EnGenius EAP350 manual

1 High Powered Gigabit W ired 802.11 b/g /n Multi - Funct ion A ccess P oint EAP350 11N Multi - Fu ncti on A cc ess P oint V1 .0[...]

1 T able of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Feat ur es and Benefit s ...................................................................................................................[...]

2 6.1 Wirele ss Netw ork .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 6.2 Wireless Security .................................................................................................................[...]

3 R evision Histor y V er sion Date 1.0 Dec 01, 2011[...]

4 1 Introducti on The E AP 3 50 is a Gigab it wired m ulti - functioned 802.11b/g/n product with 3 major functions . It is d esigne d to opera te in ever y workin g environmen t for enterp rises. The E A P350 is a W ireless Network device that delivers up to 6 x fas ter s pe eds and 7 x extended coverage than 802.11 b/g devices. Th e EAP350 suppor [...]

5 Suppor t Multi - SSID function (4 SSI D) in AP mode Allows clients to access different networks through a sing le access point and assign d ifferent policies and functions for each SSID through t he buil t in softwar e . WP A2/W P A/ IE EE 802. 1x support P ower ful dat a security . MAC address f iltering in AP mo de Ensuri ng secure ne two rk co[...]

6 1.3 System Requirements The f ollowi ng are the mini mum syst em requir eme nt s in or der conf igur e the d evic e. • Computer with an Ethernet interface or Wirele ss Netw ork . • Windo ws, Mac OS, o r Linux based operating systems. • Web - Browsing Application (ex ample: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari, or other s imilar s oftware) 1.4[...]

7 e) Small Off ice and Home Off ice (SOHO) Networks SOHO user s need a cost - effect ive, easy and qu ick installation of a sm all network . f) W ireless Extensions to Ethernet networ ks Network managers in dy namic environments can minimi ze the overhead caused by moves, e xtensions to networks , and other chang es w ith wi rele ss LAN s. g) W ire[...]

8 2 Before you Begin This section w ill guide you thr ough the inst allation pr oces s. Pl acement o f the ENGENIUS EAP350 is ver y im por tant to maximize the EAP35 0’ s per fo r mance. Avoid plac ing the EA P35 0 in an enclosed space s uch as a closet, cabin et, or ward robe. 2.1 Consideration s for Wireless Installation The operating dist ance[...]

9 2.2 Com put er Settings (Windows XP/ Wind ows 7 ) In orde r to us e the EAP35 0, you m ust f irst conf igure the T CP/IPv 4 connec tion o f your comp ute r syste m. • Click Start button and select Co ntrol Pa nel . W indows XP W indows V ista/ W indows 7[...]

10 • In Windows X P , click Network Connections • In Windows 7 , click View Network Status and Tasks i n the Network and I ntern et section, then select Change Adapter Settings • Right click on Local Area Connect ion an d select Propert ies[...]

11 • Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and select Properties • Select Use the followi ng IP address and enter IP address and subnet mask th en press OK . Note: Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on th e same subnet as the device. For e xample: Device IP address: 192.168.1.1 PC IP address: 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.999 P[...]

12 2.3 Appl e Mac X OS • Open th e System Preferences (can be ope ned in the Appl ications folder or selectin g it in the Apple Menu) • Select Netw ork in the Internet & Network section • Highlight Ethernet • In Configure IPv4 , sel ect Manua lly • E nter IP address and subnet mask then pr ess OK . Note: Ensure that the IP address and[...]

13 2.4 Hardware Installation 1) Ensure that t he comp uter in use has an Etherne t Car d (RJ - 45 Ethern et Port). For more informati on, veri fy w ith our compute r user m anual. 2) Connect one end of the Category 5 Ethernet ca ble into RJ - 45 po rt of the EAP350 and the other end to the RJ - 45 port on the compu ter that will use the EAP350. Ens[...]

14 Front Panel Rear Pa nel Front P anel R eset Butto n Press and hold the “R es et ” but ton ov er 10 seconds to re set EAP 350 to factor y defaul t. LED Lights LED lights for W ireless, Et hernet L AN por t , and P ower . R ear P anel DC IN DC IN for P owe r . Ethernet P ort Ethernet por t for R J - 45 cable.[...]

15 3 Configur ing Y our Access Point This section w ill show you how t o conf igure the device u sing the web - bas ed conf igurati on int er face . 3.1 Default Settin gs Please u se your Ethernet port or wireless net work adap ter to conn ect the Access P o int . Default Settings IP Address 192.168. 1 .1 Usern ame / Pa ssword admi n / ad min Opera[...]

16 3.2 Web Con fi gurat ion • Open a web browser (Int ernet Ex plorer/Fir efox/Safar i) and ent er the IP Addr ess: http: //192.168. 1 .1 Note: If you h ave changed the defaul t LAN IP Address of the A ccess Poin t , ensure you enter the correct IP Addres s. • T he default username and password are admin . Once you have entered the correct user[...]

17 • If su cces sful, you w ill see the E AP35 0 U ser Menu[...]

18 4 S tatus The Sta t us section contai ns the f ollowing op tions: Save/Reload , Main , W ireless Cli ent List , and Sys te m Log . The f ollowi ng sections desc ribe t hese options . 4.1 Save/Reload This page let you save and apply s ettings shown unde r Unsaved changes li st , or allow yo u to cancel un saved changes and reve r t to the previ o[...]

19 4.2 Main Clicking th e Main link under the Stat u s menu or clicking Home at the top - right o f the W eb Conf igurat or shows st atus informa tion ab out the curr ent oper ati ng mod e. - The Sys t e m In f ormation section show s general syste m informat ion such a s device name, MAC addre ss, curren t time , f irmware versio n an d management[...]

20 - The C urrent W irel ess S etting s section s h ows wi reless inf ormation s uch as opera ting mode , freque ncy and channel . Since the EAP350 supp or ts multiple - SSIDs , informatio n about eac h SSID , such as its ESSID and security settings are displayed.[...]

21 4.3 Wireless Client List Clicking th e W ireles s Client Lis t link under the Sta t us men u displa ys the list of clients current ly asso ciate d to the E AP350 , along with the MAC addre sses and signal s trength for each client. Clicking the [ Re fr e s h ] button updat es (r efreshes) the client lis t. Note: O nly in Access P oint and WD S A[...]

22 4.4 System Log The EAP3 5 0 automatical ly logs (r ecords) the sy stem events and actions o f the EAP35 0 . T o view the logged information, click the System Log link under t he Sta t us menu. If ther e is not en ough int ernal me mor y t o log all events, older events will be del eted from the log. When powered d own or reboo ted, the log will [...]

23 5 System 5.1 Ope ration Mode Each operati ng mo de offers different f eatures. I n order to sw itch the op erating mo de, select it from the Oper ation Mode from the Sy s t em . Th ere are three operatio n modes: Access P oint , WDS AP , and WDS Bridge . • Access P oint: Allow dev ices t o connect to t he EAP350 thr oug h a simple wireless co [...]

24 S ystem Proper ti es Device Nam e Enter a name for the devic e. The name you type appears in SNMP management. This name is not the SSID and is not bro adcast to other devices. Coun t r y / Re g i o n Select a Countr y/Regi on to c onform to local regul a tions. Operation Mode Use the radio button to selec t an operating mode. Accept / C ancel Cl[...]

25 5.2 IP Settings This page allows you to modify the device 's IP settin gs. IP Se tt ing s IP Network Settin g Select whether the device IP address will use static IP address specif ied in the IP Address f ield , or be obtained aut omatically when the devic e connect s to a DHCP ser ver . IP A ddre ss The IP Address o f this device. IP S ubn[...]

26 5.3 Spanning Tre e Setting This page al lows you to modify the Sp anning T ree settings. Enabli ng Spanni ng T ree pr otoc ol will pre vent networ k loops in your LAN networ k . Spa nning T ree Spa nning T ree S t atus Enable or disable the Spanni ng T ree function. Bridge Hello T ime Specify Bridge Hello T ime in seconds. This value det ermine [...]

27 Priority Specify the Pr iority numb er . Sma ller number has g reater priority . Accept / C ancel Click [ Accept ] to conf irm the changes or [ Cancel ] to cancel and return pr evious settings.[...]

28 6 Wirel ess 6.1 Wireless Network This page displays the current status o f the device 's wireless conf igu ration s.[...]

29 W irel ess Netwo rk W irel ess Mode W ireless mode suppor ts 802.11b/g /n mixed mode . Channel HT Mode The default channel band wid th is 20/ 40MHz. The larger the channel, the bett er the transmission quality and speed. Extens ion Chann el Select upper or lower channel. Y our selection may affect the Aut o channel function. Chann el / F reque n[...]

30 SSID Pr of ile SSID Prof ile SSID Specify the SSID fo r current pr of ile. VLAN ID Specify the VL AN tag for the curr ent pro f ile. Sup pressed SSI D Allow you to hide the SSID from cl ient s. If check ed , the SSID will not appear in the site sur vey . S tation Se paration A llow or prev ent communication between client devices. W ireless Secu[...]

31 6.2 Wireless Security The W ireless Securit y section allo ws y ou to conf igure the EAP350 ' s sec urity mo des: WEP , WP A - P S K , W PA 2 - P S K , W PA - PSK Mixed, WP A , WP A2, and WP A Mixed. W e stron gly r ecommend y ou use W P A2 -PSK. Note: Only in Access P o int and W DS AP mode. WEP Encry ptio n: WEP E ncr yp t ion Authentic a[...]

32 • 128 Bit - data is encrypted , using the default key, before being transmitted. You must enter at least the default key. For 128 Bit Encryption, the k ey size is 26 chars in HEX (0~9 and A~F ). Default K ey Select the k ey you wish to be the default. T ransmitted dat a is AL WA YS encr yp ted using the Default Key; the other Ke y s are for de[...]

33 WPA - PSK ( W PA Pre - Shared Key ) Enc rypt ion: W PA P r e - Sh ared Ke y Encr ypt ion W PA t y p e Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • TKIP: Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamically generated key for each 128 - bit packet. • AES: Government standard of WPA2 encrypt[...]

34 WPA Enc ryptio n: WP A RA DIUS En cr yp ti on W PA t y p e Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • TKIP : Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamically generated key for each 128 - bit packet. • AES : Government standa rd of WPA2 encryption. • Both (TKIP+AES) : Allow s the u[...]

35 6.3 Wireless MA C Filter W ireless M AC Filter s are used to allow or d eny net work access to wireless clients accordin g to their MAC addresses. Y ou can manu al ly add a MAC addr ess to grand the per mission to a ccess EAP350 . The d efault setting is Disable W ireless MAC F ilter . Note: O nly in Access P oint and WDS AP mode. W ireless F il[...]

36 6.4 Wireless Advance d This page dis plays the adv an ced wir eless op tions of the EAP350 . It is rec ommended that the EAP350 ’ s default settings are used unless the user has expe rience with adv an ced networki ng.[...]

37 W irel ess A d van c ed Data Rate Select a d at a rate from th e drop - down list. The dat a rate affect s throughput. If y ou select a low dat a rate v alue, the thr oughput is r educed but the transmission dist ance increa se d. T ran smit Power Set desired output powe r of the wireless signal. RTS / CTS T hre sho ld Specify the threshold pack[...]

38 6.5 WPS ( Wi - Fi Protected Se tup ) WPS feat ure follows th e W i - F i Alliance WP S standard and it ea ses the set up of securit y - enabled W i - F i networks in home and /or small o ff ice en vironment s . It re duces the us er ste ps requir ed to co nf igur e a network and suppor ts tw o methods th at are f amiliar to mos t consume r s t o[...]

39 Wi - Fi Protec ted Setup (WPS) WPS Check to Enable or Disable the WPS feature. WPS Cu r rent S tat us Shows whether the WPS function is C onf igured or Un -C onf igu red . Conf igured means th at WPS has been used t o authorize connection bet ween the device and wireless clients. Self P in Code The PIN code of this devic e. SSID The SSID (wirele[...]

40 6.6 WDS Link Setting s Using WDS ( W ireless Distr ibution System ) to conn ect Access Point wirelessly extends a wired infrastructure t o lo cations where cabling is not possible o r ineff ici ent to implemen t . Note : C ompatibility betwe en different brands and models o f Acces s P oint is not guarant eed . It is recommended that the WDS n e[...]

41 WDS Link S ettings MAC A ddre ss Enter the Access Point’s MAC address to whic h you want to extend the wireless area. Mode Select Disable or Enab le fro m th e dro p - down list. Accept / C ancel Click [ Accept ] to conf irm the changes or [ Cancel ] to cancel and return to previous settings.[...]

42 7 Management 7.1 Admi n istration This page allows you to change the EAP350 default passwo rd. By defau lt, t h e user na me is adm in and the password is: adm in . P assword c an contain 0 t o 12 alphan umeric character s and is case sensi tive. Chang e Password Na me Enter a new username fo r logging in to EAP350 w eb user int er face . Passwo[...]

43 7.2 Manage ment V LA N This page allows you to a ssi gn a VLAN tag t o the p acket s. A VLAN is a group o f compute rs on a networ k whose software has been conf igured so th at they b ehave as if th ey were on a separa te Local A rea Netwo rk (L A N), regard less of their physical lo cation. Mana gement VL AN Mana gement VL AN ID Enter the VL A[...]

44 7.3 SNMP The SNMP sect ion of the Ma nageme nt menu allow s you to a ssign the c ont act de t ails, location, c ommunity nam e, and trap se ttings f or the Simple Network Managem ent Pr otocol (SN MP). The S NMP is a netw orking ma nageme nt prot ocol used t o monitor net work - at tac hed devices . SNMP allows messages (called prot o col dat a [...]

45 Community Name (Rea d/Write) Specify the passwor d for access t o the SNMP community with r ead/writ e access. Tr a p T rap Destinatio n Addre ss Specify the IP address of the computer that will receiv e the SN MP traps. T rap Destinatio n Community Name Specify the passwor d for the SNMP trap community .[...]

46 7.4 Backup/Restore This page allow s you to save the current EAP 350 conf iguratio ns. Once you save d the conf i gurati ons, y ou ca n also re - loa d the save d conf igurations int o the de vice through t he [ Restore Saved Settings from A F il e ]. Y ou ma y also use t he [ R eve r t to F acto r y Default Settings ] to s et all conf iguration[...]

47 7.5 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the de vice 's f irmware . To perform the Firmware Upgrad e: 1. Download the firmware version that you want to install into the EAP35 0 and pla ce it in a known loca tion. 2. Click the [ Browse ] butt on and navigate to the location of the firmware up grade file. 3. Select the upgrad e fi[...]

48 7.6 Time Setting This page allows you to set the system time. T ime Manu ally Set Date and T ime Manually specify the dat e and time. Automa tically G et Date and T ime Select a time zone from the dr op - down list and check whether you w ant to en ter the NTP ser ver IP addr ess o r use the default NTP ser ver .[...]

49 7.7 Log This page allows you to se tup Sys log and local log f unctions . Log Sy s lo g Enable or disable the syslog function. Log Ser ver IP Address Enter IP addr ess o f the log ser ver . Local Log Enable or disable the local log ser vice. Save/ Ap pl y / Cancel Click Save/ Apply t o apply the changes or Ca nce l to return to previous settings[...]

50 7.8 Diagnosis This page allows you to as cer tain connection quality and trace the r outing table to the t arget. Diagnosis Ta r g e t I P Enter the IP addr ess you would lik e to search. Ping Packet Size Enter the pack et size of e ach ping. Numb er of Pings Enter the number o f times you want t o ping. Sta r t P i n g Click [ St ar t P i n g ][...]

51 7.9 LED Control This page allows you to control LED on /off for P ower , L AN inter face and WL A N inter face.[...]

52 7.10 Logout Click [ Logout ] in Man agement menu to logout.[...]

53 7.11 Reset In some circums tances it may be requ ired t o reb oot the device . Click on [ Reboot the Device ] t o reboot.[...]

54 8 Building a Wir eless Net work W it h its ability to oper ate in v arious o perating mo des, you r E AP350 i s the id eal devi ce for building you r WL AN . This appendix describes how to build a WL AN around your E AP350 using t he device ’ s operation mo des. 8.1 Acces s Point Mode In Acces s P oint Mode, E AP350 behav es l ik es a central [...]

55 8.2 Acces s Point Mod e with WDS Fun ction (WDS A P mode) The E A P350 also sup po r ts WDS AP m ode . Thi s oper ation m ode all ows wirel ess conne ctions to the E A P350 by using WDS t echnology . In this m ode, conf igure the MA C add res ses in both Acc ess P oints to ex te nd the wireless coverage area by en abling WDS Lin k sett ings. WD [...]

56 8.3 WDS Br idge Mo de In WDS Br idge Mode, the E AP350 can wirelessly con nect to different L ANs by conf iguring the MAC addre ss and securit y set tings of eac h E A P350 device. Use t his mode whe n two wired LANs locat ed in a shor t distance ap ar t and want t o communicat e with e ach other . The best soluti on is t o use the E AP350 to wi[...]

57 Appendix A – FCC Interference Stateme nt Federal Communication Commission Inter f erence S tatement This equip ment has be en tes ted and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al devic e, pursuant to P art 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful inter ference in a r esid[...]