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  • Page 1 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router...
  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen IP-COM Technology Co., Ltd. Without prior expressed written permission from Shenzhen IP-COM Technology Co., Ltd, any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, reproduce, or translate it into other languages.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..........5 1.1 F .................. 5 EATURES 1.2 P ..............6 ACKAGE ONTENT 1.3 P ................ 7 ANEL VERVIEW CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALL ..........10 2.1 H ..............10 ARDWARE NSTALL 2.1.1 Connect device to a power source ........
  • Page 4 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router CHAPTER 4 WIRELESS SETTINGS ..........33 4.1 B ..................33 ASIC 4.2 S ................. 35 ECURITY 4.2.1 WPA-PSK ................. 35 4.2.2 WPA2-PSK ............... 36 4.2.3 WEP ................36 4.3 WDS ..................37 4.4 O ............42 PTIMUM OSITION ETUP...
  • Page 5 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 6.1 M ..............55 DDRESS ILTER 6.2 C ................56 LIENT ILTER 6.3 URL F ................59 ILTER 6.4 R ............. 61 EMOTE ANAGEMENT CHAPTER 7 SNMP ..............62 CHAPTER 8 SYSTEM TOOLS ............63 8.1 S ...................
  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    Thanks for purchasing this P115AP Wireless N150 Outdoor Long Range AP/Router. The IP-COM P115AP is an outdoor long range wireless AP/router with wireless speed up to 150M. Combining the function of a wireless router, wireless AP, WISP, Client+AP and WDS, etc. the device nicely stands out in outdoor long range wireless connections, P2P, P2MP networking, wireless monitoring applications and much more.The P115AP is housed in an IP64...
  • Page 7: Package Content

     Support internal firewall to block attacks from hackers when operating  in Router Mode 1.2 Package Content Unpack the box and verify the following items: P115AP x 1  Screw x 2  Nylon Ligature x 2  Plastic Bag x 2 ...
  • Page 8: Panel Overview

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 1.3 Panel Overview LAN/WAN/POE: Provides 1 WAN/LAN/PoE interchangeable port,  which functions as a WAN/PoE interchangeable port in router mode and a LAN/PoE port in AP mode. LAN: Provides 1 10/100M LAN port.  SMA interface:RP-SMA connector for external antenna. ...
  • Page 9 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router LEDs are described as below: Status Description Device has electrical A solid blue light power Ethernet cable is A solid blue light connected WAN/LAN A blinking blue light Transferring data Ethernet cable is A solid blue light connected A blinking blue light Transferring data...
  • Page 10 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Injector Overview POE: Power over Ethernet port.  LAN/WAN: 100M Ethernet port.  Reset: Pressing it for 8-10s restores device to factory default settings.  Power: Power connector. ...
  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware Install

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Chapter 2 Hardware Install 2.1 Hardware Install Before you start configuring the device, follow below steps to install device. For extended wireless coverage, use an external omni-directional antenna and place device in the center of the area for better performance; to implement long range P2P or P2MP wireless bridge, use the internal directional antenna and position device properly for better performance.
  • Page 12 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 1. Connect the LAN/WAN/POE port on device to the PoE port on the injector using an Ethernet cable. 2. Connect PC to injector's LAN port using an Ethernet cable or wirelessly to the device via the SSID (The default SSID can be found on the label on the back of the device and is not encrypted by default).
  • Page 13 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 4. Input ping 192.168.2.1 and press Enter. If you get a screen as shown in the screenshot above, your PC and device are interconnected. If you get a screen as shown in the screenshot above, your PC and device are not interconnected.
  • Page 14: Quick Setup

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 2) Verify TCP/IP settings on your PC To access device web utility while operating in AP mode or universal repeater mode, manually configure a static IP address for the PC. Just note that the IP address you configure must be on the same net segment as device LAN IP address.
  • Page 15: Ap Mode

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Operating Mode Overview: AP Mode: In this mode, the device converts the wired signal into  wireless signals, extending existing network coverage. It works as a central access point for multiple wireless clients (generally, wireless adapters) concurrently.
  • Page 16 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Connect the LAN/WAN/POE port on device to the POE port on the injector. Connect the LAN port on the PoE injector to an uplink switch or router. All PCs in the range will then be able to connect to this SSID wirelessly for Internet access.
  • Page 17: Router Mode

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 2.2.2 Router Mode Typical Topology: Connect the LAN/WAN/POE port on device to the POE port on the injector. Connect the LAN port on PoE injector to ISP. All PCs in the range will then be able to connect to this SSID wirelessly for Internet access.
  • Page 18 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router SSID: A SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the public name of a wireless  network. Channel: For an optimal wireless performance, you may select the  least interferential channel. It is advisable that you select an unused channel or Auto to let device detect and select the best possible channel for your wireless network to operate on from the drop-down list.
  • Page 19 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router PPPoE: Select PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) if you used to connect to the Internet using a broadband connection that requires a PPPoE user name and a PPPoE password. Simply enter the user name and password provided by your ISP in corresponding fields.
  • Page 20: Universal Repeater Mode

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 2.2.3 Universal Repeater Mode Typical Topology: AP1 that operates in Router Mode has connected to Internet. AP2 connects to AP1 using the Universal Repeater Mode. So, clients that connect to AP2 can also access Internet. 1.
  • Page 21 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router SSID, MAC address and channel fields will be populated automatically. 3. What you need to do is to configure the security settings. For example, the Security Mode, Security Key and Key Update Interval for the SSID IP-COM_2is WPA-PSK, 12345678 and 3600s, simply enter them.
  • Page 22 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 4. Click Next and configure wireless settings for the device. Device MUST operate on the same channel as the uplink AP for successful implementation of the feature. The channel field on device greyed out in this mode. SSID and security settings are configurable (both can be different from the uplink device).
  • Page 23 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 5. Click Next and then Finish. Click OK and device will restart and will then operate in Universal Repeater Mode. Now set your local PCs to Obtain an IP address automatically and these PCs will then use IP/gateway/DNS addresses assigned by the uplink device to access Internet.
  • Page 24 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router...
  • Page 25: Chapter 3 Network Setup

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Chapter 3 Network Setup This chapter mainly explains LAN settings in AP Mode, Universal Repeater Mode and Router Mode, as well as WAN settings, MAC Clone, DHCP server and WAN Medium Type (Wired or Wireless WAN). 3.1 LAN Settings IP Address: Device's LAN IP address, 192.168.2.1 by default.
  • Page 26 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router PPPoE Internet connection Type: Displays the current Internet connection  type. User Name: Enter the User Name provided by your ISP.  Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP.  MPPE: Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE) is a protocol for ...
  • Page 27 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Static IP If your ISP assigns a fixed IP address to you, then select Static IP, and enter the IP address, subnet mask, primary DNS and secondary DNS (optional) info provided by your ISP in corresponding fields. IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP.
  • Page 28: Mac Clone

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router DHCP (Dynamic IP) Select DHCP (Dynamic IP) if you can access Internet as soon as your computer directly connects to an Internet-enabled ADSL/Cable modem. Device will automatically obtain an IP address from ISP. 3.3 MAC Clone This section allows you to configure Device’s WAN MAC address.
  • Page 29 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router However, some ISPs may bind client PC's MAC address for Internet connection authentication. In this case, simply enter the bound MAC in the WAN MAC Address field or click "Copy My PC's MAC" (or Clone MAC) to copy your PC's MAC to the device.
  • Page 30: Dhcp

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 3.4 DHCP The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks. If you enable the built-in DHCP server on this device, it will automatically configure TCP/IP protocol settings for all DHCP-Client-enabled PCs in your LAN (Namely, PCs are set to "Obtain an IP address automatically"...
  • Page 31: Wan Medium Type

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router requesting clients. This field is optional. Lease Time: The length of time for the IP address lease. Configuring a  proper lease time improves the efficiency for the DHCP server to reclaim disused IP addresses. For example: If the lease time is set to one hour, then the DHCP server ...
  • Page 32 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router channel fields will then be automatically populated. For example, the security mode (encryption algorithm) and security key for the SSID IP-COM_2 is WPA-PSK, and 12345678 3600s, simply enter them and click Save. Figure 1...
  • Page 33 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Figure 2 Click OK and device will restart and will then operate in Wireless WAN (also known as WISP Mode). Note: When operating in Wireless WAN (WISP Mode), make sure device is operating on the same channel as the uplink device (WISP AP). While SSID and security settings on device are not required so.
  • Page 34: Chapter 4 Wireless Settings

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Chapter 4 Wireless Settings This chapter mainly presents wireless settings, including basic wireless settings, security, WDS, access control settings and connection status. 4.1 Basic Wireless: Check to enable the wireless feature.  Antenna: Select to use internal antenna or external antenna. ...
  • Page 35 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router network. 11g mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-G clients in your wireless network.  11b/g mixed mode: Select it if you have only Wireless-B and Wireless-G clients in your wireless network.  11b/g/n mixed mode: Select it if you have Wireless-b/g/n clients in your wireless network.
  • Page 36: Security

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 4.2 Security This section allows you to secure your wireless network to block unauthorized accesses and malicious packet sniffing. For better security, it is advisable to use the WPA-AES encryption. 4.2.1 WPA-PSK The WPA protocol implements the majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It enhances data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) which is a 128-bit per-packet key, meaning that it dynamically generates a new key for each packet.
  • Page 37: Wpa2-Psk

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 4.2.2 WPA2-PSK The later WPA2 protocol features compliance with the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in addition to TKIP encryption protocol to guarantee better security than that provided by WEP or WPA.
  • Page 38: Wds

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Authentication Type: Select a proper authentication type.  WEP Key Format: Select a proper key format: HEX or ASCII.  Key Select: Select a key from the preset keys 1-4 for current use.  4.3 WDS WDS Bridge Mode: wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network.
  • Page 39 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router WDS Mode: Select Repeater or Bridge. When operating in Bridge mode,  other wireless clients (excluding bridge participants) will not be able to connect to the device; when operating in Repeater mode, other wireless clients will still be able to connect to the device via SSID. WDS Status: Select Enable or Disable.
  • Page 40 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Take two P115APs as an example to illustrate WDS implementation. Select Repeater from WDS Mode and Enable from WDS Status. 1 Directly enter the MAC address of the link partner if you already know it and then click OK.
  • Page 41 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 2) Select the SSID you wish to connect, click Save and its MAC address will then be added automatically to device.
  • Page 42 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Click Save to save your settings. And then configure same settings on the bridge partner device. When up appears, you have successfully connected to Note: WDS feature can only be implemented between 2 WDS-capable wireless devices.
  • Page 43: Optimum Position Setup

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 4.4 Optimum Position Setup Optimum Position: Enable this option for a best reference position of device for optimum performance. Click Wireless -> Optimum Position to enter the configuration interface. 2. Select Enable to enable the Optimum Position function. Select MAC: Select the MAC address of the remote device to bridge .
  • Page 44: Advanced Settings

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Place and hold the device in different places for a certain period of time (5 seconds is recommended), observe signal strength change from the graph. Position device exactly where as it is when strongest signal appears on the graph.
  • Page 45: Access Control

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router fragments before transmission. DO NOT change the default value of 2346 unless necessary. RTS Threshold: If a packet exceeds such set value, RTS/CTS scheme  will be used to reduce collisions. Set it to a smaller value provided that there are distant clients and interference.
  • Page 46 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Click Add and below screen appears: MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of a wireless client.  Description: Briefly describe the current entry/rule.  Status: Select Enable or Disable.  Up to 6 rules can be added. ...
  • Page 47: Connectionstatus

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 2. You will be redirected to the initial page of this feature. The rule you just added will be displayed there. Select Allow Access to Wireless Network and Enable as seen in the screenshot below: 4.7 ConnectionStatus This section displays the info of connected wireless clients including MAC addresses and encryption info, etc.
  • Page 48: Chapter 5 Advanced Applications

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Chapter 5 Advanced Applications The Advanced tab only works on router mode, it has the following 7 submenus: Bandwidth Settings, Connection Status, DDNS, Virtual Server, DMZ Host, UPnP, Routing Table and Static Routing. 5.1 Bandwidth Settings Bandwidth control is used for limit internal network speed.
  • Page 49: Connection Status

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 5.2 Connection status Showing the current connection information, which is client IP address, MAC address and connection mode. 5.3 DDNS Dynamic DNS or DDNS is a method of updating, in real time, a Domain Name System (DNS) to point to a changing IP address on the Internet.
  • Page 50  provider. For example: If you have registered a DDNS service from no-ip.com for a web server on the host at 192.168.2.10 and get below info: User Name IP-COM Password 123456 Domain Name ip-com.zapto.org First set a mapping rule on Virtual Server interface (For details, see Virtual...
  • Page 51: Virtual Server

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Then Click Save to save the settings. Simply input "http://ip-com.zapto.org" in a launched web browser and your web server will be accessible. 5.4 Virtual Server Defines the mapping between the service port range of WAN access and LAN server, all of the WAN ports used within the scope of access will be re-positioned to the LAN network server specified by IP address.
  • Page 52 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Ext Port-Int Port: WAN service port. Internal LAN PC port  corresponding mapped to an external port. Private IP: The IP address of a computer used as a server in LAN.  Protocol: Includes TCP, UDP and Both. Select “Both” if you are not sure ...
  • Page 53: Dmz Host

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Notice: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web Management port on Remote Web Management screen to be any value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise, there will be a conflict to disable the virtual server.
  • Page 54: Routing Table

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router request the router to process some special port switching so as to enable the external host to visit the resources of the internal host. UPnP works in Windows XP, Windows ME or later (Note: Operational system needs to be integrated with or installed with DirectX 9.0) or in an environment with installed application software that supports UPnP.
  • Page 55: Static Routing

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router The main duty for a router is to look for a best path for every data packet, and transfer this data packet to a destination station. In order to fulfill this function, many transferring paths, i.e. routing table, are saved in the router, for choosing when needed.
  • Page 56: Chapter 6 Security Settings

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Chapter 6 Security Settings 6.1 Mac Address Filter Security Settings only fits for Wireless Router Mode. To better manage PCs in LAN, you can use the MAC Address Filter function to allow/disallow such PCs to access to Internet. In Filter Mode, you can choose Disable, Allow Access to Internet, and Deny Access to Internet.
  • Page 57: Client Filter

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Select: Select a number (indicating a corresponding entry) from the  drop-down menu. Up to 10 rules can be set. Enable: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the corresponding entry.  Description: Enter a meaningful name to you for corresponding entry. ...
  • Page 58 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router certain ports on Internet using the Client Filter functionality. Filter Mode: Select Deny or Allow according to your own needs.  Disable: disable the corresponding entry.  Deny Access to Internet: Disallow PCs at specified IP addresses to ...
  • Page 59 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Day: Select a day or several days for the rule to take effect.  To forbid PCs within the IP address range of Example:  192.168.2.20--192.168.2.30 to visit websites from 9:00 to 18:00, do as follows: Click Save to save the settings...
  • Page 60: Url Filter

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 6.3 URL Filter To better control LAN PCs, you can use the URL filter functionality to allow or disallow such PC to access certain websites within a specified time range. In Filter Mode, you can choose Disable, Allow Access to Websites, and Deny Access to Websites.
  • Page 61 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router needs to be filtered out. Time: Select a time range for the corresponding entry to take effect.  Day: select a day or several days for the corresponding entry to take  effect. Example:To forbid PCs within the IP addresses range of ...
  • Page 62: Remote Web Management

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 6.4 Remote Web Management The Remote Web management allows the Router to be configured from the Internet by a web browser. Enable: Select whether to enable the Remote Web-based Management  feature. Port: Remote admin port; the port used by trusted hosts from ...
  • Page 63: Chapter 7 Snmp

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Chapter 7 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular protocol for network management. It is widely used in local area networks (LAN) for collecting information, and managing and monitoring, network devices. For using this function, please enable it and provide the information which the following page need.
  • Page 64: Chapter 8 System Tools

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Chapter 8 System tools This section focuses on how to maintain AP, including Syslog, Statistics, Time & Date, Change Password, Backup, Restore, Firmware Update, Restore to Factory Default, Reboot. 8.1 Syslog The section is to view the system log. You can view the various statuses after system startup and check whether there’s network attack.
  • Page 65: Time & Date

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Enable Traffic Statistics: Tick this box to enable the network user  traffic statistics. If there is no need to, we suggest turn off this function. Refresh: Click this button to update the statistic list. ...
  • Page 66: Change Password

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router This section is to select the time zone for your location. You can select your own time or obtain the standard GMT time from Internet. Sync with Internet time servers: Obtain the standard GMT time from ...
  • Page 67: Backup

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Confirm New Password: Re-enter to confirm the new password.  Note:It is highly recommended to change the password to secure your network and the device. 8.5 Backup Backup: Click this button to back up the device’s configurations. 8.6 Restore...
  • Page 68: Firmware Update

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Choose File: Click this button to browse the directory where you backup or save the device’s settings. Restore: Click this button to restore the device’s configurations. 8.7 Firmware Update By upgrading the router's software, you will get more stable version and appreciation of the routing function.
  • Page 69: Restore To Factory Default

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 8.8 Restore to Factory Default Restore to Factory Default: Click this button is to reset all configurations to the default values. It means the device will lose all the settings you have set. Factory Default Settings: User Name: admin ...
  • Page 70 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Reboot: Click this button to reboot the device.
  • Page 71: Appendix 1 Tcp/Ip Settings

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Appendix 1 TCP/IP Settings If you are using Windows XP, do as follows: 1. From the desktop, click Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections.
  • Page 72 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties.
  • Page 73 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
  • Page 74 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 4. Select Use the following IP address. IP address: Enter 192.168.2.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0. Click OK twice to save your settings.
  • Page 75 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: 1. Click on Start-> Control Panel -> Network and Internet-> Network and Sharing Center. Click Change adapter settings. 2. Right-click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties. 3.
  • Page 76 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router 4. Select Use the following IP address.
  • Page 77 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router IP address: Enter 192.168.2.xxx where xxx can be any number between 2 and 253). Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0. Click OK twice to save your settings.
  • Page 78: Appendix 2 Glossary

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Appendix 2 Glossary Channel A communication channel, also known as channel, refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as a radio channel. It is used to transfer an information signal, such as a digital bit stream, from one or more transmitters to one or more receivers.
  • Page 79 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Keys while dynamic WEP encryption changes WEP key dynamically. WPA/WPA2 The WPA protocol implements the majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It enhances data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) which is a 128-bit per-packet key, meaning that it dynamically generates a new key for each packet.
  • Page 80: Appendix 3 Faqs

    Read the following if you are running into problems. If your problem is not covered here, please go to our website of www.ip-com.com.cn or e-mail to ip-com@ip-com.com.cn for help. 1. Q: I entered the device’s LAN IP address in the web browser but cannot access the utility.
  • Page 81 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router address is not used by another PC or device. In case that two computers or devices share the same IP addresses, change either to a different address. 4. Q: My computer can neither log in to the device nor access Internet, and there is a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark shown in the network adapter icon on the right bottom corner of my computer desktop;...
  • Page 82 If your problems are not covered here, please feel free to go to www.ip-com.com.cn . to find solutions or email your problems to: ip-com@ip-com.com.cn . We will be more than happy to help you out as soon as possible. IP-COM Networks, Inc No.
  • Page 83: Appendix 4 Safety And Emission Statement

    Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router Appendix 4 Safety and Emission Statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment,this product may cause radio interference,in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.This device complies with EU 1999/5/EC. NOTE:(1)The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.(2) To avoid unnecessary radiation interference, it is recommended to use a shielded RJ45...
  • Page 84 Wireless N150 Long Range AP/Router will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. 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. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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