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- Page 1 DWR-500 Wireless Mesh Router Quick Installation Guide Version 1.5.5 January 30, 2007 D-Link Quick Installation Guide...
- Page 2 D-Link Corporation reserves the right to change, modify, and revise this publication without notice. Trademarks Copyright © 2007 D-Link Corporation. All rights reserved. D-Link, the D-Link logo, and DWR-500 are trademarks of D-Link Corporation. All other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
- Page 3 GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS Beware of electrical power lines! Ensure there is no high voltage electronic field or exposed power lines in the area where DWR-500 is installed. Lightning Activity Warning Do not connect or disconnect any cables to DWR-500 during periods of lightning activity. Surge...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
DWR-500 Connection Interfaces Installing The Solar Shield Securing The DWR-500 On Mast Installing The DWR-500 On Wall Grounding The DWR-500 Connecting The DWR-500 To Ethernet Connecting The Power Cable To DWR-500 Installing The Lightning Protector Administrating The DWR-500 OMMAND NTERFACE CCESS... -
Page 5: Dwr-500 Quick Installation Guide
DWR-500 Quick Installation Guide This Quick Installation Guide provides step by step instructions for installing and setting up the DWR-500. Content includes methods to access the DWR-500, and basic configurations. Scope of This Document This is a quick start reference to orientate a first time user on the basic setup, installation and configuration of the DWR-500. -
Page 6: System Overview
System Overview The D-Link DWR-500 is a wireless mesh router for high performance, large-scale, and fast outdoor wireless coverage at low cost. The key advantages of the DWR-500 are: • • Multi-radio, multi-channel design High scalability • • Flexible and easy deployment Self-discovery of neighbor nodes, •... -
Page 7: Dwr-500 Operating Range
Ethernet Cable Figure 3 shows one end of the Ethernet cable for connecting to the port on the DWR-500, and the other end of the cable with a normal RJ45 jack. Between the two cable connectors in the diagram shows the pin mapping. - Page 8 The weather insulated end of the console cable is shown on the left in the Figure 5. The right shows the pin mapping. The other end of the console cable to connect to the laptop has a normal DB9 connector. Figure 5. Console Cable Connector and DB9 connector for DWR-500 Screws 10 screws and nuts are provided.
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Page 9: Installing The Solar Shield
Installing the Solar Shield As the DWR-500 is usually installed outdoors, the solar shield is provided for weather protection. It is highly recommended that the solar shield be used for outdoor installations. Locate the parts from the package as shown in Figure 7. - Page 10 Figure 11. Secure DWR-500 onto the Solar Shield Secure the screws at the top of the DWR-500 to the solar shield as shown in the left and center diagrams of Figure 12. The diagram on the right of Figure 12 shows the DWR-500 setup with solar shield and installation bracket.
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Page 11: Securing The Dwr-500 On Mast
Securing the DWR-500 on Mast This section covers the installation of the DWR-500 onto a vertical mast in a typical environment. Slide the two anchor ear through the installation bracket as shown in Figure 13. Secure the DWR-500 onto the mast, aligning the installation bracket to the mast and tightening the anchor ears around it. -
Page 12: Connecting The Dwr-500 To Ethernet
The power terminal is located on the left side of the DWR-500. Connect the three pin power cable and turn it clockwise to fasten it to the power terminal, as shown in Figure 17. Use PVC insulating tape to weather proof and secure the power cable to the power terminal. -
Page 13: Installing The Lightning Protector
Seen in Figure 21, other end of the feeder cable will connect to the surge protector that is attached to one of the radio port on the DWR-500. -
Page 14: Administrating The Dwr-500
Table 4. Terminal setting IP Based Access The DWR-500 default IP address is 192.168.0.1, with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 on port 0. To access the DWR-500 administration, set the connecting computer to a static IP address in the same subnet. -
Page 15: Dwr-500 Basic Configuration
Once the login information is authenticated, the user- friendly and intuitive web based administrative GUI will be displayed, as shown in Figure 25, and access will be granted for setting up the DWR-500. Figure 25. Web based administrative GUI DWR-500 Basic Configuration... -
Page 16: Using The Quick Setup Wizard
This is the IP address and netmask of the Ethernet port 0 on the DWR-500. Depending on the exact model, there may be one or two Ethernet ports. This quick start guide only uses Ethernet port 0. -
Page 17: Example Configuration 1: Portal Node
Example Configuration 1: Portal node Step 1 Select the country where DWR-500 will be installed. Based on Figure 26 and Table 7, portal node is assigned as 1. Finally, select the role of this node as Portal. See Figure 28. -
Page 18: Example Configuration 2: Point Node
Figure 31. Reboot and Portal Node Setup Complete. Example Configuration 2: Point node Step 1 Select the country where DWR-500 will be installed. Based on Figure 26 and Table 7, point node is assigned as 2. Finally, select the role of this node as Point. -
Page 19: Example Configuration 3: A Pnode
Figure 34. Step 3 Complete Portal Node Setup. Example Configuration 3: AP node Step 1 Select the country where DWR-500 will be installed. Based on Figure 26 and Table 7, AP node is assigned as 2. Finally, select the role of this node as AP. - Page 20 Figure 37. Step 3 Complete Portal Node Setup. Once the setup is completed, each of the DWR-500 will automatically discover other nodes and form a wireless mesh network. The portal node should have an Ethernet connection. Both the portal and AP will then be able to service clients and access the Internet through the portal.