EnGenius Technologies EOA7530 manual

 802.11a/b/ g  Out door  Dual  Ra dio  Concurr ent  AP /Bridge/R epea ter  EOA 7 53 0     User  Manual  Ve r s i o n  :  1.1[...]

1  Ta b l e  of  Cont ents  CHAPTER  1  PRODUCT  O VERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 F EA TURES ..........................................................................................................................[...]

2  5.6.1  A dvanc ed  Settings  (A ccess  Point) .................................................................................................................... 44 5.6.2  A dvanc ed  Settings  (Clien t  Bridge  /  Client  R outer) ..............................................................................[...]

3  APPENDIX  A  –  SPE CIFICA TIONS................................................................................................................. ................... 72 APPENDIX  B  –  TR OUBLE SHOO TING ................................................................................................................ .....[...]

4   Chapter  1  Product  Overview  Thank  you  fo r  choosing  the  EOA7530.  The  EOA75 30  is  a  dual ‐ radi o  wirele ss  outdoor  Acces s  P oint/Clien t/Bridge  designe d  as  an  enterprise ‐ sc ale  product  to  deliv er  unpar alleled  ran g e  an[...]

5  ‐ Collocat es  with  an y  antenna  in  your  enviro nment  ‐ We b ‐ base d  Configura tor  lets  admi ni strato rs  conf igu re  and  manage  the  EOA75 30  rem ote ly  ‐ Wa t e r t i g h t ,  weat he rp roof  enclosure  prev ent s  interior  damag e  from  water[...]

6  1.3  Pa c ka ge  Contents  Open  the  pac kage  carefully  and  mak e  sure  it  contains  all  of  the  items  list ed  below .  ‐ One  EnGenius  Concurrent  Dual  Radio  Wireless  Outdoor  Access  Point  /  Client  Bridge  (EOA7530)  ‐ One  P[...]

Chapter  2  Hardware  Overview  The  fo llowing  figur es  show  the  key  comp on ents  on  the  EOA7530.   2.1  Bott om  Vi e w   The  bott om  pan el  of  the  EOA 75 30  conta ins  an  RJ ‐ 45  port  and  a  Rese t  button.  ‐ The  RJ ?[...]

2.2  Back  Pa n e l   The  back  pan el  of  the  EOA 75 30  contains  the  connect ors  for  atta ch ing  5  GHz  and  2.4  GHz  antenna s  and  the  RSSI  signal  indic ator s.  8 [...]

3  Inst allation  This  chapter  de scribes  how  to  install  the  EO A7530.  It  also  describes  the  EOA7 53 0  LEDs.   3.1  Inst alling  the  EOA7 53 0  To  install  the  EO A7530,  use  the  following  pr ocedure  and  refer  to  the  figure [...]

10  the  EOA7 53 0  LEDs.   LED  Color  Mode  Status  Pow e r  Green  OFF=  EOA75 30  is  not  receiving  po wer .  ON=  EOA7 53 0  is  receiving  pow er .  LA N  Green  OFF  =  EOA7 53 0  is  not  connecte d  to  the  network.  ON  =  EOA7 530 [...]

11  Chapter  3  Configuring  Your  Computer  for  TCP/IP  To  configure  the  EOA7530,  use  the  instructions  in  the  appropriat e  section  of  this  chapter  to  config ure  the  TC P /I P  settings  on  a  comput er  that  will  be  used  to [...]

3.1  Configuring  Microso ft  Wi n d o w s  7  Use  the  follo wing  proce dure  to  config ure  a  computer  running  Micr osoft  W i ndows  7.  1. In  the  Start  menu  search  box,  type:  ncpa.cpl  2. When  the  Network  Connections  List  appears,  rig[...]

4. In  the  properties  dialog  box,  click  Obtain  an  IP  address  automatically  to  configure  your  computer  for  DHCP.  13 [...]

5. Click  the  OK  button  to  save  your  changes  and  close  the  dialog  box.  6. Click  the  OK  button  again  to  save  your  changes.  3.2  Configuring  Microso ft  Wi n d o w s  Vi s t a  Use  the  follo wing  proce dure  to  config ure  a ?[...]

6. In  the  Internet  Protocol  Version  4  Properties  dialog  box,  click  Obtain  an  IP  address  automatically  to  configure  your  computer  for  DHCP.  7. Click  the  OK  button  to  save  your  changes  and  close  the  dialog  box.  8.[...]

3.3  Configuring  Microso ft  Wi n d o w s  XP  Use  the  follo wing  proce dure  to  config ure  a  computer  running  Micr osoft  W i ndows  XP  with  the  def ault  int erface.  If  you  use  the  Classic  int e rf ace,  wher e  the  icons  and  menus ?[...]

5. In  the  Local  Area  Connection  Properties  dialog  box,  verify  that  Internet  Protocol  (TCP/IP)  is  checked.  Then  select  Internet  Protocol  (TCP/IP)  and  click  the  Properties  button.  The  Internet  Protocol  (TCP/IP)  Properties  dialog [...]

4. In  the  Local  Area  Connection  Status  dialog  box,  click  the  Properties  button.  The  Local  Area  Connection  Properties  dialog  box  appears.  5. In  the  Local  Area  Connection  Properties  dialog  box,  verify  that  Internet  Protocol  [...]

3.5  Configuring  an  Apple  Macint osh  Computer  The  fo llowing  pr ocedur e  describes  how  to  configu re  TC P / I P  on  an  Apple  Macintosh  running  Mac  OS  10.2.  If  your  Apple  Macint osh  is  running  Mac  OS  7.x  or  later ,  the ?[...]

Chapter  4  Introducing  the  Web  Configurator  The  EOA7 53 0  has  a  built ‐ in  We b  Configurat or  that  lets  you  manage  the  unit  fr om  any  loc ation  using  a  We b  bro wser  that  support s  HTTP  and  has  Jav aScript  installe d. [...]

21  4.2  Bes t  Practice s   Pe r fo r m  the  f ollowing  proce dure s  reg ul a rl y  to  mak e  the  EOA75 30  more  secur e  and  manage  the  EOA7 530  more  eff ect ively .  ‐ Change  the  def ault  passwor d.  Use  a  pass word  that  is  not  e[...]

Chapter  5  Wireless  Configuration  This  chapter  de scribes  the  EO A7530’ s  wirele ss  settings.  5.1  Selecting  Oper ating  Mode s  The  EOA7 53 0  supports  three  opera ting  modes:  A ccess  Poi nt ,  Client  Bridge,  and  Clien t  Rou te r .  Using [...]

23  2.  At  the  top  of  the  pa ge,  click  Separ at e  Mode .   3.  Under  Please  choose  the  Oper ation  Mode.  (5G) ,  click  the  oper ating  mode  you  wa nt  to  use  for  the  5  GHz  network.   4.  Under  Please  choose  the[...]

   3.  Under  Please  choose  the  Oper ation  Mode ,  click  the  oper ating  mode  you  wa nt  to  use  fo r  the  5  GHz  network.   4.  If  you  selected  Clien t  Bridge  Mode  or  Client  Route r  Mode  in  step  3,  click  a ?[...]

5.2  Wi r e l e s s  Settings  The  EOA7530’ s  wireless  settings  ar e  locat ed  in  the  Wi r e l e s s  section  of  the  left  pane .  5.2.1  Acce ss  Poi nt  Mode  (Dual  Mode)  The  EOA7 53 0  conta in s  both  2.4  GHz  80 2.11a  and  5  GHz ?[...]

 Radio  Click  the  radio  bu tton  to  enable  or  disable  wirele ss  functions.  Enable  SSID#  The  EOA75 30  supports  fou r  SSIDs.  Ea c h  SS ID  can  be  configure d  to  use  a  diff erent  VL AN  tag.  ESSID  ESSI D  is  the  name  of[...]

27  Channel  Yo u  should  not  nee d  to  change  the  wir eless  channel  unless  you  notice  in terf erence  or  are  setting  up  the  EO A7530  near  another  Acc ess  Po in t.  Data  Ra te  Sho ws  the  av ailable  transmit  da ta  rate  of [...]

5.2.2  Acce ss  Poi nt  Mode  (5  GHz)   Radio  Select  the  appr opriate  radi o  bu tton  to  enable  or  disable  the  EOA7530’ s  wirele ss  functions.  Enable  SSID#  The  EOA75 30  supports  fou r  SSIDs.  Ea c h  SS ID  can  be  configure d  [...]

5.2.3  Acce ss  Poi nt  Mode  (2.4  GHz)   Radio  Select  the  appr opriate  radi o  bu tton  to  enable  or  disable  the  EOA7530’ s  wirele ss  functions.  Enable  SSID#  The  EOA75 30  supports  fou r  SSIDs.  Ea c h  SS ID  can  be  configure d ?[...]

 5.2.4  Client  Bridge  Mo de/Cl ient  Ro ut e r  Mode  (Dual  Mode)  Client  Bridg e  Mode/  Client  Rout e r  Mode  lets  you  connect  two  LA N  segment s  via  a  wirele ss  link  as  though  they  are  on  the  same  ph ysical  network.  Sinc[...]

 ESSID  Specify  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  SSID  if  known.  Otherwise,  use  Sit e  Surve y  to  scan  fo r  nearby  Access  Po i nt s  (see  page  36 ).  Pref erre d  BSSID  Specify  the  MA C  add ress  of  the  Acc ess  Po in t  with  which  you ?[...]

ESSID  Specify  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  SSID  if  known.  Otherwise,  use  Sit e  Surve y  to  scan  fo r  nearby  Access  Po i nt s  (see  page  36 ).  Pref erre d  BSSID  Specify  the  MA C  add ress  of  the  Acc ess  Po in t  with  which  you  wa[...]

5.2.7  WDS  Bridge  Mode  The  Managemen t  >  Oper ation  Mode  page  has  a  5G  section  tha t  lets  you  config ure  the  EOA 753 0  fo r  WDS  Bridge  Mode.     Please  Choose  the  Oper ation  Mode  (5G)  Select  WDS  Bridge  Mode ?[...]

In  the  next  screen,  manually  en ter  stati c  IP  addre sses  for  the  two  devices.  This  mode  r equire s  the  EO A7530’ s  DHCP  server  to  be  turne d  off ,  as  not ed  in  the  table  below .  This  is  the  def ault  setting. [...]

Go  to  the  Management  >  St atus  page.  Under  5GHz  WDS ,  find  the  Basic  Service  Set  Identifier  (BSSID)  or  MAC  addr ess  of  the  device s  you  want  to  bridge  tog ether .     BSSID  (WL AN  MAC  addre ss)  MAC  addres[...]

 5.4  5.3  Site  Survey  Use  this  fea t u r e  to  scan  nearby  Acc es s  Po i n ts .   No  Numbers  of  Acces s  Po in ts  that  the  sit e  survey  has  discov ered.  Select  Click  the  radi o  b utton  that  corre sponds  to  the  Acc ess[...]

AP  Scan  List  (5  GHz  /  2.4  GHz)  This  fea t u r e  can  help  you  select  an  Acce ss  Poi n t  channel  by  scanning  nearby  Acce ss  Poi n t s .   Refres h  Click  Re fre sh  to  resca n  nearby  Acces s  Po int s .   37 [...]

5.5  Wi r e l e s s  Security  Settings  The  Wi r e l e s s  Security  Settings  section  lets  you  config ure  the  EOA7530’ s  security  settings.  We  stro ng ly  rec ommend  you  use  WP A2 ‐ PSK  AES  for  yo ur  security  settings.  5.5.1  WEP  (Acce [...]

authenticate  itself  with  the  Access  Point  and  then  try  to  associate  with  it.  • Shared  Key  =  all  wireless  stations  share  the  same  secret  key.  Key  Length  Level  of  WEP  encr ypti on  applied  to  all  WEP  ke y s .  Ch[...]

authenticate  itself  with  the  Access  Point  and  then  try  to  associate  with  it.  • Shared  Key  =  all  wireless  stations  share  the  same  secret  key.  Key  Length  Level  of  WEP  encr ypti on  applied  to  all  WEP  ke y s .  Ch[...]

• TKIP  =  automatic  encryption  with  WPA ‐ PSK;  requires  pre ‐ shar ed  key.  • AES  =  automatic  encryption  with  WPA2 ‐ PSK;  requires  pre ‐ shared  key.  • WPA2  Mixed  =  uses  both  TKIP  and  AES  cipher  types;  requires  a  pre ?[...]

 5.5.5  RADIUS  (Acce ss  Po i n t  Mode  Only)  Rem o te  Authentication  Dial  In  User  Service  (RADIUS)  authentic ation  is  only  avai l a bl e  when  the  EOA7 530  is  confi gu red  fo r  Acce ss  Poi n t  Mode.  Use  this  fea t u r e  if  you [...]

 ESSID  Selection  The  EOA7 53 0  supports  fou r  SSIDs.  Ea c h  SSID  can  be  configured  to  use  a  dif fer ent  type  of  authen tication.  Hidden  SSID  Select  En abl e  or  Disable  to  broadcas t  or  not  br oadc ast  the  E OA7530’ s  [...]

 5.6  Wi r e l e s s  Adv anced  Se tt ings  If  you  do  not  hav e  exp er ie nc e  with  configuring  advanced  wireless  set t ings,  lea ve  the se  options  at  their  def ault  settings.  Othe rw i se ,  any  chang es  you  mak e  can  affect  perf orma[...]

(DTIM).  A  DTIM  is  a  countdown  that  inf orms  clients  about  the  next  windo w  fo r  list ening  to  broad cas t  and  multicast  message s.  The  default  val u e  is  1.  Note:  The  DTIM  is  a  multiple  of  the  Beacon  (TIM),  so [...]

pac ket.  To  ensure  communic ation,  use  the  ma ximum  val ue .  Decreasing  this  val u e  causes  the  sending  device  to  discard  the  curr ent  packet  and  move  on  to  the  next.  Preamble  Ty p e  T ells  the  re ce ive r  that  dat a ?[...]

47  MAC  A ddress  F i ltering  Ta b l e  Check  all  the  c onditions  you  add ed.  Delete  Select ed  Check  an  option  below  the  Select  column  and  click  Delete  Select ed  to  dele te  the  option.  Delete  All  Click  Delete  All  to  e[...]

Chapter  6  LAN  Setup  This  chapter  de scribes  the  EOA7 530  Local  Area  Network  (LAN)  settings.  6.1  LA N  Se ttings  Note:  Changing  LA N  IP  addr ess  chang es  the  LA N  In terf ace  IP  addr ess.  When  you  click  Apply ,  the  We b [...]

addr ess;  that  is  the  firs t  three  octet s  specified  here  must  be  the  same  as  the  first  three  octets  in  End  IP .  End  IP  Specify  the  ending  IP  address  ran ge  fo r  the  pool  of  allocat ed  for  privat e  IP  a[...]

Delete  Select ed  Check  an  option  below  the  Select  column  and  click  Delete  Select ed  to  dele te  the  option.  Delete  All  Click  Delete  All  to  erase  all  op tions  in  the  ta bl e .  Reset  Click  Reset  to  discard  your  se[...]

Chapter  7  Internet  Settings  This  chapter  de scribes  the  EO A7530’ s  Int ernet  settings.  7.1  DHCP  (Dynamic  IP)  To  obtain  an  IP  ad dres s  fo r  the  EOA7 53 0  automatically ,  se lect  Dynamic  IP  fo r  your  WA N  connection.  As  [...]

Apply  /  Cancel  Click  Apply  to  apply  the  changes  or  Cancel  to  discard  your  change s  and  return  to  the  previous  settings.   7.3  PPPoE  (P oint ‐ to ‐ Po i nt  Protocol  over  Ethe rn et )  Select  Poi n t  to  Po i n t  Protocol ?[...]

previous  settings.    7.4  PPTP  (Poin t ‐ to ‐ Poi nt  T unneling  Pr otocol)  Select  PPTP  as  your  WA N  connection  type  if  your  ISP  uses  a  Poi nt ‐ to ‐ Po i n t ‐ T unneling  Protocol  (PPTP)  connection.  Ther e  are  two  WA N  interf a[...]

 Login  Specify  the  user  name  supplied  by  you r  ISP .  Pas s w o rd  Specify  the  password  supplied  by  your  ISP .  Service  IP  Addre ss  Specify  the  service  IP  address  supplied  by  you r  ISP .  Connection  ID  Specify  the  conn[...]

 Chapter  8  Information  Status  Use  the  Status  section  to  check  device  information  such  as  system  up  time,  firmware  version,  wireless  client  list,  and  Internet  status.  8.1  Status  Click  Status  under  the  Management  section [...]

8.2  Wi r e l e s s  Client  List  Click  Client  List  under  the  5G/2.4G  Wireless  section  to  view  a  list  of  clients  associated  with  the  EOA7530.  The  MAC  addresses,  signal  strength,  and  Idle  Time  for  each  client  are  displ[...]

8.4  Int ernet  St atus  Click  Status  under  the  Internet  section  to  view  the  status  of  the  current  network  connection.  Information  shown  includes  the  network  type,  SSID,  BSSID,  connection  status,  wireless  mode,  current  channel, ?[...]

Chapter  9  Management  Settings  The  Management  section  on  the  navigation  drop ‐ down  menu  can  help  you  manage  your  device  and  adjust  system  settings  such  as  password,  time  zone,  diagnosis,  remote  control,  upgrade  firmware, [...]

Ti m e  Zone  Select  you r  country  or  regi on  from  the  drop ‐ do wn  list.  NTP  Ti m e  Ser ver  Specify  the  domain  name  or  IP  addr ess  of  a  NTP  server .  Dayligh t  Saving  Check  Enable  if  your  area  observes  da ylight  sa[...]

9.4  Rem ot e  Control   Host  A ddress  Speci fy  the  IP  a ddre ss  you  wan t  to  use  as  you r  re mote  controller .  Por t  Specify  the  port  num ber .  Enable  Check  Enable  to  enable  rem ote  management.  Apply/Reset  Click  Apply  to [...]

 Restore  to  Fa c t o r y  Default  Set tings  Click  the  Reset  b utton  to  reset  all  the  settings  to  the  def ault  valu es.  Backup  Set tings  Click  Sa ve  to  save  curr ent  configured  settings.  Restore  Settings  The  EOA753 0  ca n [...]

 Chapter  10  Network  Configuration  Example  This  chapter  pr ovide s  step ‐ by ‐ step  descriptions  for  using  the  EOA7530’ s  three  oper ating  modes.  The  Acce ss  Poi n t  Mode’ s  def ault  configura tion  allows  the  EOA753 0  to  act  as [...]

Client  Bridge  Step1  Log  in  to  the  web ‐ based  config uratio n  interf ace  using  the  default  IP  addr ess  192.168. 1.2.  Step2  Change  the  oper ating  mode  to  Client  Bridge .  Step3  Select  5G  or  2.4G  as  your  wireless  mode.  [...]

10.3  WDS  Bridge  Mode     Step1  Log  in  to  the  web ‐ based  con figu ration  interf ace  using  the  default  IP  addre ss  192.168. 1.2.  Step2  In  the  left  pane,  go  to  Managemen t  >  Oper ation  Mode .  Step3  Under  Plea se [...]

 Chapter  11  –  Building  a  Wireless  Network    Wi t h  its  ability  to  opera te  in  A ccess  Poi nt ,  Client  Bridge,  or  Client  Rout er  Mode,  you r  EOA 753 0  is  the  ideal  device  ar ound  which  you  can  build  yo ur  WL [...]

A.1. 2  Clien t  Bridge  Mode  In  Client  Bridg e  Mode,  the  EOA7 530  acts  as  a  wirele ss  dongle  that  connect s  to  an  Ac ces s  Po i n t  to  ga i n  wirele ss  access  to  the  Int ernet.  This  mode  req ui res  you  to  connect  the[...]

A.2  Real ‐ Wo r l d  Configur ations  The  fo llowing  sections  show  the  EOA753 0  in  va r io u s  configura tions.  A.2. 1  Sample  A ccess  Poi nt  Application  The  fo llowing  figur e  shows  an  examp le  of  the  EOA7 53 0  in  an  Acce ss  Poi n t ?[...]

68  To  set  up  the  EOA 75 30  for  this  configuration,  perf orm  the  f ollowing  steps:  Step  1:  Enable  5  GHz  and  2.4  GHz  Operation  Mode s  ‐ Launch  the  We b  Configur ator  via  a  Web  brow ser .  ‐ In  the  left  pane ,  [...]

A.2. 2  Sample  A ccess  Poi nt  and  Client  Bridge  Application  The following figure shows an example of a conf igurat ion that uses 802.11a Client Bridge mode for the EOA devices to communicate with each other and 802.11g Access Point mode for Wi-Fi client devices. This setup expands the concurrent dual-radio Access Poin[...]

70  To  set  up  the  EOA 75 30  for  this  configuration,  perf orm  the  f ollowing  steps:   Step  1:  Configur e  the  5  GHz  and  2.4  GHz  settings  ‐ Launch  the  Web  Configurator  via  a  Web  browser.  ‐ Enter  default  IP:  192.1[...]

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72  Appendix  A  –  Specifications   Ha rdware  Specifications   MCU:  Ath e ro s  AR7161  RF:  Ath e ro s  AR5 413  (Radio1)  +  Ath e ros  AR5 413  (Radio2)  Memory:  64MB  SDRAM  Flash:  8  MB  Phy sical  Int erf ace:  One  10/ 100  Fa st  Et hern et ?[...]

73  5.47 0 ∼ 5.725  GHz  IEEE802.1 1a  28dBm@6 ∼ 24Mbp  26dBm@36Mbps  24dBm@48Mbps  22dBm@54Mbps  5.47 0 ∼ 5.725  GHz  IEEE802.1 1a  28dBm@6 ∼ 24Mbp  26dBm@36Mbps  24dBm@48Mb ps  22dBm@54Mb ps  5.72 5 ∼ 5.825  GHz  IEEE802.1 1a  28dBm@6 ∼ 24Mbp  26dBm@36Mbps  24dBm@48Mbps  2[...]

74  WDS  AP /WDS  Bridge  Security:  Authentica tion:  ‐  802.11i  (WP A,  WP A2)  ‐  802.1x  (including  EAP ‐ TLS/TTLS)  IEEE  802.1x  Supplican t  support  in  CB  mode  Encryption:  Open,  WEP ‐ 64 / 128,  TKIP ,  AES  MAC  address  access  con [...]

75  Appendix  B  –  Troubleshooting   This  appendix  provides  problem ‐ solving  inf ormation  you  may  find  useful  in  case  you  need  to  troubleshoo t  your  EO A7530.  It  also  includes  inf ormation  about  con tacting  technical  support.  [...]

76  Ques tion  Answer  the  back  of  the  EOA 753 0  housing  with  (  )  sy m b ol .  Connect  the  ot her  end  to  the  grounding  sour ce.  I  want  to  use  higher  gai n  antennas  on  the  EO A7530,  but  I  don’t  know  what  an te[...]

77  Appendix  C  –  Glossary     Acce ss  Po int  A base station in a WLAN that act as a central transmitter and receiver of WLAN radio signals. Ad  Hoc  Network  Ad hoc network refers to a short-term W LAN framework created between two or more WLAN adapters, without going through an Access Point. An ad h[...]

78  Cover age  The region within which a paging receiver can receive reliably the transm ission of the paging signals. Cover age  Area The geographical reach of a m obile communications network or system . Cover age  Hole An area within the radio coverage footprint of a wi reless system in which the RF signal lev el is below the desi[...]

79  Key s  Key s  are  use d  like  passwords  to  ope n  and  close  (encrypt  and  decrypt)  messag es.  Whil e  many  encryption  algorithms  ar e  commonly  known  and  public,  the  ke y  must  be  ke p t  secret.  Local ‐ Ar ea  Network  (LAN)[...]

80  comm uni cate  with  ea ch  other .  Simple  Network  Manag ement  Pr ot ocol  (SNMP)  SNMP  is  an  Int e rnet ‐ sta nd a rd  protocol  for  managing  devices  on  IP  netw orks.  Snooping  P assively  w atching  a  netw ork  fo r  data  tha t  can  be [...]

81  WP A2  A  wirele ss  security  stan da rd  that  defines  stron ge r  encryption,  authentic ation  and  key  managemen t  than  WP A .  It  includes  tw o  data  encryp tion  algorithms,  Te m p o r a l  Key  Integrity  Protoc ol  (TKIP)  and  Ad van c ed ?[...]

82  Appendix  D  –  FCC  Interference  Statement   Fede ral  Communication  Commission  In terf erence  Stat ement   This  equipment  ha s  been  tested  and  found  to  comply  with  the  limits  for  a  Class  B  digital  device,  pursuan t  to ?[...]

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