Page 2 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1. System Overview.......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction of TEW-455APBO……………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.2 System Concept…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Page 4 - User Manual; Chapter 1. System Overview; adjustable output power.
User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 1 Chapter 1. System Overview 1.1 Introduction of TEW-455APBO The 802.11 b/g compliant TEW-455APDO is an outdoor wireless device that can be used for five different purposes in three different modes. In the AP mode, it can be deploy...
Page 6 - Applications in W ireless Network; Access Point without WDS
User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 3 1.3 Applications in W ireless Network TEW455APBO is a multiple mode system which can be configured either as a wireless gateway or an access point as desired. It also can be used WDS link for Ethernet network expansion. This sect...
Page 7 - can support single or multiple WDS links and no wireless clients; can; associate with it though.
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...
Page 8 - Multi-Point Repeating bridge
User Manual TEW-455APBO High Power Wireless Outdoor PoE Access Point 5 Example 2 : Point-to-Multi-Point Example 3 : Multi-Point Repeating bridge
Page 9 - Configuration in CPE Mode; The wired clients connected to TEW-455APBO are in; different; subnet from those connected to Main Base; does not; accept wireless association from wireless clients.
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...
Page 12 - W ireless Feature
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 ...
Page 13 - Quality of Service
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...
Page 14 - W ireless Performance Considerations
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...
Page 15 - Chapter 2. Basic Installation; Hardware Installation
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 ...
Page 16 - Web Management Interface Instructions
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...
Page 17 - Launch Web Browser; Enter; System Login; User name; root; Password
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...
Page 19 - Chapter 3. AP Mode Configuration; Option; External Network Connection
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...
Page 20 - Please click on; System; and follow the below setting.
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 ...
Page 21 - The IP address of the primary DNS server.
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...
Page 22 - W ireless LAN Network Creation; General Settings, Advanced Settings, V irtual AP
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...
Page 23 - Enable
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...
Page 24 - microsecond
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 ...
Page 26 - Received Signal Strength Indication
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 ...
Page 28 - partitioning a single physical access point into
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...
Page 30 - client associations, security type settings.; Edit; Enable”; Disable
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...
Page 32 - bits; HEX
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...
Page 34 - Main and secondary Authentication RADIUS Server Settings :
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 ...
Page 35 - Dynamic WEP Settings :
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...
Page 36 - Main and secondary Accounting RADIUS Server Settings :; Save
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,...
Page 38 - W ireless Network Expansion; the same channel and own same security type settings.
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...
Page 39 - Queue
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 “...
Page 41 - System Management; Please click; System Information; Enter a desired name or use the default one.
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...
Page 42 - two; Appendix C. Network manager; Admin Login Methods :
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...
Page 43 - Continue to this website
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.
Page 44 - Default NTP Server
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...
Page 48 - Save Settings To PC :; Load Settings from PC :; Browse; Reset To Factory Default :; Default; Successful; Reboot
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...
Page 49 - minutes; to upgrade due to complexity of firmware.; Upgrade via Local PC; Click the; Upgrade; Upgrade
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...
Page 50 - Result
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 ...
Page 51 - System Overview; page appears upon the completion of reboot.
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...
Page 52 - Network Information :
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...
Page 53 - W ireless Information :
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...
Page 54 - Delete
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...
Page 55 - Maximum supported WDS links.
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...
Page 57 - Bridge MAC information :; Bridge MACs Information; ” on the drop-down list to display MAC table.
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...
Page 58 - Refresh
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...
Page 59 - Chapter 4. WDS Mode Configuration; External Network Connection
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...
Page 60 - A WDS link is
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 ...
Page 61 - WDS MAC List
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 :...
Page 65 - Chapter 5. CPE Mode Configuration; External Network Connection
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...
Page 66 - Static IP; Dynamic IP; WAN; Release
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...
Page 67 - Always on
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 ...
Page 68 - Keep Default MAC Address :
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...
Page 69 - dyndns
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...
Page 70 - Select
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...
Page 71 - Access Control List; TCP
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...
Page 72 - Deny
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...
Page 74 - Resource Sharing
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...
Page 75 - Add
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...
Page 79 - CPE W ireless Information :
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...
Page 81 - IP addresses to LAN devices by DHCP server.
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...
Page 82 - Accessing the CLI with Telnet; cmd
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...
Page 83 - Accessing the CLI with SSH Utility; Execute; Putty.exe to prompt the; ” field and select “; SSH; ” on the “; Connection type; ” field. Click “Open” button to
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 ...
Page 84 - Using help command :; or
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...
Page 85 - Choose Device
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...
Page 86 - Specify Packet Size :; Space; set
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. ...
Page 87 - reboot; command : Restart the system; default; command : Restore system default settings
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
Page 88 - Appendix A. WEB GUI Valid Characters
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...
Page 92 - Appendix B. Network manager Privileges
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 ...
Page 93 - Appendix C. Enabling UPnP in W indows XP
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...
Page 95 - Limited Warranty; TEW-455APBO – 3 Years Warranty; WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE; : IF THE TRENDNET PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE, THE
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...
