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EnGenius ESR-1220 Wireless Broadband Router/AP/WDS manual

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    1 1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router User ’ s Manual V ersion: 1.0[...]

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    2 T able of Content s 1 INTRO DUCTION ................................................................................................................... .................4 1.1 F EA TURES & B ENEFITS ...............................................................................................................4 1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ..........[...]

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    3 Revision History V ersion Date Notes 1.0 November 6, 2006 Initial V ersi on[...]

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    4 1 Introduction The Wireless SOHO Router operates seamlessly in the 2.4 GHz freque ncy spectrum supporting the 802.1 1b (2.4GHz, 1 1 Mbps) and the newer , faster 802.1 1g (2.4GHz, 54Mbpswireless st andard. High output power and high sensitivity can extend range and coverage to reduce the roaming between APs to get more stability wireless connectio[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 5 1.2 Package Contents Open the package carefully , and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packin g materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its original p ackage. h One Wireless SOHO Router h One Power Adapter h One CAT5 UTP Cable h One Omni-direct[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 6 W AN LED This LED will light up once an Ethernet cable is connected to W AN (Internet) port. WLAN LED This LED will light up once the RF (wireless LAN) feature is enabled Power LED This LED will light up once the power cable is connect ed to the DC co nnector . 1.4 System Requirements The following are the[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 7 1.6 Network Configuration To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together t o create a wireless network, it might be he lpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as: a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departm[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 8 2 Under standing the Hardware 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Place the unit in an appropriate place after conducting a site survey. 2. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the LAN port of the device and another end into your PC/Notebook. 3. Plug one end of another Ethernet cable to WAN port of the device [...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 9 2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click on the Properties button. 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 a nd subnet mask are on the s[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 10 3 Web Configuration 3.1 Logging In  To configure the device through the web- br owser, enter the IP addr ess of the Bridge (default: 192.168.1.1 ) into the address bar of the web-br owser and press Enter .  Make sure that the device and your com puters are configured on the same subnet. Refer to Cha[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 11 3.2 Management  Click on the Management link on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see nine options: Status, Statistics, DDNS, Time Zone Setting, Denial-of-Service, Log, Upgrade Firmware, Save/Reload Settings and Password. Each option is described below.[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 12 3.2.1 Status  Click on the Status link under the Management menu. The devic e status page is also displayed once you have logged in. This includes details about the system uptime and firmware, LAN IP address and MAC address and the wireless settings such as the radio status, MA C address, SSID, RF chan[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 13 3.2.2 Statistics  Click on the Statistics li nk on the navigation drop-down menu. This page displays the transmitted and received packet statistics of the wired and wireless interface. Click on the Refresh button to re fresh the statistics. 3.2.3 Dynamic DNS  Click on the DDNS link on the navigation[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 14  Click on the Apply Change to save the changes or the Reset button to clear the fields. 3.2.4 Time Zone Setting  Click on the Time Zone Setting link in the navigation menu. This feature allows you to configure, update, and maintain the corre ct time on the device’s internal system clock as well as[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 15 3.2.5 Denial of Service (DoS)  Click on the Denial of Service link in the navigation menu. This is a security feature that blocks intrusions from the Internet that may disrupt t he network service.  Enable DoS protection : Place a check in this box to enable the DoS features. You may also enable the[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 16 3.2.6 Log  Click on the Log link on the navigation drop-down menu. Logs display a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wire less 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 debu[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 17 3.2.7 Upgrade Firmware  Click on the Upgrade Firmware link on the navigation drop-down menu. This page allows you to upgrade the firmware of the device in order to imp rove the functionality and performance.  Ensure that you have downloaded the appr opriate firmware from the vendor’s website. Conn[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 18 3.2.9 Restore the Configuration from a File  Click on the Save / Reload Settings link on the navigation dr op-down menu. This option allows you to restore a backup configuration from a f ile to the device. Click on the Browse button to select the file and then click on Upload button.  A page indi ca[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 19 3.2.11 Administrator Settings  Click on the Password link on the navigation drop- down menu. This page allows you to configure the password to access this device from the web-browser. Note : The default user name and password of the device is admin  User Name : Specify a user name that will be used [...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 20 3.3.1 LAN Settings – Static IP  Click on the LAN link on the navigation drop -down m enu. This feature allows you to configure the LAN interface us ing a static IP address or as a DHCP s erver/client. This IP address is also used to a ccess the web-based interface.  IP Address: Enter an IP address[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 21 3.3.2 LAN Settings – DHCP Client  Click on the LAN link on the navigation drop -down m enu. This feature allows you to configure the LAN interface us ing a static IP address or as a DHCP s erver/client. This IP address is also used to a ccess the web-based interface.  DHCP: If you select DHCP radi[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 22 3.3.3 LAN Settings – DHCP Server  Click on the LAN link on the navigation drop -down m enu. This feature allows you to configure the LAN interface us ing a static IP address or as a DHCP s erver/client. DHCP stands for Dynamic Hos t Configurati on Protocol. The DHCP sec tion is where you configure th[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 23 3.3.4 WAN Settings – Static IP  Click on the WAN link on the navigati on drop-down m enu. This feature allows you to configure the WAN interface us ing a static IP address, DHCP Client, PPoE, or PPTP.  WAN Access T ype: Select Static IP from the drop -down lis t. This typ e of connection is used w[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 24  Enable IPsec pass through on VPN connection : Place a check in this box to enable the pass through of L2TP pa ckets on a VPN connection.  Click on the Apply Change to save the changes. 3.3.5 WAN Settings – PPPoE  Click on the WAN link on the navigati on drop-down m enu. This feature allows you[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 25  Clone MAC Address : Specify a MAC address if you would l ike to use a different MAC address on this device. (optional)  Enable uPNP : Place a check in this box to enable UPnP. It is recommended to enable this feature as it’s us ed by several applications.  Enable PING Access on WAN : Place a c[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 26  Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for this IP address, which is assigned by your ISP.  Default Gateway: Enter the IP address of the def ault gatewa y, which is assigned by your ISP.  MTU: You may adjust the Maximum Transmit Un it (MTU), however it is recommend that this value is set to the defa[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 27 3.4 Wireless  Click on the TCP/IP Settings link on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see five options. Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security, Access Control, and WDS Settings. Each option is described below. 3.4.1 Wireless Basic Settings  Click on the Basic Settings link on the navi[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 28  Show Active Clients : Click on this button to view a li st of clients that are associated with this device.  Universal Repeater Mode : This device can also perform as a repeater. To enable this, place a check in the box and then enter SSID.  Click on the Apply Change to save the changes. 3.4.2 W[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 29  Preamble Type: Select a long or short preamble type. For bes t performance, it is recommended that the preamble type of t he AP matches that of the client.  Broadcast SSID : Select Enable or Disable . This is the SSID broadcast feature. If you set this value to Visible, then the cli ents will be ab[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 30  Encryption : Select None from the drop-down list in order to disable wireless security.  Click on the Apply Change to save the changes. 3.4.4 Wireless Security - WEP  Select WEP from the drop-down list if your wireless network uses WEP encryption. WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Pr ivacy,[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 31 .  Key Length : Select a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key length from the drop-down list.  Key Format: Select a key format such as HEX or ASCII from th e drop-down list.  En cr yp ti o n K e y: You may use up to four different ke ys for four different networks. Select the current key that will be used. [...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 32  Encryption : Select WPA or WPA2-Mixed from the drop-down list in order to enable WPA security.  WPA Authentication Mode : Select Enterprise (Radius) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key) . If you select Enterprise (radius) then the pass key is located on the RADIUS server, however, if you select Personal (P[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 33  Wireless Access Control Mode : You may use this feature to filter the wireless clients. Select a filter setti ng from the drop-down list. When allow listed is selected; only computers with MAC addresses listed in the MAC Address List are granted network access. When deny listed is selected, any comput[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 34 3.4.7.1 WDS Security  Click on the Set Security button to configure one of t he security options for the WDS. Options available are WEP, W PA and WPA2, and you must configure th e same security setting on each Acce ss Point linked with this one. 3.4.7.1.1 WDS Security - None  Encryption : Select Non[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 35  Encryption : Select a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption from the drop-down list.  Key Format: Select a key format such as HEX or ASCII from th e drop-down list.  WEP Key: Specify the WEP key  Click on the Apply Changes to save the changes and then click on the Close button. 3.4.7.1.3 WDS Secur[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 36  Encryption : Select a WPA or WPA2 encryption from the drop-down list. The encryption algorithm used to secure the data communication. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key generat ion and is based on WEP. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a very se cure block based encrypt[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 37 3.5 Firewall  Click on the Firewall link on the navigation drop-down menu. You w ill then see six options. Port filtering, IP filter ing, MAC filtering, Port filtering, URL filtering, DMZ. Each option is described below. 3.5.1 Port Filtering  Select Port Filtering from the drop-down list This feat u[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 38  You may place a check in the box on under the Select column and then click on Delete Selected to remove the selected entry. You may also click on Delete All to delete all the filtering entries. 3.5.2 IP Filtering  Select IP Filtering from the drop-down list. This feature is used to restrict certain[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 39 3.5.3 MAC Filtering  Select MAC Filtering from the drop-down list. This f eature is used to restrict certain MAC address from accessing the Internet. These filters can be used for securing and restricting your network.  Enable MAC Filtering: Place a check in this box to enable this feature.  MAC [...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 40 3.5.4 Port Forwarding  Select Port Forwarding from the drop-dow n list. This feature is used to automatically redirect common network se rvices to a specific ma chine behind the NAT firewall. These settings are only necessa ry if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or email server on[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 41 3.5.5 URL Filtering  Select URL Filtering from the drop-down list. This is a type of parental control feature used to restrict ce rtain websites form being a ccessed through your network. These filters can be used for securi ng and restricting your network.  Enable URL Filtering: Place a check in th[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 42 3.5.6 DMZ  Select DMZ from the drop-down list. A demilitariz ed zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrific ing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Inter net traffic, such as web, FTP, email and DNS servers.  Enable [...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 43 Appendix A – Specifications St andards IEEE802.1 1b/g, IEEE802.1x, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u Wi-Fi dat a speed IEEE 802.1 1b: 1 1/5.5/2/1Mbps IEEE 802.1 1g: 54/48/36 /24/18/12/9/6Mbps Comp atibility IEEE 802.1 1g/ IEEE 802.1 1b Power Requirement s Power Supply: 90 to 240 VDC ± 10 (depends on different coun[...]

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    1 1b/g Wireless SOHO Router V ersion 1.0 44 Appendix B – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference St atement This equipment has been te sted and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against h[...]