Pismolabs Technology P1208 PEPWAVE 200MW PLATFORM User Manual PePLink Balance

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 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice.  Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Ltd. All Rights Reserved.  Pepwave and the Pepwave logo are trademarks of Pepwave Ltd. Other brands or products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.   User Manual Pismolabs 101 mini     October 09
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 2 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual Table of Contents 1 COPYRIGHT ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2 DISCLAIMER ..................................................................................................................................... 3 3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 4 3.1 PRODUCT FEATURES ..................................................................................................................... 4 3.2 HARDWARE SETUP ........................................................................................................................ 5 3.3 LED DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................ 6 4 USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES ....................................................................................................... 7 4.1 PRE-CONFIGURING PC SETUP ....................................................................................................... 7 4.2 FIRST TIME SETUP ........................................................................................................................... 8 4.3 SETTINGS DETAILS ....................................................................................................................... 12 4.4 INTEGRATED WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION .................................................................... 17 4.5 TEST THE SETUP ............................................................................................................................ 20 4.6 PORT FORWARDING ................................................................................................................... 21 4.7 QOS ......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.8 FIRMWARE UPGRADE ................................................................................................................. 24 4.9 DEBUG AND SYSTEM INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 25 4.10 RESTORE TO DEFAULT SETTINGS .................................................................................................... 26 APPENDIX:         .......................................................................................................................................... 27 FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ............................................... 27
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 3 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 1 Copyright Copyright © 2009 by Pepwave Ltd. The content of this documentation may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole without the prior written permission of Pepwave Ltd.  2 Disclaimer Pepwave does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein.  Neither does it convey any license under its patent right nor the patent rights of others.  Pepwave further reserves the right to make changes in any products described herein without notice.  This documentation is subject to change without notice.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 4 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 3 Product Description 3.1 Product Features  Signal strength LED for showing the current signal strength   Always-on, integrated Wi-Fi access point (Pismolabs 101 mini AP Series)  WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise security support  Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support  Built-in DHCP server and NAT routing to manage client devices  Customizable, built-in web portal for simple web-based configuration
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 5 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 3.2 Hardware Setup 3.2.1 Pismolabs 101 mini  1. Attach the provided antenna to the left most antenna connector 2. Connect the LAN port to the computer’s Ethernet port with an Ethernet cable. 3. Connect the end of the included power adapter to the power socket on Pismolabs 101 mini. 4. Power on the power adaptor.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 6 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  3.3 LED Description 3.3.1 Pismolabs 101 mini  LED Color Status Description PWR Green On Power is on  Off Power is off RDY Green Solid Received signal is Excellent, Very Good and Good Green Blinking Received signal is Low Amber Blinking Received signal is Very Low Amber Solid No wireless signal is detected  Off Booting up / Upgrading firmware ENET Green On Ethernet is connected Green Blinking Sending/Receiving data  Off Ethernet is not connected Wi-Fi  Green On Associated with an access point  Blinking Sending/Receiving data  Off Not associated with any access point Signal Bars Green N/A The number of lit signal bars depends on the strength of the received signal. A larger number of lit signal bars indicate stronger signals.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 7 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4 Using the Pepwave Devices 4.1 Pre-configuring PC Setup You should set up your computer’s LAN interface to obtain an IP address automatically.  If you do so, you should have set it up correctly.   In order to do so, select the Start menu, Control Panel and then Network Connections.  Right click on the Local Area Connection icon, choose Properties, and double-click on the item Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the list.  On the screen, just set it as follows:  Click the OK button to confirm the change.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 8 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.2 First Time Setup On your PC, start a web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc. Visit an Internet web site.  If you are not associated to an access point, you should be redirected to a logon page.  Or you can go also go to this URL http://192.168.20.1/ The page will look like this.  Illustration 1: Welcome Page
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 9 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual Click the Advanced Config button to enter the parameters of the access point to associate to.  You should see this screen:  Illustration 2: Pismolabs 101 mini AP Setup Page
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 10 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  In the field SSID under Wireless Settings, input the access point’s SSID (sometimes it is called the “network name”).  According to the setting of the Access Point you are associating to, you may choose a different Authentication setting. If Static WEP key or WPA/WPA2-Personal is selected for Authentication, input the Encryption Key field as well. (There are also options of 802.1x with dynamic WEP key and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise.  You do not need to use these settings unless instructed to do so by your ISP.) Click the Save button at the bottom to complete. You can now click the Connect link on the top bar and then click the Connect button to associate with the access point.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 11 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual       Illustration 3: Establishing Connection to the Internet  At this point, you are associated with the access point.  You may now close the web browser and open a new one to start web browsing.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 12 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.3 Settings Details 4.3.1 IP Settings  Illustration 4: IP Settings IP Settings LAN Interface To configure the LAN interface’s IP address and subnet mask. DHCP Server (Applicable to Pismolabs 101 mini AP Series) To configure and enable the built-in DHCP server or not.  If enabled, the IP address range can be configured. Configure DHCP Reservation if there is a need to assign a specific IP address to a specific MAC address using DHCP.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 13 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.3.2 Wireless Settings  Illustration 5: Wireless Settings Wireless Settings SSID  To configure the SSID / ESSID / Network Name of the wireless network to associate to. Radio Mode It allows the user to choose between radio modulations support.  E.g. 802.11b/g, 802.11g only, 802.11b, etc.  The available settings depend on the Wi-Fi module installed on the device. Channel Scanning Mode To select different channels that preferred to scan. Bit Rate To fix the 802.11 transmit bit rate.  Available options depend on the Radio Mode chosen.  If auto is chosen, the device will choose the best bit rate dynamically and automatically. Authentication Available options are Open, Static WEP Key, 802.1x with dynamic WEP key, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WPA/WPA2-Personal. The selection should be according to the setting of the access point you are associating to.  Data transferred are encrypted under all modes except in Open mode.  When Static WEP Key or WPA/WPA2-Personal is chosen, you should enter an encryption key in the Encryption Key field.  You do not need to use 802.1x and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise unless instructed to do so by your ISP. Preferred AP The MAC address of a preferred access point can be entered here.  When the preferred access point is found and its signal strength is higher than the Min Signal Strength, it will connect to this preferred access point, no matter the other access points are found even they have higher signal strength or the same SSID.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 14 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.3.3 Roaming Settings for Pismolabs 101 mini:  Illustration 6: Roaming Settings Roaming Settings Roaming Settings To configure and enable roaming among APs with the same SSID and authentication method. Background Scanning Interval The time interval between background scans. Roaming Threshold (Signal Level Gain) If there is another AP with a signal level greater than the signal level of connected AP by the specified value, it will reconnect to the AP with better signal.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 15 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.3.4 Wireless IP Settings  Illustration 7: Wireless IP Settings Wireless IP Settings IP Settings The IP address can be obtained automatically or configured manually.  If you choose to manually configure the IP address for your unit, enter the fields IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server. MTU Size You may also set the MTU Size to increase the data packet size your unit can handle at one time. AP Settings (Applicable to Pismolabs 101 mini AP Series) The AP Settings will be covered in detail in the subsequent section Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 16 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.3.5 Restore and Reboot  Illustration 8: Restore and Reboot  Restore and Reboot WAI Redirection If the device is not connected to an access point, and the user is accessing an Internet web site, the settings control whether to redirect the web access to the web admin interface page or not.  If this is disabled and the device is not connected, the browser will show a web access error message.  The user can still access the web admin interface by accessing to the device’s LAN IP address.  By default, the LAN IP address is set as http://192.168.20.1. Web Password Protection Sets the password to protect the web user interface. Restore Factory Settings  To restore the device to default settings.  When this option is clicked, default settings will be restored and the unit will be restarted. Reboot CPE To restart the device.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 17 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4.4 Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point is configured via the CPE Setup tab.  The following sections will provide information as a guide through the configuration.  The available Access Point (AP) settings for the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality are as follows:  Disable Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality is disabled.  Configure Manually Manual configuration of the SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values corresponding to the Access Point.  Configure Automatically The SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values corresponding to the Access Point are automatically configured to be the same as the respective values that correspond to the ISP’s network.  4.4.1 Access Point Disabled  Illustration 9: Access Point Disabled
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 18 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.4.2 Access Point configure Manually  Illustration 10: Access Point Configure Manually  Configure Manually AP SSID In Manual Configuration mode, the SSID is manually entered. Authentication It can be one of three configurable values: • Open No Encryption Key is necessary. • Static WEP Key A 64- or 128-bit Encryption Key is required, and can be entered in either an ASCII or HEX representation. • WPA/WPA2-Personal An Encryption Key, of at least 8 characters, is required.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 19 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual  4.4.3 Access Point Configure Automatically  Illustration 11: Access Point Configure Automatically  AP Settings Broadcast SSID With this option enabled, the configured SSID will be broadcast such that it can be detected by an SSID scan. Otherwise, the configured SSID will not be broadcast such that it cannot be detected by an SSID scan.  In order to connect with the access point, the SSID needs to be known by the client. Client Isolation Prevent wireless clients connected to the AP from communicating with each other. Keep AP With this option enabled, the Wi-Fi Access Point will always on even if there is no connection to the mesh network. AP Transmit Power Adjustment An option to retain a lower power setting for indoor home devices. Available options are between -1 dBm and –15dBm.  With the Access Point Configuration set to Configure Automatically, the SSID, Authentication, and Encryption Key values of the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point will be configured to be the same as in the 4.3.2 Wireless IP Settings section. This configuration mode is effectively equivalent to directly connecting 802.1b/g devices on the customers’ premises with Citywide Wi-Fi.  Important Note In the Wireless Settings section, if Authentication is set to either 802.1x with dynamic WEP key or WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, then the Configure Automatically option of the Access Point Configuration becomes unavailable, because the Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point functionality currently does not support authentication via the 802.1x with dynamic WEP key and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise methods.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 20 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4.5 Test the Setup To test the setup, you can now go to the unit’s main page, enter the user name and password.  The realm (the text box next to the “@” sign) value can be left empty.  Then click the Connect button.  Illustration 12: Establishing Connection to the Internet  After connected, you should see:  Illustration 13: Internet Connection Established
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 21 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4.6 Port Forwarding  The Pismolabs devices can forward traffic from different port(s) to a specific IP address.   Port Forwarding Settings Service Port Range Enter a port or a range of ports that would like to forward. Protocol The Protocol for the above port(s) forwarding. You should select at least one protocol between TCP and UDP. IP Address The IP address that you would like the traffics forwarded to. Del By clicking the button, you can delete the corresponding rows of port forwarding rules.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 22 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual Below the port forwarding table is an option called DMZ Host. If you Enable this function, you can manually enter an IP address, which will be the IP address of the device that expose to the Internet.  The purpose of a DMZ is adding an additional layer of security to your LAN, which may make all external users can only has access to the device in the DMZ, rather than the whole of the network.   Tip Below is a table showing some well-known ports, which is officially registered with IANA. Port Number Description Protocol 7  Echo TCP, UDP 21  FTP TCP 23  TELNET TCP 25  SMTP TCP, UDP 53  DNS TCP, UDP 79  Finger TCP 80  HTTP TCP, UDP 110  POP3 TCP 119  NNTP TCP 161  SNMP TCP, UDP 162  SNMP Trap TCP, UDP
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 23 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4.7 QoS  QoS, in long is Quality of Service, refers to resource reservation control mechanisms. By custom this option, you may select a specific traffic from a source or to a target to have higher priority than the others, thus to have a higher and better performance than the others. QoS Settings Target To choose whether it is an incoming (Source) or outgoing (Destination) traffic that should be controlled by the service. Service Port Range Enter a port or a range of ports that would like to be controlled by the service. Protocol The Protocol for the above port(s). You should select at least one protocol between TCP and UDP. IP Address The IP address that you would like the traffics to be controlled by the service. Priority There are three choices for service priority: Background, Video and Voice. By choosing Default, priority will be automatically adjusted. Del By clicking the button, you can delete the corresponding rows of port forwarding rules.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 24 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4.8 Firmware Upgrade  The Pepwave devices are able to check whether a newer firmware (the software running on the unit) is available. However, it is recommended that you do not update the firmware unless specifically instructed by your ISP to do so.  When a firmware upgrade is needed, your ISP will either give you instructions or upgrade the firmware remotely.   Illustration 14: Firmware tab showing the system information  Tip It is highly recommended users to download the configuration file (download directory can be found in the next section) for backup propose before doing firmware upgrade.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 25 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4.9 Debug and System information  Illustration 15: Debug tab showing the system information Tip Debug dump and configuration file can be downloaded through clicking the links illustrated above. If you encounter issues and would like to contact Technical Support Team, please download the above files and attach it along with a description of your encountered issue.
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 26 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual 4.10 Restore to Default Settings 4.10.1 Pismolabs 101 mini Indoor Series There are two ways to restore the Pismolabs 101 mini Indoor unit to default settings. If you are able to access the web admin interface, go to the CPE Setup page, and click the Restore and Reboot button. Otherwise, you can also power up the unit and wait for about 1 min.  Then press the Reset Button at the rear side of the unit using a pin and then hold it for 5 seconds.  The unit will restore the settings to factory default and reboot.       Reset Button
       Pismolabs 101 mini  - 27 -   Copyright © 2009 Pepwave Pismolabs 101 mini User Manual Appendix:  Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement  This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.  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 turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:  1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 3)  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.  FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.  IMPORTANT NOTE  FCC Radiation Exposure Statement  This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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