Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EW5001 Pelco
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OPERA TION/CONFIGURA TION C2684M (2/08) Endura ® EW5001 Single Radio Wireless Device.
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C2684M (2/08 ) 3 Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessing the EW5001 .
4 C2684M (2/08) W elcome The Endura ® EW5001 is a high performance, single radio wireless unit that can be configur ed as either an access poin t or a bridge. There a re various network and de vice settings that can be applied depe nding on the applicat ion.
C2684M (2/08 ) 5 Figure 2. WS5000 Setup Window 5. Click the Configure butt on. The Web browser opens in a n ew window displaying a login dia log box for the device you se lected. 6. T ype admin (all lowercase) in the User ID and Pas sword bo xes (admin is the default value for these b oxes).
6 C2684M (2/08) USING A W EB BROWSER The following are the minimum system requirements for the EW5001: • PC (Pentium ® 4 microprocessor , 1.6 GHz) with Wind ows ® 98, Windows 2000, or Wind ows XP (or higher), or Mac ® O S X 10.3.9 (or higher) • RAM: 512 Mbyte • Etherne t Card: 100 Mbit • Microsoft Internet Ex plorer 6.
C2684M (2/08 ) 7 Navigation T ools The navigation tools locat e d at the top right of the window and the bott om of the window are always accessible, regardless of w hich tab is open at a parti cular time. Figure 4. Navigation T ools Navigation Bar • Change T imeout: Use this button to change th e fail-safe timeout setting.
8 C2684M (2/08) CHANGING THE T IMEOUT SETTING The EW5001 has a built-in , fail-safe t imeout setti ng. The defaul t timeout set ting is 10 min utes. When you make changes to other settings on the device and cl ick the T est Settin gs button, a c onfirmation message and a timer ap pear on the p age.
C2684M (2/08 ) 9 SAVING THE SETTINGS 1. After testing the chan ged settings, the Save Settings button ap pears in place of the T est Settings button. 2. If the settings are correct , click the Save Settings butt on to apply changes. 3. If the changes are not correct, click the Cancel button to revert to the last sav ed settings.
10 C2684M (2/08) Network Settings T ab Use the Networ k Settings tab to manage net work settings su ch as changing the unit mode a nd host name, tu rning on/off the Dynami c Host Configurat ion Protocol (DHCP), or setting a static IP address. Figure 5.
C2684M (2/08 ) 11 CHANGING THE HOST NAME The defaul t name for the device is EW50 00. T o c hange the hos t name, do the following: 1. Click the Host Name box and highlight th e text. 2. T ype a user- friendly name into the Host Name box (maximum 16 characte rs).
12 C2684M (2/08) Access Point or Wireless Bridge T ab Depending o n the selected u nit mode, the label on the second tab will either read Ac cess Point or Wireless Bridge. Use the Access Point tab or th e Wireless Bridge tab to change the serv ice set identifier (SS ID) , manage encryption sett ings, an d modify the channel.
C2684M (2/08 ) 13 CHANGING THE ENCRYPTION PASSPHRASE The encrypti on passphrase a llows devices to securely communicat e over the networ k by enab ling encryption. T o safeguard the netw ork against Pelco devices that are part of another network, change th e passphrase.
14 C2684M (2/08) CHANGING THE CHANNEL If your networ k is experien cing excessive interference, the channel should be chang e d. When changing the channel, remember that all wireless devices on the network must be set to the same channel. T o ch ange the channe l, do the fo llowing: 1.
C2684M (2/08 ) 15 WIRELESS BRIDGE If the device is set to act as a bridge or backhaul , this inform ation will appea r on the secon d tab. The Wi reless Bridge tab ha s all of t he same settings that are available on the Access Point tab, as we ll as the brid ge connection sett ings and connection speed.
16 C2684M (2/08) CHANGING THE BRIDGE CONNECTION SETTINGS This setting manages how the bridge or backhaul co mponent will connect to th e appropriate device. The available settings allow the bridge or backhaul to co nnect to anot her device aut omatically or manually by ent ering a valid me dia access cont rol (MAC) addres s.
C2684M (2/08 ) 17 Device Log T ab This information is a 24-hour record of ac tivity on the EW5001 . If your system is experiencing proble ms, you may need to refere nce this information to help determine the cause.
18 C2684M (2/08) T roubleshooting If the following in structions fail to solve your problem, contact Pelco P roduct Support at 1-800-289- 9100 or 1-559- 292-1981 for assistance. Access the pro perties windows for the EW 5001 single radio wir e less device on the WS500 0 Endura workstation (re f er to the WS50 00 Oper ation manual).
PRODUCT W ARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without c harge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment.
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