EnGenius EAP300 manual

1 High O utp ut P ower 802.11 b/g/n Multi -f u nctio n A cces s P oint EAP300 802.11 N Mul ti - Function A ccess P oint V1.0[...]

1 T able of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Featur es and Ben efits ....................................................................................................................[...]

2 5.3 Advanced ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 5.4 Security .....................................................................................................................[...]

3 R evision Histor y V er sion Date Notes 1.0 Sep. 12 , 2011 Fir st R elease[...]

4 1 Introducti on The E AP 300 is a m ulti - functioned 802.11 b/g/ n prod uct with 3 major f unctions . It is design ed to o perate in ever y working e nvir onment for e nter prise s. The E A P300 is a Wir eless Network device that delivers up to 6 x fas ter speeds and 7 x ext ended coverage than 802.11 b/g devices. The EAP300 supp or ts use in th[...]

5 Suppor t Multiple SSID (up to 4 ) in AP mode Allow s clien ts to a ccess diffe rent networks th rou gh a sin gle access point a nd assign different policie s an d functions for each SSID thro ugh the b uilt in so f tware . W PA / W PA 1/ IEEE 802 .1x supp or t P ower ful da ta securit y . MAC Addr ess filt ering ( AP mode ) Ensu res secure networ[...]

6 1.3 System Requirements The f ollowi ng are the minimum syst em req uire ments in orde r configu re the devic e. • Computer with an Ethernet interface or Wirele ss Net wor k . • Windo ws, Mac OS , or Linux based operating systems . • Web - Browsing Application (ex ample: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safar i, or other similar software) 1.4 Ap[...]

7 e) Small Offi ce and Home Off ice (SOHO ) N e tworks SOHO user s need a co st - effecti ve, easy and quick installation of a small netw ork . f) Wireles s E xtensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynami c envir onments c an mini mize t he overhead c aused by move s, exte nsions to networks , and other change s with wirel ess LANs. g) [...]

8 2 Before you Begin This section wil l guide you thr ough the install ation pr oces s. Place ment o f the ENGENIUS EAP300 is ver y impor tant to maximize the EAP300’ s per fo rmance. Av oid placing the EAP300 in an enclosed space su ch as a c loset, cab inet , or ward robe. 2.1 Consi dera tions for Wireless Installation The operating distance o [...]

9 2.2 Computer Se ttings (Windows XP/Windows Vista/ Wind ows 7 ) In orde r to use the EAP300 , you must first conf igur e the T CP/IPv4 conne ction o f your comp uter s ystem. • Click Start button and select Cont rol Pane l . Windo ws XP Windo ws Vist a/Wind ows 7[...]

10 • In Windows X P , click Network Connection s • In Windows 7 , click Vi ew Network Status a nd Tasks in the Network and Inte rnet se ction, the n select Chang e Adapter S ettings • Right click on Local Ar ea Connection and select Properties[...]

11 • Highlight Inter net Protocol V ersion 4 (T CP/IP v4 ) and select Properties • Select Use the followi ng IP address and enter I P address and subnet mask th en pr ess OK . Note: Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device. For e xample: Device IP address: 192.168.1.1 PC IP address: 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1[...]

12 2.3 Appl e Mac X O S • Open th e System Preferences (can be opene d in the Applications folder or selecting it in t he A pple Menu ) • Select Netw ork in the Internet & Network section • Highlight Ethernet • In Configure IPv4 , select M anua lly • E nter IP address and subnet mask then p ress OK . Note: Ensure that the IP address a[...]

13 2.4 Hardware Installation 1) Ensure that t he compu ter in use has an Ethe rnet Car d (RJ - 45 Etherne t Port). For more inf ormat ion, veri fy wi th our compute r user m anual. 2) Connect one end of the Category 5 Ethernet cable into RJ - 45 port of the EAP300 and the other end to the RJ - 45 port on the computer that will use the EAP300. Ensur[...]

14 3 Configur ing Y our Access Point This section w ill show you how to conf igu re the device using the web - base d configuration interface. 3.1 Default Settin gs Please use you r Ethernet p or t or wireless netwo rk a dapter to co nnect the A ccess P o int . Default Setti ngs IP Address 192.168. 1 .1 Usern ame / Password admin / admin Operation [...]

15 3.2 Web Co nfi gurat ion • Open a web bro wser (I nter net Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and e nter the IP Address : http: //192.168. 1 .1 Note: If you h ave changed the default LAN IP Addr ess of the Acc ess Poin t , ensure you enter the correct IP Address. • The default username and password are admin . Once you have entered the correct usernam[...]

16 • If succes sful, yo u will see t he EA P300 U ser Men u[...]

17 • The navigation drop - down m enu on lef t is divide d into seven main sections: 1. System : This m enu include s the O peration M ode , S tatus , DHCP , S che dule , Eve nt L og , and M onitor . 2. Wireless : This menu includ es S tatus , B asic , A d vance d , S ecur ity , F ilt er , C lient L ist , and VLAN . 3. Network : Th is menu in clu[...]

18 4 System 4.1 Operati on Mode Each operating mode of fer s different f eatures. I n order to switch th e opera ting mo de, s elect it from th e Oper ation Mode from the Sy s t e m M e nu . Th ere are three operatio n mo des: Access Poi nt , WDS AP , and WDS Bridge . • Access P oint: Allow devi ces t o connect to the EAP 300 thro ugh a simple w [...]

19 The EAP300 will display how much time it will take t o restart the dev ice in the new operating mode as shown below .[...]

20 4.2 Status This page will display status of the devi ce. Sy s t e m Opera tion Mode Displays the current mod e of operation o f the EAP 30 0. Sy s t e m T i me Displays the current time of the EA P300 . Sy s t e m Up T ime The elapsed time o f operation of the EAP300 . Hardwar e V er si on and Serial N umber Hardware information of the EA P300 .[...]

21 WLAN Settings Channel Displays the current Wir eless Channel in use by the EAP3 00 . ESSI D The SSID (Network Name) o f the wireless netw ork (up to 4 SSIDs supported) . Securi ty Current wir eless encr yption for the corresponding SSID . BSSI D The MAC addr ess of the corresponding S S I D.[...]

22 4.3 DHCP The D HCP option i n the Sys t e m menu display s the client IP address assigned by the DHCP Ser ver . Y ou can also set the IP Addresse s of the connected de vices manually . Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt mode.[...]

23 The DHCP Client T able sho ws the LA N clients that have been allocated an IP addre ss fr om the DHCP Ser ver . DHCP Client T able IP add res s Displays the IP Address o f the client on the L AN. MAC address Displays the MAC Addr ess of the client on the LAN. Expiration Time Displays the time o f expiration of the IP Addr ess of the client. R ef[...]

24 4.4 Schedul e The Schedule option o f the Sys t em menu all ows you to set a sched ule wh en the E AP30 0’ s Wireless i s acti ve. The Schedule T able will displa y: • N O. : The ent r y number of the schedul e. • Description: The name gi ven to t he sche dule. • Ser vice: Displays wheth er the wireles s ser vice will b e activate or n o[...]

25 Af ter selecting Ad d or Edit , the fol lowing f or m will show up. Fill in the form t o set t he schedule y ou want. Schedule Schedule Descri ption Assign a name to the schedule. Ser vice The ser vice provided for the schedule. Days Set which days the schedule will be activ e . Time of day Set what time of the select ed days the schedule will b[...]

26 4.5 Event Log The E vent Log of t he Sy s t e m menu displays the system events and actions of the EAP300 . When p owered down or rebooted, t he Event Log will be cl eared. Even t Log Sav e Save the log to a .txt file. Clear Clear the log. R efres h Update the log.[...]

27 4.6 Monitor The Monitor option of the Sy s t e m menu displays 2 his togram graphs. The hist ograms repr esent the bandw idth usage of both the da ily us e of the Ether net and the daily use o f the WLAN. If you cli ck on Deta il , a new browser win dow will open with 4 additional histograms (6 total) . In the new b rowser windo w , you will b e[...]

28 5 Wirel ess 5.1 Status The Statu s of the Wire less men u disp lays the current status o f the E AP300' s wire less confi guration . WLAN Settings Channel The wireless c hannel in use. ESSI D The SSID (Network Name) o f the wireless netw ork (up to 4 differ ent SSIDs) . Securi ty Wireless encr yption type that is used for the corre sponding[...]

29 5.2 Basic The Basic option o f the Wireles s menu displays the basic wir eless options of the EAP300 . Basic Radio Enable or Disable the EAP300 ’ s wireless signal. Mode Select between Acc ess P o int or Wireless Distribu tion System (WDS) modes. Band Select the types of wi reless clients that the devic e will accept. Enable SSID# Select the n[...]

30 Channel Manually select which channel the wir eless signal will use. Check Chan nel T ime Whe n Auto Channel is Ena ble d , yo u can specify the period of devic e will scan the wireless signals around your a rea. Wireless D istrib utio n System (WDS) Using a WDS to connect Access P oin t s wi relessly extend s a wire d infras tructur e t o locat[...]

31 5.3 Advanc ed The A d va n c e d option of the Wireless menu displays the adv an ced wirele ss options of the EAP300. It is recommen ded t hat the EAP300’ s default settings ar e us ed unless the user has experien ce w ith a dvanced networki ng . Adv anced (Access P oint / WDS AP mode) Fragment T hreshold Specifies the maximum size of the pack[...]

32 R TS Threshold When the pack et size is smaller than the RTS Thr eshold, the p acket wi ll be sent without an R TS/CTS han dshak e , which may result in inc orrect transmission. Beacon Inter val The time inter val that the devic e broadcasts a be acon. This beacon is used to synchr onize all wireless cl ients on the network . D TIM P e riod A De[...]

33 Adv anced ( WD S Bridge mode) Fragment T hreshold Specifies the maximum size of the p acket per fragment. This function can reduc e the chance o f pack et collision. However , when the fragment threshold is set too low , there will be incr ea sed overhead resulting i n poor perfor mance. R TS Threshold When the pack et size is smaller than the R[...]

34 Pre amble T ype A preamble is a message that helps acc ess points synchronize with the cl ient. Long Preamble is standa rd b ased so in creases compatibility . Shor t Preamble is non - standar d, resulti ng in decreased comp atibility , but increased performance. Tx P o w e r Set the power output of t he wireless signal.[...]

35 5.4 Security The Security option in the Wireless menu allows yo u to set th e wireless secu rity set tings. Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode. Securi ty (Access Point / WDS AP mode) SSID Selec tion Select the SSID that the corresponding security settings will apply to. Sep arate Separ at ing the SSID from each other (or use of ST A)[...]

36 En cr y pt io n The encr yption method to be used on the corresp onding SSID . Y ou can choose between W EP , WP A Pre - Shared K ey , or WP A RADIUS. • Disabled - N o data encryption is used. • WEP - D ata is encrypted using the WEP standard. WEP is the Wired E quivalent Privacy security over a wireless network. • WPA - PSK - D ata is enc[...]

37 802.1x Authen tication RADI US Ser ve r IP Addres s The IP Address o f the RADIUS Ser ver . RADI US Ser ve r port The por t number of the RADIUS Ser ver . RADI US Ser ver password The RADIUS Ser ver p as sword .[...]

38 WEP Encry pti on: WEP E n cr yp t ion Authentic a tion T ype Please ensure that your wireless client s use the same authentication type. Key typ e ASCII : Using characters from the ASCI I standard (recommended) HE X : Uses hexadecimal characters. Key L ength The amount of bits the WEP ke y will use . • 64 Bit - data is encrypted, using the def[...]

39 W PA Pre - Shared Key Encr ypt ion: W PA P r e - Shar ed Key En cr yption W PA t y p e Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • WPA(TKI P): Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamic ally generated key for each 128 - bit packet. • WP A2( A ES) : Government standard of WPA2 encr [...]

40 WPA RADIUS E ncryption: WP A RA D IUS En cr y pt i on W PA t ype Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • WPA(TKI P): Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamic ally generated key for each 128 - bit packet. • WP A2( A ES) : Government standard of WPA2 encr y ption. WPA2 Mixed: A[...]

41 5.5 Filter The Filt er option in th e Wireles s menu allow s use rs to allow clients with spe cific MA C Address es to j oin the SS ID . Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode. Wirel ess Filter (Access Point / WDS AP mode) Enabl e Wirele ss Acce ss Control Enable Wireless Access Control. When Enabled, only wireless client s on the Filter[...]

42 MAC address Enter the MAC address o f the wireless client that you wish t o allow connection. Add Click this button t o add the entr y . R eset Click this button if you hav e made a mistake and w ant to reset the MA C addr ess and Description f ields. MAC Address Filtering T a ble Only clients listed in this table will be allowed access to the w[...]

43 5.6 WPS ( Wi - Fi Protected Se tup ) The W PS feature in the Wirele ss me nu follow s the Wi - Fi Alliance WPS standard . I t eases the s et up of secu rity - en abled Wi- Fi networ ks in home s and /or small office environ ment s . It reduces the us er steps r equired t o configure a network and supports two methods that are fami liar t o most [...]

44 Authentic a tion Mode S hows the encr yption method used by the WPS process. T his is set as the mode select ed in the Securi ty option in the Wireless menu. Passphrase Key This is the passphrase k ey that is randomly generated during the WPS pr ocess. It is r equired if wireless clients that do not suppor t WPS attempts to connect to the wir el[...]

45 5.7 Client List The Clie nt List option o f the Wireles s menu shows all the w ire less client s that ar e currentl y conne cte d to the EAP300 . Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode.[...]

46 5.8 VLAN The VL AN option of t he Wireles s menu allows you t o configure the VL AN (Vir t ual L AN). Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and W DS AP mode. VL AN Vir tual L AN Choose to Enable or Disable the VLAN feature. SSID # Ta g Specif y the VL AN tag for each SSID . LAN VL AN MGMT Choose to Enable or Disable the L AN VL AN M GMT feature. MGMT T[...]

47 6 Network 6.1 Status The Statu s option o f the Network menu shows the current status of the EAP300 ’s L AN connection.[...]

48 6.2 LAN The L AN option of the Network menu allows you to modify the device 's LAN settings. LAN IP Bridge T ype Select the Bridge type of the L AN. St atic IP : Manua lly specify an IP address and subnet mask for the EAP300 to use. Dynamic IP : T he IP address is r eceived automatically from the ext ernal DHCP ser ver . IP add res s T he L[...]

49 The DHCP S er ver featu re is only av aila ble in A ccess P oint mode. DHCP S er ver ( Access P oint mode ) DHCP S er ver Enable or disable DHCP feature. The DHCP Ser ver automatically allocates IP addresses to your L AN device. Disabled as defa ult. Lease Tim e The duration of the DHCP ser ver allocates each IP address t o a L AN device. St ar [...]

50 6.3 Span ning Tree The S pa nning T ree option of t he Network menu all ows you t o set the EAP300 to use the Sp anning T ree Prot ocol. Enabling Spanning T ree Prot o col will pr event network loops in your LAN network . Spa nning T ree Se ttings Spa nning T ree S tatus Enable or disable the Spanning T ree Pr otocol. Bridge Hello T ime The dura[...]

51 7 Management 7.1 Admi n The Adm in sectio n of the Ma nage ment men u allo ws y ou to cha nge the EAP300 def ault passw ord and t o config ure remote managem ent. By default, the passwor d is: admin . The p assword can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric c haract ers and is case sen sitive. Change Password Old Password Enter the current p a sswo rd. Ne[...]

52 7.2 SNMP The SNMP sect ion of the Ma nage ment menu allow s you t o assign the conta ct detai ls, l ocation, comm unity nam e , and trap settings for the Simple Ne twork Mana gement Prot ocol ( S NMP ). The S NMP is a networki ng manage ment pr ot ocol used t o monitor netw ork - attached device s. SNMP allows messages (called pr otocol data uni[...]

53 SN MP SNMP Ac tive Enable or disable the SNMP feature. SNMP V ersion Y ou may select the SNM P version you want to deploy . All: Interoperability betw een SNMP v1 and SNMPv2c devic es. v1: The standard SN MP version. v2c: Improv ement in per formance and security of SNMPv1. Re ad Commun ity Specify the password for acc ess the SNMP community for[...]

54 7.3 Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrad e section of the M ana gem ent allows you to upgrade the EAP300 's firmware. To perform the Firmware Upgrad e: 1. Download the fi rmware version that you want to install into the EAP300 and place it in a known location. 2. Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the firm ware upg rade[...]

55 Emergency U pgrade If you r firmware upgrade fai l ed , you may ent er the Emergency Upgrade W EB page. 1. Enter IP addre ss: 192. 168. 99 .9 and enter Eme rgency Upgrade W EB page. Note: Refer t o 2.2 to conf igure PC/Note book IP addr ess to 192.168.99.8. 2. Click the Browse button and navigate to the location o f the upgrade file and then cli[...]

56 4. Y ou can access the device again.[...]

57 7.4 Configure The Conf igur e option o f the Mana gem ent men u allows you to s ave the curre nt devi ce configurati ons. W hen you s ave the conf igurations , you als o can r e - loa d the sav ed conf igurations into the dev ice throug h the R estore Settings . If ex treme problems o ccu r press the Reset butt on of the Restore to F actor y Def[...]

58 7.5 Reset In some c irc umstanc es it ma y be re quire d to for ce the devic e to r eboot. Click on Apply t o re boot of the R eset option of the Manag eme nt men u .[...]

59 8 Tools 8.1 Time Setting The Tim e Setting secti on of the T ools menu all ows you t o set the EAP300 ’s time. Time Time Set up Select the method you want t o set the time. Time Zone Select the time zone for your curr ent location. NTP Tim e Ser ver Enter the address o f the Network Time Protocol ( NTP) Ser ver to automatically synchronize wit[...]

60 8.2 Diagnosis The Diag nosis section of the T ools menu a llo ws you t o test your netw ork . T ype i n the IP A ddress of the device for diagnosis. Diagnosis Addre ss to P ing Enter the IP addre ss you lik e to see if a successful connection can be made. Ping Fr equency Select the frequency for Ping test. Ping Result The results o f the P ing t[...]

61 8.3 LED Control The LED Control section o f the T ools menu allow s you swit ch on or off the LED (ligh ts) fo r P o wer , L A N inter fac e , and WL AN inter face of the EAP300 .[...]

62 9 Logout Click on Log out butt on to logout of the EAP300 .[...]

63 Appendix A – FCC Interference Stateme nt Federal Communication Commission Inter ference Statement This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pur sua nt to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential i [...]