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	Windows, including Vista		Linux
	Macintosh		Intel IXP

V2 is capable of a robust 20 km link when used with 19 dBi antennas, without exceeding the ACMA power limits in Australia.

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This screen capture shows the effect of the improved receive performance. Both surveys were done with a 12 dBi panel antenna on a stand pointed out a window. The only change was swapping the UltraWAP V1 for an UltraWAP V2. As you can see - many more APs were seen on the survey. Click here to see our detailed receiver sensitivity and speed graphs ...

Ever since the Minitar MNWAPB went out of production, Freenet Antennas searched for an alternative with the same great combination of performance and value. Not surprisingly - we found the answer at the same factory that made the original Minitar MNWAPB.

Customer Comments

• The best AP you will ever use. More...
• The UltraWAP will replace the MNWAPB as the access point of choice that we recommend as a client device on the community wireless network. More...

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Best Value in Australia

Brand	Model	Modes						802.11g power (mW)	RRP		Street
		AP	CL	BR	mpBR	WDS	UR		Price	$/mW	Price	$/mW
Belkin	F5D7132au	√	no	no	no	no	√	???	$150	$?.??	$123	$?.??
Netcomm	NP5400	√	no	no	no	no	no	20	$150	$7.48	$109	$5.45
Netgear	WG602	√	no	√	√	√	no	40	$149	$3.73	$110	$2.75
D-Link	DWL-G700AP	√	no	no	no	no	no	60	$120	$2.00	$83	$1.38
Edimax	7206APg	√	√	√	√	√	√	60	$???	$?.??	$80	$1.33
Freenet Antennas	UltraWAP	√	√	√	√	√	√	90	$99	$1.10	$99	$1.10
								130	$135	$1.04	$135	$1.04
								200	$170	$0.85	$170	$0.85

Mode Key
AP = Access Point
CL = Client (station)
BR = Point to Point Bridge
mpBR = Multi Point Bridge
WDS = Wireless Distribution System (ie. Bridge + AP)
UR = Universal Repeater (ie. Client + AP)

Performance

Version 1 Hardware

Distance	17.8 km
Antennas	2 x 24 dBi grid
Cable loss	2 x 1.5 dB = 3 dB
Connect speed	18 Mbps
Data throughput	7.7 Mbps, steady, using ftp

See this page for full details of the performance testing.

Version 2 Hardware

• Improved Receive Performance. The manufacturer has changed the radio chip to one that has higher performance. In particular, we have measured a clear 5dB improvement in receive sensitivity. A 5 dB increase corresponds to an 80% increase in receive range.
• New Firmware Features. The standard firmware now comes the new features below. For full details, please see the User Manual.
  • Client Isolation. Using the 'Block Relay' feature, you can prevent two access point clients (e.g. laptops) from 'seeing' each other directly. This enhances security among wireless clients.
  • Auto MAC Clone. In Client mode (Station Infastructure mode), you can have the UltraWAP assume the MAC address of the first device that communicates over the wired link. This feature simplifies connecting an UltraWAP in client mode to a router that provides access to other networks.
  • WLAN BSSID. In client mode, if there are two APs with the same SSID, you can force the UltraWAP to connect to a specific AP by providing the BSSID MAC address.
  • TX Power. Users can reduce the Transmit Power via the WWW interface.

Why is it so fast?

• Wireless Multi-Media (WMM) Support. This is a Quality of Service (QoS) feature that prioritises traffic according to four AC (Access Categories) - voice (VoIP), video, best effort, and background. Available in firmware V1.26 and above.
• Linux based. The operating system (OS) in the UltraWAP is Linux. This also explains its extreme software reliablity.
• Fast CPU. This AP has an LX5280 32-bit RISC core processor, compatible with a MIPS R3000. It uses superscalar architecture, containing 2 execution pipelines.
• Intelligent Ethernet controllers. The on-board ethernet controller does the IP, TCP, and UDP checksum calculations internally. This means the main CPU is not interrupted to perform the calculations itself.
• Built in Crypto Engine. It is well known that most APs slow down when encryption is turned on. This unit has a built-in crypto engine - that offloads the main CPU from the very intensive encryption/decryption tasks.
• Separate TX/RX FIFO buffers. The wireless interface has separate First In, First Out buffers. This allows TX and RX packets to be intermixed with short interframe spacings. (Translation: shorter gaps between data packets while the CPU prepares the next packet => faster data throughput).

Features

• New. Three transmit power options. Freenet Antennas has worked with the manufacturer to develop a custom version with higher power options. The power must be specified at the time of purchase. It can not be changed by the user.
  • 90 mW (Freenet Antennas standard)
  • 130 mW
  • 200 mW
• Multiple Modes
  • Access Point (AP). Use this mode to create a wireless network, allowing PCs, laptops, etc. to connect
  • Station Mode (AP Client Mode). Use this mode to connect a device that only supports wired ethernet connections to an wireless network.
  • Bridge Modes. One UltraWAP can be have bridged connections with up to 6 other UltraWAPs.
  • WDS Bridge Mode (Repeater Mode). The WDS (Wireless Distributed System) function lets this access point act as a wireless LAN access point (AP) and repeater at the same time. Users can use this feature to build up a large wireless network in a large space like airports, hotels and schools ¿etc. This feature is also useful when users want to bridge networks between buildings where it is impossible to deploy network cable connections between these buildings.
  • Universal Repeater (Range Extender). The UltraWAP acts as both a station (to a central AP), and as an AP (with a new SSID). In this way you can simply extend the range of your central AP. The advantage of this mode over WDS is that the central AP does not have to have a WDS mode. (Some don't). See Sample Network.
• Robust Wireless LAN Security. A total solution for you to build up a secure wireless LAN network environment is provided so that you can prevent all kinds of hacker intrusion. Controlled access can be enforced using:
  • hidden ESSID
  • MAC access control
  • WEP encryption (64/128 bit key length)
  • WPA/WPA2 (with shared key or with RADIUS)
  • 802.1x authentication (using a RADIUS server)
  • 802.1x authentication with WEP encryption
• Detachable Antenna This access point provides a standard RP-SMA antenna connector that can let you apply all kinds of high gain antennas. This can help you enlarge your wireless LAN coverage.
  
• DHCP Server.There is a built-in DHCP server so you can automate the network configuration of the PCs that connect to your AP. The DHCP server can be disabled.
• Web Configuration.You configure this access point through a friendly Web user interface with a any standard Internet browser.
• Bandwidth Sharing ??. One user has reported that his UltraWAP AP appears to load-balance between clients. We can find no reference to this in the documentation - but Quality of Service (QoS) is built into the operating system on the box, and the WLAN hardware chips support packet prioritisation .... so it is very plausible.

  I used to use a Minitar MNWAPB for my setup with 6 clients but noticed a severe problem when we deployed video streaming. Clients dropped off when more than 1 person watched it.

  With Minitar MNWAPB AP:
  PC1 starts a download from the router at 620KB/s
  PC2 tries to download the same file and gets around 30KB/s
  PC3 tries to download the same file and gets around 10KB/s

  With UltraWAP AP:
  PC1 starts a download from the router at 620KB/s
  PC2 tries to download the same file and gets around 310KB/s and PC1 goes down to 310KB/s
  PC3 tries to download the same file and gets around 210KB/s, as do PC1 and PC2.
  

  In simple terms this seems to be load sharing over clients which has dramatically improved the general use for everyone.

  Note: This customer used 802.11b (11 Mbps) clients in this test. If he had used 802.11g (54 Mbps) clients, overall speeds would have been faster in the test with the UltraWAP AP.

• Wireless Multi-Media (WMM) Support. This is a Quality of Service (QoS) feature that prioritises traffic according to four AC (Access Categories) - voice (VoIP), video, best effort, and background. Available in firmware V1.26 and above.
• Cisco VoIP VLAN Compatible. A lot of WiFi gear can not successfly work with Cisco's VoIP phones and Call Manager (CCM). The reason is that they use Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) that most WiFi gear will not pass. We have worked with the vendor and now have a special firmware version (V1.29) that has been tested to work with Cisco VoIP phones.

Keeping it Legal

Preconfiguration Option

If you prefer Freenet Antennas to ship your UltraWAP preconfigured to your specifications, please select the appropriate option below before you add to your shopping cart. In the COMMENTS section of the order, please provide the information below. All items are optional; we will leave at factory default unless otherwise specified.: IP address for each unit. (Factory default = 192.168.2.1). If not specified, we will ship each unit with successive IP addresses. That is: 192.168.2.1, 192.168.2.2, 192.168.2.3, etc. Mode for each unit. (Factory Default = AP mode). If you just want us to set them up in BRIDGE mode, just say that. We will do the rest. SSID. The 'Network Name' that is seen when scanning for networks. We recommend no spaces in the SSID for maximum compatibility. Channel. WiFi channels 1, 6, and 11 are mutually exclusive. If you have a preference, just tell us.

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Retail Packaging Option

The UltraWAP is available with a retail packaging option. This is ideal for resellers wishing to have these available for customers on a shelf. The package shows clearly all the features of the unit.

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Specifications

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