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TRENDnet TEW-212APBO User Manual

TRENDnet TEW-212APBO User Manual

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  • Page 1 TEW-212APBO Wi-Fi Inter-Building Router User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents TEW-212APBO________________________________________________________ 1 Overview __________________________________________________________________ 2 Features ______________________________________________________________ 3 5 Operating Modes _____________________________________________________ 4 Starting Up ___________________________________________________________ 9 Device Status page_____________________________________________________ 12 Setup Wizard_________________________________________________________ 14 Operation Mode Settings Page_________________________________________________ 14 General Configuration Settings Page ____________________________________________ 15 Network Configuration Settings page ___________________________________________ 17 Wireless Configuration Settings page ___________________________________________ 19 Redirection Service _________________________________________________________ 23 Advanced Settings_____________________________________________________ 24...

  • Page 3: Tew-212Apbo

    System, which provides miscellaneous WAN access. Wireless Networking System TEW-212APBO is part of the Wireless Internet Service Provision System. It provides access for locally connected computers to WAN, such as the Internet. In Figure 1 shown below, the client devices are connected to the access points (please refer to TEW-212APBO specification).

  • Page 4: Features

    Features TEW-212APBO is based on indoor-outdoor architecture. An outdoor unit with 2.4 GHz antennas is placed on the mast or roof of construction elements. It is connected to the indoor unit via a UTP cable. An individual computer or an entire local network can gain access to the Internet by simply connecting the TEW-212APBO indoor unit to the switch/hub.

  • Page 5: Operating Modes

    The TEW-212APBO supports 5 different kinds of operating modes: AP- Router, AP Bridge, Station Bridge and Station Router. AP-Router Mode In this mode, the TEW-212APBO wireless unit plays the roles of the wireless network Access point and a router. Figure 2: AP-Router mode...
  • Page 6 AP Mode In this mode, TEW-212APBO acts as conventional wireless Access point. The routing function is disabled. Local Network Area is automatically set up to Wireless. Figure 3: AP mode...
  • Page 7 Bridge Mode When operating in this mode, one TEW-212APBO device can connect with another TEW-212APBO device and form wireless “bridge” interconnecting two or more local networks. Note that all these devices must work in the same frequency channel and must have the same SSID string.
  • Page 8 Note: The following operational modes need to be configured, refer to upgrade page for more information. Station – Router mode In this mode, TEW-212APBO wireless interface works as wireless network client (connects to the Access point). Router part is active.
  • Page 9 Client-Bridge mode In this mode, TEW-212APBO acts as wireless card (associates to the access point)

  • Page 10: Starting Up

    1. Launch a standard web browser on a computer connected to the network. 2. Enter the TEW-212APBO IP address given to you from the ISP into the URL field of your web browser (the default setting is 192.168.2.2). TEW-212APBO provides SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) feature, so use https://192.168.2.2...
  • Page 11 Input the username (the default username is “root”) and correct password (the default password is “pass”) and click the “OK” button to pass the security control screen. Once the correct username and password combination is entered, a TEW-212APBO welcome screen should appear as below:...
  • Page 12 Figure 5: Welcome screen Click on the “Setup Wizard” button on the menu bar to begin TEW- 212APBO device configuration (described in the following section).

  • Page 13: Device Status Page

    Device Status page Device status page displays all information includes system, interface and network status. Figure 6: Device Status table...
  • Page 14 The Device Status page is divided into to four parts: System Status table - This table shows TEW-212APBO software version, system uptime (after last reboot), average load, memory usage and radio signal strength (RSSI). System service and interfaces status is shown in “Service/Interface Status”...

  • Page 15: Setup Wizard

    Setup Wizard Operation Mode Settings Page The first page of the TEW-212APBO configuration wizard is dedicated to the device operating mode selection: Figure 7: Device Mode Settings page This enables a user to select the operating mode of the device.

  • Page 16: General Configuration Settings Page

    General Configuration Settings Page Various general device parameters can be set in this page. All of those parameters are optional. Figure 8: General Configuration Settings page...
  • Page 17 Configuration Protocol). System Identification – free form system identification code for easier device identification by the service staff. Serial Number – A unique serial number of the TEW-212APBO device. Address – The location of the device. Coordinates – GPS coordinates. Service staff fills this field when deploying device.

  • Page 18: Network Configuration Settings Page

    Router Mode In Router mode, LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network – For TEW-212APBO, this can be the enterprise networks on the Internet) configurations can be modified using the LAN Settings and the WAN Settings tables shown as followed:...
  • Page 19 IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) reserved private address space (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12 and 192.168.0.0/16) . AP Mode In AP and Bridge mode, TEW-212APBO does not require an active WAN (Wide Area Network) interface, so the “WAN Interface Settings” table is not displayed.

  • Page 20: Wireless Configuration Settings Page

    Wireless Configuration Settings page Wireless device is configured as shown below: Wireless Settings page (Station) In Station mode, essential wireless device parameter is Access point SSID - Service Set Identifier (Wireless Network Identifier) is the group name that will be shared by every member of wireless network. In Station mode device will only be able to connect with an Access Point, which has the same SSID.
  • Page 21 In AP, AP-Router or Bridge mode, additional parameter setup is provided: Wireless settings page (AP) This parameter is called Radio frequency channel. In Station mode, this setting is set up automatically, but in AP (or AP-Router) mode it can be set up manually or selected automatically.
  • Page 22 Figure 11: Wireless Configuration Settings page At lease two essential parameters are required to setup: − Access Point SSID (Service Set Identifier): This is a case-sensitive parameter to uniquely identify your radio network. − Default Channel for BSS: It can be set up by selecting a fixed channel or have the channel automatically assigned.
  • Page 23 In Bridge mode, there is a column field called " Bridge ID". This value should be assigned with different for all bridges connected to the same LAN as a bridge ID. The value itself has no meaning if it's less or greater than other's bridge ID.

  • Page 24: Redirection Service

    The IP of the local connected computer must change to the same subnet of the new site (168.20.1.x/24) first. And then re-click the redirection message above or re-enter the new IP of TEW-212APBO into URL field of browser, to reconnect to the site.

  • Page 25: Advanced Settings

    Advanced Settings Setting up advanced TEW-212APBO settings requires some advanced knowledge of the TCP/IP network structure and functionalities. It is recommended that only skilled network administrators should use these settings. Firewall configuration Warning: Once enable the Firewall Settings, please do not apply “Anywhere”...
  • Page 26 Figure 13: IP Firewall Settings page Note: In AP and Bridge mode TEW-212APBO has no active WAN (Wide Area Network) interface, so the “Firewall configuration” page is not displayed This page shows service state and firewall rules list. Rules are divided in two parts –...
  • Page 27 Figure 14: Firewall rule edit The main firewall rule parameters are: Target – this implementation of firewall control supports only two types of rules – ACCEPT and DROP. The appropriate policy defines what to do if packet matches rule. Source IP Address – source IP address, can be specified as any Source Netmask –...
  • Page 28 Destination IP Address – specified the same as Source IP Destination Netmask – specified the same as Source Netmask Destination port(s) – specified the same as Source port Network protocol – network protocol which the rule affects. Can be specified as one of TCP/UDP/ICMP or any Hint: If an exact port is specified, use of “any”...

  • Page 29: Acl Configuring

    ACL Configuring All clients MAC are set by acceptable as default in Access Control List function. To deny the MAC address, just click “Add New Rule” button to add the new record. Access Control List setting is shown below: Figure 15: ACL Settings page Static routing configuration Static routing service lets user specify static routes, which is present in system routing table form system startup.
  • Page 30 This page provides a user static route list (present on the system), and ability to edit, delete and add routes. Rule editing and adding is done in the following page: Note: In AP and Bridge mode TEW-212APBO has no active LAN (Local Area Network) interface, so the “Static Routes” page is not displayed...
  • Page 31 Figure 17: Route editing table Each rule in the route list consists of Device (interface) selection (can be wireless or Ethernet), Destination address (depending on netmask, can be a host or subnet), Gateway address (if not specified, program uses default interface gateway), Metric (route priority), and Netmask.

  • Page 32: Dhcp Service Configuration

    DHCP server is enabled. If the server detects that some computers already have addresses from the defined range, the address is not given to the computers. Note: In AP and Bridge mode TEW-212APBO has no active LAN (Local Area Network) interface, so “DHCP Settings” page is not displayed.
  • Page 33 Click on the “Reset” button to reset all page fields to their previous values and click on the “Save Settings” button to save the DHCP server setting.

  • Page 34: Port Forwarding Configuration

    Port Forwarding Settings page is shown below: Figure 19: Port Forwarding Settings table Note: In AP and Bridge mode TEW-212APBO has no active LAN (Local Area Network) interface, so the “Port Forwarding Settings” page is not...
  • Page 35 Figure 20: Port Forwarding Rule editing table As shown in Figure 20, a port forwarding rule consists of protocol specification – UDP or TCP protocol, port on the TEW-212APBO needed for application, the local IP address and port to which arriving data will be redirected.

  • Page 36: Setting Up Administrator Password

    Be sure to remember this password (or write it down at a safe location) to access the TEW-212APBO management administration features in the future. Default factory password setting is “pass”...

  • Page 37: System Tools

    System Tools Clients page Connected Clients page shows connected wireless clients list (AP and AP- Router modes only). This list is shown in the form of a table: Figure 22: Connected Clients page In the “Client MAC address” column, connected wireless card MAC (hardware) addresses are shown.

  • Page 38: Loopback Test

    Figure 23: Loopback Test page Loopback test is used for wireless link diagnostics. This page shows data transfer rate between TEW-212APBO and endpoint device. This transfer rate is measured by sending ICMP (Internet diagnostics protocol) stream to the end point device. Data is refreshed every second.

  • Page 39: Configuring Snmp Management

    Figure 24: SNMP Settings Community strings are used for SNMP authentication purposes. It is possible to allow or deny IP address groups from accessing TEW-212APBO using SNMP. IP address and netmask combination 0.0.0.0/32 means “ANY” IP address. It could be setup by a specified IP, ex 192.168.2.100/32, or by a group, ex 192.168.2.0/24.

  • Page 40: Site Survey Page

    Hint: Because wireless card is scanning through all radio frequency channels, the page loading time is much longer when compared to the other TEW-212APBO management pages. Use the rescan button to check signal/noise levels when deploying new Access Points in the existing...

  • Page 41: Monitoring Page

    (Transmitted) traffic. The TX/RX monitoring is restarted on every TEW-212APBO reboot. The reason is that TEW-212APBO has no real time clock, and the time used is relative to TEW-212APBO restart. The first statistics appear as 2 points after 5 minutes after TEW-212APBO. Normal view is acquired 10 minutes and later after TEW-212APBO reboot.
  • Page 42 Note: On older firmware versions, only 'Refresh' or 'Show' buttons are available, but they have the same behaviour.

  • Page 43: Upgrade Page

    I.e. Upgrade from 2.00 AP version to 2.01 AP version, or 2.00 Station version to 2.01 Station version. Figure 27: Upgrade page TEW-212APBO firmware is upgraded using the “Upgrade” page. In this page, the current firmware version is shown. If there is a need to update this...
  • Page 44 firmware, a valid firmware file must be selected first. Click on the “Browse” button to do this. After clicking this button – a file selection dialog should appear: Figure 28: Firmware file selection dialog When firmware file is selected, its name is shown in the “Firmware” field. Then click on the “Upgrade”...

  • Page 45: Upgrade Utility

    TEW-212APBO starts after firmware upgrade. Initial TEW- 212APBO setup is described in the “Starting Up” chapter of this manual. Upgrade Utility TEW-212APBO can also be configured as a wireless station, but the unit requires full firmware upgrade, which can be done ONLY with Upgrade utility.
  • Page 46 Step 1 In the Host address field; enter the TEW-212APBO IP address for which the firmware is to be upgraded. Figure 31: Fill in the IP address...
  • Page 47 Station mode or vise versa or Software upgrade to perform version’s upgrade i.e. AP 2.0 to AP 3.0 or Station 1.0 to Station 2.0. Figure 32 root password is required Step 3 Specify the TEW-212APBO firmware file, before clicking on the “Upgrade” button. Figure 33 Specify firmware locations.
  • Page 48 Step 4 When the process is completed, it will be indicated in the upgrade log window. Figure 34 Upgrade finished.

  • Page 49: Reboot Page

    All functions will be stopped while the device is rebooted. Reset page To reset the TEW-212APBO device to the factory setting, click on the “Reset” button. A waiting & redirection message should be shown as below (for the redirection service, please refer to the redirection service section for...

  • Page 50: Specifications

    Specifications Hardware ETRAX-100LX 16 MB Flash Memory 4 MB Ethernet 10/100 Mbit Wireless IEEE 802.11b Operating system Linux version 2.4.14. Network Subsystem TCP/IP protocol suite Firewall Packet filtering Masquerading (NAT) Port forwarding DHCP DHCP server for one interface (Ethernet) SNMP 802.11 MIB support (read write) MIB-I, MIB2 support (read only) Routing...

  • Page 51: Administration

    Administration Access to all user functions through web browsers (Java Script must be enabled) Dynamic configuration changes (no reboot necessary) Telnet All console features Scripting User script support (available on the Pro version) SNMP 802.11 MIB support (read write) MIB-I, MIB-II support (read only) Separate community strings for read and write support, standard SNMP trap support.

  • Page 52: Glossary

    Glossary Symbols: 10BaseT 10 Mbps/baseband/twisted pair. The IEEE standard for twisted pair Ethernet. IEEE 802.11b The IEEE standards for the definition of the Wireless high speed (11Mbit) protocol for wireless communication. Authorization the process of determining what types of activities a user is permitted to undertake.
  • Page 53 DNS Domain Name System. The distributed name/address mechanism used in the Internet. It comprises distributed online databases that contain mappings between human-readable names and IP addresses, and servers, which provide translation services to client applications. Domain A part of the DNS naming hierarchy. Syntactically, an Internet domain name consists of a sequence of names (labels) separated by periods (dots), e.g., “machine.company.com”.
  • Page 54 Host An (end-user) computer system that connects to a network, such as a PC, minicomputer of mainframe. ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol used to handle errors and control messages at the IP layer. ICMP is part of the IP protocol.
  • Page 55 LAN Local Area Network. Any physical network technology (such as Ethernet) that operates at high speed (typically 10 Mbit per second or more) over short distances (up to a few kilometers). See WAN. LED Light Emitting Diode. A luminous indicator. MAC address.
  • Page 56 In each case, the remainder is the host address. In the Internet, assigned network addresses are globally unique. See IP address. Node An addressable device attached to a computer network. See host, router. Packet The unit of data sent across a network. “Packet” is a generic term used to describe units of data at all levels of the protocol stack, but it is most correctly used to describe application data units.
  • Page 57 which the route exists, the distance to the remote address and the cost of sending data over the route. Router A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic will follow. To do this it uses a routing protocol to gain information about the network, and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as “routing metrics”.
  • Page 58 TCP/IP Protocol Suite Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol. This is common shorthand, which refers to the suite of transport and application protocols that runs over IP. See IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, FTP, Telnet, and SNMP. Telnet The virtual terminal protocol in the TCP/IP suite of protocols, which allows users of one host t o log into a remote host and interact as normal terminal users of that host.

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