Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point User manual

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High-Power Wireless

150N Outdoor CPE /

Access Point

User Manual

Model 525794

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INT-525794-UM-0715-01

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

PackageContents.........................................................................................................................................................................................................3

ProductFeatures..........................................................................................................................................................................................................3

ProductSpecifications..................................................................................................................................................................................................4

Hardware...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................4

DeviceStatusLEDs........................................................................................................................................................................................................4

Connectors....................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

Passive‐PoEInjector......................................................................................................................................................................................................5 

Connectingthedevicetothenetwork..........................................................................................................................................................................6

Configuringthedevice.......................................................................................................................................................................................................7

Accessingthewebconfigurationinterface...................................................................................................................................................................7

SetupWizard................................................................................................................................................................................................................8

OperationModes–Whentousewhich.....................................................................................................................................................................11

Router(Gateway)...................................................................................................................................................................................................11

WISP‐WirelessISP..................................................................................................................................................................................................12

AccessPoint...........................................................................................................................................................................................................13

Repeater............................................................................................................................... .................................................................................14

Status..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................15

WirelessSettings............................................................................................................................... .........................................................................16

Basic.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................16

M‐SSID...................................................................................................................................................................................................................16

ACL.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................16

WDS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................17

WMM.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................19

Advanced...............................................................................................................................................................................................................20

Network......................................................................................................................................................................................................................23

NetworkSettingsinRouterMode.........................................................................................................................................................................23

NetworkSettingsinWISPMode............................................................................................................................................................................26

NetworkSettingsinAccessPoint(AP)Mode.........................................................................................................................................................27

NetworkSettingsinRepeaterMode......................................................................................................................................................................28

QoS(inRouterandWISPMode).................................................................................................................................................................................29

Security(inRouterandWISPMode)..........................................................................................................................................................................32

IP/PortFilter:......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33

URLFiltering:.........................................................................................................................................................................................................33

MACFiltering:........................................................................................................................................................................................................33

DoSProtection:......................................................................................................................................................................................................34

System........................................................................................................................................................................................................................35

PasswordSettings..................................................................................................................................................................................................35

TimeSettings.........................................................................................................................................................................................................35

Backup&Restore..................................................................................................................................................................................................35

FactoryDefaults.....................................................................................................................................................................................................36

Reboot...................................................................................................................................................................................................................36

SmartReboot.........................................................................................................................................................................................................36

WebServer............................................................................................................................................................................................................37

FirmwareUpgrade................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37

DebugTools................................................................................................................................................................................................................38

LogSettings............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38

PingTest................................................................................................................................................................................................................38

AppendixA:ChangingtheIPAddressofaNetworkAdapter...........................................................................................................................................39

AppendixB:Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................................................................................44

AppendixC:DSCPValueTable......................................................................................................................................................................................... 45

AppendixD:WarrantyInformation.................................................................................................................................................................................46

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INTRODUCTION

TheIntellinetHigh‐PowerWireless150NOutdoorCPEAccessPoint,Model525794,isacost‐effectiveWISPCPE

(customer‐premisesequipment)andlong‐distancewirelessbridgesolution.Itcombinesthefunctionalityofaclassic

wirelessaccesspoint,awirelessISP(WISP)client,a10dBihigh‐gainantennaandanIP65

weatherproofenclosure.High

outputpower(upto4wattsinFCC‐regulatedcountries)andhighreceiversensitivitysignificantlyextendthe

transmissionrange,makingtheIntellinet525794WirelessCPEanexcellentchoiceforpoint‐to‐pointwireless

connections.

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TheHigh‐PowerWireless150NOutdoorCPE/AccessPointprovidesmaximumwirelesssecuritybysupporting802.1x

userauthenticationforexternalRADIUSservers.OthersecurityfeaturesincludedinthisaccesspointareMACaddress

filtering,disableSSIDbroadcastandsupportforthelatestwirelessencryptionmechanisms.

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PACKAGECONTENTS

Ensurethatthefollowingitemsareincluded:

•High‐PowerWireless150NOutdoorCPE/AccessPoint

•Quickinstallationguide

•InstallationCDwithusermanual(thisdocument)

•PassivePoEpoweradapter

•Polemountclamp

PRODUCTFEATURES

•WirelessoutdoorCPEprovidesInternetconnectivitytoyour2.4GHzWirelessISP(WISP)

•Alsosuitableforlong‐rangePtPbridgeconnections

•Built‐in10dBiantenna

•Weatherproofandcorrosionresistant,IP65

•Supportedmodes:Router(Gateway),AccessPoint,APClient,WISPandWDSBridge

•Complieswith2.4GHzIEEE802.11nstandardandisbackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11g/bstandards

•SupportsWEPandWPA/WPA2(TKIPandAES)dataencryption

•SupportsmultipleESSIDswithindividualsecuritysettings

•SupportsVPNpass‐throughforL2TP,IPsecandPPTPconnections

•Upto150Mbpsnetworklinkspeed

•SMAconnectorforoptionalexternalantenna

•LNA(LowNoiseAmplifier)technologyforimprovedradioperformance

•IncludedpassivePOEinjectorforupto60meters(200feet)connectiondistance

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PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS

Standards

•IEEE802.11b(11MbpsWirelessLAN)

•IEEE802.11g(54MbpsWirelessLAN)

•IEEE802.11n(150MbpsWirelessLAN)

•IEEE802.1x(NetworkAccessControl)

•IEEE802.3(10Base‐TEthernet)

•IEEE802.3u(100Base‐TXFastEthernet)

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Wireless

•Wirelessfrequencyrange:2.400–2.484GHz

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EIRPOutputpowerEU(ETSI):20dBm

•EIRPOutputpowerU.S.(FCC):36dBm

•WirelesschannelsEU(ETSI):1‐13,US(FCC):1‐11

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Power

•Externalpoweradapter:12VDC,1.0A

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HARDWARE

DEVICESTATUSLEDS

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LEDIndicator State Description

PWR On TheIntellinetCPEAccessPointisturnedon.

Off TheIntellinetCPEAccessPointisturnedoff.

WLAN On Thewirelessradioisactive.

Off Thewirelessradioisinactive.

Flashing Thewirelessradioisactive,anddataisbeingtransmittedandreceived.

WAN On LinkonWANportisactive.

 Off LinkonWANportisinactive.

 Flashing LinkonWANportisactive,anddataisbeingtransmittedandreceived.

LAN On LinkonLANportisactive.

 Off LinkonLANportisinactive.

 Flashing LinkonLANportisactive,anddataisbeingtransmittedandreceived.

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CONNECTORS

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Item Description

1 Connectionforexternalpoweradapter(12VDC,1.0A).Usethis,ifyoudonotwanttoutilizethe

includedPassive‐PoEinjector.

2 FemaleRP‐SMAconnectorfortheconnectionofanexternalhigh‐gainantenna.

3 Resetbutton.Depressfor10secondstoinitiatearesettofactorydefaultvalues.

4 LANconnectorandpassive‐PoEinputport.

ThisportneedstobeconnectedtoyourlocalnetworkviaaRJ45cable,ifyouusetheIntellinetCPE

AccessPointasaregularaccesspointorrepeater

5 OptionalWANconnector.ThisneedstobeusedifyouruntheIntellinetCPEAccessPointin

router/gatewaymode.Inthatscenario,theWANportmustbeconnectedtoaportthatprovides

Internetaccess,i.e.,theLANportonthecablemodem.

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PASSIVE‐POEINJECTOR

TheIntellinetCPEAccessPointcomeswithaPassive‐PoEInjectorthatenablestomergethepowersupplyanddatato

oneEthernetcableandsupplythemtotheaccesspointswithPoEinput(LAN)port.Ithasthreeconnectionpoints.A

powerinputportfortheexternal12VDC

poweradapter,aLANportfortheconnectiontoyourlocalnetwork,anda

PoEportfortheconnectiontotheaccesspoint’sLANport.

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CONNECTINGTHEDEVICETOTHENETWORK

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Item Description

1 Connecttheexternalpoweradapter(12VDC,1.0A) toapoweroutlet,andtothePassive‐PoE

injector.Oncetheconnectionismade,thepowerLEDonthePoEinjectorwilllightup.

2 ConnectastandardRJ45EthernetcabletotheLANportonthePassive‐PoEInjector.Thatcable

connectsthePoEinjector(andthustheaccesspoint)totherestofyournetwork.

3 ConnectastandardRJ45Ethernetcable(8P8C)fromthePoEportofthePassive‐PoEInjectortothe

LANportoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint.Thisconnectionprovidespoweranddataconnectivityto

theaccesspoint.

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CONFIGURINGTHEDEVICE

ACCESSINGTHEWEBCONFIGURATIONINTERFACE

TheIntellinetCPEAccessPointisequippedwithanarrayoffeatures,whichcanbeconfiguredtoyourneeds.

Configurationisdonebymeansofastandardwebbrowser.Openhttp://192.168.2.1inyourWebbrowser,andthen

typeinadminastheusernameand1234asthepassword.ClickLogIntoconnect.

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DefaultIPaddress:192.138.2.1

DefaultIPsubnetmask:255.255.255.0

Username:admin

Password:1234

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Shouldyouencounterproblemsconnectingtothewebinterfaceoftheaccesspoint,oneofthefollowingissues

maybe

occurring.

 Yourcomputer’sIPaddressisnotcompatibletotheIPaddressoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint.Itmustbein

rangeof192.168.2.2to192.168.2.254.

RefertoAppendixAforinformationonhowtosetuptheIPaddressofthenetworkadapter.

 TheIntellinet

CPEAccessPointisn’tproperlyconnectedtoeithertheLANportofyourcomputer,orthe

network.VerifythattheLANstatusLEDislit.

 TheIPaddressofyourIntellinetCPEAccessPointmayhavebeenchanged.Tovecertain,ahardwarereset

shouldbeperformed.Todo

that,simplypresstheresetbuttonfor10secondswhilethedeviceispoweredup.

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SETUPWIZARD

Thesetupwizardshouldonlybeused,ifyouwanttosetuptheIntellinetCPEAccessPointasaCPEforawirelessISP.

Allotheroperationalmodesaresetupwithouttheuseofthesetupwizard.Foradescriptionoftheoperationalmodes,

refertothenextsection.

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Onthefirstscreenofthesetupwizardyouneedtodefinewhichwirelesssignalyouwanttoconnectto.Thatsignal

shouldbe

thewirelesssignalofyourwirelessISP.ClickonScantodisplayofalistofallavailablewirelessnetworks,

selectthenetworkofyourWISP,andthentypeinthepasswordrequiredfortheWISPintheWPAKeyfield.

YoualsoneedtoselecttheWANTypethat

iscompatibletothesettingsofyourWISP.

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ThesecondscreenallowsyoutodefinethedeviceIPaddressoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint.Thedefaultvalueis

192.168.2.1.

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ThethirdsetupwizardscreendealswiththeDHCPserverfunctionoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint.Whetherornot

youwillneedtousethis,willdependonyourWISP.However,itismorelikelythannot,thattheDHCPservershouldbe

disabled.Ifyoudoneedto

enabletheDHCPserver,thenyouwillneedtofillouttheIPaddressrelatedfields.

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Screennumberfourletsyousetupwirelessserviceforyourlocalclients.Ifyoudisableit,thenInternetservicewillonly

beavailabletoclientsthatareconnectedtotheLANportof

theaccesspoint,eitherdirectly,orindirectlyviaaswitch.

Ifyouenablethewirelessfunction,thenyouneedtodefinetheusualwirelessparameters,suchastheSSIDandthe

securitysettings.

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ClickApplytosavethesettingsandreboottheaccesspoint.

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Oncetherebootiscompleted,theIntellinetCPEAccess

PointwilltrytoestablishaconnectionwiththeWISPsignal,

indicatedbythestatusConnecting.ClickRefreshafterabout

30secondsandthestatuswillhavechangedtoConnected.



Thisscreenprovidesdetailedinformationaboutthe

connectiontotheWISP

signal,anditallowstoDisconnect

andReconnecttheWISPsignalusingthecorresponding

buttons.



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OPERATIONMODES–WHENTOUSEWHICH

YourIntellinetCPEAccessPointsupports4operationmodes:Router(Gateway),

WISP,AccessPoint(AP)andRepeater.Beforeyoustartmakingchangestothe

configuration,youshouldfamiliarizeyourselfwiththesemodes.



ROUTER(GATEWAY)

ArouterconnectsmultiplelocalnetworkclientstooneInternetconnection,andprovidesbasicNATfirewallprotection

atthesametime.UsethismodeifyouwanttheIntellinetCPEAccessPointtofunctionasthe(wireless)routerinyour

network.Ifyouchoosethismode,youmustconnecttheWAN

portoftheaccesspointtoanetworkportthatprovides

Internetconnection,suchasaDSLorcablemodem.



SelectthecorrectWANtypeforyourISP,e.g.,PPPOEforxDSLconnections,orDHCPforcableInternetservice.Ifyou

selectPPPOE,youmustprovidetheusernameand

password,aswellasadvancedparameterssuchasMTU,LCPecho

intervalandfailure.YourDSLserviceprovidehasthisinformation.IfyourInternetserviceusesstaticIP,you’llneedto

entertheIPaddressandrelatedinformationintotheconfigurationinterface.Inmanycases,however,yourInternet

accessisestablished

bymeansofDHCP.InthiscasethereisnothingtoconfigurebuttheoptionalclonedMACaddress,

whichyouonlyneedtoenterifyourInternetservicerequiresacertainMACaddress.



TheNATfunctionshouldbeenabled,asitprovidesthebasicrouterandfirewallfunctionalityyouwould

expectfroma

router.

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WISP‐WIRELESSISP

AwirelessInternetserviceprovider(WISP)isanInternetserviceproviderwithanetworkbasedonwireless

networking.IfyouliveinanareawhereInternetserviceisprovidedbya2.4GHzWirelessIEEE802.11nsignal,youcan

utilizetheIntellinetAccessPointasaCPE(Customer‐premisesequipment).When

youactivateWISPmode,youwill

needtospecifytheSSIDoftheWISPsignal,alongwiththesecuritysettingsifsorequired.Youalsoneedtodefinehow

theconnectiontotheWISPisestablished,i.e.,DHCP,PPPoE,etc.Aftertheobligatoryreboot,theIntellinetCPE

wirelesslyconnectsto

theWISP,andalsoprovideslocalwirelessaccessinyournetwork.



ClickonScantosearchforavailablewirelesssignalsinthearea.Selectthewirelessnetwork(“wlan_ISP”inthe

exampleabove),andthechannel,securitymodeandWLANEncryptwillbefilledoutautomatically.Typeinthe

passwordfor

thewirelessnetworkinthefieldWPAKey.NotethatthisisonlyrequirediftheWISPsignalusesWPA

encryption.ShouldtheWISPsignaluseWEPencryption,theinterfacepresentsyouwithslightlydifferentfieldsthat

needtobefilledout,namelytheWEPkeytype,keyidentifierand

theactualWEPkeyfields.

LockBSSIDmakessurethattheIntellinetCPEAccessPointwillalwaysconnecttothisWISPsignal,evenifthenameof

theWISPsignalweretoeverchange.



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ACCESSPOINT

ThisisthedefaultoperationmodeoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint.Awirelessaccesspoint(AP)isadevicethatallows

wirelessdevicestoconnecttoawirednetworkusingWi‐Fi.Inthismode,thedeviceactsasasimplenetworkswitch

connectingwirelessandwirednetworkclients.



InordertousetheIntellinetCPEasanaccesspoint,youneedtosettheStatustoEnable,settheModeto11B/G/N

(recommended),settheChanneltoavaluethatputsthiswirelessnetworkatleast4channelsapartfromanexisting

wirelessnetworkthatmightbein

closeproximity.Forexample,ifanotherwirelessnetworkinrangeissettochannel2,

thenit’dbebesttosetyourIntellinetCPEAccessPointtochannel6orhigher.Next,providetheSSIDandsetupthe

SecurityModeforthewirelessnetwork.WPA2PSKisrecommendedasit

providesthemostrobustsecurityforyour

wirelessnetwork.

IfyouuseaRadiusserverinyournetworktoauthenticatethewireless

clients,youmustselectEnterpriseasthesecuritymode,andagainthe

WPA2variantisthepreferredchoice.IfyouselectEnterpriseencryption,

youmustprovidetheserveraddress,

portandsharedsecretkey.



Finally,youmustspecifythelocalIPaddressforyouraccesspoint.Thedefaultaddressis192.168.2.1,butyoucan

changeithereifyousodesire.Seenextpageforfurtherdetails. 

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REPEATER

Awirelessrepeater(alsocalledwirelessrangeextender)takesanexistingsignalfromawirelessrouterorwireless

accesspointandrebroadcastsittoamplifythewirelesssignal,extendingitsrangeintheprocess.Whenyouactivate

thismode,youneedtospecifythewirelessnetworkwhichyouwishto‘repeat’,

oramplify.Afteryouprovidethe

requiredsecurityinformation,theIntellinetCPEAccessPointperformsarestart.



ThesetupisvirtuallyidenticaltotheWISPmode.ClickScantoshowwirelessnetworksinrange,thenselectthe

wirelessnetworkthatyouwithtorepeat(extenditsrange),andprovide

therequiredsecurityforthenetwork.Similar

totheAccessPointmode,youcanalsodefinetheLocalIPSettings.SelectDHCP,andtheIntellinetaccesspointwill

receiveit’sIPsettingsfromaDHCPserverinyournetwork,mostlikelythatwillbeyourrouter,andselectStatic

ifyou

wanttocontroltheIPaddressandrelatedsettingsyourself.

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STATUS

ThissectionprovidesvariousbitsandpiecesofinformationaboutthecurrentstatusoftheIntellinetCPEWireless

AccessPoint.Dependingontheoperationalmodethedeviceissetto,youwillseeoneofthefourpossiblemenus

below.





 WAN

IftheaccesspointisoperatinginRouter

(Gateway)mode,you

canseeinformationaboutthestatusoftheInternetconnection

onthispage,including,butnotlimitedtotheWANIPaddress

anddatatraffic.Additionalinformationcanbefoundonthe

WANpage’ssidebarinyourwebbrowser.



 WISP

IftheIntellinetCPEAccess

PointisconnectedtoawirelessISP,somerelatedinformationabouttheWISP

connectioncanbeobtainedfromthisstatusscreen.RefertothehelpsidebarontheWISPinformationpage

inyourwebbrowser.



 Repeater

Ifthedeviceissetupasarepeater,youcansee

informationonthecurrentconnectionstatusonthispage.

Thiscanbehelpfulifyouneedtotroubleshootapotentialproblemrelatedtotherepeaterconnection.



 AccessPoint

Thisoptionisavailableregardlessoftheoperationalmodeandshowsrelatedinformationtothecurrent

wirelessfunction,suchas

theSSID,channel,securityorconnectedclients.



 LAN

ThisoptionisavailableregardlessoftheoperationalmodeandshowsinformationrelevanttotheLAN

connectionstatusoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint,includingforexampleitsIPaddress.



 DHCPServer

TheIntellinetCPEAccessPointisequipped

withaninternalDHCPserver,whichmeansitcanprovideIP

addressestoconnectedclients.Thisscreenshowswhichclientsareconnectedintotal,andofthose,which

haveobtainedanIPaddressfromtheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint.



 System

Basicsysteminformation,includingfirmwareversion,hardwareversionand

systemuptime.





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WIRELESSSETTINGS

ThismenuprovidesaccesstoallparametersrelatedtothewirelessfunctionoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint.



BASIC

Asthenamesuggests,hereyoucancontrolthebasicsettings

relatedtothewirelessfunction.Youcandefinethenameof

thewirelessnetwork(SSID),thechannel,securitysettings,

i.e.,thewirelesspassword,youcanactivatewirelessclient

isolationwhichpreventscommunicationbetweenwireless

clients,andyoucanenableordisablethebroadcastofthe

SSID.Forinformationaboutthesecuritysettings,referto

sectionOperationModes–AccessPoint.



M‐SSID

TheIntellinetCPEcansimultaneouslybroadcastfourdifferent

wirelessnetworks(SSIDs).Eachwirelessnetworkcanhaveits

ownsettings.



M‐SSIDSelectletsyoudefine,whichofthethreeadditional

SSIDsyouwanttoconfigure.Onceselected,youcanproceed

settinguptheparametersthesamewayasyoudidfor

the

mainSSIDaboveunderBasic.



ACL

ACLstandardsforaccesscontrollist.Withthisfeature,you

cancontrolwhohasaccesstothewirelessnetwork,andhow

manysimultaneoususersareaallowed.Allofthiscanbe

controlledforeachofthefourSSIDsindependently.



M‐SSIDSelectletsyoudefine,whichofthefourSSIDsyou



wanttoconfigure.TheMaxStationparameterallowsto

defineanupperconnectionlimitfortheparticularSSID.This

canbehelpfuliftheaccesspointisinstalledinabusyareaand

youneedtoputacapontheactiveuserstoensureadecent

wirelessperformancefor

theconnectednetworkclients.



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ThesecondfeatureistheACLStatus,whichallows(value“Accept”)ordisallows(value“Drop”)accessbasedonthe

MACaddressofthewirelessnetworkclient.EntertheMacAddressmanually,orclicktheRescanbuttontofindthe

MACaddressofaconnectedwirelessclientautomatically,andthenclick

AddtoaddtheMACaddresstothe

configuration.

WDS

WDS(WirelessDistributionSystem)isamethodoflinkingtwoormorewirelessaccesspointsorwirelessrouters

together,withoutphysicallyconnectingthem.WDSisasystemenablingthewirelessinterconnectionofaccesspoints

inanIEEE802.11network.Itallowsawirelessnetworktobeexpandedusingmultipleaccesspoints

withoutthe

traditionalrequirementforawiredbackbonetolinkthem,andthatsavesinstallationcost.



ButWDSisn’twithoutitsproblems.DependingontheWDSsetup,theperformancecansuffergreatly,asmuchasa

lossof50%oftransferspeedperhop(accesspointinWDSmode).Ifthroughputandlowlatencyareimportanttoyou,

thenWDS,asimplementedinnon‐enterpriseequipmentsuchasyourIntellinetCPEAccessPoint,isn’treallyagood

option.WDSalsosuffersfromtheproblemthatonlystaticWPAkeyscanbeused,eliminatingoneofthekeystrength

ofWPA2encrypted

wirelessnetworks.Ifsecurityisofgreatimportancetoyou,WDSisn’ttheidealmodetousefor

yourwirelessnetwork.WDSsetupsarealsorestrictedinthatonlythesameequipmentcanbeusedinthesetup.Even

otheraccesspointsfromthesamemanufacturer,Intellinetincluded,maynot

becompatibleduetothefactthatoften

differentchipsetsfromdifferentchipsetmanufacturersareused.



Availablemodes:

Lazy–InthismodetheaccesspointwillautomaticallyconnectwithotherWDSdevicesthatusethesameSSID,

channel,encryptionmode,andphysicalmode.Thereisnoneedtomanually

typeintheMACaddressesoftheother

WDSAPs.However,oneoftheparticipatingaccesspointsmustbesettoBridgeorBridge+mode.Theycan’tallbelazy.



Bridge–Thismodecanbeusedtoconnecttwonetworkstogether.AllWDSbridgesmustbesettothe

samechannel,

SSID,encryptionmodeandphysicalmode.NotethattheaccesspointinWDSBridgemodeonlycommunicateswith

otherWDSbridges,butnotwithwirelessclients.

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Bridge+–Thismodecanbeusedtoconnecttwonetworkstogether.AllWDSbridgesmustbesettothesamechannel,

SSID,encryptionmodeandphysicalmode.UnlikeBridgemode,theBridge+modeallowstheaccesspointto

communicatewithwirelessclientsandotherWDSbridgesatthesametime.

However,donotethatduetothe

directionalantennacharacteristicsoftheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint,theuseablewirelesssignalislimitedtoarather

narrowbeam.Thatisgoodforpointtopointconnections,butwhenyouwanttoconnectwirelessclientsthatarein

thevicinityofthe

accesspointonallsides,notjustintheareaofthebeam,itisnotanidealsolution.Insucha

situation,theuseofanOmni‐directionalantennaconnectedtotheexternalantennaconnectorwouldbe

recommended.



Repeater–Inthismode,WPSrepeatersre‐broadcastanexisting

wirelesssignalandbydoingsoextendtherangeof

thewirelessnetwork.Itworksprettymuchthesamewayastheuniversalrepeatermode(seesection“Operation

Modes”),excepttheWDSrepeaterofferssomeadvantagesanddisadvantagesoverthestandardrepeatermode.The

advantageisthattheWDSrepeater

createsatransparentwirelessrepeatednetworkwheretheconnectingdevices’

MACaddressescansuccessfullypassthroughthenetworkandaccesstoothernetworkclients.Assuch,theWDS

repeaterconnectionis‘invisible’tothenetworkclients.It’sasiftheywereconnectedviaacable.Ontheotherhand,

theuniversal

repeatermodedoesnotprovidethistransparency,anditisnotguaranteedthatallclientsinthelocal

networkcanalwaysproperlyseeeachother.Notonlythat,butwhenusingauniversalrepeaterincombinationwitha

wirelesshotspot(suchasIntellinet’sGuestGateMKII),theloginorwelcome

pagemaynotappearcorrectlyforyouas

mostWiFihotspotauthenticationsolutionsrequirecapturingtheMACaddressofyourtablet,smartphoneorlaptop

whichmaynotsuccessfullypassthroughtheuniversalrepeater.ButWDS,asweheardbefore,hasitsownshareof

problems:massiveperformancepenalties,poorcompatibility

tootherhardwareandreducedsecurity.

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ThePhysicalModemustbesettothesamevaluesonallparticipatingWDSaccesspoints.YouwillwanttouseHTMIX

for11b/g/nmixedmode,andGreenFieldfor802.11nonlymode.SelectCCKfor802.11bmodeandOFDMfor802.11g

mode.



YouneedtoprovidetheMACaddresses

oftheotherWDSAPsunderWDS1‐4Settings,unlessyouusethelazymode.

ClickonScantodisplayalistofwirelessnetworksinrangeandselectthenetworktowhichyouwanttocreateaWDS

connection.SelectthecorrectEncryptTypeandprovidetherequiredKey

.Youcanconnecttoupto4differentaccess

pointsinWDSmode.



WMM

WirelessMultimediaExtensions(WME),alsoknownas

Wi‐FiMultimedia(WMM),isaWi‐FiAlliance

interoperabilitycertification,basedontheIEEE

802.11estandard.ItprovidesbasicQualityofservice

(QoS)featuresforwirelessIEEE802.11networks.

WMMprioritizestrafficaccordingtofouraccess

categories(ACforshort):

1.Voice

Video

3.Besteffort

4.Background.

Itissuitableforwell‐definedapplicationsthatrequireQoS,suchasVoiceoverIP(VoIP)onWi‐Fiphones(VoWLAN).

However,itdoesnotprovideguaranteedthroughput.



AsfortheIntellinetCPEAccessPoint,WMMcanbedisabledorenabledforeachof

thefourSSIDsindependently.

WMMshouldbeenabledforallSSIDstoensurethehighestpossiblelinkspeedof150Mbps.Thereisreallynoreason

todisable,unlessyouareexperiencingtechnicaldifficultiesandwanttodisableWMMaspartofthetroubleshooting.

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ADVANCED

Thispageprovidesaccesstosettingsand

parametersthatarebestleftattheirfactory

defaultvalues,unlessyouhavesufficient

knowledgeaboutwirelessnetworks.While

impropersettingscannotcauseanyharmtothe

accesspoint,theycanhaveanegativeimpacton

theperformanceofyourwirelessnetwork,tothe



pointwhereyoumayneedtoperformahardware

resetontheIntellinetCPEAccessPointtoget

thingsrunningsmoothlyagain.



TXPower:Controlsthestrengthofthewireless

signal.



TXBurst:TxBurstmode(packetoverdrive)isonly

applicableforIEEE802.11b/gclients,whichmeans

thatTxBursting

doesnotapplytowirelessIEEE

802.11norIEEE802.11acnetworks.



TXPreamble:Enableordisabletheshort

preamble.IfsettoEnable,theaccesspointwill

operatewiththeshortpreamblesettings,andif

settoDisable,thelongpreambleisactive.Unless

youhavelegacy802.11b(1

or2Mbps)clientsin

yournetwork,there'snoneedforalongpreamble,andyoucanleavethisoptionenabled.



BeaconInterval:AwirelessaccesspointssendsoutspecificdatapacketscontainingtheSSID,thechannelnumber,and

securitysettings.Thesepacketsarecalledbeacons.Anyclientthatwantstojoin

awirelessnetworklistensforthese

beaconframes,andanywirelessclientalreadyconnectedalsoreceivesthemwhenevertheyaresentout.Thebeacon

intervalcontrolshowoftentheaccesspointbroadcaststhebeaconframes.Possiblevaluesrangefrom20to1000(ms).

Theshorterthebeaconinterval,themore

oftenarethebeaconframessentout.Themoreoftenthebeaconframes

aresentout,thequickertheassociationandroamingprocesswillbe,butitalsoleadstomorenetworkoverhead,

whichthenleadstoadropinthroughputperformance.Increasethebeaconintervaltoreducethenetworkoverhead,



butthatcomesattheexpensiveofaslightlyslowerassociationtime,whichmeansittakesjustalittlebitlongerfor

wirelessclientstojointhenetwork.Thedefaultvalueis100.



DataBeaconRate(DTIM):TheDTIM(deliverytrafficindicationmap)ratenotifiesawirelessclientwithpower‐

save

modehowmanybeaconsuntilbufferedmulticasttrafficwillbebroadcastbytheaccesspoint.ThehighertheDTIM

rate,thelongeraclientdevicemaysleepandthereforethemorepowerthatparticularclientdevicemaypotentially

save.Youcanspecifyavaluebetween1and255.Thedefault

valueis1,whichmakestheDTIMIntervalthesameasthe

BeaconInterval.



BGProtection:B/GProtection,shouldbesettoOn.TheB/GProtectionmodeensuresthatolderwireless802.11band

802.11gdeviceswillnotdegradetheperformanceofthemuchfasterwireless802.11nnetwork.So,ifyou

haveamix

ofolderandnewerwirelessstationsinthenetwork,it’srecommendedthatyouenabletheprotectionmechanism.

OnlyifyouknowforcertainthatyournetworkconsistsonlyofwirelessNclientsshouldyouconsiderdisablingthis

option,asitcanincreasetheperformanceofyourconnections

eversoslightly.

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Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point, 525794 User manual

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