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User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 4  Configuration in WDS Mode (Pure WDS) An access point can be either a main, relay or remote base station. A main base station is typically connected to a wired network via the Ethernet port. A relay base station relays data betw...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 5  Example 2 : Point-to-Multi-Point  Example 3 : Multi-Point Repeating bridge

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 6  Configuration in CPE Mode It can be used as an Outdoor Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to receive wireless signal over last mile application, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to residents and business...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 9  V irtual Server (IP / Port Forwarding)  Support MAC Filter (max 20 entries)  Support IP Filter (max 20 entries)  Bandwidth traffic Shaping  W ireless Feature  Transmission power control : 9 Levels (max 27dBm for FCC, 6dBm ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 10  802.11i WPA2 (PSK + CCMP/ AES)  802.11i WPA2 (802.1x certification + CCMP/ AES)  Setting for TKIP/ CCMP/ AES key’s refreshing period  Hidden ESSID support  Setting for “ Deny ANY “ connection request  MAC Address filterin...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 11  Administrative Access : HTTP/ HTTPS  UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) 1.6 W ireless Performance Considerations There are a number of factors that can impact the range of wireless devices. 1. Adjust your wireless devices so that...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 12 Chapter 2. Basic Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation 2.1.1 Package Contents  TEW-455APBO x 1  Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide x 1  CD-ROM (User’s Guide) x 1  Power Injector & Cord x 1  Mounting Kit x 1 It is ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 13 2.2 Web Management Interface Instructions TEW-455APBO supports web-based configuration. Upon the completion of hardware installation, TEW- 455APBO can be configured through a PC/NB by using its web browser such as Internet Explo...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 14  Launch Web Browser Launch a web browser to access the web management interface of system by entering the default IP Address, http://192.168.10.100 , in the URL field, and then press Enter .  System Login The network manager L...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 16 Chapter 3. AP Mode Configuration When AP mode is chosen, the system can be configured as an Access Point. This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the AP mode with help of illustrations. In the AP mod...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 17 3.1.2 Configure LAN IP Here are the instructions to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System  LAN and follow the below setting.  Mode: Check either “Static IP” or “Dynamic IP” button as desired to set up ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 18  DNS: Check either “No Default DNS Server” or “Specify DNS Server IP” button as desired to set up the system DNS.  Primary: The IP address of the primary DNS server.  Secondary: The IP address of the secondary DNS server.  8...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 19 3.2 W ireless LAN Network Creation The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings, V irtual AP (VAP) Setting, Security Settings, and Access Control Settings . 3.2.1 Wireless Gene...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 20  Tx Power: You can adjust the output power of the system to get the appropriate coverage for your wireless network. Select the LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 9 that you need for your environment. If you are not sure from which setting to cho...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 21 3.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 23  RSSI Threshold: RSSI Threshold is in the range of -128~127 .The default value is 24 . RSSI is defined as Received Signal Strength Indication , when the received signal strength from peer is below this threshold, the peer will ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 25 3.2.3 Create V irtual AP (VAP) The TEW-455APBO support broadcasting multiple SSIDs, allowing the creation of V irtual Access Points, partitioning a single physical access point into 8 logical access points, each of which can hav...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 27 3.2.3.2 V irtual AP Setup For each V irtual AP, administrators can configure SSID, VLAN tag (ID), SSID broadcasting, Maximum number of client associations, security type settings. Click Edit button on the VAP Edit column, and th...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 29  Key Length: The available options are 64 bits , 128 bits or 152 bits .  WEP auth Method: Enable the desired option among Open system and Shared .  Key Index: key index is used to designate the WEP key during data transmissio...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 31 authentication.  Main and secondary Authentication RADIUS Server Settings :  Authentication Server: Enter the IP address of the Authentication RADIUS server.  Port: By default, it’s 1812 . The port number used to communicate ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 32  WEP 802.1X: When WEP 802.1x Authentication is enabled, please refer to the following Dynamic WEP and RADIUS settings to complete configuration.  Dynamic WEP Settings :  WEP Key length: The available options are 64 bits or 12...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 33  Accounting Server: Enable or Disable accounting features in RADIUS server.  Main and secondary Accounting RADIUS Server Settings :  Accounting Server: Enter the IP address of the Accounting RADIUS server.  Port: By default,...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 35 3.3 W ireless Network Expansion The administrator could create WDS Links to expand wireless network. When WDS is enabled, access point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS li...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 36 Note that VLAN ID in the WDS MAC List setting will only be tagged to egress packets on the wired Ethernet port. Ensure to match VLAN ID used on the network of the peer. WDS link won’t carry tags at all.  WMM: By default, it’s “...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 38 3.4 System Management 3.4.1 Configure Management Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root and Admin passwords and allow multiple login...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 39 The system supports two management accounts, root and admin. The network manager is assigned with full administrative privileges, when logging in as root user, to manage the system in all aspects. While logging in as an admin us...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 40 Click “ Continue to this website ” to access the system's WMI. The system's Overview page will appear.

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 41 3.4.2 Configure System T ime System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> T ime Server and follow the below setting.  Local T ime : Display the c...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 45 3.4.5 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore previously saved configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profi...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 46 3.4.6 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes aroun...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 47 3.4.7 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting.  Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 48 3.4.8 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for re...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 49 3.5 System Status This section breaks down into subsections of System Overview , Associated Clients Status , WDS Link Status , Extra Information and Event Log . 3.5.1 System Overview Display detailed information of System, Netwo...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 50  Mode : Supports Static or Dynamic modes on the LAN interface.  IP Address : The management IP of system. By default, it’s 192.168.10.100.  IP Netmask : The network mask. By default, it’s 255.255.255.0.  IP Gateway : The gat...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 51 3.5.2 Associated Clients Status It displays ESSID, on/off Status, Security Type, total number of wireless clients associated with all V irtual AP.  VAP Information : Highlights key VAP information.  VAP : Available VAP from VA...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 52 3.5.3 WDS Link Status On/Off Status, peers MAC Address, Received Signal Strength Indicator(RSSI) and Last TX T ime for each WDS are available.  WDS : Maximum supported WDS links.  Status : On/Off.  MAC address : Display MAC a...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 54  Bridge MAC information : Select “ Bridge MACs Information ” on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addr...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 55 3.5.5 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system.  T ime: The date and time when the event occurred...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 56 Chapter 4. WDS Mode Configuration Please refer to illustrations of the section 1.3 for possible applications in the WDS mode. This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the WDS mode with help of illustr...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 57 4.1.2 WDS Setup The administrator could create WDS Links to expand wireless network. When WDS is enabled, access point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS links. A WDS link ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 58 Note that VLAN ID in the WDS MAC List setting will only be tagged to egress packets on the wired Ethernet port. Ensure to match VLAN ID used on the network of the peer. WDS link won’t carry tags at all.  WDS MAC List  Enable :...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 62 Chapter 5. CPE Mode Configuration When CPE mode is chosen, the system can be configured as a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the CPE mode with help of illus...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 63 5.1.2 Configure WAN Setup There are three connection types for the WAN port : Static IP , Dynamic IP and PPPoE , Please click on System -> WAN and follow the below setting. In CPE mode, the WAN Port is the W ireless interface...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 64  Hostname : The Hostname of the WAN port  Static IP : Users can manually setup the WAN IP address with a static IP provided by WISP.  IP Address : The IP address of the WAN port. By default, the IP address is 192.168.1.254  ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 65  DNS : Check “No Default DNS Server” or “Specify DNS Server IP” radial button as desired to set up system DNS.  Primary : The IP address of the primary DNS server.  Secondary : The IP address of the secondary DNS server.  MA...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 66 5.1.3 Configure DDNS Setup Dynamic DNS allows you to map domain name to dynamic IP address. Please click on System -> DDNS Setup and follow the below setting.  Enable : Default setting is “Disable”. Select “Enable” for the d...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 67 5.1.4 Site Survey Use this tool to scan and locate WISP Access Points and select one to associate with. Please click on W ireless -> Site Survey . Below depicts an example for site survey.  ESSID : Available Extend Service S...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 68 5.2 Access Control List 5.2.1 IP Filter Setup Allows to create deny or allow rules to filter ingress or egress packets from specific source and/or to destination IP address on wired (LAN) or Wireless (WAN) ports. Filter rules co...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 69  Active : Deny to drop and Pass to allow per filter rules  Interface : The interface that a filter rule applies All packets are allowed by default. Deny rules could be added to the filter list to filter out unwanted packets an...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 71 5.3 Resource Sharing 5.3.1 DMZ DMZ is commonly work with the NAT functionality as an alternative of V irtual Server(Port Forwarding ) while wanting all ports of DMZ host visible to Internet users. V irtual Server rules have prec...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 72 5.3.2 V irtual Server (Port Forwarding) “V irtual Server” can also referred to as “Port Forward” as well and used interchangeably. Resources in the network can be exposed to the Internet users in a controlled manner including on...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 76  CPE W ireless Information : Display the information of the Wireless interface.  ESSID : Display Extended Service Set ID of the wireless currently.  Security : Display security type of the wireless currently.  Status : Displ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 78 5.4.2 DHCP Clients Users could retrieve DHCP server and DHCP clients’ IP/MAC address via this page.  IP address : IP addresses to LAN devices by DHCP server.  MAC address : MAC addresses of LAN devices.  Expired In : Shows ho...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 79 6. Command Line Interface(CLI) Help , showinfo , pwinfo , set , reboot , default and password functions are available via Telnet session. 6.1 Accessing the CLI with Telnet Follow these steps to access CLI via Telnet in the Windo...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 80 6.2 Accessing the CLI with SSH Utility Follow these steps to access CLI with SSH Utility (Putty) in Windows XP:  You could access CLI with SSH Utility. Below is an example using “PuTTY” utility, which is a freeware. Please see ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 81 6.3 Using the CLI After accessing the CLI, the administrator can use command on the system.  Using help command : Display all commands and descriptions  Using showinfo command : Display System and LAN informations  Using pwin...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 82  CPE Mode : Display CPE device(Interface) ath0.  'Q'uit : Type Q to close this utility.  'W'ireless : Type W to open Choose Device window.  'S'ignal : Type S to open Peer MAC Address window. Type the desired MAC address of a...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 83  Using : The used device of system currently.  Watching : The MAC address of specified peer currently.  Signal : Indicate signal strength of specified peer currently.  S'T'op-Signal : Type T to stop display signal strength. ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 84  Using reboot command : Restart the system  Using default command : Restore system default settings  Using password command : Change root password

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 85 Appendix A. WEB GUI Valid Characters Table A WEB GUI Valid Characters Block Field Valid Characters LAN IP Address IP Format; 1-254 IP Netmask 128.0.0.0 ~ 255.255.255.252 IP Gateway IP Format; 1-254 Primary IP Format; 1-254 Secon...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 89 Appendix B. Network manager Privileges There are two system management accounts for maintaining the system; namely, the root and admin accounts are with different levels of privileges. The root manager account is empowered with ...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 90 Appendix C. Enabling UPnP in W indows XP 1. Open the “ Add/Remove Programs ” control panel, and then click on “ Add/Remove W indows Components ” in the sidebar. Scroll down and find “ Networking Services ” , highlight it, and th...

User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 92 Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TEW-455APBO – 3 Years Warranty AC/DC Power A...