EnGenius Wireless Outdoor Access Point & Client Bridge, EOC1650 User Manual

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Wireless Outdoor

Access Point & Client Bridge

User’s Manual

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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 FEATURES .................................................................................................................................... 5

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 6

1.3 SAFETY GUIDELINES ....................................................................................................................6

1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................................. 6

1.5 APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................................................. 7

2 UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE.......................................................................................... 8

2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................... 8

2.2 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................ 8

2.3 MOUNTING KITS .......................................................................................................................... 9

2.4 IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................... 9

3 SWITCHING BETWEEN OPERATING MODES ........................................................................11

3.1 LOGGING IN ................................................................................................................................11

4 ACCESS POINT OPERATING MODE......................................................................................... 12

LOGGING IN.............................................................................................................................................. 12

STATUS..................................................................................................................................................... 13

MAIN........................................................................................................................................................ 13

WIRELESS CLIENT LIST ............................................................................................................................ 14

SYSTEM LOG ............................................................................................................................................ 14

SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................................. 15

SYSTEM PROPERTIES ................................................................................................................................15

IP SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................................. 15

SPANNING TREE SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 16

WIRELESS................................................................................................................................................. 17

WIRELESS NETWORK................................................................................................................................17

WIRELESS SECURITY - WEP..................................................................................................................... 17

WIRELESS SECURITY – WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-MIXED............................................................... 18

WIRELESS SECURITY – WPA, WPA2....................................................................................................... 19

WIRELESS MAC FILTER........................................................................................................................... 20

WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS ............................................................................................................. 21

MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 22

ADMINISTRATION..................................................................................................................................... 22

SNMP SETTINGS...................................................................................................................................... 22

BACKUP/RESTORE SETTINGS, RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS .................................................... 23

FIRMWARE UPGRADE ...............................................................................................................................24

TIME SETTINGS......................................................................................................................................... 25

LOG.......................................................................................................................................................... 25

5 CLIENT BRIDGE OPERATING MODE....................................................................................... 26

5.1 LOGGING IN ............................................................................................................................... 26

5.2 STATUS ...................................................................................................................................... 27

5.2.1 MAIN.......................................................................................................................................... 27

5.2.2 CONNECTION STATUS ................................................................................................................ 28

5.2.3 SYSTEM LOG.............................................................................................................................. 28

5.3 SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................... 29

5.3.1 SYSTEM PROPERTIES.................................................................................................................. 29

5.3.2 IP SETTINGS............................................................................................................................... 29

5.3.3 SPANNING TREE SETTINGS......................................................................................................... 30

5.4 WIRELESS .................................................................................................................................. 31

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5.4.1 WIRELESS NETWORK ................................................................................................................. 31

5.4.2 WIRELESS SECURITY - WEP ...................................................................................................... 32

5.4.3 WIRELESS SECURITY – WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,....................................................................... 33

5.4.4 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS ...............................................................................................33

5.5 MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................................................................34

5.5.1 ADMINISTRATION....................................................................................................................... 34

5.5.2 SNMP SETTINGS........................................................................................................................ 35

5.5.3 BACKUP/RESTORE SETTINGS, RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS...................................... 35

5.5.4 FIRMWARE UPGRADE................................................................................................................. 36

5.5.5 TIME SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................... 37

5.5.6 LOG............................................................................................................................................ 37

6 CLIENT ROUTER OPERATING MODE ..................................................................................... 39

6.1 LOGGING IN ............................................................................................................................... 39

6.2 STATUS ...................................................................................................................................... 40

6.2.1 MAIN.......................................................................................................................................... 40

6.2.2 CONNECTION STATUS ................................................................................................................ 41

6.2.3 SYSTEM LOG.............................................................................................................................. 41

6.3 SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................... 42

6.3.1 SYSTEM PROPERTIES.................................................................................................................. 42

6.4 ROUTER...................................................................................................................................... 42

6.4.1 WAN SETTINGS......................................................................................................................... 42

6.4.1.1 WAN - DHCP....................................................................................................................... 43

6.4.1.2 WAN – STATIC IP................................................................................................................. 44

6.4.1.3 WAN – PPPOE...................................................................................................................... 45

6.4.2 VPN PASS THROUGH .................................................................................................................46

6.5 WIRELESS .................................................................................................................................. 46

6.5.1 WIRELESS NETWORK ................................................................................................................. 46

6.5.1.1 WIRELESS SECURITY - WEP.................................................................................................. 47

6.5.1.2 WIRELESS SECURITY – WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,.................................................................. 48

6.5.2 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS ...............................................................................................49

6.6 MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................................................................50

5.5.7 ADMINISTRATION....................................................................................................................... 50

5.5.8 SNMP SETTINGS........................................................................................................................ 51

5.5.9 BACKUP/RESTORE SETTINGS, RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS...................................... 51

5.5.10 FIRMWARE UPGRADE............................................................................................................ 52

5.5.11 TIME SETTINGS...................................................................................................................... 53

5.5.12 LOG....................................................................................................................................... 53

APPENDIX A – SPECIFICA TIONS........................................................................................................55

APPENDIX B – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT........................................................................ 58

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Revision History

Version Date Notes

1.0 August 24, 2008 Initial Version

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1 Introduction

EOC1650 is a long range outdoor wireless Access Point and Client Bridge that operates
seamlessly in the 2.4GHz frequency spectrum.

and high receivable sensitivity.

High output power and high sensitivity can extend range
and coverage to reduce the roaming between Access Points to get a more stable
wireless connection. It also reduces the expense of equipment in the same environment.

It supports distance range from 1km to 30km and RSSI indicator which enables the best
transmit and receive signals for traf

fic comm

injector for building in outdoor environment easily.
To protect your wireless connectivity, it can encrypt all wirele

64/128-bit WEP data encryption and also supports WPA/WPA2. The MAC address filter
lets you select exactly which stations should have access to your network. In addition,
the User Isolation function can protect the private network between client users.

The attractive design, high performance, and array of features make EOC1650 a suitabl
wireless solution for your residence or office.

This chapter describes the features, package content
configuration.

1.1 Features

It features high transmitted output power

unication. This product comes with PoE

ss transmissions through

s, applications, and network

e

Wireless

• 2.4GHz It works in 2.4GHz

• High output power T

selections

• High Data R
large payload such as MEPG video streaming

• Multifunction application Access Point/Client Brid

• Long range transmitting

timeout)

• Signal Stren
communication

Networking

• Public wireless solution An
such as hotspots and enterprise

• Signal Strength Display RF sig
making network build-up easier

• QoS(WMM) Enhance pe

Security

• 802.11i WEP,

ate High speed transmitting rate up to 108Mbps with Super G, support

gth LED indicators have the best transmit and receive signal for traf fic

WPA, WPA2 (Encryption support TKIP/AES)

frequency spectrum

ransmit output power programmable for different country

Transmit power co ntrol and distance control (ACK

AP interface that is especially useful in public areas

nal strength status shown LEDs of 3 colors,

rformance and quality of service

ge/Client Router

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• 802.1x IEEE 802.1x Authenticator

• MAC address functions MAC add

• L2 isolation

• Station isolation

Manage

ment

• Firmware Upgrade Upgrad
upgrade

• Reset & Backup Reset to factory default. User can ex
WEB

• MIB MIB I, MIB II(RFC1213)

• SNMP V1, V

2c

ing firmware via web browser, setting are reserved after

ress filter (AP mode)

port all setting into a file via

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.

h 1* 802.11b/g Long range AP/CB (EOC1650)
h 1* PoE injector (EPE-1212)
h 1* Power Adaptor
h 1* CD with User’s Manual
h 1* Quick Installation Guide (QIG)
h 1* Metal strap
h 1* Special screw set

1.3 Safety Guidelines

In order to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, please adhere to the following
safety guidelines.

h Carefully follow the instructions in this manual; also follow all instruction labels

on this device.

h Except for the power adapter supplied, this device should not be connected to

any othe

h Do not spill liquid of any kind on this device.
h Do not place the unit on an unstable stand or table. This unit may drop and

become damaged.

h Do not place any hot devices close to this unit, as they may degrade or cause

damage to the unit.

Do not place any heavy objects on top of this unit.

h

h Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a soft dry cloth for cleaning.

r adapters.

1.4 System Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements in order configure the device.
h PC/AT compatible computer with an Ethernet interface.

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h Operating system that supports HTTP web-browser

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 environment

There a
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, e
recovery, 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 mission­critical 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 ex
learning.

re many situations where wires cannot be laid ea

s

xhibition cen

sily. Historic

ters, disaster-

changes, and

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2.1 Hardware Installation

1. Place the unit in an appropriate location after conducting a site survey.

2. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the Network port of
another end into your PC/Notebook.

3. Plug one end of another Ethernet cable to AP/Bridge port of the PoE injector and the
other end into you cable/DSL modem (Internet)

4. Insert the DC-inlet of the power adapter into the 24
other end into the power socket on the wall.

This diagram depicts the hardwar

e configuration

V port of the PoE injector and the

PC, Cable/DSL
Modem

Ethernet

PoE Injecto

Ethernet

AC/DC cable

Power Outlet

2.2 Hardware Description

the PoE injector and

Access Point

The images below depict the front and rear panel of the Access Point / Client Bridge.

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2.3 Mounting Kits

The images below depict the standard and optional mounting kits.

Standard
Pole Mount

Optional
Wall Mount

Optional
Window Mount

2.4 IP Address Configuration

This device can be configured as a Bridge/Router or Access Point. The default IP
address of the device is 192.168.1.1 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:
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 Switching Between Operating Modes

This device can operate in three modes: Access Point, Client t Bridge, and Client Router.
This chapter will describe how to switch between operating modes.

3.1 Logging In

 To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the device

(default: 192.168.1.1) into the address bar of the web-browser and press Enter.

 Make sure that the device 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 admin for both the user name and password.



 After logging in, you will see the graphical user interface of the device. Click on the

stem Properties link under the System navigation drop-down menu.

Sy

 Select and operating mode from the list (Access Point, Client Bridge, or Client

Router) and then click on the Apply button.

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4 Access Point Operating Mode

Logging In

 To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the device

(default: 192.168.1.1) into the address bar of the web-browser and press Enter.

 Make sure that the device 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 admin for both the user name and password.



 After logging in you will graphical user interface (GUI) of the device. The navigation

drop-dow

1. Status: Displays the overall status, connection status, and event log.

2. Syst

3. Wireless: This menu includes status, basic, advanced, and security.

Management: This menu includes the admin setup, SNMP, firmware upgrade, and

4.

save/restore backup.

n menu on left is divided into four sections:

em: This menu includes the system properties,

IP and Spanning Tree settings.

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Status

 Click on the Status link on the navigation drop-

down menu. You will then see three options: Main,
Wireless Client List, and System Log. Each option is
described in detail below.

Main

 Click on the Main link under the Status drop-down menu. The status that is

displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected. Information such as
operating mode, system up time, firmware version, serial number, kernel version and
application version are displayed in the ‘System’ section. LAN IP address, subnet
mask, and MAC address are displayed in the ‘LAN’ section. In the ‘Wireless section,
the frequency, channel is displayed. Since this device supports multiple-SSIDs, the
details of each SSID, such as ESSID and its security settings are displayed.

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Wireless Client List

 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 Access Point.

 The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client is displayed. Click on the

Refresh button to refresh the client list

System 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 memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted, but
logs of the latest events are retained.

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System

 Click on the System link on the navigation

drop-down menu. You will then see three
options: System Properties, IP Settings, and
Spanning Tree Settings. Each option is
described in detail below.

System Properties

 Click on the System Properties link under the System drop-down menu. This page

allows you to switch the operating mode of the device, as well as specify a name and
select the operating region.

 Device Name: Specify a
 Country/
 Operating Mode: Select and operating mode. Configuration for each operatin

mode is described in their respective chapters.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

Region: Select a country from the drop-down list.

name for the device (this is not the SSID),

changes.

IP Settings

 Click on the IP Settings link under the System drop-down menu This page allows

you to configure the device with a static IP address or a DHCP client.

g

 IP Network Setting: Select Obtain an IP address automaticall

button if the Access Point is connected to a DHCP server. This will allow the Access

y (DHCP) radio

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Point to pass IP addresses to the clients associated with it. You may select Specify
an IP Address radio button if you would like the device to use a static IP address. In

this case, you would be required to specify an IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway IP address.

 IP Address: Specify an IP address
 IP Subnet M

Default Gatew



 Click on the Apply button to save the

ask: Specify the subnet mask for the IP address

ay: Specify the IP address of the default gateway.

changes.

Spanning Tree Settings

 Click on the Spanning Tree link under the System drop-down menu Spanning-Tree

Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while
preventing undesirable loops in the network.

 Spanning Tree Status: Choose to ena
 Bridge Hello Time: Specify the number of seconds for the hello time.
 Bridge Max Age: Specify the number of seconds for the max a
 Bridge Forwa
 Priority: Specify the number of seconds for the priority.

Click on the Apply button to save the



rd Delay: Specify the number of seconds for the bridge forward delay.

ble or disable the spanning tree feature.

ge.

changes.

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Wireless

 Click on the Wireless link on the navigation

drop-down menu. You will then see four
options: wireless network, wireless MAC filter,
WDS link settings, and wireless advanced
settings. Each option is described below.

Wireless Network

 The Wireless Network page allows you to configure the wireless mode, channel,

SSID, and security settings.

 Wireless Mode: Depending on the type of wirele

network, you may select B, G or B/G-mixed. If you are not sure about which clients
will be accessing the wireless networks, it is recommended that you select B/G-
mixed for the best performance.

 Super-G is a proprietary

maximize the through-put up to 200%. Please be aware that Super-G works only with
other Super-G supported devices.

 Channel: Select a

based on the country’s regulation.

mode which combines all channels into a single channel to

channel from th

e drop-down list. The channels available are

ss clients that are connected to the

Wireless Security - WEP

 Security Mode: Select WEP from the drop-down list if your wireless network uses

WEP encryption. WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and is a security
protocol that provides the same level of security for wireless networks as for a wired
network.

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 Authenticati

Key, Shared Key or Auto. An open system allows any client to authenticate as long

as it conforms to any MAC address filter policies that may have been set. All
authentication packets are transmitted without encryption. Shared Key sends an
unencrypted challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate with the
Access Point. The device requesting authentication encrypts the challenge text and
sends it back to the Access Point. If the challenge text is encrypted correctly, the
Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate. It is recommended to
select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used.

 Input Typ
 Key Length: Select a ke

characters, where as 128-bit keys require 26 characters. A hex key is defined as a
number between 0 through 9 and letter between A through F.

 Default Key: You may us

the current key that will be used.

 Key 1-4: You may enter four different WEP keys.


Click on the Apply button to save the

e: Select He or ASCII from the drop-down list

pe: Select an authentication method. Options available are Open

y

y format from the drop-down list. 64bit-hex keys require 10

e up to four different keys for four different networks. Select

changes.

Wireless Security – WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Mixed

 Security Mode: Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-Mixed from the drop-down

list if your wireless network uses WPA pre-shared key.

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 Encryption: Select TKIP or AES

uses this encryption. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon
the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed
to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA
provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP),
which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity
checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with.

 Passphrase: Specify a

clients.

 Group Key Update Interval: Specify the number

Point will probe the client for the passphrase.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

passphrase that is shared amongst the Access Points and

from the drop-down list if your wireless network

of seconds after which the Access

changes.

Wireless Security – WPA, WPA2

 Security Mode: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list if your wireless

network uses WPA. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon
the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed
to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA
provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP),
which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity
checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with.

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 Encryption: Select TKIP or AES

uses this encryption.

 RADIUS IP Address: Enter the IP ad
 RADIUS Port: Enter the port number of the RADIUS server. The default is usually

1812.

 RADIUS Secret: Enter the shared password of th
 Group Key Update Interval: Specify the number

Point will probe the client for the secret.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

from the drop-down list if your wireless network

dress of the RADIUS server.

e RADIUS server.

of seconds after which the Access

changes.

Wireless MAC Filter

 Click on the Wireless MAC Filter link under the Wireless menu. On this page you

can filter the MAC address by allowing or blocking access the network.

 ACL (Access Control) Mode: You may choose to Disable, Allo

Listed MAC addresses from associating with the network. By selecting Allow MAC

w Listed, or Deny

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in the List, only the address listed in the table will have access to the network; all
other clients will be blocked. On the other hand, selected Deny MAC in the List,
only the listed MAC addresses will be blocked from accessing the network; all other
clients will have access to the network.

 MAC Address: Enter the MAC address.



This table lists the blocked or allowed MAC addresses; you may delete selected

MAC addres
button.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

s or delete all the addresses from the table by clicking on the Delete

changes.

Wireless Advanced Settings

 Click on the Wireless Advanced Settings link. On this page you can configure the

advanced settings to tweak the performance of your wireless network. Options
available are: data rate, transmit power, fragmentation threshold, RTS threshold,
protection mode and distance.

 Data Ra

down list. However, for best performance it is recommended to use the Auto setting.

 Transmit Powe

selecting a value from the drop-down list. This feature can be helpful in restricting the
coverage area of the wireless network.

 Fragment: Packets over the specifi

performance on noisy networks.

 RTS Threshold:

maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from
degrading the performance.

 Protection Mode:

then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802.11b devices will not
degrade the performance of 802.11g devices.

 WMM:
 Distance (1-30km): Specify a distance
 Click on the Apply button to save the

te: If you woul

r: You may have the different application distance of the device by

Enable wireless Quality of Service

d like to force

Packets over the spe

If your wireless ne

a data rate, you may select one from the drop-

ed size will be fragment

ified size will use the RTS/CTS mechanism to

c

twork is usin

between 1 and 30Km.

changes.

g both 802.11b and 802.g devices

ed in order to improve

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Management

 Click on the Management link on the

navigation drop-down menu. You will then see
seven options: administration, SNMP settings,
backup/restore settings, firmware upgrade,
time settings, and log. Each option is described
below.

Administration

 Click on the Administration link under the Management menu. This option allows

you to create a user name and password for the device. By default, this device is
configured without a user name and password admin. For security reasons it is
highly recommended that you create a new user name and password.

 Name: Specify a user name into the first field.
 Password: Specify a password into this field and

Confirm Password field.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

changes.

then re-type the password into the

SNMP Settings

 Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu. This option allows

you to assign the contact details, location, and community name and trap settings for
SNMP. This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network-attached
devices. SNMP allows messages (called protocol data units) to be sent to various
parts of a network. Upon receiving these messages, SNMP-compatible devices
(called agents) return data stored in their Management Information Bases. .

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 SNMP Enable/Disable: Choose
 Contact: Specify the cont
 Location: Specify the location of the device.

Read-Only Community



community for read only access.

 Read-Write Community

community with read/write access.

 Send SNMP Trap: Specify the IP address of the

SNMP traps.

 Trap Community Name: Specify the
 Click on the Apply button to save the

act details of the device.

Name: Specify the password for access the SNMP

to enable or disable the SNMP feature.

Name: Specify the password for access to the SNMP

computer that will receive the

password for the SNMP trap community.

changes.

Backup/Restore settings, Reset to factory default settings

 Click on the Backup/Restore Setting link under the Management menu. This option

is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load
settings on to the device from a local disk. This feature is very handy for
administrators who have several devices that need to be configured with the same
settings.

 Save a copy of the current settings: Click on the Backup button to sav

configuration.

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 Restore saved settings from a file: Once a file has been backed up, you may

restore it by clicking on the Browse button to select the file, and then the Restore
button.

 Revert to factory default settings: Click on the Factory Default Settings

reset the device to the default settings. Please wait while the device restart and then
access the device using the default IP address: 192.168.1.1

button to

Firmware Upgrade

 Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu. This page is

used to upgrade the firmware on the device. Make sure that downloaded the
appropriate firmware from your vendor.

 Click on the Browse

on the Upgrade button.
Note: The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete. Do not power off
the device during this process as it
device will restart automatically once the upgrade is complete.

button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click

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Time Settings

 Click on the Time Settings link under the Management menu. This page allows you

to configure the time on the device. You may do this manually or by connecting to a
NTP server.

 Manually Set Date and Time: Specify the
 Automatically

then specify the IP address of the NTP server.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

Get Date and Time: Select the time zone from the drop down list and

date and time

changes.

Log

 Click on the Log link under the Management menu. The Log page displays a list of

events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface. This log can be
referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be
sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes.

 Syslog: Choose to enable or disable the system log.
 Log Server IP Address: Specify the IP address of the server

system log.

 Local Log: Choose to enable or disa
 Click on the Apply button to save the

ble the local log.

changes.

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5 Client Bridge Operating Mode

5.1 Logging In

 To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the device

(default: 192.168.1.1) into the address bar of the web-browser and press Enter.

 Make sure that the device 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 admin for both the user name and password.



 After logging in you will graphical user interface (GUI) of the device. The navigation

drop-dow

1. Status: Displays the overall status, connection status, and event log.

2. Syst

3. Wireless: This menu includes status, basic, advanced, and security.

Management: This menu includes the admin setup, SNMP, firmware upgrade, and

4.

save/restore backup.

n menu on left is divided into four sections:

em: This menu includes the system properties,

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5.2 Status

 Click on the Status link on the navigation

drop-down menu. You will then see three
options: Main, Connection Status, and System
Log. Each option is described in detail below.

5.2.1 Main

 Click on the Main link under the Status drop-down menu. The status that is

displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected. Information such as
operating mode, system up time, firmware version, serial number, kernel version and
application version are displayed in the ‘System’ section. LAN IP address, subnet
mask, and MAC address are displayed in the ‘LAN’ section. In the ‘Wireless section,
the frequency, channel is displayed. Since this device supports multiple-SSIDs, the
details of each SSID, such as ESSID and its security settings are displayed.

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5.2.2 Connection Status

 Click on the Connection Status link under the Status drop-down menu. This page

displays the current status of the network, including network type, SSID, BSSID,
connection status, wireless mode, current channel, security, data rate, noise level
and signal strength.

5.2.3 System 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 memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted, but
logs of the latest events are retained.

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5.3 System

 Click on the System link on the navigation

drop-down menu. You will then see three
options: System Properties, IP Settings, and
Spanning Tree Settings. Each option is
described in detail below.

5.3.1 System Properties

 Click on the S ystem Properties link under the System drop-down menu. This page

allows you to switch the operating mode of the device, as well as specify a name and
select the operating region.

 Device Name: Specify a
 Country/
 Operating Mode: Select and operating mode. Configuration for each operatin

mode is described in their respective chapters.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

Region: Select a country from the drop-down list.

name for the device (this is not the SSID),

changes.

5.3.2 IP Settings

 Click on the IP Settings link under the System drop-down menu This page allows

you to configure the device with a static IP address or a DHCP client.

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 IP Network Setting: Select Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP) radio

button if the Access Point is connected to a DHCP server. This will allow the Access
Point to pass IP addresses to the clients associated with it. You may select Specify
an IP Address radio button if you would like the device to use a static IP address. In
this case, you would be required to specify an IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway IP address.

 IP Address: Specify an IP address
 IP Subnet M

Default Gatew



 Click on the Apply button to save the

ask: Specify the subnet mask for the IP address

ay: Specify the IP address of the default gateway.

changes.

5.3.3 Spanning Tree Settings

 Click on the Spanning Tree link under the System drop-down menu Spanning-Tree

Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while
preventing undesirable loops in the network.

 Spanning Tree Status: Choose to ena
 Bridge Hello Time: Specify the number of seconds for the hello time.
 Bridge Max Age: Specify the number of seconds for the max age.
 Bridge Forwa
 Priority: Specify the number of seconds for the priority.

Click on the Apply button to save the



rd Delay: Specify the number of seconds for the bridge forward delay.

ble or disable the spanning tree feature.

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5.4 Wireless

 Click on the Wireless link on the

navigation drop-down menu. You will
then see three options: wireless
network, wireless security, and wireless
advanced settings. Each option is
described below.

5.4.1 Wireless Network

 The Wireless Network page allows you to configure the wireless mode, channel,

SSID, and security settings.

 Wireless Mode: Depending on the type of wirele

network, you may select B, G, or B/G-mixed. If you are not sure about which clients
will be accessing the wireless networks, it is recommended that you select B/G-
mixed for the best performance.

 SSID: The SSID is a unique named

network. The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot
exceed 32 characters. You may specify an SSID or select one from the Site Survey.

 Site Survey:

for devices that broadcast their SSID. Click on the BSSID link to connect to the
Access Point. Click on the Refresh button to re-scan the frequency.

Click on

Site Survey button in order to scan the 2.4GHz frequency

the

shared amongst all the points of the wireless

ss clients that are connected to the

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5.4.2 Wireless Security - WEP

 Security Mode: Select WEP from the drop-down list if your wireless network uses

WEP encryption. WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and is a security
protocol that provides the same level of security for wireless networks as for a wired
network.

 Authentication Type: Select an authentication method. Options available a re Open

Key, Shared Key or Auto. An open system allows any client to authenticate as long

as it conforms to any MAC address filter policies that may have been set. All
authentication packets are transmitted without encryption. Shared Key sends an
unencrypted challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate with the
Access Point. The device requesting authentication encrypts the challenge text and
sends it back to the Access Point. If the challenge text is encrypted correctly, the
Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate. It is recommended to
select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used.

 Input Typ
 Key Length: Select a ke

characters, where as 128-bit keys require 26 characters. A hex key is defined as a
number between 0 through 9 and letter between A through F.

 Default Key: You may us

the current key that will be used.

 Key 1-4: You may enter four different WEP keys.


Click on the Apply button to save the

e: Select He or ASCII from the drop-down list

y format from the drop-down list. 64bit-hex keys require 10

e up to four different keys for four different networks. Select

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5.4.3 Wireless Security – WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,

 Security Mode: Select WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list if your

wireless network uses WPA pre-shared key.

 Encry

 Passphrase: Specify a
 Click on the Apply button to save the

ption: Select TKIP or
uses this encryption. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon
the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed
to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA
provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP),
which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity
checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with.

passphrase that is shared amongst the Access Points and

clients.

from the drop-down list if your wireless network

AES

changes.

5.4.4 Wireless Advanced Settings

 Click on the Wireless Advanced Settings link. On this page you can configure the

advanced settings to tweak the performance of your wireless network. Options
available are: data rate, transmit power, fragmentation threshold, RTS threshold,
protection mode and distance.

 Data Rate: If you would like to force

down list. However, for best performance it is recommended to use the Auto setting.

a data rate, you may select one from the drop-

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 Transmit Power: You may have the different application distance of the device by

selecting a value from the drop-down list. This feature can be helpful in restricting the
coverage area of the wireless network.

 Fragment: Packets over the specified size will be fragment

performance on noisy networks.

 RTS Threshold: Packets over the spec

maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from
degrading the performance.

 Protection Mode:

then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802.11b devices will not
degrade the performance of 802.11g devices.

 Distance (1-30km): Specify a distance
 Click on the Apply button to save the

If your wireless ne

ified size will use the RTS/CTS mechanism to

twork is usin

between 1 and 30Km.

changes.

g both 802.11b and 802.g devices

ed in order to improve

5.5 Management

 Click on the Management link on the

navigation drop-down menu. You will then
see six options: administration, SNMP
settings, backup/restore settings, firmware
upgrade, time settings, and log. Each option
is described below.

5.5.1 Administration

 Click on the Administration link under the Management menu. This option allows

you to create a user name and password for the device. By default, this device is
configured without a user name and password admin. For security reasons it is
highly recommended that you create a new user name and password.

 Name: Specify a user name into the first field.
 Pass

 Click on the Apply button to save the

word: Specify a password into this field and

Confirm Password field.

changes.

then re-type the password into the

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5.5.2 SNMP Settings

 Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu. This option allows

you to assign the contact details, location, and community name and trap settings for
SNMP. This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network-attached
devices. SNMP allows messages (called protocol data units) to be sent to various
parts of a network. Upon receiving these messages, SNMP-compatible devices
(called agents) return data stored in their Management Information Bases. .

 SNMP Enable/Disable: Choose
 Contact: Specify the cont
 Location: Specify the location of the device.



Read-Only Community

community for read only access.

 Read-Write Community

community with read/write access.

 Send SNMP Trap: Specify the IP address of the

SNMP traps.

 Trap Community Name: Specify the
 Click on the Apply button to save the

act details of the device.

Name: Specify the password for access the SNMP

to enable or disable the SNMP feature.

Name: Specify the password for access to the SNMP

computer that will receive the

password for the SNMP trap community.

changes.

5.5.3 Backup/Restore settings, Reset to factory default settings

 Click on the Backup/Restore Setting link under the Management menu. This option

is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load
settings on to the device from a local disk. This feature is very handy for
administrators who have several devices that need to be configured with the same
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 Save a copy of the current settings: Click on the Backup button to sav

configuration.

 Restore saved settings from a file: Once a file has been backed up, you ma

restore it by clicking on the Browse button to select the file, and then the Restore
button.

 Rever

t to factory default settings: Click on the Factory Defa

reset the device to the default settings. Please wait while the device restart and then
access the device using the default IP address: 192.168.1.1

ult Settings

e the current

button to

5.5.4 Firmware Upgrade

 Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu. This page is

used to upgrade the firmware on the device. Make sure that downloaded the
appropriate firmware from your vendor.

y

 Click on the Browse

on the Upgrade button.

button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click

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Note: The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete. Do not power off
the device during this process as it may crash the device and make it unusable. The
device will restart automatically once the upgrade is complete.

5.5.5 Time Settings

 Click on the Time Settings link under the Management menu. This page allows you

to configure the time on the device. You may do this manually or by connecting to a
NTP server.

 Manually Set Date and Time: Specify the
 Automatically

then specify the IP address of the NTP server.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

Get Date and Time: Select the time zone from the drop down list and

date and time

changes.

5.5.6 Log

 Click on the Log link under the Management menu. The Log page displays a list of

events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface. This log can be
referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be
sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes.

 Syslog: Choose to enable or disable the system log.

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 Log Server IP Address: Specify the IP address of the server that will receive the

system log.

 Local Log: Choose to enable or disa
 Click on the Apply button to save the

ble the local log.

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6.1 Logging In

 To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the device

(default: 192.168.1.1) into the address bar of the web-browser and press Enter.

 Make sure that the device 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 admin for both the user name and password.



 After logging in you will graphical user interface (GUI) of the device. The navigation

drop-dow

1. Status: Displays the overall status, connection status, and event log.

2. Syst

3. Router: This includes WAN, LAN, and VPN settings.

4. Wireless: This menu includes status, basic, advanced, and security.

Management: This menu includes the admin setup, SNMP, firmware upgrade, and

5.

save/restore backup.

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6.2 Status

 Click on the Status link on the navigation

drop-down menu. You will then see three
options: Main, Connection Status, and System
Log. Each option is described in detail below.

6.2.1 Main

 Click on the Main link under the Status drop-down menu. The status that is

displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected. Information such as
operating mode, system up time, firmware version, serial number, kernel version and
application version are displayed in the ‘System’ section. LAN IP address, subnet
mask, and MAC address are displayed in the ‘LAN’ section. In the ‘Wireless section,
the frequency, channel is displayed. Since this device supports multiple-SSIDs, the
details of each SSID, such as ESSID and its security settings are displayed. The
‘WAN” section displays the MAC address, connection type, interface, IP address,
and subnet mask.

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6.2.2 Connection Status

 Click on the Connection Status link under the Status drop-down menu. This page

displays the current status of the network, including network type, SSID, BSSID,
connection status, wireless mode, current channel, security, data rate, noise level
and signal strength.

6.2.3 System 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 memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted, but
logs of the latest events are retained.

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6.3 System

 Click on the System link on the navigation

drop-down menu. You will then see System
Properties setting, which is described below.

6.3.1 System Properties

 Click on the S ystem Properties link under the System drop-down menu. This page

allows you to switch the operating mode of the device, as well as specify a name and
select the operating region.

 Device Name: Specify a
 Country/
 Operating Mode: Select and operating mode. Configuration for each operatin

mode is described in their respective chapters.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

Region: Select a country from the drop-down list.

name for the device (this is not the SSID),

changes.

6.4 Router

 Click on the Router link on the navigation

drop-down menu. You will then see three
options: WAN settings, LAN settings, and
VPN Pass Through. Each section is
described in detail below.

6.4.1 WAN Settings

 Click on the WAN Settings link under the Router drop-down menu. This page allows

you to configure the WAN interface as DHCP, Static IP, or PPPoE.

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6.4.1.1 WAN - DHCP

 The WAN interface can be configured as a DHCP Client in which the ISP provides

the IP address to the device. This is also known as Dynamic IP.

 Internet Connection Ty
 Account Name: Specify an account name if your ISP has provided you with
 Domain Name: Specify a domain name if
 MTU: The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that deter

largest packet size (in bytes) that the router will send to the WAN. If LAN devices
send larger packets, the router will break them into smaller packets. Ideally, you
should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP. Typical values are
1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection. If the
router's MTU is set too high, packets will be fragmented downstream. If the router's
MTU is set too low, the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme
cases may be unable to establish some connections. In either case, network
performance can suffer.

 Domain Name Service: Select Get Automatical

the DNS address, if not, select Use these DNS servers and specify the primary and
secondary DNS server IP address.

 Router MAC Address: If

interface, either type in an alternate MAC address (for example, the MAC address of
the router initially connected to the ISP) or click on the Clone MAC button.

 Click on the Appl

y button

pe: Select the DHCP from the drop-down list.

the ISP has provided you with one.

ly from ISP if the ISP will provide

you ne

to save the

ed to change the

changes.

MAC address of the router’s WAN

one.

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6.4.1.2 WAN – Static IP

 The WAN interface can be configured as Static IP address. In this type of

connection, your ISP provides you with a dedicated IP address (which does not
change as DHCP).

 Internet Connection Ty
 Account Name: Specify an account name if your ISP has provided you with
 Domain Name: Specify a domain name if
 MTU: The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that deter

largest packet size (in bytes) that the router will send to the WAN. If LAN devices
send larger packets, the router will break them into smaller packets. Ideally, you
should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP. Typical values are
1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection. If the
router's MTU is set too high, packets will be fragmented downstream. If the router's
MTU is set too low, the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme
cases may be unable to establish some connections. In either case, network
performance can suffer.

 IP Address: Specify the IP address for this device, which is as
 Subnet Mask: Specify the subnet mask for this IP address, which is assigned by

your ISP.

 Default Gatew

by your ISP.

ay: Specify the IP address of the default gateway, which is assigned

pe: Select the Static IP from the drop-down list.

the ISP has provided you with one.

mines the

signed by your ISP.

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 Domain Name Service: Select Get Automatically from ISP if the ISP will provide

the DNS address, if not, select Use these DNS servers and specify the primary and
secondary DNS server IP address.

 Router MAC Address: If you need to change the

interface, either type in an alternate MAC address (for example, the MAC address of
the router initially connected to the ISP) or click on the Clone MAC button.

 Click on the Appl

y button

to save the

changes.

MAC address of the router’s WAN

6.4.1.3 WAN – PPPoE

 The WAN interface can be configured as PPPoE. This type of connection is usually

used for a DSL service and requires a username and password to connect.

 Internet Connection Ty
 MTU: The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that deter

largest packet size (in bytes) that the router will send to the WAN. If LAN devices
send larger packets, the router will break them into smaller packets. Ideally, you
should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP. Typical values are
1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection. If the
router's MTU is set too high, packets will be fragmented downstream. If the router's
MTU is set too low, the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme
cases may be unable to establish some connections. In either case, network
performance can suffer.

 Login: Specify the user name which is provid

Password: Specify the password w



once again in the next field.

pe: Select PPPoE from the drop-down list.

ed by

your ISP.

hich is provided by your ISP, and then verify it

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 Service Name: Specify the name of the ISP.
 Type: Select a reconnection type: Keep Alive

always maintained), Connect on Demand: You have to open up the Web-based
management interface and click the Connect button manually any time that you wish
to connect to the Internet.

 Domain Name Service: Select Get Automatical

the DNS address, if not, select Use these DNS servers and specify the primary and
secondary DNS server IP address.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

changes.

(A connection to the Internet is

ly from ISP if the ISP will provide

6.4.2 VPN Pass Through

 Click on the VPN Pass Through link under the Router drop-down menu. This page

allows you to enable the pass through feature.

 PPTP Pass Through: Place a check in this box if you w

through. PPTP is a protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to
extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels"

 L2TP Pass

through. Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is a transport protocol that enables tunneling
through the Internet for the establishment of virtual private networks.

 IPSec Pass Through: Place a check

through. IPSec is a VPN protocol used to implement secure exchange of packets at
the IP layer.

 Click on the Appl

Through

:

Place a check in this box if you would like to enable this pass

in this box if you would like to enable this pass

y button

to save the

changes.

ould like to enable this pass

6.5 Wireless

 Click on the Wireless link on the

navigation drop-down menu. You will
then see three options: wireless
network, wireless security, and wireless
advanced settings. Each option is
described below.

6.5.1 Wireless Network

 The Wireless Network page allows you to configure the wireless mode, channel,

SSID, and security settings.

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 Wireless Mode: Depending on the type of wirele

network, you may select B, G, or B/G-mixed. If you are not sure about which clients
will be accessing the wireless networks, it is recommended that you select B/G-
mixed for the best performance.

 SSID: The SSID is a unique named

network. The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot
exceed 32 characters. You may specify an SSID or select one from the Site Survey.

 Site Survey:

for devices that broadcast their SSID. Click on the BSSID link to connect to the
Access Point. Click on the Refresh button to re-scan the frequency.

Click on

Site Survey button in order to scan the 2.4GHz frequency

the

shared amongst all the points of the wireless

6.5.1.1 Wireless Security - WEP

ss clients that are connected to the

 Security Mode: Select WEP from the drop-down list if your wireless network uses

WEP encryption. WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and is a security
protocol that provides the same level of security for wireless networks as for a wired
network.

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 Authenticati

Key, Shared Key or Auto. An open system allows any client to authenticate as long

as it conforms to any MAC address filter policies that may have been set. All
authentication packets are transmitted without encryption. Shared Key sends an
unencrypted challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate with the
Access Point. The device requesting authentication encrypts the challenge text and
sends it back to the Access Point. If the challenge text is encrypted correctly, the
Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate. It is recommended to
select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used.

 Input Typ
 Key Length: Select a ke

characters, where as 128-bit keys require 26 characters. A hex key is defined as a
number between 0 through 9 and letter between A through F.

 Default Key: You may us

the current key that will be used.

 Key 1-4: You may enter four different WEP keys.

Click on the Apply button to save the



e: Select He or ASCII from the drop-down list

pe: Select an authentication method. Options available are Open

y format from the drop-down list. 64bit-hex keys require 10

e up to four different keys for four different networks. Select

changes.

6.5.1.2 Wireless Security – WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,

 Security Mode: Select WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list if your

wireless network uses WPA pre-shared key.

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 Encryption: Select TKIP or AES

uses this encryption. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon
the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed
to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA
provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP),
which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity
checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with.

 Passphrase: Specify a

clients.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

passphrase that is shared amongst the Access Points and

from the drop-down list if your wireless network

changes.

6.5.2 Wireless Advanced Settings

 Click on the Wireless Advanced Settings link. On this page you can configure the

advanced settings to tweak the performance of your wireless network. Options
available are: data rate, transmit power, fragmentation threshold, RTS threshold,
protection mode and distance.

 Data Rate: If you would like to force

down list. However, for best performance it is recommended to use the Auto setting.

 Transmit Powe

selecting a value from the drop-down list. This feature can be helpful in restricting the
coverage area of the wireless network.

r: You may have the different application distance of the device by

a data rate, you may select one from the drop-

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 Fragment: Packets over the specified size will be fragmented in order to improve

performance on noisy networks.

 RTS Threshold: Packets over the spec

maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from
degrading the performance.

 Protection Mode:

then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802.11b devices will not
degrade the performance of 802.11g devices.

 WMM:
 Distance (1-30km): Specify a distance
 Click on the Apply button to save the

Enable wireless Quality of Service

If your wireless ne

ified size will use the RTS/CTS mechanism to

twork is usin

between 1 and 30Km.

changes.

g both 802.11b and 802.g devices

6.6 Management

 Click on the Management link on the

navigation drop-down menu. You will then
see six options: administration, SNMP
settings, backup/restore settings, firmware
upgrade, time settings, and log. Each option
is described below.

5.5.7 Administration

 Click on the Administration link under the Management menu. This option allows

you to create a user name and password for the device. By default, this device is
configured without a user name and password admin. For security reasons it is
highly recommended that you create a new user name and password.

 Name: Specify a user name into the first field.
 Pass

 Remote Management: Choose to enable or disable remote manag
 Remote Upgrade: Choose to enable or disable re

word: Specify a password into this field and

Confirm Password field.

then re-type the password into the

ement.

mote firmware upgrade.

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 Remote Management Port: Specify a port for remote management. For example, if

you specify 8080, then you will need to specify <IP address>:<port>

192.168.1.1:8080 to connect to the web interface of the device.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

changes.

5.5.8 SNMP Settings

 Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu. This option allows

you to assign the contact details, location, and community name and trap settings for
SNMP. This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network-attached
devices. SNMP allows messages (called protocol data units) to be sent to various
parts of a network. Upon receiving these messages, SNMP-compatible devices
(called agents) return data stored in their Management Information Bases. .

 SNMP Enable/Disable: Choose
 Contact: Specify the cont
 Location: Specify the location of the device.

Read-Only Community



community for read only access.

 Read-Write Community

community with read/write access.

 Send SNMP Trap: Specify the IP address of the

SNMP traps.

 Trap Community Name: Specify the
 Click on the Apply button to save the

act details of the device.

Name: Specify the password for access the SNMP

to enable or disable the SNMP feature.

Name: Specify the password for access to the SNMP

computer that will receive the

password for the SNMP trap community.

changes.

5.5.9 Backup/Restore settings, Reset to factory default settings

 Click on the Backup/Restore Setting link under the Management menu. This option

is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load
settings on to the device from a local disk. This feature is very handy for
administrators who have several devices that need to be configured with the same
settings.

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 Save a copy of the current settings: Click on the Backup button to sav

configuration.

 Restore saved settings from a file: Once a file has been backed up, you ma

restore it by clicking on the Browse button to select the file, and then the Restore
button.

 Rever

t to factory default settings: Click on the Factory Defa

reset the device to the default settings. Please wait while the device restart and then
access the device using the default IP address: 192.168.1.1

ult Settings

e the current

button to

5.5.10 Firmware Upgrade

 Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu. This page is

used to upgrade the firmware on the device. Make sure that downloaded the
appropriate firmware from your vendor.

y

 Click on the Browse

on the Upgrade button.

button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click

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Note: The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete. Do not power off
the device during this process as it may crash the device and make it unusable. The
device will restart automatically once the upgrade is complete.

5.5.11 Time Settings

 Click on the Time Settings link under the Management menu. This page allows you

to configure the time on the device. You may do this manually or by connecting to a
NTP server.

 Manually Set Date and Time: Specify the
 Automatically

then specify the IP address of the NTP server.

 Click on the Apply button to save the

Get Date and Time: Select the time zone from the drop down list and

date and time

changes.

5.5.12 Log

 Click on the Log link under the Management menu. The Log page displays a list of

events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface. This log can be
referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be
sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes.

 Syslog: Choose to enable or disable the system log.

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 Log Server IP Address: Specify the IP address of the server that will receive the

system log.

 Local Log: Choose to enable or disa
 Click on the Apply button to save the

ble the local log.

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Appendix A – Specifications

Hardware Specification

MCU/RF Atheros AR2316 Single chip
Memory 32MB SDRAM
Flash 8MB
Physical Interface One 10/100 Fast Ethernet RJ-45

Reset Button
One SMA Connector
One switch (external and internal antenna switching)

LED indicators Power/ Status

LAN (10/100Mbps)
WLAN (Wireless is up)
3 x Link Quality (Client Bridge mode)

¾ Green:

Good Qualit

¾ Yellow: Marginally Acceptable Quality
¾ Red: Bad Quality

Power Requirements Active Ethernet (Power over Ethernet) Proprietary PoE design

Power Adapter 24 V/0.8A DC

Regulation Certifications FCC Part 15C/15B, EN 300 328/EN 301 489-1/-17

y

RF Specification

Frequency Band 802.11b/g

2.412~2.472GHz

Modulation Technology OFDM = BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM

DSSS = DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK

Operating Channels 802.11b/g

11 for North America, 14 for Japan, 13 for Europe
Receive Sensitivity
(Typical)

802.11g

-92 dBm @ 6Mbps

-74 dBm @ 54Mbp
Available transmit power
(Average power)

FCC ETSI
Frequency Power Frequency Power

2.412~2.462
GHz
IEEE802.11g

2.412~2.462 27dBm@1~11Mbps 2.412~2.472 27dBm@1~11Mbps

26dBm@6~24Mbps
25dBm@36Mbps
23dBm@48Mbps
22dBm@54Mbps

802.11b

-97 dBm @ 1Mbps

-89 dBm @ 11Mbps

2.412~2.472
GHz
IEEE802.11g

26dBm@6~24Mbps
25dBm@36Mbps
23dBm@48Mbps
22dBm@54Mbps

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IEEE802.11b
Tolerance ±1 dBm Tolerance ±1 dBm

Internal Antenna Embedded 10dBi Panel antenna
External Antenna 1* SMA connector

Software Features

General
Topology Infrastructure

Protocol / Standard IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet)

IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet)
IEEE 802.11b/g (2.4GHz WLAN)

Operation Mode 802.11 b/g

Access Point
Client Bridge
Client Router

LAN DHCP Server

DHCP Client
VPN VPN – pass through
Wireless Channel Selection (Setting varies by countries)

Transmission Rate

11 b/g：

Lon

54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 in Mbps

g distance transmission : 1km to 30km
Transmit power table
Signal Strength indication using LEDs

Security WEP Encryption-64/128/152 bit

WPA/WPA2 Personal (WPA-PSK using TKIP or AES)
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (WPA-EAP using TKIP)

802.1x Authenticator
Hide SSID in beacons
L2 isolation(AP mode)
Wireless STA (Client) connected list
Web-redirect

QoS WMM

Management

Configuration Web-based configuration (HTTP)
Firmware Upgrade - Upgra de firmware via web-browser

- Keep latest setting when f/w update

Administrator Setting Administrator password change
Reset Setting - Reboot (Press 1 second)

- Reset to Factory Default (Press 5 seconds)

System monitoring Status, Event Log

GHz
IEEE802.11b

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SNMP V1, V2c (Phase 2)
MIB MIB I, MIB II (RFC1213) and Private MIB
Backup & Restore Settings through Web
Time setting NTP (Auto-setting of time)

Time setting manually

Environmental and Mechanical

Temperature Range Operating -20°C~70°C

Storage -30°C to 80°C

Humidity (non-condensing) 0%～90% typical
Dimensions 260mm (L) x 84mm (W) x 55mm (H)
Weight 300g

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Appendix B – FCC Interference Statement

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used i n accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
z Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
z Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit diff

connected.

z Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environmen
This device complies with FCC RF Exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled env ironment, under 47
CFR 2.1093 paragraph (d)(2).
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

t.

erent from that to which the receiver is

ject to the following two conditions:

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