EnGenius EMD1AP, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Business Solutions Wireless Managed Indoor Access Point EMD1AP version 1 3 ...

Page 2: ...2 IMPORTANT To install this Access Point please refer to the Quick Installation Guide included in the product packaging ...

Page 3: ...5 Chapter 6 Network 27 Basic IPSettings SpanningTreeSettings 28 Chapter 7 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Wireless 30 Wireless Settings 31 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Wireless Network 32 2 4GHz 5 GHz SSID Profile 32 Wireless Security 33 Wireless Advanced 36 Guest Network Settings 38 RSSI Threshold 39 Wireless MAC Filtering 40 Chapter8Management 42 Management VLAN Settings 43 Advanced Settings 44 Time Zone 47 Auto Reboot Settings...

Page 4: ...4 Chapter 1 Product Overview ...

Page 5: ...ces Systemic and distributed management over EnGenius ezMaster and EWS Management switch without licensing or subscription fee 360 omni directional antennas to achieve comprehensive coverage for networking client devices under a pervasive environment Compliance with 802 3af 48V PoE Input for flexible installation over 100 meters 328 feet Perform one click update to deliver a configuration over mul...

Page 6: ...ows OS XP Vista 7 8 or Mac OS Linux based operating systems Web browsing application i e Edge Internet Explorer Chrome Firefox Safari or another similar browser application Package Contents The EMD1AP package contains the following items all items must be in package to issue a refund EMD1 Mesh Dot Access Point Network Cable Security Chain Screw Set Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 7: ...dio 2 4 GHz 802 11b g n with max data rate up to 400 Mbps 5 GHz 802 11a n ac with max data rate up to 867 Mbps Transmit Power Max transmit power is limited by regulatory power Radio Chains Spatial Streams 2 x 2 2 Supported Radio Technology 802 11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS 802 11a g n ac Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Channelization 802 11ac with 20 40 80 MHz channel wi...

Page 8: ... isolation Management Deployment Options Standalone Mode Managed Mode by Neutron Switch or ezMaster Configuration Web Interface HTTP SNMP v1 v2c v3 with MIB I II and private MIB CLI Telnet Firmware Upgrade Web interface or CLI FTP HTTP Backup Restore Settings Revert to factory default settings Schedule Reboot Specifies interval to reboot system periodically E mail Alert Syslog Notification Technic...

Page 9: ...ators LEDsforPower 5GHz 2 4GHzWirelessConnection Reset Reboot 2 Reset Button Press hold for over 10 seconds to reset to factory default settings 3 10 100 1000 LAN Ports RJ45 access ports 4 Anti Theft Protection Hole by Security Chain 5 Power Outlet Pin 100 240V 50 60Hz 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 10: ...10 Chapter 2 Before You Begin ...

Page 11: ...r system 1a Click the Start button and open the Control Panel 1b Move your mouse to the lower right hot corner to display the Charms Bar and select the Control Panel in Windows 8 OS 1c In Windows 10 click Start to select All APPs to enter the folder of Windows system for selecting Control Panel Computer Settings Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 ...

Page 12: ...he Network and Internet section then select Change adapter settings 3 RightclickonLocalAreaConnectionandselectProperties 4 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties 5 Select Use the following IP address and enter an IP address that is different from the Access Point and Subnet mask then click OK ...

Page 13: ...13 Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For example AP IP address 192 168 1 1 PCIPaddress 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 255 PC Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 14: ...ion 3 Highlight Ethernet 4 In Configure IPv4 select Manually 5 Enter an IP address that is different from the Access Point and Subnet mask then press OK Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For example A device IP address 192 168 1 1 PCIPaddress 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 255 PC Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 6 Click Apply when done ...

Page 15: ...D1AP and the other end to the RJ 45 port of the computer Ensure that the cable is securely connected to the EMD1AP and the computer 3 Connect the EMD1 AP to ther to an available electrical outlet Once both connections are secure verify the following a Ensure that the POWER light is on it will be Blue b Once all three lights are on proceed to set up the Access Point using the computer Hardware Inst...

Page 16: ...ical outlet 1 Use the security chain to through the security hole of EMD1 2 Remove the cover from the outlet box retaining the original cover screws 3 Fasten the iron hole with the outlet box by using the original cover screws or fasten the screw on the wall ...

Page 17: ...17 Chapter 3 Configuring Your Access Point ...

Page 18: ...wser Internet Explorer Firefox Safari and enter the IP Address http 192 168 1 1 Note If you have changed the default LAN IP Address of theAccess Point ensureyou enterthecorrectIPAddress 2 The default username and password are admin Once you have entered the correct username and password click the Login button to open the web based configuration page The model name will be varied in the web browser...

Page 19: ...19 Chapter 4 Building a Wireless Network ...

Page 20: ...haves like a central connection for stations or clients that support IEEE 802 11a b g n networks The stations and clients must be configured to use the same SSID Service Set Identifier and security password to associatewiththeEMD1AP TheEMD1AP supportsuptoeight 8 SSIDsperband 16total atthesametimeforsecureaccess EMD1AP Client Client Client Client Client Client 2 4 GHz 5 GHz ...

Page 21: ...k Under this mode the EMD1AP can be configured with the same Mesh SSID and security password in order to associate with other EMD1 as well as connect with clients under the same SSID and encryption signatures For example you would use one band to connect Access Points in range with Mesh mode and the other band to broadcast traffic on the network EMD1AP ...

Page 22: ...22 Chapter 5 Overview ...

Page 23: ...tus link under the Overview menu shows the status information about the current operating mode The Device Information section shows general system information such as Device Name MAC Address Current Time Firmware Version and Management VLAN ID Note VLAN ID is only applicable in Access Point WDS AP or WDS BR mode The Memory Information section shows usage of memory such as Total Available Free Cach...

Page 24: ...tocol STP The Wireless LAN Information 2 4 GHz 5 GHz section shows wireless information such as Operation Mode Frequency andChannel SincethisAccessPointsupports multiple SSIDs information about each SSID the ESSID and security settings are displayed Note Profile Settings are only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP modes The Statistics section shows Mac information such as SSID MAC address RX an...

Page 25: ... GHz 5 GHz WDS Link List Click the connection link under the Overview menu This page displays the current status of the WDS link including WDS Link ID MAC Address Link Status and RSSI Note Only applicable in WDS AP and WDS Bridge modes Realtime The Realtime section contains the following options CPU Loading 3 minutes CPU loading percentage information it displays current loading average loading an...

Page 26: ...and peak time Realtime Connection Pkts Overview on current active network connections It displays UDP and TCP packets information and other connection status UDP connections curve is in blue TCP connection curve is in green others curve is in red Below of chart shows connections source and destination ...

Page 27: ...27 Chapter 6 Network ...

Page 28: ... Primary Secondary DNS The primary secondary DNS address for this device Save Click Save to confirm the changes Spanning Tree Protocol STP Settings This page allows you to modify the Spanning Tree settings Enabling the Spanning Tree protocol will prevent network loops in your LAN network Spanning Tree Status Enables or Disables the Spanning Tree function Default is Disable Hello Time Specifies Bri...

Page 29: ...lay time is the time spent in each of the Listening and Learning states before the Forwarding state is entered This delay is provided so that when a new bridge comes onto a busy network it analyzes data traffic before participating in the network Priority Specifies the Priority Number A smaller number has a greater priority than a larger number Save Click Save to confirm the changes ...

Page 30: ...30 Chapter 7 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Wireless ...

Page 31: ...band capable client devices to network to the 2 4GHz band only if the client devices are not currently associated on 2 4GHz radio in this AP Prefer 5GHz When band steering is configured to Prefer 5GHz mode the AP will steer dual band capable client devices to 5GHz radio when the RSSI value of these client devices on 5GHz radio is more than set one The allowed RSSI value for default setting is 75dB...

Page 32: ...own this list to select wireless broadcasting standard on 2 4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands ChannelHTMode Scrowdownthislisttoselectbandwidth for operating under a frequency band The default channel bandwidth is 20 MHz on 2 4GHz frequency radio and 40 MHz on 5GHz frequency radio Considering the different applications users can decide to implement a channel bandwidthtofulfillrealapplications Thelarger...

Page 33: ...commended Hexadecimal Numbers For advanced users Key Length Select the desired option and ensure that wireless clients use the same setting Your choices are 64 128 and 152 bit password lengths Default Key Select the Key you wish to be the default Transmitted data is ALWAYS encrypted using the Default Key the other Keys are for decryption only You must enter a Key Value for the Default Key Encrypti...

Page 34: ...the Key must be from 8 to 63 characters in length If using HEX format the Key must be 64 HEX characters in length Group Key Update Interval Specifies how often in seconds the Group Key changes The default value is 3600 Setting of WPA Enterprise WPA2 Enterprise Pre Shared Key Encryption Select the WPA encryption type you would like Pleaseensurethatyourwirelessclientsusethesamesettings Radius Server...

Page 35: ...s Accounting Port Enter the port number used for connections to the Radius accounting server Radius Accounting Secret Enter the secret required to connect to the Radius accounting server Interim Accounting Interval Specifies how often in seconds the accounting data sends Note 802 11n does not allow WEP WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK TKIP security mode The connection mode will automatically change from 802 ...

Page 36: ...o enable Wireless Traffic Shaping per SSID Download Limit Specifies the wireless transmission speed used for downloading Upload Limit Specifies the wireless transmission speed used for uploading Per User Check this option to enable wireless traffic shaping per user function This function allow users to limit the maximum download upload bandwidth for each client devices on this SSID Save Click Save...

Page 37: ... Server firstly Users can enable the Fast Roaming and implement the advanced search Please also set the same enterprise Encryption under the same SSID on other Access Points and enable the Fast Roaming When the configuration is realized on different Access Point the mobile client devices can run the voice service and require seamless roaming to prevent delay in conversation from Access Point to Ac...

Page 38: ...C in the list Hidden SSID Check this option to hide SSID from clients If checked this SSID will not appear in the AP detect Client Isolation Click the appropriate radio button to allow or prevent communication between client devices IP address The IP Address of this device Subnet Mask The IP Subnet mask of this device Starting IP Address The first IP Address in the range of the addresses by the DH...

Page 39: ...y share this information with other Access Points in the vincinity of that client to coordinate which of them should serve the client best RSSI Enter the RSSI Received Signal Strength Index in order to determine the handover procedure which the current wireless link will terminate RSSI is an indication of the power level being received by the antenna Therefore the higher the RSSI number the strong...

Page 40: ...le in Access Point and WDS AP mode ACL Access Control List Mode Determines whether network access is granted or denied to clients whose MAC addresses appear in the MAC address table on this page Choices given are Disabled Deny MAC in the list or Allow MAC in the list MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the wireless client you wish to configure for Add Click Add to add the MAC address to the MAC A...

Page 41: ...he lower the throughput though transmission distance will be lowered as well Transmit Power Sets the power output of the wireless signal RTS CTS Threshold Specifies the threshold package size for RTC CTS A smaller number causes RTS CTS packets to be sent more often and in turn consumes more bandwidth Distance Specifies the distance between Access Points and clients Longer distances may drop high s...

Page 42: ...42 Chapter 8 Management ...

Page 43: ...another on the LAN Note Only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP modes Management VLAN If your network includes VLANs you can enable Management VLAN ID for packets passing through the Access Point with a tag Save Click Save to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and return to previous settings Note If you reconfigure the Management VLAN ID you may lose your connection to this AP Verify that ...

Page 44: ...tails of the device Location Specifies the location of the device Community Name Read Only Specifies the password for the SNMP community for read only access Community Name Read Write Specifies the password for the SNMP community with read write access Trap Destination Address Specifies the IP address of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Destination Community Name Specifies the pa...

Page 45: ...ntent securely The Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL Secure Socket Layer is a TCP IP protocol used by web servers to transfer and display web content securely Email Alert You can use the Email Alert feature to send messages to the configured email address when particular system events occur Note Do NOT use your personal email address as it can unnecessarily expose your personal email login cred...

Page 46: ...unt that will be used to send emails Password Enter the password for the email account that will be used to send emails SMTP Server Enter the IP address or hostname of the outgoing SMTP server Port Enter the SMTP port number to use for outbound emails ...

Page 47: ...ally Get Date and Time and check whether you wish to enter the IP address of an NTP server or use the default NTP server to have the internal clock set automatically Time Zone Choose a time zone to implement the service for this AP Enable Daylight Saving Check whether daylight savings applies to your area Start Select the day month and time when daylight savings time starts Enable Daylight Saving ...

Page 48: ... can specify how often you wish to reboot the AP Auto Reboot Setting Enables or disables the Auto Reboot function Timer Select the day and enter the time you would like to reboot automatically Save Click Save to apply the changes ...

Page 49: ... Fi scheduler function Wireless Radio Select 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz from the drop down list for the preferred band type SSID Selection Select a SSID from the drop down list Schedule Templates Select a schedule template from the drop down list Day s Place a checkmark in the boxes for the desired days or select the All Week radio button to select all seven days of the week Duration The Start Time is enter...

Page 50: ... address you would like to search Ping Packet Size Enter the packet size of each ping Number of Pings Enter the number of times you wish to ping Start Ping Click Start Ping to begin pinging the target device via IP Traceroute Target Enter the IP address or domain name you wish to trace Start Traceroute Click Start Traceroute to begin the trace route operation Tools ...

Page 51: ...t you would like the test to implement for and in how many intervals IPv4 IPv6 Port This Access Points uses IPv4 5001 and IPv6 5002 port for the speed test Start Click start to implement speed test LED Control Control LED on off for Power LAN interface or 2 4 GHz 5 GHz WLAN interface Power Enables or disables the Power LED indicator LAN Enables or disables the LAN LED indicator WLAN 2 4 GHz Enable...

Page 52: ...52 Device Discovery This page allows you to discover devices from network for Operation Mode IP Address System MAC Address and Firmware version ...

Page 53: ...y box Verify Password Re enter the new password in the Confirm Password entry box for confirmation Apply Click Apply to apply the changes Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the firmware of the AP To Perform the Firmware Upgrade 1 Click the Choose File button and navigate the OS file system to the location of the upgrade file 2 Select the upgrade file The name of the file will appear ...

Page 54: ...ou have set the AP incorrectly you can use the Reset button in the Revert to Factory Default Settings section to restore all the configurations of the AP to the original default settings Backup Setting Click Export to save the current configured settings Restore New Setting To restore settings that have been previously backed up click Browse select the file and click Restore Restore to Default Cli...

Page 55: ...user settings you would like to the device s memory for the default settings Restore to User Default Click Restore to restore user settings to the factory standard settings Note1 After setting the current settings as the default you should click the Restore to Default on the web interface for reverting the settings into the factory default instead of pushing the reset button Note2 Please write dow...

Page 56: ...s are deleted from the log When powered down or rebooted the log will be cleared Status Enable Disable this function Log type You may choose one of log types to display logs in the following window The default log types is All Remote Log This page allows you to setup the Remote Log functions for this AP Remote Log Enable Disable this function Log Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the log s...

Page 57: ...ck on Reset to reboot the AP Once you click reset button you will see the options for reboot or restore this AP Reboot the device Click it to reboot this device Restore to Factory Default Click it to reset this device to factory default setting Restore to User Default Click it to reset this device to user default settings For realizing the setting method you may refer page 66 and page 67 ...

Page 58: ...58 Appendix ...

Page 59: ...he 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 compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device compli...

Page 60: ...dars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices iii Users should also be advised that high power radars are allocated as primary users i e priority users of the bands 5650 5850 MHz and that these radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices Avertissement i les dispositifs fonctionnant dans la bande 5150 5250 MHz sont réservés uniquement pour une utilisation à l int...

Page 61: ...operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator your body Pour l utilisation de dispositifs mobiles Déclaration d exposition aux radiations Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps ...

Page 62: ... EnGenius Networks declares that the EWS550AP EWS510AP EWS511AP are in compliance with Directive 2014 53 EU The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address Importer EnGenius Networks Europe B V Importer Address ESP 240 5633 AC Eindhoven The Netherlands Manufacturer EnGenius Networks Inc Manufacturer Address No 500 Fusing 3rd Rd Hwa YaTechnology Park...