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LevelOne WAB-3000 How To Set Up

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This guide is written as a reference for setting up a WAB-3000 mesh network by
using the following equipments and network topology as shown in figure 1. Only
parts of WAB-3000 feature will be discussed here. For other unmentioned functions,
please refer to WAB-3000 user manual for details.
WAB-3000-A
WAB-3000-B
WAB-3000-C
WBR-3406
PC
How to Set Up
WAB-3000 Mesh Network
MAC Address: 00:0B:6B:0A:F2:71
MAC Address: 00:0B:6B:0A:F0:16
MAC Address: 00:0B:6B:0A:F2:7F
Internet Service
Wireless Card
Figure 1. WAB-3000 Mesh Network Topology
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  • Page 1 How to Set Up WAB-3000 Mesh Network This guide is written as a reference for setting up a WAB-3000 mesh network by using the following equipments and network topology as shown in figure 1. Only parts of WAB-3000 feature will be discussed here. For other unmentioned functions, please refer to WAB-3000 user manual for details.
  • Page 2 1) Make sure a router has access to Internet and it is offering DHCP service. In this case, LevelOne WBR-3406 router is used and it is giving out IP addresses on 192.168.123.x subnet. 2) Connect all three WAB-3000s to an administrator PC for configuration. For more detail, please refer to user manual.
  • Page 3 4) Go to System Configuration/WAN configuration page and select to receive an IP from a DHCP server.
  • Page 4 5) Go to System Configuration/LAN configuration page and assign a different IP to each WAB-3000 for administration purpose. In this example: WAB-3000-A is assigned to 192.168.15.11 WAB-3000-B is assigned to 192.168.15.12 WAB-3000-C is assigned to 192.168.15.13...
  • Page 5 6) For the purpose of verifying the success of WAB-3000 mesh network later, wireless access point of WAB-3000-C is enabled.
  • Page 6 “Manual Bridging” and “Auto Bridging.” For “Auto Bridging” mode, WAB-3000s would communicate with each other through SSID and establish bridging automatically. In this guide, “Manual Bridging” mode is selected to show details of setting up a WAB-3000 mesh network.
  • Page 7 8) Select “Manual Bridging” mode and enable the spanning tree protocol 802.1d.
  • Page 8 10) At the bottom of the configuration page, insert MAC addresses of remote WAB-3000 adding them to the mesh network. Therefore, in WAB-3000-C, MAC address of WAB-3000-A and WAB-3000-B are added here. Repeat the same process on WAB-3000-A and WAB-3000-B.
  • Page 9 11) Once above steps are done on all three WAB-3000, bridge network would be established. Bridge information is available on Monitoring/Reports/Bridging Status configuration page.
  • Page 10 12) User may view the mesh network on the Monitoring/Reports/Bridging Site Map configuration page.
  • Page 11 13) Use a wireless card to connect PC to WAB-3000-C via its SSID. Once connected, an IP on 192.168.123.x subnet will be given and Internet can be accessed.