Microtek MiniLink manual

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    OPERA TIONS MANUAL MiniLink® Wireless Ethernet Systems MicroTek Electronics, Inc. 25691 Atlantic Ocean Drive, Suit e B-3; Lake Forest, CA 92630 Information Hotline 888-36-MICRO www.microtekelectronics.com[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION For your protection, please read and obser ve all safety instructions before operati ng this system and keep this sheet and any additional instructions for future re ference. INSTALLATION & USE OBSERVE WARNINGS: All warnings in the operating instru ctions should be carefully follo wed. Do not make any modifications [...]

  • Page 3

    FCC Output Power Restrictions The FCC does not require licensing to implem ent this device. License-free oper ation in the industrial, scientif ic, and medical band is documented in FCC Rules Part 15. 247. It is the responsibility of the in dividuals designing and implementing the radio system to assure complia nce with any pertin ent FCC Rules and[...]

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    I NDEX S E C T I O N P A G E # IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, FCC NOTICE ---------------- ( i ) RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE, INDUSTRY CANADA ------------- ( ii ) QUICK START GUIDE ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 PRE-INSTALLATION REMINDER, RETURN POLICY ----------------- 3 WEM DESCRIPTION ----------------------------------[...]

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    Q UICK S TA R T G UIDE MicroTek Electronics, Inc. recommends that all equipment be bench tested before being installed onsite. This test will ensure the equipment is functioning properly. W IRELESS E THERNET M ODULE (WEM) S ETUP 1. Remove the WEMs from box, select frequency via th e rotary switch at the sid e of the unit. (Factory set to channel 1 [...]

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    P RE -I NSTALLATION R EMINDERS The information on the Quick Start Guide is inte nded for ease of use and a pplication, the following reminders will help to ensure your satisfaction with MicroTek products and service. 1. Read through this manual before bench testing and installation 2. Perform a bench test incorporating all c omponents of the applic[...]

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    M INI L INK W IRELESS E THERNET S YSTEM (WES) The MiniLink WES is a plug and play CAT5/Ethernet cable replacement device. It operates in the 5.3 and 5.8 GHz U-NII bands on 8 non-o verlapping channels. The WES system enables a wide variety of IP cameras, DVRs, encoders/decoders a nd web servers t o be used across wireless line-of- sight links in ran[...]

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    C. SIDE VIEW (cont’d) 2. ETHERNET PORT Standard RJ-4 5 connector. 3. ROTARY CHANNEL SELECT SWITCH Shows switch settings for channels 0 – 9. *Note: Channels 0, 1 and 2 are the same frequency. If two or more systems are in use and either channel 0, 1 or 2 are used on the first system, the following systems must be set to channel 3 or higher. If t[...]

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    WES CONNECTION DIAGRAM The following wiri n g schem es represent the con fig urat i o ns that have been te sted and veri fied by MicroT ek Electronics ba sed on t ypical Et hernet wirin g solutions. Other wi ring con figurations c ould be possible bas ed on the application. A bench te st is recom mended to verify th e designs belo w. A. POINT-TO-PO[...]

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    WEM INSTALLATION & OPERATION (cont’d) B. MOUNT DIRECTIONAL WEM Mount the WEM with the included wall/pole mount bracket and hardware. Connect the mounting block with ball adjustment to mounting br acket with the ¼ - 20 button head screw. Connect the WEM to the mounting block using the ¼-20 mounting holes in the WEM. Position the WEM and poin[...]

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    WEM INSTALLATION & OPERATION (cont’d) E. CONNECT WEM Connect the cable to the WEM. S lide the cable jacket up to the base of the connector. Slide the weatherproof connector over the cable jacket and screw it into the WEM and tighten. Tighten the clamping nut until the CAT5 cable is sealed in the connector. Check the WEM positioning and make s[...]

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    B. MULTI-CONNECT SYSTEMS (cont’d) Administration Page (Section E below) manually . If you ordered a complete system with multiple Client SU WEMs, they have been pre-configured with IP addresses as follows: Client SU WEM Serial Number IP Address Unit 1 00511* 192.168.1.201 Unit 2 00512* 192.168.1.202 Unit 3 00553* 192.168.1.203 Unit 4 00624* 192.1[...]

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    WEB PAGES (cont’d) B. INFORMATION 1. POINT-TO-POINT HOST AP WEM The information page provides the details of how the Single-Point Host WEM is configured. Access Point Name: In most cases, the Acces s Point, or H ost, is the receiving unit Bridge Name: The subscriber or c lient unit is the transm itting d evice MAC Address: Individual Ethernet dev[...]

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    A. INFORMATION (cont’d) 2. MULTI-CONNECT HOST AP WEM The information page provides the details of how the Multipoint Host WEM is configured. 3. CLIENT SU WEM The information page provides the details of how the Client WEM is configured. - 11 -[...]

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    WEB PAGES (cont’d) C. STATIONS/APs 1. POINT-TO-POINT AND MULTI-CONNECT H O ST AP WEMS The Stations/Associations page of the Host AP WEM shows the MAC address(s) of the paired or grouped Client SU WEM(s) the Host AP WEM is connected to. For Point-to-Point systems, one WEM MAC address will be shown. For Multi-connect systems, the Host AP WEM will s[...]

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    WEB PAGES (cont’d) D. WIRELESS The wireless page is used for enabling S uper mode. The Super mode combines adjacent channels to provide up to 50+ Mbps of throughp ut. The channels available in Super mode are: 3, 6 and 8 only. If another channel is selected, Supe r mode will not be enabled. To enable Super mode, click the arrow in the drop down bo[...]

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    D. SECURITY (cont’d) 2. WEP CONFIGURATION The security page is used for enabling WEP encryption and setting the parameters for WEP encryption. Click the “Enable WEP” check box to enable (The WPA configuration will be automatically disabled). After this box is checked, the Default WEP key is available, as are: Authentication, WEP key lengths a[...]

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    WEB PAGES (cont’d) F. ADMINISTRATION This section of the Administration page is used for rebooting t he WEM, resetting the default configuration and/or upgrading/uploadin g the firmware in the system. Contact MicroTek to obtain the files for a firmware upgrade. The latest firmware is 6.04P (7.01). Once the file(s) is/are received, save it/them a [...]

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    E. ADMINISTRATION (cont’d) This section of the Administration page is u sed for selecting the device name, changing IP settings and changing the user name and password needed to access the system. NOTE: The Device name on t he Admin pa ge of a HOST AP will be “MicroTek Host AP”. The Device na me on the Admin pa ge of a Cli ent SU will be “M[...]

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    SYSTEM INSTALLATION NOTES A. SYSTEM LOCATION 1. Address: _________________________________________________________ 2. Contact: _________________________________________________________ 3. Phone Number: ___________________________________________________ B. IP ADDRESS AND SERIAL NUMBERING T A BLE FOR CUSTOM APPLICATIONS Site #1 Device Serial Number [...]

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    WEM SPECIFICATIONS RF Modules RF SECTION Power Output 1 W EIRP @ 5.3 GHz (maximum) 50 W EIRP @ 5.8 GHz (maximum) Transmitting Frequency 5.25 0 – 5.350 GHz (U-NII-2) 5.725 – 5.825 GHz (U-NII-3 / ISM) Channel Capacity 8 non-overlapping channels 5.3 GHz Band - 5280, 5300, 5320 5.8 GHz Band - 5745, 5765, 5785, 5805, 5825 Modulation OFDM Latency <[...]

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    WEM SPECIFICATIONS (cont’d) Power Injection Module MECHANICAL Physical Plastic housing, not weatherproof Dimensions 2.6” x 2.6” x 1.1” Weight 2.5 oz Interface 2 – RJ45 connectors P O W E R Power Requirements 12 VDC 500 mA (wall transformer supplied) Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) PoE “mid-span” com pliant (pins 4,5 positive – pins 7,8 gr[...]

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    T ROUBLE S HOOTING PROBLEM SUGGESTION No Link Activity 1. NO POWER – make certain both WEMs have power and the red Power LED is on. Make sure the connected Ethernet/IP device is powered. 2. Check the configuration of all WEMs. Each pair and/or all groups of WEMs setup to communicate with each other must be set to the same channel. If you have cha[...]

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    FA Q Q. Which unit is the transmitter and which is the receiver? A. WES systems are bi-directional so it is not crucial which of the units is mounted at the receive location (and vice-versa), however, typically the ‘host’ is the receiver and the ‘client’ is the transmitter. Q. How can I tell whether I received the point-to-point WES system [...]

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    W ARRANTY I NFORMA TION M ICRO T EK L IMITED W ARRANTY MicroTek Electronics extends the follo wing LIMITED WARRANTY to the original owner/purchaser of this product: 1) If, within two years after date of initial sale, this product, or any part or portion thereof, shall prove upon ex amination by MICROTEK, to be defective in material or workmanship, [...]