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TRENDnet TEW-676APBO Manual

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  • Page 1 TEW-676APBO 14dBi High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point High Power Wireless Outdoor Access Point...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................1 ........................................ 1 EATURES ....................................2 ACKAGE ONTENTS .................................. 2 ANEL UNCTION ESCRIPTIONS ...................................... 3 YSTEM ONCEPT ......................................4 PPLICATIONS ..................................... 8 RODUCT ENEFIT ................................... 8 NSTALLATION ONSIDERATIONS .............................. 9 ANAGEMENT NTERFACE NSTRUCTIONS AP MODE CONFIGURATION ................................10 ................................
  • Page 3 ................................72 XTERNAL ETWORK ONNECTION Network Requirement ................................... 72 Configure WAN Setup ..................................73 Configure DDNS Setup ................................... 76 Configure LAN Setup ..................................77 ..................................78 CCESS OINT SSOCIATION Configure Wireless General Setting ............................... 78 Configure Wireless Advanced Setting ............................80 Site Survey .....................................
  • Page 4 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) ..............................157 ..................................... 159 YSTEM TATUS Overview ...................................... 159 Associated Clients Status ................................162 Remote AP ....................................163 Extra Info ..................................... 164 QoS Plot ....................................... 166 Event Log ..................................... 167 CLIENT BRIDGE + UNIVERSAL REPEATER CONFIGURATION ......................167 ................................
  • Page 5 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) ..............................245 ..................................... 246 YSTEM TATUS Overview ...................................... 246 Associated Clients ..................................249 Show WDS Link .................................... 250 Extra Info ..................................... 251 QoS Plot ....................................... 253 Event Log ..................................... 253 APPENDIX ..................................... 254 TCP/IP S .................................. 254 INDOWS ETTINGS WEB GUI V...

  • Page 6: Fcc Regulatory Information

    FCC Regulatory Information 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 7: Introduction

    Introduction The 14dBi High Power Wireless N Outdoor PoE Access Point, model TEW-676APBO, provides high speed 12dBi point-to-point building connectivity. It supports a variety of installation scenarios with Access Point, Router Access Point, Wireless Distribution System (WDS), Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), and Repeater modes.

  • Page 9: System Concept

    System Concept The TEW-676APBO is not only designed and used as a traditional outdoor AP, but also with rich features tailored for WISP applications. The two-level management capability and access control ease WISP and owners to maintain and manage wireless network in a more controllable fashion. Main applications are listed as follows with illustration: „...

  • Page 10: Applications

    Applications TEW-676APBO is multiple mode system which can be configured either as a wireless gateway or an access point as desired. It also can be used as a WDS link for Ethernet network expansion. This section depicts different applications on Router AP Mode, AP Mode, WDS Mode, CPE Mode, Client Bridge + Universal Repeater Mode and CPE + AP Mode.
  • Page 11 It can be deployed as a tradition fixed wireless Access Point SSID: Main_AP Internet 192.168.2.10 192.168.2.254 TEW-676APBO Î Example 2 : Access Point with WDS It can be deployed as a tradition fixed wireless Access Point and provides WDS link to expand network Remote Bass Station 192.168.2.250...
  • Page 12 CPE mode, TEW-676APBO is a gateway enabled with NAT and DHCP Server functions. The wired clients connected to TEW-676APBO are in different subnet from those connected to Main Base Station, and, in CPE mode, it does not accept wireless association from wireless clients.
  • Page 13 Main Base Station WIFI WAN 192.168.1.150 192.168.1.254 192.168.2.254 TEW-676APBO 192.168.2.x „ Configuration in Client Bridge + Universal Repeater Mode It can be used as an Client Bridge + Universal Repeater to receive wireless signal over last mile applications, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to new residential and business customers. In this mode, TEW- 676APBO is enabled with DHCP Server functions.

  • Page 14: Product Benefit

    Product Benefit The 14dBi High Power Wireless N Outdoor PoE Access Point is the point of connection to Wireless Outdoor Network for service provider deploying last mile services to business or residential broadband subscribers.. Network administrators can create multiple subscriber service tier using per-subscriber rate limiting features, and manage centrally. WCB1200H2PX outdoor bridge utilizes a 200mW output Tx Power to connect to the WiFi mesh or WDS infrastructure and provides the subscriber with an Ethernet connection for a local access.

  • Page 15: Web Management Interface Instructions

    Set the IP segment of the administrator's computer to be in the same range as TEW-676APBO for accessing the system. Do not duplicate the IP Address used here with IP Address of TEW-676APBO or any other device within the network Example of Segment : The valid range is 1 ~ 254 and 192.168.2.254 shall be avoided because it is already assigned to TEW-676APBO .

  • Page 16: Ap Mode Configuration

    External Network Connection Network Requirement Normally, TEW-676APBO connects to a wired LAN and provides a wireless connection point to associate with wireless client as shown in Figure 3-1. Then, Wireless clients could access to LAN or Internet by associating themselves with TEW-676APBO set in AP mode.

  • Page 17: Configure Lan Ip

    IP Gateway : The default gateway of the LAN port; default Gateway is 192.168.2.1 Î Dynamic IP : This configuration type is applicable when the TEW-676APBO is connected to a network with the presence of a DHCP server; all related IP information will be provided by the DHCP server automatically.
  • Page 18 Internet Remote Base Station LOOP 192.168.2.250 192.168.2.254 192.168.2.x TEW-676APBO locked by Spanning Tree Protocol Remote Base Station 192.168.2.251 192.168.2.x Internet Remote Base Station 192.168.2.250 192.168.2.254 192.168.2.x TEW-676APBO locked by LOOP Spanning Tree Protocol Remote Base Station Base Station 192.168.2.251 192.168.2.253 192.168.2.x...

  • Page 19: Wireless Lan Network

    Wireless LAN Network The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings, Virtual AP(VAP) Setting, Security Settings and MAC Filter Settings. Wireless General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless ->...
  • Page 20 „ HT TxStream/RxStream : By default, it's 2. „ Operating Mode : By default, it's Mixed Mode. Î Mixed Mode : In this mode packets are transmitted with a preamble compatible with the legacy 802.11a/g, the rest of the packet has a new format. In this mode the receiver shall be able to decode both the Mixed Mode packets and legacy packets.

  • Page 21: Wireless Advanced Setup

    Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless ->...
  • Page 22 „ ACK Timeout : ACK timeout is in the range of 1~255 and set in unit of microsecond. The default value is 32 microsecond. All data transmission in 802.11b/g request an “Acknowledgement” (ACK) send by receiving radio. The transmitter will resend the original packet if correspondent ACK failed to arrive within specific time interval, also refer to as “ACK Timeout”.
  • Page 23 „ Fragment Threshold : The Fragment Threshold is in the range of 256~2346 byte. The default is 2346 byte. Each Wi-Fi packet can be divided into smaller packets, marked with a sequential fragment number and re-assemble in the receiving ends. The purpose is to make a short frame, instead of long frame, transmitting by radio in a heavy noisy environment.
  • Page 24 „ WMM : By default, it's “Disable”. To Enable is to use WMM and the WMM parameters should appears. When you enable WMM, the “Tx Burst” will be Disabled automatically by system. Î WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Data Transmitted Queue Priority...
  • Page 25 Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random back-off wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified here in the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) of a range from which the initial random back-off wait time is determined.
  • Page 26 CWmax : Maximum Contention Window. The value specified here in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries allowed is reached.

  • Page 27: Create Virtual Ap (Vap)

    Create Virtual AP (VAP) The TEW-676APBO support broadcasting multiple SSIDs, allowing the creation of Virtual Access Points, partitioning a single physical access point into 7 logical access points, each of which can have a different set of security, VLAN Tag(ID) and network settings.

  • Page 28: Virtual Ap Setup

    VAP1 VAP2 192.168.2.254 AP Isolation TEW-676APBO „ Hidden SSID : By default, it’s “Disable”. Enable this option to stop the SSID broadcast in your network. When disabled, people could easily obtain the SSID information with the site survey software and get access to the network if security is not turned on. When enabled, network security is enhanced.
  • Page 29 „ VLAN Tag(ID) : By default, it’s selected “Disable”. This system supports tagged Virtual LAN(VLAN). A valid number of 1 to 4094 can be entered after it’s enabled. If your network utilize VLANs you could tie a VLAN Tag to a specific SSID, and packets from/to wireless clients belonging to that SSID will be tagged with that VLAN Tag.
  • Page 30 Î WPA-Enterprise (or WPA2-Enterprise): The RADIUS authentication and encryption will be both enabled if this is selected. WPA General Settings : Cipher Suite : By default, it is AES. Select either AES or TKIP cipher suites Group Key Update Period : By default, it’s 3600 seconds. This time interval for rekeying GTK, broadcast/multicast encryption keys, in seconds.
  • Page 31 Î WEP 802.1X : When WEP 802.1x Authentication is enabled, please refer to the following Dynamic WEP and RADIUS settings to complete configuration. Radius Server Settings : IP Address : Enter the IP address of the Authentication RADIUS server. Port : By default, it’s 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS server. Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server.

  • Page 32: Wireless Mac Filter Setup

    Wireless MAC Filter Setup Continue Virtual AP Setup section. For each Virtual AP setting, the administrator can allow or reject clients to access each Virtual AP. „ MAC Filter Setup : By default, it’s “Disable”. Options are Disable, Only Deny List MAC or Only Allow List MAC. Two ways to set MAC filter rules : Î...
  • Page 33 SSID: Main_AP Internet 192.168.2.10 192.168.2.254 TEW-676APBO Please click on Wireless -> WDS Setup and follow the below setting. „ Security Type : Option is “Disable”, “WEP”, “TKIP”or “AES” from drop-down list. Needs the same type to build WDS links. Security type takes effect when WDS is enabled.

  • Page 34: System Management

    Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root and Admin passwords and allow multiple login methods. Please click System -> Management and follow the below settings. /TEW-676APBO „ System Information Î...
  • Page 35 „ Ping Watchdog : The ping watchdog sets the TEW-676APBO Device to continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example). If it is unable to ping under the user defined constraints, the TEW- 676APBO device will automatically reboot.
  • Page 36 Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a “Certificate Error”, because the browser treats system as an illegal website. Click “Continue to this website”...

  • Page 37: Configure System Time

    Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „...

  • Page 38: Configure Snmp Setup

    Configure SNMP Setup SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP manager and agent. By enabling SNMP function, the administrator can obtain the system information remotely. Please click on System -> SNMP Setup and follow the below setting. „...
  • Page 39 „ SNMP Trap : Events such as cold start, interface up & down, and association & disassociation will report to an assigned server. Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system.

  • Page 40: Backup / Restore And Reset To Factory

    Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings To PC : Click Save button to save the current configuration to a local disk. „...

  • Page 41: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware.

  • Page 42: Network Utility

    „ Traceroute : Allows tracing the hops from the TEW-676APBO device to a selected outgoing IP address. It should be used for the finding the route taken by ICMP packets across the network to the destination host. The test is started using the Start button, click Stop button to stopped test Î...

  • Page 43: Reboot

    Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till completion of the reboot process.

  • Page 44: System Status

    System Overview Display detailed information of System, Network, LAN and Wireless in the System Overview page. „ System : Display the information of the system. TEW-676APBO Î System Name : The name of the system. Î Operating Mode : The mode currently in service.
  • Page 45 „ LAN Information : Display total received and transmitted statistics on the LAN interface. Î MAC Address : The MAC address of the LAN port. Î Receive bytes : The total received packets in bytes on the LAN port. Î Receive packets : The total received packets of the LAN port.

  • Page 46: Associated Clients Status

    Associated Clients Status It displays ESSID, on/off Status, Security Type, total number of wireless clients associated with all Virtual AP. „ VAP Information : Highlights key VAP information. Î VAP : Available VAP from Primary AP to VAP6. Î ESSID : Display name of ESSID for each VAP. Î...

  • Page 47: Show Wds Link Status

    Show WDS Link Status Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. „ MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. „ Signal Strength ANT0/ANT1 : Indicate the signal strength of the respective WDS links. „...

  • Page 48: Extra Information

    Route table information : Select “Route table information” on the drop-down list to display route table. TEW-676APBO could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn’t support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP configuration of system's interfaces.
  • Page 49 „ Bridge MAC information : Select “Bridge MACs Information” on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addresses learned from wired or wireless interfaces. Ageing timers will be reset when existing MAC addresses in table are learned again or added when new MAC addresses are seen from wired or wireless interfaces as well.

  • Page 50: Event Log

    Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „...

  • Page 51: External Network Connection

    Network Requirement You could expand your Ethernet network via WDS link. In this mode, the TEW-676APBO connects directly to a wired LAN, and wirelessly bridges to a remote access point via a WDS link as shown in Figure 4-1. In the mode, it can’t associate with any wireless clients.

  • Page 52: Configure Lan Ip

    Configure LAN IP Here are the instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ Mode : Check either “Static IP” or “Dynamic IP” button as desired to set up the system IP of LAN port . Î...

  • Page 53: Wireless Network Expansion

    Wireless Network Expansion The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings and WDS Settings. General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. „...
  • Page 54 „ HT TxStream/RxStream : By default, it's 2. „ Operating Mode : By default, it's Mixed mode Î Mixed Mode : In this mode packets are transmitted with a preamble compatible with the legacy 802.11a/g, the rest of the packet has a new format. In this mode the receiver shall be able to decode both the Mixed Mode packets and legacy packets.

  • Page 55: Wireless Advanced Setup

    Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless ->...
  • Page 56 „ ACK Timeout : ACK timeout is in the range of 1~255 and set in unit of microsecond. The default value is 32 microsecond. All data transmission in 802.11b/g request an “Acknowledgement” (ACK) send by receiving radio. The transmitter will resend the original packet if correspondent ACK failed to arrive within specific time interval, also refer to as “ACK Timeout”.
  • Page 57 „ Fragment Threshold : The Fragment Threshold is in the range of 256~2346 byte. The default is 2346 byte. Each Wi-Fi packet can be divided into smaller packets, marked with a sequential fragment number and re-assemble in the receiving ends. The purpose is to make a short frame, instead of long frame, transmitting by radio in a heavy noisy environment.
  • Page 58 When you enable WMM, the “Tx Burst” will be Disabled automatically by system. Î WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Data Transmitted Queue Priority Description AP to Clients High throughput.
  • Page 59 Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified here in the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) of a range from which the initial random backoff wait time is determined.
  • Page 60 CWmax : Maximum Contention Window. The value specified here in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries allowed is reached.

  • Page 61: Wds Setup

    WDS Setup The administrator could create WDS Links to expand wireless network. When WDS is enabled, access point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS links. A WDS link is bidirectional and both side must support WDS.

  • Page 62: System Management

    Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root and Admin passwords and allow multiple login methods. Please click System -> Management and follow the below settings. TEW-676APBO „ System Information Î...
  • Page 63 „ Ping Watchdog : The ping watchdog sets the TEW-676APBO Device to continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example). If it is unable to ping under the user defined constraints, the TEW- 676APBO device will automatically reboot.
  • Page 64 Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a “Certificate Error”, because the browser treats system as an illegal website. Click “Continue to this website”...

  • Page 65: Configure System Time

    Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „...

  • Page 66: Configure Snmp Setup

    Configure SNMP Setup SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. By enabling SNMP function, the administrator can obtain the system information remotely. Please click on System -> SNMP Setup and follow the below setting. „...
  • Page 67 „ SNMP Trap : Events such as cold start, interface up & down, and association & disassociation will report to an assigned server. Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system.

  • Page 68: Backup / Restore And Reset To Factory

    Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to save the current configuration to a local disk. „...

  • Page 69: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware.

  • Page 70: Network Utility

    „ Traceroute : Allows tracing the hops from the TEW-676APBO device to a selected outgoing IP address. It should be used for the finding the route taken by ICMP packets across the network to the destination host. The test is started using the Start button, click Stop button to stopped test Î...

  • Page 71: Reboot

    Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till completion of the reboot process.

  • Page 72: System Status

    System Overview Detailed information on System, Network, LAN Information and Wireless Information can be reviewed via this page. „ System : Display the information of the system. /TEW-676APBO Î System Name : The name of the system. Î Operating Mode : The mode currently in service.
  • Page 73 „ LAN Information : Display total received and transmitted statistics on the LAN interface. Î MAC Address : The MAC address of the LAN port. Î Receive bytes : The total received packets in bytes on the LAN port. Î Receive packets : The total received packets of the LAN port.

  • Page 74: Wds List

    WDS List Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. „ MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. „ Signal Strength ANT0/ANT1 : Indicate the signal strength of the respective WDS links. „...

  • Page 75: Extra Information

    Extra Information Users could pull out information such as Route table, ARP table, MAC table, Bridge table or STP available in the drop- down list from system. The “Refresh” button is used to retrieve latest table information. „ Route table information : Select “Route table information” on the drop-down list to display route table. WCB1200H2PX could be used as a L2 or L3 device.
  • Page 76 „ Bridge MAC information : Select “Bridge MACs Information” on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addresses learned from wired or wireless interfaces. Ageing timers will be reset when existing MAC addresses in table are learned again or added when new MAC addresses are seen from wired or wireless interfaces as well.

  • Page 77: Event Log

    Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „...

  • Page 78: External Network Connection

    WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to residents and business customers. In the CPE mode, TEW- 676APBO is a gateway enabled with NAT and DHCP Server functions. The wired clients connected to TEW-676APBO are in different subnet from those connected to Main Base Station, and, in CPE mode, it does not accept wireless association from wireless clients.

  • Page 79: Configure Wan Setup

    Configure WAN Setup There are three connection types for the WAN port : Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE and PPTP. Please click on System -> WAN and follow the below setting. In CPE mode, the WAN Port is the Wireless interface. „...
  • Page 80 User Name : Enter User Name for PPPoE connection Password : Enter Password for PPPoE connection Reconnect Mode : Always on – A connection to Internet is always maintained. On Demand – A connection to Internet is made as needed. When Time Server is enabled at the “On Demand”...
  • Page 81 When Time Server is enabled at the “On Demand” mode, the “Reconnect Mode” will turn out “Always on”. Manual – Click the “Connect” button on “WAN Information” in the Overview page to connect to the Internet. Idle Time : Time to last before disconnecting PPPoE session when it is idle. Enter preferred Idle Time in minutes.

  • Page 82: Configure Ddns Setup

    Configure DDNS Setup Dynamic DNS allows you to map domain name to dynamic IP address. Please click on System -> DDNS Setup and follow the below setting. „ Enabled: By default, it’s “Disable”. The mapping domain name won’t change when dynamic IP changes. The beauty of it is no need to remember the dynamic WAP IP while accessing to it.

  • Page 83: Configure Lan Setup

    Configure LAN Setup Here are the instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ LAN IP : The administrator can manually setup the LAN IP address. Î...

  • Page 84: Access Point Association

    Access Point Association Configure Wireless General Setting The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. „ Band Mode : Select an appropriate wireless band; bands available are 801.11a or 802.11a/n mixed mode. „...
  • Page 85 „ MCS : This parameter represents transmission rate. By default (Auto) the fastest possible transmission rate will be selected. You have the option of selecting the speed if necessary. (Refer to Appendix C. MCS Data Rate) „ MPDU Enable : Check Enable button to activate this function, and Disable to deactivate. „...

  • Page 86: Configure Wireless Advanced Setting

    Configure Wireless Advanced Setting To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless ->...

  • Page 87: Site Survey

    Site Survey Use this tool to scan and locate WISP Access Points and select one to associate with. Please click on Wireless -> Site Survey. Below depicts an example for site survey. „ ESSID : Available Extend Service Set ID of surrounding Access Points. „...

  • Page 88: Create Wireless Profile

    Create Wireless Profile The administrator can configure station profiles via this page. Please click on Wireless -> Wireless Profile and follow the below setting. „ MAC Address : The MAC address of the Wireless Station is displayed here. „ Profile Name : Set different profiles for quick connection uses. „...
  • Page 89 Cipher Suite : Select the desired cipher suite from the drop-down list; the options are AES and TKIP Pre-shared Key : Enter the information for pre-shared key; the key can be either entered as a 256-bit secret in 64 HEX digits format, or 8 to 63 ASCII characters. „...

  • Page 90: System Management

    Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root and Admin passwords and allow multiple login methods. Please click System -> Management and follow the below settings. /TEW-676APBO „ System Information Î...
  • Page 91 RSA key. „ Ping Watchdog : The ping watchdog sets the TEW-676APBO Device to continuously ping a user defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example). If it is unable to ping under the user defined constraints, the TEW-676APBO device will automatically reboot.
  • Page 92 Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a “Certificate Error”, because the browser treats system as an illegal website. Click “Continue to this website”...

  • Page 93: Configure System Time

    Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „...

  • Page 94: Configure Upnp

    UPnP : By default, it’s “Disable”. Select “Enable” or “Disable” of UPnP Service. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate changes For UPnP to work in Windows XP, the “TEW-676APBO” must be available in “My Network Places”, as shown here: (your specific model may vary) TEW-675APBO/TEW-676APBO If these devices are not available, you should verify that the correct components and services are loaded in Windows XP.

  • Page 95: Configure Snmp Setup

    Configure SNMP Setup SNMP is an application-layer protocol that provides a message format for communication between SNMP managers and agents. By enabling SNMP function, the administrator can obtain the system information remotely. Please click on System -> SNMP Setup and follow the below setting. „...
  • Page 96 Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. Î IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate.

  • Page 97: Backup / Restore And Reset To Factory

    Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to save the current configuration to a local disk. „...

  • Page 98: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware.

  • Page 99: Network Utility

    Count : By default, it’s 5 and the range is from 1 to 50. It indicates number of connectivity test. „ Traceroute : Allows tracing the hops from the TEW-676APBO device to a selected outgoing IP address. It should be used for the finding the route taken by ICMP packets across the network to the destination host.

  • Page 100: Reboot

    Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till completion of the reboot process.

  • Page 101: Access Control List

    Access Control List IP Filter Setup Allows to create deny or allow rules to filter ingress or egress packets from specific source and/or to destination IP address on wired (LAN) or Wireless (WAN) ports. Filter rules could be used to filter unicast or multicast packets on different protocols as shown in the IP Filter Setup.
  • Page 102 Î Example 1 : Create a higher priority rule to allow IP address 192.168.2.2 Telnet access from LAN port first, and deny Telnet access from remaining IP addresses in the same subnet. Source Destination Rule In/Out Protocol Listen Action Side IP/Mask Port IP/Mask...

  • Page 103: Mac Filter Setup

    MAC Filter Setup Allows to create MAC filter rules to allow or deny unicast or multicast packets from limited number of MAC addresses. Important to note that MAC filter rules have precedence over IP Filter rules. Please click on Advance -> MAC Filter Setup and follow the below setting. „...

  • Page 104: Parental Control Setup

    Main Base Station 192.168.1.254 192.168.2.254 192.168.1.150 192.168.2.x TEW-676APBO 192.168.2.x Please click on Advance -> Parental Control and follow the below setting. „ Rules : control can be managed by a rule. Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy.
  • Page 105 If you want to block websites with specific URL address or using specific keywords, enter each URL or keyworks in the “URL Blocking” field and click “Add” button to add in the URL Blocking list of each rule. Click “Remove” button can remove URL or keywords. Î...

  • Page 106: Qos Setup

    Shaping 192.168.2.50 MAC-00:0B:6B:AA:BB:01 Download: 1024K 192.168.2.51 Upload: 256K MAC-00:0B:6B:AA:BB:02 Download: 512K Upload: 256K Download: 2048K Upload: 1024K 192.168.1.254 192.168.2.254 TEW-676APBO 192.168.2.x SSID: Main_AP Down: 1024Kbps Up: 512Kbps Internet Main Base Station WIFI WAN 192.168.1.150 192.168.1.254 192.168.2.254 192.168.2.x TEW-676APBO Down: 2048Kbps Up: 1024Kbps 192.168.2.x...
  • Page 107 „ Rules : Use the rules to define the classifiers. After you define the rules, you can specify action to act upon the traffic that matches the rules Î Comment : Enter a descriptive name for this rule for identifying purposes. Î...
  • Page 108 DROP Precedence Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Low Drop AF11 AF21 AF31 AF41 Medium Drop AF12 AF22 AF32 AF42 High Drop AF13 AF23 AF33 AF43 Î Protocol : Select Any or specify protocol(TCP, UDP, ICMP, Application) from drop-down list. When you select ICMP or Layer 7 Application , the Local/ Destination Port can not used.

  • Page 109: Resource Sharing

    WIFI WAN Main Base Station 192.168.2.x 192.168.1.254 192.168.2.254 192.168.1.150 TEW-676APBO 192.168.2. Please click on Advance -> DMZ and follow the below setting. „ DMZ : By default, it’s “Disable”. Check Enable radial button to enable DMZ. „ IP Address : Enter IP address of DMZ host and only one DMZ host is supported.

  • Page 110: Virtual Server (Port Forwarding)

    WIFI WAN Main Base Station 192.168.1.254 192.168.2.254 192.168.1.150 TEW-676APBO 192.168.2.11 Port: 80 Please click on Advance -> Virtual Server and follow the below setting. „ Virtual Server : By Default, It’s “Disable”. Check Enable radial button to enable Virtual Server.
  • Page 111 While creating multiple Virtual Server rules, the prior rules have higher priority. The Virtual server rules have precedence over the DMZ one while both rules exist. Example 1 and 2 demonstrate proper usage of DMZ and Virtual Server rules. „ Example 1 : All connections should be redirected to 192.168.2.12 while DMZ is enabled.

  • Page 112: System Status

    Detailed information on System, WAN Information, LAN Information and DHCP Server Status can be reviewed via this page. „ System : Display the information of the system. /TEW-676APBO Î System Name : The name of the system. Î Operating Mode : The mode currently in service.
  • Page 113 The WAN port specified PPPoE or PPTP, and the Connect and DisConnect button will be show up. Click “Connect” button to assigned IP address from PPPoE or PPTP server, “DisConnect” button to release IP address of WAN port. Î Mode : Supports Static, Dynamic, PPPoE and PPTP modes. Î...
  • Page 114 „ DHCP Server Status : Users could retrieve DHCP server and DHCP clients’ IP/MAC address via this field. Î IP Address : IP addresses to LAN devices by DHCP server. Î MAC Address : MAC addresses of LAN devices. Î Expired In : Shows how long the leased IP address will expire.

  • Page 115: Station Statistics

    Station Statistics Link information, Transmit and Receive Statistics for the connection with AP, Below depicts an example for Station Statistics. „ Link Status : Î Status : Shows the current link status. It should be “Connected” or “Disconnected”. Î ESSID : Shows the current SSID, which must be the same on the wireless client and AP in order for communication to be established.
  • Page 116 Î RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS: The number of successful received CTS (Clear To Send) response after this TEW-676APBO sends out the RTS (Request To Send) message. Î RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS: The number of unsuccessful received CTS response after this TEW- 676APBO sends out the RTS message.

  • Page 117: Extra Info

    Route table information : Select “Route table information” on the drop-down list to display route table. TEW-676APBO could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn’t support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP configuration of system's interfaces.
  • Page 118 „ Bridge table information : Select “Bridge Table information” on the drop-down list to display bridge table. Bridge table will show Bridge ID and STP's Status on the each Ethernet bridge and its attached interfaces, the Bridge Port should be attached to some interfaces. „...

  • Page 119: Qos Plot

    QoS Plot The QoS Plot show graphs which continuously represents the current data traffic on each QoS rule. The chart scale and throughput dimension (bps, Kbps, Mbps) changes dynamically according to the mean throughput value. The statistics is updated automatically every 5 seconds. The throughput statistics of QoS can be updated manually using the Refresh button.

  • Page 120: Event Log

    Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „...

  • Page 121: External Network Connection

    CPE+AP mode, TEW-676APBO is a gateway enabled with NAT and DHCP Server functions. The wired and wireless clients connected to TEW-676APBO are in different subnet from those connected to Main Base Station, and, in CPE+AP mode, it accepts wireless connections from wireless client devices.

  • Page 122: Configure Wan Setup

    Configure WAN Setup There are three connection types for the WAN port : Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE and PPTP, Please click on System -> WAN and follow the below setting. In CPE+AP mode, the WAN Port is the Wireless Station interface. „...
  • Page 123 User Name : Enter User Name for PPPoE connection Password : Enter Password for PPPoE connection Reconnect Mode : Always on – A connection to Internet is always maintained. On Demand – A connection to Internet is made as needed. When Time Server is enabled at the “On Demand”...
  • Page 124 When Time Server is enabled at the “On Demand” mode, the “Reconnect Mode” will turn out “Always on”. Manual – Click the “Connect” button on “WAN Information” in the Overview page to connect to the Internet. Idle Time : Time to last before disconnecting PPPoE session when it is idle. Enter preferred Idle Time in minutes.

  • Page 125: Configure Ddns Setup

    Configure DDNS Setup Dynamic DNS allows you to map domain name to dynamic IP address. Please click on System -> DDNS Setup and follow the below setting. „ Enabled: By default, it’s “Disable”. The mapping domain name won’t change when dynamic IP changes. The beauty of it is no need to remember the dynamic WAP IP while accessing to it.

  • Page 126: Configure Lan Setup

    Configure LAN Setup Here are the instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ LAN IP : The administrator can manually setup the LAN IP address. Î...

  • Page 127: Access Point Association

    Access Point Association Configure Wireless General Setting The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. „ Band Mode : Select an appropriate wireless band; bands available are 801.11a or 802.11a/n mixed mode. „...
  • Page 128 „ MCS : This parameter represents transmission rate. By default (Auto) the fastest possible transmission rate will be selected. You have the option of selecting the speed if necessary. (Refer to Appendix C. MCS Data Rate) „ MPDU Enable : Check Enable button to activate this function, and Disable to deactivate. „...

  • Page 129: Wireless Advanced Setup

    Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless ->...

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