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MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2
Concurrent Dual Radio 300Mbps WiFi
High Power Outdoor System

User Manual

January, 2015
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Concurrent Dual Radio 300Mbps WiFi High Power Outdoor System User Manual January, 2015...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Revision History Date Notes July, 2014 Firmware v5.4.2 October,2014 Firmware v5.5.0 (memory size increase) January, 2015 Firmware v5.6.1 (user isolation for 2.4GHz & 5GHz AP modes)

  • Page 3: Key Features

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Introduction The MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor System (“outdoor unit” in the following paragraphs) consists of two concurrent running radios, one at 5GHz supporting 802.11a/n standard, and the other at 2.4GHz for 802.11b/g/n features.

  • Page 4: Manual Conventions

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Manual Conventions Bold type within paragraph text indicates commands, files names, directory Bold names, paths, output, or returned values. Within commands, italics indicate a variable that the user must specify. Italic Titles of manuals or other published documents are also set in italics.

  • Page 5: Mimo 2X2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System Hardware Feature

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 1. MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System Hardware Feature 1.1 Hardware Outline (ALINK-A300n)
  • Page 6 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 1.2 Hardware Outline (APRO-A300n)

  • Page 7: Product Features

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Product Features  Range — the outdoor unit has been refined and optimized for long range application, up to 35Km.  Temperature — the outdoor unit was tested for normal operation in the ambient temperatures from -40°C to 60°C.

  • Page 8: External Antenna Connection

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 1.3 Interface 1.3.1 External Antenna Connection: ALINK-A300n...
  • Page 9 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 1.3.2 Hardware Installation Guide : APRO-A300n...
  • Page 10 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2...

  • Page 11: Power Over Ethernet (Poe) & Cable Connection

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 1.3.3 Power over Ethernet (PoE) & Cable Connection PoE Ethernet Cable Ethernet cable connects to connects to Input Output port and port and link to host link to Outdoor PC or LAN Device Unit (ex.

  • Page 12: Product Warranty

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 1.4 Product Warranty This product warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment. If the customer wants to have or extend longer warranty period, please contact the sales for extended warranty.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 2. Getting Started Setup Local Area Connection on your PC 2.1.1 Start Network Configuration on your PC 1) Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > Network Connections 2) Right click on the Local Area Connection and select Properties...
  • Page 14 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 3) The following window shows up 4) Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then Properties (or double click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)) 5) Enter an IP address (ex. 192.168.100.2) under the same subnet as the Default IP Address of outdoor unit (192.168.100.20) 6) Enter 255.255.255.0 as Subnet Mask 7) Keep the Default Gateway and DNS Server Address as blank...

  • Page 15: Check Access To The Unit

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Check access to the unit Use Ping command of DOS mode to check the access to the outdoor unit. 1) Go to DOS mode 2) Enter the command: ping 192.168.100.20 The outdoor unit shall respond your ping request.
  • Page 16 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Access to web pages Launch a Web Browser Enter the default IP address as URL (default IP address: 192.168.100.20) and the initial home page (login page) will appear Enter user name (default username: Admin) and password (default password: Wireless) Note: You need to use the default user name and password when you log in for the first time.

  • Page 17: Basic Configuration

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Basic Configuration 2.4.1 System Setting This page can be accessed by clicking System > Setting. Country You can set the AP to follow different country and region regulation. IP Address DHCP Client Select this if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses a DHCP service to assign an IP address to your router when connecting to the Internet.
  • Page 18 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 asked to login again with new password after reboot (the password is case sensitive). SNMP Community SNMP Community name is a string for administrator to read and write the SNMP MIB from external SNMP manager.
  • Page 19 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol and software implementation for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks. The available NTP server IP & its availability can be found by the following hyperlink (http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/).
  • Page 20 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Wireless Here, you can configure the operation modes for 2.4GHz (AP to be enabled or disabled) and 5GHz to be AP or Bridge enabled or disabled. Also, you may select the channels, Tx power and WLAN modes according to your network plan.

  • Page 21: System Information

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 2.4.2 System Information This page can be accessed by clicking System > Information.
  • Page 22 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 This page lists the important system information and software / hardware inventory data. Uptime The elapse time since outdoor unit powered up. IP address / Subnet Mask / Gateway The IP address / Subnet Mask / Gateway of the wireless unit setting. Ethernet, 5GHz &...
  • Page 23 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 2.4.3 Upgrade The reboot function can be apply by clicking System -> Upgrade from left side menu When the new version of firmware has been received, you can upload the file by the web interface for upgrade the firmware.
  • Page 24 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Click OK to reboot the unit and make the new firmware to take effect. 2.4.4 Reboot You can access reboot function by clicking System > Reboot!. When starting reboot, system will prompt you a rebooting window. It takes at least 40-60 seconds to finish the reboot process.
  • Page 25 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 3. Configure 2.4GHz AP 3.1 AP Configuration This page can be accessed by clicking 2.4GHz AP > Setting SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network.
  • Page 26 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 security features such as WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK. • Select WEP to enable the security mode. • Key Entry Method: Hexadecimal: The key must be hexadecimal (0-9, A-F). •...
  • Page 27 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 • Select the WPA mode according to your network plan • PSK: he key is an ASCII string with length from 8 to 63 characters...
  • Page 28 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 • Enterprise / RADIUS support: enter the IP, port number and other related information to make the security controlled by your RADIUS server.
  • Page 29 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Note that it is required to have the same security setting between Bridges to communicate. To make changes take effect, click Save and Reboot when you finish all settings. RTS Threshold By default, the value is 2347.
  • Page 30 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 - AC_BK: Background packet - AC_VI: Video packet - AC_VO: Voice packet ACL (Access Control) You may choose to Disable, Allow, or Deny. By selecting Allow, only the address listed in the table will have access to the network;...
  • Page 31 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Max number of STA You may decide the number of concurrent users that connected the this unit...

  • Page 32: Ap Connection Status

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 AP User Isolation By default, it is Disable. You may enable it to prevent any connected users from viewing or overwriting others contents. To make changes take effect, click Save and Reboot when you finish all settings. 3.2 AP Connection Status This page can be accessed by clicking 2.4GHz AP >...
  • Page 33 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 This page can help user to identify current devices that already associated to the AP. The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client will appear.

  • Page 34: Configure 5Ghz Bridge

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 4. Configure 5GHz Bridge 4.1 Bridge Configuration This page can be accessed by clicking 5GHz Bridge > Setting. Bridge Mode By default, it is in Slave. When Master is selected, the remote bridge mode shall set as Slave mode. One bridge network shall have only one outdoor unit in Master mode, and the others in Slave mode.
  • Page 35 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Security Please refer to page 23 for security setting. WEP:...
  • Page 36 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 WPA: • Cypher Mode: Select Cypher according to the security plan. TKIP or AES. • PSK: The key is an ASCII string with length from 8 to 63 characters. To make changes take effect, click Save and Reboot when you finish all settings Distance (Km) Enter the distance according to the longest link between the Master and Slaves in the network.
  • Page 37 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Auto Reboot Default is Disable. When this function is enabled, near-end AP cannot receive alive message from far-end AP in a certain period. Then this function will perform automatically at near-end AP without notice.

  • Page 38: Bridge Status

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 4.2 Bridge Status This page shows the local and remote Bridges and can be accessed by clicking 5GHz Bridge > Status.
  • Page 39 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 5. Configure 5Hz AP 5.1 AP Configuration This page can be accessed by clicking 5GHz AP > Setting. 1) SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network.
  • Page 40 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 RTS Threshold By default, the value is 2347. This setting determines how large a packet can be before the Access Point coordinates transmission and reception to ensure efficient communication. This value should remain at its default setting of 2347.
  • Page 41 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 You may choose to Disable, Allow, or Deny. By selecting Allow, only the address listed in the table will have access to the network; all other clients will be blocked. On the other hand, select Deny, means only the listed MAC addresses will be blocked from accessing the network;...
  • Page 42 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Max number of STA You may decide the number of concurrent users that connected the this unit AP User Isolation By default, it is Disable. You may enable it to prevent any connected users from viewing or overwriting others contents.
  • Page 43 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 To make changes take effect, click Save and Reboot when you finish all settings. 5.2 5GHz AP Status This page can be accessed by clicking 5GHz AP > Status. This page can help user to identify current devices that already associated to the AP. The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client will appear.

  • Page 44: Planning Linkage

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Planning Linkage 6.1 Site Survey You need to consider the following operating and environmental conditions when performing a site survey:  Data rates – The sensitivity and the radio range are inversely proportional to data rates. Therefore, the maximum radio range is achieved at the lowest workable data rate, and a decrease in receiver threshold sensitivity occurs as the radio data rate increases.
  • Page 45 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 Figure 29. Line-of-Sight (LOS) If there is any obstacle in the radio path, it may still be a radio link but the quality and the signal strength will be affected. Ensure the maximum clearance from objects on a path is important to locate the antennas and the height.

  • Page 46: Antenna Height

    MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 6.2.1 Antenna Height The reliable wireless link usually depends on the both sides antennas for a clear radio line of sight. The minimum height is determined by the link distance, obstacles that may be in the path, topology of the terrain, and the curvature of the earth (for links over 2 miles).
  • Page 47 MIMO 2x2 Wireless Outdoor Access Point System User Manual R2 For example, the wireless link between the building A and the building B is located three miles (4.8 km) away. There is a tree-covered hill in middle. From the table above, it can be seen that for a three-mile link and the object clearance required at the mid-point is 5.4 m (17.6 ft).

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