EnGenius EWS370AP, EWS871AP, EWS371AP, EWS870AP User Manual

Techni cal Speci cat ions.............................................................. 8

Physical Interface (EWS870AP/EWS871AP).................... 11

Hardware Int allation (EWS870AP/EWS871AP).............. 18

Mounting theAP(EWS870AP/EWS871AP)........................22

Chapt er 3 Con guring Your Access Poin t ......................... 25

Def aul t Set t ings./ Web Con gur at ion................................ 26

Access Point Mode...................................................................... 28

Chapt er 5 St at us.................................................................... 29

Wirel ess Traf c Shapi ng........................................................... 44

Chapt er 7 2 .4 GHz/ 5 GHz Wir eless....................................... 37

Wirel ess Set t ings........................................................................... 3 8

Band St eering................................................................................ 3 8

2.4 GHz/ 5 GHz SSID Pro e...................................................... 41

Product Overview

• Up to 27 dBm transmit power enabling long range connectivit y

• Supports IEEE802.11ac/a/b/g/n wireless standards with up to
800 Mbps data rat e on 2.4GHz band and 1733 Mbps on 5GHz

• Support Wave 2 MU-MIMO f unction on 5GHz radio.

• Support Tx Beamforming t o enlarge the transmit t ing dist ance.

• Proprietary 48V/ 8 02.3at Input design wit h Gigabit s port

• Supply 802 .3af power source over t he 2nd LAN port

(EWS870AP/EWS871APOnly).

• Superior redundant Ethernet interface to assure the non-

Ethernet port is damaged. (EWS370 AP/EWS371AP Only)

• Perform256-QAMunder 2.4GHz for enhanceingdatarate to

• Robust housing wit h IP67 enclosure rated to deploy at

• Systemic and distribut ed management over EnGenius ezMaster

• More customized it ems on Band St eering f or int ellgent

• Perf orm one-click update t o deliver a con guration over mult i-

coverage and long-range Dual-Band Wireless 802.11
ac/a/b/g/ n Out door Access Point wit h speeds up t o 800

con gured as an: Managed mode or Stand-alone mode.

System Requirement s

order to con gure the device.

• Computer with an Ethernet interface or wireless network capability

t he 2.4GHz f requency band under 8 02.11 b/ g/ n mode
while at the same t ime providing 5GHz band under 802.11

computers, t ablet s or smart phones or transferring es.

encrypt ion. The device also includes MACaddress ering

• Windows OS (XP, Vist a, 7 , 8 , 10), Mac OS, or Linux -based operating

• Web-Browsing Application(i.e.:Edge,Int ernet Explorer,Firef ox,Safari, or

*EWS370AP/EWS371AP should contain the following items

• Access Point

• PowerAdapter(12V/2A)

• Ceiling Mount Base (9/16” T-Rail)

• Ceiling Mount Base (15/16” T-Rail)

• Mounting Kit

•QuickInstallationGuide

• 4 det achable 5 dBi 2.4 GHz Omni-direct ional Antennas (EWS371 AP)

• 4 det achable 5 dBi 5 GHz Omni-direct ional Antennas(EWS371AP)

*(all it ems must be in package t o issue a ref und):

*EWS870AP/EWS871AP should contain the following items

•AccessPoint

• PowerAdapter(48V/1.25A)

• PoEinject or

• Ground cable

• Wall Mounting Kit

• PoleMounting Kit

• Wall Mount Screw Set

• Mount ing Screw & Bolts

• Quick Installation Guide

• 2 det achable 5 dBi 2.4 GHz Omni-direct ional Antennas (EWS871 AP)

• 2 det achable 7 dBi 5 GHz Omni-direct ional Antennas (EWS87 1AP)

*(all it ems must be in package to issue a refund):

Technical Speci cat ions

St a nd ar d:
I EEE8 0 2 .1 1 a c/ a / n on 5 GHz
I EEE8 0 2 .1 1 b / g / n on 2 . 4 GHz

Int egrated Omni-direct ional antennas

EWS370AP: 3dBi f or 2.4GHz; 3dBi for 5GHz
EWS870AP: 3dBi f or 2.4GHz; 3dBi for 5GHz

Ext ernal Omni-directional antennas

EWS3 7 1 A P: 2 x 5 d Bi 2 .4 GH z Om ni di r ec t i o na l an t e n n as

2 x 5dBi 5GHz Omni-directional Antennas

EWS8 7 1 A P: 2 x 5 d Bi 2 .4 GH z Om ni di r ec t i o na l an t e n n as

2 x 7dBi 5GHz Omni-directional Antennas

LAN1 Port: 802.3at/Propriet ary48V input
LAN2 Port :
* EWS370AP/EWS371AP: Data Transmission
* EWS870AP/EWS871AP: 802.3af PSE output

Exquisite RF Management

Fast Roaming (802.11K)

ACK timeout (Support on EWS870AP/EWS871AP)

Qualit y of Service (QoS): Follow 8 02.11e
Power Save Mode (UAPSD)
Pre-Authent ication (Compliance wit h 802 .11i&x)
PMKCahcing (Compliance with 802.11i)
Fast Roaming (802.11r)
Multicast/ Unicast Conversion

Pow er Requ i r eme n t s

802.3at /Proprietary48Vinput

Support 802.3af PSE output w hen using included adapter on t he
EWS870AP/EWS871AP

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Traf Shaping Per user / Per client

Sav e Co n g ur at i o n a s U se r s De f a u lt

RADIUSAccount ing

Se cu ri t y
WEP Encryption - 64/128/152 bit

Operating:

Temperature:-20°Cto70°C(-4°Fto158°F)
Humidit y (non-condensing): 90% or less

Storage:

Temperature:-30°Cto80°C(-22°Fto176°F)
Humidit y (non-condensing): 90% or less

MACaddress t ering, up to 64 MACs per SSID

(EWS370AP/EWS371AP)

Length: 215 mm (8.46”)
Width:215 mm (8.46”)
Dept h : 5 6 mm (2 .2”)
We i gh t : 1 .7 K g ( 3 . 7 l bs )

RP-SMA conn e ct o s:

Reset Button:

LAN Port 1 (Proprietary 48V-54V/802.3at):Ethernet port for RJ-45 cable.

LANPort2:EthernetportforRJ-45 cable.

DC-Jack :

LED Ind i cat or s:

5

4 3

2

(EWS870AP/EWS871AP)

Length: 241 mm (8.46”)
Width:209 mm (8.46”)
Dept h : 6 0 mm (2 .2”)
Weight: 2.99 Kg ( 6.61 lbs)

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N-t ype conn ect os: Support to inst all included 3 dBi 2.4GHz and 5GHz ant ennason EWS8 71AP only.

Console/Reset Butt on:

LAN Port 1 (Proprietary 48V-54V/802.3at):Ethernet port for RJ-45 cable.

LAN Port 2 (PSEOut put ): Ethernet port for RJ-45 cable.

LED Ind i cat or s:

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Bef ore You Begin

Co m p u t e r Se t t i n g s

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In order t o use the AccessPoint, you must st con gure the

TCP/IPv4 connection of your Window s OS comput er syst em.

St ar t

Windows XP Windows 7

OS.

Wi nd ow s 8

Windows 10, St a rt

Windows 10

Wi nd ow s XP,

Windows 7/Windows 8/ Windows 10

Network Status and Tasks

Int ernet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

5.

Not e:

For example:ENH220EXT IPaddress:192.168.1.1

PCIPaddress:192.168.1.2 –192.168.1.255

PCSubnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Apple Mac OS X

Co n g u r e I P v 4

System Preferences

5.

Not e:

For ex ample: AP IP address: 1 92 .1 68.1 .1

PCIPaddress:192.168.1.2 –192.168.1.255

PCSubnet mask:255.255.255.0

(EWS370AP/EWS371AP)

This diagram depicts t he hardware con guration.

Not e: The Access Point supports both IEEE802.3at PoE

(EWS870AP/EWS871AP)

Et hernet port on t he PoEinjector.

injector and plug t he other end int o an electrical out let .

t he PoE inject or and the ot her end t o t he Ethernet port

(EWS871APonly)

This diagram depicts t he hardware con guration.

Not e: This Access Point supports both 802.3at PoE

(Power over Ethernet) or t he included injector and

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Mounting the AP (EWS370AP/EWS371AP)

Using t he provided hardware, t he AP can be attached t o a wall or a ceiling.

3. RJ-45 Ethernet Cable

(9/16” T-Rail)

Antenna x 4 (EWS371AP only)

5.
(15/16” T-Rail)

5GHz Detachable

Antenna x 4 (EWS371AP only)

Mount ing Screw Ki t

location on the surface for thetwo mounting holes. Use

the appropriate drill bit t o drill two 8.1mm diagram and

Screw t he anchors int o t he holes unt il they are ush

Mounting the AP (EWS870AP/EWS871AP)

Using t he provided hardware, t he AP can be at t ached to a wall or a pole.

5. Wall Mounting Kit

8. Mounting Screws & Bolts 8. 2.4GHz&5GHz Detachable

tmountingsurface..

Drill a 37mm deep 8mm hole in the markingsand

Place the lock and t washer on the f our hex cap

t washers and nuts t o secure t he mounting base to

Co n g u r i n g Y o u r
Access Point

Con guring Your Access Point

This section will show you how t o con gure t he device

using t he web-based con guration int erf ace.

Once you have entered t he correct username and

Default Sett ings

192.168.1.1

Web Con gurat ion

Open a web browser (Internet Explorer/Firef ox/ Safari/

http://192.168.1.1

Not e:

con guration page.

If successf ul, you will be logged in and see t he User

Building a Wireless
Net work

In AccessPoint Mode,APbehaves likes a cent ral connection f or stat ions or clients that support IEEE802.11ac/a/b/g/n networks.
The stations and clients must be con gured to use the same SSID (Service Set Ident i er) and securit y password t o associat e

AP

Acc ess Poi n t

Cl i e n t

Cl i e n t Cl i e n t

Cl i e n t Cl i e n t

2.4 GHz 5 GHz

Cl i e n t

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St at u s

Sav e Chan ge s

Devi ce St at us

Device St at us

Not e:

•

•

•The

Wireless LAN Informat ion 2.4 GHz/5 GHz

shows wireless inf ormation such as Operation Mode,

Note:Pro eSettingsare only applicable in Access Point

•TheStatistics
SSI D, MAC a dd r ess, RX an d T X.

2.4 GHz/5 GHz Connection List

Click t he connection link under t he Overview menu displays

Note: Only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP

2.4 GHz/ 5 GHz WDS Link List

Click t he connection link under t he Overview menu. This

Not e: Only applicable in WDSAP and WDSBridge modes.

The Realt ime section cont ains the following opt ions:

CPU Loading: 3 minut es CPU loading percent age

and peak loading st atus. Lef t bar is loading percent age;

Traf c Loadi ng:

inbound and outbound traf by current, average and

Realtime Connection (Pkts): Overview on current

active network connections. It displays UDP and TCP

packet s inf ormation and ot her connection st at us. UDP

connections curve is in blue; TCP connection curve is

in green; ot hers curve is in red. Below of chart show s

Net work

IPv4/IPv6 Set t ings

IPNetworkSettings:

will use a stat ic IP address speci d in the IP address ld

Primary / Secondary DNS:

Sav e: Save to con m the changes.

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Sett ings

Spanning Tree Stat us: Enables or Disables the Spanning

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Ga t e w a y :

: Speci es Bridge Hello Time in seconds. This

Max Age: Speci es Bridge Max Age in seconds. If anot her

Forw ard Delay: Speci es Bridge Forward Delay in seconds.

comes ont o a busy net work, it analyzes data traf c before

Priorit y: Speci es t he Priorit y Number. A smaller number

Sav e : Save t o con m the changes.

2.4 GHz & 5 GHz
Wi r eless

Wi r el ess Se t t i ng s

Devi ce Name:

Band Steeri ng: Enable Band Steering t o send 802.11 n

clients to t he 5 GHz band,where 802.11b/g clients cannot

go, and leave 802.11b/g client s in 2.4GHz t o operate at

Force 5GHz: When band steering is con gured to Force

Prefer 5GHz:Whenband steeringis con guredto Prefer

: When band st eering is con gured t o

the 5GHz radio is 75%.

Sav e:

Save to con m the changes.

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2.4GHz/5GHzWirelessNetwork

Operation Mode:

Wireless Mode:

bandwidt h t o ful realapplications.The larger t he channel,

Transmit Pow er (Tx Pow er):

Ch a n n e l :

Channel HT Mode:

Default con gurat ion: Default set t ing of channel

” t o perf orm auto channel on the exist

: Click “None” t o disable t he sett ing on this radio.

Group Con gurat ion: Click speci groups of channels

AP Det ect ion:

can click U-NII-1 and U-NII-3 t o perf orm aut o channel on

t hese bands; t he mechanism of t his AP will select t he

DataRate:

RTS/CTS Threshold: Speci es the threshold package size

Cl i e n t L i m i t s :

Once sett ing the ceiling of client numbers, the maximum

Aggregat ion:

Dist ance: Speci es t he dist ance bet w een Access Point s

when t ransmit t ing data under a ed application.

Access Point including EWS870APand EWS871AP.

Sav e: Savetocon mthechangesor

2.4 GHz/5 GHz SSIDPro e

Current Pro e:Youcancongureuptosixteen(16)

dif ferent SSIDs (eight (8) per band). If mult iple client

to con gure the pro e

SSID: Speci s the SSID for the current pro e.

Suppressed SSID:

St at ion Separat ion:

VID: Speci s t he VLANt ag for each pro e. If your netowrk

Wireless Security:

Isolation:

Sav e: Sav e

Wireless Security

The Wireless Securit y sect ion let s you con gure t he AP’s

Se cu i rt y Mo d e:

* Set ting of WEP mode:

:

ASCII: Regular Text (recommended)

: Select t he desired opt ion and ensure t hat

128, and 152-bit password lengths.

Def ault Key:

ALWAYS

Key; t he other Keys are for decrypt ion only. You must ent er

En cr yp t i on Ke y Nu mbe r:

wish to use. Only t he Key selected as Default is required.

Aut h Type:

Open System Sh ar ed Ke y

* Set t i ng o f WPA-PSK, WPA2 -PSK and WPA-PSK Mi xed

(Pre-Shared Key):

: You may select AES, TKIP or Bot h (TKIP+AES)

Passphrase:

be f rom 8 t o 6 3 characters in length. If using HEX f ormat,

t he Key must be 64 HEX charact ers in lengt h.

Group Key Update Int erval: Speci es how oft en, in

* Sett ing of WPA-Ent erprise & WPA2-Ent erprise (Pre-

Sh ar e d Ke y ):

En cr y p t i o n:

Rad ius Ser ve r:

Rad ius Port :

Rad iu s Secret :

Radius Accounting:

Radius Accounting Server:

Radius Accounting Secret: Enter the secret required to

: Speci es how oft en, in

Not e: 802.11n does not allow WEP/WPA-PSK TKIP/

will automatically change from802.11n to 802.11g.

access this AP. The default setting is:

Not e: Only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP

ACL Mode:

MACaddress table on t his page. Your choices are: Disabled,

MACAddress:

Add:

Delet e:

Sav e: Sav e

Wireless Traf c Shaping

Traf c shaping regulates t he ow of packets leaving an

interface to deliver improved Quality of Service.

Sav e: Save to con m the changes.

Enable Traf c Shaping: Default is disable. You may check

t his option t o enable Wireless Traf c Shaping per SSID.

Download Limit : Speci s t he w ireless t ransmission speed

Upload Limit : Speci es t he w ireless t ransmission speed

: Check t his opt ion t o enable wireless t raf c

stly. Users can enable the Fast Roaming and implement the

Fast Roaming. When t he con guration is realized on

Guest Net w ork Set t ings

wit hout giving out your of ce or company wireless

SSID: Speci es the SSIDf or the current pro e.

Suppressed SSID:

St at ion Separat ion:

IP Address:

Ending IP Address:

RSSI Threshold (AP mode Only)

RSSI Threshold:

ef ient ly share t his inf ormation with ot her Access Point s

RSSI:

Subnet Mask:

St art ing IP Address: The st IP Address in t he range of

Ch a p t e r 8

Management

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Management VLAN Settings

net w ork whose software has been con gured so t hat t hey

Not e: Only appli cable i n Access Point .

: If your net work includes VLANs, you

Sav e : Save to con m t he changesor

Not e: If you recon gure the Management VLAN ID, you

DHCP server support s t he recon gured VLAN ID and

Advanced Set t ings

SNMP Se t t in g s

SNMP Enable/ Disable: Enables or disables the SNMP

Cont act : Speci es the contact details of t he device.

Locat ion: Speci s t he location of t he device.

t o be sent to various part s of the net work. Upon receiving

Community Name (Read Only): Speci es the password

Communit y Name (Read/ Writ e): Speci s the password

Trap Dest inat ion Address: Speci s the IP address of t he

Trap Destinat ion Communit y Name: Speci es t he

SNMPv 3 :

User Name: Speci s t he username f or SNMPv3.

: Select s t he aut hent ication prot ocol type:

Aut h Key: Speci s the aut hent icat ion key.

Priv Prot ocol : Selects the privacy prot ocol t ype: DES.

Priv Key: Speci es t he privacy key f or privacy.

Engine ID: Speci es the engine IDf or SNMPv3.

Apply Save:

Apply Save

CLI Settings

: The Command Line Int erface (CLI) allows you t o t ype

SSH : En ab l e Se cu r e Sh el l ( SSH) t o m ak e se cu r e, e n cr y p t e d

HTTPS:

to the con gured email address when particular system

Not e: Do

Use a separate email account made for t his feat ure inst ead

St a t u s:

From:

To:

Subject: Enter t he text t o appear in the email subject line.

Username:

Passw ord:

SMT P Se r v er :

Por t :

Time Set ti n g

Manually Set Dat e and Time:

Synchorize wit h PC: Click this butt on to synchorize

Automatically Get Date and Time:

Time Zone:

Enable Daylight Saving: Check whether daylight

Start: Select the day,month, andtime whendaylight

Enable Daylight Saving: Select t he day, month, and time

Aut o Reboot Sett ings

Aut o Reboot Set t ing: Enables or disables t he Aut o

: Select t he day and enter the time you would like

Save: Click Save

Wi-Fi Scheduler

Sch ed ul e Te m pl at es:

Mon-Fri from 3pm t o 8pm, you could create a schedule

timeof 3pmandEndTimeof8pmtolimit accesstothese

St a t u s:

Wireless Radio:

Day (s):

Duration: The St art Time is entered in two elds. The st

SSI D Sel e ct i o n:

Target IP:

Ping Packet Size:

St a r t Pi n g: St a r t Pi n g

Tracerout e Target:

Start Traceroute: Start Traceroute

Number of Pings:

Speed Test Parameters / LED Control

thethroughputofatargetDUT.

Target IP / Domain Name:

Pow er :

Time Period:

: This Access Point s uses IPv4 5 0 01 and

St art : Click start t o implement speed test.

LAN:

WLAN-2 .4 GHz:

WLAN-5 GHz:

for Operation Mode, IP Address, Syst em MACAddress and

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password. By def ault , t he username is:

passw ord is:

Account Set t in gs

: Ent er a new username f or

Current Password:

to theOld Passwordentry box.

New Password:

Verif y Password:

Con m Password ent ry box f or con mation.

To Perf orm t he Firmw are Upgrade:

but ton and nav igat e t he OS e

syst em t o t he location of t he upgrade e.

Select t he upgrade e. The name of the e will appear

in the Upgrade File ld.

but t on t o commence the mware

Not e:

Apply:

Backup Setting:

Restore New Sett ing:

RestoretoDefault:

User Set t i ng

Not e1 :

Not e2 :

Back Up Setting as Default:

:Click

Sy st e m Lo g

:

: Enable/Disable this function.

Log Ser v er IP Addr ess:

St at us: Enable/Disable t his function.

Apply:

Log out :

Please con m again t o logout t he system or not.

Once you click reset butt on, you w ill see t he opt ions f or

Reboot t he device: Click it t o reboot t his device.

Restore to Factory Default : Click it to reset t his device t o

Restore t o User Def ault : Click it t o reset t his device to

Appendix

Federal Communication Commission Interf erence St atement

• Reorient o e ocate t e eceiving antenna.

• ncrease e parat ion et ween e qui pmen t nd cei ver.

• Connect e quipment to n utlet n rcuit òerent om at hich e ceiver nnected.

• Consult e ealer n xperienced dio/TV chnician r elp

FCC Caut io n :

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Radiation Exposure Stat ement