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Cat. No. N153-E1-01 WE70-AP/CL FA Wireless LAN Unit OPERATION MANUAL...
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Warning (1) For PC and peripheral devices, follow instructions of its respective manual. (2) Copyright of this manual and intellectual property of Omron's hardware and software belong to Omron Corporation. (3) Reproduction of this document or parts of this document is not permissible unless our explicit consent.
About this Manual This manual describes a wireless unit set conformance to IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11b/g* wireless LAN. Please read this manual carefully and be sure you understand the information provided before attempting to operate this product. * IEEE802.11g is compatible with IEEE802.11b. The Radio Law prohibits outdoor use of wireless LAN in IEEE802.11a standard (5GHz band).
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❍ If this product caused radio interference with an RFID premises radio station, immediately change the product's frequency or stop radio emission, and contact OMRON representative for actions to take to prevent cross talk.
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Overview of This Product • Accessory antenna of this product uses an external diversity type supporting 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands. • This product provides DFS function that can automatically avoid radio interference by weather radar or others while using IEEE802.11a. * For more information on the DFS function, see "3-3 Configuring IP Address/SSID/Channel", "DFS Function"...
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Notations This document uses the following notation conventions: " " :A name of a window of the operating system (OS), a setup screen menu item, or a setup screen under a menu item is represented by " ". :A name of a tab, icon, text box, check box, or setup item in a setup screen is represented by [ ]. <...
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PRODUCTS, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, OR STRICT LIABILITY. In no event shall responsibility of OMRON for any act exceed the individual price of the product on which liability is asserted. IN NO EVENT SHALL OMRON BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WARRANTY, REPAIR, OR OTHER CLAIMS...
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When in doubt, special model numbers may be assigned to fix or establish key specifications for your application on your request. Please consult with your OMRON representative at any time to confirm actual specifications of purchased product.
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Related body: Ministry of Information Industry (http://www.mii.gov.cn/) We, the manufacturer (name of the manufacturer) hereby declare that this equipment (type of the equip- ment), model WE70-AP-EU/WE70-CL-EU is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
Safety Precautions ■ Indication for Safe Use This document uses the following indication and symbols in precautions for safe use of WE70-AP/CL. Precautions here specifies very important things related to safety and must be complied. Indication and symbols include: Warning Indication...
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■ Warning Indication Warning DO NOT use this product without a protection circuit. Otherwise it may result in heavy injuries or damage on property due to malfunction. Dual or triple safety protection circuits, such as emergency stop, interlock, or limit circuit, must be configured by external control circuit so that the system should operate on safe side even if a failure of this product or an error due to an external factor occurred.
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Precautions for Safe Use Observe the following precautions when using this product. 1) Dedicated packaging must be used for transportation of this product. Take precautions to prevent excessive vibration or shock on the product or falling of the product. 2) Storage of this product must be within the specified environment. Allow the product to warm up to room temperature for at least 3 hours after it has been stored at -10 degrees C or lower.
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5) Do not pull or bend cables with force. Contents This product package includes the followings. (WE70-AP/CL-US/-EU/-CN) Check if all of them are included in the package before using this product. WE70-AP/WE70-CL...
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Options (As of December 2006) 1 set with 2 antennas DIN Rail Adapter Magnetic-base Antenna (WT30-FT001, 002) Common for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands (WE70-AT001H) <Magnetic-base Antenna> WE70-AT001H is a non-directional antenna for 2.4/5GHz. It can be installed where radio wave status is good, within a range of a given coaxial cable length (about 2m). Assembly drawing Screw hole...
Application Guide Basic Function Constructs a network through radio communication. Ethernet Access Point WE70-AP Ethernet Refer to "Chapter 3. Basic Setup". P.3-1 Installation Enhancing Security Replacing Wireless Unit Refer to "Chapter 2. Refer to "Chapter 6-1. Refer to "Chapter 3-4.
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An access point is used as a repeater for communication with a moving client (slave). A client (CL-1) moves between AP-1 and AP-2, switching communication paths. Ethernet AP-to-AP Bridging Access Point Access Point AP-2 AP-2 WE70-AP WE70-AP (2) Path is switched (1) When communication (3) Communication is become unavailable established through a repeater Moving...
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Manual Configuration Chapter 1 Overview Describes main features of this product. Installation & Describes cautions for wireless unit installation and how to Chapter 2 connect the unit set. Connection Describes how to establish communication between an Chapter 3 Basic Setup access point and a client (slave) as well as a PLC using PC.
Table of Contents About this manual ..........1 Warranty and Limitations of Liability ......5 Safety Precautions ..........8 Precautions for safe use ........10 Precautions for Correct Use.........11 Contents...............11 Options..............12 Application Guide ..........13 Manual Configuration ...........15 Chapter 1 Overview 1-1. Features......................1-2 Major Features ....................1-2 System Configuration..................1-7 Relay Function ....................1-9 1-2.
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Conversion Table from ASCII Character to hexadecimal number ....3-16 To Generate Encryption Key Using Key Generator ........3-17 To Configure TKIP/AES/WOC KEY Encryption ..........3-18 3-5. Communicating with PLC ................3-20 Step 1. Preparing PLC & PC ................3-20 Step 2. MAC Address Setup................3-21 Step 3.
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Overview Chapter 1 This chapter describes Main features of a wireless unit set. 1-1. Features ..................1-2 ■ Main Features ..............1-2 ■ System Configuration ............1-7 ■ Relay Function ..............1-9 1-2. Components and Functions ..........1-10 ■ Top View ................1-10 ■ Rear View ................1-11...
Chapter 1. Overview 1-1. Features WE70-AP/CL is a FA wireless LAN unit set conformance to IEEE802.11a/b/g.This section describes features of the FA wireless LAN unit set WE70-AP/CL. Connecting this wireless unit set to a PLC Ethernet unit allows wireless monitoring of facility information through network as with wired connection.Ethernet unit functions can be used via radio...
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Up to 3 and 24 systems can be configured for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands respectively. ● Noise-resistance in FA sites Noise resistance is the same level as that for installation in control panel of Omron's FA equipment.(Equivalent to PLC) The power supply is typical 24VDC in FA sites.Moreover, it is resistant against instantaneous power interruption in the same level as FA equipment, allowing stable operation under continuous motion.
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(A), by moving close to other access point (B) without any obstacle. This function can be used also as a relay function (P.1.9, B) to expand a communication zone by wireless connection. To wired LAN WE70-CL AP-CL communication WE70-AP WE70-AP AP-CL communication B B B AP-to-AP bridging C C C...
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* "AES" is a next-generation encryption method stronger than "TKIP". * "TKIP" and "AES" do not support AP-to-AP bridging. WOC KEY........Omron's proprietary authentication method that uses a Pre-Shared Key as with TKIP/AES. * "WOC KEY" do not support AP-to-AP bridging.
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* To use roaming, the same wireless network name (SSID) and encryption must be configured for all access points and clients (slaves).(Communication is unavailable if setup differs) [802.11g:6CH] [802.11g:11CH] [SSID:omronwe70wlan] [SSID:omronwe70wlan] To wired LAN WE70-AP WE70-AP 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2 Connection is switched if the client moves 192.168.0.10...
(slaves),through which PC data can be shared and PLC data can be acquired. Ethernet Access Point WE70-AP Up to 63 units PLC + Ethernet unit ● AP-to-AP bridging An access point is used as a repeater for communication with a client (slave).Access points used for this function must register the others' BSSIDs.
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Connect 2 or more access points to the same network (Ethernet) for communication with a client (slave). Communication will be available with an access point closest to a client (slave) even if it is moved. Ethernet Access Point Access Point WE70-AP WE70-AP Roaming Move...
Communication will be available between a distant access point and a client (slave) via a repeater. BSS ID:00-00-0A-68-20-00 BSS ID:00-00-0A-68-20-01 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2 AP-to-AP bridging [802.11g:ch11] WE70-AP WE70-AP Connected AP is [802.11g:ch11] switched to another [SSID:omronwe70wlan] AP due to the movement of CL.
WE70-AP FA WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT POWER MODE WIRELESS [MODE] Indicator (Orange)(WE70-AP) [LAN] Indicator (Orange) Displays an operation mode of the wireless unit. Displays a status of the wired LAN. On: LAN connection is normal Flashing: Simultaneous flashing of [MODE] and Off: LAN is not being connected [POWER] indicates setup initialization.
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Installation & Connection Chapter 2 This chapter describes cautions for wireless unit installation and how to connect the unit set. 2-1. Installation ................2-2 ■ Installation Location ............2-2 ■ Installation Precautions ............2-2 ■ Precautions for Antenna Installation Location ....2-3 ■ Dimensions................2-5 ■...
● Margin and Spacing For heat release, ensure space between a wireless unit and a control panel or other equipment as shown in the right. WE70-AP FA WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT Antennas manufactured by other manufacturer cannot be used Using magnetic-base...
Magnetic-base Antenna (WE70-AT001H) WE70-AP Cable loss attenuation in 5 GHz band: 0 (0) Attenuation figures +Antenna extension cable (WE70-CA5M)
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Chapter 2. Installation & Connection (1) Install antennas so that there is a direct line of sight between them WE70 uses radio waves with a frequency of 2.4GHz and 5GHz, which are very high. High-frequency waves, which exhibit strong rectilinear propagation and are reflected easily. For this reason, much consideration is required for the Antenna installation location to achieve optimal wireless performance.
Chapter 2. Installation & Connection ■ Dimensions (Common with WE70-AP/CL) For WE70-CL Only WE70-AP FA WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT POWER MODE WIRELESS 34.5 ± 0.5 120 ± 1.0 (Unit: mm) ■ Installation Method ● Mounting Magnets Flat-head screw (Accessory) Mounting magnets allows...
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<Mounting> Hitch a tab on the top to the DIN rail DIN Rail Pull the bottom side forwards <Demounting> Unhitch a tab from the DIN rail WE70-AP FA WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT POWER MODE WIRELESS DIN Rail Pull the lower part...
Use a power source of 15W or higher, taking Allowable Voltage Range 20.4 to 26.4VDC inrush current on startup into account. Omron's switching power supply is recommended. See "Option" of "Appendix", "Power Supply" (P.Appendix-3). And, it power is supplied from the battery supply via the DC-DC converter.
Chapter 2. Installation & Connection ■ LAN Cabling Caution Turn off power of a wireless unit and connected devices before cabling. Check if the indicator Make sure that you hear a is on after connection. click sound when you insert a cable.
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LAN Cable Straight Wiring ● Using WE70 (1:N Connection) Straight LAN cable WE70-AP Wireless connection between a WE70-AP and a WE70-CL corresponds to cross connection. WE70-CL IEEE802.11a/b/g wireless LAN can "connect more than 1 client to 1 access point". Straight...
Chapter 2. Installation & Connection 2-3. Connection Check ■ Checking Setup Screen Access This section describes how to make access to a setup screen for a wireless unit via a WWW browser of a wired computer on LAN. * Use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher as the WWW browser of your PC. * In this document Internet Explorer 6.0 is used.
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Chapter 2. Installation & Connection (7) Check the box of "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click <Properties>. Click Click Click after setup by Step (8). (8) Select [Use the following IP address] radio button.Enter [IP Before changing an IP address](192.168.0.100) and [Subnet mask](255.255.255.0), then click address, record the <OK>.(* Close a screen shown in Step (7)) current value.
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Chapter 2. Installation & Connection WWW Browser (IE) Setup Configuration must be made so that dial-up access should not be made when a WWW browser is started. <To Configure> (1) Select [Tool], [Internet Options], then select [Connections] tab. (2) Select [Never dial a connection] and click <OK>. Click Click ●...
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(1) Start a WWW browser. (2) Enter the IP address specified for the wireless unit in the address bar of the WWW browser. Enter "http://192.168.0.1/" (factory shipment status) for WE70-AP and "http://192.168.0.254/" (factory shipment status) for WE70-CL, and press [Enter] key.
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Chapter 2. Installation & Connection ● Access Point Communication Speed WE70-AP works as an access point in IEEE802.11a /b/g standards. If clients (slaves) of IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g make access to an access point at the same time, communication speed may remarkably decrease.
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Basic Setup Chapter 3 This chapter describes how to establish communication between an access point and a client (slave) as well as a PLC using PC. 3-1. Setup Workflow ..............3-2 3-2. Opening Setup Screen ............3-3 Step 1. PC (Wired LAN) Setup..........3-3 Step 2.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup 3-1. Setup Workflow Read steps described below to introduce a wireless unit set. Steps are compiled so that basic setup can be made in their order. Numbers indicated in the right of these steps indicate pages to refer to in this document. Step 1 3-2.
(3) Turn their power on and check indication of each POWER indicator as shown below. Check the LAN indicator of the access point because it is connected to POWER MODE WIRELESS POWER RSSI WIRELESS WE70-AP PUSH INIT INIT + – + – RSSI ETHERNET ETHERNET...
Specifying the configured IP address (factory shipment setup: 192.168.0.254) in this field allows access. For WE70-AP (1) Enter the IP address specified for the access point in the address bar of the WWW browser. Enter "http://192.168.0.1/" (factory shipment status) and press [Enter] key.Enter [admin] to user-name.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup Step 4. Monitoring Wireless Communication Status If the client is under communication with the access point, the screen displays "Online ■■■". If not, "Communication Unavailable" is displayed.Verify a channel through which communication should be made. * "Communication Unavailable" may be displayed until the WWW browser screen is updated in a case such as after setup change. (1) To monitor detailed status, click <Radio status>.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup (1) <Radio Status> Button ..Radio wave intensity that an access point can receive is displayed in the right of this button. If the client has different SSID and/or encryption setup from the access point, "Communication Unavailable" is displayed. Radio wave intensity is displayed in 4 levels as shown below.
(2) Change the LAN-end IP address to "192.168.0.2". (3) Click <Apply and restart>. After restart AP or CL, input registered IP adress to URL of IE, and open the setup screen. Screen of WE70-AP Click Click Enter the IP address...
(Initial value: omronwe70wlan) (3) Click <Apply and restart>. * If a wireless LAN terminal is used for setup, switch the connection to the SSID configured here. Screen of WE70-AP Click Click Enter Screen of WE70-CL...
Chapter 3 Basic Setup SSID: Illegal access using "blank" * If ANY-connection refusal setup is being disabled, and if a SSID (or ESS ID) of a client (slave) is blank, the client (slave) can communicate with the access point regardless of access point SSID setup. * To refuse access, enable ANY-connection refusal from Wireless Setup >...
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Chapter 3 Basic Setup ● Access point setup (1) Open a setup screen of the access point (see Chapter 2-3. Checking Connection, Opening Setup Screen (P.2-13)) and click Wireless settings menu. • A Wireless settings screen is displayed. (2) Select a channel. Example: 36CH (3) Click <Apply and restart>.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup Caution The Radio Law prohibits outdoor use of wireless LAN in IEEE802.11a standard (5GHz band). [DFS Function] DFS function can be enabled only when an IEEE802.11a (52CH-64CH, 100CH-140CH) standard channel is set in Channel field of Communication setting.
[Key Index Setup] (Excluding Windows XP with Service Pack Applied) A range of Key index (key IDs) is from 1 to 4 for Omron's wireless devices, while that for standard wireless network connection in Windows XP is from 0 to 3.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup (4) Enter WEP key in text boxes from 1 to 4 of Key Index using ASCII characters.(Example: OMRONWIRELESS) * A WEP key must be configured as the same for communication in a text box of the same number even if key indexes are different for those that communicate.
IDs 2 and 3 as shown below. WEP key values in key index 2 are same and communication is available. WE70-AP End WE70-CL End WEP key values in key indexes 2 and 3 are same and communication is available.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup ■ To Enter Encryption Key Using hexadecimal number Suppose following conditions to configure. Encryption Method: WEP RC4, 128 (104) bits Key Index: 1 (Factory Shipment Setting) Input Mode: Hexadecimal number (Factory Shipment Setting) * Some wireless LAN devices may use names authentication mode and key ID, which are same as network authentication and key index.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup (3) Enter WEP key in text boxes from 1 to 4 of Key index using hexadecimal numbers. (Input Example 1: EF-04-9D-48-67-35-8B-80-45-94-FD-99-76) (Input Example 2: EF049D4867358B804594FD9976) * Results are the same for either examples. * Communication is available when the same WEP key is set in a text box of the same number even if key indexes are different from a client (slave).
WEP Key. * Entering any character string into the key generator automatically generates encryption keys in WEP Key text boxes. * The key generator is incompatible with other manufacturers' products than Omron's. Suppose following conditions to configure. Encryption method: WEP RC4, 128 (104) bits Key generator: OMRON Input Mode: Hexadecimal number (Factory Shipment Setting) * ASCII characters cannot be used.
Chapter 3 Basic Setup ■ To Configure TKIP/AES/WOC KEY Encryption TKIP and AES encryption key setup can be configured by entering 64-digit hexadecimal number or 8 to 63 ASCII characters.For WOC KEY, only 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters can be used, while 64- digit hexadecimal number cannot.
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Chapter 3 Basic Setup <Wireless LAN Terminal End: Connection Example for Windows XP (Service Pack 1)> SSID: omronwe70wlan is (1) Click displayed on an available wireless network. (2) Enter a pre-shared Example: omronwe70a Applying a certain update program to Windows XP (Service Pack 1) allows use of TKIP and AES encrypted authentication types in a...
Chapter 3 Basic Setup 3-5. Communicating with PLC This section describes how to set communication between an access point (WE70-AP) and a client (WE70- CL).A PLC + Ethernet unit must be connected to an access point using a LAN cable.PC with Ethernet card must be connected to a client (WE70-CL).
Address Display/Setup Area of CPU advanced function unit assignment DM area. By default, IP addresses of an access point and a client are: Access Point (WE70-AP): 192.168.0.1 Client (WE70-CL): 192.168.0.254 For details, see CS1W-ETN21/CJ1W-ETN21 Ethernet Units Construction of Networks Operation Manual(W420-E1), Section 5-2.
Check if communication is available between WE70 and PLC. Execute a ping command from your PC at command prompt. Example: Ping 192.168.0.10 (PLC's IP addresses) 192.168.0.10 WE70-AP WE70-CL C:\>ping 192.168.0.10 Pinging 192.168.0.10 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.0.10: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=250 ■...
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Advanced Setup Chapter 4 This chapter describes setup for communication between access points or communication between clients through an access point, as well as setup for stable communication. 4-1. To Use AP-to-AP Bridging............4-2 ■ Communication with 2 or More Access Points ....4-2 ■...
* All access points that use AP-to-AP bridging must be configured to use the same channel. * Do not connect access points to the same wired network after configuring AP-to-AP bridging. It may lead to looping, resulting in a network failure. Registering to AP-2 BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-00-09" AP-to-AP Bridging WE70-AP AP-2 AP-2 AP-1 AP-1 WE70-AP Registering to AP-1 BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-20-01"...
AP-1. Channels of all access points must be configured as the same. Up to 6 BSSIDs can be registered to 1 access point. The maximum number of access points which simultaneous AP-to-AP bridging is available is 7 (including your own PC). AP-2 AP-2 AP-2 AP-3 AP-3 AP-3 WE70-AP WE70-AP BSSID: BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-20-03" "00-00-0A-68-20-02" AP-to-AP Bridging "802.11a:36CH" WE70-AP...
Register AP-1 BSSID to AP-2 as well. BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-00-09" BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-20-01" SSID: "omronwe70wlan" (Factory shipment status) SSID: "omronwe70wlan" (Factory shipment status) 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2 AP-to-AP Bridging WE70-AP AP-2 AP-2 AP-1 AP-1 "802.11a:36CH" WE70-AP "Wireless Settings" Menu > "Communications between Aps" Setup Screen If SSIDs and channels are the same, the screen displays a BSSID, which can be registered by clicking "Add".
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup Step 2. Checking Own & Partner SSIDs (1) On "Wireless settings" screen, verify that SSIDs of AP-1 and AP-2 are the same. (Factory shipment status:"omronwe70wlan") AP-1 AP-2 Check Step 3. Checking Wireless Channel Verify a channel for AP-to-AP bridging.(Factory shipment status:36CH (5180MHz)) (1) On "Wireless settings"...
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup AP-1 Click Click BSSID to be reg- istered to AP-2. AP-2 Click Click BSSID to be reg- istered to AP-1. Step 5. Checking Partner BSSID Communication through AP-to-AP bridging can be made by registering each other's BSSID to a wireless unit.
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Chapter 4. Advanced Setup Click AP-2 Click Enter here if partner's BSSID cannot be detected by the con- figured SSID. Check Check Click Step 6. Checking Received Signal Strength Indication Verify AP-to-AP bridging through access point received signal strength indication (RSSI). (1) Select "Information"...
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup Step 7. Checking AP-to-AP Bridging Execute the Ping command to AP-2 from PC connected to AP-1 and verify its response. (1) Execute a ping command from your PC at command prompt. Example:Ping 192.168.0.2 (Partner's IP address) C:¥>ping 192.168.0.2 Pinging 192.168.0.2 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.0.2: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=250...
From the next page, setup and verification steps are described for the pattern A (P.13) of AP-to- AP bridging (Relay function). Already configured in "4-2. AP-to-AP Bridging Setup" BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-00-09" BSSID: "00-00-0A-68-20-01" 192.168.0.1 SSID: "omronwe70wlan" (Factory Shipment) 192.168.0.2 AP-to-AP Bridging WE70-AP AP-2 AP-2 AP-2 [802.11a : 36CH] WE70-AP Radio Wave:Weak Radio Wave:Strong SSID: SSID: "omron"...
(2) In the "Wireless settings" screen, enter the desired alphanumeric charac- ters in SSID (within 31 characters) with the attention for capitalization. Example:omron (Initial value:omronwe70wlan) (3) Click <Apply and restart>. * If a wireless LAN terminal is used for setup, switch the connection to the SSID configured here.
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup CL-1 Click Click Enter Step 3. Checking Communication Verify that PC connected to a client (slave) can connect to an access point. ● To monitor radio status (1) Select "settings" menu, "Basic settings". • "Basic settings" screen is displayed. •...
(3) Click <Apply and restart>. Click Click Click Enter Example. The Ethernet unit CJ1W-ETN21 has a label of Ethernet address (MAC address) on its right side. CJ1W-ETN21 ETHERNET UNIT Lot No. OMRON Corporation MADE IN JAPAN Ethernet Address MAC address (12 digits) 4-13...
Address Display/Setup Area of CPU advanced function unit assignment DM area. FINS node addresses and IP addresses must not overlap in a network. By default, IP addresses of an access point and a client are: Access Point (WE70-AP) :192.168.0.1 Client (WE70-CL) :192.168.0.254...
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup Step 1. Configuring Smart Roaming Smart roaming is a function for stable communication by preventing a delay of switching to an access point with better radio status by regularly scanning wireless unit channels when a client (slave) moved. Configure [Smart roaming] of the client CL-1 as [Valid].(Factory shipment status:Invalid) * All of SSID and Encryption setup must be the same.
• Set CL-1's SSID as the same one as that of an access point to communicate. (In this example those of AP-1 and AP-2) • When performance of smart roaming switching time is required, combine WE70-AP and WE70-CL. • For mobile operation of CL-1, make sure that CL-1 should not go into an area where radio wave cannot reach from neither AP1 and AP-2.
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup 4-5. To Set up MAC Address Filtering MAC address filtering is a function to communicate with a specified partner using a MAC address. An access point communicates with a client (slave) only with a registered terminal MAC address. This section describes steps to register a terminal MAC address of a client (slave) to an access point.
* This section describes how to configure for communication using the spanning tree function,assuming wireless units of AP-1 and AP- "36CH" To wired LAN 192.168.0.1 BSS ID : 00-00-0A-68-20-01 Wired LAN Main Unit MAC Address:00-00-0A-68-20-00 To wired LAN WE70-AP Wireless LAN IEEE802.11a "36CH" 192.168.0.2 BSS ID : 00-00-0A-68-20-00 AP-2 AP-2...
Configuration can be made so that wireless LAN terminals can communicate with each other via an access point or not. * This function is valid for terminals connected to an access point via wireless LAN. * The terminals can communicate with a wired LAN terminal connected to the access point. WE70-AP Wireless LAN Wireless LAN terminal...
* This can be effective only if communication speed is extremely low due to mixed environment with IEEE802.11b and if decrease of IEEE802.11g speed can be prevented. Wired LAN Communication Prioritized 54Mbps WE70-CL IEEE802.11g WE70-AP 11Mbps IEEE802.11b 11g Protection "Invalid" Wired LAN 54Mbps WE70-CL IEEE802.11g...
As WE70 can use 802.11a/b/g, frequency to be scanned depends on WE70-CL setup. ("802.11a":Max 24CH, "802.11b/g":Max 13CH (Refer to Section 1-1)) Scanning is started when communication quality with WE70-AP gets worsened. Caution If both of "802.11a" and "802.11b/g" are selected, scanning is made for total 802.11a/b/g.
If no channel is found that is better in communication quality than the current channel, scanning is restarted for 13CHs. (11CHs in United States) AP-2 AP-2 AP-2 AP-1 AP-1 AP-1 WE70-AP WE70-AP 11b/g (1CH) 11b/g (6CH) WE70-CL Shift Shift When field intensity level with AP-1decreased, scanning A channel for roaming for all chanels is started in the background.
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup Step 3. Checking Wireless Channel Change access point AP-1 channel. (Factory Shipment Status:36CH (5180MHz)) (1) On "Wireless settings" screen, change AP-1's [Channel] to 40CH. (Factory Shipment Status:36CH) AP-1 Click Step 4. Configuring Client-PLC Communication Configure a terminal MAC address. A MAC address of PLC Ethernet unit must be set to a client CL-1. <To Configure>...
Address Display/Setup Area of CPU advanced function unit assignment DM area. FINS node addresses and IP addresses must not overlap in a network. By default, IP addresses of an access point and a client are: Access Point (WE70-AP) : 192.168.0.1 Client (WE70-CL) : 192.168.0.254...
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup Step 6. Configuring Smart Roaming Smart roaming is a function of switching to an access point with better radio status by regularly scanning client channels when a client (slave) moved. Configure [Smart roaming] of the client (CL-1) as [Valid].(Factory Shipment Status:Invalid) * SSID and Encryption setup must be the same for all of AP-1, AP-2, and CL-1.
Chapter 4. Advanced Setup CL-1 If the client has different SSID and/or encryp- tion setup from the access point, "Communi- cation Unavailable" is displayed. Click (5) From CL-1 Setup screen "Information" menu, "Wireless information", "BSSID", verify that BSSID should be AP-2 value. CL-1 (6) Check if communication is available between PC and PLC.Test the roaming in the opposite direction and verify that access points should be...
Chapter 5. Setup Menu 5-1. Setup Screen & Functions This section describes setup screens and items. Setup Screen Selection Menu Setup Screen Display Area ■ Setup Screen Setup Screen Selection Menu You can select any setup screen from this menu. Clicking a menu item displays a link to a setup screen.
Chapter 5. Setup Menu 5-2. Setup Screen (WE70-AP) ■ Network Settings <Basic settings> Screen ● Unit Name/IP Address Setup You can configure a name and an IP address of an access point. <Apply> Button..... After a setup item in a setup screen is changed, pressing this button enables items in [Unit Name/IP address settings], other than [IP address] and [Subnet mask] fields.
Chapter 5. Setup Menu ■ Wireless settings <Basic settings> Screen ● Communications settings This is a setup item for a wireless LAN card in a wireless unit. <Apply> Button..... This button fixes a changed setup item in the "Wireless settings" screen. The changed item cannot be enabled unless <Apply and restart>...
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu (2) Channel ......This is used to set a radio communication channel of a wireless unit. (Factory Shipment Status:36CH (5180MHz)) A wireless LAN terminal automatically detects a channel of a wireless unit. For communication by 2.4GHz (IEEE802.11b/g), select a channel from 1 to 13.
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu ● Wireless output settings (3) Wireless output ....This item is used to temporarily stop emission of radio wave. It On or off wireless communication function. (4) Transmitter output Level ........You can configure transmission power of an access point. Selection is available from high/middle/low (3 levels).(Factory Shipment Status:High) Maximum transmission range of an access point can be achieved by the...
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* This type is enhanced in encryption and automatically updates its encryption key in a given interval, and is stronger than "WEP (RC4)". WOC KEY This is Omron's proprietary encryption. (OC Security) (2) Key generator....You can configure a character string to generate an encryption key for encryption and decryption if an encryption method of "WEP RC4 64(40)",...
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu (3) PSK (Pre-Shared Key) ..You can enter an encryption key in alphanumeric characters. This setup can be specified if "TKIP", "AES", or "WOC KEY" is selected in the [Encryption method] (1). * The same encryption key must be configured for communication partners using the same encryption method.
"Information" menu. ● Registered AP (1) BSSID ....... A BSSID registered in [Register communicating AP] is displayed here. AP-to-AP bridging is available with Omron's wireless router or Omron's access point, with BSSID displayed in this list, supporting AP-to-AP bridg- ing.
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Setting "Valid" this setup item allows communication. * This function is valid for a wireless LAN terminal supporting wireless LAN standards of a wireless channel specified in the access point. WE70-AP WE70-CL WE70-CL [CL-CL Communication via AP] : [Invalid] * Communication is available with a terminal wired to WE70-CL.
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu (3) 11g protection function .. This function can prevent decrease of communication speed due to an environment mixed with IEEE802.11b by prioritizing IEEE802.11g. * This function is invalid if a (Factory Shipment Status: Valid) channel of IEEE802.11a is Invalid : Communication speed may decrease if an environment specified.
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu ● MAC address filtering This setup item allows communication with a wireless unit (MAC address) registered in an access point. (1) MAC address filtering ........This function specifies whether wireless connection for a client (slave) with a registered MAC address only or not (Factory Shipment Status:Invalid) * If "Valid"...
Chapter 5. Setup Menu ■ Information <Network> Screen ● Network Information This screen displays network information. (1) IP address......Displays an IP address of an access point. (2) Subnet mask....Displays a subnet mask of an access point. (3) Unit's MAC address ........
Connection Refusal refused connect from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX indicates an IP address On Start-Up Version root : WE70-AP Ver. x.xx x.xx indicates version information HTTP Server Startup httpd : thttpd starting on port 80 Startup Completed root : System is ready...
Chapter 5. Setup Menu ■ Maintenance <Administrator settings> Screen ● ID Setting for administrator You can configure access control to a setup screen of an access point. <Apply> Button..... Clicking this button enables all setup items changed in the "Administrator settings"...
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu ● IP setting for administrator This item is used to specify restriction on access to a setup screen by an IP address. To limit access to a setup screen of an access point, the administrator can register up to 8 terminal IP addresses that make wired or wireless access to the access point.
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu <Setting file> Screen This screen allows a user to save access point setup details and write saved setup file to an access point. ● Writing of settings (1) File Name ......This item is used to write setup data into a wireless unit by opening a saved setting file (file extension .sav).
Chapter 5. Setup Menu <System administration> Screen ● Time setting You can configure the internal clock of an access point. An access point records history in SYSLOG. To record its date and time, configure the clock. <Apply> Button..... Clicking this button enables all setup items changed in the "Time setting". <Cancel>...
Chapter 5. Setup Menu 5-3. Setup Screen (WE70-CL) ■ Settings <Basic settings> Screen ● IP address settings You can specify a client IP address. (1) IP address......You can enter an IP address of a client. (Factory Shipment Status:192.168.0.254) * Specify a value that does not overlap that of other network devices. * To make access to client setup screen, specify an IP address set in this field.
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu (2) SSID........An access point and a client (slave) have an SSID as a wireless network name to identify a communication partner (Factory Shipment Status: omronwe70wlan). Wireless LAN devices with different SSIDs in the same group cannot communicate with each other.
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu Lower transmission power level decreases a transmission range. [Use Low Transmission Power Level When] You want to reduce radio wave leak from wireless unit out of a room You want to enhance security by limiting a communication area You want to alleviate communication speed reduction by eliminating radio interference with a close client or an access point in an environment where more than one access point is installed in a...
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* This type is enhanced in encryption and automatically updates its encryption key in a given interval, and is stronger than "WEP (RC4)". WOC KEY This is Omron's proprietary encryption. (OC Security) (2) Key generator....You can configure a character string to generate an encryption key for encryption and decryption if an encryption type of "WEP RC4 64(40)",...
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Chapter 5. Setup Menu (3) PSK (Pre-Shared Key) ..Enter a PSK (Pre-Shared Key) in alphanumeric characters. This setup can be specified if "TKIP", "AES", or "WOC KEY" is selected in the [Encryption method] (1). * The same encryption key must be configured for an access point using the same encryp- tion method.
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(slave) moved (see below). When be the same. performance of smart roaming switching time is required, it is recom- mended that WE70-AP and WE70-CL should be combined. (Factory Shipment Status: Invalid) Shift "SSID : omronwe70wlan"...
Chapter 5. Setup Menu ■ Information ● Network information (1) IP address......Displays an IP address of a client (slave). (2) Subnet mask....Displays a subnet mask of a client (slave). (3) Unit's MAC address ........Displays a MAC address (wired end) of a client (slave). ●...
(1) Admin. ID ......To limit access to a setup screen of a client (slave), enter the desired alphanumeric characters (within 31 characters) with the attention for capitalization. (Example: omron) * If an administrator ID is being specified, a user is asked to enter the user name for access.
(Administrator) 192.168.0.5 (Administrator) <To Configure> Setup on WE70-AP (1) Click "Maintenance" menu. • An "Administrator Setup" screen is displayed. (2) Enter an IP address of PC used for the administrator to [Admin. IP setting 1] in the [IP setting for administrator ].
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(2) Enter an administrator ID with any alphanumeric character string (within 31 characters) in [Admin. ID] of the [ID setting for administrator]. (Example: omron) (3) Enter an administrator ID with any alphanumeric character string (within 31 characters) in [Admin. password] and [Confirmation input] fields of the [ID setting for administrator].
Chapter 6 Replacement Procedure This chapter describes how to save or initialize setup data for wireless unit replacement. Read this chapter when necessary. 6-1. Replacing Wireless Unit ............6-2 ■ Saving Setup Data..............6-2 ■ Writing Saved Setup Data ............6-4 6-2. Restoring to Factory Shipment Status........6-5 ■...
(3) Click <Save>. • A "Rename" screen is displayed. (4) Specify a location to save from Save in and Click <Save>. • A setup file (file extension: .sav) is now saved in the specified location. For WE70-AP Click Click Click...
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Chapter 6. Replacement Procedure Click Select A file name to be initially displayed can be changed to any name. Click If a cable connecting PC and WE70 is unplugged and plugged again while an AP and a CL are communicating, communication may become unavailable.
• Setting file data is now written to the wireless unit. (5) After data is written, close the setup screen and open a new Setup screen. * Current Setup screen cannot reflect written setup file data. For WE70-AP Click Click Click...
Chapter 6. Replacement Procedure 6-2. Restoring to Factory Shipment Status When a network configuration is changed, a wireless unit may be reconfigured in the first place or all of the existing setup data may be deleted. Setup data can be restored (initialized) to Factory Shipment Status by 2 methods: 1.
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Initialize wireless settings: All of setup items in Wireless settings menu are restored to factory shipment status. Initialize all settings : All of wireless unit setup items are restored to factory shipment status. (3) Click <Execute>. For WE70-AP Click Click Click Click For WE70-CL...
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Options ................Appendices-3 ■ Power Supply ............Appendices-3 ■ Antenna ..............Appendices3 ■ Others ..............Appendices-3 Initial Setup Value List ............Appendices-4 ■ WE70-AP ............Appendices-4 ■ WE70-CL ............Appendices-5 Rating ................Appendices-6 ■ Wireless LAN Block (5GHz, 54Mbps; Common with Client) ..........Appendices-6 ■ Wireless LAN Block (2.4GHz, 11Mbps/54Mbps;...
Appendices Troubleshooting A wireless unit has LEDs that indicate unit statuses. Checking these LEDs can help identify details and cause of a problem. Off: , On: , Flashing: , Indefinite: AP: Access Point, CL: Client LED Indication Estimated Cause Action POWER WIRELESS The power is not supplied.
Switching Power Supply A wireless unit requires 24VDC power supply. Use S8VM/VS (UL listing Class 2) series power source of 15W or higher, taking inrush current on startup into account. Omron's switching power supply is recommended. And, it power is supplied from the battery supply via the DC-DC converter.
Appendices Initial Setup Value List Shown below are initial setup values in a setup screen of a wireless unit. ■ WE70-AP Menu Item Initial Value Network settings Basic settings Unit name Unit name WE70-AP IP address setting IP address 192.168.0.1 Subnet mask 255.255.255.0...
Appendices Rating ■ Wireless LAN Block (5GHz, 54Mbps; Common in AP/CL) Specification Item Standards IEEE802.11a Transmission Method Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), Simplex Frequency Range 5170 to 5330MHz (8 channels), 5470 to 5725MHz (11 channels), 5725 to 5825MHz (5 channels) Communication Rate Auto/54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps (theoretical) Maximum Transmission...
802.11b/g: All of 13 channels (except 12CH and 13CH in United States) 2.4GHz band (Up to 3 channels that can be used simultaneously) (MHz) 2412 *You can chose a model for the country to use. 2417 2422 WE70-AP/CL :Japan 2427 WE70-AP/CL-US :United States 2432 WE70-AP/CL-EU :Europe...
Appendices Dimensions ■ WE70-AP/CL (Common) For WE70-CL Only WE70-AP FA WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT POWER MODE WIRELESS 34.5 ± 0.5 120 ± 1.0 (Unit: mm) ■ Mounting Bracket 108±0.1 4-ø5 4-ø4.2 Use flat head screws (Unit: mm) Appendices-8...
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Appendices ■ Magnetic-base Antenna Can (WE70-AT001H: Optional) TOTAL LENGTH 82.6 200+/-2CM (Unit:mm) 28.0 28.9 42.9 Antenna Stand Bottom View Appendices- 9...
Appendices Glossary Access Point Information stored in this device will not be lost A generic name for a site through which access even after power is turned off. to the Internet is made via a provider. Global IP Address Also, it is a generic name of a device that works A unique address that does not overlap with any as a bridge connecting a wired LAN and a wire- other address of any device on the Internet.
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URL (Uniform Resource Locator) LAN (Local Area Network) is specified for access to a site on the Internet. A small-scale network in an office floor or a cam- Omron's URL is http://www.fa.omron.co.jp/. pus. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) MAC address (Media Access Control Address)
Appendices Revision History A manual revision code appears as a suffix to the catalog number on the back cover of the manual. Cat. No. N153-E1-01 Revision code Revision Revised on: Revision Detail June. 2007 1st edition Appendices-12...
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OMRON ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. 83 Clemenceau Avenue, #11-01, UE Square, 239920 Singapore Tel: (65)6835-3011/Fax: (65)6835-2711 OMRON CHINA CO., LTD. BEIJING OFFICE Room 1028, Office Building, Beijing Capital Times Square, No. 88 West Chang'an Road, Beijing, 100031 China Tel: (86)10-8391-3005/Fax: (86)10-8391-3688...
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Authorized Distributor: Cat. No. N153-E1-01 Note: Specifications subject to change without notice Printed in Japan 0305...