Planet Technology WAP-7000 manual

802.11a Wireless LAN Outdoor Bridge WAP-7000 User’s Manual[...]

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Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environme nt. In order to avoid the poss ibility of exceedi ng the F CC radio frequenc y exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be les s than 20 cm(8 inches) during normal operatio[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTR ODUCTION.................................................................................................. 1 1.1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 F EA TURES .............................................................[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction The WAP-7000 st arts a new era for wireless bui lding-to-buildin g solution by provid ing high performance in 5GHz frequency . W ith 802.1 1a comp liance, the WAP-7000 can avoid the in terferences from other 802.1 1b/g devices and contributes th e 54Mbps data rate . It is suited for enterprises, campus or off-site locations t[...]

1.3 Specification Model W AP-7000 S tandard support IEEE802.1 1a IEEE802.3 IEEE802.3u Interface Wireless IEEE802.1 1a One 10/100 RJ-45 port Data Rate 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps Modulation OFDM RF Output Power 18dBm (typical) Receiver Sensitivity 6 Mbps: -82dBm 9 Mbps: -81dBm 12 Mbps: -79dBm 18 Mbps: -77dBm 24 Mbps: -74dBm 36 Mbps: -70dBm 48 M[...]

2. Environmental factors The wireless network is easily affected by many environmental factors. Every environment is unique with different obstacles, construction material s, weather, etc. It is hard to determine the exact operating range of WAP-7000 in a specific location without testing. 3. Antenna adjustment Please check the specification of the[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before you proceed with the installation, it is necessar y that you have enough information about the W AP-7000. 1. Locate an optimum location for the WAP-7000. 2. Assemble the 5GHz antenna to WAP-7000. T ry to place them to a p osition that can best cover your wireless net work. The antenna’s position wi ll enhanc[...]

Note: ONL Y use the power adapter suppli ed with t he W AP-7000. Otherwise, the product may be damaged. - 5 -[...]

! OUTDOOR INSTALLATION WARNING IMPORT ANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: LIVES MA Y BE A T RISK! Carefully observe these instructions and any special inst ru ctions that are included with the equipment yo u are installing. CONT ACTING POWER LINES CA N BE LETHAL. Make sure no power lines are anywhere where possible contact can be made. Antennas, masts, towers,[...]

corrosion-resistant connectors.  Refer to the National Electrical Code for grou nding details. IF A PERSON COMES IN CONT ACT WITH EL ECTRICAL POWER, A ND CANNOT MOVE:  DON’T T OUCH THA T PERSON, OR YOU MA Y BE ELECTROCUTED.  Use a non-conductive dry board, stick or rope to push or drag them so they no longer are in contact with electrica[...]

Chapter 3 IP Discover Utility A simple Windo ws utility is supplied on the C D-ROM. This utility can be us ed to locate the IP address of the W AP-7000 on the same network segment. Althou gh the W AP-7000 has a default IP address, this utility is useful when the net work adm inistrator forgets the modified IP ad dress. Before using this utility , p[...]

Chapter 4 Web Configuration Web configuration provides a user-friendly graph ic al user interface ( web pages) to manage you r W AP-7000. The W AP-7000 with an assigned IP address (e.g.http://192.168.1.20) al lows you to monitor and configure via web browser (e.g., MS Internet Explorer or Netscape). 1. Open your web browser . 2. Enter the IP addres[...]

Type Pass word Again Re-type the new pass word again. SSH Server Enable or disable the built-in SSH server. SSH is a secured telnet-like me chanism to invoke the command line interface. All the comman ds and response will be encr ypted. The SSH port is 22. You need to have an SSH client to access SSH server. SNMP Community Enter the community strin[...]

Manually setup IP address If selected, the following data must be entered. IP A ddress - The IP Address of this device. Enter an unused IP address from the addres s range on your LAN. Subnet Mask - The Network Mask associated with the IP Address above. Enter the value used by other devices on your LAN. Default Gateway - The IP Address of your Gatew[...]

Bridge Type There are two options selectable: Master Bri dge and Slave Bridge. For a Point-to-MultiPo int installation, there must be a Mast er Bridge device which locat ed at the Hub station to host the wireless connections with the remote Slave Bridges. Please refer to the illustration below. One Master Bridge supports at most four Slave Bridges.[...]

Data Rate (Mbps) Rates of 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54Mbps are supported for the wireless mode of 54Mbps (802.11a). And, rates of 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, and 108Mbps are supported for the wireless mode of 108Mbps (802.11a Turbo). T he mode of 108Mbps offers the double data rate than of 54Mbps. In order to maximize the system performance, it is r[...]

Super Bridge Mode Super Bridge Mode provides three mecha nisms to improve the bridge throughput. Compression: Frame is compressed by hardware before transmitting. Note that the compression may save band width but would consum e frame process time. In case of the data is already compressed (eg. mpeg frame), ple ase do NOT turn on this function. Burs[...]

Master / Slave Bridge Security Enable or Disable the securit y mechanism. Entry Method Hexadecimal: T he key input must be hexadecimal (0-9, A-F). ASCII: The key input can be any character. The Entry Method of both Master and Slave Bridges must be identical. Encryption Type WAP-7000 supports three encr yption types: 64-bit / 128-bit / 152-bit WEP. [...]

Unique Key (Mast er Bridge only) In some special applications, you ma y need to assign different key for each Master-Slave link instead of the same key for all links. It can be done by setting up a Unique Key for each Slave Bridge. The MAC addresses of the Slave Bridge wi ll be sh own in the Bridge MAC field. Please input the key value for correspo[...]

V alues on this page are automatically refres hed ever y one -minute. Y ou may manuall y click the refresh button of browser to get the most updated data more frequent. As RF signa l strength is more critical for outdoor deployment purpose, RSSI bar is refreshed ever y 2 seconds. Due to frequent refresh of S tatistics page, it is strongly recommend[...]

Error Frame Displays the error count for both receive and transmission. Signal Strength (RSSI) Display the strength of the receive and transmi t signals in dBm. Refresh every 2 seconds. Data Rate Displays the receive and transmit data rate in Mbps. Receive Errors Displays the number of receive errors. Discarded Frame Displays the number of receive [...]

Discarded Frame Displays the number of transmit discarded frames. Excessive Retry Frame Displays the number of transmit excessive r etries. 4.5 File Upload This screen allows you to upg rade your WAP-7000 when new firmware is released. To perform the Firmware Upgrade: 1. Click the “Browse” button and navig ate to the location of the upgrade fil[...]

4.6 System Info This screen lists the important system informat ion and software / hardware inventor y data. System Uptime The operating time since the W AP-7000 was booted up. Ethernet / 5GHz Bridge MAC The MAC addresses of the Ethernet and wireless interfaces. Capability It is fixed as Bridge for WAP-7000. Model Display the model name of this WAP[...]

4.7 Reboot When all the parameters have been setup according to the net work configuratio n and req uirements, click “Update” and “Reboot“ for parameter changes taking ef fect. When starting reboot, system will prompt you a rebooting window . It takes at least 30 seconds to finish the reboot process . - 21 -[...]

Chapter 5 WLAN Planning 5.1 Site Survey The following oper ating and environme ntal conditions must be considered when performing a site survey: Data rates – The sensitivity and the radi o range are inversel y proportional to data rates. T herefore, the maximum radio range is achieved at the lo west workabl e data rate, and a decrease in receiver[...]

If there is any obstacle in the radio p ath, it may st ill be a radio link but the quality and the signal strengt h will be affected. Ensuring the maximum clearance from objects on a path is important to locate the antennas and the height. For the long-distance links, the radio signa ls might be lost partially due to t he non-LOS issue. As we setup[...]

2 mile (3.2 km) 12.7 ft (3.9 m) 1 ft (0.3 m) 13.7 ft (4.2 m) 3 mile (4.8 km) 15.6 ft (4.8 m) 2 ft (0.6 m) 17.6 ft (5.4 m) 4 mile (6.4 km) 18 ft (5.5 m) 3 ft (0.9 m) 21 ft (6.4 m) 5 mile (8 km) 20 ft (6.1 m) 4 f t (1.2 m) 24 ft (7.3 m) 7 mile (1 1.3 km) 24 ft (7.3 m) 8 ft (2.4 m) 32 ft (9.7 m) 9 mile (14.5 km) 27 f t (8.2 m) 14 ft (4.3 m) 41 ft (12.[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encount ered during the installation and operati on of the W AP-7000. The bridges can’t successf ully associate with each ot her:  T o make sure the cables is connected properly .  T o check the POE adapter ’s LED is on or not.  T o check the both Frequency s[...]