EnGenius ECB3500, User Manual

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Page 2: ...U WILL THE SEE THE FOLLOWI G SCREE 12 2 SELECT I TER ET PROTOCOL TCP IP A D THE CLICK O THE PROPERTIES BUTTO THIS WILLALLOW YOU TO CO FIGURE THE TCP IP SETTI GS OF YOUR PC OTEBOOK 13 3 SELECT USE THE FOLLOWI G IPADDRESS RADIO BUTTO A D THE E TER THE IPADDRESS A D SUB ET MASK E SURE THAT THE IPADDRESS A D SUB ET MASK ARE O THE SAME SUB ET AS THE DEVICE 13 4 CLICK O THE OK BUTTO TO CLOSE THIS WI DOW...

Page 3: ...ION STATUS 36 5 2 3 SYSTEM LOG 37 5 3 SYSTEM 38 5 3 1 SYSTEM PROPERTIES 38 5 3 2 IP SETTINGS 38 5 3 3 SPANNING TREE SETTINGS 39 5 4 WIRELESS 41 5 4 1 WIRELESS NETWORK 41 5 4 2 WIRELESS SECURITY WEP 42 5 4 3 WIRELESS SECURITY WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 43 5 4 4 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS 43 5 5 MANAGEMENT 44 5 5 1 ADMINISTRATION 45 5 5 2 SNMP SETTINGS 45 5 5 3 BACKUP RESTORE SETTINGS RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT...

Page 4: ...SS SECURITY WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 71 7 4 4 WIRELESS MAC FILTER 72 7 4 5 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS 72 7 5 MANAGEMENT 73 7 5 1 ADMINISTRATION 74 7 5 2 SNMP SETTINGS 74 7 5 3 BACKUP RESTORE SETTINGS RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 75 7 5 4 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 76 7 5 5 TIME SETTINGS 76 7 5 6 LOG 77 8 AP ROUTER OPERATI G MODE 78 8 1 LOGGING IN 78 8 2 STATUS 79 8 2 1 MAIN 79 8 2 2 WIRELESS CLIENT LIST 80 8 2...

Page 5: ...IC IP 102 9 4 1 3 WAN PPPOE 103 9 4 2 VPN PASS THROUGH 104 9 5 WIRELESS 105 9 5 1 WIRELESS NETWORK 105 9 5 1 1 WIRELESS SECURITY WEP 106 9 5 1 2 WIRELESS SECURITY WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 107 9 5 2 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS 107 9 6 MANAGEMENT 108 9 6 1 ADMINISTRATION 109 9 6 2 SNMP SETTINGS 109 9 6 3 BACKUP RESTORE SETTINGS RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 110 9 6 4 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 111 9 6 5 TIME SETTI...

Page 6: ... Multi function 7 1 AP Version 1 2 6 Revision History Version Date Notes 1 0 September 14 2008 Initial Version 1 1 December 15 2008 GUI and product spec 1 2 April 21 2009 FCC Statement update 1 4 May 18 2009 IC Statement update ...

Page 7: ... have access to your network The User isolation function can protect the private network between client users Normally ECB3500 offers mighty security function for your network safety The attractive design high performance and array of features make ECB3500 a suitable wireless solution for your residence or office This chapter describes the features package contents applications and network configu...

Page 8: ...g Do not discard the packing materials in case of return the unit must be shipped in its original package 1 Wireless High power multi function 7 1 AP ECB3500 1 12V 1A Power Adapter 1 CAT5 UTP Cable 1 QIG 1 CD User s Manual 2 5dBi 2 4GHz Dipole Antennas 1 3 Safety Guidelines In order to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury please adhere to the following safety guidelines Carefully foll...

Page 9: ...e workers can access real time information while dealing with patients serving customers and processing information d Frequently changed environments Show rooms meeting rooms retail stores and manufacturing sites where frequently rearrange the workplace e Small Office and Home Office SOHO networks SOHO users need a cost effective easy and quick installation of a small network f Wireless extensions...

Page 10: ... wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP It doesn t matter if the AP is stand alone or wired to an Ethernet network If used in stand alone the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode SSID1 SSID1 VLAN1 VLAN1 SSID2 SS...

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Page 12: ...abeled DC IN and the other end into the power socket on the wall This diagram depicts the hardware configuration 3 1 IP Address Configuration This device can be configured as a Bridge Router or Access Point The default IP address of the device is 192 168 1 1 In order to log into this device you must first configure the TCP IP settings of your PC Notebook 1 In the control panel double click Network...

Page 13: ...gs of your PC Notebook 3 Select Use the following IP Address radio button and then enter the IP address and subnet mask Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For Example Device IP address 192 168 1 1 PC IP address 192 168 1 10 PC subnet mask 255 255 255 0 4 Click on the OK button to close this window and once again to close LAN properties window ...

Page 14: ...eb browser enter the IP address of the device default 192 168 1 1 into the address bar of the web browser and press Enter Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and passwo...

Page 15: ...11b g Wireless Long Range Multi function 7 1 AP Version 1 2 15 Select and operating mode from the drop down list and then click on the Apply button ...

Page 16: ...11b g Wireless Long Range Multi function 7 1 AP Version 1 2 16 4 Access Point WDS Operating Mode Access Point WDS AP ...

Page 17: ...ge Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down menu on left is divided into four sections 1 Status Displays the overall status wireless client list and system log 2 System This menu includes the system properties IP and Spanning Tree settings 3 Wireless This menu includes wireless network status MAC...

Page 18: ...th the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are displayed in the System section LAN IP address subnet mask and MAC address are displayed in the LAN section In the Wireless section the frequency channel is displayed Since this device supports multiple SSIDs the details of each SSID suc...

Page 19: ...ou will only see the client when you have other wireless devices connected 4 2 3 System Log Click on the System Log link under the Status drop down menu The device automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained 4 3 System Click on the Syst...

Page 20: ...p down list Operating Mode Select and operating mode Configuration for each operating mode is described in their respective chapters Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 3 2 IP Settings Click on the IP Settings link under the System drop down menu This page allows you to configure the device with a static IP address or a DHCP client IP Network Setting Select Obtain an IP address automat...

Page 21: ...to save the changes 4 3 3 Spanning Tree Settings Click on the Spanning Tree link under the System drop down menu Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network Spanning Tree Status Choose to enable or disable the spanning tree feature Bridge Hello Time Specify the number of seconds for the hello time Bridge Max A...

Page 22: ...at you select B G mixed for the best performance Note In order to achieve 108Mbps data rate you will need to check the client card is supporting to 108Mbps as well If your client device is not super G supported you can only get 54Mbps throughput only The AP default is set as Dynamic Super G mode which means if there is any non super G supported client surrounded the AP will switch to normal G auto...

Page 23: ...access point in a site survey Station Separation This is also known as layer 2 isolation Clients connected to this Access Point will not be able to directly communicate with each other Security Mode By default the security is disabled Refer to the next section to configure the security features such as WEP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK and WPA Mixed Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 4 1 ...

Page 24: ...nge text and sends it back to the Access Point If the challenge text is encrypted correctly the Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used Input Type Select Hex or ASCII from the drop down list Key Length Select a key format from the drop down list 64bit hex keys require 10 characters where as 128...

Page 25: ...ntegrity checking feature which makes sure that keys haven t been tampered with Passphrase Specify a passphrase that is shared amongst the Access Points and clients Group Key Update Interval Specify the number of seconds after which the Access Point will probe the client for the passphrase Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 4 1 3 Wireless Security WPA WPA2 Security Mode Select WPA or ...

Page 26: ...p Key Update Interval Specify the number of seconds after which the Access Point will probe the client for the secret Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 4 2 Wireless MAC Filter Click on the Wireless MAC Filter link under the Wireless menu On this page you can filter the MAC address by allowing or blocking access the network ACL Access Control Mode You may choose to Disable Allow Liste...

Page 27: ...he changes 4 4 3 WDS Link Settings Click on the WDS Link Settings On this page you can configure the WDS Wireless Distribution System which allows the Access Point to function as a repeater WDS MAC Address Specify the MAC address of the Access Points that will join the WDS network and then select Enable or Disable from the drop down list Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 4 4 Wireless...

Page 28: ...reless network Antenna Fragment Packets over the specified size will be fragmented in order to improve performance on noisy networks RTS Threshold Packets over the specified size will use the RTS CTS mechanism to maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from degrading the performance Protection Mode If your wireless network is using both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it ...

Page 29: ...5 1 Administration Click on the Administration link under the Management menu This option allows you to create a user name and password for the device By default this device is configured without a user name and password admin For security reasons it is highly recommended that you create a new user name and password Name Specify a user name into the first field Password Specify a password into thi...

Page 30: ...If not select the No VLAN tag radio button Note If your reconfigure the Management VLAN ID you may lose connectivity to the Access Point Verify that the switch and DHCP server can support the reconfigured VLAN ID and then re connect to the new IP address Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 5 3 SNMP Settings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu This option allows yo...

Page 31: ... Trap Destination IP Address Specify the IP address of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Destination Community Name Specify the password for the SNMP trap community Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 5 4 Backup Restore settings Reset to factory default settings Click on the Backup Restore Setting link under the Management menu This option is used to save the current s...

Page 32: ...ings Please wait while the device restart and then access the device using the default IP address 192 168 1 1 4 5 5 Firmware Upgrade Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu This page is used to upgrade the firmware on the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click...

Page 33: ...of the NTP server Click on the Apply button to save the changes 4 5 7 Log Click on the Log link under the Management menu The Log page displays a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Choose to ena...

Page 34: ...ress of the device default 192 168 1 1 into the address bar of the web browser and press Enter Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password ...

Page 35: ...tus Click on the Status link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see three options Main Connection Status and System Log Each option is described in detail below 5 2 1 Main Click on the Main link under the Status drop down menu The status that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial numbe...

Page 36: ...Connection Status Click on the Connection Status link under the Status drop down menu This page displays the current status of the network including network type SSID BSSID connection status wireless mode current channel security data rate noise level and signal strength ...

Page 37: ... Click on the System Log link under the Status drop down menu The device automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained ...

Page 38: ... allows you to switch the operating mode of the device as well as specify a name and select the operating region Device Name Specify a name for the device this is not the SSID Country Region Select a country from the drop down list Operating Mode Select and operating mode Configuration for each operating mode is described in their respective chapters Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5...

Page 39: ...Subnet Mask Specify the subnet mask for the IP address Default Gateway Specify the IP address of the default gateway Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 3 3 Spanning Tree Settings Click on the Spanning Tree link under the System drop down menu Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network Spanning Tr...

Page 40: ...11b g Wireless Long Range Multi function 7 1 AP Version 1 2 40 Click on the Apply button to save the changes ...

Page 41: ...ork you may select B G or B G mixed If you are not sure about which clients will be accessing the wireless networks it is recommended that you select B G mixed for the best performance SSID The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of the wireless network The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters You may specify an SSID or selec...

Page 42: ...open system allows any client to authenticate as long as it conforms to any MAC address filter policies that may have been set All authentication packets are transmitted without encryption Shared Key sends an unencrypted challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate with the Access Point The device requesting authentication encrypts the challenge text and sends it back to the Acces...

Page 43: ...ess network uses this encryption WPA Wi Fi Protected Access was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy The technology is designed to work with existing Wi Fi products that have been enabled with WEP WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol TKIP which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity ...

Page 44: ...on noisy networks RTS Threshold Packets over the specified size will use the RTS CTS mechanism to maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from degrading the performance Protection Mode If your wireless network is using both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802 11b devices will not degrade the performance of 802 11g devic...

Page 45: ... Password Specify a password into this field and then re type the password into the Confirm Password field Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 5 2 SNMP Settings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu This option allows you to assign the contact details location community name and trap settings for SNMP This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network ...

Page 46: ...write access Send SNMP Trap Specify the IP address of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Community Name Specify the password for the SNMP trap community Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 5 3 Backup Restore settings Reset to factory default settings Click on the Backup Restore Setting link under the Management menu This option is used to save the current settings of th...

Page 47: ... 192 168 1 1 5 5 4 Firmware Upgrade Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu This page is used to upgrade the firmware on the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click on the Upgrade button Note The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete Do not power ...

Page 48: ...under the Management menu The Log page displays a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Choose to enable or disable the system log Log Server IP Address Specify the IP address of the server that wi...

Page 49: ... that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down menu on left is divided into four ...

Page 50: ...Main WDS Link Status and System Log Each option is described in detail below 6 2 1 Main Click on the Main link under the Status drop down menu The status that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are displayed in the System section LAN IP address subn...

Page 51: ...e current status of WDS link including station ID MAC address status and RSSI 6 2 3 System Log Click on the System Log link under the Status drop down menu The device automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained ...

Page 52: ...lick on the System Properties link under the System drop down menu This page allows you to switch the operating mode of the device as well as specify a name and select the operating region Device Name Specify a name for the device this is not the SSID Country Region Select a country from the drop down list Operating Mode Select and operating mode Configuration for each operating mode is described ...

Page 53: ...utton if the Access Point is connected to a DHCP server This will allow the Access Point to pass IP addresses to the clients associated with it You may select Specify an IP Address radio button if you would like the device to use a static IP address In this case you would be required to specify an IP address subnet mask and default gateway IP address IP Address Specify an IP address IP Subnet Mask...

Page 54: ...cy while preventing undesirable loops in the network Spanning Tree Status Choose to enable or disable the spanning tree feature Bridge Hello Time Specify the number of seconds for the hello time Bridge Max Age Specify the number of seconds for the max age Bridge Forward Delay Specify the number of seconds for the bridge forward delay Priority Specify the number of seconds for the priority Click on...

Page 55: ...less networks it is recommended that you select B G mixed for the best performance Channel Select a channel from the drop down list The channels available are based on the country s regulation When selecting Infrastructure mode a channel is not required however when selecting Adhoc mode you must select the same channel on all points SSID The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of ...

Page 56: ...y WEP Click on the WDS Security link On this page you can configure the settings for the WEP key Security Select WEP from the drop down list if your wireless network uses WEP encryption WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy and is a security protocol that provides the same level of security for wireless networks as for a wired network WEP Key Select an encryption type from the drop down l...

Page 57: ...fferent application distance of the device by selecting a value from the drop down list This feature can be helpful in restricting the coverage area of the wireless network Antenna Fragment Packets over the specified size will be fragmented in order to improve performance on noisy networks RTS Threshold Packets over the specified size will use the RTS CTS mechanism to maintain performance in noisy...

Page 58: ...it is highly recommended that you create a new user name and password Name Specify a user name into the first field Password Specify a password into this field and then re type the password into the Confirm Password field Click on the Apply button to save the changes 6 5 2 SNMP Settings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu This option allows you to assign the contact details l...

Page 59: ...ss of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Community Name Specify the password for the SNMP trap community Click on the Apply button to save the changes 6 5 3 Backup Restore settings Reset to factory default settings Click on the Backup Restore Setting link under the Management menu This option is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load se...

Page 60: ...n access the device using the default IP address 192 168 1 1 6 5 4 Firmware Upgrade Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu This page is used to upgrade the firmware on the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click on the Upgrade button Note The upgrade process m...

Page 61: ...of the NTP server Click on the Apply button to save the changes 6 5 6 Log Click on the Log link under the Management menu The Log page displays a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Choose to ena...

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Page 63: ...browser and press Enter Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down m...

Page 64: ...ill then see four optfions Main Wireless Client List Connection Status and System Log Each option is described in detail below 7 2 1 Main Click on the Main link under the Status drop down menu The status that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are d...

Page 65: ...e displays the list of Clients that are associated to the Access Point The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client is displayed Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list 7 2 3 Connection Status Click on the Connection Status link under the Status drop down menu This page displays the current status of the network including network type SSID BSSID ...

Page 66: ...e noise level and signal strength 7 2 4 System Log Click on the System Log link under the Status drop down menu The device automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained ...

Page 67: ...ill then see three options System Properties IP Settings and Spanning Tree Settings Each option is described in detail below 7 3 1 System Properties Click on the System Properties link under the System drop down menu This page allows you to switch the operating mode of the device as well as specify a name and select the operating region ...

Page 68: ...radio button if the Access Point is connected to a DHCP server This will allow the Access Point to pass IP addresses to the clients associated with it You may select Specify an IP Address radio button if you would like the device to use a static IP address In this case you would be required to specify an IP address subnet mask and default gateway IP address IP Address Specify an IP address IP Subn...

Page 69: ...he number of seconds for the bridge forward delay Priority Specify the number of seconds for the priority Click on the Apply button to save the changes 7 4 Wireless Click on the Wireless link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see four options wireless network wireless security wireless MAC filter and wireless advanced settings Each option is described below 7 4 1 Wireless Network The ...

Page 70: ...oints of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters You may specify an SSID or select one from the Site Survey Site Survey Click on the Site Survey button in order to scan the 2 4GHz frequency for devices that broadcast their SSID Click on the BSSID link to connect to the Access Point Click on the Refresh button to re scan the frequency Prefer BSSID WDS Support 7 4 2 Wireless Security WE...

Page 71: ...ncrypted correctly the Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used Input Type Select He or ASCII from the drop down list Key Length Select a key format from the drop down list 64bit hex keys require 10 characters where as 128 bit keys require 26 characters A hex key is defined as a number between 0...

Page 72: ... MAC address by allowing or blocking access the network ACL Access Control Mode You may choose to Disable Allow Listed or Deny Listed MAC addresses from associating with the network By selecting Allow MAC in the List only the address listed in the table will have access to the network all other clients will be blocked On the other hand selected Deny MAC in the List only the listed MAC addresses wi...

Page 73: ...oisy networks RTS Threshold Packets over the specified size will use the RTS CTS mechanism to maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from degrading the performance Protection Mode If your wireless network is using both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802 11b devices will not degrade the performance of 802 11g devices W...

Page 74: ... Password Specify a password into this field and then re type the password into the Confirm Password field Click on the Apply button to save the changes 7 5 2 SNMP Settings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu This option allows you to assign the contact details location community name and trap settings for SNMP This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network ...

Page 75: ...ss of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Community Name Specify the password for the SNMP trap community Click on the Apply button to save the changes 7 5 3 Backup Restore settings Reset to factory default settings Click on the Backup Restore Setting link under the Management menu This option is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load se...

Page 76: ... Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu This page is used to upgrade the firmware on the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click on the Upgrade button Note The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete Do not power off the device during this process as it may cra...

Page 77: ...under the Management menu The Log page displays a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Choose to enable or disable the system log Log Server IP Address Specify the IP address of the server that wi...

Page 78: ...browser and press Enter Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down m...

Page 79: ...s Client List DHCP Client Table and System Log Each option is described in detail below 8 2 1 Main Click on the Main link under the Status drop down menu The status that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are displayed in the System section LAN IP a...

Page 80: ...s Point The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client is displayed Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list 8 2 3 DHCP Client List Click on the DHCP Client List link under the Status drop down menu This page displays the list of Clients that are associated to the Access Point through DHCP The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client is displayed Click on the Refresh ...

Page 81: ...ternal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained 8 3 System Click on the System link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see System Properties setting which is described below 8 3 1 System Properties Click on the System Properties link under the System drop down menu This page allows you to switch the operating mode of the device a...

Page 82: ... to save the changes 8 4 Router Click on the Router link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see three options WAN settings LAN settings and VPN Pass Through Each section is described in detail below 8 4 1 WAN Settings Click on the WAN Settings link under the Router drop down menu This page allows you to configure the WAN interface as DHCP Static IP or PPPoE 8 4 1 1 WAN DHCP The WAN int...

Page 83: ...too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connections In either case network performance can suffer Domain Name Service Select Get Automatically from ISP if the ISP will provide the DNS address if not select Use these DNS servers and specify the primary and se...

Page 84: ...ed downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connections In either case network performance can suffer IP Address Specify the IP address for this device which is assigned by your ISP Subnet Mask Specify the subnet mask for this IP address which is assigned by your ISP Default Gateway Specify the...

Page 85: ...are 1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connections In either case network performance can suffer Login Specify the user name which is provided by your...

Page 86: ... network through private tunnels L2TP Pass Through Place a check in this box if you would like to enable this pass through Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is a transport protocol that enables tunneling through the Internet for the establishment of virtual private networks IPSec Pass Through Place a check in this box if you would like to enable this pass through IPSec is a VPN protocol used to implement...

Page 87: ...cal on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters You may specify an SSID or select one from the Site Survey Site Survey Click on the Site Survey button in order to scan the 2 4GHz frequency for devices that broadcast their SSID Click on the BSSID link to connect to the Access Point Click on the Refresh button to re scan the frequency 8 5 1 1 Wireless Security WEP Security ...

Page 88: ...crypted correctly the Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used Input Type Select He or ASCII from the drop down list Key Length Select a key format from the drop down list 64bit hex keys require 10 characters where as 128 bit keys require 26 characters A hex key is defined as a number between 0 ...

Page 89: ...n the Apply button to save the changes 8 5 2 Wireless MAC Filter Click on the Wireless MAC Filter link under the Wireless menu On this page you can filter the MAC address by allowing or blocking access the network ACL Access Control Mode You may choose to Disable Allow Listed or Deny Listed MAC addresses from associating with the network By selecting Allow MAC in the List only the address listed i...

Page 90: ...or Disable from the drop down list Click on the Apply button to save the changes 8 5 4 Wireless Advanced Settings Click on the Wireless Advanced Settings link On this page you can configure the advanced settings to tweak the performance of your wireless network Options available are data rate transmit power antenna diversity fragmentation threshold RTS threshold 802 11g protection and distance Dat...

Page 91: ...ur wireless network is using both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802 11b devices will not degrade the performance of 802 11g devices Click on the Apply button to save the changes 8 6 Management Click on the Management link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see six options administration SNMP settings backup restore settings firmware...

Page 92: ... details location community name and trap settings for SNMP This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network attached devices SNMP allows messages called protocol data units to be sent to various parts of a network Upon receiving these messages SNMP compatible devices called agents return data stored in their Management Information Bases SNMP Enable Disable Choose to enable or disa...

Page 93: ...current settings Click on the Backup button to save the current configuration Restore saved settings from a file Once a file has been backed up you may restore it by clicking on the Browse button to select the file and then the Restore button Revert to factory default settings Click on the Factory Default Settings button to reset the device to the default settings Please wait while the device rest...

Page 94: ...nt menu This page allows you to configure the time on the device You may do this manually or by connecting to a NTP server Manually Set Date and Time Specify the date and time Automatically Get Date and Time Select the time zone from the drop down list and then specify the IP address of the NTP server Click on the Apply button to save the changes 8 6 6 Log Click on the Log link under the Managemen...

Page 95: ...rsion 1 2 95 Syslog Choose to enable or disable the system log Log Server IP Address Specify the IP address of the server that will receive the system log Local Log Choose to enable or disable the local log Click on the Apply button to save the changes ...

Page 96: ...e that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down menu on left is divided into four...

Page 97: ... Main Connection Status and System Log Each option is described in detail below 9 2 1 Main Click on the Main link under the Status drop down menu The status that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are displayed in the System section LAN IP address s...

Page 98: ...Connection Status Click on the Connection Status link under the Status drop down menu This page displays the current status of the network including network type SSID BSSID connection status wireless mode current channel security data rate noise level and signal strength ...

Page 99: ...ternal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained 9 3 System Click on the System link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see System Properties setting which is described below 9 3 1 System Properties Click on the System Properties link under the System drop down menu This page allows you to switch the operating mode of the device a...

Page 100: ...n to save the changes 9 4 Router Click on the Router link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see three options WAN settings LAN settings and VPN Pass Through Each section is described in detail below 9 4 1 WAN Settings Click on the WAN Settings link under the Router drop down menu This page allows you to configure the WAN interface as DHCP Static IP or PPPoE 9 4 1 1 WAN DHCP The WAN in...

Page 101: ...aller packets Ideally you should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP Typical values are 1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connect...

Page 102: ...TU is a parameter that determines the largest packet size in bytes that the router will send to the WAN If LAN devices send larger packets the router will break them into smaller packets Ideally you should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP Typical values are 1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets...

Page 103: ...he default gateway which is assigned by your ISP Domain Name Server Specify the primary and secondary DNS server IP address Click on the Apply button to save the changes 9 4 1 3 WAN PPPoE The WAN interface can be configured as PPPoE This type of connection is usually used for a DSL service and requires a username and password to connect Internet Connection Type Select PPPoE from the drop down list...

Page 104: ...net is always maintained Connect on Demand You have to open up the Web based management interface and click the Connect button manually any time that you wish to connect to the Internet Domain Name Server Select Get Automatically from ISP if the ISP will provide the DNS address if not select Use these DNS servers and specify the primary and secondary DNS server IP address Click on the Apply button...

Page 105: ...ients that are connected to the network you may select B G or B G mixed If you are not sure about which clients will be accessing the wireless networks it is recommended that you select B G mixed for the best performance SSID The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of the wireless network The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 charact...

Page 106: ...s that may have been set All authentication packets are transmitted without encryption Shared Key sends an unencrypted challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate with the Access Point The device requesting authentication encrypts the challenge text and sends it back to the Access Point If the challenge text is encrypted correctly the Access Point allows the requesting device to ...

Page 107: ...es of WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy The technology is designed to work with existing Wi Fi products that have been enabled with WEP WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol TKIP which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature which makes sure that keys haven t been tampered with Passphrase Specify a passphrase that ...

Page 108: ...order to improve performance on noisy networks RTS Threshold Packets over the specified size will use the RTS CTS mechanism to maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from degrading the performance Protection Mode If your wireless network is using both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802 11b devices will not degrade the...

Page 109: ...ment Remote Upgrade Choose to enable or disable remote firmware upgrade Remote Management Port Specify a port for remote management For example if you specify 8080 then you will need to specify ip address port 192 168 1 1 8080 to connect to the web interface of the device Click on the Apply button to save the changes 9 6 2 SNMP Settings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu Thi...

Page 110: ...ss of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Community Name Specify the password for the SNMP trap community Click on the Apply button to save the changes 9 6 3 Backup Restore settings Reset to factory default settings Click on the Backup Restore Setting link under the Management menu This option is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load se...

Page 111: ... Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu This page is used to upgrade the firmware on the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click on the Upgrade button Note The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete Do not power off the device during this process as it may cra...

Page 112: ...under the Management menu The Log page displays a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Choose to enable or disable the system log Log Server IP Address Specify the IP address of the server that wi...

Page 113: ...lass B R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC EN 300 328 EN 301 489 EN 60950 RF Spécifications Frequency Band 2 400 2 484 GHz Media Access Protocol Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance CSMA CA Modulation Technology DSSS BPSK QPSK CCK OFDM Operating Channels 11 for North America 13 for Japan 13 for Europe Receive Sensitivity Typical IEEE802 11g 6 9 12 18Mbps 97dB 89dB 24 36Mbps 80dB 54Mbps 74d...

Page 114: ... Repeater Mode Antenna Diversity Security WEP Encryption 64 128bit WPA Personal WPA PSK WPA2 PSK using TKIP or AES WPA Enterprise WPA EAP WPA2 EAP using TKIP 802 1x Authenticator 802 1x Supplicant TTLS Hide SSID in beacons Multiple SSID with 802 1q VLAN tagging up to 4 SSIDs AP mode MAC Filter AP mode L2 isolation AP mode QoS WMM Management Configuration Web based configuration HTTP Telnet Firmwar...

Page 115: ...abit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 1 0 115 Temperature Range Operating 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Storage 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Humidity non condensing 5 95 typical Dimensions 125mm L x 108mm W x 31mm H Weight 350g ...

Page 116: ...y one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for co...

Page 117: ...ce received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 5cm between the radiator your body This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain...