Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Version： 1.0.0 Zhejiang Dahua Technology CO.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual File Vers ion Description Sheet 1 Version Description Vers ion Release Time Revised Chapters Author 1.0 2014-05-12 Establish cl Reference Materials Manual Purposes The manual mainly provides the users with some help to get familiar with DH-PFM88X and how to use DH-PFM88X; especially they can solve some common problems when some troubles occur to the device.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Table of Contents 1 Product Overview......................................................................................................... - 1 1.1 Product Introduction ............................................................................................................................ - 1 1.2 Electrical Specifications ...................................................................................................................... - 4 1.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 11.4 Route Mode Networking.................................................................................................................. - 36 - 12. FAQ ................................................................................................................................ - 38 13. Construction attention for wireless bridge and monitoring. ...................... - 40 13.1 Construction attention ............................................................
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 1 Product Overview DH-PFM88X series device is a device with unique built-in TDMA wireless technology, which integrates industry-leading core technology and has the features of long distance transmission, high throughput rate and strong anti-interference. TDMA，20M/40MHz bandwidth flexible configuration, rate control, ACK overtime auto adjustment and etc. TDMA effectively solved the problem of hidden node which bothers large-scale point-to-multipoint WLAN.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual of hidden node which bothers large-scale point-to-multipoint WLAN. Operating system adopts advanced rate control algorithm which can quickly adapt to channel quality change and at the same time keep the rate stable as much as possible.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual non-standard frequency reduced the interference from outside wireless products and effectively improved the throughput rate of DH-PFM88X, which will meet users’ demand for high bandwidth. Attention: Please confirm if it conforms to local laws and regulations and radio management regulations before using these non-standard frequency bands. 6.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Power Module Port Power Consumption Port Hardware Software 11a ：54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps(self-adaption) 1*POE RJ45(IN: 220V, OUT: 24V/0.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Sheet 3 1.3 Product Packaging List DH-PFM880 y Host *1； y Antenna *1 y Feeder line *2 y POE power supplier (24V/0.5A)*1； y Quick configuration manual； y Compact disc； y Accessory DH-PFM881 y Host *1； y POE power supplier (24V/0.5A)*1； y Quick configuration manual； y Compact disc； y Ribbon *2； 1.4 Product Features z Adopt high performance 802.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual z Use unique TDMA technology, intelligent rate control, auto ACK overtime adjustment and some other technologies. z TDMA protocol overcame 802.11 inherent problem of inherent node, which makes the product have better long-distance and point-to-point performance. z Support point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission modes. z Exclusive antenna, radio-frequency amplifier, low noise receiver design, ensure long-distance video, audio and data transmission.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 1.6 Hardware Description See sheet 4 for the simple hardware information of DH-PFM88X: Hardware Index CPU/Baseband Radio Atheros AR7240/AR9280 Memory 32MB DRAM, 8MB Flash Physical Port 2 × 10/100M Base-TX (Cat. 5/5E, RJ-45)Internet access(DH-PFM881) 1 × 10/100M Base-TX (Cat. 5/5E, RJ-45)Internet access(DH-PFM880) LED Indicator Light Power, LAN, WLAN, 3×Link Quality(DH-PFM881) Power Supply POE, Power Adapter 24V/0.5A Sheet 4 1.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 1 LED Color Status POWER Green Light on means DH-PFM881 connected power LAN Green Light on means DH-PFM881 LAN port is connected to external device WLAN Green Light on means wireless of DH-PFM881 is enabled. Flashing light means the device wireless is enabled and transmitting data by wireless.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 2 Product Installation The line connection mode is different under different network mode, because the device default setting is bridge mode. This chapter mainly describes the line connection mode of bridge mode, please refer to chapter 7 network setting for the connection mode of route mode. 2.1 Line Connection See Figure 2 for the installation of DH-PFM881.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 2.2 Restore Default Factory Setting We can choose manual operation when users forget the IP of DH-PFM881 and can’t open the webpage. See Figure 3 for more details; press Reset button for 5-10 seconds, let go when all the LED lights are on, and the device has been restored default factory setting. Meanwhile, the port with direct connection with DH-PFM881 host will show twice connection and disconnection in a row.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 3 Quick Configuration This chapter mainly describes how to make quick configuration to Bridge device and make it work normally. 3.1 Log In Login DH-PFM88X configuration work is made up of setting the host which connects DH-PFM88X directly and log in, operation steps are as follows: 1. Network connection->local connection, select local connection and single click right button, click properties by mouse left button. 2.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 4 3. IP address is set the same network segment IP of DH-PFM88X, which is shown in Figure 4, and the IP can’t be the same as DH-PFM88X. For example: the IP of DH-PFM88X is 192.168.1.36, then the host IP can be set as 192.168.1.180; meanwhile, different DH-PFM88X devices need to be allocated with different addresses so as not to cause address conflict. 4.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 5 2. Click “Setting Wizard” on the left, as shown in Figure 6. The wizard can help users to make quick configuration to the device, such as network configuration, wireless mode and etc. Figure 6 3. Click “Next”, it will display basic network parameter configuration. Device default configuration is “Bridge Mode”, LAN port IP address is “192.168.1.36”，as shown in Figure 7.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 7 4. Click “Next” and it will display basic wireless mode and wireless security options, as shown in Figure 8. Two of most commonly used wireless mode of DH-PFM88X device are “client” and “access point”. Configured as “client” (Station) mode: It means DH-PFM88X device can be connected to DH-PFM88X device of “access point” mode. Configured as “Access Point” (AP) mode: It means DH-PFM88X device can be connected to DH-PFM88X device of “client” mode.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 8 5. Click “Next” and it will display working scenario option, as shown in Figure 9. Please enable “custom scenario” if the users need to customize working scenario, then click “Next” to display custom scenario configuration. If users enable other options and click “Next”, the completion page of setting wizard will occur. Figure 9 6. In the page “setting wizard-custom scenario”, as shown in Figure 10.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Auto ACK-Timeout Adjust: Users are recommended to open “Auto ACK-Timeout Adjust”, this option can auto test the distance between two devices and set parameters according to this distance to optimize wireless connection quality. Distance: If “Auto ACK-Timeout Adjust” option is open, then the distance setting will become invalid, system will auto test device distance and optimize connection quality.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 4. TDMA Currently, most long-distance wireless broadband network bridge products developed from 802.11 WLAN technologies. The built-in operation system integrated TDMA，20M/40MHz bandwidth flexible configuration, rate control, Auto ACK-Timeout Adjust and several other industry-leading technology, which is an ideal product of long-distance wireless broadband access.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual The TDMA from other factories can’t communicate with our TDMA. If both our device and device from other factories enable TDMA, then both sides can’t be connected. 5. Status Display Status Display is the first page after the users log in, the page displays current configuration of the current device and current working condition of real time monitoring. It is located in the second item of the menu bar; see Figure 13 for more information. Figure 13 5.
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Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 14 Routes Table: The routing list stores the paths which point to the network for DH-PFM88X device. See Figure 15 for more information. Figure 15 Bridging Table: PFM 88X acquired the corresponding relation between device MAC address which communicate though it recently and aging time. ARP Table: The device acquired the corresponding relation between used IP address which communicate through LAN port recently and MAC address.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 6. Wireless Setting More information about wireless setting. There are five types of wireless mode of the device: AP mode, client mode, WDS client mode, WDS Repeater AP : Client device like computer, cell phone, wireless bridge and etc can connect to wireless access node. One AP can connect several clients. CPE/Client: It needs to be used cooperatively with AP, it connects to AP. One client can only connect to one AP.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Output Power: Users can adjust the output power of device transmitting wireless signal according to the distance between devices. The transmitted signal distance and intensity will improve when output power goes up. Channel Width: It means max data transmission rate of the channel. Max TX Rate: Limit the device max send/receive rate by setting it and keep the stability of device performance by dong so.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual power supplier is equivalent to the WAN port of router. See Figure 19 for its line connection when it is under route mode. Figure 19 See Figure 20 for more information about router mode. Figure 20 WAN Mode: Wan mode is about WAN port being set static IP address and DHCP. Users need to manually set IP, subnet mask and etc when it is set as static IP. The device will auto get IP address from DHCP server when it is set as DHCP.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual connect to network. WAN Subnet Mask: Subnet Mask of WAN port can be set the same address of the same segment which is to connect network. Attention: IP address of WAN port can’t be set the same as the existing IP on the network in order to avoid IP address conflict. LAN IP: IP address of LAN port, users can set it according to his own demand.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 21 1. Filter a device with IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx After firewall is enabled, IP filtering mode is set as reject, and set any item among IP1～IP10 as the IP to be filtered. 2. Filter some device After firewall is enabled, select MAC filtering mode as reject, set any item among Mac1～Mac10 as the MAC address of the device to be filtered. 3. Filter all other devices except the device with IP xxx.xxx.xxx.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 8. Advanced Settings See Figure 22 for more information about advanced settings page. Figure 22 Auto ACK-Timeout Adjust: Users are recommended to open “ACK-Timeout auto adjustment”, which can auto test the distance between two devices; can set parameter according to this distance to optimize wireless connection quality. Distance: The distance setting will be invalid if the “ACK-Timeout auto adjustment” is open.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual inform the station which sent request to send data. Threshold Threshold: If the packet length surpasses the set value, it has to be divided into several data segment to send, and the number can only be even. Multicast Data: When this function is enabled, DH-PFM88X will allow the multicast packet to pass it. Antenna Switch: Set the value as external antenna when the device is using external antenna. Otherwise, it is built-in antenna.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 9. System Settings There are four parts on the system setting interface which are configuration management, firmware configuration, device configuration and account information, see Figure 23 and 24 for more details.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual pay attention that you can’t modify the configuration file content manually. Uploading Configuration File: Click to browse, select the previously-downloaded configuration file, click to upload, then you can restore the device configuration to it is when backuping configuration file. Firmware Upgrade: Click to browse, select the version which is to be upgraded; click to upgrade, then the upgrade of device is on the way.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 25 Ping IP: When user set a device IP in the ping IP bar, click ping, then ping’s result is Alive if the device is connected to DH-PFM88X. Otherwise, it will be Not Alive. Speed Test: When the access point is connected to client, set the IP address of access point (client) in the network speed detection of client (access point), then click speed detection, the result will display on the webpage after a while.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Telnet: When telnet is enabled, the command prompt window under Windows XP or Windows 7 adopts Telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (DH-PFM88X’s IP) which can log in DH-PFM88X. It is unable to log in the device if Telnet is forbidden. DHCPD: DH-PFM88X can be used a DHCP server when enabling DHCPD function, the DHCP client which is connected to it can obtain relevant address from it.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 11. Common Networking Mode 11.1 Wireless Point-to-Point We generally set one DH-DH-PFM881 as access point, and the other as client during point-to-point communication, see Figure 26 for more information. Figure 26 1. Two DH-PFM88X network setting page -> network mode are both set as bridge mode; firewall is forbidden for both DH-PFM88X and set different LAN IP; 2.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 4. Use one computer to ping another one, which means inputting ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP of another computer) in one computer; Expected Result: After the connection between access point and client, the computer which connected access point and client can be interpinged, meanwhile, you can see the number of connections is one on the page of status display for access point. 11.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 2. Wireless page -> set wilreless mode as access point and client respectively, both AP and client are set as the same SSID, set the same way of encryption and password for wireless encryption, like WPA->WPA2->CCMP->1234567890, it is recommended to finish configuration according to device wizard; 3. Attention: Relative direction needs to be adjusted for access point and client. 4. Use one computer to ping another one, which means inputting ping xxx.xxx.xxx.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 28 1. Wired connection for two bck-to-back devices 2. Downlinked client device is set as access point, uplinked central AP device is set as client 3. Refer to 11.1 and 11.2 for detailed configuration 4. Expected Result: After the connection between access point and client, the computer which connected access point and client can be interpinged, meanwhile, you can see the number of connections is N on the page of status display for access point.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual Figure 29 1. Network setting page -> network mode are both set as route mode, firewall is forbidden. Users can set WAN mode as DHCP or static IP according to the fact whether there is DHCP server on the main network, meanwhile, LAN IP users can modify the IP according to their demand, but they are recommended not to modify IP too often, just in case the IP is forgotten and it will bring a lot of trouble to your own life.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 10 to set the parameters of DHCPD. 4. The network name of wireless connection is the WiFi network you set in advance, after the computer is connected to DH-PFM88X, the WAN port address of ping DH-PFM88X, for example, the WAN port IP of ping DH-PFM88X is 192.168.2.50, then you just input ping 192.168.2.50； Expected result: The computer which is connected to the LAN port of TurboBridg2 can ping through the WAN port IP of DH-PFM88X.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual environment. Users can detect the following steps to make sure the max possible connection rate is obtained. (1) The location of wireless access point Try to adjust the location and direction of wireless access point. (2) Wireless channel The interference could be obviously improved if you use other communication channel; (3) Wireless interference Other devices may also cause interference, so try to shut off other devices and check if the situation is improved.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual difference between two devices over 20M if the width of communication channel is 20M. 7. Packet loss and big time delay for ping device address of the computer (1) Port isolation for AP which connects the same POE switch. (2) Bad pressing and connection for cable crystal head (remake crystal head) 8. Users often lose connection and the speed is low. (1) Too many users of AP access. (2) Weak AP signal.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual 3. Geographical environment Place for the farthest distance of communication is sea level and clear flat land, which is the generally-used geographical condition to evaluate the communication distance of wireless communication devices. The second farthest are places like rural area, hill, riverbed and other half obstacle, half open environment. The shortest communication distance is place like city building complex or among mountains.
Dahua 5.8GHz Wireless AP/CPE User Manual District City of Shanghai, and one site is located on the 12th floor in a community while the other site is located on the 5th floor in an office building, which can basically be directly visible without any obvious blocks. Test result: Frequency Signal Intensity Channel Width Throughput Rate 5825MHz -72dBm approx 20M 30-35Mbps 13.
