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NetReach Users Guide Preface Accelerated Concepts reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content thereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of any revisions or changes. V ERSION D ATE 1.0 01/01/2011 2.
NetReach Users Guide Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 4 NetReach AC-‐NR-‐102 Specifications ........................................................................................ 5 Shipped Components .............................................................................................................. 6 Device Configuration ...
NetReach Users Guide Introduction The Accelerated Concepts NetReach is an 802-‐11 b/g/n Wi-‐Fi Access Point designed to work with a variety of routers, including the AT&T VPN Gateway. The Netreach was designed for enterprises and small business that need to centrally manage one or many remote sites.
NetReach Users Guide NetReach AC-NR-102 Specifications The technical specifications for the NetReach are: • • • • • • Wireless: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n Wired: 802.3, 802.3u MAC access control and hidden SSID function Support remote power with Passive POE WDS supported with WEP, TKIP and AES encryption Compliant with FCC Part 15.
NetReach Users Guide Shipped Components The NetReach Wi-‐Fi Extender is shipped with all the components required to make it operational. In the box you will find the following items: 1. NetReach 2. Antenna 3. Ethernet Cable 4. Power Supply Unit 5.
NetReach Users Guide Device Configuration The Accelerated Concepts NetReach can be configured in two ways. If no Internet connectivity is available the local maintenance panel can be used to setup the device. The local user interface can be reached at its default administrative address 192.168.2.1.
NetReach Users Guide Device Configuration Using ANMS Portal The Accelerated Network Management System (ANMS) is a cloud-‐based portal that you can use to manage your Accelerated Concepts NetReach. When you or your company subscribes to our management portal services, an account is set up on your behalf.
NetReach Users Guide Adding / Configuring the NetReach To add a new device select the Devices tab on the left side of the screen. From the drop-‐down menu that appears click on Wi-‐Fi tab. This will display all Wi-‐Fi Access Points defined for your current organization.
NetReach Users Guide Once the new device has been validated and created you will be taken to the device definition screen to finish the configuration. To complete the creation of the new device you can change the default configuration that was assigned by your organization.
NetReach Users Guide You also have the ability to associate a Hostname with the new device along with the Site ID. ANMS also provides for manually entering the location of the device (location can be updated by the system for AT&T VPN Gateways).
NetReach Users Guide Creating a NetReach Configuration The NetReach configuration panels allow you to specify all the parameters that are required for your particular installation. Each item has onscreen help available simply by clicking on the highlighted question mark (?).
NetReach Users Guide Password – the password for the local administration Userid. Time Enable DST – indicate whether you wish to enable day light savings time for this device. Timezone – the time zone in which the device is located. This drop-‐down will have all major time zones available for selection.
NetReach Users Guide Configuration Panel (Wi-‐Fi) Wi-‐Fi Configuration Network Mode – the mode of the WiFi network to run. The drop-‐down box will indicate all the types of 802.11 network modes available. Country Code – the ISO country code where this device will be operating.
NetReach Users Guide Wireless Distribution Setup (WDS) A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that enables the wireless interconnection of multiple access points in an IEEE 802.11 network.
NetReach Users Guide Syslogs Enable Syslogs – specify whether the device should transmit its syslog’s to the monitoring system. IPv4 Address – the destination address for sending the syslog. This field should only be changed when directed to do so. Note: The NetReach device uses port 514 to communicate with the collection server.
NetReach Users Guide SSID 1 / SSID 2 Enabled – the check box lets you enable or disable the SSID for the device. SSID – the SSID name of the Wi-‐Fi connection. Advertise SSID – lets you specify whether this SSID should be openly advertised. VLAN ID – this is the VLAN number to be associated with the SSID.
NetReach Users Guide Passphrase -‐ this passphrase is used to authenticate the user to the SSID. This field is required for all security entries except “NONE” 18 of 27 Copyright Accelerated Concepts, Inc.
NetReach Users Guide NetReach Local Maintenance Panel The NetReach Access Point provides a user-‐friendly web-‐based management interface for the configuration of all the unit’s features. Any personal computer directly attached to the unit via an Ethernet connection can access the management interface using a web browser.
NetReach Users Guide Setup Wizard The Wizard is designed to help you configure the basic settings required to get the NetReach up and running. There are only a few basic steps you need to set up the access point. Follow these steps: Step 1 -‐ Language ENGLISH is the only valid selection at this time.
NetReach Users Guide The following items are displayed on this page: Current Time — Receives a time and date stamp from an SNTP server. Sync with host — Updates the unit's time from the system time. Time Zone — Select the time zone that is applicable to your region.
NetReach Users Guide Access Policy — The NetReach provides a MAC address filtering facility. The access policy can be set to allow or reject specific station MAC addresses. This feature can be used to connect known wireless devices that may not be able to support the configured security mode. After completion of the Wizard, the unit will be restarted and ready for use.
NetReach Users Guide Wi-Fi Redundancy The NetReach is designed for enterprise customers that require not only ease of installation, but high availability. To achieve this the Accelerated Concepts NetReach allows for automatic failover of redundant NetReach devices.
NetReach Users Guide Setting Up a Wireless Distribution System A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that enables the wireless interconnection of multiple access points in an IEEE 802.11 network.
NetReach Users Guide Support Technical Support If there are any problems installing any of our products and require technical assistance, please call or email our help desk. • support@accelecon.com • +1 (813) 699-‐0295 • Support hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm EST 25 of 27 Copyright Accelerated Concepts, Inc.
NetReach Users Guide Appendix A Supported Routers: • Apple Airport Extreme (requires PoE injector cable) • Apple Time Capsule (requires PoE injector cable) • Cradlepoint MBR1400 (Requires PoE injector cable) • Cradlepoint IBR600 (Requires PoE injector cable) • Cradlepoint MBR95 • VPN8100 • VPN8200 • VPN8300 • NetBridge 4G • 6300-‐DX
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