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BW2250
Dual Radio 2.4GHz/5GHz Outdoor Access Point
User Guide
September, 2006
www.browan.com
Copyright©2006 BROWAN Communications, Inc.

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  • Page 1 BW2250 Dual Radio 2.4GHz/5GHz Outdoor Access Point User Guide September, 2006 www.browan.com Copyright©2006 BROWAN Communications, Inc.

  • Page 2: Copyright

    This MARKET REQUIREMENT DOCUMENT is copyrighted with all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of BROWAN. Notice BROWAN reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Fcc Warning

    This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination.The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. Page 2 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 4: Ic Warning

    Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing. Because high power radars are allocated as primary users (meaning they have priority) in 5250-5350 MHz, these radars could cause interference and/or damage to license exempt LAN devices. Page 3 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 5 Purpose ............................... 6 Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge...................... 6 Conventions Used in this Document ....................6 Help Us to Improve this Document! ....................6 Browan Technical Support ........................6 CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION ......................7 Product Overview ..........................7 Features Highlight ..........................9 CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION ......................
  • Page 6 System | Configuration ........................63 System | Reset..........................65 System | Upgrade ..........................65 APPENDIX ............................67 A) Specification ..........................67 B) Factory Defaults for the BW2250 ....................69 C) Approved Antenna........................70 D) Location ID and ISO Country Codes .................... 71 Page 5 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    If you should encounter mistakes in this document or want to provide comments to improve the manual please send e-mail directly to: manuals@browan.com Browan Technical Support If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, please consult the Browan website at www.browan.com for: Direct contact to the Browan support centers.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 – Introduction

    Thank you for choosing the Browan 54Mb Dual-Radio Outdoor Access Point BW2250. The Browan BW2250 operates simultaneously in the 5-GHz and 2.4-GHz frequency bands and is fully compliant to 802.11b/g and 802.11a standard with its high performance and enhanced security.
  • Page 9 AP, and dynamically self-configures for wireless bridge connection. With this feature in a BW2250 network, whenever a bridge link is fail over, the network will auto reconfigure route structures to minimize the lost of WLAN operation. It also minimized the technician intervention and cost of going on-site to re-establish transmission paths.

  • Page 10: Features Highlight

    Simple Network Management Protocol BW2250 management system pages are organized for the web-browser interface. This user manual provides detailed description of this management option. Features Highlight Super Bridge 802.11a/b/g compliant ● Up to 20 bridge links supporting ● Special radio for Bridge ●...
  • Page 11 QoS priority per BSSID based on 802.1p or EDCA AAA way per BSSID, 802.1x or WPA Co-existence of 802.1x and WPA Security policy per BSSID RADIUS server per BSSID Traffic priority per BSSID Maintenance Software watchdog Hardware watchdog Page 10 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Chapter 2 - Installation This chapter provides installation instructions for the hardware and software components of the Access Point BW2250. It also includes the procedures for the following tasks: Hardware Introduction (Connectors) Hardware Installation Software Installation The Product Package The product comes with the following:...

  • Page 13: Hardware Introduction

    Hardware Introduction General Overview Figure 1 – BW2250 General View The front panel of BW2250 contains: Connectors which enable you to make different network connections for the device Waterproof ports, which prevent the device from the damage of water that get into the internal part of the device.

  • Page 14: Bottom Cover

    Serial Number label of the device. RESET Button. It is covered by a M6 Screw with a waterproof rubber washer RF Connectors and ports The BW2250 has two reverse N-type RF connectors on the flank panel: Figure 3 –RF Connectors and ports Page 13...

  • Page 15: Hardware Installation

    Please read the description sheet in Waterproof RJ45 Connector package carefully before you do the assembly. Step 5 Insert the Ethernet twist cable to the LAN port connector on the back of the BW2250 Bottom Cover and screw down the nut. Step 6 Connect two RF connectors to the Antennas by Jump RF cable with waterproof N-type plug.

  • Page 16: Connect To The Power Source And Local Network

    Power source Equipment, Such as BE3011 POE HUB Switch from Browan. Step 2 If you use the BE3011 POE HUB, please connect the BW2250 LAN port to the PWR-LAN OUT port of BE3011 and connect the BE3011 LAN-IN port to the Switch or hub in the local network.

  • Page 17: Software Installation

    Software Installation Initialization There are two choices for the first web browser connection to your BW2250: either enter the BW2250's IP address and subnet (default networks settings) into the browser or launch the KickStart utility that is provided with your product CD.
  • Page 18 Step 3 After successful administrator log on you will see the main page of the BW2250’s Web interface: If second method is prefered follow the instuctions: Step 1 Install the KickStart utility from the Installation CD. Click Start > Programs >...
  • Page 19 Select your controller and right click. Select Open WEB item to launch the web management interface through the secure https connection: Step 3 Enter the BW2250 administrator login settings to access the web management interface. The default administrator log on settings for all access point interfaces are:...
  • Page 20 Step 4 After successful administrator log on you will see the controller web interface. Now you are enabled to perform your configuration. Page 19 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 – Application Mode

    Chapter 3 – Application Mode The two Dual-Band chips (a/g + a/g) that this product provides supplies the furthest flexible application. Three application modes are supplied by BW2250: AP + Bridge mode AP + AP mode Bridge + Bridge mode AP + Bridge Mode AP + Bridge configuration is for environment with last mile issue.

  • Page 22: Bridge+ Bridge Mode

    It is strongly recommended that leave two external antennas apart, at least larger than 1m. Thus antenna interference can be ignored. If external antenna cannot be apart, it is strongly recommended that one RF module is set 2.4GHz and the other is set 5GHz. Page 21 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 – Reference Manual

    Status – device status showing Network – device settings affecting networking Wireless – device settings related to the wireless part of the BW2250 System – device system settings directly applicable to the BW2250 Exit – click exit and leave the web management then close your web-browser window.

  • Page 24: Status

    System Time – shows the current time of the BW2250 Wlan1 MAC / Wlan 2 MAC – shows the MAC addresses of the two wireless interfaces of the BW2250 Free System Memory – indicates the memory currently available in the BW2250 Total System Memory –...

  • Page 25: Status | Wireless Status

    Antenna Gain – indicates antenna gain value. If use BA5070, which is a attached Antenna of BW2250, shows 4.5dBi in 2.4GHz and 7dBi in 5GHz for regulation’s limitation. If customer own antenna will be used, this will shows 0dBi to gain larger EIPR value.

  • Page 26: Status | Interface Statistics

    Network Network | Interface The interface configured is bridge device therefore only one interface is displayed here for configuration. Bridge interface and its settings are listed in the Interface page. Figure 14 – Interface Configuration Table Page 25 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 27 Apply Changes – to save all changes in the interface table at once. Discard Changes – restore all previous values. For such each change of settings, the BW2250 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes. Request for reboot server appears:...
  • Page 28 Reboot button to restart and apply all settings together. To reboot at once, click Reboot button and then it is necessary to wait a moment. And the message of reboot appears just like bellows: Figure 18 – Reboot Information Page 27 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 29: Network | Radius Server

    Secret – shared secret string that is used to make sure the integrity of data frames used for authentication server. Save – save new specified RADIUS server. Cancel – restore all previous values. After adding a new RADIUS server, the following control appears: Page 28 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 30: Network | Dhcp Settings

    Reboot button to restart and apply all settings together. Network | DHCP Settings BW2250 can act as DHCP server or DHCP relay. The DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) service is supported on layer 2 interfaces. DHCP server and DHCP relay is disabled by default.
  • Page 31 DHCP Server This DHCP server service enables clients on the LAN to request configuration information, such as IP address, from a server. Settings of the DHCP service can be viewed just like the follow page. Page 30 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 32 Figure 25 –DHCP server Settings By default, DHCP server is disabled for BW2250. IP Address from / IP Address to – specify the IP address range to be dynamically allocated by the DHCP server. Netmask – enter the netmask for IP pool range.
  • Page 33 The Gateway of DHCP server settings must be same with the Gateway of BW2250 For each change of settings, the BW2250 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes. Request for reboot server appears:...
  • Page 34 When BW2250 network Interface uses DHCP to get IP address dynamically, DHCP server service cannot be enabled. When BW2250 uses DHCP to get IP address dynamically, the similar WEB UI will be appears: Figure 28 – Warning information DHCP Relay To route DHCP through the external server, enable the DHCP Relay service.
  • Page 35 Change status or leave in the default state if no editing is necessary and click the Save button. Figure 30 –Apply or Discard DHCP relay Settings For each change of settings, the BW2250 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes. Request for reboot server appears: Figure 31 –...

  • Page 36: Network | Ntp Settings

    And if there are still other setting modifications needed, go ahead to finish all changes and then click Reboot button to restart and apply all settings together. When BW2250 network Interface uses DHCP to get IP address dynamically, DHCP relay service cannot be enabled.
  • Page 37 Figure 34 – Apply or Discard NTP server Changes Change the Time Zone for your own local time and change the NTP status to enable or disable. Figure 35 – Edit Time Zone setting/NTP status Clicking Save button for saving new Time Zone setting Page 36 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 38: Network | Time Settings

    Figure 36 – Apply or Discard Time Zone/NTP status Changes For each change of settings, the BW2250 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes. Request for reboot server appears: Figure 37 – Reboot information Reboot –...

  • Page 39: Wireless

    Change the Date and Time or leave in the default value if no editing is necessary and click the Apply button. Thus the modified time will be taken effect at once. No reboot is needed. BW2250 has RTC (real-time clock). The system time will be saved upon reboot. If NTP is enabled, the local time cannot be modified manually.
  • Page 40 4.5 dBi Figure 41 – Basic Wireless Settings with DCA enabled Radio – specify which wireless interface of BW2250 is shown Domain – show the regulatory domain Static Channel– show the channel that the access point will use to transmit and receive information.
  • Page 41 DCA threshold – show the value (in minutes) of DCA threshold. This threshold is been used to judge if there is no wireless users connected during this time. And if yes, BW2250 will monitor the environment and adjust channel for the best operational one.
  • Page 42 Figure 42 – Site Survey warning Click OK to continue site survey and get the similar UI: Page 41 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 43 Figure 43 – Site Survey information To refresh the statistics click the Rescan button. During Site Survey, all wireless clients, who are connecting with BW2250 would be kicked off. Site Survey takes some minutes to perform. Please wait and don’t power off AP during site survey.
  • Page 44 Figure 45 – Edit Basic Wireless Settings with DCA enabled Radio Name– show which wireless interface of BW2250 is being set Domain – select the regulatory domain according to your country The full frequency range of the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz is not permitted for use in all countries. Depending on your selection of regulatory domains, the available frequency channels will vary.
  • Page 45 DCA threshold – specify the value (in minutes) of DCA threshold. This threshold is been used to judge if there is no wireless users connected during this time. And if yes, BW2250 will monitor the environment and adjust channel for the best operational one.
  • Page 46 [enabled/disabled]. Mode – two modes are supplied: AP mode and Bridge mode. When Bridge mode is enabled, BW2250 can introduce a bridge loop if BW2250 Ethernet port is connected to your wired LAN. To avoid a bridge loop on your network, disconnect BW2250 from the wired LAN before or soon after Bridge mode is enabled.
  • Page 47 Figure 47 – Apply or Discard Basic Wireless Settings with DCA enabled For such each change of settings, the BW2250 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes. Request for reboot server appears: Figure 48 – Reboot Server Reboot –...
  • Page 48 If there is no other setting needed to be modified, click the Reboot button for applying all modifications. And if there are still other setting modifications needed, go ahead to finish all changes and then click Reboot button to restart and apply all settings together. Page 47 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 49: Wireless | Advance

    AP Mode: Figure 49 – Advanced Wireless Setting (AP Mode) Radio – specify which RF card (wlan1 or wlan2) is needed to be configured since BW2250 has two Dual-Band radios Mode – specify the operation mode of BW2250 (AP or Bridge) Interface –...
  • Page 50 Detail – Show the MAC address of current connected clients Refresh – Rescan the WEB page to get newer information Return – Return to the wireless advance settings page Clicking Detail to check the detail information of the connected client just like below: Page 49 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 51 SSID – a unique ID for your wireless network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. The default SSID is "BW2250" but you should change this to a personal wireless network name. The SSID is important for clients when connecting to the access point. All client stations must have their client SSID settings configured and must use the same SSID.
  • Page 52 RADIUS server: please configure Network | RADIUS Servers Web UI first. Accounting Interim Interval – specify the value (in minutes), which is used for interim- accounting interval. This should not be left empty and the value range is from 1 to 60 minutes. Page 51 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 53 WPA client is not permitted to connect. WPA2 MIXED – When selected, WPA2 client and WPA client are all permitted to connect. RADIUS Server Profile –Select the default radius server name. If not, please configure Network | RADIUS Servers Web page first. Page 52 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 54 MAC Auth – When selected, the MAC address of wireless client will be passed to RADIUS server for PAP authentication when it connects with BW2250. The MAC address of wireless client acts as username and password. RADIUS Server Profile –Select the default radius server name. If not, please configure Network | RADIUS Servers Web page first.
  • Page 55 Figure 55 – Advanced Wireless Setting (Bridge Mode) Radio – specify which RF card (wlan1 or wlan2) is needed to be configured since BW2250 has two Dual-Band radios Mode – specify the operation mode of BW2250 (AP or Bridge) Interface – Choose the specified Bridge link entry you want to configure.

  • Page 56: Wireless | Wep

    Use the Wireless | WEP menu to configure static WEP settings. This menu only set static WEP key value related with 4 key indexes for each RF card (wlan1 or wlan2). Enable or Disable static WEP is in the Wireless | Advance menu. Page 55 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 57: Wireless | Mac Acl

    Figure 59 – Edit WEP Key Wireless | MAC ACL Use the MAC ACL service to control the default access to the wireless interface of the BW2250 or define special access rules for mobile clients. Configure the ACL using the Wireless | MAC ACL menu:...
  • Page 58 Policy Setting – click the edit button to choose Allow, Deny or disable the access control service on device. By default the ACL service is disabled and all wireless clients connecting to the BW2250 are allowed (no ACL rules are applied to the wireless clients).
  • Page 59 Apply Changes – to save all changes made in the interface table at once. Discard Changes – restore all previous values. For such each change of settings, the BW2250 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes. Request for reboot server appears:...
  • Page 60 If there is no other setting needed to be modified, click the Reboot button for applying all modifications. And if there are still other setting modifications needed, go ahead to finish all changes and then click Reboot button to restart and apply all settings together. Page 59 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 61: System

    Use the System | Security service to configure the name and password administrator: Figure 65 – system security settings User Name – administrator username for access to BW2250 (e.g. web interface, CLI mode) [1-32 symbols, spaces not allowed]. Old Password – old password value.

  • Page 62: System | Snmp

    Default Trap community – The default SNMP community name used for traps without specified communities. The default community by most systems is "public". The community string must match the community string used by the SNMP network management system (NMS) [1-32 all ASCII printable characters, no spaces]. Trap Configuration Table: Page 61 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 63: System | Telnet

    Save – save all current settings Cancel – restore the last settings System | Telnet Use System | Telnet menu to manage the telnet/SSH service of your BW2250. Figure 70 – System Configuration settings Telnet Service – Enable or disable telnet service of BW2250 SSH Service –...

  • Page 64: System | Configuration

    Figure 73 – Download system configuration A configuration file name will be required when you download/save the configuration file. And please remember the configuration file name should only include characters or numbers. Otherwise, this configuration file will not upload to BW2250. Page 63 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 65 Figure 75 – configuration information HOST IP – show the IP address in the configuration file that needs to upload. Please remember this IP address for accessing BW2250 after the configuration file is uploaded. HOST VERSION – show the firmware version in the configuration file that needs to upload.

  • Page 66: System | Reset

    Figure 78 – Reset the device Please note that all settings including the administrator settings will be set back to the factory default when Reset is selected. System | Upgrade Check for new product updates at the Browan website: http://www.browan.com Page 65 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 67 Figure 81 – Device Statistics Do not switch off and do not disconnect the BW2250 from the power supply during the firmware update process, otherwise the device could be damaged. It is best to use the Ethernet connection (not wireless) for the firmware update process.

  • Page 68: Appendix

    Package Contents BW2250 Dual-Band Outdoor Access Mounting Kit including SCREW Point Printed warranty card, release note, CD with BW2250 Firmware, Kickstart Utility, warning card Bridge/Client Utility and User manual (*.pdf) BA5070 Omni Dual-Band Antenna Waterproof tape Waterproof RJ45 Straight Plug...
  • Page 69 Page 68 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 70: B) Factory Defaults For The Bw2250

    B) Factory Defaults for the BW2250 General Configuration Settings Administrator Username admin Administrator Password admin01 Get Community Public Set Community Private Network Configuration Settings IP address (Static IP) 192.168.2.2 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 Gateway 0.0.0.0 Service Configuration Settings DHCP server Disable...

  • Page 71: C) Approved Antenna

    C) Approved Antenna BA5070 (omni-directional antenna for 2400 ~ 2500 MHz/ 5150 ~ 5875 MHz) is approved by Browan. It is the accessory of BW2250 product. Page 70 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

  • Page 72: D) Location Id And Iso Country Codes

    Montserrat Benin Morocco Bermuda Mozambique Bhutan Myanmar Bolivia Namibia Bosnia and Herzegovina Nauru Botswana Nepal Bouvet island Netherlands Brazil Netherlands Antilles British Indian ocean territory New Caledonia Brunei Darussalam New Zealand Bulgaria Nicaragua Burkina Faso Niger Page 71 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 73 San Marino Equatorial guinea Sao tome and Principe Eritrea Saudi Arabia Estonia Senegal Ethiopia Seychelles Falkland islands (malvinas) Sierra Leone Faroe islands Singapore Fiji Slovakia Finland Slovenia France Solomon islands French Guiana Somalia French Polynesia South Africa Page 72 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 74 Japan Uzbekistan Jordan Vanuatu Kazakhstan Vatican city state see holy see Kenya Venezuela Kiribati Viet nam Korea, democratic people's republic Virgin islands, British Korea, republic of Virgin islands, u.s. Kuwait Wallis and Futuna Kyrgyzstan Western Sahara Page 73 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...
  • Page 75 Lao people's democratic republic Yemen Latvia Yugoslavia Lebanon Zaire see Congo, the democratic republic of the Lesotho Zambia Liberia Zimbabwe Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Page 74 BROWAN COMMUNICATIONS...

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