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TRENDnet TEW-455APBO - 9dBi High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point User Manual

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  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio...
  • Page 3 This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: EN60950-1:2001 A11:2004 Safety of Information Technology Equipment EN50385 : (2002-08) Product standard to demonstrate the compliance of radio base stations and fixed terminal stations for wireless telecommunication systems with the basic restrictions or the reference...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents INTRODUCTION ..................1     .................... 1   RODUCT ................... 1   EATURES PACKAGE CONTENTS ................2     .................. 2   ONTENT OF ACKAGE ............2   YSTEM EQUIREMENTS FOR ONFIGURATION CONNECTION (HARDWARE)............... 3     ................3  ...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION The Product The product is based on the IEEE 802.11b/g standard, which is the latest 54Mbps Wireless LAN (WLAN) standard. Having this wireless protocols in one product ensure that your investments are protected, while enabling you to enjoy the fastest Wireless LAN speed. This product model –...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    ACKAGE ONTENTS Content of Package TEW-455APBO 48VDC Combiner adaptor (PoE) Screw, Washers and U-bolts Mounting brackets (For walls or pole mount) Grounding wire RJ45 water-proof plastic plug CD-ROM (Utility & User’s Guide) Multi-language quick installation guide Note: Standard package may vary with model type and country. Using a combiner adaptor with a power rating other than the one included in the package will cause serious damage to the Access Point and void the warranty for this product.

  • Page 7: Connection (Hardware)

    ONNECTION ARDWARE Front/ Interface View The figure below shows the LED Indicator of the Wireless LAN Access Point. POWER (PWR): This indicator lights green when the Access Point receives power. Otherwise, it turns off. WLAN: The indicator blinking blue whiles the wireless LAN activity. Rear/ Side view The figure below shows the rear panel of the Access Point The 4 holes at the rear of the Outdoor AP are designed for mounting brackets installation, which included...
  • Page 8 The PoE is to get power source over Ethernet connection, please unscrew the dust cap of the PoE outlet and plug your PoE power injector into position. Remove the dust cap The EXT outlet allows connecting to higher gain external antenna based on specific requirements. Unscrew the dust cap from the EXT outlet, and then you have to connect the cable to the EXT connector.
  • Page 9 9dBi directional antenna and the RF signal will be guided to the chosen external antenna. To complete installation between the Outdoor AP and TRENDnet external antenna series, an additional accessory is required and has to be purchased separately like other external antennas, please contact your...
  • Page 10 TRENDnet provides compatible external antenna line for your specific demands: Model Antenna Transmission Antenna Directivity name Gain (dBi) Mode TEW-AO14D p-2-p Directional TEW-AO19D p-2-p Directional TEW-AO08O p-2-mp Omni Directional TEW-AO10O p-2-mp Omni Directional TEW-AO08O and TEW-AO10O antennas can provide a point-to-multipoint transmission.
  • Page 11 Once the EXT connector is screwed with extension cable and it will automatically transfer your RF signal from the built-in antenna to the chosen external antenna through the connected cable. Please do the signal alignment from the external antenna instead of the device side. RESET The Reset function is to reset the setting back to factory default setting.

  • Page 12: Basic Ip Networking

    VENT GORE Membrane Vent are used to enhance the ingress protection (IP) of gasketed enclosures Air and moister Out Prevent the entry of water and particles Grounding The enclosed grounding wire allows you to connect to grounding location near your devices; this would help to protect your outdoor devices from damages caused by unexpected lightning effects.

  • Page 13: Wireless Lan Basics

    Static IP Address Static IP addressing ensures that the device will always have the same IP address. Static addressing is commonly used for your servers. Dynamic IP Address A dynamic IP address is one that is automatically assigned to a PC. These IP addresses are “dynamic” because they are only temporarily leased to the PC when it connects to the network.
  • Page 14 Signal Strength Radio signals drop in power over a distance. Even if all the settings are correct, low signal strength makes association impossible. The usable distance between the AP and client can range from a few meters indoor to a few km. When setting up the client, make sure that you: Keep at a distance between the AP and the clients.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    ETTING TARTED Connect the network as shown previously. If your PC is wireless, check the PC’s card utility to make sure that the signal strength is good and that the bottom LED lights up on the AP. Open a Web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape etc.). Type the AP LAN IP (192.168.10.100) address into the browser’s Address field.

  • Page 16: Basic Site Survey

    Basic Site Survey Site Survey: Displays the MAC address, RSSI, SSID and the channel of other AP. Basic Administration This page allows you to change the Username and Password for admin user/end user. The default username is admin and password is admin. After every factory reset, the Username and Password reverts to this combination. To view/upgrade firmware version, you need to close this configuration page.

  • Page 17: Basic Ip Configuration

    Basic IP Configuration This page allows you to choose the type of IP Static IP mode: When you boot up the AP for the first time, it is in Static mode. You assign a Static IP to the AP. The default IP address, subnet mask and gateway mask are 192.168.10.100, 255.255.255.0 and 0.0.0.0.
  • Page 18 Antenna replacement: The unit is embedded with 9dBi directional antenna, if you need further distance or other application, please contact your local distributor for TRENDnet high gain antenna series. This page shows the MAC Address and Signal Quality of the units associated to the AP. For long distance bridging, make sure that you get at least a “good”...

  • Page 19: Advanced Radio Setting

    Advanced Radio Setting Data Rate: You can fix the data rate to different values as 11Mbps or 24Mbps. However it is recommended to set the setting to “Best” for the AP to determine the best data rate to be use. Transmit Power: Sometimes, it is useful to decrease the coverage range of each AP, so that more AP’s can be located together without interference to one another.

  • Page 20: Advanced Security Setting

    Advanced Security Setting This section allows you to configure wireless encryption to prevent unwelcome parties from reading your traffic. Authentication can also be configured to block outsiders from accessing your network. Disable: No wireless security. WEP: Select to apply WEP security. WPA-PSK: Select to apply WPA-PSK security.

  • Page 21: Wpa-Psk Security

    Hexadecimal Characters: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and a,b,c,d,e,f ASCII Characters: 0,1,2,……8,9 and a,b,c,d,………x,y,z WPA-PSK Security PassPhrase: Key in the 8-64 character for PSK. Cipher Type: Choose Auto, TKIP or AES. WPA Security RADIUS Server IP: Enter the IP Address of the RADIUS Server (for 802.1x authentication purposes). This is used only when you have a RADIUS Server and want to use it for authenticating the Wireless Clients.

  • Page 22: Advanced Mac Address Control

    Advanced MAC Address Control This is only use when the AP is operating in the AP mode. MAC Address Control: Enable or Disable MAC addresses Control. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the client. Allowed MAC Address List: Reflects the MAC addresses of the clients that are allowed to associate with the AP. Advanced Protocol Filter Pg 18 of 26...

  • Page 23: Advanced Snmp Configuration

    Filter IPX Packet: Selecting this option will disallow all IPX packets to pass through. Wireless Isolation: Selecting this option will disallow wireless clients associated with this device to communicate with each other. Enable Broadcast Filter: Selecting this option will filter off out broadcast storm. Broadcast Number Allowed: Select a number in between 10 to 200.

  • Page 24: Advanced Miscellaneous

    Advanced Miscellaneous Enable Telnet: Disable/enable Telnet access to this device. Save configuration to local device: After you have successfully configured the AP, you can save this “Good Config” into device memory. Restore configuration from local device: To retrieve previous “Good Config” to restore the AP back to the working setting that was previously saved.

  • Page 25: Status Association Status

    Status System Status This page presents a convenient overview of the overall status of the AP. The most common configuration parameters are shown here, for a quick look. Status Association Status This page presents an overview of the MAC address and Signal Strength of all clients connected to the AP through Ethernet or wireless.

  • Page 26: Firmware Upgrade

    Status Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to update the firmware (software) in the AP. New firmware are issued to improve the performance and add features to the product. The new firmware will be name “apimg1”. Save the file in your PC. Browse to the file with the name “apimg1”.

  • Page 27: Outdoor Ap Utility Installation

    AP U UTDOOR TILITY NSTALLATION Introduction The Outdoor AP utility is an easy-to-use software that allows an Administrator to quickly configure the AP at first boot-up. The QS Utility only communicates with authorized Access Points and Bridge. The Utility allows the devices to be monitored and configured even if they all have the same default IP Address at first boot-up after installation.
  • Page 28 Installation Step one Double click on the file setup.exe and click Next to continue. Step two Click Next to accept the default installation directory. If you wish to change the installation directory, click on the Change button to select a new directory. Pg 24 of 26...
  • Page 29 Step three Click Install to do the actual installation Pg 25 of 26...
  • Page 30 Step four Click Finish to exit the installation wizard. Pg 26 of 26...

  • Page 31: Outdoor Ap Utility User Guide

    AP U UTDOOR TILITY UIDE Outdoor AP Utility Icon Click on the desktop icon Outdoor AP Utility to start the application. Parameters Display in Utility The Utility displays the following parameters that can be changed. IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Device Name Channel DHCP/Static IP...
  • Page 32 Making Changes The changes are directly applied in the Utility. It does not matter if all the devices have the same IP Address. The QS Utility identifies them uniquely by their MAC Addresses. Updating Changes After the necessary changes have been made, the Administrator can apply the changes to the AP. Check on the Reboot Checkbox and click on the Update button to reboot the device.

  • Page 33: Limited Warranty

    3 years If a product does not operate as warranted above during the applicable warranty period, TRENDnet shall, at its option and expense, repair the defective product or deliver to customer an equivalent product to replace the defective item. All products that are replaced will become the property of TRENDnet.
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