TP-Link EAP120, EAP220, EAP110 User Manual

User Guide

Wireless N Access Point

EAP110/EAP120/EAP220

REV1.0.0

1910011184

FCC STATEMENT (EAP110)

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 in 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 or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1 This device may not cause harmful interference.

2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC STATEMENT (EAP120&EAP220)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1)This device may not cause harmful interference.

2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

“To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”

CE Mark Warning

(EAP110/EAP120)

(EAP220)

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

National Restrictions only for EAP220

This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below:

	Country	Restriction	Reason/remark
	Bulgaria	None	General authorization required for outdoor use and
			public service

Outdoor use limited to France 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz

Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012

	Italy	None	If used outside of own premises, general authorization is
			required
	Luxembourg	None	General authorization required for network and service
			supply(not for spectrum)
	Norway	Implemented	This subsection does not apply for the geographical area
			within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund
	Russian Federation	None	Only for indoor applications

	5150-5250 MHz
	Country	Restriction	Reason/remark
	Bulgaria	Not implemented	Planned
	Croatia	License required
	Italy		General authorization required if used outside own
			premises
	Luxembourg	None	General authorization required for network and service
			supply (not for spectrum)
	Russian Federation	No info

Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.

IC STATEMENT

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України.

Safety Information

When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; When there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source.

Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us.

Avoid water and wet locations.

NCC Notice & BSMI Notice

變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性或功能。

信。低功率射頻電機需忍受合法通信或工業、科學以及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。

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This product can be used in the following countries:

AT	BG	BY	CA	CZ	DE	DK	EE
ES	FI	FR	GB	GR	HU	IE	IT
LT	LV	MT	NL	NO	PL	PT	RO
RU	SE	SK	TR	UA	US

About this User Guide

This User Guide is for EAP110, EAP120 and EAP220. Chapter 4 to Chapter 8 are only suitable for the EAP in Standalone mode. Refer to the EAP Controller User Guide when the EAP is managed by the EAP Controller software.

Convention

Unless otherwise noted, the EAP or the device mentioned in this guide stands for 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point EAP110, Wireless N Gigabit Access Point EAP120 and EAP220.

		CONTENTS
Chapter 1		Introduction ......................................................................................................................................	3
1.1	Overview of the EAP ...........................................................................................................................		3
1.2	Hardware Overview ............................................................................................................................		3
	1.2.1	LED...................................................................................................................................................	3
	1.2.2	Interface Panel.............................................................................................................................	4
	1.2.3	Mounting Bracket.......................................................................................................................	6
Chapter 2		Network Topology ..........................................................................................................................	7
Chapter 3		Management Mode........................................................................................................................	8
3.1	Standalone Mode.................................................................................................................................		8
3.2	Managed Mode ....................................................................................................................................		8
3.3	Switch to Standalone Mode.............................................................................................................		8
Chapter 4		Network ...........................................................................................................................................	10
Chapter 5		Wireless ............................................................................................................................................	11
5.1	Wireless Settings ...............................................................................................................................		12
	5.1.1	Wireless Basic Settings ..........................................................................................................	13
	5.1.2	SSIDs.............................................................................................................................................	14
	5.1.3	Wireless Advanced Settings ................................................................................................	18
	5.1.4	Load Balance.............................................................................................................................	19
5.2	Portal......................................................................................................................................................		19
	5.2.1	Portal Configuration...............................................................................................................	20
	5.2.2	Free Authentication Policy...................................................................................................	25
5.3	MAC Filtering ......................................................................................................................................		27
5.4	Scheduler .............................................................................................................................................		29
5.5	QoS.........................................................................................................................................................		33
	5.5.1	AP EDCA Parameters..............................................................................................................	34
	5.5.2	Station EDCA Parameters .....................................................................................................	35
5.6	Rogue AP Detection.........................................................................................................................		36
	5.6.1	Settings .......................................................................................................................................	37
	5.6.2 Detected Rogue AP List ........................................................................................................		37
	5.6.3	Trusted AP List..........................................................................................................................	38
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5.6.4		Download/Backup Trusted AP List....................................................................................	38
Chapter 6		Monitoring......................................................................................................................................	40
6.1	AP............................................................................................................................................................		40
6.1.1		AP List ..........................................................................................................................................	40
6.2	SSID ........................................................................................................................................................		45
6.2.1		SSID List.......................................................................................................................................	45
6.3	Client......................................................................................................................................................		46
6.3.1		User List.......................................................................................................................................	46
6.3.2		Portal Authenticated Guest.................................................................................................	47
Chapter 7		Management .................................................................................................................................	49
7.1	System Log ..........................................................................................................................................		49
7.1.1		Log List ........................................................................................................................................	49
7.1.2		Log Settings...............................................................................................................................	50
7.2	Web Server ..........................................................................................................................................		51
7.3	Management Access........................................................................................................................		52
7.4	LED ON/OFF ........................................................................................................................................		53
7.5	SSH..........................................................................................................................................................		53
7.6	SNMP .....................................................................................................................................................		54
Chapter 8		System ..............................................................................................................................................	57
8.1	User Account.......................................................................................................................................		57
8.2	Time Settings......................................................................................................................................		57
8.2.1		Time Settings ............................................................................................................................	58
8.2.2		Daylight Saving........................................................................................................................	59
8.3	Reboot/Reset......................................................................................................................................		60
8.4	Backup & Restore ..............................................................................................................................		61
8.5	Firmware Upgrade............................................................................................................................		61
Appendix A: Specifications....................................................................................................................................			63

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Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Overview of the EAP

EAP series products provide wireless coverage solutions for small-medium business. They can either work independently as standalone APs or be centrally managed by the EAP Controller software, providing a flexible, richly-functional but easily-configured enterprise-grade wireless network for small and medium business.

“Celling lamp” appearance and easily mounting design with chassis make EAP easy to be installed on a wall or ceiling and blend in with most interior decorations.

EAP110 is provided with a passive PoE adapter for power supply. EAP120/EAP220 can be powered via a PSE* device or the provided power adapter.

With two built-in omnidirectional antennas, both EAP110 and EAP120 work within the 2.4GHz frequency band and apply 802.11 standards and 2*2MIMO technology, allowing packet transmission at up to 300Mbps.

EAP220 has four built-in omnidirectional antennas. Wireless network created by EAP220 can operate at both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. It applies 802.11n standard and two 2*2MIMO technology, allowing packet transmission at up to 600Mbps (300Mbps per radio).

*PSE: Power Sourcing Equipment, a device (switch or hub for instance) that will provide power in a PoE setup.

1.2 Hardware Overview

1.2.1 LED

EAP110, EAP120 and EAP220 have the same LED status and corresponding indications.

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Figure 1-1 Top View of the EAP
LED Status	Indication
Solid green	The device is working properly.
Flashing red	System errors. RAM, flash, Ethernet, WLAN or
	firmware may be malfunctioning.
Flashing yellow	Firmware update is in progress. Do not
	disconnect or power off the device.
Double-flashing red, green, yellow	The device is being reset to its factory default
	settings.

1.2.2 Interface Panel

EAP110:

Figure 1-2 Interface Panel of EAP110

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EAP120/EAP220:

Figure 1-3 Interface Panel of EAP120/EAP220

Please note that EAP110 does not have the CONSOLE port, POWER port and ON/OFF button. The interface panel components of the EAP, from left to right, are described in the following list.

Kensington Security Slot: Secure the lock (not provided) into the security slot to prevent the device from being stolen.

RESET: With the device powered on, press and hold the RESET button for about 8 seconds until the LED flashes red, then release the button. The device will restore to factory default settings.

CONSOLE: This port is used to connect to the serial port of a computer or a terminal to check and monitor system information of the EAP120/EAP220.

Note: CLI commands are not available in current software version. We will release a new version supporting CLI commands soon. Please pay close attention to our official website.

ARROW 1: This arrow is used to align with ARROW 2 on the mounting bracket to lock the EAP into place.

ETHERNET:

For EAP110, this port is used to connect to the POE port of the provided PoE adapter for both data transmission and power supply through Ethernet cabling.

For EAP120/EAP220, this port is used to connect to a router to transmit data or to a PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment), such as a PoE switch, for both data transmission and Power over Ethernet (PoE) through Ethernet cabling.

ON/OFF: Press this button to turn on/off the EAP120/EAP220.

POWER: The power port is used to connect the EAP120/EAP220 to an electrical wall outlet via power adapter. Please only use the provided power adapter.

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Passive PoE Adapter:

Power LED: The Power LED indicates the status of the electric current: green (0-0.8A), red (0.8A-1A).

POE Port: This port is used to connect the ETHERNET port of the EAP110.

LAN Port: This port is used to connect your LAN.

1.2.3 Mounting Bracket

The following figure describes the structure of the mounting bracket.

Figure 1-4 Layout of the Mounting Bracket

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Chapter 2 Network Topology

A typical network topology for the EAP is shown below.

Figure 2-1 Typical Topology

To deploy an EAP in your local network, a DHCP server is required to assign IP addresses to the EAP and clients. Typically, a router acts as the DHCP server. Ensure the EAPs are in the same subnet with the Controller Host in which the EAP Controller is installed.

The EAP can be managed by the EAP Controller software, which is a management software specially designed for the TP-LINK EAP devices on a local wireless network, allowing you to centrally configure and monitor mass EAP devices using a web browser on your PC. For more information about the EAP Controller, please refer to the EAP Controller User Guide in the resource CD or download it from our official website:

http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/

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Chapter 3 Management Mode

300Mbps Wireless N Access Point EAP110 and Wireless N Gigabit Access Point EAP120/EAP220 can either work under the control of the EAP Controller software or work independently as a standalone access point.

When user establishes a large-scale wireless network, the management of every single AP in the network is complex and complicated. With the EAP Controller software, you can centrally manage the mass APs simply in a web browser.

The Standalone mode applies to a relatively small-sized wireless network. EAPs in the Standalone mode cannot be managed centrally by the EAP Controller software.

3.1 Standalone Mode

By default, the EAP works independently as a standalone access point. By entering the IP address of the standalone EAP, you can log in to its web interface and perform configurations.

The factory default IP address configuration of the EAP is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Before you access the web interface of the EAP, please make sure the DHCP server works properly. Typically, a router acts as the DHCP server.

Follow the steps below to log in to the web interface of a standalone EAP.

1.Launch a web browser, enter the DHCP address in the address field and press the Enter key.

2.Enter admin (all lowercase) for both username and password.

3.2Managed Mode

The EAP will become a managed AP once it is adopted via the EAP Controller software. Users can manage the AP via a web browser. Refer to the EAP Controller User Guide to know more about EAP Controller software.

3.3 Switch to Standalone Mode

The web interface of a specific EAP is not available once this EAP is adopted by the EAP Controller. You can Forget the EAP via the EAP Controller to turn it back as a standalone AP. Refer to the EAP Controller User Guide to learn more.

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TIPS:

Proceed to the following chapters for information on using the EAP in standalone mode. EAP110 is taken as the example.

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Chapter 4 Network

On Network page you can configure the IP address of the standalone EAP.

Figure 4-1 Network Page

Dynamic/Static: By default, the EAP device obtains an IP address from a DHCP server (typically a router). Select Static to configure IP address manually.

Fallback IP: If the EAP fails to get a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server within ten seconds, the fallback IP will work as the IP address of the device. After that, however, the device will keep trying to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server until it succeeds.

DHCP Fallback Enter the fallback IP/IP mask.

IP/IP MASK:

DHCP Fallback Enter the fallback gateway.

Gateway:

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Chapter 5 Wireless

Wireless page, consisting of Wireless Settings, Portal, MAC Filtering, Scheduler, QoS and Rogue AP Detection, is shown below.

Figure 5-1 Wireless Page

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5.1 Wireless Settings

Following is the page of Wireless Settings.

Figure 5-2 Wireless Settings Page

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5.1.1Wireless Basic Settings

Figure 5-3 Wireless Basic Settings

2.4GHz Wireless Check the box to enable 2.4GHz Wireless Radio.

Radio:

Wireless Mode: Select the protocol standard for the wireless network.

Wireless network created by the EAP is able to operate in the 2.4GHz frequency The EAP supports 802.11b/g/n, 802.11b/g, and 802.11n standards. It is recommended to select 802.11b/g/n, in which way clients supporting 11b, 11g or 11n mode can access your wireless network.

EAP220 the wireless network can work within 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency. Wireless network of EAP220 operating at 5GHz frequency band supports 802.11a/n, 802.11a and 802.11n standards. It is recommended to select 802.11a/n, in which way your wireless network can be connected by clients supporting 11a or 11n mode.

Channel Width: Select the channel width of this device. Options include 20MHz, 40MHz and 20/40MHz (this device automatically selects 20MHz or 40MHz, and 20MHz will be used if 40MHz is not available). According to IEEE 802.11n standard, using a channel width of 40MHz can increase wireless throughput. However, users may choose lower bandwidth due to the following reasons:

1.To increase the available number of channels within the limited total bandwidth.

2.To avoid interference from overlapping channels occupied by other devices in the environment.

3.Lower bandwidth can concentrate higher transmit power, increasing stability of wireless links over long distances.

Channel: Select the channel used by this device to improve wireless performance. 1/2412MHz means the Channel is 1 and the frequency is 2412MHz. The channel number varies in different regions. By default, channel is automatically selected.

Tx power: Enter the transmit power value. By default, the value is 20. The maximum transmit power may vary among different countries or regions.

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If the maximum transmit power is set to be larger than local regulation allows, the maximum Tx power regulated will be applied in actual situation.

NOTE: In most cases, it is unnecessary to select maximum transmit power. Selecting larger transmit power than needed may cause interference to neighborhood. Also it consumes more power and will reduce longevity of the device. Select a certain transmit power is enough to achieve the best performance.

5.1.2SSIDs

SSIDs can work together with switches supporting 802.1Q VLAN. The EAP can build up to eight virtual wireless networks per radio for users to access. At the same time, it adds different VLAN tags to the clients which connect to the corresponding wireless network. It supports maximum 8 VLANs per radio. The clients in different VLAN cannot directly communicate with each other.

Clients connected to the device via cable do not belong to any VLAN. Thus wired client can communicate with all the wireless clients despite the VLAN settings.

Click in the Modify column, the following content will be shown.

Figure 5-4 SSIDs

Click to add up to 8 wireless networks per radio.

SSID Name: Enter up to 32 characters as the SSID name.

Wireless VLAN Set a VLAN ID (ranges from 0 to 4094) for the wireless network. VLAN 0 means ID: VLAN function is disabled. Wireless networks with the same VLAN ID are grouped

to a VLAN.

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