AW900xTR User’s Manual 900 MHz Outdoor Wireless Ethernet Radio Industrial-grade, long-range wireless Ethernet systems AvaLAN W I R E L E S S
AW900xTR User’s Manual Thank you for your purchase of the AW900xTR Outdoor Wireless Ethernet Radio. The AW900xTR includes: • (1) Radio in weatherproof die-cast aluminum package • (1) AW2-900 Flexible Antenna • (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.
User’s Manual AW900xTR Operational summary The AW900xTR Radio 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 AW900xTR, AW900iTR and AW900xTP 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 AW900xTR units because link encryption protocols have changed.
AW900xTR 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 AW900xTR securely. Maximize lightning resistance by providing a strong DC ground connection to the metal housing. Connect the AW900xTR’s TNC RF connector to a suitable antenna. A simple omni-directional dipole unit (AW2-900) is included and may be used for testing and for relatively undemanding applications.
User’s Manual AW900xTR mask allows your computer to see 192.168.17.17. Connect to that default IP address with your web browser, continuing the setup procedure with step 6. 3. Run the IP Discovery Utility, ipfinder.exe and you should see a window similar to this: The AW900xTR 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.
AW900xTR 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 AW900xTR 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.
AW900xTR 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.
