INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL INDUSTRIAL OUTDOOR ULTRA-HIGH THROUGHPUT, IMPACTRESISTANT HARDENED 802.11AC WIRELESS ETHERNET DEVICE This manual serves the following ComNet Model Numbers: NW9 NW9E NWK9 NWK9E Thank you for purchasing NetWave® from ComNet.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] About This Guide This guide is intended for different users such as engineers, integrators, developers, IT managers, and technicians.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Contents About This Guide 2 Related Documentation 2 Website 2 Safety 2 Overview 6 Legal Information 1.0 Introduction 1.1 System Requirements 6 7 7 2.0 Point to Multi-Point 8 3.0 Point-to-Point Topology Utilizing Dual Ports 8 4.0 Cabling Requirements 9 5.0 Hardware Installation 9 5.1 Outdoor Ethernet Gland Installation 9 5.2 Indicating LED Details 11 5.3 Outdoor Standard Mounting Hardware 11 6.0 Key Default Configurations 12 7.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.9 DHCP Leases 21 9.10 Link Status (for Station Mode) 21 9.11 Routes 22 9.12 Kernel Log 23 9.13 Real-time Graphs 24 10.0 System Tab 27 10.1 System Properties 27 10.2 Time Synchronization 28 10.3 Administration 29 10.4 Services 31 10.5 SNMP 32 10.6 Reset Button 33 10.7 Indicating LEDs 34 10.8 Backup/Flash Firmware 35 10.9 Reboot 35 11.0 Network Tab 36 11.1 Interfaces – WAN 37 11.2 Interfaces – LAN 40 11.3 WiFi – Overview 44 11.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL 13.0 Troubleshooting NW9[E] 65 13.1 Troubleshooting steps 65 13.2 Resetting to factory default 65 14.0 Glossary 66 15.0 Agency Compliance 69 16.0 GPL (General Public License) Statement 71 TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Overview Legal Information No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic and mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of ComNet. Copyright Copyright © 2015 Communication Networks, LLC (dba ComNet). All rights reserved. Disclaimer ComNet reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time without notice.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 1.0 Introduction The NetWave® NW9[E] ultra-high throughput, impact-resistant hardened wireless Ethernet transmission device can be configured through the embedded User Interface as a Client or as an Access Point. This single radio model was designed for high throughput point-to-point or multipoint applications and comes with an integrated 19dBi, 17º beamwidth antenna. The NW9[E] supports up to 500 Mbps throughput using 802.11ac MIMO technology.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 2.0 Point to Multi-Point These individual units allow the user to configure for either multipoint access point or client operation. There is a MAC address lock feature that can be enabled through the user interface but is not enabled by default. The NW9[E] includes a 19dBi 17° internal antenna. See the ComNet website for the latest information regarding antenna support. Preconfigured NWK kits do not support point-tomultipoint topologies.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 4.0 Cabling Requirements Shielded CAT 5 or better should be used for all out of plant Ethernet connection and should be properly grounded through the PoE AC ground. Industrial grade shielded Ethernet cable is recommended to help prevent ESD damage commonly experienced with outdoor installations. Visit www.comnet.net/comnet-products/cables 5.0 Hardware Installation 5.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Connect one end of an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to the LAN OUT port of the Power Injection Module (PIM) and the other end to LAN of the access point – as sown below. Note: Maximum length of the RJ-45 CAT5 cable is 90 meters. Connect the RJ-45 Ethernet cable attached to the PIM to a network device, such as a switch or to the configuration PC. Then plug the power adaptor to an AC power outlet and power plug into the socket of the PIM – as shown in the diagram below.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] RSSI4 RSSI3 RSSI2 RSSI1 5.2 Indicating LED Details LED VISUAL CUE INDICATION SOLID GREEN Power is supplied to the unit OFF No power is supplied to the unit or the unit is in reset.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 6.0 Key Default Configurations IP Address of Web Server 192.168.10.100 (NWKX_AP) 192.168.10.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 7.0 Quick Configuration 1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the port labelled as IN on the power Injection Module to either a laptop or a PC LAN port. 2. Connect the second Ethernet cable from the OUT port on the Power Injection Module to the NetWave LAN port. 3. Apply 48 VDC to the Power Injection Module with the provided power supply. You should notice the green LED illuminate in the Power Injection Module and the power LED on the NetWave unit. 4.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 8.0 Detailed Configuration 8.1 Getting Started To access the NetWave configuration interface, perform the following steps: 1. Connect the local area network (LAN) port of the router to the network port of your computer using an Ethernet cable. Ethernet cables are also known as LAN cables or network cables. They connect devices such as computers, routers, and switches on wired networks. 2.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 8.2 Operating Modes The Netwave Radio can operate in the following modes: 1. Access Point WDS 2. Station (Client) WDS In a commonly used setup, the WAN port of an access point connects to a modem via an Ethernet cable. A modem can be a cable, digital subscriber line (DSL), or fiber optic modem. A modem translates the signal from the internet service provider (ISP) to Ethernet signals that the access point can understand.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 8.3.1 Reset Button The reset button is a physical hardware button on the board. Please refer to Section "Reset Button." 8.3.2 Indicating LEDs The light emitting diodes (LEDs) on the board are described in Section "LEDs on the Board". 8.3.3 Buzzer The new NetWave buzzer makes the following sounds: • Power up: Beep once. • End of Firmware Loading: Beep twice. • Alignment: Beep according to signal thresholds defined.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.0 Status Tab After login, when you click on the Status top-level tab, you can see the second-level tabs of Overview, Routes, System Log, Kernel Log, and Real-time Graphs. This is shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: The Status Tab. 9.1 Overview The Status » Overview page is divided into the sections Wireless, Associated Stations, System, Memory, Network, and DHCP Leases. Uptime: Displays the duration of time since the router was turned on or rebooted.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.2 Wireless The wireless chipset model is shown in the little box on the left e.g. AR9342 802.11an Radio. Figure 4: Wireless chipset model. The characters AP in the small callout box means that the radio is operating in the Access Point (AP) mode. If the characters are CPE, it means that the radio is operating as a customer-premises equipment (CPE) i.e. a station. The character X is shown if the radio is disabled. 9.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.4 Wireless (for Station Mode) The following describes the parameters for a device operating in Station mode. Figure 6: A summary in the Wireless section for a device operating as an 802.11 station. SSID Displays the name of the wireless network that this station should be associated with. Mode This is 'Client' if the device is in Station WDS mode. Channel Shows the channel number and frequency that this station is using.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.5 Associated Stations (for AP Mode) This section shows the connected devices, if the Radio is in the AP mode. Figure 7: List of Associated Stations. If there are no associated stations, the text “No information available” is displayed. The parameters shown are as follows: MAC-Address Displays the MAC address of the station's radio. Network States the name of the wireless network. Device Name Shows the name of the station.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.8 Network This section displays the status of the LAN and WAN networks. Figure 10: Network summary. Status: Shows summaries of the interfaces for the LAN and WAN zones. This may include uptime, MAC address, protocol, bytes and packets received by the device, bytes and packets transmitted by the device, and its IPv4 address. 9.9 DHCP Leases This section shows a table of MAC and IP addresses of connected computers with static DHCP leases.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] graph of the received signal strength over the last 60 seconds. The box directly to its right shows a real-time graph of the TX-CCQ over the past 60 seconds. On the right of this section, there are 3 vertical bars. Each bar shows the current received signal strength of each antenna e.g. -53 dBm, -44 dBm, and -48 dBm. If the radio has only 2 antennas, the third vertical bar is given a default value of -95 dBm.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.12 Kernel Log This page shows the kernel debugging messages. This kernel log can also be obtained by typing “dmesg” in a serial console such as Tera Term if a suitable serial connector is used. Figure 14: The Status » Kernel Log page. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.13 Real-time Graphs Under the tab for Real-time Graphs, there are four tabs titled Load, Traffic, Wireless, and Connection. 9.13.1 Load Figure 15: The graph for Real-time Load. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.13.2 Traffic Figure 16: The graph for Real-time Traffic. 9.13.3 Wireless Figure 17: The graph for Real-time Wireless. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 9.13.4 Connection Figure 18: The graph for Real-time Connections. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 10.0 System Tab This section is about the System top-level tab. Under this tab, there is a row of tabs for Administration, Services, SNMP, LED Configuration, Backup/Flash Firmware, and Reboot. This can be seen in Figure 18. Figure 19: The System top-level tab. Within the System page, you can configure the device parameters such as the hostname and time zone. 10.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Logging Figure 20: Changing the system properties for Logging. Logging Specifies parameters used for the system log, such as System log buffer size, External system log server, External system log server port, Log output level, and Cron Log Level. Language and Style Figure 21: Modifying the Language and Style. Language and Style Lets you choose the language and design of the router's web pages. 10.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 10.3 Administration Within the System » Administration page, you can configure the Router Password, SSH, Telnet, Web, and FTP settings. 10.3.1 Router Password Figure 23: Setting the router password. Password Allows you to set the Router password, the default being password. Confirmation Requires you to re-enter the password. 10.3.2 SSH Figure 24: SSH settings in the System » Administration page.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 10.3.3 Telnet Figure 25: Telnet settings in the System » Administration page. Telnet Provides administrator tools for controlling the device or network debugging, over an unencrypted connection. Port Specifies the listening port, the default being 23. To start using Telnet, enter the command “telnet 192.168.10.101” or “telnet 192.168.10.101 23” into a Command Prompt if using Windows, or into a Terminal if using Linux or Mac OS X. 10.3.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 10.4 Services In the System» Services page, you can configure the Ping Watchdog and the Auto Reboot. 10.4.1 Ping Watchdog Figure 27: Ping Watchdog settings in the System » Services page. Ping Watchdog Configures the device to ping to a remote IP address and reboot if the connection is lost. It is disabled by default. IP Address to Ping Sets the remote IP address to ping e.g. 192.168.10.10 or 8.8.8.8.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 10.5 SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. It consists of a set of standards for network management, including an application layer protocol, a database schema, and a set of data objects. SNMP exposes management data in the form of variables on the managed systems, which describe the system configuration.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Trap Figure 30: SNMP trap configuration. Enable SNMP Trap Allows the SNMP agent to notify the SNMP manager of events. SNMP Trap IP Address Sets the IP address of the SNMP manager which receives the trap messages. SNMP Trap Port Sets the port number. 10.6 Reset Button The reset button is a physical hardware button on the AP hardware board. Depending on how long the button is pressed, you can reboot the board or reset it to factory default.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 10.7 Indicating LEDs 10.7.1 LED Configuration for Signal Strength Indicator LEDs #1 to #4 The System » LED Configuration page customizes how the LEDs indicate the received signal strength. Signal strength Chooses the Wireless interface, which is the wireless network name. indicator interface Signal strength indicator LEDs Sets the received signal strength thresholds (in dBm) above which RSSI LEDs #1 to #4 would light up.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 10.8 Backup/Flash Firmware The System » Backup/Flash Firmware page lets you perform backup and restore, or flash a new firmware. 10.8.1 Backup/Restore Download backup Generate archive: Downloads a tar archive of the current configuration files. Note: The backup archive file should be stored in a safe place because it contains the wireless password in clear text. Reset to defaults Perform reset: Resets the firmware to its initial state.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.0 Network Tab You can view and configure the interfaces of the local area network (LAN) zone as well as the wide area network (WAN) zone. Network address translation (NAT) occurs between these two network zones. The router that performs the NAT is called a gateway. A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network. Figure 32: The Network top-level tab. Figure 33: The Interface Overview on the Network » Interfaces page.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.1 Interfaces – WAN The Network » Interfaces » WAN page configures the interface for the WAN zone. 11.1.1 Common Configuration General Setup Status Shows a summary of the interface for the WAN zone. This includes uptime, MAC address, bytes and packets received by the device, bytes and packets transmitted by the device, and its IPv4 address. Figure 34: Status of the “eth1” interface of the WAN zone.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Protocol – DHCP client The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a standardized networking protocol used by servers on an IP network to allocate IP addresses automatically to client devices. Hostname to send Specifies the name of this device as seen by the remote DHCP server. when requesting DHCP Protocol – PPTP The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a method for implementing virtual private networks.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Protocol – L2TP The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks (VPNs) or as part of the delivery of services by ISPs. It does not provide any encryption or confidentiality by itself. Rather, it relies on an encryption protocol that it passes within the tunnel to provide privacy. The options PAP/CHAP username and PAP/CHAP password have been explained earlier.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Vendor Class to send Identifies the vendor of a DHCP client for the enhancement of vendor-specific when requesting DHCP functionality. The following three options are specific to the PPTP and DHCP PPPoE protocols: Physical Settings Interface – Chooses which physical interface to use for the WAN zone. This can be the Ethernet Adapter “eth0” or “eth1” that corresponds to each of the two ports on the device for example. It could also be set as the Wireless Network.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Hostname to Specifies the name of this device as seen by the remote DHCP server. send when requesting DHCP TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Advanced Settings The following are options in the Advanced Settings section tab. Some of these options are shown, depending on the protocol being used. Override Allows you to specify a different MAC address other than the Radio's original MAC MAC address address. This is useful if the ISP uses the MAC address of a router to identify a customer. Suppose that the router needs to be replaced.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.2.2 DHCP Server This section allows you to configure the device as a DHCP server. General Setup Ignore interface Disables DHCP for this interface. You should uncheck this to enable DHCP. Note: All the following options in this DHCP Server section depend on DHCP being enabled. Start Specifies the lowest leased address as offset from the network address, the default being 100. Limit Sets the maximum number of leased addresses, the default being 150.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.3 WiFi – Overview Clicking on the Network » WiFi tab would bring you to the Wireless Overview page. This page shows the radios present on the device. These may include the on-board radio and the miniPCI/ miniPCIe radio card. The wireless local area networks (WLANs) are displayed under each radio. Figure 36: The Wireless Overview page showing one radio. Spectrum Shows the Channel Scan Report and allows you to run the Interference Analyzer.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.3.1 Radio in AP Mode When a radio is operating as an AP, the section for Associated Stations shows a list of stations connected to this device. Figure 37: The Associated Stations are also shown on the Wireless Overview page. The MAC address, network name, received signal strength, noise power, transmit rate, receive rate, and transmission quality for each station are displayed. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.3.2 Spectrum: Interference Analyzer For a radio in AP mode, clicking the Spectrum button would bring up the Channel Scan Report. Figure 38: The Channel Scan Report. The button 'Radio 1 View' shows the number of neighboring access points for each channel, the Min RSSI, Max RSSI, Noise Floor, and Channel Load. Min RSSI Shows the minimum received signal strength indicator due to the neighboring access points.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.3.3 Radio in Station Mode A radio can operate as a Station. This can be set in the Interface Configuration » General Setup » Mode option, after clicking on the Edit button. Figure 39: The Wireless Overview page showing a radio as a Client (station). The following buttons are for a radio operating as a station. Scan Scans for available wireless networks. This button is available if the device is operating as a Station.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.4 WiFi – Wireless Network As mentioned earlier, clicking on the Edit button for a network would bring you to the configuration page. This page contains the sections Device Configuration and Interface Configuration. The Device Configuration section covers the physical settings of the radio hardware such as channel, transmit power, or antenna selection. These are shared among all defined wireless networks of the radio.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Enable Enables the wireless network. Disable Disables the wireless network. Country Code Selects the country. Each country has its own transmit power and frequency regulations. To ensure regulatory compliance, you must select the country where the device is operating in. The transmit power levels for each channel are tuned accordingly. Wireless Profile The default choice of 802.11a+n is a combination of 802.11a and 802.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Understanding the Maximum Transmit Power Calculation The maximum transmit power calculation is illustrated with the following examples. Example »» Country Code: CZ, Channel = 100 »» Antenna Gain is 5dBi »» Transmit Power is 15dBm In the Czech Republic, Channel = 100 would mean the maximum power is 30dBm for EIRP. Transmit Power is 15dBm, when adding Antenna Gain of 5dBi, it would be 20dBi, which would NOT EXCEED the EIRP.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Advanced Settings Figure 41: Advanced Settings for the Wifi Device Configuration. Distance Optimization (Auto-ACK Timeout) Determines the distance of the connected station from the AP and automatically adjusts the ACK timeout. This is disabled by default. If the stations are positioned over a wide area at different distances from the AP, it is recommended to disable this option to prevent the ACK timeout from fluctuating widely.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.4.2 Interface Configuration The Interface Configuration section contains the section tabs for General Setup, Wireless Security, MAC-Filter, and Advanced Settings. General Setup Figure 42: The Wifi Interface Configuration section. Mode Selects whether the device is operating as an Access Point WDS and Station WDS. Note: Setting more than 1 station on a board is not supported because there can only be one default gateway.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] WDS A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone to link them. The notable advantage of WDS over other solutions is it preserves the MAC addresses of client frames across links between access points.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] WPA or WPA2 with EAP The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is encapsulated by the IEEE 802.1X authentication method. IEEE 802.1X is equivalent to EAP over LAN or WLAN. Enterprise networks commonly use this authentication method. WPA or WPA2 with EAP (AP Mode) Figure 44: Encryption options for WPA-EAP or WPA2-EAP in AP mode. Cipher Can be set to Auto, CCMP (AES), or TKIP and CCMP (AES). RadiusSpecifies the IP address of the RADIUS authentication server.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] WPA or WPA2 with EAP (Station Mode) Figure 45: Encryption options for WPA-EAP or WPA2-EAP in Station mode. Cipher Only Cipher option is CCMP (AES) EAP-Method The authentication protocol can be set to Transport Layer Security (TLS), Tunneled TLS (TTLS), or Protected EAP (PEAP). Path to CA-Certificate Selects the file for the CA certificate. Note: The certificate authority (CA) is a trusted third party that issues digital certificates.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] MAC-Filter This section tab is only available for a device operating as an AP. Figure 46: Configuring the MAC-Filter for a Wifi AP. MAC-Address Lets you allow only devices with the listed MAC address to associate with this AP, or lets Filter you block devices with the listed MAC address. MAC-List Adds the MAC address of the remote device to either block or allow. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Advanced Settings Figure 47: Advanced Settings for the Wifi Interface. RTS Threshold Sets the threshold for the packet size above which the request to send (RTS) mechanism is used. The default is 2346 octets. There is a trade-off to consider when setting this parameter. On the one hand, using a small value causes RTS packets to be sent more often, consuming more of the available bandwidth, and therefore reducing the throughput of the network packet.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.5 Hostnames In the Network » Hostnames page, you can specify custom hostnames (URLs) with their respective IP addresses. This is an additional local DNS. Note: The computers in the same subnet need to set the IP address of this device as their preferred DNS server in order to interpret these custom hostnames. 11.6 Static Routes The Network » Static Routes page shows the static IPv4 routes. Figure 48: Static IPv4 Routes.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.7 Firewall The Network » Firewall page contains the subpages for General Settings, Port Forwards, and Traffic Rules. 11.7.1 General Settings The firewall creates zones over the network interfaces to control network traffic flow. The Network » Firewall » General Settings page contains the zone settings. Zone Settings Figure 49: General Settings for the Firewall Zones. Enable SYN-flood protection Checked by default. Drop invalid packets Unchecked by default.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Figure 51: Adding a port forwarding rule. 11.7.3 Traffic Rules The Network » Firewall » Traffic Rules page configures the traffic rules and source NAT. Traffic Rules Traffic rules define policies for packets travelling between different zones, for example to reject traffic between certain hosts or to open WAN ports on the router. Figure 52: Firewall Traffic Rules with the default settings.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Source NAT Source NAT is a specific form of masquerading which allows fine grained control over the source IP used for outgoing traffic, for example to map multiple WAN addresses to internal subnets. Figure 54: Source NAT. 11.8 Diagnostics 11.8.1 Network Utilities Figure 55: Network Utilities consist of Ping, Traceroute, and Nslookup. Figure 56: Result of Ping. Figure 57: Result of Traceroute. Figure 58: Result of Nslookup. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 11.9 Quality of Service The Network » QoS page configures the quality of service (QoS). With QoS you can prioritize network traffic that passes through the WAN port. You can limit the download and upload speeds. Network QoS is disabled by default. Figure 59: Network QoS settings. TECH SUPPORT: 1.888.678.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 12.0 AP Controller Tab APs running the Netwave OpenWRT firmware can be managed by an Access Point Controller (APc). The APc sends and receives information from Comnet OpenWRT APs using the SNMPv3 protocol. 12.1 Getting Started with Managing APs using the APc For each AP, please perform the following steps in the AP's web page: 1. Set the APc IP address. 2. Set the AP's IP address, default gateway, and custom DNS server.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 12.3 IPSec By default, the Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is disabled for the Netwave Radio boards to decrease the usage of the CPU resources. It can also be enabled. The L2TPv3 itself already provides data channel protection against malicious data insertion. Pre-shared key Sets the password for the IPsec. 12.4 APc SNMP Settings The “SNMPv3 AP to APC” section contains the APc SNMP settings. Figure 60: APc SNMP Settings.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 13.0 Troubleshooting 13.1 Troubleshooting steps 13.1.1 PC cannot connect to the router The configuration web page for the router would not be able to show up if the router and your computer are not connected. If the PC and the router are joined to the network by LAN cables, they would not be able to connect if any of the network cable connections are loose. A possible indicator is that there is no light at the LAN port of the PC.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 14.0 Glossary Term Definition Access Point (AP) A device that provides network access to associated stations (connected wireless devices). A wireless router can function as an AP. ACK Acknowledgment. This is a response to a transmission to indicate that the data packet was received correctly. ARP Address Resolution Protocol. This is a broadcast protocol for mapping IP addresses to MAC addresses. CHAP Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Term Definition Layer 2 Data link layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. This corresponds to the Link layer of the Internet protocol suite. MAC Address Media Access Control Address. This is a globally unique identifier attached to a network adapter. It also identifies the hardware manufacturer. Mbps Megabits per second. Also Mbit/s. This is a measure of the data rate. MiniPCIe Mini Peripheral Component Interconnect Express.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] Term Definition UDP User Datagram Protocol. This is a protocol for transmitting data over the Internet quickly but with no guarantee of reliability or in-order delivery. VAP Virtual Access Point. A VAP simulates a physical access point. A VAP is configured on a per-radio basis. By default, only one VAP is enabled. Up to 16 VAPs can be created for each radio, each with its own SSID. VPN Virtual Private Network.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 15.0 Agency Compliance FCC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] RF Exposure Warning The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 2.52m from all persons and must not be located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Les antennes utilisées pour ce transmetteur doivent être installé en considérant une distance de séparation de toute personnes d'au moins 2.
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL NW9[E] 16.0 GPL (General Public License) Statement You may have received from ComNet products that contained – in part – free software (software licensed in a way that ensures your freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software). Such products include NetWave series of products.
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