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Wireless Outdoor

Access Point & Client Bridge

User’s Manual

Version: 1.0

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Page 1: ...Wireless Outdoor Access Point Client Bridge User s Manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ... ACCESS POINT OPERATING MODE 13 LOGGING IN 13 STATUS 14 MAIN 14 WIRELESS CLIENT LIST 15 SYSTEM LOG 15 SYSTEM 16 SYSTEM PROPERTIES 16 IP SETTINGS 16 SPANNING TREE SETTINGS 17 WIRELESS 18 WIRELESS NETWORK 18 WIRELESS SECURITY WEP 18 WIRELESS SECURITY WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA MIXED 19 WIRELESS SECURITY WPA WPA2 20 WIRELESS MAC FILTER 21 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS 22 MANAGEMENT 24 ADMINISTRATION 24 SNMP S...

Page 3: ...DE 41 6 1 LOGGING IN 41 6 2 STATUS 42 6 2 1 MAIN 42 6 2 2 CONNECTION STATUS 43 6 2 3 SYSTEM LOG 43 6 3 SYSTEM 44 6 3 1 SYSTEM PROPERTIES 44 6 4 ROUTER 44 6 4 1 WAN SETTINGS 44 6 4 1 1 WAN DHCP 45 6 4 1 2 WAN STATIC IP 46 6 4 1 3 WAN PPPOE 47 6 4 2 VPN PASS THROUGH 48 6 5 WIRELESS 48 6 5 1 WIRELESS NETWORK 48 6 5 1 1 WIRELESS SECURITY WEP 49 6 5 1 2 WIRELESS SECURITY WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 50 6 5 2 WIREL...

Page 4: ...Long Range Wireless Access Point Client Bridge Version 1 0 4 Revision History Version Date Notes 1 0 August 24 2008 Initial Version ...

Page 5: ...ition the User Isolation function can protect the private network between client users The attractive design high performance and array of features make EOC 2610 a suitable wireless solution for your residence or office This chapter describes the features package contents applications and network configuration 1 1 Features Wireless 2 4GHz It works in 2 4GHz frequency spectrum High output power Tra...

Page 6: ... Quick Installation Guide QIG h 1 Metal strap h 1 Special screw set 1 3 Safety 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 ...

Page 7: ...tomers 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 quick installation of a small network f Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the ov...

Page 8: ...asiest 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 mode all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP It doesn t matter if the AP is stand alone or wired to an Ethernet network If used in stand alone the AP can extend ...

Page 9: ... end of another Ethernet cable to AP Bridge port of the PoE injector and the other end into you cable DSL modem Internet 4 Insert the DC inlet of the power adapter into the 24V port of the PoE injector and the other end into the power socket on the wall This diagram depicts the hardware configuration 2 2 Hardware Description The images below depict the front and rear panel of the Access Point Clie...

Page 10: ...ridge Router or Access Point The default IP address of the device is 192 168 1 1 In order to log into this device you must first configure the TCP IP settings of your PC Notebook 1 In the control panel double click Network Connections and then double click on the connection of your Network Interface Card NIC You will then see the following screen Standard Pole Mount Optional Wall Mount Optional Wi...

Page 11: ... TCP IP settings of your PC Notebook 3 Select Use the following IP Address radio button and then enter the IP address and subnet mask Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For Example PC IP address 192 168 1 10 PC subnet mask 255 255 255 0 4 Click on the OK button to close this window and once again to close LAN properties window ...

Page 12: ... 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 Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will see the graphical user interface of the device Click on t...

Page 13: ...ess of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down menu on left is divided into four sections 1 Status Displays the overall status connection status and event log 2 System This menu includes the system prope...

Page 14: ...menu The status that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are displayed in the System section LAN IP address subnet mask and MAC address are displayed in the LAN section In the Wireless section the frequency channel is displayed Since this device supp...

Page 15: ...cess Point The MAC addresses and signal strength for each client is displayed Click on the Refresh button to refresh the client list System Log Click on the System Log link under the Status drop down menu The device automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the lat...

Page 16: ...and select the operating region Device Name Specify a name for the device this is not the SSID Country Region Select a country from the drop down list Operating Mode Select and operating mode Configuration for each operating mode is described in their respective chapters Click on the Apply button to save the changes IP Settings Click on the IP Settings link under the System drop down menu This pag...

Page 17: ...e default gateway Click on the Apply button to save the changes Spanning Tree Settings Click on the Spanning Tree link under the System drop down menu Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network Spanning Tree Status Choose to enable or disable the spanning tree feature Bridge Hello Time Specify the number of s...

Page 18: ...ut which clients will be accessing the wireless networks it is recommended that you select B G mixed for the best performance Super G is a proprietary mode which combines all channels into a single channel to maximize the through put up to 200 Please be aware that Super G works only with other Super G supported devices Channel Select a channel from the drop down list The channels available are bas...

Page 19: ...ccess Point If the challenge text is encrypted correctly the Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used Input Type Select He or ASCII from the drop down list Key Length Select a key format from the drop down list 64bit hex keys require 10 characters where as 128 bit keys require 26 characters A he...

Page 20: ...hrase Specify a passphrase that is shared amongst the Access Points and clients Group Key Update Interval Specify the number of seconds after which the Access Point will probe the client for the passphrase Click on the Apply button to save the changes Wireless Security WPA WPA2 Security Mode Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop down list if your wireless network uses WPA WPA Wi Fi Protected Access was...

Page 21: ...the shared password of the RADIUS server Group Key Update Interval Specify the number of seconds after which the Access Point will probe the client for the secret Click on the Apply button to save the changes Wireless MAC Filter Click on the Wireless MAC Filter link under the Wireless menu On this page you can filter the MAC address by allowing or blocking access the network ACL Access Control Mod...

Page 22: ...anced settings to tweak the performance of your wireless network Options available are data rate transmit power fragmentation threshold RTS threshold protection mode and distance Data Rate If you would like to force a data rate you may select one from the drop down list However for best performance it is recommended to use the Auto setting Transmit Power You may have the different application dist...

Page 23: ...ing hidden nodes from degrading the performance Protection Mode If your wireless network is using both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802 11b devices will not degrade the performance of 802 11g devices WMM Enable wireless Quality of Service Distance 1 30km Specify a distance between 1 and 30Km Click on the Apply button to save the changes ...

Page 24: ... is highly recommended that you create a new user name and password Name Specify a user name into the first field Password Specify a password into this field and then re type the password into the Confirm Password field Click on the Apply button to save the changes SNMP Settings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu This option allows you to assign the contact details location ...

Page 25: ...ress of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Community Name Specify the password for the SNMP trap community Click on the Apply button to save the changes Backup Restore settings Reset to factory default settings Click on the Backup Restore Setting link under the Management menu This option is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load settin...

Page 26: ...then access the device using the default IP address 192 168 1 1 Firmware Upgrade Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu This page is used to upgrade the firmware on the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click on the Upgrade button Note The upgrade process may ...

Page 27: ...of the NTP server Click on the Apply button to save the changes Log Click on the Log link under the Management menu The Log page displays a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Choose to enable or...

Page 28: ...ddress of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down menu on left is divided into four sections 1 Status Displays the overall status connection status and event log 2 System This menu includes the system pr...

Page 29: ...wn menu The status that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are displayed in the System section LAN IP address subnet mask and MAC address are displayed in the LAN section In the Wireless section the frequency channel is displayed Since this device s...

Page 30: ...network type SSID BSSID connection status wireless mode current channel security data rate noise level and signal strength 5 2 3 System Log Click on the System Log link under the Status drop down menu The device automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest ...

Page 31: ...allows you to switch the operating mode of the device as well as specify a name and select the operating region Device Name Specify a name for the device this is not the SSID Country Region Select a country from the drop down list Operating Mode Select and operating mode Configuration for each operating mode is described in their respective chapters Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 ...

Page 32: ...subnet mask for the IP address Default Gateway Specify the IP address of the default gateway Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 3 3 Spanning Tree Settings Click on the Spanning Tree link under the System drop down menu Spanning Tree Protocol is a link management protocol that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network Spanning Tree Status Choose to enab...

Page 33: ... to the network you may select B G or B G mixed If you are not sure about which clients will be accessing the wireless networks it is recommended that you select B G mixed for the best performance 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 You may specify an S...

Page 34: ...ed challenge text string to any device attempting to communicate with the Access Point The device requesting authentication encrypts the challenge text and sends it back to the Access Point If the challenge text is encrypted correctly the Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used Input Type Selec...

Page 35: ...e Temporal Integrity Protocol TKIP which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature which makes sure that keys haven t been tampered with Passphrase Specify a passphrase that is shared amongst the Access Points and clients Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 4 4 Wireless Advanced Settings Click on the Wireless Advanced Settings link On this...

Page 36: ... noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from degrading the performance Protection Mode If your wireless network is using both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802 11b devices will not degrade the performance of 802 11g devices Distance 1 30km Specify a distance between 1 and 30Km Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 5 Management Cli...

Page 37: ...led 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 Enable Disable Choose to enable or disable the SNMP feature Contact Specify the contact details of the device Location Specify the location of the device Read Only Community Name Specify the password for a...

Page 38: ...current settings Click on the Backup button to save the current configuration Restore saved settings from a file Once a file has been backed up you may restore it by clicking on the Browse button to select the file and then the Restore button Revert to factory default settings Click on the Factory Default Settings button to reset the device to the default settings Please wait while the device rest...

Page 39: ...t menu This page allows you to configure the time on the device You may do this manually or by connecting to a NTP server Manually Set Date and Time Specify the date and time Automatically Get Date and Time Select the time zone from the drop down list and then specify the IP address of the NTP server Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 5 6 Log Click on the Log link under the Management...

Page 40: ...sion 1 0 40 Syslog Choose to enable or disable the system log Log Server IP Address Specify the IP address of the server that will receive the system log Local Log Choose to enable or disable the local log Click on the Apply button to save the changes ...

Page 41: ...After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Specify admin for both the user name and password After logging in you will graphical user interface GUI of the device The navigation drop down menu on left is divided into four sections 1 Status Displays the overall status connection status and event log 2 System This menu includes the system properties IP and Spanning...

Page 42: ...s with the operating mode that is selected Information such as operating mode system up time firmware version serial number kernel version and application version are displayed in the System section LAN IP address subnet mask and MAC address are displayed in the LAN section In the Wireless section the frequency channel is displayed Since this device supports multiple SSIDs the details of each SSID...

Page 43: ...network type SSID BSSID connection status wireless mode current channel security data rate noise level and signal strength 6 2 3 System Log Click on the System Log link under the Status drop down menu The device automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest ...

Page 44: ...e Specify a name for the device this is not the SSID Country Region Select a country from the drop down list Operating Mode Select and operating mode Configuration for each operating mode is described in their respective chapters Click on the Apply button to save the changes 6 4 Router Click on the Router link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see three options WAN settings LAN settin...

Page 45: ...is to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP Typical values are 1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connections In either case network performance...

Page 46: ...nd to the WAN If LAN devices send larger packets the router will break them into smaller packets Ideally you should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP Typical values are 1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment...

Page 47: ...connect Internet Connection Type Select PPPoE from the drop down list MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is a parameter that determines the largest packet size in bytes that the router will send to the WAN If LAN devices send larger packets the router will break them into smaller packets Ideally you should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP Typical values are 1500 bytes for...

Page 48: ...n this box if you would like to enable this pass through PPTP is a protocol set of communication rules that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private tunnels L2TP Pass Through Place a check in this box if you would like to enable this pass through Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is a transport protocol that enables tunneling through the Internet for the establishment of ...

Page 49: ...cal on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters You may specify an SSID or select one from the Site Survey Site Survey Click on the Site Survey button in order to scan the 2 4GHz frequency for devices that broadcast their SSID Click on the BSSID link to connect to the Access Point Click on the Refresh button to re scan the frequency 6 5 1 1 Wireless Security WEP Security ...

Page 50: ...ypted correctly the Access Point allows the requesting device to authenticate It is recommended to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used Input Type Select He or ASCII from the drop down list Key Length Select a key format from the drop down list 64bit hex keys require 10 characters where as 128 bit keys require 26 characters A hex key is defined as a number between 0 th...

Page 51: ...th Passphrase Specify a passphrase that is shared amongst the Access Points and clients Click on the Apply button to save the changes 6 5 2 Wireless Advanced Settings Click on the Wireless Advanced Settings link On this page you can configure the advanced settings to tweak the performance of your wireless network Options available are data rate transmit power fragmentation threshold RTS threshold ...

Page 52: ...g both 802 11b and 802 g devices then it is recommended to enable this feature so that the 802 11b devices will not degrade the performance of 802 11g devices WMM Enable wireless Quality of Service Distance 1 30km Specify a distance between 1 and 30Km Click on the Apply button to save the changes 6 6 Management Click on the Management link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see six opt...

Page 53: ...ement For example if you specify 8080 then you will need to specify ip address port 192 168 1 1 8080 to connect to the web interface of the device Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 5 8 SNMP Settings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Management menu This option allows you to assign the contact details location community name and trap settings for SNMP This is a networking mana...

Page 54: ...s of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Community Name Specify the password for the SNMP trap community Click on the Apply button to save the changes 5 5 9 Backup Restore settings Reset to factory default settings Click on the Backup Restore Setting link under the Management menu This option is used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load set...

Page 55: ...Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu This page is used to upgrade the firmware on the device Make sure that downloaded the appropriate firmware from your vendor Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click on the Upgrade button Note The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete Do not power off the device during this process as it may cras...

Page 56: ...under the Management menu The Log page displays a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes Syslog Choose to enable or disable the system log Log Server IP Address Specify the IP address of the server that wi...

Page 57: ...ernet Proprietary PoE design Power Adapter 24 V 0 8A DC Regulation Certifications FCC Part 15C 15B EN 300 328 EN 301 489 1 17 RF Specification Frequency Band 802 11b g 2 412 2 472GHz Modulation Technology OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM DSSS DBPSK DQPSK CCK Operating Channels 802 11b g 11 for North America 14 for Japan 13 for Europe Receive Sensitivity Typical 802 11g 92 dBm 6Mbps 74 dBm 54Mbp 802 11...

Page 58: ...tries Transmission Rate 11 b g 54 48 36 24 18 12 11 9 6 5 5 2 1 in Mbps Long distance transmission 1km to 30km Transmit power table Signal Strength indication using LEDs Security WEP Encryption 64 128 152 bit WPA WPA2 Personal WPA PSK using TKIP or AES WPA WPA2 Enterprise WPA EAP using TKIP 802 1x Authenticator Hide SSID in beacons L2 isolation AP mode Wireless STA Client connected list Web redire...

Page 59: ... II RFC1213 and Private MIB Backup Restore Settings through Web Time setting NTP Auto setting of time Time setting manually Environmental and Mechanical Temperature Range Operating 20 C 70 C Storage 30 C to 80 C Humidity non condensing 0 90 typical Dimensions 260mm L x 84mm W x 55mm H Weight 300g ...

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...

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