AW900XTP USER’S MANUAL 900 MHz Integrated Radio & Antenna Industrial-grade, long-range wireless Ethernet systems AvaLAN W I R E L E S S
AW900XTP User’s Manual Thank you for your purchase of the AW900XTP multipoint wireless Ethernet radio with integrated antenna. The AW900XTP includes: • (1) Integrated Radio & Antenna Unit • (1) 120 VAC to 12 VDC power adapter • (1) AW-POE Power Over Ethernet Injector If you have any questions when configuring your AvaLAN system, the best place to get answers is to visit www.avalanwireless.com. You will also find the latest updates there. If more assistance is needed, send email to support@avalanwireless.
User’s Manual AW900XTP Operational summary The AW900XTP Integrated Radio & Antenna allows the user to create a long-range, wireless Ethernet network with up to 16 Subscriber Units per Access Point. The configuration may include any combination of AW900XTP and AW900XTR radios. (Please note that older AvaLAN 900 MHz radios can exist on the same LAN but cannot be used to form wireless links with the AW900XTP/XTR units because link encryption protocols have changed.
AW900XTP User’s Manual Physical Setup 1. Before mounting the radio in its final location, you may want to perform the digital setup procedure described in the next section. 2. Mount the AW900XTP securely using the mounting bracket provided or other means as necessary. Maximize lightning resistance by providing a strong DC ground connection to the metal housing. 3.
User’s Manual AW900XTP The AW900XTP should appear in the list at the default IP address of 192.168.17.17. If it does not, click “Search” to regenerate the list. If it still does not appear, you have a connection issue and need to re-examine the cabling or you may have a firewall issue on your computer. 4. Double click the list item that refers to the AW900XTP being configured.
AW900XTP User’s Manual 6. The browser page that loads first shows the current device information and QoS statistics and provides a login at the upper right. Log in using the password you just specified (or “password” if you kept the default). If the login succeeds, you will see an admin page similar to this: 7. The admin page has sections similar to the login page showing radio statistics and device information plus it adds several new sections.
User’s Manual AW900XTP 8. On the Advanced Admin page, set the parameters as follows: • Choose Device Type: Access Point or Subscriber Unit. • For Subscriber Units, assign unique ID numbers in numeric order from 1 to 63. • For an Access Point, enter the number of Subscriber Units that will be communicating with it. • Click the box labeled “Enable User Specified Keys.” • Choose an 8-digit hex (0-9 and A-F) Network Name that will be common among the AP and its SUs and enter it. The hyphen is required.
AW900XTP User’s Manual 900 MHz Channels Channel 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Center Frequency Auto Mode 903.12500 MHz 905.20833 MHz 907.29167 MHz 909.37500 MHz 911.45833 MHz 913.54167 MHz 915.62500 MHz 917.70833 MHz 919.79167 MHz 921.87500 MHz 923.95833 MHz 926.04167 MHz Limited Warranty This product is warranted to the original purchaser for normal use for a period of 360 days from the date of purchase.