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Industrial wireless 802.11an ap/client/bridge
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WA211 Series
Industrial Wireless 802.11an AP/Client/Bridge
Nov.21.2018 V1.1

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  • Page 1 WA211 Series Industrial Wireless 802.11an AP/Client/Bridge Nov.21.2018 V1.1...
  • Page 2 Disclaimer WoMaster reserves the right to make changes to this Manual or to the product hardware at any time without notice. Information provided here is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, it might not cover all details and variations in the equipment and does not claim to provide for every possible contingency met in the process of installation, operation, or maintenance.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1 1.1 DESCRIPTION ___________________________________________________________ 1 1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES _____________________________________________________ 1 1.3 PACKAGE CHECKLIST ______________________________________________________ 2 1.3.2 FERRITE SUPPRESSION CORE _____________________________________________________________________ 2 1.3.3 24VDC POWER CORD & POE INJECTOR __________________________________________________________ 3 1.4 HARDWARE OVERVIEW ___________________________________________________ 4 1.4.1 DIMENSION _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 1.4.2 FRONT VIEW ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 1.4.3 INSIDE THE BOTTOM COVER _________________________________________________________________________ 6...
  • Page 4 3.1.1.2 VIEW ASSOCIATION LIST _______________________________________________________________________ 22 3.1.1.3 VIEW NETWORK FLOW STATISTICS __________________________________________________________ 23 3.1 1.4 VIEW ARP TABLE ________________________________________________________________________________ 24 3.1.1.5 VIEW BRIDGE TABLE ___________________________________________________________________________ 24 3.1.1.6 VIEW ACTIVE DHCP CLIENT TABLE ___________________________________________________________ 24 3.1.1.7 VIEW NETWORK ACTIVITIES __________________________________________________________________ 25 3.1.2 SYSTEM _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 25 3.1.2.1 BASIC SYSTEM SETTINGS ______________________________________________________________________ 25 3.1.2.2 TCP/IP SETTINGS _______________________________________________________________________________ 26...
  • Page 5 4. APPENDIX A. ASCII _______________________________________________________ 48...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 DESCRIPTION The WA211 Series Access Point is the high performance IEEE 802.11a/n compliant waterproof outdoor (IP55) wireless bridges with 2T2R MIMO data rate up to 300Mbps and wireless coverage up to 2km. WA211 is equipped with external antenna, whilst WA211B has internal directional high power, high gain antenna. For congestion control, 5G + auto channel selection was implemented.

  • Page 7: Package Checklist

    1.3 PACKAGE CHECKLIST MODELS WA211-EU/US WA211B-EU/US Package Checklists (Items) (Items) IEEE 802.11n Wireless Access Point Detachable 5dBi antennas Pole Mounting Ring 24VDC Power cord & PoE Injector Ferrite Suppression Core Grounding Wire NOTE: Product CD contains Quick Installation Guide and User Manual. WARNING: Users MUST use the “Power cord &...

  • Page 8: 24Vdc Power Cord & Poe Injector

    1.3.3 24VDC POWER CORD & POE INJECTOR WARNING: Users MUST use the “Power cord & PoE Injector” shipped in the box with the IEEE 802.11n Wireless Access Point. Use of other options will likely cause damage to the AP.

  • Page 9: Hardware Overview

    1.4 HARDWARE OVERVIEW 1.4.1 DIMENSION The WA211 dimension ( H x W x D) is 47.65mm x 255.6mm x 110.98 mm. The WA211B dimension ( H x W x D) is 64mm x 205mm x 61 mm.

  • Page 10: Front View

    1.4.2 FRONT VIEW WA211 RP SMA Antenna Connector IP55 Housing System LED ・ 1x Power ・ 1x LAN ・ 1x WAN ・ 3x Signal Strength WA211B Pole Mounting Holes IP55 Housing System LED ・ 1x Power ・ 1x LAN ・ 1x WAN ・...

  • Page 11: Inside The Bottom Cover

    1.4.3 INSIDE THE BOTTOM COVER WA211 Ethernet LAN ・1-port 10/100M RJ45 with Ground 24V Passive PoE Factory Reset Button WA211B Ethernet LAN ・1-port 10/100M Ground RJ45 with 24V Passive Factory Reset Button 1.4.4 LED INDICATORS COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION The device is powered on Green The device is not receiving power The device has the Ethernet connection...

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    1.5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This chapter describes safety precautions and product information you have to know and check before installing the Womaster Access Point. 1.5.1 PREPARATION BEFORE INSTALLATION 1.5.1.1 PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION REQUIRED Please seek assistance from a professional installer who is well trained in the RF installation and knowledgeable in the local regulations.

  • Page 13: Using The Grounding Wire

    1.5.3 USING THE GROUNDING WIRE The Womaster Access Point is equipped with a grounding wire. It is important that the Access Point, cables, and PoE Injector must be properly connected to earth ground during normal use against surges or ESD.

  • Page 14: The Ap On A Pole

    2. Put the grounding wire at the grounding point at the bottom of the Access Point. Then screw the grounding wire to tighten up. 3. Connect the grounding wire to earth ground. 1.5.4 THE AP ON A POLE Turn the Access Point over. Put the pole mounting ring through the middle hole in it. Note that you should unlock the pole mounting ring with a screwdriver before putting it through the device as the following right picture shows.

  • Page 15: Power Up

    1.5.5 POWER UP Connect power cord to the PoE injector as the following right picture shows. Connect the Ethernet cable that connects the Access Point to the PoE port of the PoE injector as figured below. Connect the power plug to a power socket. The Access Point will be powered up immediately. 1.5.6 CONNECT TO THE ACCESS POINT To be able to configure and manage the Access Point, please do the followings: Open the ferrite core by unsnapping the connector latches.
  • Page 16 Loop the cable around and through the core. This helps "lock" the core in place, and may be required in circumstances with severe interference. Close the core and snap the halves back together. Connect the Ethernet cable with suppression core to the “Data In” port of the PoE injector.
  • Page 17 Connect the other end of Ethernet cable to a PC or a switch hub. The hardware installation is complete.

  • Page 18: Quick Setup Tutorial

    2. QUICK SETUP TUTORIAL 2.1 ACCESS THE WEB INTERFACE The Access Point provides you with user-friendly Web-based management interface to easily manage the access point. Configure the computer with a static IP address of 192.168.1.x, as the default IP address of the Access Point is 192.168.1.1 (X cannot be 0, 1, nor 255);...

  • Page 19: Configure Fat Ap

    2.2 CONFIGURE FAT AP The Access Point provides “FAT AP” as the default mode. You need to switch one of the Access Points to virtual controller mode first. To change the mode, please do the following. NOTE:  To operate as standard Access Point, wireless client or bridge, please select FAT AP from device mode.
  • Page 20 The Fat AP covers “AP mode”, “Wireless Client mode”, “Bridge mode” as well as “AP Repeater mode”. For details please refer to the next Chapter. AP Mode 1. Choose Wireless > Basic Settings. The default is AP mode already. Here, you can change wireless parameters such as SSID, operating channel, transmit output power, etc.
  • Page 21 3. You may configure the parameters like “Network Authentication” and “Data Encryption” for more secure network communication in your application. After the configuration is made, click Apply to save the parameters.
  • Page 22 4. To decrease the chances of data retransmission at long distance, the Access Point can automatically adjust the proper ACK timeout value by specifying the distance between the nodes. By specifying the distance, go to Wireless > Advanced Setting and fill in the number in the Distance field. If the distance is below 1000 meters, remain the number unchanged.
  • Page 23 3. If the AP you connect to require authentication or encryption keys, click Profile Settings in the left column, select the corresponding authentication and encryption options, and click “ Apply” to save configuration.
  • Page 24 4. To check whether the association with the Access Point has been successfully made, go to Status > Connections. If the connection is established, it will display association information of the Access Point including MAC address, wireless mode, signal strength and connection time. Bridge Mode 1.
  • Page 25 NOTE: Bridge uses the WDS protocol that is not defined as the standard thus compatibility issues between equipment from different vendors may arise. Moreover, Tree or Star shape network topology should be used in all WDS use-cases (i.e. if AP2 and AP3 are specified as the WDS peers of AP1, AP2 should not be specified as the WDS peer of AP3 and AP3 should not be specified as the WDS peer of AP2 in any case).
  • Page 26 AP Repeater Mode 1. Go to Wireless > Basic Settings. Choose “AP Repeater” from Wireless Mode, and click Apply to save it. To establish point-to-point bridge connection, please follow the procedures described in Bridge mode. To connect the wireless client to the AP, please follow the procedures described in Wireless Client mode.

  • Page 27: Navigate The Web Configurator

    3. NAVIGATE THE WEB CONFIGURATOR 3.1 FAT AP MODE FAT Mode is the default mode operation, when user first time accesses the switch. 3.1.1 STATUS 3.1.1.1 VIEW BASIC INFORMATION Open “Information” in “Status” to check the basic information of the Access Point, which is read only. Information includes system information, LAN settings, wireless setting and interface status.

  • Page 28: View Network Flow Statistics

    current TX/RX packets. 3.1.1.3 VIEW NETWORK FLOW STATISTICS Open “Statistics” in “Status” to check the data packets received on and transmitted from the wireless and Ethernet ports. Click “Refresh” to view current statistics. Poll Interval Specify the refresh time interval in the box beside “Poll Interval” and click “Set Interval” to save settings. “Stop”...

  • Page 29: View Arp Table

    3.1 1.4 VIEW ARP TABLE Open “ARP Table” in “Status” as below. Click “Refresh” to view current table. 3.1.1.5 VIEW BRIDGE TABLE Open “Bridge Table” in “Status” as below. Click “Refresh” to view current connected status. 3.1.1.6 VIEW ACTIVE DHCP CLIENT TABLE Open “DHCP Clients”...

  • Page 30: View Network Activities

    3.1.1.7 VIEW NETWORK ACTIVITIES The network activities allows you to monitor the current Wireless and Ethernet TX/RX data traffic in graphical and numerical form on the Web of the Skyport. The chart scale and throughput dimension (Bps, Kbps, Mbps) changes dynamically according to the mean throughput value. Throughput statistics can be updated manually using the “Refresh”...

  • Page 31: Tcp/Ip Settings

    device when it is set to Router Mode. For details, please refer to TCP/IP Settings”. Ethernet Data Rate: Specify the transmission rate of data for Ethernet. Default is Auto. Country Region: The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands is country dependent.
  • Page 32 If the IEEE 802.11n Access Point is configured as Router mode, you need to configure some additional TCP/IP parameters for accessing the Internet. WAN Settings: Specify the Internet access method to Static IP, DHCP or PPPOE. Users must enter WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway settings provided by your ISPs.

  • Page 33: Time Settings

    3.1.2.3 TIME SETTINGS Compliant with NTP, the IEEE 802.11n Access Point is capable of keeping its time in accord with the Internet time. To use this feature, check Enable NTP Client Update in advance. Current Time Display the present time in Yr, Mon, Day, Hr, Min and Sec. Time Zone Select Select the time zone from the dropdown list.

  • Page 34: Firewall Settings

    Check this option and specify the time interval between two global-key updates. Default is 3600 seconds. 3.1.2.5 FIREWALL SETTINGS The firewall is a system or group of systems that enforce an access control policy between two networks. It may also be defined as a mechanism used to protect a trusted network from an un-trusted network. The IEEE 802.11n Access Point has capabilities of Source IP Filtering, Destination IP Filtering, Source Port Filtering, Destination Port Filtering, Port Forwarding as well as DMZ.
  • Page 35 Source Port Filtering: You may create and activate a rule that filters a packet based on the source port from your local network to Internet. Check “Enable Source Port Filtering” to activate rule. Port Range: Enter the port range you would like to restrict. Protocol: Select port protocol: Both, TCP, UDP.

  • Page 36: Udp Pass Through

    Port Forwarding: The port forwarding allows you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings ne are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind IEEE 802.11n Wireless Access Point’s NAT firewall. Check the Enable Port Forwarding checkbox to activate port forwarding.

  • Page 37: Dmz

    3.1.2.7 DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to the Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. To activate DMZ, check the Enable DMZ checkbox. DMZ Host IP Address: Enter the local host IP address.
  • Page 38 Wireless Network Name (SSID) This wireless network name is shared among all associated devices in your wireless network. Keep it identical on all those devices. Note that the SSID is case-sensitive and cannot exceed 32 characters. Broadcast SSID Under AP mode, hiding network name is necessary when you are in a wireless environment that may have potential risk.

  • Page 39: Vap Profile Settings

    3.1.3.1 VAP PROFILE SETTINGS Available in AP mode, the IEEE 802.11n Access Point allows up to 8 virtual SSIDs on a single BSSID and to configure different profile settings such as security and VLAN ID to each SSID. To create a virtual AP, you may check the Enable box of the profile and click on the profile (eg.
  • Page 40 Basic Setting Profile Name: Name of the VAP profile Wireless Network Name: Enter the virtual SSID for the VAP Broadcast SSID: In AP mode, hiding network name is necessary when you are in a wireless environment that may have potential risk. By disabling broadcast SSID, the STA cannot scan and find the IEEE 802.11n Access Point, so that malicious attack by some illegal STA could be avoided.
  • Page 41 WPA2 with RADIUS: WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i) is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA. If it is selected, AES encryption and RADIUS server are required. WPA&WPA2 with RADIUS: It provides options of WPA (TKIP) or WPA2 (AES) for the client. If it is selected, the data encryption type must be TKIP + AES and the RADIUS server must be set.

  • Page 42: Vlan

    3.1.3.2 VLAN If your network uses VLANs, you can assign one SSID to a VLAN, and client devices using the SSID are grouped in that VLAN. To allow users on the VLAN to access the WEB page of the IEEE 802.11a/n Access Point, you need to enable “Enable 802.1Q VLAN”...
  • Page 43 RTS Threshold The IEEE 802.11n Access Point sends RTS (Request to Send) frames to certain receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, that STA responds with a CTS (Clear to Send) frame to acknowledge the right to start transmission. The setting range is 0 to 2346 in byte. Setting it too low may result in poor network performance.

  • Page 44: Access Control

    3.1.3.4 ACCESS CONTROL The Access Control appoints the authority to wireless client on accessing IEEE 802.11n Access Point, thus a further security mechanism is provided. This function is available only under AP/Router mode. Open “Access Control” in “Wireless Settings” as below. Profile Selection: Select the VAP network you would like to enable access control.

  • Page 45: Captive Portal

    Overall Traffic Shaping Check this box to control the overall bandwidth of the Access Point. Incoming Traffic Limit: To specify maximum incoming bandwidth to a certain rate in kbit/s. Incoming Traffic Burst: To specify the buffer size for incoming traffic that can be sent within a given unit of time.

  • Page 46: Wds Settings

    Radius NAS ID: Enter the name of the radius server if any Radius Administrative-User: Radius Admin Username: Enter the username of the Radius Administrator Radius Admin Password: Enter the password of the Radius Administrator Captive Portal UAM Portal URL: Enter the address of the UAM portal server UAM Secret: Enter the secret password between the redirect URL and the Hotspot.

  • Page 47: Management

    3.1.4 MANAGEMENT 3.1.4.1 PASSWORD From “Password Settings” in “Management”, you can change the password to manage your IEEE 802.11n Access Point. Current Password: Enter the current password. New Password: Enter the new password. Confirm Password: Enter the new password again for confirmation. NOTE: The password is case-sensitive and its length cannot exceed 19 characters! 3.1.4.2 UPGRADE FIRMWARE Open “Firmware Upload”...

  • Page 48: Backup/ Retrieve Settings

    3.1.4.3 BACKUP/ RETRIEVE SETTINGS It is strongly recommended you back up configuration information in case of something unexpected. If tragedy hits your device, you may have an access to restore the important files by the backup. All these can be done by the local or remote computer.

  • Page 49: Reboot

    3.1.4.5 REBOOT You can reboot your IEEE 802.11n access point from “configuration file” in “management” as below: Click “Reboot” and hit “Yes” upon the appeared prompt to start reboot process. This takes a few minutes. 3.1.4.6 REMOTE MANAGEMENT The IEEE 802.11n Access Point provides a variety of remotes managements including Telnet, SNMP, FTP, SSH, HTTPS and exclusive WISE tool, making configuration more convenient and secure.

  • Page 50: Snmp Management

    3.1.4.7 SNMP MANAGEMENT The IEEE 802.11n Access Point supports SNMP for convenient remote management. Open “SNMP Settings” in “Management” shown below. Set the SNMP parameters and obtain MIB file before remote management. Protocol Version: Select the SNMP version, and keep it identical on the IEEE 802.11n Access Point and the SNMP manager.

  • Page 51: Certificate Settings

    3.1.4.8 CERTIFICATE SETTINGS Under Wireless Client mode, when EAP-TLS is used, the RADIUS server must know which user certificates to trust. The Server can trust all certificates issued by a given CA. To import a user certificate, from Import User Certificates, click “Browse” and specify the location where the user certificate is placed.

  • Page 52: Ping Watch Dog

    3.1.5.2 PING WATCH DOG If you mess your connection up and cut off your ability the log in to the unit, the ping watchdog has a chance to reboot due to loss of connectivity. Ping Watchdog Enable Ping Watchdog: To activate ping watchdog, check this checkbox. IP Address to Ping: Specify the IP address of the remote unit to ping.
  • Page 53 4. APPENDIX A. ASCII WEP can be configured with a 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit Shared Key (hexadecimal number or ACSII). As defined, hexadecimal number is represented by 0-9, A-F or a-f; ACSII is represented by 0-9, A-F, a-f or punctuation. Each one consists of two-digit hexadecimal.
  • Page 54 VERSION CONTROL Version Modification Date V1.0 Remove all the Virtual Yohan 2017/10/20 Access Controller features Released V1.1 Remove Thin AP feature Yohan 2018/11/21 Update the Appearance picture...

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