EnGenius ESR-1221 EXT manual

1 1 1b/g W i reless SOHO Router User ’ s Manual V ersion: 1.2[...]

2 T able of Content s 1 INTRODUCTIO N.. ......... ......... ........... .......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........... ......... .......... ...5 1.1 F EATURES & B ENEFITS ........ ......... ......... ......... ............ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......5 1.2 P AC KAGE C ONT[...]

3 3.5.6 DMZ . ... ......... ......... ............ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ............ ......... ......... ......44 APPENDIX A – SP ECIFI CA TIONS..... ......... ......... ......... ........... ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... ......... ........45 APPENDIX B – FCC INTE RFERENCE ST[...]

4 Revision History V ersi on Date Notes 1.0 Jul 10, 2008 Initial V ersion 1.1 Aug 6, 2008 1.2 Aug 1 1, 2008[...]

5 1 Introduction The W ire less SOHO Router operates seamlessly in t he 2.4 GHz frequ ency spectru m supporting the 802.1 1b (2.4GHz, 1 1Mbp s) and the newer , faster 802.1 1g (2.4GHz, 54Mbpsw ireless stan dard. High output powe r and high sensitivity can extend range and coverage t o reduce the roaming between APs to get m ore stabi lity wir eles [...]

6 Package Contents Open the p ackage carefully , and make sure th at none of t he items listed below are missing. Do not discard the pac king materials, in case of return; the unit m ust be shipped in its o riginal pac kage. h One W ireless SO HO Router h One Power Ada pter h One CAT5 UTP Cable h One CD-ROM w ith User’s Manual a nd Install W izar[...]

7 socket on the wall, and t he DC inlet into t he DC c onnector . Connection / A ctiv ity LED This LED will light up once an Ethernet cable is c onnected to one of the LAN ports or the WAN port. WAN LED This LED will light up once an Ethernet cable is c onnected to WAN (Internet) port. WLAN LED This LED will light up once the RF (wireless LAN) f ea[...]

8 Network Configurati on To be tter understand how t he wireless L AN prod ucts w ork toge ther to create a wireless network, it mi ght be helpful to dep ict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network con fig uration s. The wireless LAN products can be configured as: a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer ) for department al or SOHO L ANs. b) Infrastru[...]

9 2 Understanding t he Hardw are Hardware Installat ion 1. Place the unit in an appropr iate location afte r conducting a site su rvey. 2. Plug o ne end o f the Ethernet cable into the LAN port o f the dev ice and another e nd into y our PC/Notebook. 3. Plug one e nd of another Ethernet cable to WAN port of the d evice and the other end into y ou c[...]

10 2. Select Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP) a nd then click o n th e Properties b utton. This will allow you to con figure the T CP/IP settings of y our PC/Notebook . 3. Select Use the following IP Address radio button and then enter the I P address and s ubnet m ask. Ensure that t he IP address and subnet m ask are on the same subnet as th e device. [...]

1 1  After logging in you will graphical user interface (GUI) of the device. The navigation drop-down menu on left is divided into four main sections: 1. Managemen t : This menu i ncludes the administrator settings, advanced wireless settings such as wireless MAC clone and RTS/frag m entation threshol d. Also included are other sy stem rela ted [...]

12 Status  Click on t he Status link under the M anageme nt menu. The device status page is also displayed o nce 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, MAC address, SSID, R F channel, as we ll as WAN setti ngs.[...]

13 Statistics  Click on the Statistics link on the navigation drop-down menu. This page displays the trans m itted and received packet statistics of the wired and wireless interface. Click on the R efresh button to refresh the statis tics. Dynamic DNS  Click on the D DNS link on the navigation drop-down menu. This feature allows y o u to main[...]

14 Time Zone Setting  Click on the T ime Zone Setting link i n the n avigation m enu. This feature allows you to configure, update, and m aintain the correct time on t he device’s internal syste m clock as well as configure the time zone. The date a nd t ime of the device can be configured m anua lly or by sy nchr onizing with a time serve r. [...]

15 Denial of Service (DoS)  Click on the Denial of Service li nk in the navigation me nu . T his is a s ecurity f eatu re that blocks in trusions from th e Internet that may disrupt the n etwork service .  Enable DoS protection : P lace a check in this box to enable t he D oS features. Yo u may also enable the othe r DoS protection features l[...]

16 Log  Click on the Log link on the navigation drop-do wn menu. Logs display a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and W ireless interface. This log can be referred when an unknown error o ccurs on the sy s tem or w hen a report nee ds to be se nt to the technica l support depart ment for debugging purposes.  Enable Log : Place[...]

17 Upgrade Firmware  Click on the Upgra de Firmware link on the navigation d rop-down menu. Thi s page allows yo u t o upgrad e the f irmware of the device in order to improve the functionality and perfor mance.  Ensure t hat y ou have downloaded the app r opriate firmware fro m the vendor’s website. C onnect the device to your PC u sing an[...]

18 Restore the Confi guration from a File  Click o n the Sa ve / Reload Settings l ink on t he navigation drop-down m enu. This option a llows you to restore a backup configuratio n from a file to t he device. C lick on the Browse bu tton to select the file and then clic k on Upload butt on.  A page indicating the r eloading process will be d[...]

19 A dmini strator Settings  Click on the Password link on the navigation drop-down menu. This page allows you to configure th e password to acc ess this device from the web-br owser. Note : The de fault user name a nd password of t he device is adm in  Use r Nam e : Specify a user n ame that will be us ed to connec t to the device.  New P[...]

20 L A N Settin gs – Static IP  Click on the LAN Interface link on t he naviga tion drop-down m enu. This f eature allows y ou to co nfigu re the LAN interface using a static IP address or as a DHCP server/client . This IP addres s is also used to ac cess the web-base d interface.  IP Address: Enter an IP address fo r this device.  Subne[...]

21 L A N Settin gs – DHC P Client  Click o n the LAN l ink on the navigation drop-down m enu . This feature a llows y ou to configure t he LAN interface using a static IP address or as a DHCP server/client. This IP addr ess is also used to access the web-ba sed interface.  DHCP: If you select DHCP , you are not required to enter the rest of[...]

22 L A N Settin gs – DHC P Server  Click o n the LAN l ink on the navigation drop-down m enu . This feature a llows y ou to configure t he LAN interface using a static IP address or as a DHCP server/client. DHCP s tands for Dyna m ic Host Configu ration Prot ocol. The DHCP sec tion is w here you confi gure the built-in DHCP Server to assign IP[...]

23 W A N Setti ngs – Static IP  Click on the WA N lin k on the navigation drop -down menu. This fe ature allows you to configure the W AN interface usi ng a static IP add ress, DHCP Client , PPoE, or PPTP.  W A N A ccess Type: S elect Static IP from the drop -down list. This ty pe of connec tio n is used when your ISP has provided you a d e[...]

24  Enable I Psec pass t hrough on VPN connectio n : Place a check in this box to enable the pass through of P PTP packets on a VPN connection.  Enable I Psec pass t hrough on VPN connectio n : Place a check in this box to enable the pass through of L2TP packets on a V PN connection.  Click on the A pply Change s to save the cha nges. W A [...]

25  Enable uPNP : Place a check in this box t o enable UPnP. It is reco m mended to enable this feat ure as it’s used by several applica tions.  Enable PING Ac cess on WAN : Place a check in this box if yo u would like the d evi ce to be pinged fr om the W AN side (ISP).  Enable W eb Sever Access on WAN : Place a check in thi s bo x if t[...]

26  Connection Type: Select Continuous (al ways online), Connect on Demand (connect to the ISP only when you click on a website), or Manual (conn ect to the ISP only when y ou click on a ‘ Co nnect ’ button) fro m the drop-down list.  Idle Time: The PPPoE service can automatically d isconnect if the connection is idle. Specify the number [...]

27  W A N Access T ype: Select PPTP from t he drop-down list. This type of connection is used when y our ISP has provided you a dedicated IP address.  IP Address: Enter an IP address fo r this device, which is assigned by your ISP.  Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for this I P a ddress, which is a ssigned b y your ISP.  Default Gate [...]

28 Wireless  Click on the TCP/IP Settings link on t he navigation d rop-down m enu. You w ill then see five options. Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security , Access Control, a nd WDS Settings. Each o ption is described below. Wireless Basic Se tting s  Click on the Basic Se ttings link on the navigation drop-dow n menu. These options all[...]

29  Show Active Clients : Click on t his button to view a list of cl ien ts that are as sociate d with this device .  Click on the A pply Change s to save the cha nges. Wireless A dvanced Settings  Click on the Advanced Settings link on the navigation drop-down menu. These options allow you to con figure the authen tication ty pe, fragment[...]

30  Beacon Interval : Beacons are packets s ent b y a wireless A ccess Point to synchronize wireless d evices. Specify a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1 024. The default v alu e is set to 100 m illiseconds.  Data Rate : S elect a transmission rate from t he drop-down list. It is recommended to use the auto option.  Preamble Type: Sele[...]

31 Wireless Security  To protect your privacy this mode supports several types of wireless security : W EP WPA, W PA2, and W PA-Mixed. W EP is the original wireless encryption standard. WPA provides a high er level of security. The following section describes the security configuration i n detail. Wireless Security - Disabled .  Encryption : [...]

32  Encryption : Select WEP from the drop-down list in order to enable W EP security and then clic k on the Set W EP key button. .  Key Length : Selec t a 64-bit or 128 -bit WEP key length from the drop -do wn list.  Key Format: Select a key format such as HEX or ASC II from the drop-do wn list.  Encryption Key: You may use up to four d[...]

33 Wireless Security – WP A / WP A 2-Mixed  Select WPA o r WPA2-Mixed fro m the drop-down list if your wireless network uses WPA encry ption. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Acce ss) was designed to improve upon t he security f eatures of W E P ( W ired Eq uivalent Privacy ). The techn ology is des igned to work with existing Wi-Fi produc ts that have b [...]

34  Click on the A pply Change s to save the chan ges. Wireless A ccess Control  Click on the Access Control link on t he nav igation drop-down m enu. The MAC address filter section can be used t o filter network access by m achines b ased on t he unique M AC add resses of thei r netwo rk adapter (s). It is m ost u seful t o prevent unauthori[...]

35 WDS (Wireless Di stribution Sys tem) Click on the WD S link on the navigation d rop-down m enu. The W ireless D istributio n System feature configures this device as a repeate r and therefore extends the range/cove r age a rea of the wireless network.  Enable WDS : W h en WD S is enabled, this access point f unctio ns a s a w ireless repeater[...]

36 WDS Security  Click on the Set Security button to configure one of the security o ptions for the W DS. Options available are W EP, W PA and W PA2, and you m ust configure the same security setting on each Access Point linked w ith this one. WDS Security - None  Encryption : Select None fro m the drop-dow n list in order to disable wireless[...]

37  Encryption : Select a 64-bit or 128-bi t WEP encryption from the drop-dow n list.  Key Format: Select a key format such as HEX or ASC II from the drop-do wn list.  WEP Key: Specify the WEP key  Click on the Apply Changes to save the changes and then click on the Close button. WDS Security – WP A (TKIP), WP A 2 (A ES )  Select W[...]

38  Encryption : S elect a W PA or WPA2 encryption f rom the drop-down list. The encry pti on algorithm used to secure th e data comm unic ation. TKIP ( Te mporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides p er-pac ket k ey generation and is based o n WEP. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a very secure block b ased en cryp tion. No te tha t, if the b[...]

39 Firewall  Click on the F irewall lin k on the navigation drop-down menu. You will then see six options. Port filtering, IP filtering, MAC filtering, Port filtering, URL f iltering, DMZ. Each option is described below. Port Filtering  Select Port Filtering from the drop-down list This feature is used to r estrict certain types of da ta p ac[...]

40  You m ay place a check in the b ox on under t he Select column and then click on Delete Selected to re m ove t he selected entry . You may also click on Delete All to delete all the fil tering entries. IP Filtering  Select IP Filtering from the drop-down list. This feature is used to restric t certain IP address from using ce rtain protoc[...]

41 MAC Filtering  Select MAC Filtering fr om the drop -down list. This feature is used to r estrict certain MAC address from accessing the Internet. These filters can be used for securing and restricting y our network.  Enable MAC Filtering: Place a ch eck in this box to enable this featu re.  MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the devi[...]

42 Port Forwarding  Select Port For w arding from the drop-down lis t. This fe ature is used to automatically redirect common network services to a sp ecifi c m achine behind t he NAT f irewa ll. These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or email server on the private local network b ehind the NA[...]

43 URL Filtering  Select URL Filtering from the drop-down l ist. T his is a type of pa rental control feature used to restrict certain websites for m being accessed through y our network. These filters ca n be used fo r securing and restr icting your ne twork.  Enable URL Filtering: Place a chec k in this box to enable this feature.  URL A[...]

44 DMZ  Select DMZ fro m the drop-do wn lis t. A demilitarized zone i s u sed to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contai ns devices accessib le to Internet t raffic, such as web, FTP, email an d DNS servers.  Enable DMZ: Place a check in this box to enable [...]

45 Appendix A – Sp ecific ations St andards IEEE802.1 1b/g, IEEE802.1x , IEEE8 02.3, IEEE802.3u Wi-Fi data speed IEEE 802.1 1b: 1 1 /5.5/2/1Mbps IEEE 802.1 1g: 54/48 /36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps Compatibility IEEE 802.1 1g/ IEEE 802.1 1b Power Requirements Power Supply: 90 to 240 VDC 10 (depends on different countries) Device: 12 V/ 1.3A St atus LEDs 4*L[...]

46 Appendix B – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Inter ference St atement This equipment has been test ed and f ound to c omply w ith the limits for a Class B digital device, purs uant t o Part 15 of the FCC R ules. Thes e limits are des igned t o provide reasonable protection against harmful int erference i n a res ide[...]

47 Industr y Ca nada statement: This de vice c omplies with RSS- 210 of the I ndustry Ca nada R ules. Operatio n is subject to the following t wo conditions : (1) This d evice may no t cause harmful i nterf erence, and ( 2) this d evice must accept any interferenc e received, including interf erence that ma y cause undesire d operation. IMPORT ANT [...]