OTC Wireless 802.11a/b/g AP/Repeater TRIMAR, Technical Manual

Page 1: ...TECHNICAL MANUAL TRIMAR 802 11a b g AP REPEATER PEGASUS WIRELESS CORPORATION TRIMAR TECHNICAL MANUAL Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...multiple point multiple point to multiple point networks as well as wireless backbones The TRIMAR has built in intelligence capable of automatically forming a layer two mesh network and discovering op...

Page 3: ...planation of the Advance wireless operation controls 7 SSID Admin Tab 19 An explanation of how to configure the eight SSIDs that a TRIMAR radio can support including instructions on setting up each SS...

Page 4: ...different SSIDs WIRLESS MESH Supports WDS Wireless Distribution System with STP Spanning Tree Protocol to link with other APs to form a large wireless mesh network The WDS connection supports unsecure...

Page 5: ...75 inches x 4 75 inches x 2 inches Certification FCC CE TRIMAR FCC label Figure 1 TRIMAR FCC label This label is located on the back of all official TRIMAR products The unit s unique hardware MAC addr...

Page 6: ...ower adapter provided with this product or other Pegasus Wireless Corporation authorized replacement power adapter Connect the power adapter to a properly grounded electrical outlet that is near the p...

Page 7: ...ED lamps 4 When the reset is successfully performed the LED lamps will dim and then light up again as the unit reboots 5 After resetting reconnect the CAT 5 cable and replace the cable cover taking ca...

Page 8: ...nnecting to a network router or switch Note If one type of cable does not work try using the other type of cable Many contemporary laptops and some routers will accept either type of cables Check to m...

Page 9: ...ireless point to point bridge Alternatively it can be connected wirelessly with TRIMAR repeaters as shown in Figure 5 to form a larger wireless mesh In both of these types of operations the TRIMAR APs...

Page 10: ...password when security dialog panel appears Figure 7 Web based administration password challenge dialog box Using the OTC Device Locator Figure 8 OTC 802 11g Device Locator GUI The OTC Device Locator...

Page 11: ...ES BEFORE SWITCHING PAGES If changes are not saved before switching to another page the changes will be lost Clicking on the Cancel button will abandon all changes made and will reset the fields to th...

Page 12: ...t operating channel 10 Operational radio profile The unit s assigned radio operation mode 11 Security The unit s configured security schemes 12 Region The unit s operating geographic region 13 Associa...

Page 13: ...select a patch to upload Upload Use the Upload button to apply a selected patch to the unit Once a patch has been successfully uploaded the TRIMAR AP will automatically reboot Important Use only offic...

Page 14: ...s for the subnet on which the TRIMAR is located Factory Defaults IP address 169 254 1 240 Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 Default gateway 169 254 1 1 Figure 15 IP settings Security See Figure 16 These control...

Page 15: ...can be manually overridden by entering another value Restricting the number of stations that are permitted to associate with the unit may help improve service in deployments where a few specific indi...

Page 16: ...are enabled transmission rates are doubled The following controls are inter related 802 11 Mode This control sets the TRIMAR AP s 802 11 operation mode Note that if 802 11a is selected an antenna in t...

Page 17: ...l Select check boxes Additionally the super modes must be disabled Super Mode Options Disabled Super mode operation is disabled Super A G without Turbo Super A G with Static Turbo Super A G with Dynam...

Page 18: ...r of milliseconds between AP beacon periods This controls the frequency that the AP will broadcast its presence to other radios on the network Factory default 100 milliseconds Burst Time This value co...

Page 19: ...ets to stations in power save mode This function is associated with the Beacon Period Factory default 1 each beacon period or once every 100 milliseconds 802 11d Global Harmonization control Factory d...

Page 20: ...to use WEP as well as the same channel assignment as set under the Basic Wireless Tab Additionally the total number of stations that the TRIMAR AP can simultaneously support remains at 48 stations ov...

Page 21: ...ll authenticate amongst themselves This type of WPA implementation is ideal for static wireless deployment such as point to point building to building wireless bridges as they offer maximum wireless s...

Page 22: ...default the 802 1X service will re authenticate an associated station once every 60 minutes RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of the Radius Server RADIUS Server Port number The port used by the...

Page 23: ...SSID will implement WEP as a component of its security policy Figure 24 WEP configuration VLAN configuration See Figure 25 Each of the TRIMAR AP s eight SSIDs can support a separate VLAN Enable VLAN f...

Page 24: ...and 128 bit key lengths are supported WEP key 1 4 Enter the WEP keys using hexadecimal characters 1 9 and A F WEP pass phrase generator This is a feature and should not be confused with a standard pas...

Page 25: ...te with the TRIMAR AP Access Control is also commonly referred to as MAC address filtering Enable access control Check this box if Access Controls are to be used MAC address 1 48 48 MAC address fields...

Page 26: ...MAC addresses in hexadecimal characters of all other APs that will be a part of the same mesh Enable STP The Spanning Tree Protocol STP must be enabled for all TRIMAR APs that have a physical Ethernet...

Page 27: ...os that are a part of the same mesh and includes information such as the associating units MAC address SSID and the wireless signal quality WDS table This button refreshes the display Figure 29 WDS Ta...

Page 28: ...the number of minutes that an issued IP address will remain valid Preferred DNS server IP address of the primary DNS server Alternate DNS server IP address of the alternate DNS server WLAN client onl...

Page 29: ...that have associated with the TRIMAR AP Information polled from the associated stations include the individual stations MAC addresses as well as the number of packets sent and received Figure 32 Assoc...

Page 30: ...file Once the file is created a file navigation window will open allowing an opportunity to choose where to save the file and renaming it Default name is settings htm TURN OFF THE WEB BROWSER S POP U...

Page 31: ...ess bar stops then reboot the TRIMAR AP so that the uploaded configurations can be applied Once it restarts review the uploaded configurations In particular there may be some fields that needs to be a...

Page 32: ...Support Department can be contacted by either email phone or the web mail form on the Pegasus Wireless Corporation web site Email support otcwireless com Website http www otcwireless com support tech...

Page 33: ...ich can be determined by unplugging the equipment and then plugging it back in the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate t...