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1 High O utp ut P ower 802.11 b/g/n Multi -f u nctio n A cces s P oint EAP300 802.11 N Mul ti - Function A ccess P oint V1.0.
1 T able of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Featur es and Ben efits .................
2 5.3 Advanced ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 5.4 Security ..................
3 R evision Histor y V er sion Date Notes 1.0 Sep. 12 , 2011 Fir st R elease.
4 1 Introducti on The E AP 300 is a m ulti - functioned 802.11 b/g/ n prod uct with 3 major f unctions . It is design ed to o perate in ever y working e nvir onment for e nter prise s. The E A P300 is a Wir eless Network device that delivers up to 6 x fas ter speeds and 7 x ext ended coverage than 802.
5 Suppor t Multiple SSID (up to 4 ) in AP mode Allow s clien ts to a ccess diffe rent networks th rou gh a sin gle access point a nd assign different policie s an d functions for each SSID thro ugh the b uilt in so f tware . W PA / W PA 1/ IEEE 802 .1x supp or t P ower ful da ta securit y .
6 1.3 System Requirements The f ollowi ng are the minimum syst em req uire ments in orde r configu re the devic e. • Computer with an Ethernet interface or Wirele ss Net wor k . • Windo ws, Mac OS , or Linux based operating systems . • Web - Browsing Application (ex ample: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safar i, or other similar software) 1.
7 e) Small Offi ce and Home Off ice (SOHO ) N e tworks SOHO user s need a co st - effecti ve, easy and quick installation of a small netw ork . f) Wireles s E xtensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynami c envir onments c an mini mize t he overhead c aused by move s, exte nsions to networks , and other change s with wirel ess LANs.
8 2 Before you Begin This section wil l guide you thr ough the install ation pr oces s. Place ment o f the ENGENIUS EAP300 is ver y impor tant to maximize the EAP300’ s per fo rmance. Av oid placing the EAP300 in an enclosed space su ch as a c loset, cab inet , or ward robe.
9 2.2 Computer Se ttings (Windows XP/Windows Vista/ Wind ows 7 ) In orde r to use the EAP300 , you must first conf igur e the T CP/IPv4 conne ction o f your comp uter s ystem.
10 • In Windows X P , click Network Connection s • In Windows 7 , click Vi ew Network Status a nd Tasks in the Network and Inte rnet se ction, the n select Chang e Adapter S ettings • Right clic.
11 • Highlight Inter net Protocol V ersion 4 (T CP/IP v4 ) and select Properties • Select Use the followi ng IP address and enter I P address and subnet mask th en pr ess OK . Note: Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device.
12 2.3 Appl e Mac X O S • Open th e System Preferences (can be opene d in the Applications folder or selecting it in t he A pple Menu ) • Select Netw ork in the Internet & Network section • Highlight Ethernet • In Configure IPv4 , select M anua lly • E nter IP address and subnet mask then p ress OK .
13 2.4 Hardware Installation 1) Ensure that t he compu ter in use has an Ethe rnet Car d (RJ - 45 Etherne t Port). For more inf ormat ion, veri fy wi th our compute r user m anual. 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.
14 3 Configur ing Y our Access Point This section w ill show you how to conf igu re the device using the web - base d configuration interface. 3.1 Default Settin gs Please use you r Ethernet p or t or wireless netwo rk a dapter to co nnect the A ccess P o int .
15 3.2 Web Co nfi gurat ion • Open a web bro wser (I nter net Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and e nter the IP Address : http: //192.168. 1 .1 Note: If you h ave changed the default LAN IP Addr ess of the Acc ess Poin t , ensure you enter the correct IP Address.
16 • If succes sful, yo u will see t he EA P300 U ser Men u.
17 • The navigation drop - down m enu on lef t is divide d into seven main sections: 1. System : This m enu include s the O peration M ode , S tatus , DHCP , S che dule , Eve nt L og , and M onitor . 2. Wireless : This menu includ es S tatus , B asic , A d vance d , S ecur ity , F ilt er , C lient L ist , and VLAN .
18 4 System 4.1 Operati on Mode Each operating mode of fer s different f eatures. I n order to switch th e opera ting mo de, s elect it from th e Oper ation Mode from the Sy s t e m M e nu . Th ere are three operatio n mo des: Access Poi nt , WDS AP , and WDS Bridge .
19 The EAP300 will display how much time it will take t o restart the dev ice in the new operating mode as shown below ..
20 4.2 Status This page will display status of the devi ce. Sy s t e m Opera tion Mode Displays the current mod e of operation o f the EAP 30 0. Sy s t e m T i me Displays the current time of the EA P300 . Sy s t e m Up T ime The elapsed time o f operation of the EAP300 .
21 WLAN Settings Channel Displays the current Wir eless Channel in use by the EAP3 00 . ESSI D The SSID (Network Name) o f the wireless netw ork (up to 4 SSIDs supported) . Securi ty Current wir eless encr yption for the corresponding SSID . BSSI D The MAC addr ess of the corresponding S S I D.
22 4.3 DHCP The D HCP option i n the Sys t e m menu display s the client IP address assigned by the DHCP Ser ver . Y ou can also set the IP Addresse s of the connected de vices manually .
23 The DHCP Client T able sho ws the LA N clients that have been allocated an IP addre ss fr om the DHCP Ser ver . DHCP Client T able IP add res s Displays the IP Address o f the client on the L AN. MAC address Displays the MAC Addr ess of the client on the LAN.
24 4.4 Schedul e The Schedule option o f the Sys t em menu all ows you to set a sched ule wh en the E AP30 0’ s Wireless i s acti ve. The Schedule T able will displa y: • N O. : The ent r y number of the schedul e. • Description: The name gi ven to t he sche dule.
25 Af ter selecting Ad d or Edit , the fol lowing f or m will show up. Fill in the form t o set t he schedule y ou want. Schedule Schedule Descri ption Assign a name to the schedule. Ser vice The ser vice provided for the schedule. Days Set which days the schedule will be activ e .
26 4.5 Event Log The E vent Log of t he Sy s t e m menu displays the system events and actions of the EAP300 . When p owered down or rebooted, t he Event Log will be cl eared. Even t Log Sav e Save the log to a .txt file. Clear Clear the log. R efres h Update the log.
27 4.6 Monitor The Monitor option of the Sy s t e m menu displays 2 his togram graphs. The hist ograms repr esent the bandw idth usage of both the da ily us e of the Ether net and the daily use o f the WLAN. If you cli ck on Deta il , a new browser win dow will open with 4 additional histograms (6 total) .
28 5 Wirel ess 5.1 Status The Statu s of the Wire less men u disp lays the current status o f the E AP300' s wire less confi guration . WLAN Settings Channel The wireless c hannel in use. ESSI D The SSID (Network Name) o f the wireless netw ork (up to 4 differ ent SSIDs) .
29 5.2 Basic The Basic option o f the Wireles s menu displays the basic wir eless options of the EAP300 . Basic Radio Enable or Disable the EAP300 ’ s wireless signal. Mode Select between Acc ess P o int or Wireless Distribu tion System (WDS) modes.
30 Channel Manually select which channel the wir eless signal will use. Check Chan nel T ime Whe n Auto Channel is Ena ble d , yo u can specify the period of devic e will scan the wireless signals around your a rea.
31 5.3 Advanc ed The A d va n c e d option of the Wireless menu displays the adv an ced wirele ss options of the EAP300. It is recommen ded t hat the EAP300’ s default settings ar e us ed unless the user has experien ce w ith a dvanced networki ng .
32 R TS Threshold When the pack et size is smaller than the RTS Thr eshold, the p acket wi ll be sent without an R TS/CTS han dshak e , which may result in inc orrect transmission. Beacon Inter val The time inter val that the devic e broadcasts a be acon.
33 Adv anced ( WD S Bridge mode) Fragment T hreshold Specifies the maximum size of the p acket per fragment. This function can reduc e the chance o f pack et collision. However , when the fragment threshold is set too low , there will be incr ea sed overhead resulting i n poor perfor mance.
34 Pre amble T ype A preamble is a message that helps acc ess points synchronize with the cl ient. Long Preamble is standa rd b ased so in creases compatibility . Shor t Preamble is non - standar d, resulti ng in decreased comp atibility , but increased performance.
35 5.4 Security The Security option in the Wireless menu allows yo u to set th e wireless secu rity set tings. Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode. Securi ty (Access Point / WDS AP mode) SSID Selec tion Select the SSID that the corresponding security settings will apply to.
36 En cr y pt io n The encr yption method to be used on the corresp onding SSID . Y ou can choose between W EP , WP A Pre - Shared K ey , or WP A RADIUS. • Disabled - N o data encryption is used. • WEP - D ata is encrypted using the WEP standard. WEP is the Wired E quivalent Privacy security over a wireless network.
37 802.1x Authen tication RADI US Ser ve r IP Addres s The IP Address o f the RADIUS Ser ver . RADI US Ser ve r port The por t number of the RADIUS Ser ver .
38 WEP Encry pti on: WEP E n cr yp t ion Authentic a tion T ype Please ensure that your wireless client s use the same authentication type. Key typ e ASCII : Using characters from the ASCI I standard (recommended) HE X : Uses hexadecimal characters. Key L ength The amount of bits the WEP ke y will use .
39 W PA Pre - Shared Key Encr ypt ion: W PA P r e - Shar ed Key En cr yption W PA t y p e Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • WPA(TKI P): Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamic ally generated key for each 128 - bit packet.
40 WPA RADIUS E ncryption: WP A RA D IUS En cr y pt i on W PA t ype Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • WPA(TKI P): Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamic ally generated key for each 128 - bit packet.
41 5.5 Filter The Filt er option in th e Wireles s menu allow s use rs to allow clients with spe cific MA C Address es to j oin the SS ID . Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode. Wirel ess Filter (Access Point / WDS AP mode) Enabl e Wirele ss Acce ss Control Enable Wireless Access Control.
42 MAC address Enter the MAC address o f the wireless client that you wish t o allow connection. Add Click this button t o add the entr y . R eset Click this button if you hav e made a mistake and w ant to reset the MA C addr ess and Description f ields.
43 5.6 WPS ( Wi - Fi Protected Se tup ) The W PS feature in the Wirele ss me nu follow s the Wi - Fi Alliance WPS standard . I t eases the s et up of secu rity - en abled Wi- Fi networ ks in home s and /or small office environ ment s .
44 Authentic a tion Mode S hows the encr yption method used by the WPS process. T his is set as the mode select ed in the Securi ty option in the Wireless menu. Passphrase Key This is the passphrase k ey that is randomly generated during the WPS pr ocess.
45 5.7 Client List The Clie nt List option o f the Wireles s menu shows all the w ire less client s that ar e currentl y conne cte d to the EAP300 . Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode.
46 5.8 VLAN The VL AN option of t he Wireles s menu allows you t o configure the VL AN (Vir t ual L AN). Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and W DS AP mode. VL AN Vir tual L AN Choose to Enable or Disable the VLAN feature. SSID # Ta g Specif y the VL AN tag for each SSID .
47 6 Network 6.1 Status The Statu s option o f the Network menu shows the current status of the EAP300 ’s L AN connection..
48 6.2 LAN The L AN option of the Network menu allows you to modify the device 's LAN settings. LAN IP Bridge T ype Select the Bridge type of the L AN. St atic IP : Manua lly specify an IP address and subnet mask for the EAP300 to use. Dynamic IP : T he IP address is r eceived automatically from the ext ernal DHCP ser ver .
49 The DHCP S er ver featu re is only av aila ble in A ccess P oint mode. DHCP S er ver ( Access P oint mode ) DHCP S er ver Enable or disable DHCP feature. The DHCP Ser ver automatically allocates IP addresses to your L AN device. Disabled as defa ult.
50 6.3 Span ning Tree The S pa nning T ree option of t he Network menu all ows you t o set the EAP300 to use the Sp anning T ree Prot ocol. Enabling Spanning T ree Prot o col will pr event network loops in your LAN network . Spa nning T ree Se ttings Spa nning T ree S tatus Enable or disable the Spanning T ree Pr otocol.
51 7 Management 7.1 Admi n The Adm in sectio n of the Ma nage ment men u allo ws y ou to cha nge the EAP300 def ault passw ord and t o config ure remote managem ent. By default, the passwor d is: admin . The p assword can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric c haract ers and is case sen sitive.
52 7.2 SNMP The SNMP sect ion of the Ma nage ment menu allow s you t o assign the conta ct detai ls, l ocation, comm unity nam e , and trap settings for the Simple Ne twork Mana gement Prot ocol ( S NMP ). The S NMP is a networki ng manage ment pr ot ocol used t o monitor netw ork - attached device s.
53 SN MP SNMP Ac tive Enable or disable the SNMP feature. SNMP V ersion Y ou may select the SNM P version you want to deploy . All: Interoperability betw een SNMP v1 and SNMPv2c devic es. v1: The standard SN MP version. v2c: Improv ement in per formance and security of SNMPv1.
54 7.3 Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrad e section of the M ana gem ent allows you to upgrade the EAP300 's firmware. To perform the Firmware Upgrad e: 1. Download the fi rmware version that you want to install into the EAP300 and place it in a known location.
55 Emergency U pgrade If you r firmware upgrade fai l ed , you may ent er the Emergency Upgrade W EB page. 1. Enter IP addre ss: 192. 168. 99 .9 and enter Eme rgency Upgrade W EB page. Note: Refer t o 2.2 to conf igure PC/Note book IP addr ess to 192.
56 4. Y ou can access the device again..
57 7.4 Configure The Conf igur e option o f the Mana gem ent men u allows you to s ave the curre nt devi ce configurati ons. W hen you s ave the conf igurations , you als o can r e - loa d the sav ed conf igurations into the dev ice throug h the R estore Settings .
58 7.5 Reset In some c irc umstanc es it ma y be re quire d to for ce the devic e to r eboot. Click on Apply t o re boot of the R eset option of the Manag eme nt men u .
59 8 Tools 8.1 Time Setting The Tim e Setting secti on of the T ools menu all ows you t o set the EAP300 ’s time. Time Time Set up Select the method you want t o set the time.
60 8.2 Diagnosis The Diag nosis section of the T ools menu a llo ws you t o test your netw ork . T ype i n the IP A ddress of the device for diagnosis. Diagnosis Addre ss to P ing Enter the IP addre ss you lik e to see if a successful connection can be made.
61 8.3 LED Control The LED Control section o f the T ools menu allow s you swit ch on or off the LED (ligh ts) fo r P o wer , L A N inter fac e , and WL AN inter face of the EAP300 .
62 9 Logout Click on Log out butt on to logout of the EAP300 ..
63 Appendix A – FCC Interference Stateme nt Federal Communication Commission Inter ference Statement This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pur sua nt to Part 15 of the F CC Rules.
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