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Multi-Function Gigabit Wireless-N Client Bridge

Version 1.0

3 Web Configuration

3.1 Logging In

To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the Bridge
(default:

192.168.1.2

) into the address bar of the web-browser and press

Enter

Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet.
Refer to

Chapter 2

in order to configure the IP address of your computer.

After connecting to the IP address, the web-browser will display the login page.

Enter

admin

for both the user name and password.

After logging in you will see the graphical user interface (GUI) of the device. The

navigation drop-down menu on left is divided into five main sections:

System

: This menu includes the status, schedule, event log, and monitor.

Wireless

: This menu includes status, basic, advanced, security, WPS, Client list,

VLAN, and WMM. Through this section, you can also change the device operating
mode, such as Access Point, Client Bridge, WDS Bridge, or Universal Repeater.

Network

: This menu includes status, and LAN.

Management

: This menu includes the admin setup, SNMP, firmware upgrade,

save/restore backup and device reset.

Tools

: Displays the time zone, power saving, and diagnostics.

Logout

: To logout the system. Need to open up a new browser window in order to login

again.

Summary of Contents for ECB9300

Page 1: ...11N Wireless Multi Function Client Bridge User s Manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...2 4 2 4 1 SECURITY DISABLED 22 3 2 4 2 4 2 WEP WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY 23 3 2 4 2 4 3 WPA WI FI PROTECTED ACCESS PRE SHARED KEY 25 3 2 4 2 4 4 WPA RADIUS 802 1X 26 3 2 4 2 5 FILTER 27 3 2 4 2 6 CLIENT LIST 28 3 2 4 2 7 VLAN 28 3 2 4 2 8 WMM WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA 29 3 2 4 3 CLIENT BRIDGE OPERATING MODE 30 3 2 4 3 1 STATUS 30 3 2 4 3 2 BASIC 30 3 2 4 3 3 ADVANCED 32 3 2 4 3 4 AP PROFILE 33 3 2 4 3 4 ...

Page 3: ... ADMIN 50 3 4 2 SNMP 51 3 4 3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 52 3 4 4 RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULT 52 3 4 5 BACKUP SETTINGS 53 3 4 6 RESTORE SETTINGS 53 3 4 7 REST 54 3 5 TOOLS 55 3 5 1 TIME SETTING 55 3 5 2 DIAGNOSIS 56 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 57 HARDWARE SUMMARY 57 RADIO SPECIFICATIONS 57 SOFTWARE FEATURES 58 MANAGEMENT 59 ENVIRONMENT PHYSICAL 59 APPENDIX B FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 60 INDEX 61 ...

Page 4: ...Multi Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 1 0 4 Revision History Version Date Notes 1 0 July 10 2009 Initial Version ...

Page 5: ...gh Speed Data Rate Up to 150Mbps Capable of handling heavy data payloads such as MPEG video streaming 10 100 Fast Ethernet Support up to 100Mbps networking speed IEEE 802 11n draft Compliant and backward compatible with 802 11b g Fully compatible with IEEE 802 11b g n devices Multi Function 7 functions Allowing users to select different mode in various environment Point to point Point to multipoin...

Page 6: ...fety Guidelines In order to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury please adhere to the following safety guidelines h Carefully follow the instructions in this manual also follow all instruction labels on this device h Except for the power adapter supplied this device should not be connected to any other adapters h Do not spill liquid of any kind on this device h Do not place the unit o...

Page 7: ...ation Doctors nurses point of sale employees and warehouse workers can access real time information while dealing with patients serving customers and processing information d Frequently changed environments Show rooms meeting rooms retail stores and manufacturing sites where frequently rearrange the workplace e Small Office and Home Office SOHO networks SOHO users need a cost effective easy and qu...

Page 8: ... they are within range of one another In ad hoc mode each client is peer to peer would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network The image depicts a network in ad hoc mode b Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point AP In this ...

Page 9: ... adapter into the port labeled DC IN and the other end into the power socket on the wall This diagram depicts the hardware configuration 2 2 IP Address Configuration This device can be configured as a Bridge Router or Access Point The default IP address of the device is 192 168 1 2 In Client Bridge Mode as default In order to log into this device you must first configure the TCP IP settings of you...

Page 10: ...ok 3 Select Use the following IP Address radio button and then enter the IP address and subnet mask You may follow the example below Please Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For Example Device IP address 192 168 1 2 PC IP address 192 168 0 10 PC subnet mask 255 255 255 0 4 Click on the OK button to close this window and once again to close LAN properti...

Page 11: ...r logging in you will see the graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down menu on left is divided into five main sections 1 System This menu includes the status schedule event log and monitor 2 Wireless This menu includes status basic advanced security WPS Client list VLAN and WMM Through this section you can also change the device operating mode such as Access Point Client...

Page 12: ...ess N Client Bridge Version 1 0 12 3 2 System Click on the System link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see five options Operation Mode Status Schedule Event Log and Monitor Each option is described in detail below I ...

Page 13: ...ayed in the LAN section In the WLAN section the frequency channel is displayed Since this device supports multiple SSIDs the details of each SSID such as ESSID and its security settings are displayed in the SSID_ section 3 2 2 Schedule Click on the Schedule link in the navigation menu Prior to setting schedule time zone must be set in the Tools menu Schedules can be created to specify the occasion...

Page 14: ... of Day Place a check in the All Day box if you would like the schedule to be active for 24 hours If you do not use the 24 hours option you may specify a start time and end time Click on the Apply button to add this schedule into the list 3 2 3 Event Log Click on the Event Log link on the navigation menu The device automatically records important events in its internal memory Order records will be...

Page 15: ...utton to clear the log on the screen Refresh Click on the Refresh button to refresh the log 3 2 4 Monitor Click on the Monitor link in the navigation drop down menu This page displays the transmitted and received packet statistics of the wired LAN WAN and wireless interface You may change the auto refresh time by selecting the number of seconds from the drop down list ...

Page 16: ...Multi Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 1 0 16 Click to view the history records ...

Page 17: ...es offers different features In order to switch the operating mode select it from the System Operation Mode A dialog box will appear to notify you that the system will restart in order for the change to take effect Click on the OK button to continue Please wait while the device counts down and restarts into the new operating mode ...

Page 18: ...ch of the operating modes is described in detail in this chapter Refer to the following sections for each operating mode o 3 2 4 2 Access Point Operating Mode o 3 2 4 3 Client Bridge Operating Mode o 3 2 4 4 WDS Bridge Operating Mode o 3 2 4 5 Repeater Operating Mode ...

Page 19: ...the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into Access Point mode you will see a new drop down menu with nine options which are Status Basic Advanced Security Filter WPS Client List VLAN and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 2 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop down menu This page will display the current wireless settings such as SSID Chan...

Page 20: ...n mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode ESSID This device allows up for four SSIDs select the SSID that you would like to configure from the drop down list ESSID The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of the wireless network The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters Auto Channel The device can automatically select the cleare...

Page 21: ...iod Beacons are packets sent by a wireless Access Point to synchronize wireless devices Specify a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1024 The default value is set to 100 milliseconds DTIM Period A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the wireless Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clien...

Page 22: ... To protect your privacy this mode supports several types of wireless security WEP WPA WPA2 and 802 1x RADIUS WEP is the original wireless encryption standard WPA provides a higher level of security The following section describes the security configuration in detail 3 2 4 2 4 1 Security Disabled Click on the Security link under the Wireless drop down menu ESSID Selection As this device supports m...

Page 23: ...ss drop down menu WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy and is a security protocol that provides the same level of security for wireless networks as for a wired network WEP is less secure as compares to WPA encryption To gain access to a WEP network you must know the key The key is a string of characters that you use for password When using WEP you must determine the level of encryption T...

Page 24: ...on Select WEP from the drop down list Authentication Type Select Open System Shared Key or auto Authentication method from the drop down list An open system allows any client to authenticate as long as it conforms to any MAC address filter policies that may have been set All authentication packets are transmitted without encryption Shared Key sends an unencrypted challenge text string to any devic...

Page 25: ...tected Access Pre shared Key Click on the Security link under the Wireless drop down menu WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is designed to improve upon the security features of WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy The technology is designed to work with existing Wi Fi products that have been enabled with WEP WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol TKIP which scrambles the ke...

Page 26: ...ends of the wireless connection It cannot be shorter than eight characters although for proper security it needs to be of ample length and should not be a commonly known phrase This phrase is used to generate session keys that are unique for each wireless client Click on the Apply button to save the changes 3 2 4 2 4 4 WPA RADIUS 802 1x Click on the Security link under the Wireless drop down menu ...

Page 27: ...ications This option can be further configured in WMM under the Wireless drop down menu Encryption Select WPA RADIUS from the drop down list WPA Type Select TKIP AES or WPA2 Mixed The encryption algorithm used to secure the data communication TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol provides per packet key generation and is based on WEP AES Advanced Encryption Standard is a very secure block based enc...

Page 28: ...ent List Click on the Client List link under the Wireless drop down menu This page displays the list of Clients that are associated to the Access Point The MAC address and signal strength for each client is displayed Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list 3 2 4 2 7 VLAN Click on the VLAN link under the Wireless drop down menu A VLAN Virtual LAN is a group of hosts with a common set...

Page 29: ...cify the VLAN tag Click on the Apply button to save the changes 3 2 4 2 8 WMM Wireless Multimedia Click on the WMM link under the Wireless drop down menu WMM is Quality of Service QoS for wireless and ensures that voice and video applications get priority in order to run smoothly Specify the priority and then click on the Apply button ...

Page 30: ...estarts into the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into Client Bridge mode you will see a new drop down menu with fice options which are Status Basic Advanced AP Profile and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 3 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop down menu This page will display the current wireless settings such as SSID Channel Security...

Page 31: ...ransmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Site Survey Click on the Site Survey button to view a list of Access Points in the area The Site Survey page displays information about devices within the 802 11b g n frequency Information such as channel SSID BSSID encryption authentication signal strength and operating mode are displayed Select the desired device and then click on the Add to AP ...

Page 32: ...Beacon Period value between 20 and 1024 The default value is set to 100 milliseconds DTIM Period A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the wireless Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Period value Wireless clients detect the beacons and awaken ...

Page 33: ...m Encryption dropdown list See 3 2 4 2 4 2 to 3 2 4 2 4 4 3 Press Save to save your setting 4 Check one of the SSID in the table to Move Up or Move Down the display order 5 Delete Selected to delete the SSID on check 6 Delete All to delete all SSID from the table 7 Connect to configure your device using the SSID on check 3 2 4 3 5 WMM Wireless Multimedia Click on the WMM link under the Wireless dr...

Page 34: ...Multi Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 1 0 34 ...

Page 35: ...restarts into the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into WDS mode you will see a new drop down menu with four options which are Status Basic Advanced and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 4 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop down menu This page will display the current wireless settings such as SSID Channel Security and BSSID MAC addre...

Page 36: ...nly mode If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Channel Select a channel from the drop down list The channels available are based on the country s regulation A wireless network uses specific channels in the wireless spectrum to handle communication between clients Some channels in your area may have interference from other electronic devic...

Page 37: ...and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages The default value is 1 Valid settings are between 1 and 10 Data Rate You may select a data rate from the drop down list however it is recommended to select auto This is also known as auto fallback N Data Rate You may select a data rate for 802 11n from the drop down list however it is recommended to select auto This is also known as auto f...

Page 38: ...4 4 4 WMM Wireless Multimedia Click on the WMM link under the Wireless drop down menu WMM is Quality of Service QoS for wireless and ensures that voice and video applications get priority in order to run smoothly Specify the priority and then click on the Apply button ...

Page 39: ... on the OK button to continue Please wait while the device counts down and restarts into the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into Repeater mode you will see a new drop down menu with eight options which are Status Basic Advanced Security Filter WPS Client List and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 5 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop...

Page 40: ...of 2 4 GHz B G which will reduce the performance of the wireless network You may also select 802 11B G N If all of the wireless devices you want to connect with this router can connect in the same transmission mode you can improve performance slightly by choosing the appropriate Only mode If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode ESSID This d...

Page 41: ... and then click on the Add to AP Profile button SSID The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of the wireless network The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters Status Displays the current status of the device Channel The channels available are based on the country s regulation A wireless network uses specific channels in the wi...

Page 42: ...y a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1000 The default value is set to 100 milliseconds DITM Period A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the wireless Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Period value Wireless clients detect the beacons and awa...

Page 43: ...ncryption standard WPA provides a higher level of security The following section describes the security configuration in detail 3 2 4 5 4 1 Security Disabled Click on the Security link under the Wireless drop down menu ESSID Selection As this device supports multiple SSIDs it is possible to configure a different security mode for each SSID profile Select an SSID from the drop down list Broadcast S...

Page 44: ...rs 0 9 A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange alphanumeric characters format ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over the network Four keys can be defined so that you can change keys easily A default key is automatically generated when WEP is enabled ESSID Selection As this device suppor...

Page 45: ...re not sure which authentication type is used Key Length Select a 64 bit or 128 bit WEP key length from the drop down list Key Type Select a key type from the drop down list 128 bit encryption requires a longer key than 64 bit encryption Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX hexadecimal using characters 0 9 A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange alphanumeric char...

Page 46: ...cryption then they could connect to your network When this is disabled you must enter the Wireless Network Name SSID on the client manually to connect to the network WMM Choose to Enable or Disable WMM This is the Quality of Service QoS feature for prioritizing voice and video applications This option can be further configured in WMM under the Wireless drop down menu Encryption Select WPA pre shar...

Page 47: ...er policy Check on the Enable Wireless MAC Filtering Type in Description as a note for your own reference Enter the MAC address that you allow for accessing to your device Press Add to apply the policy Click Apply for the setting to take effect 3 2 4 5 6 Client List Click on the Client List link under the Wireless drop down menu This page displays the list of Clients that are associated to the dev...

Page 48: ...4 5 7 WMM Wireless Multimedia Click on the WMM link under the Wireless drop down menu WMM is Quality of Service QoS for wireless and ensures that voice and video applications get priority in order to run smoothly Specify the priority and then click on the Apply button ...

Page 49: ...scribed in detail below 3 3 1 Status Click on the Status link on the Network navigation drop down menu This page will display the current LAN settings such as IP address subnet mask and MAC address 3 3 2 LAN DHCP Client Server Click on the LAN link on the Network navigation drop down menu This page will allow you to configure the device as a static or dynamic IP address along with DHCP server sett...

Page 50: ...ess range and domain name If DHCP server is disabled then all the clients connected to this device will need to acquire an IP address from the DHCP server behind this device Lease Time Select a lease time from the drop down list Start IP Specify the starting IP address for the DHCP server to assign IP addresses End IP Specify the last IP address for the DHCP server to end assigning IP addresses Do...

Page 51: ...gement protocol used to monitor network attached devices SNMP allows messages called protocol data units to be sent to various parts of a network Upon receiving these messages SNMP compatible devices called agents return data stored in their Management Information Bases SNMP Active Choose to enable or disable the SNMP feature SNMP Version You may select a specific version or select All from the dr...

Page 52: ...ge allows you to upgrade the firmware of the device in order to improve the functionality and performance Ensure that you have downloaded the appropriate firmware from the vendor s website Connect the device to your PC using an Ethernet cable as the firmware cannot be upgraded using the wireless interface Click on the Browse button to select the firmware and then click on the Apply button 3 4 4 Re...

Page 53: ... is rebooting Note Do no un plug the device during this process as this may cause permanent damage 3 4 5 Backup Settings Click on the Configure link in the navigation menu Click on the Save button you will be provided with download link Click on download link to save file to your local disk 3 4 6 Restore Settings Click on the Configure link in the navigation menu ...

Page 54: ... Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 1 0 54 Click on the Browse button to select the file that has been backed up and then click on the Upload button 3 4 7 Rest Press Apply to reset your device ...

Page 55: ...e date and time of the device can be configured manually or by synchronizing with a time server Note If the device losses power for any reason it will not be able to keep its clock running and will not display the correct time once the device has been restarted Therefore you must re enter the correct date and time Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down list NTP Time Server Specify the ...

Page 56: ...0 56 3 5 2 Diagnosis Click on the Diagnosis link in the navigation menu This page allows to Ping a device to check if it is active Address to Ping Specify the IP address to ping and then click on the Start button The result will then display in the field below ...

Page 57: ...er Supply 90 to 240 VDC 10 50 60 Hz depends on different countries z Device 7 5V 1A Regulation Certifications z FCC Part 15 UL CE Radio Specifications Frequency Band 2 400 2 484 GHz Media Access Protocol Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance CSMA CA Modulation Technology OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM DBPSK DQPSK CCK Operating Channels 11 for North America 14 for Japan 13 for Europe...

Page 58: ...ess Wireless Mode 11b 11g 11n Disable Transmission Rate 11 b g 54 48 36 24 18 12 11 9 6 5 5 2 1 in Mbps 11n Guard Interval 800ns Guard Interval 400ns MCS Index 20MHz Mbps 40MHz Mbps 20MHz Mbps 40MHz Mbps 0 6 5 13 5 7 2 15 1 13 27 14 4 30 2 19 5 40 5 21 7 45 3 26 54 28 9 60 4 39 81 43 3 90 5 52 108 57 8 120 6 58 5 121 5 65 135 7 65 135 72 2 157 5 Signal Strength Bandwidth Selection 40 20 MHz for 11...

Page 59: ...setting when f w update Administrator Setting Administrator password change Reset Setting Reboot Reset to Factory Default System monitoring Status Statistics and Event Log SNMP V1 V2c MIB MIB I MIB II RFC1213 and Private MIB Bandwidth Measurement IP range and bandwidth management Backup Restore Settings through Web Environment Physical Temperature Range Operating 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Storage ...

Page 60: ...ollowing measures z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna z Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver z Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected z Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for complian...

Page 61: ... 50 52 53 68 ESSID 13 18 20 21 23 24 30 31 32 34 38 40 41 43 44 47 49 50 51 53 Event Log 2 12 14 69 F FCC 3 67 70 Features and Benefits 5 Firmware Upgrade 3 62 69 Fragment Threshold 19 39 48 H Hardware Installation 9 HEX 21 22 30 32 41 42 50 51 I Introduction 5 IP Address Configuration 9 K Key Length 22 31 42 51 Key Type 22 23 32 33 35 42 43 51 52 L LAN DHCP Client Server 3 55 Logging In 11 M Mana...

Page 62: ...0 WDS Operating Mode 2 37 Web Configuration 11 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 2 3 21 22 23 30 32 33 41 42 43 49 51 52 Wireless Operating Modes 2 16 Wireless Security Mode 2 3 20 30 40 49 WMM 2 3 6 11 17 20 22 23 24 26 28 30 31 33 34 35 37 40 42 43 44 45 46 49 50 52 53 54 68 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access Pre shared Key 2 3 22 32 42 51 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup 2 25 ...

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