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11ax Indoor / Cloud Managed Access Point

EWS377AP v3/ECW230

v3 Indoor Access Point User Manual

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Page 1: ...User Manual Business Solutions 11ax Indoor Cloud Managed Access Point EWS377AP v3 ECW230 v3 Indoor Access Point User Manual version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...2 IMPORTANT To install this Access Point please refer to the Quick Installation Guide included in the product packaging ...

Page 3: ... GHz 5 GHz Wireless 30 Wireless Settings 31 Band Steering 31 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Wireless Network 32 2 4GHz 5 GHz SSID Profile 33 Wireless Security 34 Wireless Traffic Shaping 36 Wireless MAC Filtering 37 Fast Roaming 38 Guest Network Settings 39 Chapter 8 Management 40 Management VLAN Settings 41 Advanced Settings 42 CLI Settings Email Alert 42 Time Zone 45 Auto Reboot Settings 46 Wi Fi Scheduler 47 To...

Page 4: ...4 Chapter 1 Product Overview ...

Page 5: ...ring for intellgent Management Perform one click update to deliver a configuration over multi segments for these managed Access Points Introduction EWS managed AP are dual band wireless 802 11 ax ac a b g n wireless Access Point that built in powerful interfaces to achieve great performance and evenly coverage under a pervasiveenvironment Itcanbeconfiguredasan Managed mode or Stand alone mode to n...

Page 6: ...apability Windows OS XP Vista 7 8 10 Mac OS or Linux based operating systems Web BrowsingApplication i e Edge InternetExplorer Firefox Safari or another similar browser application Package Contents Access Point Ceiling Mount Base 9 16 T Rail Ceiling Mount Base 15 16 T Rail Mounting Screw Kit Quick Installation Guide all items must be in package to issue a refund ...

Page 7: ...E Mail Alert Save Configuration as Users Default Wi Fi Scheduler Support on Managed mode SNMP V1 V2c V3 MIB I II Private MIB Clients Statistics RADIUS Accounting Standard IEEE802 11ax ac a n on 5 GHz IEEE802 11ax b g n on 2 4 GHz Antenna Integrated Omni directional antennas Physical Interfaces 1 x 10 100 1000 2500 Ethernet Port with PoE support LED Indicators Power LAN 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Power Requirem...

Page 8: ...al WPA3 Enterprise WPA2 Personal AES WPA2 Enterprise WPA PSK AES Hides SSID in beacons MAC address filtering up to 32 MACs per SSID Wireless STA Client connection list Https Support SSH Support Physical Environment Conditions Operating Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 158 F Humidity non condensing 90 or less Storage Temperature 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F Humidity non condensing 90 or less ...

Page 9: ...nto this slot 2 Reset Button Push this button to reset or reboot this device 3 LAN Port Proprietary 54V 0 6A or 802 3at Ethernet port for RJ 45 cable 4 DC Jack Power from the included DC12V 2A adapter 5 Ceiling Mount Holes Use these ports to assemble with mounting bracket 6 LED Indicators LED lights for Power LAN Port 2 4 GHz Connection and 5 GHz Connection 1 2 5 4 3 6 5 ...

Page 10: ...10 Chapter 2 Before You Begin ...

Page 11: ...r system 1a Click the Start button and open the Control Panel 1b Move your mouse to the lower right hot corner to display the Charms Bar and select the Control Panel in Windows 8 OS 1c In Windows 10 click Start to select All APPs to enter the folder of Windows system for selecting Control Panel Computer Settings Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 ...

Page 12: ...he Network and Internet section then select Change adapter settings 3 RightclickonLocalAreaConnectionandselectProperties 4 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties 5 Select Use the following IP address and enter an IP address that is different from the Access Point and Subnet mask then click OK ...

Page 13: ...13 Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For example Device IP address 192 168 1 1 PC IPaddress 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 255 PC Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 14: ...ection 3 Highlight Ethernet 4 In Configure IPv4 select Manually 5 Enter an IP address that is different from the Access Point and Subnet mask then press OK Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For example AP IP address 192 168 1 1 PCIPaddress 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 255 PC Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 6 Click Apply when done ...

Page 15: ...d into an electrical outlet 3 Connect the second Ethernet cable into the LAN port of this PoE Adapter and the other end to the Ethernet port on the computer Note1 The Access Point can be powered by 802 3af at PoE Power over Ethernet You can consider to adopt EnGenius EPA5006GP or EPA5006GAT for powering up your 11ax device Note2 This device should be driven by IEEE802 3at Hardware Installation 1 2...

Page 16: ...ounting the AP Using the provided hardware the AP can be attached to a wall or a ceiling 1 Managed Indoor Access Point 2 Ceiling Mount Base 9 16 T Rail 3 Ceiling Mount Base 15 16 T Rail 4 Mounting Screw Kit ...

Page 17: ... Rail 3 4 5 Wall Mount an Access Point 3 Continued from A determine where the Access Point to be placed and mark location on the surface for the two mounting holes Use the appropriate drill bit to drill two 8 1mm diagram and 26mm depth holes in the markings and hammer the bolts into the openings 4 Screw the anchors unto the holes until they are flush withthewall screwtheincludedscrewsintotheanchor...

Page 18: ...18 Chapter 3 Configuring Your Access Point ...

Page 19: ...rnet Explorer Firefox Safari Chrome and enter the IP Address http 192 168 1 1 Note If you have changed the default LAN IP Address of theAccessPoint ensureyouenterthecorrectIPAddress 2 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 The model will be varied by different models 3 If suc...

Page 20: ...20 Chapter 4 Building a Wireless Network ...

Page 21: ...IEEE 802 11ax ac a b g n networks The stations and clients must be configured to use the same SSID Service Set Identifier and security password to associate with the AP The AP supports up to eight SSIDs per band at the same time for secure access AP Access Point Client Client Client Client Client Client 2 4 GHz 5 GHz ...

Page 22: ...22 Chapter 5 Status ...

Page 23: ...tus link under the Overview menu shows the status information about the current operating mode The Device Information section shows general system information such as Device Name MAC Address Current Time Firmware Version and Management VLAN ID Note VLAN ID is only applicable in Access Point WDS AP or WDS BR mode The Memory Information section shows usage of memory such as Total Available Free Cach...

Page 24: ...tocol STP The Wireless LAN Information 2 4 GHz 5 GHz section shows wireless information such as Operation Mode Frequency andChannel SincethisAccessPointsupports multiple SSIDs information about each SSID the ESSID and security settings are displayed Note Profile Settings are only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP modes The Statistics section shows Mac information such as SSID MAC address RX an...

Page 25: ... GHz 5 GHz WDS Link List Click the connection link under the Overview menu This page displays the current status of the WDS link including WDS Link ID MAC Address Link Status and RSSI Note Only applicable in WDS AP and WDS Bridge modes Realtime The Realtime section contains the following options CPU Loading 3 minutes CPU loading percentage information it displays current loading average loading an...

Page 26: ...and peak time Realtime Connection Pkts Overview on current active network connections It displays UDP and TCP packets information and other connection status UDP connections curve is in blue TCP connection curve is in green others curve is in red Below of chart shows connections source and destination ...

Page 27: ...27 Chapter 6 Network ...

Page 28: ... Primary Secondary DNS The primary secondary DNS address for this device Save Click Save to confirm the changes Spanning Tree Protocol STP Settings This page allows you to modify the Spanning Tree settings Enabling the Spanning Tree protocol will prevent network loops in your LAN network Spanning Tree Status Enables or Disables the Spanning Tree function Default is Disable Hello Time Specifies Bri...

Page 29: ...lay time is the time spent in each of the Listening and Learning states before the Forwarding state is entered This delay is provided so that when a new bridge comes onto a busy network it analyzes data traffic before participating in the network Priority Specifies the Priority Number A smaller number has a greater priority than a larger number Save Click Save to confirm the changes ...

Page 30: ...30 Chapter 7 2 4 GHz 5 GHz Wireless ...

Page 31: ...e client devices to network to the 2 4GHz band only if the client devices are not currently associated on 2 4GHz radio in this AP Prefer 5GHz When band steering is configured to Prefer 5GHz mode the AP will steer dual band capable client devices to 5GHz radio when the RSSI value of these client devices on 5GHz radio is more than set one The allowed RSSI value for default setting is 75dBm Band Bala...

Page 32: ...the transmission quality and speed Transmit Power Tx Power Default Tx power is Auto to obey regulartory power of each country Channel Click Configuration button to open a new windows to configure channels for performing wireless service Default configuration Default setting of channel selection is All to perform auto channel on the exist channel list None Click None to disable the setting on this ...

Page 33: ... client devices will be restricted at this number Aggregation Integrate multiple data packets into one packet to deliver to client devices This option reduces the number of packets but also increases packet sizes AP Detection AP Detection can select the best channel to use by scanning nearby areas for Access Points Distance Specifies the distance between Access Points and client devices The proper...

Page 34: ...sed SSID Check this option to hide the SSID from clients If checked the SSID will not appear in the site survey Station Separation Click the appropriate radio button to allow or prevent communication between client devices VID Specifies the VLAN tag for each profile If your netowrk includes VLANs you can specify a VLAN ID for packets pass through the Access Point with a tag Wireless Security See t...

Page 35: ...ing HEX format the Key must be 64 HEX characters in length Group Key Update Interval Specifies how often in seconds the Group Key changes The default value is 3600 Setting of WPA2 Enterprise Pre Shared Key Encryption Select the WPA encryption type you would like Pleaseensurethatyourwirelessclientsusethesamesettings Radius Server Enter the IP address of the Radius server Radius Port Enter the port ...

Page 36: ...t number used for connections to the Radius accounting server Radius Accounting Secret Enter the secret required to connect to the Radius accounting server Interim Accounting Interval Specifies how often in seconds the accounting data sends ...

Page 37: ...Disable Wireless MAC Filter Note Only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP modes ACL Mode Determines whether network access is granted or denied to clients whose MAC addresses appear in the MAC address table on this page Your choices are Disabled Deny MAC in the list or Allow MAC in the list MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the wireless client Add Click Add to add the MAC address to the MAC a...

Page 38: ... on this SSID Save Click Save to confirm the changes Fast Roaming Enable the function to serve mobile client devices that roam from Access Point to Access Point Some applications running on Client devices require fast re association when they roam to a different Access Point PleaseenterthesettingsoftheSSIDandinitializetheSecurity mode to WPA enterprise as well as to set the Radius Server firstly U...

Page 39: ...e Suppressed SSID Check this option to hide the SSID from clients If checked the SSID will not appear in the site survey Station Separation Click the appropriate radio button to allow or prevent communication between client devices IP Address The IP Address of this device Subnet Mask The IP Subnet mask of this device Starting IP Address The first IP Address in the range of the addresses by the DHC...

Page 40: ...40 Chapter 8 Management ...

Page 41: ...cated next to one another on the LAN Note Only applicable in Access Point Management VLAN If your network includes VLANs you can enable Management VLAN ID for packets passing through the Access Point with a tag Save Click Save to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and return to previous settings Note If you reconfigure the Management VLAN ID you may lose your connection to this AP Verify that...

Page 42: ...Specifies the contact details of the device Location Specifies the location of the device Community Name Read Only Specifies the password for the SNMP community for read only access Community Name Read Write Specifies the password for the SNMP community with read write access Trap Destination Address Specifies the IP address of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Destination Communi...

Page 43: ...ces HTTPS Enable HTTPS to transfer and display web content securely The Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL Secure Socket Layer is a TCP IP protocol used by web servers to transfer and display web content securely Email Alert You can use the Email Alert feature to send messages to the configured email address when particular system events occur Note Do NOT use your personal email address as it ca...

Page 44: ...e username for the email account that will be used to send emails Password Enter the password for the email account that will be used to send emails SMTP Server Enter the IP address or hostname of the outgoing SMTP server Port Enter the SMTP port number to use for outbound emails ...

Page 45: ...ally Get Date and Time and check whether you wish to enter the IP address of an NTP server or use the default NTP server to have the internal clock set automatically Time Zone Choose a time zone to implement the service for this AP Enable Daylight Saving Check whether daylight savings applies to your area Start Select the day month and time when daylight savings time starts Enable Daylight Saving ...

Page 46: ... can specify how often you wish to reboot the AP Auto Reboot Setting Enables or disables the Auto Reboot function Timer Select the day and enter the time you would like to reboot automatically Save Click Save to apply the changes ...

Page 47: ... Fi scheduler function Wireless Radio Select 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz from the drop down list for the preferred band type SSID Selection Select a SSID from the drop down list Schedule Templates Select a schedule template from the drop down list Day s Place a checkmark in the boxes for the desired days or select the All Week radio button to select all seven days of the week Duration The Start Time is enter...

Page 48: ... address you would like to search Ping Packet Size Enter the packet size of each ping Number of Pings Enter the number of times you wish to ping Start Ping Click Start Ping to begin pinging the target device via IP Traceroute Target Enter the IP address or domain name you wish to trace Start Traceroute Click Start Traceroute to begin the trace route operation Tools ...

Page 49: ...t you would like the test to implement for and in how many intervals IPv4 IPv6 Port This Access Points uses IPv4 5001 and IPv6 5002 port for the speed test Start Click start to implement speed test LED Control Control LED on off for Power LAN interface or 2 4 GHz 5 GHz WLAN interface Power Enables or disables the Power LED indicator LAN Enables or disables the LAN LED indicator WLAN 2 4 GHz Enable...

Page 50: ...50 Device Discovery This page allows you to discover devices from network for Operation Mode IP Address System MAC Address and Firmware version ...

Page 51: ...y box Verify Password Re enter the new password in the Confirm Password entry box for confirmation Apply Click Apply to apply the changes Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the firmware of the AP To Perform the Firmware Upgrade 1 Click the Choose File button and navigate the OS file system to the location of the upgrade file 2 Select the upgrade file The name of the file will appear ...

Page 52: ...ou have set the AP incorrectly you can use the Reset button in the Revert to Factory Default Settings section to restore all the configurations of the AP to the original default settings Backup Setting Click Export to save the current configured settings Restore New Setting To restore settings that have been previously backed up click Browse select the file and click Restore Restore to Default Cli...

Page 53: ...user settings you would like to the device s memory for the default settings Restore to User Default Click Restore to restore user settings to the factory standard settings Note1 After setting the current settings as the default you should click the Restore to Default on the web interface for reverting the settings into the factory default instead of pushing the reset button Note2 Please write dow...

Page 54: ...s are deleted from the log When powered down or rebooted the log will be cleared Status Enable Disable this function Log type You may choose one of log types to display logs in the following window The default log types is All Remote Log This page allows you to setup the Remote Log functions for this AP Remote Log Enable Disable this function Log Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the log s...

Page 55: ...ck on Reset to reboot the AP Once you click reset button you will see the options for reboot or restore this AP Reboot the device Click it to reboot this device Restore to Factory Default Click it to reset this device to factory default setting Restore to User Default Click it to reset this device to user default settings For realizing the setting method you may refer page 65 and page 66 ...

Page 56: ...56 Chapter 9 Connecting the APs ...

Page 57: ...ed AP and the other end to the Ethernet Port on the Wireless Management Switch With the Wireless Management Switches the Managed AP is able to obtain proper assigned IP address for further conﬁgurations 2 IP Address Conﬁguration A Once your computer is on ensure that your TCP IP is set to On or Enabled Open Network Connections and then click Local Area Connection Select Internet Protocol Version 4...

Page 58: ...ername and password of the Wireless Management Switch and then click Login Your model name may be diﬀerent in the web browser interface C The EnGenius Wireless Management Switch User Inter face will appear Make sure the Controller State is set to Enabled 4 Adding Managed AP Through EnGenius Wireless Management Switch GUI B You may conﬁ gure your Managed AP s after you success fully connected to th...

Page 59: ...ﬁ gure your Managed AP B Add Managed AP s to speciﬁ c AP Cluster to save re petitive conﬁguration tasks C Users may create several clusters simultaneously to accommodate their deployments under AP Clusters D For distinct settings EnGenius Wireless Management switches still oﬀ er individual Managed Access Point cus tomization for cluster members such as diﬀ erent channels that best adapt your local...

Page 60: ...60 Managed Access Point Installation with ezMaster Firmware version could refer to the website More information and setting steps please refer to the user manual of ezMaster ...

Page 61: ...61 Appendix ...

Page 62: ...d by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one 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 hel...

Page 63: ...dars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices iii Users should also be advised that high power radars are allocated as primary users i e priority users of the bands 5650 5850 MHz and that these radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices Avertissement i les dispositifs fonctionnant dans la bande 5150 5250 MHz sont réservés uniquement pour une utilisation à l int...

Page 64: ...lled and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator your body Déclaration d exposition aux radiations Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps ...

Page 65: ...et address The frequency maximum transmitted power and EIRP power in EU are listed as belows Devices 2412 2472 MHz 5180 5240 MHz 5260 5230 MHz 5500 5700 MHz EWS377AP v3 ECW230 v3 5 01dBi 5 13dBi 5 13dBi 5 19dBi 15 35 dBm 18 15 dBm 18 19 dBm 24 17 dBm EnGeniusTechnologies 1580 Scenic Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 TEL 888 735 7888 Ext 888 FAX 714 432 8667 Appendix C CE Interference Statement Importer E...

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