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EnGenius EAP300 Manual

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802.11 b/g/n Multi-function Access Point
EAP300
802.11 N Multi-Function Access Point
V1.0

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  • Page 1 High Output Power 802.11 b/g/n Multi-function Access Point EAP300 802.11 N Multi-Function Access Point V1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ..................................4 Features and Benefits ..................................... 4 Package Contents ......................................5 System Requirements ..................................... 6 Applications ........................................6 Before you Begin ................................8 Considerations for Wireless Installation ..............................8 Computer Settings (Windows XP/Windows 7) ............................9 Apple Mac X OS ......................................
  • Page 3 Advanced ......................................... 31 Security ..........................................35 Filter ........................................... 41 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) ..................................43 Client List .......................................... 45 VLAN ..........................................46 Network .................................... 47 Status ..........................................47 LAN ............................................. 48 Spanning Tree ........................................ 50 Management ..................................51 Admin ..........................................51 SNMP ..........................................

  • Page 4: Revision History

    Revision History Version Date Notes Sep. 12, 2011 First Release...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    802.11b/g/n product with 3 major functions. It is designed to operate in every working environment for enterprises. The EAP300 is a Wireless Network device that delivers up to 6x faster speeds and 7x extended coverage than 802.11b/g devices. The EAP300 supports use in the home network with superior throughput, performance, and unparalleled wireless range.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    QoS (WMM) support Enhanced user performance and density. 1.2 Package Contents The EAP300 package contains the following items (all items must be in package to issue a refund): • EAP300 • 12V/1A 100V~240V Power Adapter • RJ-45 Ethernet LAN Cable •...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    1.3 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements in order configure the device. • Computer with an Ethernet interface or Wireless Network. • Windows, Mac OS, or Linux based operating systems. • Web-Browsing Application (example: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari, or other similar software) 1.4 Applications Access Point products are easy to install and highly efficient.
  • Page 8 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.

  • Page 9: Before You Begin

    Here are some key guidelines to ensure that you have the most optimal wireless range. • Keep the number of walls and/or ceilings between the EAP300 and other network devices to a minimum. Each wall and/or ceiling can reduce the signal strength, resulting in lower signal strength.

  • Page 10: Computer Settings (Windows Xp/Windows 7)

    2.2 Computer Settings (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7) In order to use the EAP300, you must first configure the TCP/IPv4 connection of your computer system. • Click Start button and select Control Panel. Windows XP Windows Vista/Windows 7...
  • Page 11 • In Windows XP, click Network Connections • In Windows 7, click View Network Status and Tasks in the Network and Internet section, then select Change Adapter Settings • Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties...
  • Page 12 • Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and select Properties • Select Use the following IP address and enter IP address and subnet mask then press OK. Note: Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device.

  • Page 13: Apple Mac X Os

    Apple Mac X OS • Open the System Preferences (can be opened in the Applications folder or selecting it in the Apple Menu) • Select Network in the Internet & Network section • Highlight Ethernet • In Configure IPv4, select Manually •...

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    2) Connect one end of the Category 5 Ethernet cable into RJ-45 port of the EAP300 and the other end to the RJ-45 port on the computer that will use the EAP300. Ensure that the cable is securely connected to both the EAP300 and the Computer.

  • Page 15: Configuring Your Access Point

    3 Configuring Your Access Point This section will show you how to configure the device using the web-based configuration interface. 3.1 Default Settings Please use your Ethernet port or wireless network adapter to connect the Access Point. Default Settings IP Address 192.168.1.1 Username / Password admin / admin...

  • Page 16: Web Configuration

    3.2 Web Configuration • Open a web browser (Internet Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and enter the IP Address: http://192.168.1.1 Note: If you have changed the default LAN IP Address of the Access Point, ensure you enter the correct IP Address. • The default username and password are admin. Once you have entered the correct username and password, click the Login button to open the web-base configuration page.
  • Page 17 • If successful, you will see the EAP300 User Menu...
  • Page 18 Network: This menu includes Status, LAN, and Spanning Tree. Management: This menu includes the Admin, SNMP, Firmware, Configure, and Reset. Tools: This menu includes Time Zone, Diagnostics, and LED Control. Logout: Used to logout of the EAP300 User Interface. To login, user must open a new browser window.

  • Page 19: System

    Mode from the System Menu. There are three operation modes: Access Point, WDS AP, and WDS Bridge. • Access Point: Allow devices to connect to the EAP300 through a simple wireless connection. • WDS AP (Wireless Distribution Systems Access Point): Interconnect access points to allow wireless communication wireless devices and access points among them.
  • Page 20 The EAP300 will display how much time it will take to restart the device in the new operating mode as shown below.

  • Page 21: Status

    4.2 Status This page will display status of the device. System Operation Mode Displays the current mode of operation of the EAP300. System Time Displays the current time of the EAP300. System Up Time The elapsed time of operation of the EAP300.
  • Page 22 WLAN Settings Channel Displays the current Wireless Channel in use by the EAP300. ESSID The SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network (up to 4 SSIDs supported). Security Current wireless encryption for the corresponding SSID. BSSID The MAC address of the corresponding SSID.

  • Page 23: Dhcp

    4.3 DHCP The DHCP option in the System menu displays the client IP address assigned by the DHCP Server. You can also set the IP Addresses of the connected devices manually. Note: Only in Access Point mode.
  • Page 24 The DHCP Client Table shows the LAN clients that have been allocated an IP address from the DHCP Server. DHCP Client Table IP address Displays the IP Address of the client on the LAN. MAC address Displays the MAC Address of the client on the LAN. Expiration Time Displays the time of expiration of the IP Address of the client.

  • Page 25: Schedule

    4.4 Schedule The Schedule option of the System menu allows you to set a schedule when the EAP300’s Wireless is active. The Schedule Table will display: • NO.: The entry number of the schedule. • Description: The name given to the schedule.
  • Page 26 After selecting Add or Edit, the following form will show up. Fill in the form to set the schedule you want. Schedule Schedule Description Assign a name to the schedule. Service The service provided for the schedule. Days Set which days the schedule will be active. Time of day Set what time of the selected days the schedule will be active.

  • Page 27: Event Log

    4.5 Event Log The Event Log of the System menu displays the system events and actions of the EAP300. When powered down or rebooted, the Event Log will be cleared. Event Log Save Save the log to a .txt file.

  • Page 28: Monitor

    4.6 Monitor The Monitor option of the System menu displays 2 histogram graphs. The histograms represent the bandwidth usage of both the daily use of the Ethernet and the daily use of the WLAN. If you click on Detail, a new browser window will open with 4 additional histograms (6 total).

  • Page 29: Wireless

    5 Wireless 5.1 Status The Status of the Wireless menu displays the current status of the EAP300's wireless configuration. WLAN Settings Channel The wireless channel in use. ESSID The SSID (Network Name) of the wireless network (up to 4 different SSIDs).

  • Page 30: Basic

    5.2 Basic The Basic option of the Wireless menu displays the basic wireless options of the EAP300. Basic Radio Enable or Disable the EAP300’s wireless signal. Mode Select between Access Point or Wireless Distribution System (WDS) modes. Band Select the types of wireless clients that the device will accept.
  • Page 31 Channel Manually select which channel the wireless signal will use. Check Channel Time When Auto Channel is Enabled, you can specify the period of device will scan the wireless signals around your area. Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Using a WDS to connect Access Points wirelessly extends a wired infrastructure to locations where cabling is not possible or inefficient to implement.

  • Page 32: Advanced

    5.3 Advanced The Advanced option of the Wireless menu displays the advanced wireless options of the EAP300. It is recommended that the EAP300’s default settings are used unless the user has experience with advanced networking. Advanced (Access Point / WDS AP mode) Fragment Threshold Specifies the maximum size of the packet per fragment.
  • Page 33 RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller than the RTS Threshold, the packet will be sent without an RTS/CTS handshake, which may result in incorrect transmission. Beacon Interval The time interval that the device broadcasts a beacon. This beacon is used to synchronize all wireless clients on the network.
  • Page 34 Advanced (WDS Bridge mode) Fragment Threshold Specifies the maximum size of the packet per fragment. This function can reduce the chance of packet collision. However, when the fragment threshold is set too low, there will be increased overhead resulting in poor performance.
  • Page 35 Preamble Type A preamble is a message that helps access points synchronize with the client. Long Preamble is standard based so increases compatibility. Short Preamble is non-standard, resulting in decreased compatibility, but increased performance. Tx Power Set the power output of the wireless signal.

  • Page 36: Security

    SSIDs. Broadcast SSID If Disabled, the EAP300 will not broadcast the SSID. It will be invisible to the clients. Wi-Fi Multi-Media is a Quality of Service protocol which prioritizes traffic in the order according to voice, video, best effort, and background.
  • Page 37 Encryption The encryption method to be used on the corresponding SSID. You can choose between WEP, WPA Pre-Shared Key, or WPA RADIUS. Disabled - No data encryption is used. • WEP - Data is encrypted using the WEP standard. WEP is the Wired Equivalent Privacy •...
  • Page 38 802.1x Authentication RADIUS Server IP The IP Address of the RADIUS Server. Address RADIUS Server port The port number of the RADIUS Server. RADIUS Server The RADIUS Server password. password...
  • Page 39 WEP Encryption: WEP Encryption Authentication Type Please ensure that your wireless clients use the same authentication type. Key type ASCII: Using characters from the ASCII standard (recommended) HEX: Uses hexadecimal characters. Key Length The amount of bits the WEP key will use. 64 Bit - data is encrypted, using the default key, before being transmitted.
  • Page 40 Pre-shared Key Type Pre-Shared Key format (ASCII or Hexadecimal). Pre-shared Key Wireless clients must use the same key to associate the device to the EAP300. If using passphrase format, the Key must be from 8 to 63 characters in length.
  • Page 41 WPA RADIUS Encryption: WPA RADIUS Encryption WPA type Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless clients use the same settings. • WPA(TKIP): Uses a Pre-Shared Key with a dynamically generated key for each 128-bit packet. WPA2(AES): Government standard of WPA2 encryption.

  • Page 42: Filter

    5.5 Filter The Filter option in the Wireless menu allows users to allow clients with specific MAC Addresses to join the SSID. Note: Only in Access Point and WDS AP mode. Wireless Filter (Access Point / WDS AP mode) Enable Wireless Access Enable Wireless Access Control.
  • Page 43 MAC address Enter the MAC address of the wireless client that you wish to allow connection. Click this button to add the entry. Reset Click this button if you have made a mistake and want to reset the MAC address and Description fields.

  • Page 44: Wps (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

    Wi-Fi Protected Setup Information WPS Current Status Shows whether the WPS function is Configured or Un-configured. Configured means that WPS has been used to authorize connection between the EAP300 and the wireless clients. SSID The SSID (network name) used when connecting using WPS.
  • Page 45 Authentication Mode Shows the encryption method used by the WPS process. This is set as the mode selected in the Security option in the Wireless menu. Passphrase Key This is the passphrase key that is randomly generated during the WPS process. It is required if wireless clients that do not support WPS attempts to connect to the wireless network.

  • Page 46: Client List

    5.7 Client List The Client List option of the Wireless menu shows all the wireless clients that are currently connected to the EAP300. Note: Only in Access Point and WDS AP mode.

  • Page 47: Vlan

    5.8 VLAN The VLAN option of the Wireless menu allows you to configure the VLAN (Virtual LAN). Note: Only in Access Point and WDS AP mode. VLAN Virtual LAN Choose to Enable or Disable the VLAN feature. SSID# Tag Specify the VLAN tag for each SSID. LAN VLAN MGMT Choose to Enable or Disable the LAN VLAN MGMT feature.

  • Page 48: Network

    6 Network 6.1 Status The Status option of the Network menu shows the current status of the EAP300’s LAN connection.

  • Page 49: Lan

    LAN IP Bridge Type Select the Bridge type of the LAN. Static IP: Manually specify an IP address and subnet mask for the EAP300 to use. Dynamic IP: The IP address is received automatically from the external DHCP server. IP address The LAN IP Address of the EAP300.
  • Page 50 The DHCP Server feature is only available in Access Point mode. DHCP Server (Access Point mode) DHCP Server Enable or disable DHCP feature. The DHCP Server automatically allocates IP addresses to your LAN device. Disabled as default. Lease Time The duration of the DHCP server allocates each IP address to a LAN device. Start / End IP The range of IP addresses of the DHCP server will allocate to LAN device.

  • Page 51: Spanning Tree

    6.3 Spanning Tree The Spanning Tree option of the Network menu allows you to set the EAP300 to use the Spanning Tree Protocol. Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol will prevent network loops in your LAN network. Spanning Tree Settings Spanning Tree Status Enable or disable the Spanning Tree Protocol.

  • Page 52: Management

    7 Management 7.1 Admin The Admin section of the Management menu allows you to change the EAP300 default password and to configure remote management. By default, the password is: admin. The password can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and is case sensitive.

  • Page 53: Snmp

    7.2 SNMP The SNMP section of the Management menu allows you to assign the contact details, location, community name, and trap settings for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The SNMP 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.
  • Page 54 SNMP SNMP Active Enable or disable the SNMP feature. SNMP Version You may select the SNMP version you want to deploy. All: Interoperability between SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c devices. v1: The standard SNMP version. v2c: Improvement in performance and security of SNMPv1. Read Community Specify the password for access the SNMP community for read only access.

  • Page 55: Firmware Upgrade

    To perform the Firmware Upgrade: 1. Download the firmware version that you want to install into the EAP300 and place it in a known location. 2. Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the firmware upgrade file.
  • Page 56 Emergency Upgrade If your firmware upgrade failed, you may enter the Emergency Upgrade WEB page. 1. Enter IP address: 192.168.99.9 and enter Emergency Upgrade WEB page. Note: Refer to 2.2 to configure PC/Notebook IP address to 192.168.99.8. 2. Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the upgrade file and then click Upload. 3.
  • Page 57 4. You can access the device again.

  • Page 58: Configure

    7.4 Configure The Configure option of the Management menu allows you to save the current device configurations. When you save the configurations, you also can re-load the saved configurations into the device through the Restore Settings. If extreme problems occur press the Reset button of the Restore to Factory Defaults option to set all configurations to its original default settings.

  • Page 59: Reset

    7.5 Reset In some circumstances it may be required to force the device to reboot. Click on Apply to reboot of the Reset option of the Management menu.

  • Page 60: Tools

    8 Tools 8.1 Time Setting The Time Setting section of the Tools menu allows you to set the EAP300’s time. Time Time Setup Select the method you want to set the time. Time Zone Select the time zone for your current location.

  • Page 61: Diagnosis

    8.2 Diagnosis The Diagnosis section of the Tools menu allows you to test your network. Type in the IP Address of the device for diagnosis. Diagnosis Address to Ping Enter the IP address you like to see if a successful connection can be made. Ping Frequency Select the frequency for Ping test.

  • Page 62: Led Control

    8.3 LED Control The LED Control section of the Tools menu allows you switch on or off the LED (lights) for Power, LAN interface, and WLAN interface of the EAP300.

  • Page 63: Logout

    9 Logout Click on Logout button to logout of the EAP300.

  • Page 64: Appendix A - Fcc Interference Statement

    Appendix A – 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.

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