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Summary of Contents for Browan BW1257
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Page 1: User Guide
USER GUIDE Model : BW1257 Tri-Band Wi-Fi AC3000 Indoor Access Point V1.1 Page 1 of 28... -
Page 2: Copyright
BROWAN reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice. While the information in this document has been compiled with great care, it may not be deemed an assurance of product characteristics. BROWAN shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery. -
Page 3: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
BW1257 User Guide Contents Copyright ............................. 2 Notice ..............................2 Trademarks ............................2 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ............3 CONTENTS ............................4 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..........................5 Purpose ............................... 5 Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge ...................... 5 ... -
Page 5: About This Guide
BW1257 User Guide About This Guide Purpose This document provides information and procedures on hardware installation, setup, configuration, and management of the high performance Indoor Access Point BW1257. Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge To use this document effectively, you should have a working knowledge of Local Area Networking (LAN) concepts and wireless Internet access infrastructures. -
Page 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction
BW1257 User Guide Chapter 1 – Introduction Thank you for choosing the Indoor Access Point BW1257. The BW1257 supports Tri-Band technology, establishing simultaneous connections with 2.4GHz, 5GHz Band 1, and 5GHz Band 4 wireless network frequencies, and is fully compliant with the 802.11a/b/g/n and 802.11 ac Wi-Fi standard. It is a high... -
Page 7: Chapter 2 - Hardware Introduction
Product Package Hardware Introduction (Outlook, LEDs, Connectors) Package The product package contains: Access Point (BW1257, 1 unit) Antennas (Dual-band Dipole Antennas with RP-SMA connector, 6 units) Ethernet patch cable (Cat5 UTP, 1 unit) External power supply (Output: 12VDC/3A, 1 unit) -
Page 8: Front Panel
BW1257 User Guide Front panel There are six indicator lights (LEDs) on the front panel that show the status of various networking and connection operations. Figure 2 – LED Indicator Lights LED Indicator Lights Indication Power Solid Green: Unit powered-on and operating... -
Page 9: Bottom Cover
BW1257 User Guide Bottom Cover The Bottom Cover of the BW1257 consists of the following items: 1. Back Label with MAC address, S/N, model name, certification…etc. 2. Rubber Feet 3. Wall mount holes Wall mount hole Rubber foot Rubber foot Figure 3 –... -
Page 10: Rear Panel
Console For console connection(RJ-45 interface) ETH/PoE RJ-45 Ethernet port and PoE power supply. USB 2.0 interface(reserved) Table 2 – BW1257 Ports Right side: Three separate RP-SMA antenna ports for 5GHz High Band. (5GH) Figure 5 – SMA Antennas Ports (5GH) The antennas included in the package are 2.4G/5G Dual Band Omni-... - Page 11 BW1257 User Guide Figure 6 – SMA Antenna Ports(2G/5GL, 5GH/BT) The antennas included in the package are 2.4G/5G Dual Band Omni- Directional Antennas. Page 11 of 28...
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Page 12: Chapter 3 - Reference Manual
BW1257 can accept power from either DC12V or PoE (Power-over- Ethernet) according to 802.3at standard. The maximum power consumption is 25 watts. The default network is DHCP client. BW1257 has another fixed IP address of 192.168.2.2 for management purposes. Page 12 of 28... -
Page 13: Quick Setup
BW1257 User Guide Quick Setup A Quick Setup Wizard for IP configuration will pop-up after logging into the system. You can follow the step-by-step configuration guide as displayed or simply skip the process by clicking “Cancel”. The Quick Setup Wizard will display the current network status after logging into the system. - Page 14 BW1257 User Guide Figure 9 – Configure DNS Server Static IP: You may set Static IP manually by clicking the “DHCP” button, associated parameter fields will be displayed underneath accordingly. Fill in the network parameter as follows. Page 14 of 28...
- Page 15 BW1257 User Guide Figure 10 – configure static IP IP: IP address of device Netmask: IP address class. To divide an IP address into subnets and specify the network's available hosts Gateway: IP address of the network node that connects two networks...
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Page 16: Device Management
BW1257 User Guide Device Management After logging into the Web interface, you may see main menu tabs displayed in the top banner as follows: -System Status -Device Setting -Connected Devices -Account Figure 11 – Login Menu The different menu categories will be explained in the following sections:... -
Page 17: System Status
BW1257 User Guide System Status This category displays information regarding the operating status and contains functions to allow the firmware to be upgraded. Figure 12 – Device Information System Status | Operating Status Shows device information such as firmware version, system uptime, associated clients, etc. -
Page 18: System Status | System Setting
BW1257 User Guide Management Device: Redirects to “Connected Devices” category of the menu. System Status | System Setting System time, firmware upgrade, and reset to factory default can be carried out in this part of the category. Figure 14 – System Setting System Time: Displays the system time. -
Page 19: System Status | Runtime Traffic
BW1257 User Guide System Status | Runtime Traffic Displays network traffic and data statistics. Figure 17 – Network Traffic Statistics Wan: Shows the bandwidth performance and traffic usage of the Ethernet interface. WiFi: Shows the bandwidth performance and traffic usage of the WiFi interface. -
Page 20: Device Setting
BW1257 User Guide Device Setting The Device Setting category is to configure the parameters for Wireless, Ethernet, and Advance settings. Device Setting | Wireless Setting WiFi Radio Setting: This page is to configure the wireless parameters for WiFi Radio 2.4G, 5G Low, and 5G High. Each radio frequency has its own set of parameters. Please click on the respective tabs and modify the designated fields and pages accordingly. - Page 21 BW1257 User Guide Figure 19 – SSID Setting Click “Setting” for each SSID to configure the parameters individually. General Setting Tab: Figure 20 – SSID General Setting Page 21 of 28...
- Page 22 BW1257 User Guide Interface: Click to enable/disable SSID. [ON / OFF] SSID: The name of the SSID Hide SSID: Click to hide/display the SSID. [ON / OFF] Network: Fixed Lan. Advanced Setting Tab: Click “Security” tab to configure wireless encryption. It supports various wireless encryption methods such as WEP, WPA2-PSK, WPA/WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise.
- Page 23 BW1257 User Guide Separate Clients (Isolation): This prevents clients that connect to the same SSID from communicating directly to each other. [ON / OFF] Max Client: The maximum number of wireless clients linked to this particular SSID. [Maximum: 255] Note: An aggregate number of 255 wireless clients can be linked to each radio.
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Page 24: Device Setting | Ethernet Setting
BW1257 User Guide Device Setting | Ethernet Setting Ethernet Network Setting: This page is to setup the Ethernet network parameters such as IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS Server and so on. Figure 24 – Ethernet Setting DHCP Switch: Ethernet network IP mode. DHCP client is set as default. Click the [ON / OFF] button to change mode. - Page 25 BW1257 User Guide Figure 25 – Custom DNS Server Recommend DNS: The system will apply two default DNS Servers if this option is selected. Static IP: You may set Static IP manually by clicking the “DHCP” button, associated parameter fields will be displayed underneath accordingly. Fill in the network parameter as follows.
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Page 26: Device Setting | Advance Setting
BW1257 User Guide Device Setting | Advance Setting TR-069 is the Broadband Forum technical specification entitled CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP). It defines an application layer protocol for remote management of end- user devices. As a bidirectional SOAP/HTTP-based protocol, it provides the communication between customer-premises equipment (CPE) and Auto Configuration Servers (ACS server). -
Page 27: Connected Devices
BW1257 User Guide Connected Devices This page displays the information of all wired (Ethernet) and wirelessly connected devices. Figure 28 – Device Information Connection type: The connection interface of the device. Name: Name of the device. MAC: MAC address of the device. -
Page 28: Account
BW1257 User Guide Account This category manages device accounts and passwords. The “Logout” option is located here as well. Click drop-down menu of “Account” and select “Change Account & Password”. Figure 29 – Change Account & Password Fill in the new account and password in the pop-out window.
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