LINK TECH V5 PowerLink 15W Passive PoE 24W Battery WiFi Instruction Manual
- June 6, 2024
- LINK TECH
Table of Contents
LINK TECH V5 PowerLink 15W Passive PoE 24W Battery WiFi
Hardware Overview
- Power Slider 3 position
- Function pushbutton
- Build in Light
- Power Over Ethernet LAN Port
- USB-C Charging system 2A
- USB Power Out & AC 5Ghz
- Power Orange Led
- WiFi Red Led
- Eth Blue Led
- Reset Button
- Test Battery 4 Red Led
Quick Start
- Move the Slider Switch to WiFi or W+P (WiFi + PoE)
- Use a short CAT5 cable to go between the LAN port on the PowerLink V5 and the CPE.
- Connect to www.linktechs.net SSID
- IP address should come from CPE (if you are configured for DHCP on your wireless device), or you will need to statically configure it.
- Connect to your CPE using web/winbox or installation application.
- Blue Eth Led It is fixed if Ethernet Cable is 100 Ful Duplex, flashing if Half Duplex (Defective)
Normally there is no need to login to the PowerLink, unless you wish to do some kind of special configuration, things like change VLANs, SSIDs, security etc. Most of the time the unit will be completely pass-though, and transparent bridging. Most manufacture applications prefer this.
WiFi Speed (theoretical):
- 2.4 GHz Width 40Mhz = 86 Mbps
- 2.4 GHz Width 20Mhz = 43 Mbps
Optional USB AC Stick
- AC 5Ghz Width 80Mhz = 292(100)Mbps
- AC 5Ghz Width 40Mhz = 150(100)Mbps
- AC 5Ghz Width 20Mhz = 72 Mbps
Features
- Passive Power Over Ethernet Device, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik, Cambium, etc.
- WiFi 2.4 GHz – Optional 5GHz AC Module
- 7000mA/h for charging external devices.
- Short-circuit, Overload, Temperature protection.
- Ethernet Cable Test
- Automated preparation of CPE antenna. Via Linux script
- OpenWrt / Lede, HTML menu, working opkg repository
- VLAN support
- Iperf3 -s always active
- Samba 3, for files and memory sharing, USB flash memory.
- Works Perfectly with Several Manufacture Apps — EasyUBNT, Tik-App, Ubntu, Cambium
- IEEE 802.3 (Pin 4 e 5 +24V, Pin 7 e 8 GND)
- For old Cambium CPE you have to create a LAN cable with reversed power pin.
- One-year warranty.
- USB Out (Charge / Optional AC 5Ghz)
- Wi-Fi
- PoE On
- Accessory:
- Hard Case
- USB Cable
- LAN Cable
- 5Ghz AC module (Optional)
- 140 grams
- 96 x 44 x 97 mm
- MT7620 chipset 2.4GHz
- Two PCB antennas.
Functions
Power Slider 3 position - > 1
- Off (PowerBank is working)
- WiFi
- WiFi + PoE
You can tourn off wifi with double click on pushbutton You pay much attention, no LED is lit in this condition. Don’t forget the poe on.
Function pushbutton - > 2
- One click – Turn on PowerBank / Test battery
- Fast Double click – Turn off PowerBank and/or WiFi
- Long click button – Turn on/off LED Light
Reset Button - > 10
The reset button is to either preform a firmware update or to factory Reset
the unit. This is typically one of the major troubleshooting steps that
- Pressed during startup – firmware update
- Pressed for 30 seconds – factory reset.
Leds
The Power Orange Led 7, blynk if the router is powered on. WiFi Red Led 8,
blink when client are associated Eth Blue Led 9, It is fixed if Ethernet Cable
is 100 Ful Duplex, flashing if Half Duplex (Defective)
4 Red Led, Battery Indicator 11
This indicator tells you when the unit is charging, and when it is completed
charging. It also will tell you battery level.
Default Configuration
To Connect to the device and change options, you can connect via web browser
via http://192.168.1.69 or SSH to the same IP address. The default IP Address:
192.168.1.69 Username: root password: geva
To Automate the Preperation of CPEs
On the PowerLInk AT, through ssh connection:
- /root/CpConf.sh daemon for CPE configuration
- /root/OnCpScript.sh executed on the CPE for its configuration
- /root/system.cfg copied on the CPE for its configuration
- /root/icons.sh daemon that controls icon on TFT
On HTML page of router - > System -> Startup -> Local Startup iperf -s&
/root/icons.sh & #/root/CpConf.sh &
- Remove comment (#) on the last line, for enable auto CPE conf.
- Customize OnCpScript.sh for your requirement.
- Copy your CPE configuration file, system.cfg
- Examples work on the Ubiquiti AirOs CPE
Web Interface
You can access the web interface by browsing to 192.168.1.69. The username is root and password is geva.
Status
The tight menu gives you the status page. This includes, overview, Firewall,
routes, logs, processes and graphing. The Status page gives you Hardware,
Firmware versions and uptime.
The network section tells you what is in-use and connected to the device.
Interface / Bridge
Under Network Interfaces, you have the option to configure new interfaces
and/or edit the existing. The default should be LAN, this is a brand bridge
group.
By clicking edit, you can edit the LAN interface, this will bring up the following menu options:
Here, you have options to select what protocol you wish, this could be used on the ethernet or any other interface. The default option is static address, where the br-lan is statically configured.
Other options include; PPP, DHCP Client, or PPPoE. I would always recommend that you bring up the default interface stactially as well as upon boot. NOTE, there is options here that can render the device not reachable, and then a factory reset would be the only option. Under Physical Settings, you can tell that this interface is a bridge, enable STP and/or IGMP snooping, as well as select what interfaces you wish to bridge together. The image below is the default configuration.
DHCP-Server
Under Network Interfaces, hit edit your interface and then you can go to DHCP
Server. Here your configure options for DHCP Server.
Wireless
This section under status, gives you the wireless access point, SSID and
encryption as well as the channel of radios0, this is the 2.4 GHz radio built
into the PowerLink AT2. The radio1 would be if you have added the 5 GHz module
into the unit.
Under Network Wireless, you can configure the wireless interfaces:
Once here you can click Edit to edit the WLAN you wish. Here you have options to disable the radio interface, as well as set your network mode, channel, and width. You also have the option to select auto channel if you prefer.
In advanced settings at the top, you can select your country you are operating in, therefor it will keep the power levels to the max your country supports. NOTE, if you have legacy 802.11b devices, you will need to check the box to allow 802.11b devices, else you can uncheck this. Please test to verify you are not using a legacy device. Under General Setup, you have options for what mode you wish to operate in, Access Point being the most common. Other options include client, ad-hoc, Monitor, and various WDS modes. Changing SSID You will change your SSID by going to Network Wireless select edit on the radio you wish to modify, then it will be under General Setup. Here you have ESSID, this is your SSID that will appear, if you wish to hide it or change the network that this interface operates off of you can do it here.
Securing Wireless
Under Network Wireless Wireless Security, you have options to select what
security mode you wish to operate in. WPA2-PSK is the recommended. You will
enter your network key under KEY
Isolating Clients
If you wish, you can click advanced settings under your wireless interface and
select the check box to isolate clients.
VLANs
Under the Network Switch, you have the ability to add VLANs to your
configuration. What VLAN ID and what tag or untagged port it should come from.
Firewall
Change Password
To Change the PowerLink ATs default password, go to System Administration.
Here you can change the default password.
DHCP and DNS Iperf3
Iperf3 is always running. You can run the following command:
iperf3 –c 192.168.1.69
On any Linux device, CPE, PC, etc.
This Ethernet Test:
root@PowerLinkAT:/# iperf3 -s ———————————————————–
Server listening on 5201 ———————————————————–
Accepted connection from 192.168.1.30, port 50542
[ 5] local 192.168.1.69 port 5201 connected to 192.168.1.30 port 50544Accepted
connection from 192.168.1.30, port 50542
[ 5] local 192.168.1.69 port 5201 connected to 192.168.1.30 port 50544
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.02 sec 11.4 MBytes 93.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.02-2.01 sec 11.1 MBytes 94.2 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.01-3.01 sec 11.2 MBytes 94.1 Mbits/sec
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-9.02 sec 106 MBytes 99.1 Mbits/sec receiver
geva@PC: iperf3 -c 192.168.1.69
Connecting to host 192.168.1.69, port 5201
[ 5] local 172.20.207.228 port 37390 connected to 192.168.1.69 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 12.1 MBytes 101 Mbits/sec 0 225 KBytes
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 11.4 MBytes 95.6 Mbits/sec 0 236 KBytes
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 11.5 MBytes 96.1 Mbits/sec 0 236 KBytes
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 10.9 MBytes 91.7 Mbits/sec 0 236 KBytes
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-9.48 sec 107 MBytes 95.1 Mbits/sec 0 sender
[ 5] 0.00-9.48 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec receiver
Samba3 and USB flash key
USB flash memory FAT32 mounted in /mnt/usbkey Android and Linux shared as:
192.168.1.69/usbkey Samba3 does not work with windows 10, but you can enable
it. (Search in google)
Repository:
If you set working gateway, repository work, and you can add the modules you
need, for example to enable SAMA, GSM dongle, or other drives, the flash free
is about 1Mb.
Upgrading Firmware
3 available solutions
- USB Under 4gig capacity, formatted FAT32, firmware “BatteryPoE_at2.bin”
- Plug in USB, , PowerOff, press Reset.
- Power-On PowerLink AT2
- During Startup the Firmware will be updated
- Use the Reset Button
- Press Reset Button
- Power-On PowerLink AT2
- When the Power LED blinks, you should be able to acess the Firmware Page of uBoot via web at address http://192.168.1.69/index.html
- Release reset once you access this page
On HTML page of the router system, backup, update.
Appendix
Cat5 Pinout
Cambium Cable
This cable Is for those cambium CPEs that require reversed power pins. It is
available on www.linktechs.net Below is a chart
of the Cambium CPE Reversed Power Pin Out
V cable, for LAN speed test
This cable allows you to Power your CPE and plug a LAN cable into your device
for Ethernet Speed testing, eliminating the need for the Wireless Access
Point. This cable is available at
www.linktechs.net
AC 5 Ghz adapter
L ink Technologies, Inc. www.linktechs.net www.towercoverage.com
References
- LinkTechs.net
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