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Comtrend Corporation WAP-5940 User Manual

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WAP-5940 AC1750 Wireless Video Bridge

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Version A1.0, February 2016

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    WAP-5940 AC1750 Wireless Video Bridge User Manual Version A1.0, February 2016...
  • Page 2 Preface This manual provides information related to the installation and operation of this device. The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts. If you find the product to be inoperable or malfunctioning, please contact technical support for immediate service by email at INT-support@comtrend.com For product update, new product release, manual revision, or software upgrades,...
  • Page 3 Copyright Copyright©2016 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................5 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION .................... 6 2.1 Hardware Setup ......................... 6 2.2 LED Indicators ..........................8 2.3 Initial Device Setup ........................10 2.3.1 Setup of Wireless Devices via WiFi Protected Setup .............. 1 1 2.3.2 Setup of Wireless Devices via Manual Connection .............. 1 3 CHAPTER 3 WEB USER INTERFACE ................16 3.1 Default Settings ........................16 3.2 IP Configuration ........................17 3.3 Login Procedure ........................18 CHAPTER 4 LOGIN ......................20 CHAPTER 5 STATUS ....................... 21 5.1 Status - Device .......................... 21 5.2 Status – Wireless ........................23 5.2.1 AP Mode ............................ 2 3 5.2.2 STA Mode .......................... 2 6 5.3 Status – Networking ......................... 28 5.4 Status – WDS ..........................30 5.5 Status – MBSS .......................... 31 CHAPTER 6 CONFIG .
  • Page 5 6.7 Config – ACS ..........................49 CHAPTER 7 TOOLS ......................52 7.1 Tools – Log ..........................52 7.2 Tools – Admin ........................... 55 7.3 Tools – Restore ......................... 56 CHAPTER 8 SYSTEM ....................... 57 8.1 System – Upgrade ........................57 8.2 System – Reboot ........................59 APPENDIX A - SPECIFICATIONS .................. 60...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The WAP-5940 is an 802.11ac 4T4R wireless video bridge, with two Giga Ethernet ports. WAP-5940 performs AP to transmission package TCP/UDP to client, also supporting Station mode, receiving packets and forwarding to the Ethernet port. WAP-5940 has a high power wireless design which supports 802.11ac 5Ghz band...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Setup Follow the instructions below to complete the hardware setup. BACK PANEL The figure below shows the back panel of the device. Power ON Press the power button to the OFF position (OUT). Connect the power adapter to the power port.
  • Page 8 Ethernet (LAN) Ports Use 1000-BASE-T RJ-45 cables to connect two network devices to a Gigabit LAN, or 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 cables for standard network usage. These ports are auto-sensing MDI/X; so either straight-through or crossover cable can be used. Reset Button To reboot the device press the Reset button for 1-5 seconds.

  • Page 9: Led Indicators

    2.2 LED Indicators The front panel LED indicators are shown below and explained in the following table. This information can be used to check the status of the device and its connections.
  • Page 10 [Station] When not connected to the AP WPS connection successful GREEN No WPS (5G) association process ongoing WPS (5G) connection in progress Blink WAP-5940 working in AP mode GREEN WAP-5940 working in Station mode WAP-5940 working in Station mode Station GREEN...

  • Page 11: Initial Device Setup

    2.3 Initial Device Setup AP Device Setup Setup the first Wireless Video Bridge by plugging in the power adapter and press the Power Button to the ON position (IN). Set the Wireless Video Bridge to AP Mode by sliding the AP/Station Switch to the up position. Connect the Wireless Video Bridge to a Network Device (Gateway, Router, etc.) with an Ethernet (RJ-45) cable.

  • Page 12: Setup Of Wireless Devices Via Wifi Protected Setup

    2.3.1 Setup of Wireless Devices via WiFi Protected Setup Press and release the WPS button on the device setup in AP Mode and the WPS LED will start to blink GREEN. Within two minutes press and release the WPS button on the device setup in Station mode the WPS LED will start to blink GREEN.
  • Page 13 Repeat steps 3-6 to add additional client devices.

  • Page 14: Setup Of Wireless Devices Via Manual Connection

    2.3.2 Setup of Wireless Devices via Manual Connection NOTE: If you do not wish to setup your Wireless Video Bridges via WPS you can set it up manually. 1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the LAN port of a Notebook/PC (setup with a fixed IP 10.0.0.11 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0) and the other end into the Ethernet port of the Wireless Video Bridge that is in Station mode.
  • Page 15 3. Once you have accessed the Web UI, click Config> Wireless (as shown below). Next, click “Scan AP.” 4. Select an SSID (AP unit) and input the passphrase. The SSID and passphrase (WiFi Key) can be found a label on the bottom on the Wireless Video Bridge. Next, click “connect.”...
  • Page 16 5. To confirm that the connection is sucessful, check that the current SSID is the same as the one that you tried to connect to in the previous step.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Web User Interface

    Chapter 3 Web User Interface This section describes how to access the device via the web user interface (WUI) using an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer (version 6.0 and later). 3.1 Default Settings The factory default settings of this device are summarized below. LAN IP address AP: 10.0.0.2 •...

  • Page 18: Ip Configuration

    3.2 IP Configuration STATIC IP MODE In static IP mode, you assign IP settings to your PC manually. Follow these steps to configure your PC IP address to use subnet 10.0.0.x. NOTE: The following procedure assumes you are running Windows. However, the general steps involved are similar for most operating systems (OS).

  • Page 19: Login Procedure

    3.3 Login Procedure Perform the following steps to login to the web user interface. NOTE: The default settings can be found in section 3.1 Default Settings. STEP 1: Start the Internet browser and enter the default IP address for the device in the Web address field.
  • Page 20 STEP 3: After successfully logging in for the first time, you will reach the Status - Device screen AP (Access Point) shown here.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Login

    Chapter 4 Login (username: root, password: 12345) • http://<address>/login.php Please enter the user name and the password to login to the web page system of the device.

  • Page 22: Chapter 5 Status

    Chapter 5 Status 5.1 Status - Device This screen shows the status of the device. http://<address>/status_device.php Menu Item Description Options Detail Device Name Name of the Comtrend device Gets the software Software The version number of version of the Version the current firmware current system...
  • Page 23 Uptime Displays the There are two types of uptime of the display, one kind is device minutes and days, another kind is XX:XX(hours:minutes) Device Mode AP or STA mode Access Point(AP) Device Acts as Access Station(STA) Point or Station. The [X] indicates the current device mode.

  • Page 24: Status - Wireless

    5.2 Status – Wireless This screen shows the wireless status of the device in AP mode. 5.2.1 AP Mode http://<address>/status_wireless.php Menu Item Description Options Detail WiFi Interface Real wireless device name and MAC Address in Device Mode AP or STA mode Access Point(AP) Device Acts as Station (STA)
  • Page 25 Wireless Band Current system 802.11a or Band 802.11an or 802.11ac Bandwidth Per the 802.11a or 20 MHz 20 MHz operation 802.11an or 802.11ac standard Per 802.11an or 40 MHz 40 MHz operation 802.11ac standard 80MHz(11ac only) 80 MHz operation(11ac only) AP Mac Address The current In AP mode, it will...
  • Page 26 Packets Wireless packets Transmitted transmitted Successfully Bytes Total bytes Transmitted transmitted successfully This screen shows the information of all station devices which are connecting with the wifi0 of the AP. 00:26:86:F0:30:83 In above example, STA with MAC address 00:26:86:01:14:43 are currently associated to the primary interface (wifi0), If more MACs are listed, more STA are connected with the wifi0.

  • Page 27: Sta Mode

    5.2.2 STA Mode This screen shows the wireless status of the device that acts as a STA. http://<address>/status_wireless.php Menu Item Description Options Detail Device Mode AP or STA mode Access Point(AP) Device Acts as Station (STA) Access Point or Station Wireless Band Current system 802.11n or...
  • Page 28 80MHz(11ac only) 80 MHz operation(11ac only) AP Mac Address The current In STA mode and (BSSID) associated BSSID associated to an of the Wi-Fi AP: this will be the system value of the AP’s MAC address. If the STA is not associated, this will state: “Not Associated”.

  • Page 29: Status - Networking

    Bytes Received The total bytes received successfully Packets Wireless packets Transmitted transmitted Successfully Bytes Total bytes Transmitted transmitted successfully 5.3 Status – Networking This screen shows the status of the networking.
  • Page 30 http://<address>/status_networking.php Menu Item Description Options Detail IP Address The IP Address of Logged into the web the system GUI with this IP address. It can be changed in the Config Networking page. Netmask The netmask of the IP address Ethernet MAC This is the IEEE The internal network Address...

  • Page 31: Status - Wds

    5.4 Status – WDS This screen shows the status of the WDS links. http://<address>/ status_wds.php This option is not available on STA mode, the typical WDS link status includes: The interface name of the WDS link, the name is managed by the system •...

  • Page 32: Status - Mbss

    5.5 Status – MBSS This option is not available on STA mode. http://<address>/ status_mbssid.php Menu Item Description Options Detail SSID SSID of the MBSS This will be the SSID of the wireless network. The other STA must be configured to the same SSID and security to connect to the Virtual AP.
  • Page 33 Broadcast Enabled or disabled TRUE SSID will be SSID broadcast broadcasted FALSE Wi-Fi devices can’t scan out this SSID Association Associated STA >=0 The number of number STAs which are connected to the Virtual AP...

  • Page 34: Chapter 6 Config

    Chapter 6 Config 6.1 Config Wireless (AP WPA2-AES mode) – This screen has two tab pages, “Basic” and “Advanced”. http://<address>/config_wireless.php Basic Menu Item Description Options Detail Device Mode AP or STA mode Access Point Device Acts as Access Point Station Device Acts as Station...
  • Page 35 ESSID SSID of the AP Can be set to This will be the desired SSID SSID of the name wireless network. The STA must be configured to the same SSID and security (see below) to connect to the AP. Channel Available 5Ghz 36-48, 149-165 5.180-5.240,...
  • Page 36 Passphrase The current passphrase. Applies to AP only. Group Key Group key renewal Group key interval This is the interval interval(in sec) interval for needs to be at which the group enterprise security between 0 and key is renewed for 43200 clients associated to this SSID...
  • Page 37 Bandwidth Per the 802.11a or 20 MHz 20 MHz operation 802.11an or 802.11ac standard Per the 802.11an 40 MHz 40 MHz operation. or 802.11ac Will fall back standard automatically to 20Mhz if STA does not support 40Mhz. If STA is a Comtrend station device, it will also fall back to 20Mhz.
  • Page 38 Beacon Interval Set the interval of How often the the beacon device sends a Beacon. The interval should be between 25 and 5000. The default value is 100. DTIM Period Delivery Traffic The DTIM period Indication indicates how often Message clients serviced by the access point should check for...

  • Page 39: Config - Wps

    6.2 Config – WPS Connect to AP or STA without selecting an SSID and inputting a Passphrase. http://<address>/config_ wps.php Menu Item Description Options Detail WPS State Set WPS states Disabled WPS disabled Not configured WPS enabled Client can remotely change AP's wireless settings…SSID, Encryption and...
  • Page 40 Configured User needs to fill certain parameters to start WPS connection WPS PBC WPS push button Push button to start WPS connection WPS PIN For Web UI pin Character string This will be the PIN WPS pin mode used for Web UI WPS pin mode.

  • Page 41: Config - Mac Filter

    6.3 Config – MAC Filter This screen shows the MAC addresses filtering configurations that are used for the http://<address>/config_macfilter.php Menu Item Description Options Detail Wifi Interface Real wireless device name and MAC Address in...
  • Page 42 MAC Address The device filter NONE The AP can block a Filtering MAC address selected station from associating based on its MAC (hardware interface) address. “NONE”= Disable MAC address filtering. Click the “Config MAC Filter” button link to the MAC ADDRESS LIST page.

  • Page 43: Config - Networking

    “Deny if not authorized” filter lists the authorized MAC addresses. 6.4 Config – Networking These screens show the networking configuration. http://<address>/ config_networking.php DHCP...
  • Page 44 Static IP Menu Item Description Options Detail DHCP or Static Set the network DHCP The device will try to configuration to get its IP address DHCP or Static IP with DHCP from a device like a router Static IP The device will use the static IP address IP Address The IP Address of...
  • Page 45 CAUTION: After selecting “Save”, the IP Address will change IMMEDIATELY. The Web UI must be pointed at the new address in order to continue your Web UI Session. Netmask Netmask of the IP address Ethernet MAC This is the IEEE The internal network Address compliant MAC...

  • Page 46: Config - Wds

    6.5 Config – WDS This screen shows the configuration of the WDS links. http://<address>/ config_wds.php This option is not available if the device is configured as a STA. Menu Item Description Options Detail WDS checkbox To determine if the Checked The WDS link will WDS link is enabled be stored to a file...
  • Page 47 Not Checked The WDS link will be discarded after clicking the Save Button MAC Address 48bit MAC address The WDS peer MAC address on the opposite side Passphrase 64 ASCII PSK Wi-Fi devices can see the SSID in scan. Now the passphrase string is displayed as "*******"...

  • Page 48: Config - Mbss

    6.6 Config – MBSS This option is not available if the device is configured as a STA. http://<address>/ config_mbss.php...
  • Page 49 Menu Item Description Options Detail SSID SSID of the MBSS This will be the SSID of the wireless network. The other STAs must be configured to the same SSID and security to connect to the Virtual AP. VLAN Virtual Lan for 1-4096 different interface Broadcast...

  • Page 50: Config - Acs

    Passphrase The passphrase applies to this MBSS SSID 6.7 Config – ACS WAN Management Protocol CWMP (TR-069) allows an Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) to perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this device. Select desired values and click SAVE to configure TR-069 client options. config_tr069c.php http://<address>/...
  • Page 51 Menu Item Description Options Detail Enable Enable TR-069 Select or daemon connection Un-select to ACS Disable Disable TR-069 Select or daemon connection Un-select to ACS IP address and port the device uses to connect to the ACS Username Username used to authenticate on Password Password used to...
  • Page 52 Connection Password used to Request authenticate an Password ACS making a Connection Request to the CPE STUN Activate / Deactivate the TR-111 function Server Address IP address of device used to connect to the ACS which support STUN Server Port Port of device used to connect to the ACS which support...

  • Page 53: Chapter 7 Tools

    Chapter 7 Tools 7.1 Tools – Log This page has the ability to directly view the PHY statistics of the device. http://<address>/tools_log.php Pressing the “Start” button will start a 10 second polling log. This data can be useful to assist in debugging the system. After selecting “Start”, the page will look similar to the image above.
  • Page 54 Metric Description Comments Tstamp This is the system time of the measurement taken from the internal system clock RxPkts This represents the number of packets that were successfully received over 1 second intervals. Each line represents 1 second of time. RxGain This is the higher receiver The maximum value of...
  • Page 55 Defers This number counts the Defers are common in busy number of times an WiFi environments attempted transmission was deferred due to the medium being busy. This is helpful in determining if an environment is very busy. Tout This is an indicator of Tx Timeouts are not common.

  • Page 56: Tools - Admin

    7.2 Tools – Admin This page is for administration of the user passwords. http://<address>/tools_admin.php Menu Item Description Notes User Name The user name for login Only for the login privilege Old Passphrase Enter the original password of the user name New Passphrase Enter the new passphrase New Passphrase...

  • Page 57: Tools - Restore

    7.3 Tools – Restore The Tools Restore page is for users to restore all the configurations of the device to factory defaults. http://<address>/tools_restore.php The Restore function also restores the password of the login user.

  • Page 58: Chapter 8 System

    This page will upload a binary image file. Please use bin file to upgrade which is named like “WAP-5940-EM51-3671361CTU-CXX_RXX.bin”. When you select the file and click “Upgrade”, the “Upgrade” button will be disabled and the page will display “Loading the image file..Please wait”, please wait for 2 minutes.
  • Page 59 When the firmware has been upgraded successfully, you will be automatically directed to the reboot page.

  • Page 60: System - Reboot

    8.2 System – Reboot The System Reboot page is for users to reboot the device. http://<address>/system_reboot.php...

  • Page 61: Appendix A - Specifications

    Appendix A - Specifications Hardware Interface • AP/Station Switch x 1, • RJ-45 X 2 for Giga Ethernet port • Reset Button X 1, • WPS button X 1, • 4x internal MIMO antenna • Power switch X 1 • Power Jack X 1 Standard 802.11a/n/ac •...

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