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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Wireless Bridge DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide...
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INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Applicable Models This guide is applicable to DS-3WF0AC-2NT. Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Chapter 1 Application Scenario Networking requirement To ensure the safety of employees and property, a video surveillance system needs to be installed in a building site. Solution The wireless bridges are used to address this requirement. Connecting the wireless bridges 1.3.1...
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide 1.3.2 Hardware connection of CPE device Connect the CPE device to an IP camera in the monitoring site. CPE device IP camera PoE power supply...
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Networking topology Select one scenario to install the wireless bridge to the corresponding site. Elevator shaft Switch Monitor Scenario 1...
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Switch Monitor Elevator shaft Scenario 2...
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Chapter 2 Login Logging in to the web UI of the wireless bridge For initial use of the router, refer to the quick start guide of the wireless bridge. After activating the wireless bridge, you can refer to the following procedure for login.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Select Use the following IP address, set the IP address to 192.168.1.X (X ranges from 2 to 253, excluding 35 and 36), the Subnet mask to 255.255.255.0, and click OK. Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window, and close the other windows.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Step 3 Log in to the web UI of the wireless bridge. Start a web browser, and visit 192.168.1.35 for AP device (192.168.1.36 for the CPE device). Enter the login password you set before, and click Login.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Chapter 3 System Status This module allows you to view the information of this wireless bridge and peer. Device info Log in to the web UI, and choose Status. You can view the device info, wireless parameters and network parameters here.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Items Description It specifies the working mode the device operates. The wireless Operating Mode bridge works in AP mode or CPE mode, and cannot be changed. SSID It specifies the wireless network name of this device. It specifies the security mode of the wireless network of this Security Mode device.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Parameters Description Items Description Signal Strength (dBm) It specifies the signal strength of peer wireless bridge. Received Rate (Mbps) It specifies the receiving rate of this wireless bridge. Transmitted Rate It specifies the transmitting rate of this wireless bridge.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Chapter 4 Network Overview Log in to the web UI, and choose Network. You can change the network parameters of this wireless bridge here, including IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS server addresses here. Parameters Description...
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Items Description It specifies the primary DNS server IP address of this wireless bridge. It is optional. If you want to enable this wireless bridge to access the internet, and the egress DNS1 router supports DNS agent, you can enter the LAN IP address of the router here. If the router does not support DNS agent, you need to enter a correct DNS IP address here.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide If the new IP address is in the same network segment as that of the old one, refresh the page and use the new IP address to log in to the web UI for configuration. If the new IP address is in different network segment from that of the old one, set the IP ...
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Chapter 5 Wireless Overview Log in to the web UI, and choose Wireless. You can change the wireless parameters of this wireless bridge here, including SSID, channel, transmission power, and so on. Parameters description Items Description It specifies the working mode the device operates. The wireless bridge works in AP Operating Mode mode or CPE mode, and cannot be changed.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Items Description It specifies whether to hide the SSID. Check the Hide box: The wireless bridge does not broadcast this SSID. When Hide connecting to the wireless network, you need to enter the SSID manually. Uncheck the Hide box: The wireless bridge broadcasts this SSID. Wireless devices nearby can scan find the SSID.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Scanning SSID nearby Assume that you need to detect the wireless networks nearby. Step 1 Choose Wireless. Step 2 Click Scan. ----End Wait until the scanning completes. You can set a channel with less interference which is less used...
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Chapter 6 System Maintenance 6.1.1 Device info Log in to the web UI and choose System > Maintenance. In this module, you can change the device name. If this device is not the only one of its kind in the network, this name helps you identify the device.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Configuration procedure Step 1 Choose System > Maintenance. Step 2 Click Reboot. Step 3 Confirm the message on the pop-up window, and click OK. ----End A progress bar is displayed on the page. Wait for it to elapse.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide ----End A progress bar is displayed on the page. Wait for it to elapse. Reset If you cannot locate a fault of the wireless bridge or forget the login password, you can restore the wireless bridge to factory settings and then configure it again.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide ----End A progress bar is displayed on the page. Wait for it to elapse. 6.1.3 Import/Export Log in to the web UI and choose System > Maintenance. The Export function enables you to export the current configuration of the wireless bridge to a local computer.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide If the following warning message appears, click Keep. Import Step 1 Choose System > Maintenance. Step 2 Click Browser. Step 3 Select a configuration file you export before, and click Import. Step 4 Confirm the message on the pop-up window, and click OK.
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DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Configuration procedure Step 1 Choose System > Maintenance. Step 2 Click Browser. Step 3 Select an upgrade file and click Upload. Step 4 Confirm the message on the pop-up window, and click OK. ----End A progress bar is displayed on the page. Wait for it to elapse.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Time settings Log in to the web UI and choose System > Time Settings. In this module, you can set the system time of the wireless bridge. The wireless bridge supports to manually set up the system time and to let the system time synchronize with the Internet.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Step 2 Check the Enable box. Step 3 Enter the IP address of the NTP server, which is 185.134.197.4 in this example. Step 4 Enter the NTP port. The default is 123. Step 5 Set a synchronization Interval at which the wireless bridge synchronize its time with the internet.
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Set Connection type to SSH. Set Host Name (or IP address) to 192.168.1.35. Click Open. Step 4 Enter the user name (hikvision) and login password of the wireless bridge according to the instructions to log in to the configuration page.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide ----End 6.3.2 Export Log in to the web UI, choose System > Basic Service, and move to Export part. The logs of the wireless bridge record various events that occur and the operations that users perform after the wireless bridge starts. In case of a network fault, you can refer to the logs during troubleshooting.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Account Log in to the web UI and choose System > Account. On this module, you can change the login account information of the wireless bridge to prevent unauthorized login. Changing the login password Step 1 Choose System > Account.
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Appendix Default parameters By default, the parameters are shown in the following table: Parameters Default Login IP address 192.168.1.35 or 192.168.1.36 Login User name admin Password IP Address 192.168.1.35 or 192.168.1.36 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Network Gateway 0.0.0.0 DNS1 0.0.0.0...
DS-3WF0AC-2NT User Guide Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronym or Abbreviation Full Spelling Domain Name System IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4 Media Access Control Network Time Protocol Power Over Ethernet pre-shared key Secure Shell SSID Service Set Identifier...