EnGenius Technologies ENS200 User Manual

BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING IP SETTINGS

4.2.2 Configuring IP Settings

Configure the LAN settings for the ENS200 using a static or dynamic IP address.

IP Network Setting Configure the network connection type

using either a static IP or dynamic IP.

IP Address Enter the LAN IP address of the ENS200.
Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the ENS200.
Default Gateway Enter the default gateway of the ENS200.
Primary DNS Enter the primary DNS address of the ENS200.
Secondary DNS Enter the secondary DNS address of the

ENS200.
Click Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING SPANNING TREE SETTINGS

4.2.3 Configuring Spanning Tree Settings

Spanning Tree Status Enable or disable the ENS200

Spanning Tree function.

Bridge Hello Time S pecify Bridge Hello T ime, in seconds. This

value determines how often the ENS200 sends hello packets to
communicate information about the topology throughout the
entire Bridged Local Area Network

Bridge Max Age Specify Bridge Max Age, in seconds. If

another bridge in the spanning tree does not send a hello packet
for a long period of time, it is assumed to be dead.

Bridge Forward Delay Specify Bridge Forward Delay, in

seconds. Forwarding delay time is the time spent in each of the
Listening and Learning states before the Forwarding state is
entered. This delay is provided so that when a new bridge
comes onto a busy network, it looks at some traffic before
participating.

Priority Specify the Priority number. Smaller numbers have

greater priority.

Click Accept to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and return
previous settings.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS ROUTER SETUP

4.3 Router Setup

4.3.1 Configuring WAN Settings

Configure the WAN settings for the ENS200 using a static or dynamic IP address, PPPoE or PPTP.

Static IP

Setting a static IP address allows an administrator to set a specific IP address for the router and guarantees that it can not be
assigned a different address.

Account Name Enter the account name provided by your ISP
Domain Name Enter the domain name provided by your ISP
MTU The maximum transmission unit (MTU) specifies the

largest packet size permitted for an internet transmission. The
factory default MTU size for static IP is 1500. The MTU size
can be set between 512 and 1500.

IP Address Enter the router’s WAN IP address.
Subnet Mask Enter the router’s WAN subnet mask.
Default Gateway Enter the WAN gateway address.
Primary DNS Enter the primary DNS server address.
Secondary DNS Enter the secondary DNS server address.
Discard Ping on WAN Check to Enable to recognize pings on

the ENS200 WAN interface or Disable to block pings on the

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS DYNAMIC IP

ENS200 WAN interface. Note: Pinging IP addresses is a common method used by hackers to test whether the IP address is valid.
Blocking pings provides some extra security from hackers.

Click Accept to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.

Dynamic IP

Dynamic IP addressing assigns a different IP address each time a device connects to an ISP service provider. The service is most
commonly used by ISP cable providers.

Account Name Enter the account name provided by your ISP
Domain Name Enter the domain name provided by your ISP
MTU The maximum transmission unit (MTU) specifies the

largest packet size permitted for an internet transmission. The
factory default MTU size for static IP is 1500. The MTU size can
be set between 512 and 1500.

Get Automatically From ISP Click the radio button to obtain

the DNS automatically from the DHCP server.

Use These DNS Servers Click the radio button to set up the

Primary DNS and Secondary DNS servers manually.

Discard Ping on WAN Check to Enable to recognize pings on

the ENS200 WAN interface or Disable to block pings on the
ENS200 WAN interface. Note: Pinging IP addresses is a
common method used by hackers to test whether the IP
address is valid. Blocking pings provides some extra security
from hackers.

Click Accept to save the settings or Cancel to discard
changes.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS POINT-TO-POINT PROTOCOL OVER ETHERNET (PPPOE)

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is used mainly by ISPs that provide DSL modems to connect to the Internet.

MTU Enter the maximum transmission unit (MTU). The MTU

specifies the largest packet size permitted for an internet
transmission (PPPoE default: 1492). The MTU size can be set
between 512 and 1492.

Login Enter the username assigned by an ISP.
Password Enter the password assigned by an ISP.
Service Name Enter the service name of an ISP (optional).
Connect on Demand Select the radio button to specify the

maximum idle time. Internet connection will disconnect when it
reach the maximum idle time, but it will automatically connect
when user tries to access the network.

Keep Alive Select whether to keep the Internet connection

always on, or enter a redial period once the internet lose
connection.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS POINT-TO-POINT PROTOCOL OVER ETHERNET (PPPOE)

Get Automatically From ISP Click the radio button to obtain

the DNS automatically from the DHCP server.

Use These DNS Servers Click the radio button to set up the

Primary DNS and Secondary DNS servers manually.

Discard Ping on WAN Check to Enable to recognize pings on

the ENS200 WAN interface or Disable to block pings on the
ENS200 WAN interface. Note: Pinging IP addresses is a
common method used by hackers to test whether the IP
address is valid. Blocking pings provides some extra security
from hackers.

Click Accept to save the settings or Cancel to discard
changes.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS POINT-TO-POINT TUNNELLING PROTOCOL (PPTP)

Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol (PPTP)

The point-to-point tunnelling protocol (PPTP) is used in association with virtual private networks (VPNs). There a two parts to a PPTP
connection: the WAN interface settings and the PPTP settings.

MTU Enter the maximum transmission unit

(MTU). The MTU specifies the largest packet
size permitted for an internet transmission
(PPPoE default: 1492). The MTU size can be set
between 512 and 1492.

IP Address Enter the router’s WAN IP address.
Subnet Mask Enter the router’s WAN subnet IP address.
Default Gateway Enter the router’s WAN gateway IP address.
PPTP Server Enter the IP address of the PPTP server.
Username Enter the username provided by your ISP.
Password Enter the password provided by your ISP.
Connect on Demand If you want the ENS200 to end the

Internet connection after it has been inactive for a period of
time, select this option and enter the number of minutes you
want that period of inactivity to last.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS POINT-TO-POINT TUNNELLING PROTOCOL (PPTP)

Keep Alive If you want the ENS200 to periodically check your

Internet connection, select this option. Then specify how often
you want the ENS200 to check the Internet connection. If the
connection is down, the ENS200 automatically re-establishes
your connection

Get Automatically From ISP Obtains the DNS automatically

from DHCP server.

Use These DNS Servers Click the radio button to set up the

Primary DNS and Secondary DNS servers manually.

Discard Ping on WAN Check to Enable to recognize pings on

the ENS200 WAN interface or Disable to block pings on the
ENS200 WAN interface. Note: Pinging IP addresses is a
common method used by hackers to test whether the IP
address is valid. Blocking pings provides some extra security
from hackers.

Click Accept to save the settings or Cancel to discard
changes.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING LAN SETTINGS

4.3.2 Configuring LAN Settings

IP Address Enter the LAN port IP address.
IP Subnet Mask Enter the LAN IP subnet mask.
WINS Server IP Enter the WINS Server IP.
Use Router As DHCP Server Check this option to

enable the ENS200 internal DHCP server.

Starting IP Address Specify the starting IP

address range for the pool of allocated for private IP
addresses. The starting IP address must be on the
same subnet as the ending IP address; that is the
first three octets specified here must be the same as
the first three octets in End IP Address.

Ending IP Address Specify the ending IP address

range for the pool of allocated for private IP
addresses. The ending IP address must be on the
same subnet as the starting IP address; that is the
first three octets specified here must be the same as
the first three octets in Start IP Address.

WINS Server IP Enter the IP address of the WINS

server.
Click Accept to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and return previous settings.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING VPN PASS-THROUGH

4.3.3 Configuring VPN Pass-Through

VPN Pass-through allows a secure virtual private network (VPN) connection between two computers. Enabling the options on this
page opens a VPN port and enables connections to pass through the ENS200 without interruption.

PPTP Pass-through Check this option to enable PPTP pass-through mode.
L2TP Pass-through Check this option to enable L2TP pass-through mode.
IPSec Pass-through Check this option to enable IPSec pass-through mode.

Click Accept to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and return previous settings.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING PORT FORWARDING

4.3.4 Configuring Port Forwarding

Port forwarding enables multiple server applications on a LAN to serve clients on a WAN over a single WAN IP address. The router
accepts incoming client packets, filters them based on the destination WAN, or public, port and protocol and forwards the packets to
the appropriate LAN, or local, port. Unlike the DMZ feature, port forwarding protects LAN devices behind the firewall.

NO. Displays the sequence number of the forwarded port.
Name Displays the name of the forwarded port.
Protocol Displays the protocol to use for mapping from the following: TCP, UDP or Both.
Start Port Displays the LAN port number that WAN client packets will be forward to.
End Port Displays the port number that the WAN client packets are received.
Server IP Displays the IP address of the server for the forwarded port.
Enable Click to enable or disable the forwarded port profile
Modify Click to modify the forwarded port profile
Delete Click to delete the forwarded port profile

Click Add Entry to add port forwarding rules
Click Accept to confirm the changes.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING PORT FORWARDING

Service Name Enter a name for the port forwarding rule.
Protocol Select a protocol for the application: Choices are Both, TCP,

and UDP.

Starting Port Enter a starting port number.
Ending Port Enter an ending port number. All ports numbers between

the starting and ending ports will forward users to the IP address
specified in the IP Address field.

IP Address Enter the IP address of the server computer on the LAN

network where users will be redirected.
Click Save to apply the changes or Cancel to return previous settings.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING DEMILITARIZED ZONE

WARNING!

4.3.5 Configuring Demilitarized Zone

Configuring a device on the LAN as a demilitarized zone (DMZ) host allows unrestricted two-way Internet access for Internet applica­tions, such as online video games, to run from behind the NAT firewall. The DMZ function allows the router to redirect all packets
going to the WAN port IP address to a particular IP address on the LAN. The dif f erence between the virtual server and the DMZ func­tion is that a virtual server redirects a particular service or Internet application, such as FTP, to a particular LAN client or server,
whereas a DMZ redirects all packets, regardless of the service, going to the WAN IP address to a particular LAN client or server.

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DMZ Hosting Select Enable DMZ to activate DMZ

functionality.

DMZ Address Enter an IP address of a device on

the LAN.
Click Accept to confirm the changes or Cancel to

cancel and return previous settings.

The PC defined as a DMZ host is not protected by the firewall and is vulnerable to malicious network attacks. Do not store or
manage sensitive information on the DMZ host.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS CONFIGURING WIRELESS LAN

WARNING!

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4.4 Configuring Wireless LAN

4.4.1 Configuring Wireless Settings

Instructions on how to configure the wireless and security settings for each of the possible operating modes.

Incorrectly changing these settings may cause the device to stop functioning. Do not modify the settings in this section without a
thorough understanding of the parameters.

Access Point Mode

The ENS200 supports Access Point Mode. In this mode, users with a wireless client device within range can connect to the ENS200
to access the WLAN

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS ACCESS POINT MODE

Wireless Mode Wireless

mode supports 802.11b/g/n
mixed modes.

Channel HT Mode The

default channel bandwidth is
40 MHz. The larger the
channel, the better the
transmission quality and
speed.

Extension Channel Select

upper or lower channel. Y our
selection may affect the Auto
channel function.

Channel / Frequency

Select the channel and
frequency appropriate for your country’s regulation.

Auto Check this option to enable auto-channel selection.
AP Detection AP Detection can select the best channel to use by scanning nearby areas for Access Points.
Current Profile Configure up to four different SSIDs. If many client devices will be accessing the network, you can arrange the

devices into SSID groups. Click Edit to configure the profile and check whether you want to enable extra SSIDs.
Click Accept to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and return previous settings.

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BASIC NETWORK SETTINGS ACCESS POINT MODE

SSID Specify the SSID for the current profile.
VLAN ID Specify the VLAN tag for the current profile.
Suppressed SSID Check this option to hide the SSID from

clients. If checked, the SSID will not appear in the site survey.

Station Separation Click the appropriate radio button to allow

or prevent communication between client devices.

Wireless Security See the Wireless Security section.

Click Save to accept the changes or Cancel to cancel and
return previous settings.

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