EnGenius 11b/g Wireless Outdoor Multi-Client Bridge/AP User Manual
11b/g Wireless Outdoor Multi-
Client Bridge/AP
User’s Manual
Version: 1.0
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 F
1.2 P
1.3 B
1.4 S
1.5 A
1.6 N
EATURES & BENEFITS
ACKAGE CONTENTS
RIDGE
/AP D
ESCRIPTION
YSTEM REQUIREMENTS
PPLICATIONS
ETWORK CONFIGURATION
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2 UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE .................................................................................. 9
2.1 H
2.2 IP
ARDWARE INSTALLATION
ADDRESS CONFIGURATION
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3 CLIENT BRIDGE MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION........................................................... 11
3.1 L
3.2 S
3.2.1 A
3.2.1.1 S
3.2.1.2 R
3.2.1.3 S
3.2.2 F
3.2.3 S
3.2.3.1 S
3.2.3.2 R
3.2.4 S
3.3 W
3.3.1 W
3.3.2 I
3.3.3 W
OGGING IN
YSTEM
DMINISTRATOR SETTINGS
AVE CONFIGURATION TO A FILE
ESTORE THE CONFIGURATION FROM A FILE
WITCH FROM BRIDGE TO AP MODE
IRMWARE UPGRADE
YSTEM REBOOT AND RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT
YSTEM REBOOT
ESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT
YSTEM TIME CONFIGURATION
IRELESS
IRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS
NFRASTRUCTURE / AD-HOC MODE
IRELESS SECURITY
3.3.3.1.1 WEP
3.3.3.1.2 WPA
3.3.4 A
DVANCED WIRELESS SETTINGS
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(WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY
– PERSONAL (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS
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3.3.5 SNMP ........................................................................................................................... 26
3.4 LAN
3.5 S
3.6 L
TATISTICS
OGS
SETTINGS (STATIC /
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DHCP)..................................................................................... 27
4 ACCESS POINT MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION............................................................ 31
4.1 L
4.2 S
4.2.1 A
4.2.1.1 S
4.2.1.2 R
4.2.2 F
4.2.3 S
4.2.3.1 S
4.2.3.2 R
4.2.3.3 S
4.2.4 S
4.3 W
OGGING IN
YSTEM
DMINISTRATOR SETTINGS
AVE CONFIGURATION TO A FILE
ESTORE THE CONFIGURATION FROM A FILE
IRMWARE UPGRADE
YSTEM REBOOT AND RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT
YSTEM REBOOT
ESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT
WITCH FROM AP TO BRIDGE MODE
YSTEM TIME CONFIGURATION
IRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS
4.3.1.1 WEP
4.3.1.2 WPA
4.3.1.3 WPA
4.3.2 A
DVANCED WIRELESS AND
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(WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY
PERSONAL (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS
ENTERPRISE (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS &
4.3.3 SNMP ........................................................................................................................... 44
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802.1X) ........................................... 41
WDS ..................................................................................... 43
Table of Contents
4.4 LAN............................................................................................................................... 45
4.5 DHCP
4.6 MAC
4.7 L
4.8 S
APPENDIX A – SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 51
APPENDIX B – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT.................................................................. 52
APPENDIX C – INDEX .................................................................................................................. 53
SERVER
ADDRESS FILTER
OGS
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TATISTICS
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Revision History
Version Date Notes
1.0 August 12, 2007 Initial Version
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1 Introduction
The NOC-3610S EXT Wireless High Power and High Gain Client Bridge/Access
Point/ WDS (wireless distribution system) operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency
spectrum supporting the 802.11b (2.4GHz, 11Mbps) and the newer, faster 802.11g
(2.4GHz, 54Mbps) wireless standards. It's the best way to add wireless capability to
your existing wired network, or to add bandwidth to your wireless installation.
NOC-3610S EXT has high transmitted output power and high receivable sensitivity.
High output power and high sensitivity can extend range and coverage to reduce the
roaming between APs to get a more stable wireless connection.
To protect your wireless connectivity, NOC-3610 EXT can encrypt all wireless
transmissions through 64/128-bit WEP data encryption and also supports
WPA2/WPA/802.1x for powerful security authentication.
The MAC addresses filter lets you select exactly which stations should have access
to your network.
This chapter describes the features & benefits, package contents, applications, and
network configuration.
1.1 Features & Benefits
Features Benefits
High Speed Data Rate Up to 54Mbps
EIRP up to 33dB (with 5dBi Antenna
Gain)
External Antenna for 2.4GHz
IEEE 802.11b/g Compliant
Point-to-point, Point-to-multipoint
Wireless Connectivity
WPA2/WPA/ IEEE 802.1x support
Hide SSID (AP Mode)
DHCP Client/ Server
MAC address filtering (AP Mode)
Watertight and Weatherproof
Power-over-Ethernet (IEEE802.3af
Compliant)
Capable of handling heavy data payloads such
as MPEG video streaming
Spreads the operation distance and reduce the
roaming between APs to get more stability
wireless connection
Collocate with any antenna for user’s
environment
Fully Interoperable with IEEE
802.11b/IEEE802.11g compliant devices
Let users transfer data between two buildings
or multiple buildings
Powerful data security
Avoids unallowable users sharing bandwidth,
increases efficiency of the network
Simplifies network administration
Ensures secure network connection
Avoid water invaded and weather corroded
Flexible Access Point locations and cost
savings
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5dBi SMA Dipole
1.2 Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are
missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be
shipped in its original package.
Outdoor Wireless Client Bridge unit
48V, 0.375A AC/DC adapter with wall-plug power code
One 5dBi SMA dipole antenna.
Inline Power Injector (PoE)
1.8m Grounding Cable
User manual CD-disc
Wall mounting kit
Mast mounting kit
1.3 Bridge/AP Description
Bridge/AP
Antenna
1.4 System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements in order configure the
device.
PC/AT compatible computer with a Ethernet interface.
Operating system that supports HTTP web-browser
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1.5 Applications
The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list
describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and
flexibility of wireless LANs:
a) Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic
buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the
installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disasterrecovery, temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a
temporary WLAN established and removed.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can
access real-time information while dealing with patients, serving
customers and processing information.
d) Frequently changed environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where
frequently rearrange the workplace.
e) Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks
SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy and quick installation of a small
network.
f) Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead
caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with
wireless LANs.
g) Wired LAN backup
Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for
mission-critical applications running on wired networks.
h) Training/Educational facilities
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless
connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and
learning.
1.6 Network Configuration
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a
wireless network, it might be helpful 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 departmental or SOHO LANs.
b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers
equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they
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are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-topeer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and
does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive
way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The image below depicts
a network in ad-hoc mode.
b) Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this
mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via
the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet
network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of
independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively
doubles the distance between wireless stations. The image below
depicts a network in infrastructure mode.
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PoE Injector
PC
Power Outle
t
Bridge/AP
2 Understanding 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 AP port of the PoE Injector and the
other end into the Bridge/AP.
3. Place one end of another Ethernet cable into the Network port of the PoE Injector
and another end into your PC/Notebook.
4. Insert the DC-inlet of the power adapter into the port labeled “DC-IN” and the
other end into the power socket on the wall.
This diagram depicts the hardware configuration
Ethernet
2.2 IP Address Configuration
AC/DC cable
Ethernet
This device can be configured as a Bridge/Router or Access Point. The default IP
address of the device is 192.168.1.1 (Client Bridge mode), 192.168.1.2 (Access
Point mode). In order to log into this device, you must first configure the TCP/IP
settings of your PC/Notebook.
1. In the control panel, double click Network Connections and then double click on
the connection of your Network Interface Card (NIC). You will then see the
following screen.
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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 and subnet mask are on the same
subnet as the device.
For Example: Device IP address: 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2
PC IP address: 192.168.1.10
PC subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
4. Click on the OK button to close this window, and once again to close LAN
properties window.
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3 Client Bridge Mode – Web Configuration
3.1 Logging In
To configure the Bridge through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the Bridge
(default: 192.168.1.1) into the address bar of the web-browser and press Enter.
Make sure that the Bridge and your computers are configured on the same subnet.
Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer.
After connecting to the IP address, the web-browser will display the login page.
Specify the User Name and Password. The device does not have a user name and
password configured by default, therefore please leave user name and password
field blank and then click on the Login button.
After logging in you will graphical user interface (GUI)
of the bridge. The navigation drop-down menu on left
is divided into six main sections:
1. System: This menu includes the administrator
settings, Also included are other system related
settings such as firmware upgrade, reset to factory
defaults, and system date/time configuration.
2.
Wireless: This menu includes the settings such as
network type (infrastructure/ad-hoc), data rate, and
security. Advanced wireless settings such as
wireless MAC clone and RTS/fragmentation
threshold. Are also included.
3.
LAN: This menu includes the configuration of the
LAN port and settings for the LAN IP, subnet mask,
default gateway and DHCP client.
Statistics: This menu displays the wired and wireless interface statistics.
4.
Log: This menu displays a log of the critical and informational events that are
5.
triggered on the device.
6.
Help: This menu describes the features of the device and the parameters for each
setting.
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The Bridge status page is also displayed once you have logged in. This includes
details about the system date and firmware, LAN IP address and MAC address and
the wireless settings such as the radio status, MAC address, SSID, RF channel, and
security.
General:
o Displays firmware version and system date.
LAN:
o Displays the MAC address, IP address, and subnet mask of the LAN
Wireless LAN:
o Displays the status, MAC address, SSID, RF channel, and security settings
interface.
of the wireless interface.
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3.2 System
Click on the System link on the navigation drop-
down menu. You will then see four options:
Administrators Settings, Firmware, System, and
Time. Each option is described below.
3.2.1 Administrator Settings
Click on the Administrator Settings link under the System menu. This page allows
you to configure the password to access this device from the web-browser. You can
also specify a name for the bridge as well as backup and restore the system settings.
The first part of this page gives you the option to save the changes that were made
on this page. Click on the Save Settings button once you have configured the
administrator settings.
The second part of this page allows you to configure the user name and password
for accessing the device. Specify a user name and password and then re-type it once
again for verification. Click on the Save Settings button to store the changes.
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The third part of this page allows you to specify a name for this device as well as
save or restore a configuration Click on the Save Settings button to store the
changes.
Bridge Name: Specify a name for this bridge.
Web Idle Timeout: Specify a time in minutes. If there is no activity on the
configuration pages, then web page will close the session at the specified time.
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3.2.1.1 Save Configuration to a File
This option allows you to save the current configuration of the device into a file. Click
on the Save Configuration button to begin.
Save the file on your local disk by using the Save or Save to Disk button in the
dialog box.
3.2.1.2 Restore the Configuration from a File
This option allows you to restore a backup configuration from a file to the device.
Click on the Browse button to select the file and then click on Restore
Configuration from a File button.
The system then prompts you to reboot the device.
Click on the OK button to continue. You will then see the Rebooting page.
Please wait while the system is rebooting.
Note: Do no un-plug the device during this process as this may cause permanent
damage.
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3.2.1.3 Switch from Bridge to AP Mode
This device can be configured as a Bridge or Access Point. The default IP address
of the device is 192.168.1.1 in Bridge mode. This section will describe the steps to
switch from Bridge to Access Point mode.
Click on the Switch Device to AP Mode and then you will see a confirmation dialog
box. Click on the OK button to continue.
Please wait while the system is rebooting.
Note: Do no un-plug the device during this process as this may cause permanent
damage.
Once the device has restarted you may need to access the management page
through a different IP address. The default IP address for Access Point mode is
192.168.1.2. Refer to Chapter 4 to configure the device in Access Point mode.
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