Turning Technologies RRAP01 Turning User Manual UserManual
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TurningQuickStartGuide
Overview
TurningisahighperformanceWi‐FiAccessPointcombinedwithaTurningTechnologiesRFreceiver.As
anaccesspoint,Turningsupportsthe802.11a/b/g/nIEEEstandardandwillsupport60simultaneous
clientconnectionsinthe2.4GHzISMband.InadditiontoWi‐Fiaccesspointfunctionality,theTurning
TechnologiesRRDR‐01RFdual‐radioreceiversupportsdatacollectionfromTurningTechnologies
responsedevicesandpollingapplications.Theincludedstoragealsoprovidesdeliveryofclassroom
contentregardlessofconnectivityexternaltotheclassroom,thusprovidingareliableclassroom
networkforadministeringlearningcontentandengagingstudentsviaTurningTechnologiesofferings.
Hardware
TheTurningmodelRRAP‐01enclosureexposestwoconnectorsandthreeLEDs.
Connectors
TheRJ‐45connectorisforconnectingtoaWideAreaNetwork(WAN)andoptionallypoweringtheunit.
TheeRJ‐45connectorsupports10/100/1000Base‐TEthernet.TheRJ‐45connectoralsosupportsPower
overEthernet(POE).IfthenetworkwiringsupportsPOEthisistheonlyconnectionneeded.
ApowerconnectorjackisalsoprovidedtosupportinstallationswithoutPOEwiring.Awalltransformer
stylepowersupplyisincludedwiththeunit.
LEDS
FourLEDindicatetheunit’sstatus.Theyare:
• GreenUnitStatus
o Blinkstwiceeverysecond
• RedUnitStatus
o Onuntilunitbootsorafteranunrecoverableerrorhasoccurred
• BlueWi‐FiStatus
o OnwhentheAccessPointWi‐Fiisrunning
• YellowEthernetStatus
o OnwhentheEthernetportisconnectedandrunning
InternallyAccessedHardware
InsidetheRRAP‐01enclosurearethefollowinghardware:
• AmicroSDconnectorwith8GbmicroSDcard
• 2RedLEDindicatingread/writeaccesstothemicroSDslot
• ASystemResetbutton
o resetstheunitsprocessorandhardware
• AUserbutton–resetstheUserConfigurationtofactorydefaults
o Mustbeheldfor5seconds
• AnRJ‐45ethernetconnector
o bridgedtotheWi‐Finetwork(10.4.0.x)
• AminiUSBconnector–USBtoSerialbridge
o U‐Boot/Linuxconsole
• Areplaceablecoinbattery–clockbattery
Powerup
Afterpoweringtheunit,eitherwiththepoweradapterorPOE,itwillperformthefollowingbootup
sequencereflectedbyitsLEDs:
• Powerapplied,1stbootstage
o Red,Blue,YellowLEDson
• 2ndbootstage,U‐Bootstarted
o Red,Green,Blue,YellowLEDson
• 3rdbootstage,OSkernelstarted
o GreenLEDon
• Running
o GreenLEDblinkstwicequicklyoncepersecond
o BlueLEDon
o YellowLEDmaybeonoroffdependentoftheethernetstatus
ConnectingwithWiFi
Afterpoweringontheunittheaccesspointisreadyforconnections.Theunit’sSSIDisbasedonits
uniqueEthernetMACaddress.It’sSSIDisintheformatof“RRAP‐xx‐yy‐zz”wherez”xx‐yy‐zz_arethe
leastsignificantthreebytes(6digits)oftheunit’sEthernetMACaddress.
ThedefaultWi‐Ficonfigurationis802.11n.
ThedefaultsecurityconfigurationisWPA2‐PSK.Thedefaultpasskeyis“Turn1ngT3ch”.
TomakeaconnectionfromWindows7:
• Clickonthewirelessicon(bar)inthelowerrightcornerofthedesktop
• Findthe“RRAP…”connection,selectitandclickConnect
• WhenPrompted,enterthepassword“Turn1ngT3ch”
WebBasedConfiguration
Onceconnectedtotheaccesspoint,itswebbasedconfigurationmaybeusedtoconfiguretheWi‐Fiand
systemsettings.
ToaccesstheWebBasedConfigurationopenaninternetbrowserandentertheaddress
“10.4.0.1:10000”
Alogindialogisdisplayed.Enterthedefaultusername“root”andthedefaultpassword“root”forthe
password.
Afterasuccessfulloginyouwillbebroughttothesystemstatuspage
ConnectingwithSSH
Foradvancedconfigurationandusageasecureshell(SSH)connectionisavailableatthedefaultIP
addressof“10.4.0.1”.Thesuperuseraccount“root”canbeaccessedwiththedefaultpassword
“Sassafras”.
ThefollowingscreenshotsillustratemakinganSSHconnectionwith“TeraTerm”,afreelydownloadable
terminalemulationprogram.
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.
NOTICE:
Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by (manufacturer name) may void
the FCC authorization to operate this equipment.
NOTE: 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 or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This
equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your
body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the
device.