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PePWave Mesh Connector Series:
Mesh Connector 225-DX
Document Rev. 1.0
July 08
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Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Copyright © 2008 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.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2008 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual Table of Contents COPYRIGHT ............................. 3 DISCLAIMER............................. 3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ......................... 4 ........................4 RODUCT EATURES ........................4 ARDWARE ETUP LED D ........................4 ESCRIPTION USING THE PEPWAVE DEVICES....................... 5 PC S .......................5 CONFIGURING ETUP ...........................6 IRST ETUP ........................10...

  • Page 3: Copyright

    PePWave Ltd. 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.

  • Page 4: Product Description

    WPA/WPA2-Personal and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise security support Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support Always-on, integrated Wi-Fi access point PolePoint bridging support Hardware Setup Please follow the installation guide to set up the Mesh Connector 225-DX devices. 3.3 LED Description Color Status Description Green Power is on...

  • Page 5: Using The Pepwave Devices

    PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual 4 Using the PePWave Devices Pre-configuring PC Setup Prior to the Mesh Connector configuration, a computer with its Local Area Connection set to a static IP address is required to pre-configure to the same subnet as the Mesh Connector (i.e.

  • Page 6: First Time Setup

    PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual 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.
  • Page 7 PePWave Mesh Connector Series 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: Setup Page PePWave Mesh Connector Series Copyright © 2008 PePWave...
  • Page 8 PePWave Mesh Connector Series 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”.
  • Page 9 PePWave Mesh Connector Series 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. PePWave Mesh Connector Series...

  • Page 10: Settings Details

    SSID: To configure the SSID / ESSID / Network Name of the wireless network to associate Radio Mode: The available radio mode for Mesh Connector 225-DX is 802.11a only. Bit Rate: To fix the 802.11 transmit bit rate. Available options depend on the Radio Mode chosen.
  • Page 11 PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual 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.
  • Page 12 PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual 4.3.5 Restore and Reboot Illustration 8: 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.

  • Page 13: Integrated Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration

    PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual 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...
  • Page 14 PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual 4.4.2 Access Point configure Manually Illustration 10: Access Point Configure Manually In Manual Configuration mode, the SSID is manually entered. Authentication can be one of three configurable values: Open For Open Authentication Mode, no Encryption Key is necessary.
  • Page 15 PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual 4.4.3 Access Point Configure Automatically Illustration 11: Access Point Configure Automatically 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.

  • Page 16: Test The Setup

    PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual Test the Setup To test to 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.

  • Page 17: Post-Configuring Pc Setup

    Click the “OK” button to confirm the change. For now the PC will send a DHCP request directly to the access point via the PePWave Mesh Connector, and an IP address will be assigned from the access point to the PC.

  • Page 18: Restore To Default Settings

    PePWave Mesh Connector Series User Manual Restore to Default Settings There are two ways to restore the Mesh Connector 225-DX 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.

  • Page 19: Appendix: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    PePWave Mesh Connector Series 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.
  • Page 20 Contact Us: Address: Sales United States Office Hong Kong Office sales@pepwave.com 800 West El Camino Real, 17/F, Park Building, Mountain View 476 Castle Peak Road Support CA 94040 Cheung Sha Wan support@pepwave.com United States Hong Kong Tel: +1 (650) 331 0641...

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