EnGenius EOC5611P, User Manual

Page 1: ...0 Wireless Outdoor Access Point Client Bridge M5000 User Manual Version V1 0 ...

Page 2: ...D 13 4 WIRELESS SETTINGS 14 4 1 SWITCHING OPERATION MODE SYSTEM SYSTEM PROPERTIES 14 4 2 WIRELESS SETTINGS 15 4 2 1 Access Point Mode Wireless Network 15 4 2 2 Client Bridge Mode Wireless Network 17 4 2 3 WDS Bridge Mode Wireless Network 18 4 2 4 Client Router Mode Wireless Network 20 4 2 5 Mesh Mode Wireless Network 21 4 3 WIRELESS SECURITY SETTINGS 24 4 3 1 WEP 24 4 3 2 WPA PSK 25 4 3 3 WPA2 PSK...

Page 3: ... 7 INFORMATION STATUS 49 7 1 STATUS MAIN 49 7 2 STATUS WIRELESS CLIENT LIST 51 7 3 STATUS SYSTEM LOG 52 7 4 STATUS WDS LINK STATUS 53 7 5 STATUS CONNECTION STATUS 54 7 6 STATUS DHCP CLIENT TABLE 55 8 MANAGEMENT SETTINGS 56 8 1 MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION 56 8 2 MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT VLAN 58 8 3 MANAGEMENT SNMP SETTINGS 59 8 4 MANAGEMENT BACKUP RESTORE SETTINGS 60 8 5 MANAGEMENT FIRMWARE UPGRADE 61 8...

Page 4: ... Wi Fi Protected Access WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 64 128 152 bit WEP Encryption and IEEE 802 1x with RADIUS Accounting 1 1 Feature The following list describes the design of the M5000 made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs a Difficult to wire environments There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily Historic buildings older buildings open areas and across busy stree...

Page 5: ...nction Users can use different mode in various environment Point to point Point to multipoint Wireless Connectivity Let users transfer data between two buildings or multiple buildings Channel Bandwidth Selection Using different bandwidth to reach varied distance Support RSSI Indicator CB mode Users can select the best signal to connect with AP easily Power over Ethernet Flexible Access Point locat...

Page 6: ...this feature to establish a NET type of network Mesh can reduce the cost of the T1 and xDSL wired network If one path of the network is broken or blocked the transmission is automatically finding the best path to the destination Multiple SSIDs M5000 supports up to 4 SSIDs on your access point The following options can be set to each SS to each SSID SSID for public or private network Authentication...

Page 7: ... 1 4 System Requirement The following conditions are the minimum system requirement A computer with an Ethernet interface and operating under Windows XP Vista 7 or Linux Internet Browser that supports HTTP and JavaScript 1 5 Hardware Overview Hardware Specification MCU RF Atheros AR2313 AR5112 Memory 32MB SDRAM Flash 8MB Physical Interface 1 x 10 100 Fast Ethernet RJ 45 1 x Reset Button 1 x Antenn...

Page 8: ...lity Power Requirements Active Ethernet Power over Ethernet Proprietary PoE design Power Adapter 24V 1A DC Regulation Certifications FCC Part 15C 15B 15E EN301 893 EN 300 328 EN 301 489 1 17 EN60950 IC Certification ...

Page 9: ...fferent SSIDs to separate different clients at the same time 2 2 Access Point with WDS Function M5000 also supports WDS function in Access Point Mode without losing AP s capabilities Configure others Access Point s Wireless MAC Address in both Access Point devices to enlarge the wireless area by enabling WDS Link Settings WDS function can support up to 8 different AP s MAC addresses Auction Not ev...

Page 10: ...can wirelessly connect different LANs by just simply configure each other s MAC Address and Security Settings This mode is used when two wired LANs locate in small distance and want to communicate each other The best solution is using M5000 wirelessly connect two wired LANs WDS Bridge Mode can establish 16 WDS links The connection diagram is like a Star Auction WDS Bridge Mode is not function like...

Page 11: ...red Client Router Mode is act completely opposite to the AP Router Mode 2 6 Mesh In the Mesh Mode the M5000 is act like an independent node and each node is allowed connecting to another network If one node is lost the continuous connection through around the broken or blocked by hopping from node to node until the destination is reached Each node is connected to every other node Mesh network is s...

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Page 13: ...This will allow you to configure the TCP IP settings 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 4 Click on the OK button to close this window and then close LAN properties window Auction IP Address entered in the TCP IP Properties needs to be at ...

Page 14: ...ter Auction If you have changed the M5000 LAN IP address make sure you enter the correct IP Address 3 After connected to the M5000 successfully browser will pop out a Windows Security window Please enter the correct Username and Password 4 The default Username and Password are both admin Auction If you have changed the Username and Password please enter your own Username and Password ...

Page 15: ...perties under System Section to begin Device Name Specify a name for the device but it is not the broadcast SSID It will be shown in SNMP management Country Region Select a Country Region to conform local regulation Operation Mode Select an operation mode via Radio Button Click Apply to save the changes Note If you would like to use Access Point with WDS Function mode please select Access Point ...

Page 16: ...uto channel selection AP Detection AP Detection can help to select a best channel by scan nearby area Current Profile Configure up to four different SSIDs it can help to divide group of clients to access the network Press Edit to configure the profile and place a Check to enable extra SSID Profile Isolation Restricted Client to communicate with different VID by Selecting the Radio button Auction W...

Page 17: ...rofile VLAN ID Specify the VLAN tag for current profile Suppressed SSID Place a Check to hide the SSID Client will not be able to see the broadcast SSID in Site Survey Station Separation Select the Radio Button to allow deny client to communicate each other Wireless Security Please refer to the Wireless Security section Save Cancel Press Save to save the changes or Cancel to return previous settin...

Page 18: ...r BSSID text box will be automatically fill in when select an AP in the Site Survey WDS Client Place a Radio button to Enable Disable WDS Client Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Profile After Site Survey webpage will display all nearby area s Access Point Click the BSSID if you would like to connect with it Wireless Security Please refer to the Wi...

Page 19: ...e Mode Wireless Network Wireless Mode M5000 supports 802 11a wireless band Channel Frequency The channel availability is based on the country s regulation Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings ...

Page 20: ...able or Enable from the drop down list Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Auction The Access Point that you would like to extend the wireless area must enter your Access Point s MAC address Not all Access Point supports this feature More WDS bridges connected together may cause lower performance ...

Page 21: ...ext box will be automatically fill in when select an AP in the Site Survey WDS Client Place a Radio button to Enable Disable WDS Client Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Profile After Site Survey webpage will display all nearby area s Access Point Click the BSSID if you would like to connect with it Wireless Security Please refer to the Wireless Se...

Page 22: ...y is based on the country s regulation Mesh Profile Place a Check to act like gateway Press Edit to configure the mesh profile and place a Check to enable extra SSID Access Point Profile Configure up to two different SSIDs it can help to divide group of clients to access the network Press Edit to configure the profile and place a Check to enable extra SSID Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the cha...

Page 23: ...ity Mode must be the same to the Mesh Network otherwise it cannot join the mesh network Access Point Profile SSID Specify the SSID for current profile Suppressed SSID Place a Check to hide the SSID Client will not be able to see the broadcast SSID in Site Survey Station Separation Select the Radio Button to allow deny client to communicate each other Wireless Security Please refer to the Wireless ...

Page 24: ...23 Auction M5000 only supports 802 11a 5GHz wireless mode only the wireless client which supports 5GHz network can associate with Please make sure your wireless client supports 5GHz wireless network ...

Page 25: ...ect WEP from the drop down list to begin the configuration Auth Type Select Auth Type in Open System or Shared Input Type Select Input Type in Hex or ASCII Key Length Select Key Length in 64 128 152 bit password length Default Key Select the default index key for wireless security Key1 Specify password for security key index No 1 Key2 Specify password for security key index No 2 Key3 Specify passw...

Page 26: ...tion type Passphrase Specify the security password Group Key Update Interval Specify Group Key Update Interval time Group Key Update Timeout Specify Group Key Update Timeout time Pairwise Key Update Interval Specify Pairwise Key Update Timeout time 4 3 3 WPA2 PSK Security Mode Select WPA2 PSK from the drop down list to begin the configuration ...

Page 27: ...WPA PSK Mixed Security Mode Select WPA PSK Mixed from the drop down list to begin the configuration Encryption Select Auto TKIP or AES for Encryption type Passphrase Specify the security password Group Key Update Interval Specify Group Key Update Interval time Group Key Update Timeout Specify Group Key Update Timeout time Pairwise Key Update Interval Specify Pairwise Key Update Timeout time Auctio...

Page 28: ...ver Specify Radius Server IP Address Radius Port Specify Radius Port number the default port is 1812 Radius Secret Specify Radius Secret that is given by the Radius Server Group Key Update Interval Specify Group Key Update Interval time Group Key Update Timeout Specify Group Key Update Timeout time Pairwise Key Update Interval Specify Pairwise Key Update Timeout time Radius Accounting Select Enabl...

Page 29: ...erver Specify Radius Server IP Address Radius Port Specify Radius Port number the default port is 1812 Radius Secret Specify Radius Secret that is given by the Radius Server Group Key Update Interval Specify Group Key Update Interval time Group Key Update Timeout Specify Group Key Update Timeout time Pairwise Key Update Interval Specify Pairwise Key Update Timeout time Radius Accounting Select Ena...

Page 30: ...ius Port Specify Radius Port number the default port is 1812 Radius Secret Specify Radius Secret that is given by the Radius Server Group Key Update Interval Specify Group Key Update Interval time Group Key Update Timeout Specify Group Key Update Timeout time Pairwise Key Update Interval Specify Pairwise Key Update Timeout time Radius Accounting Select Enable or Disable Radius Accounting The detai...

Page 31: ...Select Enable to begin configuration of Radius Accounting Radius Accounting Server Specify Radius Accounting Server IP Radius Accounting Port Specify Radius Accounting Server IP The default port is 1813 Radius Accounting Secret Specify Radius Accounting Server Secret that is given by the Radius Accounting Server Radius Accounting Interval Specify Radius Accounting Interval for updating information...

Page 32: ...o the network specify small number of the fragment length in order to avoid collision RTS CTS Threshold Specify Threshold package size for RTC CTS Using small number of the threshold will cause RTS CTS packets to be sent more often to consuming more of the available bandwidth In addition if the heavy load traffic occurs the wireless network can be recovered easily from interferences or collisions ...

Page 33: ...o enable Wireless Traffic Shaping function Incoming Traffic Limit Specify the wireless transmission speed for downloading Outgoing Traffic Limit Specify the wireless transmission speed for uploading Auction Changing Wireless Advanced Settings may cause insufficient wireless connection quality Please remain all settings as default unless you have acknowledged all changing that you have made ...

Page 34: ... the permission to access M5000 The default setting is Disable Wireless MAC Filters 0 ACL Mode ACL Mode can help to deny or allow certain Client to access the network Select Disable Deny MAC in the list or Allow MAC in the list from the drop down list MAC Address Filter Specify the MAC address manually Add Press Add to add the MAC address in the table Apply Press Apply to apply the changes ...

Page 35: ...LANs to communicate each other MAC Address Enter the Access Point s MAC address that you would like to extend the wireless area Mode Select Disable or Enable from the drop down list Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Auction The Access Point that you would like to extend the wireless area must enter your Access Point s MAC address Not all Access Poi...

Page 36: ...r Apply IP Network Setting Select Radio button for Obtain an IP address automatically or Specify an IP address IP Address Specify LAN port IP address IP Suet Mask Specify Subnet Mask Default Gateway Specify Default Gateway Primary DNS Specify Primary DNS Secondary DNS Specify Secondary DNS Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Auction Obtain an IP addr...

Page 37: ... Bridge Hello Time Specify Bridge Hello Time in second Bridge Max Age Specify Bridge Max Age in second Bridge Forward Delay Specify Bridge Forward Delay in second Priority Specify the Priority number Smaller number has greater priority Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings ...

Page 38: ...ings There are four different types of WAN connection Static IP DHCP PPPoE and PPTP Please contact your ISP to select the connection type 6 1 1 WAN Settings Static IP Select Static IP in WAN connection if your ISP gives all the information about IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS and Secondary DNS ...

Page 39: ...ss IP Subnet Mask Specify WAN IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Specify WAN Gateway IP address Primary DNS Specify Primary DNS IP Secondary DNS Specify Secondary DNS IP Discard Ping on WAN Place a Check to Enable or Disable ping from WAN Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Auction If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstr...

Page 40: ...39 unable to establish some connections In either case network performance can suffer ...

Page 41: ...e that is provided by ISP Domain Name Specify Domain Name that is provided by ISP MTU Specify the Maximum Transmit Unit size Suggest remain in Auto Get Automatically From ISP Select the Radio button for get the DNS automatically from DHCP server Use These DNS Servers Select the Radio button for setup the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS servers manually Discard Ping on WAN Place a Check to Enable or ...

Page 42: ...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 ...

Page 43: ...r PPPoE software from your computer the software is not worked in M5000 Internet Connection Type Select PPPoE to begin configuration of the PPPoE connection MTU Specify the Maximum Transmit Unit size Suggest remain in Auto Login Specify the Username that is given by your ISP Password Specify the Password that is given by your ISP Service Name Specify the Service Name that is given by your ISP ...

Page 44: ...Radio button for get the DNS automatically from DHCP server Use These DNS Servers Select the Radio button for setup the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS servers manually Discard Ping on WAN Place a Check to Enable or Disable ping from WAN Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Auction If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstrea...

Page 45: ...ction type if your ISP provides information about IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Optional DNS Optional Server IP Username and Password Internet Connection Type Select PPTP to begin configuration of the PPTP connection MTU Specify the Maximum Transmit Unit size Suggest remain in Auto ...

Page 46: ...button to keep internet connection always on Specify the redial period once the internet lose connection Get Automatically From ISP Select the Radio button for get the DNS automatically from DHCP server Use These DNS Servers Select the Radio button for setup the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS servers manually Discard Ping on WAN Place a Check to Enable or Disable ping from WAN Apply Cancel Press Ap...

Page 47: ...Check to enable DHCP server Starting IP Address Specify DHCP server starting IP address Ending IP Address Specify DHCP server ending IP address Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Auction If you uncheck the DHCP Server function you must configure you IP Address manually The instruction please refers to the Computer Settings section ...

Page 48: ... exchange of packets at the IP Layer such as IPSec PPTP Pass Through Place a Check to enable PPTP protocol passes through WAN L2TP Pass Through Place a Check to enable L2TP protocol passes through WAN IPSec Pass Through Place a Check to enable IPSec protocol passes through WAN Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings ...

Page 49: ...y entering WAN Port IP with port number 8080 If your WAN Port IP is 192 168 5 1 then visitor must enter http 192 168 5 1 8080 To find out more the well known port numbers please search the internet Add Entry Press Add Entry to add a rule of Port Forwarding Apply Press Apply to apply the changes Service Name Specify a name for current Port Forwarding rule Protocol Select a protocol from drop down l...

Page 50: ...s Main Click on the Main link under the Status drop down menu or click Home from the top right of the webpage 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 subnet mask and MAC address are displ...

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Page 52: ...ireless Client List link under the Status drop down menu This page displays the list of Clients that are associated to the M5000 The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client is displayed Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list ...

Page 53: ...nk 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 54: ...Status The WDS Link Status will only show in WDS Bridge Mode Click on the WDS Link Status link under the Status drop down menu This page displays the current status of WDS link including station ID MAC address status and RSSI ...

Page 55: ...he 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 56: ...ient List link under the Status drop down menu This page displays the list of Clients that are associated to the M5000 through DHCP The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client is displayed Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list ...

Page 57: ...ser name and password for the device By default this device is configured with a user name and password admin For security reasons it is highly recommended that you create a new user name and password Name Specify Username for login Password Specify a Password for login Confirm Password Re enter the Password for confirmation Remote Management Select the Radio button to Enable or Disable Remote Man...

Page 58: ...57 Port Port number is 8080 then you will need to enter following http IP address 8080 to access the web interface Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings ...

Page 59: ...must enable Profile Isolation at Wireless Network section Management VLAN ID If your network includes VLANs and if tagged packets need to pass through the Access Point specify the VLAN ID into this field If not select the No VLAN tag radio button Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings Auction If you reconfigure the Management VLAN ID you may lose connec...

Page 60: ...Enable Disable Select the Radio button to Enable or Disable SNMP function Contact Specify the contact details of the device Location Specify the location of the device Community Name Specify the password for access the SNMP community for read only access Community Name Specify the password for access the SNMP community for read and write access Trap Destination IP Address Specify the IP address th...

Page 61: ...is feature is very handy for administrators who have several devices that need to be configured with the same settings Save A Copy of Current Settings Click on Backup to save current configured settings Restore Saved Settings from a File M5000 can restore a previous setting that has been saved Click on Browse to select the file and Restore Revert to Factory Default Settings Click on Factory Defaul...

Page 62: ...e is used to upgrade the firmware of the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Auction Upgrade process may take few minutes please do not power off the device and it may cause the device crashed or unusable M5000 will restart automatically once the upgrade is completed ...

Page 63: ...s manually or by connecting to a NTP server Manually Set Date and Time Manually setup the date and time Automatically Get Date and Time Specify the Time Zone from the drop down list and Place a Check to specify the IP address of the NTP Server manually or uses default NTP Server Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings ...

Page 64: ...n an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Select Enable or Disable Syslog function from the drop down list Log Server IP Address Specify the Log Server IP address Local Log Select Enable or Disable Local Log service Apply Cancel Press Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings ...

Page 65: ...ng during the transmission If any routers refuse to reply ICMP packet the result will show sign for its Domain Name or IP Address Target IP Specify the IP address you would like to search Ping Packet Size Specify the packet size of each ping Number of Pings Specify how many times of ping Start Ping Press Start Ping to begin Traceroute Target Specify an IP address or Domain name you would like to t...

Page 66: ...arby area Step5 Select channel with less interferences Step6 Specify the SSID for your broadcast SSID and you can also configure multiple SSID at the same time Step7 Verify VLAN identifier to separate services among clients Step8 Setup the authentication settings Step9 Press Apply to save all changes Note For more advanced settings please refer to the previous chapters Wireless Client Step1 Select...

Page 67: ... IP 192 168 1 1 Step2 Select your country or region s regulation Step3 Select Operation Mode to Client Bridge from System Properties Step4 802 11a wireless network Step5 Use site survey to scan Access Points that are available in nearby area Step6 Select the AP you would like to associate with Step7 Setup the authentication settings that match to the Access Point s setting Step8 Press Apply to pro...

Page 68: ... Link Settings Step8 Specify the AP s MAC address you would like to connect with Step9 Press Apply to process all the configurations Auction Each WDS bridge s device must use the same Subnet Wireless Mode Wireless Channel and Security Setting 9 4 Client Router In the Client Router Mode the M5000 has DHCP Server build inside that allows many LANs automatically generate an IP address to share the sa...

Page 69: ...cally Step5 802 11a wireless network Step6 Use site survey to scan Access Points that are available in nearby area Step7 Select the AP you would like to associate with Step8 Setup the authentication settings that match to the Access Point s setting Step9 Setup your WAN connection type given by your Internet Service Provider from WAN Settings Step10 Press Apply to process all the configurations Auc...

Page 70: ... find difficulty of configuration Access Point Step1 Specify the SSID for your broadcast SSID and you can also configure multiple SSID at the same time Step3 Setup the authentication settings Step4 Press Apply to save all changes Note For more advanced settings please refer to the previous chapters Wireless Client Step1 Select wireless mode you would like to associate with Step2 Use site survey to...

Page 71: ...70 Network Once a Gateway is connected to a WISP all wireless clients and Mesh can retrieve IP address automatically ...

Page 72: ...the same as Management VLAN ID Enable Profile Isolation will also restrict the communication between wireless clients with different group of Wireless VLAN ID Management VLAN Wired is used to manage your device if the computer has authorized VLAN ID Following are VLAN configuration procedures Connect a PC to EnGenius product to LAN port with an IP address like 192 168 1 100 255 255 255 0 which is ...

Page 73: ...72 2 Press Wireless Network to configure Wireless VLAN 3 To configure Wireless VLAN Tagging please press Edit at Wireless Network section ...

Page 74: ...ach other using VLAN standard and then press Apply to configure the changes Note Any Wireless clients associated with SSID1 to SSID4 cannot access to the management page unless its Wireless VLAN ID is the same as the Management VLAN ID Enable Profile Isolation will also deny the communication between different groups of VID Auction If you would like to use 802 1 x authentications WPA WPA2 WPA Mixe...

Page 75: ...on After press Apply you must configure your Layer2 Switch or RADIUS Server with the same VLAN ID Otherwise you cannot access to the device s web base configuration page 7 For 802 1x authentication you may construct your network as below diagram Note EnGenius product supports maximum 4 different SSID with different VLAN ID ...

Page 76: ...s 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 compliance could void the user s...