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Wireless Settings. Intellinet 525794, High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point
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Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point is a powerful device that can be used to create a wireless network or extend the range of an existing one. It is ideal for use in outdoor environments, such as patios, gardens, and parks. The device is also weatherproof, so it can withstand the elements. With its high-power antenna, the Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point can provide a strong signal over a long range. This makes it ideal for use in areas where there is a weak or no Wi-Fi signal. The device also supports multiple SSIDs, so you can create separate networks for different devices or users. Additionally, the Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point supports WDS, which allows you to connect multiple access points together to create a larger wireless network.
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WIRELESS SETTINGS
This menu provides access to all parameters related to the wireless function of the Intellinet CPE Access Point.
BASIC
As the name suggests, here you can control the basic settings related to the wireless function. You can define the name of the wireless network (SSID), the channel, security settings, i.e., the wireless password, you can activate wireless client
isolation which prevents communication between wireless clients, and you can enable or disable the broadcast of the
SSID. For information about the security settings, refer to section Operation Modes – Access Point.
M‐SSID
The Intellinet CPE can simultaneously broadcast four different wireless networks (SSIDs). Each wireless network can have its
own settings.
M‐SSID Select lets you define, which of the three additional
SSIDs you want to configure. Once selected, you can proceed setting up the parameters the same way as you did for the main SSID above under Basic.
ACL
ACL standards for access control list. With this feature, you can control who has access to the wireless network, and how many simultaneous users area allowed. All of this can be controlled for each of the four SSIDs independently.
M‐SSID Select lets you define, which of the four SSIDs you want to configure. The Max Station parameter allows to define an upper connection limit for the particular SSID. This can be helpful if the access point is installed in a busy area and you need to put a cap on the active users to ensure a decent
wireless performance for the connected network clients.
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The second feature is the ACL Status, which allows (value “Accept”) or disallows (value “Drop”) access based on the
MAC address of the wireless network client. Enter the Mac Address manually, or click the Rescan button to find the
MAC address of a connected wireless client automatically, and then click Add to add the MAC address to the configuration.
WDS
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is a method of linking two or more wireless access points or wireless routers together, without physically connecting them. 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, and that saves installation cost.
But WDS isn’t without its problems. Depending on the WDS setup, the performance can suffer greatly, as much as a loss of 50% of transfer speed per hop (access point in WDS mode). If throughput and low latency are important to you, then WDS, as implemented in non‐enterprise equipment such as your Intellinet CPE Access Point, isn’t really a good option. WDS also suffers from the problem that only static WPA keys can be used, eliminating one of the key strength of WPA2 encrypted wireless networks. If security is of great importance to you, WDS isn’t the ideal mode to use for your wireless network. WDS setups are also restricted in that only the same equipment can be used in the setup. Even other access points from the same manufacturer, Intellinet included, may not be compatible due to the fact that often different chipsets from different chipset manufacturers are used.
Available modes:
Lazy – In this mode the access point will automatically connect with other WDS devices that use the same SSID, channel, encryption mode, and physical mode. There is no need to manually type in the MAC addresses of the other
WDS APs. However, one of the participating access points must be set to Bridge or Bridge+ mode. They can’t all be lazy.
Bridge – This mode can be used to connect two networks together. All WDS bridges must be set to the same channel,
SSID, encryption mode and physical mode. Note that the access point in WDS Bridge mode only communicates with other WDS bridges, but not with wireless clients.
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Bridge+ – This mode can be used to connect two networks together. All WDS bridges must be set to the same channel,
SSID, encryption mode and physical mode. Unlike Bridge mode, the Bridge+ mode allows the access point to communicate with wireless clients and other WDS bridges at the same time. However, do note that due to the directional antenna characteristics of the Intellinet CPE Access Point, the useable wireless signal is limited to a rather narrow beam. That is good for point to point connections, but when you want to connect wireless clients that are in the vicinity of the access point on all sides, not just in the area of the beam, it is not an ideal solution. In such a situation, the use of an Omni‐directional antenna connected to the external antenna connector would be recommended.
Repeater – In this mode, WPS repeaters re‐broadcast an existing wireless signal and by doing so extend the range of the wireless network. It works pretty much the same way as the universal repeater mode (see section “Operation
Modes”), except the WDS repeater offers some advantages and disadvantages over the standard repeater mode. The advantage is that the WDS repeater creates a transparent wireless repeated network where the connecting devices’
MAC addresses can successfully pass through the network and access to other network clients. As such, the WDS repeater connection is ‘invisible’ to the network clients. It’s as if they were connected via a cable. On the other hand, the universal repeater mode does not provide this transparency, and it is not guaranteed that all clients in the local network can always properly see each other. Not only that, but when using a universal repeater in combination with a wireless hotspot (such as Intellinet’s GuestGate MK II), the login or welcome page may not appear correctly for you as most WiFi hotspot authentication solutions require capturing the MAC address of your tablet, smart phone or laptop which may not successfully pass through the universal repeater. But WDS, as we heard before, has its own share of problems: massive performance penalties, poor compatibility to other hardware and reduced security.
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The Physical Mode must be set to the same values on all participating WDS access points. You will want to use HTMIX for 11b/g/n mixed mode, and Green Field for 802.11n only mode. Select CCK for 802.11b mode and OFDM for 802.11g mode.
You need to provide the MAC addresses of the other WDS APs under WDS1‐4 Settings, unless you use the lazy mode.
Click on Scan to display a list of wireless networks in range and select the network to which you want to create a WDS connection. Select the correct Encrypt Type and provide the required Key. You can connect to up to 4 different access points in WDS mode.
WMM
Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), also known as
Wi‐Fi Multimedia (WMM), is a Wi‐Fi Alliance interoperability certification, based on the IEEE
802.11e standard. It provides basic Quality of service
(QoS) features for wireless IEEE 802.11 networks.
WMM prioritizes traffic according to four access categories (AC for short):
1. Voice
2. Video
3. Best effort
4. Background.
It is suitable for well‐defined applications that require QoS, such as Voice over IP (VoIP) on Wi‐Fi phones (VoWLAN).
However, it does not provide guaranteed throughput.
As for the Intellinet CPE Access Point, WMM can be disabled or enabled for each of the four SSIDs independently.
WMM should be enabled for all SSIDs to ensure the highest possible link speed of 150 Mbps. There is really no reason to disable, unless you are experiencing technical difficulties and want to disable WMM as part of the troubleshooting.
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Key Features
- 2.4 GHz
- Maximum data transfer rate: 150 Mbit/s
- IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
- WEP, WPA, WPA-TKIP, WPA2, WPA2-AES
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Frequently Answers and Questions
What is the maximum range of the Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point?
How many SSIDs can I create with the Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point?
Can I use the Intellinet High-Power Wireless 150N Outdoor CPE / Access Point to extend the range of an existing Wi-Fi network?
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Table of contents
- 3 Introduction
- 3 Package Contents
- 3 Product Features
- 4 Product Specifications
- 4 Hardware
- 4 Device Status LEDs
- 5 Connectors
- 5 Passive‐PoE Injector
- 6 Connecting the device to the network
- 7 Configuring the device
- 7 Accessing the web configuration interface
- 8 Setup Wizard
- 11 Operation Modes – When to use which
- 11 Router (Gateway)
- 12 WISP‐Wireless ISP
- 13 Access Point
- 14 Repeater
- 15 Status
- 16 Wireless Settings
- 16 Basic
- 16 M‐SSID
- 20 Advanced
- 23 Network
- 23 Network Settings in Router Mode
- 26 Network Settings in WISP Mode
- 27 Network Settings in Access Point (AP) Mode
- 28 Network Settings in Repeater Mode
- 29 QoS (in Router and WISP Mode)
- 32 Security (in Router and WISP Mode)
- 33 IP/Port Filter
- 33 URL Filtering
- 33 MAC Filtering
- 34 DoS Protection
- 35 System
- 35 Password Settings
- 35 Time Settings
- 35 Backup & Restore
- 36 Factory Defaults
- 36 Reboot
- 36 Smart Reboot
- 37 Web Server
- 37 Firmware Upgrade
- 38 Debug Tools
- 38 Log Settings
- 38 Ping Test
- 39 Appendix A: Changing the IP Address of a Network Adapter
- 44 Appendix B: Troubleshooting
- 45 Appendix C: DSCP Value Table
- 46 Appendix D: Warranty Information