EnGenius EOC5611P manual

0 W ir eless O u t door Client Bridge / A cce ss P oin t E O C56 11P U ser Manua l V er sio n : 1.0[...]

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3 1 Product Overview Thank you f or using EO C 5611P . It is a powerful, e nhanced, enter prise scale pro duct with 4+1 multi-functions Acce ss P oint, Acce ss P oint with WDS function, Client Bri dge, WDS Bridge,and Client R outer . EO C5611 P is easily to ins tall almost an ywhere with Pow er over E thernet f or quick outdoor ins talla tion. Exte[...]

4 rearr ang e the workplace. e) W ireless ext ensions to E t hernet networks Network managers in dynamic envir onments can minimize the overhea d caused by moves, ext ensions to network s, and other change s with wireles s L ANs. f) W ired LAN b ack up Network managers implement wireless L ANs to provide back up for mission-critical applications ru[...]

5 1.2 Benefit s Access P oint Mo de U se t his f eat ure to setup the access point ’ s con figur ation inf orma tion. It has support adjus ting tr ansmit power and channel. Client can acces s the network with diff erent regula tory se ttings and automa tically change to the local r egulations. Client Bridge Mode U se t his f eat ure to connect to[...]

6 1.3 P a ckag e Con ten t s O pen the packag e care fully , and mak e sure that n one of the items list ed b elow ar e missing. Do not discard the packing mat erials, in cas e of ret urn; the unit must be shipped in its original pack age.  1* Wireless Outdoor Access Point / Client Bridge (EOC5611P)  1* 24V/1A Power Adapter  1* Ethernet Ca[...]

7 • Re d: Bad Quality Pow er Requirement s Active Ethernet (P ower ove r Ethernet) Proprietary PoE design Pow er Adapter 24V / 1A DC Regulation Certifications FCC P art 15C/ 15B/ 15E, EN 301 893, E N 300 328, E N 301 489- 1 /-17, EN60950, IC Certification[...]

8 2 EOC5611P Multi-Function Instruction Guide 2.1 Acce ss P oint In the Access P oint Mode with WDS Function, E O C5611P functio n lik es a cen tral connection f or any sta tions or clients that support IEEE 802.11a/b/g network. Sta tions and Client mus t config ure the same SSID and Security Pa ssw ord to associa te within the rang e. EO C561 1P s[...]

9 2.3 Client Bridge In the Client Bridge Mode, the EO C56 11P function li k es a wireless dongle. Connecte d t o an Access Poin t wirele ssly and surf inter net whenever y o u want. U sing Site Survey to sc an all the Access P o int within the range a nd configure its SSID and Security Passw or d to associa te with it. Connect you sta tion to the L[...]

10 frequency channel, more APs c onnected t oget her may low er throughput. P lease be aw are t o av oid loop connection, otherwise you ma y enable Spanning T re e Function. 2.5 Client R outer In the Client R outer Mode, the EO C5611P has DHCP Ser ver build inside that allows man y L ANs automatically g ener at e an IP addr ess t o share the same I[...]

1 1 3 Computer Settings 3.1 Assign a Sta t ic IP In order to c onfigure EO C56 11P , please foll ow the instruction below: 1. In the Control P anel , double click Network Connections and then double click on the connection of your Network In terf ace C ard (NIC) . Y ou wi ll then see the follow ing screen. 2. Select Internet P roto col (T CP /IP) a[...]

12 3.2 Logging Me thod A fter comp lete the IP set t ings from las t section, you can now access the w eb-base d configur ation menu. 1. Open web br owser 2. Enter IP 19 2.168.1.1 into y ou addr ess filter . Auction: If you hav e change d the EO C561 1P L AN IP addre ss, mak e su re y ou enter the correct IP Addr ess. 3. A fter c onnecte d to the E[...]

13 4 Wireless Settings 4.1 S witching O pera tion Mode ( S ys tem → S ys tem Pro pertie s ) The EO C5611P supports 4 diff erent opera tio n modes: Acce ss P oint, Clien t Bridge, WDS Bridge, and Client Ro uter . Click Sy st em Properties under Sys tem Section t o begin. . Device Name : Specify a name f or the device, but it is not the bro adca st[...]

14 Mode and then enable WDS Lin k Set tings function. 4.2 W ireles s Set tings 4.2.1 A ccess P oint Mode → W irele ss Net work W ireless Mode EOC5611P supports 802.11a/b/g wireless band. Channel / Frequency The channel availabilit y is based on the country ’ s regulation. Auto Place a Check to enable Auto chann el selection. AP Detection AP Det[...]

15 Auction: When you select 802.11a (5GHz) as yo ur wireles s mode, only the wireless clie nt which supports 5GHz network c an associat e with. Please mak e sure your wir eless client supports 5GHz wireless network. Note: Enable Pr ofile Isolation will cause wireless clients can not communica te eac h other . For more details please r ef er to the [...]

16 4.2.2 Client B ridge Mode → W ireles s Netw ork W ireless Mode EOC5611P supports 802.11a/b/g wireless band. SSID Specify the SSID i f known. SSID text box will be au tomatically fill in wh en select an AP in the Site Survey . Site Survey U sing Site Survey to scan nearby APs and then select the AP to establish the connection. Pref er BSSID Spe[...]

17 filled in manually . 4.2.3 WDS Bridge Mode → W irel ess Ne tw ork W ireless Mode EOC5611P supports 802.11a/b/g wireless band. Channel / Frequency The channel availabilit y is based on the country ’ s regulation. Apply / Cancel Press Apply t o apply t he changes or Cancel to return previous settings.[...]

18 MAC Add ress Enter the Access Poin t ’ s MAC addres s that you would like to ext end the wireless area into the MAC addre s s filter . Mode Select Disable or Enable from the drop down list. Apply / Cancel Press Apply t o apply t he changes or Cancel to return previous settings. Auction: The Access P oint that you would lik e to e xtend the wir[...]

19 4.2.4 Client R outer Mode → W irel ess N etw ork W ireless Mode EOC5611P supports 802.11a/b/g wireless band. SSID Specify the SSID i f known. SSID text box will be au tomatically fill in wh en select an AP in the Site Survey . Site Survey U sing Site Survey to scan nearby APs and then select the AP to establish the connection. Pref er BSSID Sp[...]

20 filled in manually . 4.3 W ireles s Security Se ttings W ireless Security Set t ings section will gu ide you t o the entire Security modes configur a tion: WEP , WP A -PSK, WP A 2-PSK, WP A-PSK Mixe d, WP A , WP A2, and WP A Mixe d. W e strongly rec ommend that uses WP A2-P SK as y our security setti ngs. 4.3.1 WEP Security Mode Select WEP from [...]

21 4.3.2 WP A-PSK Security Mode Select WP A-PSK from the drop do wn list to begin the configuration. Encryption Select Auto , TKIP or AES f or Encry ption ty pe. P assphra se Specify the se curity password. Group Ke y U pdate Interva l Specify Group Key U p date Interval time. Group Ke y U pdate T i meout Specify Group Key U p date T imeout tim e. [...]

22 Encryption Select Auto , TKIP or AES f or Encry ption ty pe. P assphra se Specify the se curity password. Group Ke y U pdate Interva l Specify Group Key U p date Interval time. Group Ke y U pdate T i meout Specify Group Key U p date T imeout tim e. P airwise Key U pdate Interva l Specify Pairwise Key U pdate T imeout time. 4.3.4 WP A-PSK Mix e d[...]

23 4.3.5 WP A WP A security mode is f or 802.1x authen tication. Y ou must provi de a RADIUS Server to check the permission of access the netw ork. Security Mode Select WP A from the drop d own list t o begin the configura tion . Encryption Select Auto , TKIP or AES f or Encry ption ty pe. Radius Server Specify Radius Ser ver IP Address. Radius Por[...]

24 4.3.6 WP A2 WP A2 security mode is f or 802.1x authentica t ion. Y ou must pr ovide a RADIUS Server to check the permission of access the netw ork. Security Mode Select WP A2 from the drop do wn list to begin the configuration. Encryption Select Auto , TKIP or AES f or Encry ption ty pe. Radius Server Specify Radius Ser ver IP Address. Radius Po[...]

25 4.3.7 WP A Mixe d WP A Mix ed security mode is f or 802.1x authentic ation. Y ou must pr ovide a RADIUS Server to check the permission of access the netw ork. Security Mode Select WP A Mixed from the drop down list to begin the configur ation. Encryption Select Auto , TKIP or AES f or Encry ption ty pe. Radius Server Specify Radius Ser ver IP Ad[...]

26 4.3.8 Ra dius Acc ounting Radius Accoun ting function allows y ou to rec or d the st atics of user login. Y o ur Radius Server must hav e the abilit y to support Radius Accoun ting function. Radius Accoun ting Select Enable to begin configura tion of Radius Accounting. Radius Accoun ting Server Specify Radius Accounting Ser ver IP . Radius Accou[...]

27 Data Rate Select Data Rate from the drop down list. Dat a ra te will affect the efficiency of the throughput. If the data r at e is set to a small numb er , the lower through will get but it can transmit t o longer distance. T ransmit P ower Select T ransmit Powe r to increase or decrease T r ansmit Pow er . H igher transmit power will so metime[...]

28 4.5 W ireles s → W irele ss MAC F ilter Wireless MAC Filters is used to Allow or Den y wireless clients, by their MAC addresses, accessing the Network. You can manually add a MAC addr ess to restrict the permission to access EOC5611P. The default setting is Disable Wireless MAC Filters. 0. ACL Mode ACL Mode can help to deny or allow certain Cl[...]

29 4.6 W ireles s → WDS Link Se ttings WDS Link Settings is use d to e sta blish a connection between Acc ess P o int s but the device is not losing Access P o int function. AP has WDS function c an extend the wir eless cov erag e and allow L ANs to communica te each other . MAC Add ress Enter the Access Poin t ’ s MAC addres s that you would l[...]

30 5 LAN Settings This section will gu ide you to the Loc al Are a Network (LA N) settings 5.1 S ys tem → IP Set tings This section is only available f or Non-R outer Mode . IP Set tings allows y ou to L AN port IP addr ess of the EO C56 11P . Auction: Changing L A N IP Addre ss will change L AN Interf ace IP addr ess. W ebpage will automatic all[...]

31 5.2 S ys tem → Sp an ning T ree Set tings Spanning T ree Sta tus Select the Radio bu tton to On or O ff Spanning T ree fun ction. Bridge Hello T ime Specify Bridge Hello T ime in s econd. Bridge Max Ag e Specify Bridge Max A ge in second. Bridge Forwar d Dela y Specify Bridge Forward Delay in second. Priority Specify the Pr iority nu mber . Sm[...]

32 6 Router Settings This section is only available f or AP Rout er Mode and Client R outer Mode . 6.1 R outer → W AN Se ttings There are fo ur diff eren t types o f W AN connection: Static IP , DHCP , PPP oE and PPTP . Please co ntac t your ISP to select the connection type. 6.1.1 W AN Se ttings → Sta t ic IP Select Static IP in W AN connectio[...]

33 Interne t Connection T ype Select Static IP to begin configuration of the Sta tic IP connec tion. Accoun t Name Specify Account Name that is provided by ISP . Domain Name Specify Domain Name th at is provided by ISP . MTU Specify the Maxi mum T ransmit Unit siz e. Suggest remain in Auto. IP Addre ss Specify W AN port IP addre ss. IP Subnet Mask [...]

34 MTU is set too low, the router will fragment packet s unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connection s. In either case, network performance can suffer.[...]

35 6.1.2 W AN Se ttings → DHCP (Dynam ic IP) Select DHCP as your W AN connection type to o btain your IP ad dre ss automa tically . Y ou will need to enter Acc o unt Name as y o ur hostname and DNS (O ptional). Interne t Connection T ype Select DHCP to begin configu ration of the DHCP connection. Accoun t Name Specify Account Name that is provide[...]

36 Apply / Cancel Press Apply t o apply t he changes or Cancel to return previous settings. Auction: If the router's MTU is set too high, packets will be fragmented downstream. If the router's MTU is set too low, the router will fragment packet s unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connection s. In either ca[...]

37 6.1.3 W AN Se ttings → PPP oE (Point -to-P o int Pr ot ocol over E thernet) Select PPPoE as y our W AN connection type if your ISP pr ovides U sername and P assw or d. PPPoE is a DSL ser vice and please r emove your PPP oE softwa re fr om your com puter , the software is not w ork ed in EO C5611P . Interne t Connection T ype Select PPPoE to be[...]

38 Connect on Demand Select the Radio bu tton to specify the maximum id le time. I nternet connection wil l disconnect when it reach the maximum idle ti me, but it will automatically connect when user tries to access the n etwork. Kee p Alive Select the Radio bu tton to k eep internet connection a lwa ys on. Specify th e redial period once th e int[...]

39 6.1.4 W AN Se ttings → PPTP ( P oint -to-Poi nt T unneling Pro t ocol) Select PPTP as your W AN c onnection type if your ISP provid es inf or mation about IP A ddre ss, Subnet Mask, Def ault Gat ewa y (Optional), DNS (Optional), Server IP , U sername, and P assw or d. Interne t Connection T ype Select PPTP to begin configuration of the PPTP co[...]

40 MTU Specify the Maxi mum T ransmit Unit siz e. Suggest remain in Auto. IP Addre ss Specify W AN port IP addre ss. IP Subnet Mask Specify W AN IP Subnet Mask. Gatew a y IP Addr ess Specify W AN Gatewa y IP address. PPTP Server Specify PPTP Ser ver IP address. U sername Specify the Username that is given by your ISP . P assword Specify the Passwor[...]

41 6.2 R outer → L AN Sett ings IP Addre ss Specify L AN port IP add re ss. IP Subnet Mask Specify L AN IP Subnet Mask. WINS Server IP Specify WINS Server IP . U se Router As DHCP Server Place a Check to enable DHCP server . Starting IP Addr ess Specify DHCP s erver starting IP address. Ending IP Addre ss Specify DHCP s erver ending IP address. A[...]

42 6.3 R outer → VPN P a ss Thro ugh VPN Pass Through is use d to allow cert ain pro toc ol to be tunneled thr ough an IP network such a s PPTP and L2TP or implement secure ex change of pack ets at the IP La yer such as IPSec. PPTP Pa s s Through Place a Check to enable PPTP protocol pass es through W AN . L2TP Pa ss Through Place a Check to enab[...]

43 6.4 R outer → P ort F orwa rding Port F orwar ding is used t o allow a public service such as W eb Server , Mai l Server , and FTP ser ver t o be set up. For e x ample: Set up a W eb Server on yo ur computer with port number 8080 . V isitor on the internet c an access y o ur W eb Server by ent e ring W AN Port IP with port number 8080 . If you[...]

44 IP Addre ss Specify IP address. Sav e / Cancel Press Sa ve t o apply the changes or Cancel to return p revious set tings. 7 Information Status Status section is on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see three options: Main, Wir eless Client List, System Log, WDS Link Status, Conne ction Status, and DHCP Client Table. Each option is des[...]

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46 7.2 Sta tus → W irele ss Clien t List Click on the Wirel ess Client List link under the Status drop-down menu. This page displays the list of Clients that are associated to the EOC5611P. The MAC addresses and signal st rength for each client is displayed. Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list[...]

47 7.3 Sta tus → S ystem Log Click on the System Log link under the St atus 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.[...]

48 7.4 Sta tus → WDS L ink Sta tus 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.[...]

49 7.5 Sta tus → Connec tion Sta tus Click on the Connection Status link under the Status drop-down menu . This page displays the current status o f th e network, including network type, SSID, BSSID, connection status, wirel ess mode, current channel, security, data rate, noise level and sign al strength.[...]

50 7.6 Sta tus → DHCP Clien t T able Click on the DHCP Client List link under the Status drop-down menu. This page displays the list of Clients that are associated to the EOC5611P th rough DHCP. The MAC addresses and signal st rength for each client is displayed. Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list.[...]

51 8 Management Setting s Management section is on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see seven opt ions: administration, management V LAN, SNMP settings, backup/restore settings, firmware up grade, time settings, and log. Each option is described be low. 8.1 Managemen t → Adminis t r ation Click on the Administration link under the Man[...]

52 Remo te U pgrade Select the Radio bu tton to Enable or Disable Remote U p grade. Remo te Manage ment P ort Specify the Port number for Remote Management. For ex a mple: If you specify the Port number is 8080, then you will need to enter f ollowing http://<IP addre ss>:8080 to access the web interf a ce. Apply / Cancel Press Apply t o apply[...]

53 8.2 Managemen t → Managemen t VLAN Click on the Management VLAN link under the Management menu. This option allows you to assign a VLAN ID to the packets on wired network. Management VL AN (W ired) is use d to manage y our device if the computer h as authoriz ed VLAN ID . If you would lik e to use Management VLAN funct ion, you must enable Pro[...]

54 8.3 Managemen t → SNMP Set tings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu. This is a netw orking management prot ocol used to monit or network -att ache d devices. SNMP allows messag es (c alled pr ot ocol dat a units) to be sent t o vario us parts o f a network. U pon receiving these messa ges, SNMP -compatible devices (c all[...]

55 8.4 Managemen t → Backup/R est ore S et tings Click on the Backup/Restore Sett ing link under the Management menu. This option is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load settings on to the device from a local disk. This feature is very handy for admin istrators who have several devices that need to [...]

56 8.5 Managemen t → F irmwa re U pgr ade Click on the Firmware Upgrade link under the Management menu. This page is u sed to upgrade the firmware of the device. Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor. Auction: U pgra de proce ss ma y tak e few mi nute s, pleas e do not power of f the device and it may c ause the devi[...]

57 8.6 Managemen t → T ime Se ttings Click on the Time Settings link under th e Management menu. This page allows you to configure the time on the device. You may do th is manually or by connecting to a NTP server. Manually Set Date and T i me Manually setup the date and time. Automatically Ge t Date and T ime Specify the T i me Zone from the d r[...]

58 8.7 Managemen t → Log Click on the Log link under the Management menu. The Log page displays a list of event s that are triggered on the Ethernet and W ireless interface. This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes. Sy slog Sele[...]

59 8.8 Managemen t → Diagnostics Click on the Diagnostic s link under the Management menu. This function allows you to detect connection quality and trace the routing table to the target. Traceroute can help you to manage your network by detecting any routing during the t ransmission. If any routers refuse to reply ICMP packet, the result will sh[...]

60 9 Network Configuration Example This chapter desc ribes the role of the E O C5611P with 4 diff e rent modes. The Acc ess P oint mode’ s defa ult configur atio n is a centr al unit of the wir eless netw ork or as a root device of the wir ed envir onment. 9.1 Acce ss P oint Ac ce ss P oint Step1 Login to the web-based configuration inte rf ace w[...]

61 to connect with or enter SSID manu ally . Step3 Configure VL AN ID in your wireless device if available. Step4 Select correct authentication type and passw ord. Auction: EOC5611P’ s A ccess Point Mode does not provide DHCP server so th e W ireless Client IP addres s must configure manually at th e same subnet in Local Are a Network. 9.2 Client[...]

62 WDS Bridge Step1 Login to the web-based configuration inte rf ace with def ault I P 192.168.1.1 Step2 Select your country or region’ s regulation. Step3 Select Opera tion Mod e to WDS Bridge from Sys tem Properties . Step4 802.11a/b/g wirele ss network. Step5 Select chann el you would like to use. Step6 Setup the au thentication set tings Step[...]

63 Please r ef er to the las t section to check Acce ss point’ s configura tion. Client R outer Step1 Login to the web-based configuration inte rf ace with def ault I P 192.168.1.1 Step2 Select your country or region’ s regulation. Step3 Select Opera tion Mod e to Client Router from S ys tem Properties . Step4 Change your Local Area Network set[...]

64 10 VLAN CONFIGUR ATION GUIDE Following proc ed ures are use d to con figure VL AN on EnGenius product. EnGenius product supports both wirele ss and wire d t agging on y our network. W irele ss tagging can help you to divide the permission for dif fe r ent gr oup of users. W ireless Clients associa te d with SSID1-4 will not have the authority to[...]

65 2. Press “ W ireless Netw ork ” to con figure W irele ss VL AN. 3. T o configure W i reless VLAN T agg ing , please pre ss Edit a t W irele ss Network section.[...]

66 4. A fter Pr ess Edit, web s hould pop-out a window as below . Y ou may en ter your desi re VL AN ID. The n, pres s Sav e to sav e the changes. 5. W ireless Netw ork webpag e should hav e display all the VID as below . If y o u would like to enable W ireless VL AN function, select the ra d io button o f “ Isolate all Profiles from each other u[...]

67 6. Press Ma nageme nt VL AN to configure wire d VID. Enter y our desir e VL AN ID and press Apply to configure t he changes. Auction: After pre ss Apply, you must configure y our Layer2 Switch or RADI US Server with th e same VLAN ID. Oth erwise, you cann ot access to the devi ce’s web-base con figuration page. 7. For 802.1x authentic ation, y[...]

68 Appendix A – FCC Interferen ce Statement Fe deral Communication Commission Int erfer ence Sta tem ent This equ ipment has been tes ted and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e de signed to p rovide re asonab le prote ction against h armful interf erenc e in a re [...]