Zinwell ZW-2200-IA, User Manual

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN Device Series WLAN Outdoor AP ZW 2200 IA OD User s Manual Version 1 4 1 2006 11 01 ...

Page 2: ...23 CONFIGURING WIRELESS SECURITY 26 CONNECTING PROFILE 29 MAC CLONE FOR SINGLE ETHERNET CLIENT 30 CONFIGURING UNIVERSAL REPEATER 31 CONFIGURING AS WLAN CLIENT ADAPTER 33 CH 4 WLAN 2 WIRELESS CONFIGURATION 36 BASIC SETTINGS 36 ADVANCED SETTINGS 38 CONFIGURING WIRELESS SECURITY 41 CONNECTING PROFILE 44 MAC CLONE FOR SINGLE ETHERNET CLIENT 45 CONFIGURING AS WLAN CLIENT ADAPTER 45 CH 5 CONFIGURING WDS...

Page 3: ...CLIENT DYNAMIC IP 59 PPPOE 60 PPTP 61 CONFIGURING CLONE MAC ADDRESS 62 CONFIGURING DHCP SERVER 64 BANDWIDTH CONTROL 65 QOS QUALITY OF SERVICE 66 STATIC ROUTE SETUP 69 DYNAMIC ROUTE SETUP 70 VPN PASS THROUGH 71 USING CLI MENU 71 THE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 72 SNMP AGENT 73 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS 76 PING WATCHDOG 77 AIMING TOOL 78 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 79 CONFIGURATION DATA BACKUP RESTORE 80 AUTO DISCOVERY TOO...

Page 4: ...tion This equipment generates uses and can 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 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tur...

Page 5: ...er antenna or transmitter Users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance 2 This Transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 3 This equipment is only allowed to be professionally installed Preface This guide is for the networking professio...

Page 6: ...ou should have experience working with the TCP IP configuration and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks Ch 1 ZW 2200 Installation ZW 2200 IA Packing List Before you start to install the IA make sure the package contains the following items ...

Page 7: ...llation Once you check off everything from the package you can start to install the IA You can mount to a pipe The steps are showed in the following 1 You must mount the IA into the bracket first 2 You can use the 2 5 inches U bolt to mount on the pipe The two U bolts must be mounted tightly Be aware of not over tighten the U bolt ...

Page 8: ...nect the RJ 45 network cable to Ethernet port of IA The steps are showing as below Steps Pictures 1 Separate the waterproof connector into four parts 2 Put these parts of waterproof connector on the RJ 45 network cable 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 IA Mounting Picture ...

Page 9: ...aterproof connector can t fasten down it Additional waterproof tool such as waterproof tape is recommended to use to enhance the waterproof function It is suggested to have a lightening protector between antenna and antenna port Connect the RF cable as the figure of IA RF Cable Connection and connect the ground wire as the figure of IA Ground Wire Connection 3 2 1 A 4 3 2 1 B C 2 4 G Antenna ...

Page 10: ...l operation under IEEE 802 3 standards When you plug the regular RJ 45 cable into the PoE device you should use the regular RJ 45 cable to plug into the DATA IN of Power Over Ethernet Kit to connect to hub switch or use the crosslink RJ 45 cable Not included in the Packing List to connect with user s PC The RJ 45 network cable must be connected to the P DATA OUT port Caution Be careful Don t plug ...

Page 11: ...ireless signal strength is 0 RSSI 20 On Wireless signal strength is more than 0 Off Wireless signal strength less than 21 RSSI 40 On Wireless signal strength is more than 20 Off Wireless signal strength less than 41 RSSI 60 On Wireless signal strength is more than 40 Off Wireless signal strength less than 61 RSSI 80 On Wireless signal strength is more than 60 Off Wireless signal strength less than...

Page 12: ...stall the OD make sure the package contains the following items Wireless OD AP unit 1 Mounting Kit 1 Power Over Ethernet Kit 1 Ground Wire 1 2 5 U bolts 2 Internet Ethernet HUB SWITCH ADSL Ground Outdoor Indoor Power Injector Power Supply RJ 45 48V in ...

Page 13: ...start to install the OD You can mount to a pipe a pole or to the side of a building The steps are showed in the following 1 You must mount the OD into the bracket first 2 You can use the 2 5 inches U bolt to mount on the pipe The two U bolts must be mounted tightly Be aware of not over tighten the U bolt ...

Page 14: ...network cable to Ethernet port of OD and the RF cable to antenna port The RJ 45 network connects steps are showing as below Steps Pictures 1 Separate the waterproof connector into four parts 2 Put these parts of waterproof connector on the RJ 45 network cable OD Mounting Picture 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 15: ...roof connector can t fasten down it Additional waterproof tool such as waterproof tape is recommended to use to enhance the waterproof function It is suggested to have a lightening protector between antenna and antenna port Connect the RF cable as the figure of OD RF Cable Connection and connect the ground wire as the figure of OD Ground Wire Connection 3 2 1 A 4 3 2 1 B C 2 4G Antenna 5G Antenna ...

Page 16: ...ration under IEEE 802 3 standards When you plug the regular RJ 45 cable into the PoE device you should use the regular RJ 45 cable to plug into the DATA IN of Power Over Ethernet Kit to connect to hub switch or use the crosslink RJ 45 cable Not included in the Packing List to connect with user s PC The RJ 45 network cable must be connected to the P DATA OUT port Caution Be careful Don t plug the t...

Page 17: ...eless signal strength is 0 RSSI 20 On Wireless signal strength is more than 0 Off Wireless signal strength less than 21 RSSI 40 On Wireless signal strength is more than 20 Off Wireless signal strength less than 41 RSSI 60 On Wireless signal strength is more than 40 Off Wireless signal strength less than 61 RSSI 80 On Wireless signal strength is more than 60 Off Wireless signal strength less than 8...

Page 18: ... default IP address of the device is 192 168 2 254 and the subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 The device has three operation modes Router Bridge WISP In bridge mode also known as AP Client you can access the device by both WLAN Wireless Local Area Network and wired LAN And in router WISP modes the device can be accessed by both WLAN and WAN The default IP addresses for the device are 192 168 2 254 for I...

Page 19: ...device provides 3 different operation modes and the wireless radio of device can act as AP Client WDS The operation mode is about the communication mechanism between the wired Ethernet NIC and wireless NIC the following is the types of operation mode Router The wired Ethernet WAN port is used to connect with ADSL Cable modem and the wireless NIC is used for your private WLAN The NAT is existed bet...

Page 20: ...apter And with WISP operation mode you can connect the wired Ethernet port to a hub switch and all the PCs connecting with hub switch can share the same public IP address from your ISP WDS Wireless Distribution System This mode serves as a wireless repeater the device forwards the packets to another AP with WDS function When this mode is selected all the wireless clients can t survey and connect t...

Page 21: ...20 Bridge Mode With AP Bridge Mode With WDS AP Bridge Mode Router Mode With WDS AP WISP Mode Internet Broadband Modem Ch 3 WLAN 1 Wireless Configuration Basic Settings Disable Wireless LAN Interface ...

Page 22: ...on supported can connect to it all the wireless clients can t survey and connect the device when the mode is selected 4 AP WDS Support both AP and WDS functions the wireless clients and devices with WDS function supported can survey and connect to it Network Type Infrastructure This type requires the presence of 802 11b g Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point Ethernet AP AP C...

Page 23: ...nd China 2 2417 Americas EMEA Japan and China 3 2422 Americas EMEA Japan Israel and China 4 2427 Americas EMEA Japan Israel and China 5 2432 Americas EMEA Japan Israel and China 6 2437 Americas EMEA Japan Israel and China 7 2442 Americas EMEA Japan Israel and China 8 2447 Americas EMEA Japan Israel and China 9 2452 Americas EMEA Japan Israel and China 10 2457 Americas EMEA Japan and China 11 2462 ...

Page 24: ...should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your device The default setting is optimized for the normal operation For specific application setting configuration will required highly attention to reach optimistic condition Note Any unreasonable value change to default setting will reduce the throughput of the device ...

Page 25: ...o interference This function will help you to improve the network performance RTS Threshold The RTS threshold determines the packet size at which the radio issues a request to send RTS before sending the packet A low RTS Threshold setting can be useful in areas where many client devices are associating with the device or in areas where the clients are far apart and can detect only the device and n...

Page 26: ...ong preamble The short preamble optional maybe used to improve throughput when all stations on the network support the short preamble Broadcast SSID Broadcasting the SSID will let your wireless clients find the device automatically If you are building a public Wireless Network disable this function can provide better security Every wireless stations located within the coverage of the device must c...

Page 27: ...nts relay All the wireless clients connected to the device can t see each other Aggregation Mode Not applicable for WLAN 1 Tx Burst Mode Not applicable for WLAN 1 Configuring Wireless Security This device provides complete wireless security function include WEP 802 1x WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA2 Mixed in different mode see the Security Support Table The default security setting of the encryption fu...

Page 28: ...u can input 26 hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f or A F or 10 ACSII chars The Default Tx Key field decides which of the four keys you want to use in your WLAN environment WEP Encryption with 802 1x Setting The device supports external RADIUS Server that can secure networks against unauthorized access If you use the WEP encryption you can also use the RADIUS server to check the admission of the users By t...

Page 29: ...e WPA Authentication Mode This device supports two WPA modes For personal user you can use the Pre shared Key to enhance your security setting This mode requires only an access point and client station that supports WPA PSK For Enterprise authentication is achieved via WPA RADIUS Server You need a RADIUS or other authentication server on the network Enterprise RADIUS When WPA Authentication mode i...

Page 30: ...ty in the normal case After enabling the connecting profile the system will check the preferred SSID in a fixed period If preferred APs are found the radio will try to connect with them one by one from top to down of the list and regardless of the signal quality and strength The users can put their most favorite AP on the top so it will be connected first Please note that check the preferred APs w...

Page 31: ...page determines whether the Ethernet Client use it s own MAC address or AP Client s MAC address to transmit data Enable MAC Clone the single Ethernet client can use its own MAC address Disable MAC Clone the single Ethernet client must to use AP Client s MAC address While you use this device act as AP Client and only one host connect to this device via Ethernet you need to check this option in this...

Page 32: ...lso the device working as AP and Repeater same time Following two ways describe how to make Universal Repeater effective 1 Enable Universal Repeater Mode and then click Apply Changes button to take effective After apply change you can click Refresh button to show the nearby APs in the Table You can select a SSID in the Table that you want and then click Apply Changes button to take effective 1 2 ...

Page 33: ...32 Note Under AP WDS and AP WDS mode The Universal Repeater can take effective 2 Enter specific SSID in the Extended SSID field and then click Apply Changes button to take effective 4 3 5 ...

Page 34: ...tions Ad Hoc network type or Access Point Infrastructure network type and you don t need to install any driver Quick start to configure Step 1 In Basic Settings page change the Mode to Client mode And key in the SSID of the AP you want to connect then press Apply Changes button to apply the change Step 2 Check the status of connection in Status web page 1 2 3 ...

Page 35: ... page select one of the SSIDs you want to connect and then press Connect button to establish the link Step 2 If the linking is established successfully It will show the message Connect successfully Then press OK Step 3 Then you can check the linking information in Status page 1 2 ...

Page 36: ...ation Type In client mode the device also supports two Authentication Types Open system and Shared Key Although the default setting is Auto not every Access Points can support Auto mode If the authentication type on the Access Point is knew by user we suggest to set the authentication type as same as the Access Point Data Encryption In client mode the device supports WEP and WPA Personal Enterpris...

Page 37: ...port Infrastructure and Ad hoc network types to act as a wireless adapter 3 WDS Wireless Distribution System this mode serves as a wireless repeater only devices with WDS function supported can connect to it all the wireless clients can t survey and connect the device when the mode is selected 4 AP WDS Support both AP and WDS functions the wireless clients and devices with WDS function supported c...

Page 38: ...pport the Router mode function including Firewall and WAN settings SSID The SSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking devices use to establish and maintain wireless connectivity Multiple access point bridges on a network or sub network can use the same SSID SSIDs are case sensitive and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters Do not include spaces in your SSID Channel Number The fol...

Page 39: ... are only for more technically advanced users who have sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your device The default setting is optimized for the normal operation For specific application setting configuration will required highly attention to reach optimistic condition Note Any unreasonable value change to...

Page 40: ... interference This function will help you to improve the network performance RTS Threshold The RTS threshold determines the packet size at which the radio issues a request to send RTS before sending the packet A low RTS Threshold setting can be useful in areas where many client devices are associating with the device or in areas where the clients are far apart and can detect only the device and no...

Page 41: ...ork support the short preamble Broadcast SSID Broadcasting the SSID will let your wireless clients find the device automatically If you are building a public Wireless Network disable this function can provide better security Every wireless stations located within the coverage of the device must connect this device by manually configure the SSID in your client settings IAPP Inter Access Point Proto...

Page 42: ...acy WEP is implemented in this device to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network The WEP setting must be as same as each client in your wireless network For more secure data transmission you can change encryption type to WEP and click the Set WEP Key button to open the Wireless WEP Key setup page When you decide to use the WEP encryption to secure your WLAN please refer to the followi...

Page 43: ... you use the WEP encryption you can also use the RADIUS server to check the admission of the users By this way every user must use a valid account before accessing the Wireless LAN and requires a RADIUS or other authentication server on the network An example is shown as following Ethernet RADIUS Server Wireless Station AP You should choose WEP 64 or 128 bit encryption to fit with your network env...

Page 44: ...ieved via WPA RADIUS Server You need a RADIUS or other authentication server on the network Enterprise RADIUS When WPA Authentication mode is Enterprise RADIUS you have to add user accounts and the target device to the RADIUS Server In the device you need to specify the IP address Password Shared Secret and Port number of the target RADIUS server Pre Share Key This mode requires only an access poi...