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during wireless modes of operation. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subj ect to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
R&TTE Compliance S t atement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND T HE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication ter minal Equipment and the m utual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE).
Content s Chapter I: Pr oduct Information .................................... ................ ............ 1 1-1 Product Introduction .............................. .......................................................... 1 1-2 System Requirements .
2-10 System Utilities............................................................................................ 71 2-10-1 Change Password .......... .................. .................. .................. .................. ....... 71 2-10-2 IP Address of the W ireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point .
1 Chapter I: Pr oduct Information 1-1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Hawki ng T echnologies Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point! This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless- N Access Point is designed for outdoor use and designed for building an outdoor wireless network.
2 1-2 System Requirements Computer or network devices with wi red or wireless network interface card. W eb brows er ( Microsof t Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navi gat or 4.7 or above , Oper a web brows er , or Safa ri we b brows er) .
3 1-3 Package Contents Before you start to use this access poi nt, please check if there’ s anything missing in the package, a nd contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:.
4 1-4 Product Overview Item Name Description Antenna 1 Main antenna for transm itting and receiving 802.1 1b/g/n W i-Fi signals. N-T ype an tenna connector compatible with N-T ype Hi-Gain Antennas for more range. PoE Et hernet Port 10/100 Mbps Local Area Ne twork port with PoE capabilities Antenna 2 Secondary antenna.
5 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Installing the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point to your Network Antenna Installation 1. R emove the covers from the antenna connectors. 2. Screw the N-T ype connector to the antenna connector 2. 3. Screw the antennas to the se two connectors.
6 Pole/Mounting Installation HI-GAIN OUTDOOR WIRELESS-N ACCESS POINT * 1PCS P O L E SQUARE NUT * 2PCS HOSE CLAMP 2 * 1PCS M5-12 SCREW * 2PCS W A LL SCREW * 2PCS M SHAPE MOUNTING * 1PCS W ALL ANCHOR * .
7 W all Mounting Ethernet Cable W aterproof Installation 1. SEALING NUT * 1PCS 3. S EAL * 1PCS 2. BODY * 1PCS 4. RUBBER W ASHER * 1PCS 1 2 4 3.
8 1. Put the Etherne t Cable into the sealing nut (1). 2. Open the seal (3) and clip to the cable. 3. Put the body (2) to into the cable and then secure the seal (3) to the body (2).
9 5. Put the rubber was her (4) into the Ethernet connector of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point. 6. Plug the cable into the E thernet port of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point.
10 7. Screw the body (2) t o the Ethernet connector of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point. Power Installation 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN po rt of the Hi-Gain Outdoor.
11 Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point, do NOT use any other power adapter fr om other sour ces..
12 Step 1 Ste p 2 Step 3 Ste p 4.
13 2-2 Connecting to wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point by web browser After the network connection is built, the next step y ou should do is setup the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point with proper network parameters, so it can work proper ly in your networ k environment.
14 2. Select ‘Specify an IP address’, then input the following settings i n respective field: IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.
15 2-2-2 W indows 2000 IP address setup 1. Click ‘S tart’ button (i t should be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Ar ea Connection, and Local Area Connection Pr operties window will appear .
16 2. Select ‘Use the followi ng IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
17 2-2-3 W indows XP IP address setup 1. Click ‘S tart’ button (i t should be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel.
18 2. Select ‘Use the followi ng IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
19 click ‘OK’ when finish..
20 2-2-4 W indows V ista IP address setup 1. Click ‘S tart’ button (i t should be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click V iew Network S tatus and Ta s k s , then click Manage Network Connections.. Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’.
21 click ‘OK’ when finish. Note: Y our IP should be 192 .168.1.2, not 192.168.2.2..
22 2-2-5 Connecting to W eb Management Interface All functions and settings of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point must be configured via web manageme nt interface. Please start your web browse r , and input ‘192.168. 1.230’ in address bar , then press ‘Enter ’ key .
23 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interfa ce, and you’re being prompted to input user name and p assword again, it means you didn’t input username and p assw ord correctly .
24 2-3 V iew System Status and Information After you connected to the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point by web browser , the first thing you see is ‘S tatus and Inform ation’ page. All system and network related inform ation of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point will be disp layed here.
25 of pur chase. Runtime Code V ersion Displays curr ent firmwar e version. I f you want to perform firmwar e upgrade, this number will help you to determine if you need such upgrade.
26 2-4 Select an Operating Mode for W i reless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point can be operated in different modes; you can click ‘Bas ic Settin.
27 Y ou can click ‘Mode’ dropdown menu to select operating mode, and there are 6 operating modes a vailable: Access Point Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point mode, allows wir eless clients to connect to Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point and exchange data with the devices connected to the wir ed network.
28 Please select one wireless operating mod e , for detailed descriptions of every operating mode; please refer to Section 2-4-1 to 2-4-6 lis ted below .
29 2-4-1 Access Point Mode This is the most common mode. When in Access Po int mode, the Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point acts as a bridge between 802.
30 If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N clients to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N). Main ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this wir eless Hi-Gain Outdoor W i r eless-N Access Point) her e.
31 on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will ta ke ef fect after about 30 seconds. 2-4-1-1 Multiple ESSID This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Ac cess Point supports four SSIDs.
32 Enable Select the box to enable the differ ent additiona l ESSID. SSID Please input the SSID name (the name used to identify this wir eless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ire less-N Access Point) her e. Y ou can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE THA T ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE.
33 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wir eless b and you wish to use. By selecting dif fer ent band set ting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.
34 Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “W i r eless Site Survey T able” will pop up. It will list all available Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Points near by .
35 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Select Click the radio button to select the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. Channel Display to channel num ber of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. SSID Display the SSID n ame of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point.
36 Mode Display the wir eless m odes include 1 1b, 1 1b/g or 1 1b/g/n or 1 1n only of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Points. Refr esh Click this button to r efr esh the table. Connection Select an Hi-Gain Outdoor W i r eless-N Access Point and click this button to choos e the network.
37 Band Please select the wir eless b and you wish to use. By selecting dif fer ent band set ting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless client s using the wir eless band you select (802.
38 When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully sa ved, you can click ‘Go Back’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wirel ess access point and the changes will take ef fect after about 30 seconds.
39 2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode In this mode, this wireless Hi- Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point will connect to up to four wireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points which use the same mode, and all wire d Ethernet clients of ever y wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points will be connected together .
40 will be able to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only w ir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 80 2.1 1g band will be able to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. If you want to allow 802.
41 2-4-5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode In this mode, this wireless Hi- Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point will connect to up to four wireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points which uses the same mode, and all wired Ethernet cli ents of every wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points will be connected together .
42 If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless client s using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only w ir eless clients using 802.
43 Set Security Click this button to select an en cryption mode for this wir eless link, a new popup window will appear . Please r efer to Section 2-7 for detailed descriptions.
44 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wir eless b and you wish to use. By selecting dif fer ent band set ting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.
45 supports multiple SSID func tion; up to four SSIDs can be set. If you want to configur e additional SSIDs, please click this button. For detailed descriptions of the functi on, please r efer to Section 2-4-1-1. Channel Number Please select a channel number you wish to use.
46 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and th e changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.
47 2-5 WPS Setting W i-Fi P rotected Setup (WPS) is the si mplest way to build connection between wireless networ k clients and this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point.
48 T o use WPS function to set encrypted connection between th is Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point a nd WPS-enabled wireless client by WPS, click ‘WPS Setting’ on the left of web ma nageme.
49 Here are descriptions of ever y setup item: Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function W i-Fi P r otected Setup Information All information r elated to W PS will be displayed her e, they’r e helpful when you’r e setting up connections by WP S.
50 will be displayed her e. Config Mode Ther e ar e ‘Registr ar’ and ‘Enr ollee’ modes for the WPS connection. When ‘Re gistrar ’ is enabled, the wir eless cl ients will follow the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point’ s wir eless settings for WPS connection.
51 2-6 Advanced W ireless Settings This wireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point has many advanced wireless features. Please note th at all settings l isted here are for experienced users only , if you’re not sure about the meaning and function of these settings, please don’t modify them, or the wireless performance will be reduced.
52 modify default value if yo u don’ t know what it is, default value is 2347 Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wir eless radio. Do not modify default value if yo u don’ t know what it is, default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wire less radio.
53 WMM function, the Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point will define the priority of differ ent kinds of data, to give higher pr iority to applications which r equir e instant r esponding. Ther efor e you can impr ove the performan ce of such network applications.
54 2-7 W ireless Security This wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point provides many types of wireless security (wireless data encryption). When you use data encryption, data transferred by radi o signals in the air wi ll become unreadable for those people who don ’ t know correct encryption key (encryption password).
55 There are four types of security leve l you can select: Disable (no security - data encryption disabled), WEP , WP A Pre-shar ed Key , and WP A Radius.
56 2-7-1 Disable Security Select the SSID you wish to configure. When you select ‘Disable’, wireless encryption for the network is disabled. After you finish with setting, plea se click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve.
57 2-7-2 WEP WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode, it’ s safe enough for home and personal use. But if you need higher level of security , please consider using WP A encryption (see next Section).
58 characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you select ’64-bit’ as ke y length, and ‘Hex’ as key format, you’ll see the messag e at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex (10 char acters), which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters.
59 2-7-3 WP A Pre-shared Key WP A Pre-shared key is the safest encryption method currently , and it’ s recommended to use this encryption me thod to e nsure the safety of your data.
60 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully save. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.
61 2-7-4 WP A RADIUS WP A Radius is the combination of WP A encryption method and RADIUS user authentication. If you have a RADIUS authen tication server , you can check the identify of every wire less client by user database.
62 Port authentication server her e . Default value is 1812. RADIUS Server Passwor d Please input the passwor d of RADIUS authentication server her e . After you finish with setting, plea se click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve.
63 2-7-5 802.1x Authentication Y ou can enable 802.1x user identif ication (based o n RADIUS user authentication server) by che cking ‘Enable 802.1x Authentication’ box when you select ‘Disable.
64 After you finish with setting, plea se click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve.
65 2-8 Radius Server Comparing to other wireless sec ur ity measures, radius server provides user-based authenti cation. If your wireless c lient s upports 802.1x user authentication, you can use the ‘Rad ius Server ’ function to use the internal mini radius server to improve security and wireless u ser control.
66 Here are descriptions of ever y setup item: Enable Radius Server Check this box to enable internal radius server function. User Pr ofile Y ou can add or de lete r adius user her e. Please input username, passwor d, r e-type passwor d in corr esponding field, and click ‘Add’ button to add the user to radius ser ver database.
67 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully save. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.
68 2-9 MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is ‘MAC filtering’. Y ou can pre-define a so-cal led ‘white-list’, which contains MAC addresses of the wireless clients you trust.
69 addr ess(es). Delete All Delete all MAC addr ess entries. Reset Uncheck all selected MAC addr ess entries. Enable W ir eless Access Contr ol Check this box to enable MAC addr ess r estriction, if u.
70 other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.
71 2-10 System Utilities This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Ac cess Point provides some control functions include password, IP a ddress management, and DHCP server function. Please click ‘System Utility’ on the left of web management interface to access th ese functions.
72 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.
73 2-10-2 IP Address of the W irele ss Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point Y ou can change the IP address of this wireless Hi-Ga in Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point, so it can beco me a part of your local network.
74 this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Acc ess Point connect s to, please select ‘Disable’..
75 After you finish, please go to the botto m of this page and click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve.
76 2-10-3 DHCP Server This wireless Hi-Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’ s di sabled by default.
77 After you finish, please c lick ‘Apply’, and the fo llowing message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is successfully save.
78 Chapter III: Advanced Configuration 3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore Y ou can b ackup all configurations of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point to a file, so you can make several copied of Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point c onfiguration for security reason.
79 will be r eplaced by the file you just up loaded. Restor e to Factory Default Click this button to r emo ve all settings you ma de, and r estor e the configuration of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point back to factory default settings.
80 3-2 Firmware Upgrade If there are new firmware of this wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point available, you can upl oad the firmware to the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point to change the firmwar e with new one, to get extra function s or problem fix.
81 3-3 Syst em Reset When you think the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point is not working properly , you can use this functio n to restart the Hi- Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point; this may help and solve the problem. This function is useful when the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point is far from you or unreachable.
82 Click ‘OK’ to reset the Hi-Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort. Please remember al l connections be tween wireless client and this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point will be disconnected.
83 Chapter IV : Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification SoC : Ralin k RT3052 Flash: 8MB SDRAM: 32MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Antenna: 5dBi Detachable Omni Antenna x 2 (2T2R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration. These 2 antennas are for signal transmi tting and receiving) Power: 48VD C, 0.
84 4-2 T roubleshooting If you found the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ire less-N Access Point is working improperly or stop res ponding to you, don’ t pani c! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, pl eas e read this troubleshooting first.
85 again after 10 seconds. I can’t locate my Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point by my wireless client a. ‘Broadcast ES SID’ set to off? b. Is Antenna properly installed and secur ed? c. Are you too far from your Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point? T ry to get closer .
86 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Hi-Gain Out door Wir e less-N Access Point): Every non-Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point IP device needs to configure a default gateway ’ s IP address.
87 bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, w here each “b” can either be 0 or 1. A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’ s followed by consecutive trail ing 0’ s, such as 11111111 . 11111111 . 11111111 .
88 Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses por t numbers to distinguish one network application/protocol over another. Belo w is a list of common applications and protocol/port numbers: Application Protocol Port Number T elnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 1 10 H.
89 network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC). TCP/IP , UDP: Tra nsmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/ IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet.
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