Edimax EW-7415PDn manual

Wireless LAN PoE Access Point User ’ s Manual V ersion 1.0 (February , 2009)[...]

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Federal Communication Commission Interference S t atement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential insta llation. This equipment generates, us[...]

R&TTE Compliance S t atement This equipment complies with all the require m ents of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the m utual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the di recti[...]

C A T A L O G Chapter I: Pr oduct Information ................................................................ 1 1-1 Product Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 1-2 Safety Information ........................................................................................... 1 1-3 [...]

3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore ............................................................... 61 3-2 Firmware Upgrade ......................................................................................... 62 3-3 System Reset ................................................................................................. 63 Chapter IV : A[...]

1 Chapter I: Pr oduct Information 1-1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing this wireless lan PoE access point! W ith this high cost-efficiency wireless access point, computers and wireless devices which are compatible with 802.1 1 Draft-N can connect to existing wired Ethernet network via this wireless access point, at the speed of 300Mbps[...]

2 2. DO NOT put this access point at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this access point in the car in summer . 3. DO NOT pull any connected cable with for ce; disconnect it from the access point first. 4. If you want to place this access point at hi gh places or hang on the wall, pleas e make sure the access [...]

3 1-3 System Requirements z Computer or network devices with wir ed or wireless network interface card. z Web browser ( Microsof t Internet Explor er 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser , or Safari web browser). z An available AC power socket (100 – 240 V , 50/60Hz) 1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this[...]

4 Back Panel Item Name Description Antennas T wo reserve SMA antenna connectors for screwing 3dBi detachable antennas encl osed with the product. Power Power connector , connects to A/C power adapter . LAN Local Area Network (LAN) port. Reset / W PS Reset the router to factory def ault settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this[...]

5 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Installing the access point to your Network Please follow the following instruction to bu ild the network connection between your new wireless access point and your computers, network devices: 1. Connect the access point to ADSL modem, r outer , or switch/hub in your network through the LAN port of the acc[...]

6 2-2 Connecting to wireless access point by web br owser After the network connection is built, the ne xt step you should do is setup the access point with proper network parame ters, so it can work properly in your ne twork environment. Before you can connect to the access point and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to ge[...]

7 2. Select ‘Specify an IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

8 2-2-2 W indows 2000 IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Pr operties window will appear . Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then c[...]

9 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

10 2-2-3 W indows XP IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Lo cal Area Connection S tatus window will appear , and then click ‘[...]

11 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

12 2-2-4 W indows V ista IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click V iew Network S tatus and T asks , then click Manage Network Connections.. Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then sele ct ‘Pr operties’. Local Area Connection Properties window will [...]

13 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

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15 2-2-5 Connecting to W e b Management Interface All functions and settings of this access poin t must be configured via web management interface. Please start your web browser , and inpu t ‘192.168.2.1’ in address bar , then press ‘Enter ’ key . The following message should be shown: Please input user name and password in the field respec[...]

16 2-3 V iew System S tatus and Information After you connected to the access point by web brow ser , the first thing you see is ‘Status and Information’ page. All system and network rela ted information of this access point will be displayed here. The inform ation is very helpful when you want to know the detailed information of your access po[...]

17 Channel Number Displays curr ent wir eless channel number Security Displays curr ent wir eless security setting BSSID Displays curr ent BSSID (a set of unique identification name of this access point, it can not be modified by user) Associated Clients Displays the number of connected wir eless client IP Addr ess Displays the IP addr ess of this [...]

18 2-4 Select an Operating M ode for W ireless Access Point This access point can be operated in different m odes; you can clic k ‘Basic Setting’ on the left of web management interface to select an ope rating mode you want to meet for dif ferent needs: Y ou can click ‘Mode’ dropdown menu to select operating mode, and there are 6 operating [...]

19 AP Bridge-WDS This mode is similar to ‘AP Bridge to Multi-Point’, but access point is not work in bridge-dedicated mode, and will be able to accept wir eless clients while the access point is working as a wir eless bridge. Universal Repeater This pr oduct c an act as a wir eless range extender that will help you to extend the networking wir [...]

20 2-4-1 AP Mode This is the most common mode. When in AP m ode, this access point acts as a bridge between 802.1 1b/g/Draft-N wirele ss devices and wired Ethernet network, and exchange data between them. When you select ‘AP’, the follo wing options will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wir eless b[...]

21 button. For detailed descriptions of the function, please r efer to Section 2-4-1-1. Channel Number Please select a channel numbe r you wish to use. If you know a certain channel number is being used by other wir eless access points nearby , please re f r a i n fr om using the same channel number Associated Clients Click ‘Show Active Clie nts?[...]

22 2-4-1-1 Multiple ESSID This access point supports four SSIDs. Except the main SSID (It can be configure in Basic Setting page), you can configure another three of SSIDs here. W ith dif ferent SSIDs, you can separate the wireless networks with different SSID nam e, wireless security , WMM, and VLAN settings. Here are descriptions of every setup i[...]

23 connected. WMM WMM (W i-Fi Multimedia) technology , wh ich can impr ove the performance of certain network applications, like audio/video str eaming, network telephony (V oIP), and othe rs. When you enable WMM function, the access point will define the priority of dif fer ent kinds of data, to give higher priority to applications which r equir e[...]

24 (G), only wir eless clients using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connect to this access point. If you select 2.4GHz (B +G), then only wir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N[...]

25 2-4-2-1 W ireless Site Survey The table will list the access poin ts nearby as the access point is set to Station mode; you can select one of the access points to associate. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Select Click the radio button to select the access point. Channel Display to channel num ber of the access point. SSID Display the[...]

26 setting, you have to go to ‘2-7 W ir eless Security’ to set the same security w ith the access point you want to associate. Authentication Display the authentication type of the access point. Signal The signal str ength of each access point will be displayed her e. The signal str ength is str onger , the connection quality is better . Mode D[...]

27 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wir eless band you wish to use. By selecting differ ent band setting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless c lient of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless clients using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft[...]

28 2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode In this mode, this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode, and all wired Ethern et clients of every wi reless access points will be connected together . Y ou can use this mode to connect a network to other networks which is physically isolated. Pl[...]

29 If you select 2.4GHz (B +G), then only wir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N clients to connect to this access point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N). Channel Number Please select a channel num ber you wish to use. The channel number mus[...]

30 2-4-5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode In this mode, this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode, and all wired Ethern et clients of every wi reless access points will be connected together . Y ou can use this mode to connect a network to other networks which is physically isolated. When you use this m[...]

31 If you select 2.4GHz (B +G), then only wir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N clients to connect to this access point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N). MAIN ESSID Please input the E SSID (the name used to identify this wir eless access po[...]

32 ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. 2-4-6 Universal Repeater In this mode, the access point can act as a wireless repeater; it can be Station and AP at the same time. It can use[...]

33 If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless clients using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connect to this access point. If you select 2.4GHz (B +G), then only wir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want [...]

34 After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the follow ing message will be displayed: When you see this message, th e settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the [...]

35 2-5 WPS Setting W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connec tion between wireless network clients and this access point. Y o u don’ t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client, you only have to press a button on wirele ss client and this access[...]

36 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function W i-Fi Pr otected Setup Information All information r elated to WPS will be displayed her e, they’r e helpful when you’r e setting up connections by WPS. WPS S tatus: Displays WPS status. If data encryption settings of this access point has[...]

37 point. Authentication Mode: The wir eless security authentication mode of th is access point will be displayed her e. If you don’ t enable security function of the access point befor e WPS is activated, the access point will auto set the security to WP A (AES) and generate a set of passphrase key for WPS connection. Passphrase Key: Displa ys t[...]

38 2-6 Advanced W ireless Settings This wireless access point has ma ny advanced wireless features. Please note that all settings listed here are for experienced users only , if you’re not sure about the meaning and function of these settings, please don’ t modify them, or the wireless performance will be reduced. Y ou can click ‘Advanced Set[...]

39 default value is 2347 Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wir eless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’ t know what it is, default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wir eless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’ t know what it is, default value is 3 Data Rate Set the wir eless data transfer rate to a[...]

40 radio signal collisio ns between 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wir eless access points. It’ s r ecommended to set this option to ‘Auto’. TX Power Y ou can set the outpu t power of wir eless radio. Unless you’r e using this wir eless access point in a r eally big space, you may not have to set output power to 100%. This will enhance security (mal[...]

41 2-7 W ireless Security This wireless access point pr ovides many types of wirele ss security (wireless data encryption). When you use data encryption, data transferred by radio si gnals in the air will become unreadable for those people who don’ t know correct encryp tion key (encryption password). There are two ways to set wireless security: [...]

42 There are four types of secur ity level you can select: Disable (no security - data encryption disabled), WEP , WP A Pre-shared Key , and WP A Radius. Please refer to the following sections for detailed instructions. Please remember it’ s very important to set wi reless security settings properly! W ithout a proper setting, hackers and intrude[...]

43 2-7-1 Disable Security Select the SSID you wish to configure. When you select ‘Disable’, wireless encryption for the network is disabled. After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the follow ing message will be displayed: When you see this message, th e settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ [...]

44 2-7-2 WEP WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) is a comm on encryption mode, it’ s safe enough for home and personal use. But if you need higher le vel of security , please consider using WP A encryption (see next Section). However , some wireless client s don’t support WP A, but only support WEP , so WEP is still a good choice for you if you hav[...]

45 If you don’ t know which one you should use, select ‘Key 1’. Encryption Key 1 to 4 Input WEP key characte rs her e, the number of characters must be the same as the number displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. Y ou can use any alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as [...]

46 2-7-3 WP A Pre-shared Key WP A Pre-shared key is the safest encryption method currently , and it’ s recommended to use this encryption method to ensure the safety of your data. When you select ‘WP A pre-shared key’ as en cryption type, the following messages will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: WP A Unicast Cipher [...]

47 ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

48 2-7-4 WP A RADIUS WP A Radius is the combination of WP A encryption method and RADIUS user authentication. If you have a RADIUS authen tication server , you can check the identify of every wireless client by user database. When you select ‘WP A RADI US’ as encryption type, th e following messages will be displayed: Here are descriptions of e[...]

49 When you see this message, th e settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

50 2-7-5 802.1x Authentication Y ou can enable 802.1x user identification (bas ed on RADIUS user authentication server) by checking ‘Enable 802.1x Authentication’ box wh en you select ‘Disable’ or ‘WEP’ as encryption type, and the followi ng message will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Use internal MD5/PEAP RADI[...]

51 ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

52 2-8 Radius Server Comparing to other wireless security meas ures, radius server provides user -based authentication. If your wireless client supports 802.1x user authentication, you can use the ‘Radius Server ’ function to use the internal mini radius serv er to im prove security and wireless user control. The internal radius server only sup[...]

53 input username, passwor d, r e-type passwor d in corr esponding field, and click ‘Add’ button to add the user to radius server database. Y ou can click ‘Reset’ to clear the text you typed in above thr e e fields. All curr ent radius users w ill be listed her e. If you want to delete one or mor e users, check ‘Select’ box of that user[...]

54 2-9 MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep ha ckers and intruders away is ‘MAC filtering’. Y ou can pre-define a so-called ‘white-list’, which contains MAC addr esses of the wireless clients you trust. All other wire less client with the MAC address which is not in your list will be denied by this wireless access poin[...]

55 access point her e. Y ou don’ t have to add colon (:) or hyphen (-) by yourself, just input 0 to 9 and a to f her e, like 1 12233445566 or aabbccddeeff. Comment Y ou can input any text her e as the comment of this MAC addr ess, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer ’ or anything. Y ou can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters her e. This is optional a[...]

56 2-10 System Utilities This access point provides some control functions include pass word, IP address management, and DHCP server function. Please click ‘Sys tem Utility’ on the left of web management interface to access these functions. Below are det a iled descriptions of ev ery control function. 2-10-1 Change Password Y ou can change the [...]

57 2-10-2 IP Address of the W ireless Access Point Y ou can change the IP address of this wirele ss access point, so it can become a part of your local network. Please remember this addre ss or you will not be able to connect the configuration menu of this wireless access point. Default IP address is: 192. 168.2.1 / Subnet Mask 255.255.255. 0, you [...]

58 After you finish, please go to the bottom of this page and click ‘Appl y’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, th e settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless [...]

59 2-10-3 DHCP Server This wireless access point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’ s disabled by default. If you want to activate th is function, please click ‘System Utility’ on the left, and the following message will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Default Gateway IP Please input the IP a[...]

60 When you see this message, th e settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

61 Chapter III: Advanced Configuration 3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore Y ou can backup all configurations of this a ccess point to a file, so you can make several copied of access point configuration for security reason. T o backup or restore access point configura tion, please follow the following instructions: Please click ‘Configuration T[...]

62 3-2 Firmware Upgrade If there are new firmware of this wirele ss access point availabl e, you can upload the firmware to the access point to change the firm ware with new one, to get extra functions or problem fix. T o perform firmware upgrade, please click ‘Upgrade’ on the left of web management interface, and the following me ssage will be[...]

63 3-3 System Reset When you think the access point is not working properly , you can use this function to restart the access point; this may he lp and solve the problem. This function is useful when the access point is far from you or unreachable. However , if the access point is not responding, you may have to switch it of f by unplug the power p[...]

64 Chapter IV : Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification SoC : Ralink RT3052 Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Antenna: 3dBi Detachable Dipole An tenna x 2 (2T2R Spatial Multip lexing MIMO configuration. These 2 antennas are for signal transmitting and receiving) Power: 12VDC, 1A Swit ching Power Adapter Dimension: 30(H) x 127(W) x 9[...]

65 4-2 T roubleshooting If you found the access point is working imprope rly or stop responding to you, don’ t panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for he lp, please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by yourself within very short time! Scenario Solution Access point is not responding to me when I want to ac[...]

66 access point by my wireless client b. Is Antenna properly installed and secured? c. Are you too far from your access point? T ry to get closer . d. Please remember that you have to input ESSID on your wireless client manually , if ESSID broadcast is disabled. File download is very slow or breaks frequently a. T ry to reset the access point and s[...]

67 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Access point): Every non-access point IP device needs to configure a default gateway’ s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on th e same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway , wh ich will then send it ou t towards the destination. DHCP: Dynamic[...]

68 1 101 1001.10110000.1001 0000.000001 1 1, and if its network mask is, 11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000 It means the device’s network address is 1 101 1001.10110000.1001 0000.00000000, and its host ID is, 00000000.00000000.00000000.000001 1 1 . This is a convenient and ef ficient method for access points to route IP packets to their destinat[...]

69 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol ov er Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission m ethod originally created for di al-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and th e Point-to-Point Protocol. It is a communications protoco l for transmitti[...]

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