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Revision History

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May 2016 Revision

This is the first revision of this guide. It is valid for software release v2.1.1.36r197.

Summary of Contents for ECW5212

Page 1: ...Management Guide www edge core com IEEE 802 11a ac b g n Wireless Access Point ECW5212 Software Release v2 1 1 36r197...

Page 2: ...anagement Guide ECW5212 Wireless Access Point IEEE 802 11a ac b g n Dual Band Access Point with one 1000BASE T RJ 45 PoE Input Port and an Adaptive MIMO Smart Antenna Array 15020000xxxxA E052016 CS R0...

Page 3: ...guide is based on the AP s main management interfaces The web management interface is described in separate sections that follow the web menu An introduction and initial configuration information is...

Page 4: ...ures or instructions Caution Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data or damage the system or equipment Warning Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause personal injury...

Page 5: ...n Options 13 Network Connections 14 Connecting to the Web Interface 14 Setup Wizard 15 Main Menu 19 Status 19 Common Web Page Buttons 20 Section II Web Configuration 21 2 Status Information 23 System...

Page 6: ...P 36 Password 37 Maintenance 38 Rebooting the Access Point 38 Resetting the Access Point 38 Backing Up Configuration Settings 39 Restoring Configuration Settings 39 Upgrading Firmware 39 Section III A...

Page 7: ...ireless Overview 25 Figure 10 LAN Settings 27 Figure 11 SSH Setting 28 Figure 12 Basic Radio Configuration Status 29 Figure 13 Basic Radio Configuration Dialog Box 30 Figure 14 Advanced Radio Configur...

Page 8: ...Figures 8...

Page 9: ...9 Tables Table 1 Radio Channels 33 Table 2 Troubleshooting Chart 43...

Page 10: ...Tables 10...

Page 11: ...11 Section I Getting Started This section describes the basic settings required to access the AP s management interface This section includes these chapters Introduction on page 13...

Page 12: ...12 Section I Getting Started...

Page 13: ...rnet Explorer 9 x Mozilla Firefox 35 and Google Chrome 39 or later versions The AP s web management interface can be accessed from any computer attached to the network The AP s web interface allows yo...

Page 14: ...within the attached network The AP can be managed by any computer using a web browser Connecting to the Web Interface The AP offers a user friendly web based management interface for the configuration...

Page 15: ...o connect to the network through the access point must set their SSID to the same as that of the AP s VAP interface Note that each radio supports 8 virtual access point VAP interfaces based on the SSI...

Page 16: ...e configured SSID Wireless clients with an SSID setting of any can read the SSID from the beacon and automatically set their SSID to allow immediate connection if the WEP keys set by the client matche...

Page 17: ...h a Pre shared Key are accepted for authentication WPA was introduced as an interim solution for the vulnerability of WEP pending the ratification of the IEEE 802 11i wireless security standard In eff...

Page 18: ...ing used to encrypt messages be sent tween the access point and the RADIUS server Be sure that the same text string is specified on the RADIUS authentication server Do not use blank spaces in the stri...

Page 19: ...ocal network settings and wireless radio settings See Status Information on page 23 Network Configures Ethernet LAN and SSH access settings See Network Settings on page 27 WIFI Configures 5 GHz Radio...

Page 20: ...of the screen to inform you that the changes have not yet been saved to Flash memory The running configuration will not be saved upon a reboot unless you click the Apply button Figure 5 Set Configura...

Page 21: ...ection provides details on configuring the access point using the web browser interface This section includes these chapters Status Information on page 23 Network Settings on page 27 Wireless Settings...

Page 22: ...Chapter II Web Configuration 22...

Page 23: ...e 24 LAN Information on page 24 Wireless Overview on page 25 System Information The System Information section shows descriptive information about the AP Figure 6 System Information The following item...

Page 24: ...unt of free memory Cached The amount of cached memory in use Buffered The amount of buffered memory in use LAN Information The LAN Information section shows information about the local network connect...

Page 25: ...Indicates the 5 GHz Radio 0 or 2 4 GHz Radio 1 wireless interface SSID Service set identifier Clients that want to connect to the wireless network must set their SSIDs to the same as that of the acce...

Page 26: ...Chapter 2 Status Information Wireless Overview 26...

Page 27: ...ess point Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers 0 to 255 separated by periods Default 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask Indicates the local subnet mask Default 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway The IP...

Page 28: ...keys to encrypt all data transfers passing between the access point and SSH enabled management station clients and ensures that data traveling over the network arrives unaltered Clients can then secu...

Page 29: ...Hz 802 11b g n radio interface Ath1 5G the 5 GHz 802 11a ac n radio interface Each radio supports 8 virtual access point VAP interfaces based on the SSIDs referred to as VAP 0 VAP 7 Each VAP functions...

Page 30: ...s are displayed on this page Enabled Enables or disables the wireless service on this interface Mode This setting determines how the VAP interface operates The AP supports the following options AP Mod...

Page 31: ...ID from beacon frames Also known as network cloaking this security measure is less effective than using WPA or WPA2 There are many tools that allow you to find the supposedly hidden network name Defau...

Page 32: ...eases connection speed by bonding two 20 MHz channels together You can select to bond either the channel immediately above or below the current channel Default HT20 Options HT40 channel below HT40 cha...

Page 33: ...eout which is used primarily for long distance connections This timeout is used to make an adjustment for link distance It is based on the amount of time in microseconds that it should take to transmi...

Page 34: ...ceiving an RTS frame the access point sends a CTS frame to notify the sending station that it can start sending data If the RTS threshold is set to 0 the access point always sends RTS signals If set t...

Page 35: ...des the following sections System Log on page 35 NTP on page 36 Password on page 37 Maintenance on page 38 System Log The access point saves event and error messages to a local system log database The...

Page 36: ...l each server in the configured sequence to receive a time update Figure 16 NTP The following items are displayed on this page Enable NTP Client Enables or disables sending of requests for time update...

Page 37: ...for the system administrator Figure 17 Password The following items are displayed on this page New Password The system administrator s password Range 3 15 ASCII characters case sensitive no special c...

Page 38: ...tenance Rebooting the Access Point The Reboot your device page allows you to reboot the access point Figure 19 Reboot your device Resetting the Access Point The Reset to factory default settings page...

Page 39: ...e and then click the Upload archive button to begin restoring the configuration settings Upgrading Firmware You can upgrade new access point software from a local file on the management workstation Af...

Page 40: ...Chapter 5 System Settings Maintenance 40...

Page 41: ...41 Section III Appendices This section provides additional information and includes these items Troubleshooting on page 43...

Page 42: ...42 Section III Appendices...

Page 43: ...oned in the above steps Table 2 Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action Cannot connect using a web browser or Telnet SSH Be sure the AP is powered up Check network cabling between the management station...

Page 44: ...Appendix A Troubleshooting Using System Logs 44...

Page 45: ...fragmentation threshold 33 G gateway address 14 27 43 I IEEE 802 11a ac n 29 configuring interface 32 radio channel 32 IEEE 802 11b g n 29 configuring interface 32 radio channel 32 IEEE 802 1X 17 18 i...

Page 46: ...aying version 23 upgrading 39 SSID 15 16 25 29 status information memory 24 wireless 25 status page 19 subnet mask 14 27 43 system log 35 system software upgrading 39 T time zone 36 TKIP 17 transmit p...

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