EnGenius M36 manual

0 Long  Rang e  Acc ess  Po i nt  M36     Us e r  Manual  V1.0[...]

1 Ta b l e  of  Cont en ts  1  PRODU CT  O VERVIEW .............................................................................................................................. ............................. 3  1.1  B ENEFITS .......................................................................................................[...]

2 5.2  S P ANNING  T REE  S ETTINGS .............................................................................................................................. ................. 28  6  INFORMA TION  ST A T US ........................................................................................................................[...]

3  1  Product  Overview  Thank  you  fo r  using  M36.  M36  is  a  smoking  detector  lik ed  device  and  it  is  a  powerful,  enhanced,  ent erprise  scale  product  with  4  multi ‐ functions  A ccess  Poi nt,  Acce ss  Poi nt  with  WDS  fu[...]

4 e) Wi r e l e s s  ext e nsions  to  Eth er net  network s  Network  manager s  in  dynamic  en vir onment s  can  minimiz e  the  ove rhead  caused  by  moves,  extensions  to  network s,  and  other  changes  with  wir eless  LA N s .  f) Wi r e d  LA N  backup [...]

5 Hig h  Speed  Dat a  Rate  Up  to  108Mbps  Capable  of  handling  heavy  dat a  payload s  such  as  MPEG  video  strea ming 1.2  Featu re  Acce ss  Po int  Mode  Us e  this  fea t ur e  to  setup  the  access  point ’ s  confi guration  informa tion. [...]

6 Auction:  Us i n g  oth er  Po wer  Ada pter  than  the  one  include d  with  M36  may  cause  damage  of  the  device.  1.4  Syste m  Requiremen t  The  fo llowing  co nditions  are  the  minimum  syst em  requ ireme nt.   A  computer  with  an  E[...]

7 2  M36  Multi ‐ Function  Instruction  Guide  2.1  Acce ss  Poin t  In  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  Mode  with  WDS  Function,  M36  function  lik es  a  centr al  connection  for  an y  statio ns  or  clients  tha t  support  IEEE  802.11b/ g  and  SuperG[...]

8 2.3  Rep eate r  In  the  Re peat er  Mode,  the  M36  can  ex ten d  the  wir eless  coverage  area  of  another  Acce ss  Po int  or  Wi r e l e s s  Rou ter .  A ccess  Poi nt  or  Wi r e l e s s  Ro ute r  must  within  the  ra nge  and  M36  must [...]

9  3  Computer  Configuration  Instruction  3.1  Assign  a  Static  IP  In  order  to  configure  M36,  plea se  f ollow  the  instruction  below:   1.  In  the  Contr ol  Pa ne l ,  double  click  Netw ork  Connections  and  then  double  click  o[...]

10   3.2  Logging  Method  Af te r  complete  the  IP  se ttings  fr om  la st  section,  you  can  now  acce ss  the  we b ‐ base d  c onfigur ation  menu.   1.  Ope n  web  browser   2.  Ent er  IP  192.168.1.1  in to  you  add ress  fi lter . [...]

11  4  Wireless  Configuration  4.1  Swit ching  Op erat ion  Mode  The  M36  supports  4  dif f eren t  operation  mode s:  A ccess  Poi nt ,  Access  Poi nt  with  WDS  Bridg e,  Rep eat er ,  and  Mesh.   Click  Sys tem  Properties  under  System  Sec[...]

12 4.2  Wi r e l e s s  Set t ings  4.2.1  Acce ss  Poi nt  Mod e   Wi r e l e s s  Mo de  Select  the  desi red  802.11  st andar d  modes  or  Su perG  mode.  There  are  four  diff erent  modes  and  they  are  802.1 1b,  80 2.11g  Onl y ,  802. 11  b/g [...]

13    SSID  Specify  the  SSI D  fo r  cu rr ent  pr ofi le.  VL AN  ID  Specify  the  VLAN  tag  fo r  current  pr ofile.  Suppresse d  SSID  Place  a  Chec k  to  hide  the  SSID .  Client  wi ll  no t  be  able  to  see  the  broadc ast ?[...]

14 4.2.2  Rep eater  Mode   Wi r e l e s s  Mo de  Select  the  desi red  802.11  st andar d  modes  or  Su perG  mode.  There  are  four  diff erent  modes  and  they  are  802.1 1g  Only ,  80 2.11  b/g  mix ed  and  SuperG.  SSID  Specify  the  SSI[...]

15 Wi r e l e s s  Security  Please  refe r  to  the  W ireless  Security  section.  Refres h  Press  Refresh  to  scan  again.   Auction:  If  the  Acce ss  Poi nt  is  suppre ssed  it s  own  SSID,  SSID  section  will  be  blank,  the  SSID  must ?[...]

16 Mesh  Pr ofile   SSID  Specify  the  na me  of  the  Mesh  netw orking.  Wi r e l e s s  Security  Please  refe r  to  the  W ireless  Security  section.  Sav e  /  Cancel  Press  Sa ve  to  save  the  changes  or  Cancel  to  ret urn  pre vious ?[...]

17  4.3  Wi r e l e s s  Security  Set tings  Wi r e l e s s  Security  Setting s  section  will  guide  you  to  the  entir e  Security  modes  configur ation:  WEP ,  WP A ‐ PSK,  WP A2 ‐ PSK,  WP A ‐ PSK  Mix ed,  WP A ,  WP A2,  and  WP A  Mix ed.  We  [...]

18 4.3.2  WP A ‐ PSK   Security  Mode  Select  WP A ‐ PSK  fr om  the  drop  down  list  to  begin  the  c onfigur ation.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  Encryption  type.  Pa ssphrase  Specify  the  security  passwo rd.  Group  Key ?[...]

19 Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  Encryption  type.  Pa ssphrase  Specify  the  security  passwo rd.  Group  Key  U pdate  Int erval  Specify  Gr oup  Key  U pdate  Int er v al  time.  Group  Key  U pdate  Ti m e o u t  Specify  Gr oup  Key ?[...]

20   4.3.5  WP A   Security  Mode  Select  WP A  from  the  drop  do wn  list  to  begin  the  confi gura tion.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  Encryption  type.  Radius  Server  Specify  Ra dius  Server  IP  Addr ess.  Radius [...]

21 4.3.6  WP A2   Security  Mode  Select  WP A2  from  the  dr op  down  list  to  beg in  the  configur ation.  Encryption  Select  Auto ,  TKIP  or  AE S  for  Encryption  type.  Radius  Server  Specify  Ra dius  Server  IP  Addr ess.  Radius  Por t[...]

22  4.3.7  WP A  Mix ed  WP A  Mix ed  security  type  pr ovides  flexible  way  fo r  clien t  to  c onnect  to  the  Acce ss  Po in t.  Client  can  either  use  WP A  or  WP A2  for  the  security  mode.     Security  Mode  Select  WP A ?[...]

23 4.3.8  Radius  A ccounting   Radius  Acc ounting  Select  Enab le  to  begin  configura tion  of  Radius  Acco unting.  Radius  Acc ounting  Server Specify  Ra dius  Accounting  Server  IP .  Radius  Acc ounting  Por t  Specify  Ra dius  Accounting  Server  IP . [...]

24 4.4  Wi r e l e s s  Adv anced  Set tings    Data  Ra te  Select  Dat a  Rate  fr om  the  dr op  down  list.  Dat a  rate  will  affect  the  efficiency  of  the  throug hput.  If  the  da ta  rate  is  set  to  a  small  number ,  th e  [...]

25 Categorie s:  voic e,  video,  bes t  eff ort  and  backgr ound.  WMM  function  is  not  used  to  guar antee  transmission  speed.  Wi r e l e s s  T raffic  Shaping  Place  a  Chec k  to  enable  Wi r e l e s s  Tr a f f i c  Shaping  function.  Incoming  T[...]

26  4.6  WDS  Link  Set tings  WDS  Link  Settings  is  use d  to  est a blish  a  connection  between  Acce ss  Po in ts  but  the  device  is  no t  losing  Acce ss  Po in t  function.  AP  has  WDS  function  ca n  exte nd  the  wireless  covera[...]

27  5  LAN  Setup  This  section  will  guide  you  to  the  Local  Are a  Network  (LAN)  settings  5.1  IP  Set tings  This  section  is  only  avai l abl e  fo r  Non ‐ Ro ute r  Mode .  IP  Settings  allow s  you  to  LAN  port  IP  addr e[...]

28 5.2  Spanning  Tr e e  Set tings    Spanning  Tr e e  Status  Select  the  Ra dio  butto n  to  On  or  Of f  Spanning  Tr e e  function.  Bridge  Hello  Ti m e  Specify  Bridge  Hello  Ti m e  in  s econd.  Bridge  Max  Ag e  Specify  Bridge  M[...]

29 6  Information  Status  Status  section  is  on  the  navigation  drop ‐ down  menu.  You  will  then  see  three  options:  Main,  Wireless  Client  List,  System  Log,  WDS  Link  Status,  Connection  Status,  and  DHCP  Client  Table.  Each  o[...]

30  6.2  Wi r e l e s s  Client  Lis t  Click  on  the  Wireless  Client  List  link  under  the  Status  drop ‐ down  menu.  This  page  displays  the  list  of  Clients  that  are  associated  to  the  M36.  The  MAC  addresses  and  signal [...]

31  6.3  Syste m  Log  Click  on  the  System  Log  link  under  the  Status  drop ‐ down  menu.  The  device  automatically  logs  (records)  events  of  possible  interest  in  its  internal  memory.  If  there  is  not  enough  internal  memor[...]

32   6.4  WDS  Link  St atus  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, ?[...]

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34  7  Management  Settings  Management  section  is  on  the  navigation  drop ‐ down  menu.  You  will  then  see  seven  options:  administration,  management  VLAN,  SNMP  settings,  backup/restore  settings,  firmware  upgrade,  time  settings,  and  lo[...]

35 on  VLAN  do  not  have  to  be  physically  located  next  to  one  another  on  the  LAN   Management  VLAN  ID  If  your  network  includes  VLANs  and  if  ta gged  packets  need  to  pass  through  the  Access  Point,  spe cify  th[...]

36   SNMP  Enable/Disable  Select  the  Ra dio  butto n  to  Enable  or  Disable  SNMP  function.  Cont act  Specify  the  contact  details  of  the  device.  This  option  is  only  seen  on  the  management  tools.  Location  Specify  the  locati[...]

37  Sav e  A  Copy  of  Curren t  Settings  Click  on  Backup  to  sav e  cu rr ent  confi gured  settin gs.  Restore  Sa v ed  Settings  from  a  Fi l e  M36  can  restore  a  previous  se tting  that  has  been  sav ed.  Click  on  Br owse  to ?[...]

38  Manually  Set  Da te  and  Ti m e  Manually  setup  the  date  and  time.  Automatically  Get  Da te  and  Ti m e  Specify  the  Ti m e  Zo ne  from  the  dr op  down  list  and  Place  a  Check  to  specify  the  IP  addr ess  of  the ?[...]

39  Sys log  Select  Enable  or  Disable  S yslog  function  fr om  the  drop  down  lis t.  Log  Server  IP  Add res s  Specify  the  Log  Server  IP  addr ess.  Local  Log  Select  Enable  or  Disable  Local  Log  service.  Apply  /  Cancel  P[...]

40  LED  On/ O ff  Select  the  Ra dio  butto n  to  turn  on  or  off  the  LED  ligh t .  Apply  /  Cancel  Press  Apply  to  apply  the  change s  or  Cancel  to  ret urn  previous  settings.  [...]

41 8  Network  Configuration  Example  This  chapter  de scri bes  the  rol e  of  the  M36  with  three  diff eren t  modes.  The  Access  Poi nt  mode’ s  def a ult  c onfigur ation  is  a  centr al  unit  of  the  wireless  netw ork  or  as  a  r[...]

42 Step3  Configure  VLAN  ID  in  your  wir e le ss  device  if  avai lab le.  Step4  Select  correct  authenti cation  type  and  pas sword.  Auction:  Wi r e l e s s  Client  IP  add ress  must  confi gure  manually  at  the  same  subnet  in  Local  Are[...]

43 Step4  Select  correct  authenti cation  type  and  pas sword.  Auction:  W irele ss  Clien t  IP  address  must  configure  manually  at  th e  same  subne t  in  Local  Ar ea  Network  or  enable  DHC P  server  of  M36  to  re trie ve  IP  automa t[...]

44  Wi r e l e s s  Client  Step1  Select  wireless  mode  you  wou ld  li k e  to  associa te  with.  Step2  Us e  site  survey  to  scan  nearby  Access  Po int  and  select  the  cert ain  AP  you  wou ld  li k e  to  connect  with  or  enter ?[...]

45  Appendix  A  –  FCC  Interference  Statement   Fede ral  Communication  Commission  In terf erence  Stat ement   This  equipment  ha s  been  tested  and  foun d  to  comply  with  the  limits  fo r  a  Class  B  digit al  device,  pursuant  to [...]