Comnet netwave NW1, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...dios to become unstable The wide range of channel spectrum widths available on the NW 1 2 IC series of radios gives you the option of narrowing channel bandwidths as your network grows which will increase the number of non overlapping channels and improve stability The NW 1 2 IC comes standard with an integrated antenna and an IP67 rated impact resistant polycarbonate enclosure that is designed to...

Page 2: ...ions and guidelines Knowledge of Local Area Network technology Related Documentation The following documentation is also available NW 1 2 Series Gen 4 Datasheet NW 1 2 Series Gen 4 Quick Start Guide Website For information on ComNet s entire product line please visit the ComNet website at http www comnet net Support For any questions or technical assistance please contact your sales person sales c...

Page 3: ...ments 7 Point to Multi Point 7 Point to Point Topology Utilizing Dual Ports for Passthrough PoE 8 4 0 Cabling Requirements 9 5 0 Hardware Installation 9 Outdoor Ethernet Gland Installation 9 NetWave Indicating LED Details 11 Outdoor Standard Mounting Hardware 11 6 0 Key Default Settings 13 IP Address 13 Login Credentials 13 Default Wireless Settings 13 7 0 Quick Configuration 14 8 0 Detailed Confi...

Page 4: ...OPERATION MANUAL NetWave TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Navigation Tabs 17 Status Routes 18 Status Kernel Log 18 Status Realtime Graphs 19 System 22 Network 30 Network Wifi 35 WiFi Configuration 36 Agency Compliance 43 GPL General Public License Statement 45 ...

Page 5: ...pairs done by persons other than ComNet approved personnel and this warranty does not apply to ComNet products that are misused abused improperly installed or damaged by accidents Please refer to the Technical Specifications section for the actual warranty period s of the product s associated with this publication Disclaimer Information in this publication is intended to be accurate ComNet shall n...

Page 6: ...in the European Union This user manual is a guide for the NetWave Generation 4 wireless Ethernet devices as well as the preconfigured kits ComNet NetWave Wireless offers OpenWRT with the most advanced Qualcomm Atheros wireless drivers NetWave now includes a new user friendly LuCI web interface for configuring the device OpenWRT is an extensible GNU Linux distribution for embedded devices It is bui...

Page 7: ...na See the ComNet website for the latest information regarding antenna support Preconfigured NWK kits do not support point to multipoint topologies out of the box They will need to add the additional clients to a whitelist on the access point PC NVR ComNet Gigabit Managed Switch with 30W PoE NW1 Recommended Access Point PoE WIRELESS CAT5 POWER ETHERNET DATA LEGEND 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet NW1 Cli...

Page 8: ...ORT 1 888 678 9427 Point to Point Topology Utilizing Dual Ports for Passthrough PoE NW1 Client NW1 Access Point ComNet Managed Switch with 30W PoE Connected to Network CNGE1IPS or any PSE device IP Camera PoE Camera Power P1 P2 PoE 1Gbps Ethernet PoE Ethernet Ethernet PoE Ethernet Image 2 ...

Page 9: ...ation There will be at least one cable gland included with each outdoor enclosure Below is an image of the individual parts of the gland with an Ethernet cable routed through Note The split rubber washer allows a pre terminated Ethernet cable to be used Once the cable has been routed through the weather connection and the RJ45 connection has been made screw in the gland into the housing making sur...

Page 10: ...hernet cable to the OUT port of the Power Injection Module PIM and the other end to LAN of the access point Maximum length of the RJ 45 CAT5 cable is 100 meters B Connect the RJ 45 Ethernet cable attached to the PIM to a network device such as to a switch or to the PC you will use to configure the access point C Connect the power adaptor to the main electrical supply and the power plug into the so...

Page 11: ...s in reset LAN SOLID GREEN LAN Connected OFF No Connectivity RSSI1 SOLID RED Weak Connection RSSI2 SOLID ORANGE Moderate Connection RSSI3 SOLID GREEN Solid Connection RSSI4 SOLID GREEN Excellent Connection Advisable to check Status Page to confirm RSSI is 55 SIGNAL STRENGTH RSSI1 POWER RSSI2 LAN RSSI3 RSSI4 Image 6 Outdoor Standard Mounting Hardware This mounting hardware will support pole diamete...

Page 12: ...S_NetWave_REV Rev 09 23 21 PAGE 12 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NetWave TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Here is the mounting hardware assembled shown with a NW1 M in a 30 and 30 vertical position Image 8 ...

Page 13: ...01 IP Address of Web Server 192 168 10 100 AP 192 168 10 101 CL Login Credentials Username root Password root Default Wireless Settings SSID NetWave 1 WPA Pre shared Key 12345678 Channel Frequency AP Auto Channel Spectrum Width Auto Note A Reset to defaults will erase the user config and reset the radio to a 192 168 10 101 address and set the wireless card to Client mode ...

Page 14: ...WIFI tab and set the desired network settings Select Apply Save Note This will be the network address for the NetWave web server It is not necessary to set to the same subnet as the operating network but it is recommended 8 Select the NETWORK WIFI tab and set Wireless mode Set to AP or Client Country code Only required if setting up the NW2 ETSI model Note It is the user s responsibility to ensure...

Page 15: ... the radio directly to your laptop 2 If you are using a Midspan Power Injector connect the power cable to an outlet and turn on power 3 Assign the Ethernet adapter on your computer with a static IP address on the 192 168 1 x network e g 192 168 10 10 and with a subnet mask 255 255 255 0 4 Launch a web browser and enter the default IP address of the device 192 168 10 101 into the address bar The lo...

Page 16: ...be either of the following texts displayed Changes 0 Means that all changes on the configuration web page have been applied to the Wireless Device Unsaved Changes Shows the number of changes that have not yet been Save Apply Logout There are two ways to logout of the radio most will simply close the browser or browser tab There is also a logout button on the navigation bar Reset Button The reset b...

Page 17: ...ation tabs assist with locating the specific settings that need to checked or updated Image 12 The Status Overview Page is the default page and is divided into the following sections Wireless Displays the wireless settings for the Ath0 wireless card Associated Stations Shows connected stations System Displays host name Firmware and Kernel versions Memory Displays total and free onboard memory Netw...

Page 18: ...LATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NetWave TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Status Routes The Routes page will display current ARP Table IPv4 and IPv6 Routes Image 13 Status Kernel Log The Kernel Log displays operational messages from the processor Image 14 ...

Page 19: ...hs Realtime graphs has the 4 following categories Load Traffic Wireless and Connections Load Realtime Load displays current CPU usae 1 00 would be considered 100 utilization Image 15 Traffic The Traffic tab displays throughput load for each of the interfaces Ath0 is the wireless interface Eth0 is port 1 Eth1 is port 2 Image 16 ...

Page 20: ...l Strength is shown as a negative number that ranges from 95 Weakest to 0 Strongest The Noise Level is also rated from 95 to 0 with 95 being the noise floor No interference The Signal to Noise Ratio is also shown and is rated from 0 to 100 with 100 being the strongest signal possible The lower section displays the data rate of the wireless connection and varies greatly depending on throughput dema...

Page 21: ..._REV Rev 09 23 21 PAGE 21 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NetWave TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Connections The connections tab is a graphical display of the ARP table and the number of devices connected Image 18 ...

Page 22: ...r the Systems Main tab there are 6 sub categories System Administration SNMP LED Configuration Backup Flash Firmware and Reboot System Properties General Settings The System Properties Section has two tabs General Settings and Logging The General Settings Tab is used to designate a Hostname for the radio and specify a timezone You can also sync the radio time with your browser Image 19 ...

Page 23: ...logging page allows you to configure what type of messages are sent and where to send it to Image 20 Time Synchronization The NTP Settings are under the Time Synchronization section The device is able to act as an NTP Client or Server If connected to the internet the radio may synchronize with an outside server Image 21 ...

Page 24: ...inistration page allows you to change the password to your radio and configure SSH Access Image 22 Administration Router Password To update the device login password Enter the new password in both the Password and Confirmation sections The green circular arrows to the right of the input box will reveal hide the password entered Image 23 ...

Page 25: ...he top right Image 24 SSH Allows you to access the device s Linux shell and file system using the Secure Shell protocol For example the programs PuTTY and WinSCP can be used Interface Lets the device listen on a given interface or all interaces Port Specifies the listening port the default being 22 Password Authentication Allows SSH password authentication Allow root logins with password This is e...

Page 26: ...onfiguration Image 25 Enable SNMP Enables SNMP SNMP V2c Read Password Sets the community string for read only access to the variables on the SNMP agent by the network management station NMS The NMS is the software which runs on the SNMP manager default public SNMP V2c Write Password Sets the community string for read write access by the SNMP manager default private A community string identifies a ...

Page 27: ...ch receives the trap messages SNMP Trap Port Sets the port number System LED Configuration Strength indicator for LEDs 1 2 3 and 4 The LED Configuration page customizes how the LEDs indicate the received SNR signal strength 0 to 100 with 0 being weakest Image 27 Wireless Interface Chooses the interface which the LEDs will report Signal Strength Indicator LEDs Sets the SNR Values for radio These va...

Page 28: ...INS_NetWave_REV Rev 09 23 21 PAGE 28 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NetWave TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Summary of LED Indicators Image 28 ...

Page 29: ...es a text file with TCP Dump Data Download Backup Generates an archive of your configuration file Reset To Defaults Resets radio to factory defaults Restore Backup Restores config based on the loaded configuration file Keep Settings When checked and image is loaded the configuration will be preserved when a new image is loaded Uncheck if the radios should be set to defaults Recommended Image Loads...

Page 30: ...e NAT is called a gateway A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network Image 31 The LAN zone icon with two Ethernet ports has the bridged interface br lan which consists of one physical port icon with one Ethernet port and two wireless networks each icon looking like a short standing fan on the device Hovering the mouse over each icon would give the name of the interfac...

Page 31: ...smitted by the device and its IPv4 and IPv6 addresses Protocol Choose between various networking protocols Static is most common but DHCP is also supported IPv4 Address Static IP Address IPv4 Netmask Static Subnet Mask IPv4 Gateway Static Gateway Address IPv4 Broadcast Static Broadcast Address Custom DNS DNS Server Address IPv6 Assignment Length Assigns a part of a given length of every public IPv...

Page 32: ... unchecked Start Lowest leased address in your DHCP pool Limit Maximum number of leased addresses Lease time Expiration time of leases DHCP Advanced Settings Image 34 Dynamic DHCP Dynamically allocate DHCP Addresses for clients if disabled only clients having static leases will be served Force Force DHCP ont his network even if another server is detected IPv4 Network Override the netmask sent to c...

Page 33: ...f available DNS Servers used Announced DNS Domain List of domains available Network LAN Advanced Settings Image 36 Note Advanced settings should only be changed by Network Engineers familiar with the settings and typically do not need to be changed Bring up on boot Enables the LAN interface on boot Radio will be inaccessible if this is changed Use IPv6 Management Uses the default IPv6 script for c...

Page 34: ...h the settings and typically do not need to be changed Image 37 Bridge Interfaces Allows communication between interfaces Enable STP Enables Spanning Tree Protocol over the interfaces Interfaces List of all interfaces please leave as defaults Network LAN Firewall Settings Firewall settings page assigns your Firewall Rules to a particular interface Almost all applications will want the LAN Interfac...

Page 35: ...itrate Data Rate the radio is transmitting This will adjust depending on signal quality SSID Service Set Identifier is the broadcast ID Access Points transmit and clients receive BSSID MAC Address of the AP that is broadcasting the SSID Encryption Current encryption used Scan Client Only Scans channels in the selected scanlist to find available AP s Add Adds a wireless interface for future use Rem...

Page 36: ...rd Auto 802 11a 802 11an 802 11ac Spectrum Width 20 40 80MHz Depending on Standard Only shown if Wifi Standard isn t in Auto Frequency Select broadcast channel leave to auto if you would like to use the Scan List Block DFS Blocks DFS Channels for quicker boot AP Background Scan Automatically scan and switch to best channel Only recommended for European Countries using DFS Scan List If enabled allo...

Page 37: ... whether the device is operating as an Access Point WDS or Client WDS BSSID Sets the MAC address of the AP This option is available for a device operating as a client This is useful because there can be multiple APs with the same ESSID Setting the MAC address would prevent the client from roaming to other APs Client Mode Only Guard Interval Chooses between Short and Long guard intervals Guard inte...

Page 38: ...is a stronger encryption than WEP Furthermore WPA2 was developed to strengthen the security of WPA and is stronger than WPA and WEP For WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode encryptions we have the following options Cipher Set to Forced CCMP AES Key The pre shared key PSK is the password for the wireless network This may consist of 8 to 63 ASCII characters Default 123455678 MAC Filter MAC F...

Page 39: ...ets RTS CTS Threshold The RTS CTS packet size threshold is 0 2347 octets Typically sending RTS CTS frames does not occur unless the packet size exceeds this threshold If the packet size that the node wants to transmit is larger than the threshold the RTS CTS handshake gets triggered Otherwise the data frame gets sent immediately WMM Mode Provides Quality of Service QoS features checked by default ...

Page 40: ...Wave TECH SUPPORT 1 888 678 9427 Routing The NetWave radio is a full gateway with Static Route capabilities Routing should be configured by certified Network Professionals Image 47 Diagnostic Tools The following Diagnostic tools are available Ping TraceRoute NSLookup Image 48 ...

Page 41: ... page contains the subpages for General Firewall Settings Port Forwards and Traffic Rules General Settings Image 49 Enable SYN Flood Prevents SYN DDoS Attacks Drop invalid Packets Blocked forged packets Input Accept Inbound traffic Output Forward outbound traffic Forward Forward all traffic Zones Specify your network zone rules Image 50 ...

Page 42: ...et to connect to a specific computer or service within the private LAN The Network Firewall Port Forwards page lets you define the protocol and port number to access an internal IP address Image 51 Traffic Rules Traffic rules define policies for packets travelling between different zones for example to reject traffic between certain hosts or to open WAN ports on the router Image 52 ...

Page 43: ...terference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Industry Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power EIRP is not more than that permitted for successful communication This...

Page 44: ...nd France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Romania Switzerland Sweden Installer Compliance Responsibility Devices must be professionally installed and it is the professional installer s responsibility to make sure the device is operated within local country regulatory requirements RoHS WEEE Compliance Statement European Directive 2002 96 EC requires that the equipment bearing this...

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