User's Manual

WEM INSTALLATION & OPERATION (cont’d)
D. CONFIGURE CABLE
Determine the length of CAT5 cable that will be needed and where the PIM will be located.
The total cable length from the WEM to the Ethernet device cannot exceed 300 feet,
however, the PIM can be located anywhere along the 300 feet of cable. The PIM is not
weather proof and must be placed indoors or in an environmental enclosure. On the WEM
end, feed the CAT5 cable through the supplied weatherproof connector. Slide the supplied
black cable jacket over the cable. Crimp an RJ45 CAT5 connector on the end of the cable
and configure as a straight-through cable.
E. CONNECT WEM
Connect the cable to the WEM. Slide the cable jacket up to the base of the connector. Slide
the weatherproof connector over the cable jacket and screw it into the WEM and tighten.
Tighten the clamping nut until the CAT5 cable is sealed in the connector. Check the WEM
positioning and make sure the Power and Link Activity LEDs are on. The Link Activity
indicator, amber LED, will only illuminate if an Ethernet source device is connected and
powered up, and the red LED will verify power is being sent over the Ethernet cable.
F. ESTABLISH LINK
Follow above steps, A through E, for both ends of the link to be established. After both ends
have been installed and powered up, the green Signal Level LED will illuminate. A solid
green LED indicates the WEMs are communicating at the maximum throughput standard
rate of 20 Mbps. If the green LED is flashing, the WEMs are communicating at a level less
than 20 Mbps. If this occurs, realign the WEMs to achieve the maximum throughput.
NOTE: Maximum throughput requires a line-of-sight transmission path between the WEMs
and no 5 GHz interference. In some cases, depending on the physical and RF environment,
a useable throughput rate may not be possible. Contact MicroTek for more information –
888-366-4276 or [e-mail].
ADVANCED OPERATION
WEB BROWSER INTERFACE
Each WEM has a web browser interface to access the advanced setup functions. If changing
advanced settings, be sure to connect and power the WEMs individually. The default IP
addresses for each set of WEMs are 192.168.1.200 and 192.168.1.201. To access this interface,
connect the WEM to the Ethernet port on a computer, launch the browser and type in the
default IP address 192,168.1.200. If this IP address does not grant access, use default IP
address 192.168.1.201. The configuration of the computer used to access the WEM may need
to be changed depending on its IP settings. The IP address of the computer should be changed
to 192.168.1.xxx. The xxx setting can be any address 2 – 254 excluding 200 and 201. The
Subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0. If you have any questions or concerns about changing
these settings, please contact your network administrator. The default user name for each
WEM is admin
and the password is admin. Please note if you save parameters while connected
to default IP address 192.168.1.201 the address will increment by 1 digit (i.e.192.168.1.202,
.203, etc.).
WARNING: IF YOU CHANGE THE USER NAME AND/OR PASSWORD, YOU WILL NEED TO KEEP
A RECORD OF YOUR CHANGES IN A SAFE PLACE. IF THE USER NAME AND/OR PASSWORD IS
FORGOTTEN OR MISPLACED, THE WEM MUST BE RETURNED TO MICROTEK TO BE RESET.
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