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ComNet Model Numbers:
NW3
NW4
NWK3
NWK4
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
COMMERCIAL 802.11A/N WIRELESS ETHERNET
Thank you for purchasing Netwave® from ComNet. This installation guide applies to the
following models:
NW3 Commercial Multipoint, FCC Version, User Configurable
NW4 Commercial Multipoint, ETSI Version, User Configurable
NWK3 Commercial Point to Point Kit, FCC Version (Includes NWK3_AP and NWK3_CL)
NWK4 Commercial Point to Point Kit, ETSI Version (Includes NWK4_AP and NWK4_CL)
The NetWave® NW3 and NW4 from ComNet
Ethernet transmission link that can be configured through the embedded User
Interface as a Client or as an Access Point. This point-to-multipoint model allows
multiple Ethernet endpoints to be connected to a central Access Point. Up to 15
endpoints can be linked to a central access point. The NW3 and NW4 support up to
95Mbps throughput due to MIMO technology. An easy to read LED array displays
unit operational status along with received signal strength ensuring optimal
installation and operation. The units are passive PoE (Power over Ethernet) powered
or through a supplied PoE injection module. The NW3 is FCC certified and the NW4
is ETSI, DFS and TPC certified.
is a commercial grade wireless
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- Page 1 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL COMMERCIAL 802.11A/N WIRELESS ETHERNET Thank you for purchasing Netwave® from ComNet. This installation guide applies to the This manual serves the following following models: ComNet Model Numbers: NW3 Commercial Multipoint, FCC Version, User Configurable NW4 Commercial Multipoint, ETSI Version, User Configurable...
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Page 2: About This Guide
» NW3/NW4 and NWK3/NWK4 Datasheets » NW3/NW4 and NWK3/NWK4 Quick Start Guides Website For information on ComNet’s entire product line, please visit the ComNet website at http://www.comnet.net Support For any questions or technical assistance, please contact your sales person (sales@comnet.net) or the customer service support center (techsupport@comnet.net) -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 Contents About This Guide Related Documentation Website Safety Overview Legal Information 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Point to Multi-Point – NW3 and NW4 3.0 Point to Point Systems – NWK3 and NWK4 4.0 Cabling Requirements 5.0 Hardware Installation 5.1 NW3 and NW4 Commercial Grade Components 5.2 NW3 and NW4 Commercial Indicating LED Details 5.3 NW3 and NW4 Commercial Grade Electrical Connections 9... -
Page 4: Overview
Copyright © 2013 ComNet. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ComNet reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time without notice. The information furnished by ComNet in this material is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, ComNet assumes no responsibility for its use. -
Page 5: Introduction
PoE injection module. The NW3 is FCC certified and the NW4 is ETSI, DFS and TPC certified. This manual contains detailed information covering ComNet NetWave commercial grade 802.11n wireless products. NetWave comes configured for either point to point or point to multipoint applications. -
Page 6: Point To Multi-Point - Nw3 And Nw4
There is a MAC address lock feature that can be enabled through the user interface but is not enabled by default. The NWx does support integrated directional and external omni directional antennas. See the ComNet website for the latest information regarding antenna support. -
Page 7: Hardware Installation
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 5.0 Hardware Installation 5.1 NW3 and NW4 Commercial Grade Components TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 7... -
Page 8: Nw3 And Nw4 Commercial Indicating Led Details
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 5.2 NW3 and NW4 Commercial Indicating LED Details VISUAL CUE INDICATION SOLID GREEN Power is supplied to the NW3/NW4 POWER No power is supplied to the NW3/NW4 SOLID GREEN Ethernet connection is established ETHERNET LINK FLASH GREEN Ethernet connection is established and there is activity present No Ethernet connection established... -
Page 9: Nw3 And Nw4 Commercial Grade Electrical Connections
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 5.3 NW3 and NW4 Commercial Grade Electrical Connections Remove the bottom cover and insert the RJ45 connectorized cable into the RJ45 jack. Next re-install the bottom cover while keeping the two remaining black rubber pieces in place. Connect one end of an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to the LAN OUT port of the Power Injection Module (PIM) and the other end to LAN of the access point –... -
Page 10: Nw3 And Nw4 Commercial Grade Typical Pole Mounting
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 5.4 NW3 and NW4 Commercial Grade Typical Pole Mounting TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 10... -
Page 11: Detailed Power Requirements
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 6.0 Detailed Power Requirements » Max peak current at 24VDC under a typical 60 second boot up: 180mA » Max current at 24VDC after initial boot and radio lock/connection with less than 10Mb/s Ethernet traffic throughput: 170mA »... -
Page 12: Quick Configuration
› Wireless mode – Set to AP or Client (Only need to do this on the NW3 and NW4 models) › Country code – Only required if setting up the NW4 (ETSI) model NOTE: It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that the correct country is chosen. ComNet accepts no liability for incorrect equipment setup. - Page 13 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 NOTE: NW3 and NW4 Multipoint nodes will need to have the Wireless Mode set to either AP or Client (default is Client). And the IP addresses will need to be all set to different addresses (default address is 192.168.10.101).
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Page 14: Detailed Configuration
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.0 Detailed Configuration 9.1 STATUS Page – Access Point 9.1.1 STATUS_AP Page MAIN Section This section will list the unit uptime as well as the system time which can be set on the SYSTEM TOOLS page. 9.1.2 STATUS_AP Page LAN SETTING Section LAN MAC Lists the MAC address for the electrical copper Ethernet port... - Page 15 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.1.3 STATUS_AP Page RADIO Section Wireless Mode Shows the operational mode for the radio. This can be set on the WIRELESS SETTINGS page. Local AP SSID SSID that this AP is broadcasting. Frequency Frequency that the AP is operating on MAC address of the AP radio Local AP MAC MAC address of the AP radio...
- Page 16 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.1.5 STATUS_AP Page LOCAL AP ERRORS Section RX Invalid NWID Shows the number of SSIDs detected that is different from the Remote AP SSID. This number will continually count up and will count up faster in congested RF environments.
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Page 17: Status-Client Page - Client
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.2 STATUS-Client Page - Client 9.2.1 STATUS-Client Page MAIN Section This section will list the unit uptime as well as the system time which can be set on the SYSTEM TOOLS page. 9.2.2 STATUS-Client Page LAN SETTING Section LAN MAC Lists the MAC address for the electrical copper Ethernet port Address Mode... - Page 18 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.2.3 STATUS-Client Page RADIO Section Wireless Mode Lists the operational mode for the radio. This can be set on the WIRELESS SETTINGS page. Remote AP SSID SSID for that the client will scan and connect to. Noise Level Receiver noise floor.
- Page 19 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.2.5 STATUS-Client Page LOCAL STATION ERROR Section RX Invalid NWID Shows the number of SSIDs detected that is different from the Remote AP SSID. This number will continually count up and will count up faster in congested RF environments.
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Page 20: Wireless Settings Page - Access Point
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS Page – Access Point TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 20... - Page 21 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.3.1 WIRELESS SETTINGS-AP Page BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS Section NOTE: Any settings changes made on this page will require the hitting Apply Settings button then select Save. Wireless Mode The user can select either Access Point or Client mode of operation. Local AP-ESSID The SSID this AP will broadcast.
- Page 22 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 Interference When pressed, will generate a pop up window showing all the detected AP signals like Analyzer Button the image below: Transmit Power This section will set the RF transmit power. The maximum RF power available will be limited in software based on the gain of the integrated antenna and the region the unit was programmed to operate in.
- Page 23 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.3.2 WIRELESS SETTINGS-AP Page WIRELESS SECURITY Section Security Here the end user can select the wireless security mode. Options available are None, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and 802.1x port-based security. 802.1x is for secure user-based authentication through a centralized authentication server.
- Page 24 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.3.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS-AP Page LONG RANGE PARAMETERS Section Long Range Check box to enable long range parameters. This is enabled and set Parameters to 1000m by default. 1000m should meet a majority of the system link distances but if the link distance goes beyond 1000m, this section will need to be adjusted on both ends of the link –...
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Page 25: Wireless Settings-Client Page - Client
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.4 WIRELESS SETTINGS-Client Page - Client TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 25... - Page 26 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.4.1 WIRELESS SETTINGS-Client Page BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS Section NOTE: Any settings changes made on this page will require selecting the ‘Save’ pop up button then the ‘Apply Settings’ button. Wireless Mode The user can select either Access Point or Client mode of operation. Remote AP-ESSID Remote Access point SSID can be entered here.
- Page 27 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.4.2 WIRELESS SETTINGS-Client Page WIRELESS SECURITY Section Security Here the end user can select the wireless security mode. Options available are None, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and 802.1x port-based security. 802.1x is for secure user-based authentication through a centralized authentication server.
- Page 28 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.4.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS-Client Page LONG RANGE PARAMETERS Section Long Range Check box to enable long range parameters. This is enabled and set Parameters to 1000m by default. 1000m should meet a majority of the system link distances but if the link distance goes beyond 1000m, this section will need to be adjusted on both ends of the link –...
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Page 29: Network Settings Page - Client Or Access Point
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.5 NETWORK SETTINGS Page – Client or Access Point TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 29... - Page 30 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.5.1 NETWORK SETTINGS Page LOCAL AREA NETWORK Section LAN Mode Embedded web server addressing mode. Options are static or dynamic for an address from a local DHCP server. IP Address For setting the static address for the embedded web server. Netmask Static network mask Gateway IP...
- Page 31 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.5.3 NETWORK SETTINGS Page BANDWIDTH CONTROL Section When enabled is checked, this will limit up and download speeds specified by the page that will launch when the configure button is pressed as shown below: Enter in the throughput limiting values for upload and download then hit the Apply Setting button. This feature could be useful when configuring clients connecting to a single multipoint AP or in a repeating system thus keeping within the maximum throughput of any one hop or multipoint AP.
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Page 32: System Tools Page - Client And Access Point
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.6 SYSTEM TOOLS Page – Client and Access Point TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 32... - Page 33 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.6.1 SYSTEM TOOLS Page STP Section Enable STP Not enabled by default Root Priority Allows the user to set priorities in each node used during the root bridge selection process. Root Hello Timer For setting STP hello times. Default is 2 Root Forward For setting STP forward delay.
- Page 34 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.6.4 SYSTEM TOOLS Page SNMP SETUP Section Enable SNMP Not enabled by default Read Password Password to query the device Engine ID Engine ID for the SNMP agent. Default is 800007e5BD00002704D000007c Enable SNMP trap Not enabled by default. Trap Destination IP Destination IP address where the trap messages will be sent.
- Page 35 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.6.8 SYSTEM TOOLS Page MORE TOOLS Dropdown menu A More Tools pull down menu is present in the top right hand section of the SYSTEM TOOLs page as shown below: Ping Utility Use this utility to test network connections using ICMP ping. When Ping Utility is selected, a pop up screen with come up as shown below: TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV–...
- Page 36 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 ARP Table When ARP Table is selected, the below pop up screen comes up listing all ARP entries: Bridge Table This table displays a list of devices connected to the node bridge interface as shown below DHCP Active Leases This table displays a list of active DHCP leases if this node were configured as a DHCP server.
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Page 37: Admin Page - Client Or Access Point
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.7 ADMIN Page – Client or Access Point TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 37... - Page 38 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.7.1 ADMIN Page FIRMWARE UPGRADE Section » Firmware Version: Displays the version currently running » Firmware Upgrade procedure: » Press the browse button to browse to a location where the upgrade image is located » Once the file has been located hit the Upload button. You should see the following screen while the image is uploading: »...
- Page 39 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 » Press the upgrade button and you should see a prompt confirming the upgrade to continue. Select Yes: » The following screen will now show reminding the user to not reboot during an upgrade process. This screen should render for at least 60 seconds if the PC browsing to this particular node is locally connected.
- Page 40 » It is recommended that a factory reset be performed by selecting the Restore to Default button at the bottom of the ADMIN page but may not be required. Consult ComNet tech support for further detail on the particular upgrade or refer to the firmware release notes.
- Page 41 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 9.7.5 ADMIN Page C0NFIG MANAGEMENT Section This section allows the user to save the current configuration of the node in a file allowing backup of node configuration. Backup When the Backup button is presses, a prompt will pop up asking where Configuration to store the configuration file.
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Page 42: Agency Compliance
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 10.0 Agency Compliance Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ›... - Page 43 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 RF Exposure Warning The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 2.52m from all persons and must not be located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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Page 44: Gpl (General Public License) Statement
ComNet will provide to anyone who contacts us at the contact provided below, for a charge of no more than our cost of physically performing source code distribution, a complete machine- readable copy of the complete corresponding source code for the free software programs used in the version of the programs that we distribute to you. - Page 45 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW3/NW4 TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.9427 INS_NW(3,4)_REV– 06/10/13 PAGE 45...
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