verification of FCC, CE and NCC compliances. This device requires professional installation. Installers please refer to the caution statements under each regulatory section to make sure the final installation meet the regulation within you territory. If you are in the North America, please read the caution statements in FCC section.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Chapter 1. System Overview 1.1 Introduction of WCB1200H5PX LanReady outdoor high power WiFi-N Bridge is the point of connection to Wireless Outdoor Network for service provider deploying last mile services to business or residential broadband subscribers. Network administrators can create multiple subscriber service tier using per-subscriber rate limiting features, and manage centrally.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 1.2 System Concept The WCB1200H5PX is not only designed and used as traditional outdoor AP, but also with rich features tailored for WISP applications. The two-level management capability and access control ease WISP and owners to maintain and manage wireless network in a more controllable fashion.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 1.3 Applications in Wireless Network WCB1200H5PX is a multiple mode system which can be configured either as a wireless gateway or an access point as desired. It also can be used as a WDS link for Ethernet network expansion. This section depicts different applications on Router AP Mode, AP Mode, WDS Mode, CPE Mode, Client Bridge + Universal Repeater Mode and CPE + AP Mode.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Configuration in AP Mode (including Access Point + WDS) An access point can be either a main, relay or remote base station. A main base station is typically connected to a wired network via the Ethernet port. A relay base station relays data between main base stations and relay stations or remote base stations with clients. A remote base station is the end point to accept connections from wireless clients and pass data upwards to a network wirelessly.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Example 1 : Point-to-Point Example 2 : Point-to-Multi-Point Example 3 : Multi-Point Repeating bridge Configuration in CPE Mode It can be used as an Outdoor Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to receive wireless signal over last mile application, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to residents and business customers. In the CPE mode, WCB1200H5PX is a gateway enabled with NAT and DHCP Server functions.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Configuration in Client Bridge + Universal Repeater Mode It can be used as an Client Bridge + Universal Repeater to receive wireless signal over last mile applications, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to new residential and business customers. In this mode, WCB1200H5PX is enabled with DHCP Server functions.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 1.4 Product Benefit IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 Compliance in 2Tx / 2Rx Design Support IEEE 802.11n and 802.11a Operates in the 5GHz ISM Band Enables Bandwidth of up to 300Mbps(Tx), 300Mbps(Rx) link rate Topology : Point to Point ; Point to Multi Point Router AP Mode Access Point Mode : Pure Access Point Function and Access Point /Bridge(WDS) Function WDS Mode CPE Mode (Router Client ) Client Bridge + Universal Repeater CPE + AP Mode Security with 802.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 1.5 Specification Wireless Architecture Mode Router AP Mode Wire connection as WAN , in this mode , the device run as DHCP server to assign IP address to wireless clients out of a private IP address pool behind a NAT This enables the wireless interconnection of Access Point in an IEEE802.11 network .
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE DHCP Server in Router AP , CPE/CPE + AP and Client Bridge + Universal Repeater Mode 802.3 Bridging Masquerading (NAT) Proxy DNS Dynamic DNS NTP Client Virtual DMZ Virtual Server (IP/ Port Forwarding) Support MAC Filter Support IP Filter Bandwidth traffic Shaping Wireless Feature Transmission power control : 1~100 % Channel selection : Manual or Auto No of associated clients per AP : 32 Setting for max no associated clients : Yes No.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Authentication/ Encryption (Wireless Security) Layer 2 User Isolation and AP Isolation Blocks client to client discovery within a specified VLAN WEP 64/ 128 Bits EAP-TLS + Dynamic WEP EAP-TTLS + Dynamic WEP PEAP/ MS-PEAP+Dynamic WEP WPA (PSK +TKIP) WPA (802.1x certification + TKIP) 802.11i WPA2 (PSK + CCMP/ AES) 802.11i WPA2 (802.
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User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Chapter 2. Basic Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation 2.1.1 Package Contents The standard package contents of WCB1200H5PX : WCB1200H5PX x1 Quick Installation Guide x1 CD-ROM (with User Manual and QIG) x1 Power Adapter DC24V 0.5A x1 PoE Injector x1 Mounting Kit x2 It is highly recommended to use all the supplies in the package instead of substituting any components by other suppliers to guarantee best performance. 2.1.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 2.1.3 Hardware Installation Steps Please follow the steps mentioned below to install the hardware of WCB1200H5PX : WCB1200H5PX Front Panel Rear Panel Connect N-type antenna to the N-type connector on the rear panel. Connect PSE to the PoE connector on the front panel. Connect an Ethernet cable to the PSE and the other end to a computer.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 2.2 Web Management Interface Instructions WCB1200H5PX supports web-based configuration. Upon the completion of hardware installation, WCB1200H5PX can be configured through a PC/NB by using its web browser such as Internet Explorer version 6.0. Default IP Address : 192.168.2.254 Default IP Netmask : 255.255.255.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Chapter 3. AP Mode Configuration When AP mode is chosen, the system can be configured as an Access Point. This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the AP mode with help of illustrations. In the AP mode, functions listed in the table below are also available from the Web-based GUI interface.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.1.2 Configure LAN IP Here are the instructions to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. Mode : Check either “Static IP” or “Dynamic IP” button as desired to set up the system IP of LAN port . Static IP : The administrator can manually setup the LAN IP address when static IP is available/ preferred. IP Address : The IP address of the LAN port; default IP address is 192.168.2.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Click Save button to save your changes.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.2 Wireless LAN Network Creation The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings, Virtual AP(VAP) Setting, Security Settings and MAC Filter Settings. 3.2.1 Wireless General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE HT TxStream/RxStream : By default, it's 2. Operating Mode : By default, it's Mixed Mode. Mixed Mode : In this mode packets are transmitted with a preamble compatible with the legacy 802.11a/g, the rest of the packet has a new format. In this mode the receiver shall be able to decode both the Mixed Mode packets and legacy packets. Green Field : In this mode high throughput packets are transmitted without a legacy compatible part.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> Advanced Setup and follow the below setting.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE ACK Timeout : ACK timeout is in the range of 1~255 and set in unit of microsecond. The default value is 32 microsecond. All data transmission in 802.11b/g request an “Acknowledgement” (ACK) send by receiving radio. The transmitter will resend the original packet if correspondent ACK failed to arrive within specific time interval, also refer to as “ACK Timeout”.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Fragment Threshold : The Fragment Threshold is in the range of 256~2346 byte. The default is 2346 byte. Each Wi-Fi packet can be divided into smaller packets, marked with a sequential fragment number and re-assemble in the receiving ends. The purpose is to make a short frame, instead of long frame, transmitting by radio in a heavy noisy environment. Because of sending smaller frames, corruptions are much less likely to occur.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE WMM : By default, it's “Disable”. To Enable is to use WMM and the WMM parameters should appears. When you enable WMM, the “Tx Burst” will be Disabled automatically by system. WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Queue Data Transmitted AP to Clients AC_BK Background. AC_BE AC_VI Best Effort Video AC_VO Voice Priority Description High throughput.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified here in the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) of a range from which the initial random backoff wait time is determined.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE CWmax : Maximum Contention Window. The value specified here in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries allowed is reached.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.2.3 Create Virtual AP (VAP) The WCB1200H5PX support broadcasting multiple SSIDs, allowing the creation of Virtual Access Points, partitioning a single physical access point into 7 logical access points, each of which can have a different set of security, VLAN Tag(ID) and network settings. Figure 3-2 shows multiple SSIDs with different security type and VLAN settings. Figure 3-2 Multiple SSIDs with different Security Type and VLAN Tag 3.2.3.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.2.3.2 Virtual AP Setup For each Virtual AP, administrators can configure SSID, VLAN tag(ID), SSID broadcasting, Maximum number of client associations, security type settings. Click Edit button on the Edit column, and then a Virtual AP setup page appears. Enable AP : By default, it’s “Disable” for VAP1 ~ VAP6. The Primary AP always enabled.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE VLAN Tag(ID) : By default, it’s selected “Disable”. This system supports tagged Virtual LAN(VLAN). A valid number of 1 to 4094 can be entered after it’s enabled. If your network utilize VLANs you could tie a VLAN Tag to a specific SSID, and packets from/to wireless clients belonging to that SSID will be tagged with that VLAN Tag. This enables security of wireless applications by applying VLAN Tag.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE WPA-Enterprise (or WPA2-Enterprise): The RADIUS authentication and encryption will be both enabled if this is selected. WPA General Settings : • Cipher Suite : By default, it is AES. Select either AES or TKIP cipher suites • Group Key Update Period : By default, it’s 3600 seconds. This time interval for rekeying GTK, broadcast/multicast encryption keys, in seconds. Entering the time-length is required.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE WEP 802.1X : When WEP 802.1x Authentication is enabled, please refer to the following Dynamic WEP and RADIUS settings to complete configuration. Radius Server Settings : • IP Address : Enter the IP address of the Authentication RADIUS server. • Port : By default, it’s 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS server. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.2.4 Wireless MAC Filter Setup Continue 3.2.3.2 Virtual AP Setup section. For each Virtual AP setting, the administrator can allow or reject clients to access each Virtual AP. MAC Filter Setup : By default, it’s “Disable”. Options are Disable, Only Deny List MAC or Only Allow List MAC. Two ways to set MAC filter rules : Only Allow List MAC.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.3 Wireless Network Expansion The administrator could create WDS Links to expand wireless network. When WDS is enabled, access point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS links. A WDS link is bidirectional and both side must support WDS. Access points know each other by MAC Address. In other words, each access point needs to include MAC address of its peer.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.4 System Management 3.4.1 Configure Management Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root and Admin passwords and allow multiple login methods. Please click System -> Management and follow the below settings. System Information System Name : Enter a desired name or use the default one. Description : Provide description of the system.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Admin Login Methods : Only root user can enable or disable system login methods and change services port. Enable HTTP : Check to select HTTP Service. HTTP Port : The default is 80 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Enable HTTPS : Check to select HTTPS Service HTTPS Port : The default is 443 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. If you already have an SSL Certificate, please click “UploadKey” button to select the file and upload it.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a “Certificate Error”, because the browser treats system as an illegal website. Click “Continue to this website” to access the system's WMI. The system's Overview page will appear.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.4.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. Local Time : Display the current system time. NTP Client : To synchronize the system time with NTP server. Enable : Check to select NTP client. Default NTP Server : Select the NTP Server from the drop-down list.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.4.3 Configure SNMP Setup SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP manager and agent. By enabling SNMP function, the administrator can obtain the system information remotely. Please click on System -> SNMP Setup and follow the below setting. SNMP v2c Enable: Check to enable SNMP v2c. ro community : Set a community string to authorize read-only access.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE SNMP Trap : Events such as cold start, interface up & down, and association & disassociation will report to an assigned server. Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.4.4 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. Save Settings To PC : Click Save button to save the current configuration to a local disk.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.4.5 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system firmware, click Browse button to locate the new firmware, and then click Upgrade button to upgrade. 1. 2. 3.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.4.6 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING or TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting. Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP packets, detects connectivity and latency between two network nodes.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.4.7 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till completion of the reboot process. The System Overview page appears upon the completion of reboot.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.5 System Status This section breaks down into subsections of System Overview, Associated Clients Status, WDS Link Status, Extra Information and Event Log. 3.5.1 System Overview Display detailed information of System, Network, LAN and Wireless in the System Overview page. System : Display the information of the system. System Name : The name of the system. Operating Mode : The mode currently in service. Location : Deployed geographical location.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE LAN Information : Display total received and transmitted statistics on the LAN interface. MAC Address : The MAC address of the LAN port. Receive bytes : The total received packets in bytes on the LAN port. Receive packets : The total received packets of the LAN port. Transmit bytes : The total transmitted packets in bytes of the LAN port. Transmit packets : The total transmitted packets of the LAN port.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.5.2 Associated Clients Status It displays ESSID, on/off Status, Security Type, total number of wireless clients associated with all Virtual AP. VAP Information : Highlights key VAP information. VAP : Available VAP from Primary AP to VAP6. ESSID : Display name of ESSID for each VAP. MAC Address : Display MAC address for each VAP. Status : On/Off Security Type : Display chosen security type; WEP, WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.5.3 Show WDS Link Status Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. Signal Strength ANT0/ANT1 : Indicate the signal strength of the respective WDS links. Phy Mode : Indicate the phy mode of the respective WDS linked. BandWidth : Indicate the channel bandwidth of the respective WDS linked.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.5.4 Extra Information Users could pull out information such as Route table, ARP table, MAC table, Bridge table or STP available in the dropdown list from system. The “Refresh” button is used to retrieve latest table information. Route table information : Select “Route table information” on the drop-down list to display route table. WCB1200H5PX could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn’t support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Bridge MAC information : Select “Bridge MACs Information” on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addresses learned from wired or wireless interfaces. Ageing timers will be reset when existing MAC addresses in table are learned again or added when new MAC addresses are seen from wired or wireless interfaces as well.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 3.5.5 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. Time : The date and time when the event occurred. Facility : It helps users to identify source of events such “System” or “User” Severity : Severity level that a specific event is associated such as “info”, “error”, “warning”, etc. Message : Description of the event.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Chapter 4. WDS Mode Configuration Please refer to illustrations of the section 1.3 for possible applications in the WDS mode. This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the WDS mode with help of illustrations. In the WDS mode, functions listed in the table below are also available from the Web-based GUI interface.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.1.2 Configure LAN IP Here are the instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. Mode : Check either “Static IP” or “Dynamic IP” button as desired to set up the system IP of LAN port . Static IP : The administrator can manually setup the LAN IP address when static IP is available/ preferred. IP Address : The IP address of the LAN port; default IP address is 192.168.2.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.2 Wireless Network Expansion The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings and WDS Settings. 4.2.1 General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. MAC Address : The MAC address of the Wireless interface is displayed here.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE HT TxStream/RxStream : By default, it's 2. Operating Mode : By default, it's Mixed mode Mixed Mode : In this mode packets are transmitted with a preamble compatible with the legacy 802.11a/g, the rest of the packet has a new format. In this mode the receiver shall be able to decode both the Mixed Mode packets and legacy packets. Green Field : In this mode high throughput packets are transmitted without a legacy compatible part.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> Advanced Setup and follow the below setting.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE ACK Timeout : ACK timeout is in the range of 1~255 and set in unit of microsecond. The default value is 32 microsecond. All data transmission in 802.11b/g request an “Acknowledgement” (ACK) send by receiving radio. The transmitter will resend the original packet if correspondent ACK failed to arrive within specific time interval, also refer to as “ACK Timeout”.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Fragment Threshold : The Fragment Threshold is in the range of 256~2346 byte. The default is 2346 byte. Each Wi-Fi packet can be divided into smaller packets, marked with a sequential fragment number and re-assemble in the receiving ends. The purpose is to make a short frame, instead of long frame, transmitting by radio in a heavy noisy environment. Because of sending smaller frames, corruptions are much less likely to occur.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE When you enable WMM, the “Tx Burst” will be Disabled automatically by system. WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Queue Data Transmitted AP to Clients AC_BK Background. AC_BE AC_VI Best Effort Video AC_VO Voice Priority Description High throughput. Bulk data that requires maximum throughput and is not timesensitive is sent to this queue (FTP data, for example).
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified here in the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) of a range from which the initial random backoff wait time is determined.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE CWmax : Maximum Contention Window. The value specified here in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries allowed is reached.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.2.3 WDS Setup The administrator could create WDS Links to expand wireless network. When WDS is enabled, access point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS links. A WDS link is bidirectional and both side must support WDS. Access points know each other by MAC Address. In other words, each access point needs to include MAC address of its peer.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.3 System Management 4.3.1 Configure Management Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root and Admin passwords and allow multiple login methods. Please click System -> Management and follow the below settings. System Information System Name : Enter a desired name or use the default one. Description : Provide description of the system.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Admin Login Methods : Only root user can enable or disable system login methods and change services port. Enable HTTP : Check to select HTTP Service. HTTP Port : The default is 80 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Enable HTTPS : Check to select HTTPS Service HTTPS Port : The default is 443 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. If you already have an SSL Certificate, please click “UploadKey” button to select the file and upload it.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a “Certificate Error”, because the browser treats system as an illegal website. Click “Continue to this website” to access the system's WMI. The system's Overview page will appear.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.3.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. Local Time : Display the current system time. NTP Client : To synchronize the system time with NTP server. Enable : Check to select NTP client. Default NTP Server : Select the NTP Server from the drop-down list.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.3.3 Configure SNMP Setup SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. By enabling SNMP function, the administrator can obtain the system information remotely. Please click on System -> SNMP Setup and follow the below setting. SNMP v2c Enable : Check to enable SNMP v2c. ro community : Set a community string to authorize read-only access.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE SNMP Trap : Events such as cold start, interface up & down, and association & disassociation will report to an assigned server. Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.3.4 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to save the current configuration to a local disk.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.3.5 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system firmware, click Browse button to locate the new firmware, and then click Upgrade button to upgrade. 1. 2. 3.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.3.6 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING and TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting. Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP packets, detects connectivity and latency between two network nodes.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.3.7 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till completion of the reboot process. The System Overview page appears upon the completion of reboot.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.4 System Status This section breaks down into subsections of System Overview, WDS Link Status, Extra Information and Event Log. 4.4.1 System Overview Detailed information on System, Network, LAN Information and Wireless Information can be reviewed via this page. System : Display the information of the system. System Name : The name of the system. Operating Mode : The mode currently in service.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE LAN Information : Display total received and transmitted statistics on the LAN interface. MAC Address : The MAC address of the LAN port. Receive bytes : The total received packets in bytes on the LAN port. Receive packets : The total received packets of the LAN port. Transmit bytes : The total transmitted packets in bytes of the LAN port. Transmit packets : The total transmitted packets of the LAN port.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.4.2 WDS List Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. Signal Strength ANT0/ANT1 : Indicate the signal strength of the respective WDS links. Phy Mode : Indicate the phy mode of the respective WDS linked. BandWidth : Indicate the channel bandwidth of the respective WDS linked. MCS : Indicate the MCS of the respective WDS linked.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.4.3 Extra Information Users could pull out information such as Route table, ARP table, MAC table, Bridge table or STP available in the dropdown list from system. The “Refresh” button is used to retrieve latest table information. Route table information : Select “Route table information” on the drop-down list to display route table. WCB1200H5PX could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn’t support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Bridge MAC information : Select “Bridge MACs Information” on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addresses learned from wired or wireless interfaces. Ageing timers will be reset when existing MAC addresses in table are learned again or added when new MAC addresses are seen from wired or wireless interfaces as well.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 4.4.4 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. Time : The date and time when the event occurred. Facility : It helps users to identify source of events such “System” or “User” Severity : Severity level that a specific event is associated such as “info”, “error”, “warning”, etc. Message : Description of the event.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Chapter 5. CPE Mode Configuration When CPE mode is chosen, the system can be configured as a Customer Premises Equipment(CPE). This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the CPE mode with help of illustrations. In the CPE mode, functions listed in the table below are also available from the Web-based GUI interface.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.1.2 Configure WAN Setup There are three connection types for the WAN port : Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE and PPTP. Please click on System -> WAN and follow the below setting. In CPE mode, the WAN Port is the Wireless interface. Mode : By default, it’s “Static IP”. Check “Static IP”, “Dynamic IP”, “PPPoE” or “PPTP”to set up system WAN IP. Static IP : Users can manually setup the WAN IP address with a static IP provided by WISP.
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User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE User Name : Enter User Name for PPPoE connection Password : Enter Password for PPPoE connection Reconnect Mode : • Always on – A connection to Internet is always maintained. • On Demand – A connection to Internet is made as needed. When Time Server is enabled at the “On Demand” mode, the “Reconnect Mode” will turn out “Always on”. • Manual – Click the “Connect” button on “WAN Information” in the Overview page to connect to the Internet.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE When Time Server is enabled at the “On Demand” mode, the “Reconnect Mode” will turn out “Always on”. • Manual – Click the “Connect” button on “WAN Information” in the Overview page to connect to the Internet. Idle Time : Time to last before disconnecting PPPoE session when it is idle. Enter preferred Idle Time in minutes. Default is “0”, indicates disabled.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.1.3 Configure DDNS Setup Dynamic DNS allows you to map domain name to dynamic IP address. Please click on System -> DDNS Setup and follow the below setting. Enabled: By default, it’s “Disable”. The mapping domain name won’t change when dynamic IP changes. The beauty of it is no need to remember the dynamic WAP IP while accessing to it.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.1.4 Configure LAN Setup Here are the instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. LAN IP : The administrator can manually setup the LAN IP address. IP Address : The IP address of the LAN port; default IP address is 192.168.2.254 IP Netmask : The Subnet mask of the LAN port; default Netmask is 255.255.255.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.2 Access Point Association 5.2.1 Configure Wireless General Setting The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. Band Mode : Select an appropriate wireless band; bands available are 801.11a or 802.11a/n mixed mode. Country : US.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE MCS : This parameter represents transmission rate. By default (Auto) the fastest possible transmission rate will be selected. You have the option of selecting the speed if necessary. (Refer to Appendix C. MCS Data Rate) MPDU Enable : Check Enable button to activate this function, and Disable to deactivate.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.2.2 Configure Wireless Advanced Setting To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> Advanced Setup and follow the below setting. Fragment Threshold : The Fragment Threshold is in the range of 256~2346 byte.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.2.3 Site Survey Use this tool to scan and locate WISP Access Points and select one to associate with. Please click on Wireless -> Site Survey. Below depicts an example for site survey. ESSID : Available Extend Service Set ID of surrounding Access Points. MAC Address : MAC addresses of surrounding Access Points. Signal : Received signal strength of all found Access Points. Channel : Channel numbers used by all found Access Points.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.2.4 Create Wireless Profile The administrator can configure station profiles via this page. Please click on Wireless -> Wireless Profile and follow the below setting. MAC Address : The MAC address of the Wireless Station is displayed here. Profile Name : Set different profiles for quick connection uses. ESSID : Assign Service Set ID for the wireless system.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Cipher Suite : Select the desired cipher suite from the drop-down list; the options are AES and TKIP Pre-shared Key : Enter the information for pre-shared key; the key can be either entered as a 256-bit secret in 64 HEX digits format, or 8 to 63 ASCII characters. Profile List : The user can manage the created profiles for home, work or public areas. Below depict an example for Profile List Click ”Edit” an exist profile on the Profile List.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3 System Management 5.3.1 Configure Management Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root and Admin passwords and allow multiple login methods. Please click System -> Management and follow the below settings. System Information System Name : Enter a desired name or use the default one. Description : Provide description of the system.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Admin Login Methods : Only root user can enable or disable system login methods and change services port. Enable HTTP : Check to select HTTP Service. HTTP Port : The default is 80 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Enable HTTPS : Check to select HTTPS Service HTTPS Port : The default is 443 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. If you already have an SSL Certificate, please click “UploadKey” button to select the file and upload it.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a “Certificate Error”, because the browser treats system as an illegal website. Click “Continue to this website” to access the system's WMI. The system's Overview page will appear.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. Local Time : Display the current system time. NTP Client : To synchronize the system time with NTP server. Enable : Check to select NTP client. Default NTP Server : Select the NTP Server from the drop-down list.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3.3 Configure UPnP Universal Plug and Play(UPnP) is an architecture to enable pervasive peer-to-peer network connectivity between PCs, intelligent devices and appliances when UPnP is supported. UPnP works on TCP/IP network to enable UPnP devices to connect and access to each other, very well adopted in home networking environment. UPnP : By default, it’s “Disable”. Select “Enable” or “Disable” of UPnP Service.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3.4 Configure SNMP Setup SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. By enabling SNMP function, the administrator can obtain the system information remotely. Please click on System -> SNMP Setup and follow the below setting. SNMP v2c Enable: Check to enable SNMP v2c. ro community : Set a community string to authorize read-only access.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3.5 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to save the current configuration to a local disk.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3.6 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system firmware, click Browse button to locate the new firmware, and then click Upgrade button to upgrade. 1. 2. 3.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3.7 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING and TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP packets, detects connectivity and latency between two network nodes.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.3.8 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till completion of the reboot process. The System Overview page appears upon the completion of reboot.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.4 Access Control List 5.4.1 IP Filter Setup Allows to create deny or allow rules to filter ingress or egress packets from specific source and/or to destination IP address on wired (LAN) or Wireless (WAN) ports. Filter rules could be used to filter unicast or multicast packets on different protocols as shown in the IP Filter Setup. Important to note that IP filter rules has precedence over Virtual server rules.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Example 1 : Create a higher priority rule to allow IP address 192.168.2.2 Telnet access from LAN port first, and deny Telnet access from remaining IP addresses in the same subnet. Rule Source IP/Mask Destination Port IP/Mask Port In/Out Protocol Listen Action Side 1 192.168.2.2/32 192.168.2.254/32 22 In TCP n Pass LAN 2 192.168.2.0/24 192.168.2.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.4.2 MAC Filter Setup Allows to create MAC filter rules to allow or deny unicast or multicast packets from limited number of MAC addresses. Important to note that MAC filter rules have precedence over IP Filter rules. Please click on Advance -> MAC Filter Setup and follow the below setting. MAC Filter Rule : By default, it’s “Disable”. Options are Disabled, Only Deny List MAC or Only Allow List MAC. Click Save button to save your change.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.4.3 Parental Control Setup Parental Control allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, designated services, and websites. Please click on Advance -> Parental Control and follow the below setting. Rules : control can be managed by a rule. Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy. Comment : Enter a descriptive name for this rule for identifying purposes.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE If you want to block websites with specific URL address or using specific keywords, enter each URL or keyworks in the “URL Blocking” field and click “Add” button to add in the URL Blocking list of each rule. Click “Remove” button can remove URL or keywords.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.4.4 QoS Setup Quality of Service (QoS) refers to both a network's ability to deliver data with minimum delay, and the networking methods used to control the use of bandwidth. Without QoS, all traffic data is equally likely to be dropped when the network is congested. This can cause a reduction in network performance and make the network inadequate for timecritical application such as video-on-demand.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE Rules : Use the rules to define the classifiers. After you define the rules, you can specify action to act upon the traffic that matches the rules Comment : Enter a descriptive name for this rule for identifying purposes. MAC Address : Enter MAC address in valid MAC address format(xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) and click “Add” button to add in the MAC group of each rule. Click “Remove” button can remove MAC address in the group of each rule.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE DROP Precedence Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Low Drop AF11 AF21 AF31 AF41 Medium Drop AF12 AF22 AF32 AF42 High Drop AF13 AF23 AF33 AF43 Protocol : Select Any or specify protocol(TCP, UDP, ICMP, Application) from drop-down list. When you select ICMP or Layer 7 Application , the Local/ Destination Port can not used.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.5 Resource Sharing 5.5.1 DMZ DMZ is commonly work with the NAT functionality as an alternative of Virtual Server(Port Forwarding) while wanting all ports of DMZ host visible to Internet users. Virtual Server rules have precedence over the DMZ rule. In order to use a range of ports available to access to different internal hosts Virtual Server rules are needed. Please click on Advanc e -> DMZ and follow the below setting.
User Manual WCB1200H5PX Wireless High Power 5.8Ghz CPE 5.5.2 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) “Virtual Server” can also referred to as “Port Forward” as well and used interchangeably. Resources in the network can be exposed to the Internet users in a controlled manner including on-line gaming, video conferencing or others via Virtual Server setup. Don’t repeat ports’ usage to avoid confusion.
