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User Manual

Business Solutions

Long Range 2.4GHz Wireless N300 Outdoor Access Point

ENH220EXT

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Page 1: ...User Manual Business Solutions Long Range 2 4GHz Wireless N300 Outdoor Access Point ENH220EXT 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: ...30 Chapter 6 Network 32 Basic IP Settings 33 Spanning Tree Protocol Setting 34 Chapter 7 2 4 GHz Wireless 35 WirelessSettings 36 2 4 GHz Wireless Network 37 2 4GHz SSID Profile 39 Wireless Security 40 Wireless MAC Filtering 41 Wireless Advanced 42 WPA Mixed Enterprise AP WDS AP Mode 43 WDS Link Settings 44 Client Bridge Settings 45 Guest Network Settings 46 Chapter 8 Management 47 Management VLAN ...

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

Page 5: ...est Network option available Introduction The ENH220EXT is a high powered long range 2x2 Wireless 802 11 b g n Outdoor Access Point with speeds up to 300Mbps on its high powered 2 4 GHz radios It can be configured as an Access Point Client Bridge or WDS AP Station Bridge TheENH220EXTisdesignedtooperatein a variety of outdoor environments Its high powered long range characteristics make it a cost e...

Page 6: ...tems Web Browsing Application i e Internet Explorer Firefox Safari or another similar browser application Package Contents The ENH220EXT package contains the following items ENH220EXT Access Point 2 detachable 5 dBi 2 4 GHz Omni directional Antennas Power Adapter PoE Injector EPE 48GR Grounding Cable Pole Mount Bracket Wall Mount Base Mounting Screw Set Quick Installation Guide all items must be i...

Page 7: ...o Reboot E mail Alert Reinforcement Security WEP Encryption 64 128 152 bit WPA WPA2 Enterprise WPA EAP using TKIP or AES Hide SSID in beacons MAC address filtering up to 32 MACs per SSID Standard IEEE802 11b g n on 2 4 GHz IEEE802 3at Antenna 2 x detachable 5dBi 2 4GHz Omni directional Antennas Physical Interface 2 x 10 100 1000 Gigabit Ethernet Port with PoE support LAN1 Port supports IEEE802 3at...

Page 8: ...rvice Complaint with IEEE 802 11e standard Physical Environment Conditions Operating Temperature 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C Humidity non condensing 90 or less Storage Temperature 22 F to 176 F 30 C to 80 C Humidity non condensing 90 or less ...

Page 9: ...th 280 48mm 11 22 Width 217 65mm 8 58 Depth 55 50mm 2 1 Weight 1 88Kg 4 17 lbs 1 2 4 GHz Antennas Detachable 5 dBi 2 4 GHz Omni directional 2 LAN Port 1 802 3at PoE Input Ethernet port for RJ 45 cable 3 LAN Port 2 Ethernet port for RJ 45 cable 2 3 1 ...

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

Page 11: ...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 2a In Windows XP click Network Connections 2b In Windows 7 Windows 8 click View Network Status and Tasks in the Network and Internet section then select Change adapter settings Computer Settings Windows XP Windows 7 ...

Page 12: ...es 5 Select Use the following IP address and enter an IP address that is different from the ENH220EXTand Subnet mask then click OK Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device For example ENH220EXT IP address 192 168 1 1 PCIPaddress 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 255 PC Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 13: ...k section 3 Highlight Ethernet 4 In Configure IPv4 select Manually 5 EnteranIPaddressthatisdifferentfromtheENH220EXT 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 ENH220EXT 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 14: ... to the device Once both connections are secure verify the following a Ensure that the POWER light is on it will be green b Ensure that the WLAN light is on c Ensure that the LAN Computer ENH220EXT Connection light is on it will be green d Once all three lights are on proceed to setup the Access Point using the computer The following diagram depicts the hardware configuration Note The Access Point...

Page 15: ... the ENH220EXT can be attached to a wall or a pole 1 Wall Mount Kit 260x180x7 mm 10 2 x 7 09 x 0 28 2 Pole Mount Kit 140x112x33 mm 5 51 x 4 41 x 1 30 3 Pipe 63 5 D x 12 7 mm 2 5 D x 0 5 4 Tool 20 D x 6 mm 0 79 D x 0 24 5 Screws 6 5 D x 9 95 mm 0 26 D x 0 39 ...

Page 16: ...e flat mounting surface 2 Drill a 37 mm deep 8 mm hole in the markings and hammer the bolts into the openings 3 Placethelockandflatwashersonthefourhexcapscrews and drive the screws to attach the bracket to the back of the Access Point 4 Tighten the flat washers to secure the bracket to the mounting surface 2 3 4 1 ...

Page 17: ...k of the Access Point 2 Drive the four round head screws to attach the Pole Mount Bracket to the bracket 3 Thread the open end of the Pole Strap through the two tabs on the Pole Mount Bracket 4 Lock and tighten the Pole Strap to secure the Pole Mount Bracket to the pole Note See diagram below for vertical and horizonal placements vertical placement horizontal placement 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 18: ...18 To install the ground cable on the ENH220EXT 1 Use the attached screws to pass the ground cable as shown in the figure below 2 Assemble the ground cable on the device Length 1 8m 5 9 ...

Page 19: ...19 Chapter 3 Configuring Your Access Point ...

Page 20: ... 1 Open a web browser Internet 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 3 If successful you will be...

Page 21: ...21 Chapter 4 Building a Wireless Network ...

Page 22: ...ccess Point Mode ENH220EXT behaves likes a central connection for stations or clients that support IEEE 802 11b 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 ENH220EXT The ENH220EXT supports up to eight 8 SSIDs at the same time for secure access ...

Page 23: ... Bridge mode Since the computers are on the same subnet the ENH220EXT can broadcast to reach all end devices If you use the client bridge mode for the ENH220EXT you can use the AP Detection feature to scan for Access Points within range When you find an Access Point configure the ENH220EXT to use the same SSID and Security Password as the Access Point to associate with it ...

Page 24: ...de This operating mode allows wireless connections to the ENH220EXT using WDS technology In this mode configure the MAC addresses in both Access Points to enlarge the wireless area by enabling WDS Link settings WDS supports up to four 4 AP MAC addresses ...

Page 25: ...EXT to wirelessly connect two wired LANs as shown in the following diagram WDS Bridge Mode can establish up to four WDS links creating a star like network Note WDS Bridge Mode does not act as an Access Point Access Points linked by WDS are using the same frequency channel More Access Points connected together may lower throughput This configuration can be susceptible to generate endless network lo...

Page 26: ...26 WDS Station Mode Station mode expands the WDS by receiving a wireless signal service and sharing it through the Ethernet port ...

Page 27: ...27 Chapter 5 Status ...

Page 28: ... effect Device Status Clicking the Device Status 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 information is only applicable in Access Point or WDS AP mode Main Status ...

Page 29: ...2 4 GHz section shows wirelessinformationsuchasOperatingMode Frequency and Channel Since the ENH220EXT supports 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 and TX ...

Page 30: ...nal strength for each client Clicking Refresh updates the client list Note Only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP modes 2 4 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 Connection ...

Page 31: ...ction link under the Overview menu This page displays the connection status between the Access Point including associated the SSID BSSID connection status wireless mode current channel security Tx Data Rate Mbps Current noise level and signal strength ...

Page 32: ...32 Chapter 6 Network ...

Page 33: ...dress field or be obtained automatically when the device connects to a DHCP server IP Address The IP address of this device Subnet Mask The IP Subnet mask of this device Gateway The Default Gateway of this device Leave it blank if you are unsure of this setting Primary Secondary DNS The primary secondary DNS address for this device Save Click Save to confirm the changes Basic IP Settings ...

Page 34: ... Local Area Network Max Age Specifies Bridge Max Age in seconds If another bridge in the spanning tree does not send a hello packet for a long period of time it is assumed to be inactive Forward Delay Specifies Bridge Forward Delay in seconds Forwarding delay 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 wh...

Page 35: ...35 Chapter 7 2 4 GHz Wireless ...

Page 36: ...ess Settings Device Name Enter a name for the device The name you type appears in SNMP management This name is not the SSID and is not broadcast to other devices Save Click Save to confirm the changes Wireless ...

Page 37: ... affect the Auto channel function Channel Select the approriate channel and frequency Select Auto to enable auto channel selection Transmit Power Sets the power output of the wireless signal Data Rate Select a data rate from the drop down list The data rate affects throughput of data in the ENH220EXT Select the best balance for you and your network but note that the lower the data rate the lower t...

Page 38: ...n can select the best channel to use by scanning nearby areas for Access Points Distance Specifies the distance between Access Points and clients Note that longer distances may drop higher speed connections Save Click Save to confirm the changes or Cancel to cancel and return to previous settings ...

Page 39: ...SID 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 the Wi...

Page 40: ...al Numbers For advanced users Key Length Select the desired option and ensure that wireless clients use the same setting Your choices are 64 128 and 152 bit password lengths Default Key Select the Key you wish to be the default Transmitted data is ALWAYS encrypted using the Default Key the other Keys are for decryption only You must enter a Key Value for the Default Key EncryptionKeyNumber Enterth...

Page 41: ...is 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 MA...

Page 42: ... wireless transmission speed used for uploading Save Click Save to confirm the changes WPA PSK WPA Pre Shared Key Encryption Encryption Select the WPA encryption type you would like Please ensure that your wireless clients use the same settings Passphrase Wireless clients must use the same Key to associate the device If using ASCII format the Key must be from 8 to 63 characters in length If using ...

Page 43: ...Server Enter the IP address of the Radius accounting server Radius Accounting Port Enter the port 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 Note 802 11n does not allow WEP WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK TKIP secu...

Page 44: ...Access Points in the WDS network need to use the same Channel and Security settings To create a WDS network please enter the MAC addresses of the Access Points that you want included in the WDS There can be a maximum of four 4 Access Points Note Only applicable in WDS AP and WDS Bridge modes 2 4 GHz WDS Link Settings Security Select None or AES from the drop down list AES Passphrase Enter the Key ...

Page 45: ...gs for the SSID Prefer BSSID You can insert the prefer BSSID or enter the specific SSID to be associated with the Access Point SSID You can implement the AP detection to select the proper SSID Security Mode Select the correct security mode and insert the correct encryption type Please refer the wireless security section in page 42 Save Click Save to accept the changes ...

Page 46: ...ddresses by the DHCP server Ending IP Address The last IP Address in the range of addresses assigned by the DHCP server Fast Handover Fast Handover Enable the Fast Handover feature by ensuring that each client is served by at least one Access Point at any time Access Points continuously monitor the connectivity quality of any client in their range and efficiently share this information with other ...

Page 47: ...47 Chapter 8 Management ...

Page 48: ...one another on the LAN Note Only applicable in Access Point and WDS AP modes 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 the ENH220EXT Ve...

Page 49: ...tion 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 Community Name Specifies the password for the SNMP trap community SNMPv3 Enabl...

Page 50: ...fer 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 can unnecessarily expose your personal email login credentials Use a separate email accou...

Page 51: ...unt 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 52: ...e Select 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 Enable Daylight Saving Check whether daylight savings applies to your area Start Select the day month and time when daylight savings time starts End Select the day month and time when daylight sav ings times ends Time Zone ...

Page 53: ... Auto Reboot Setting Enables or disables the Auto Reboot function Frequency of Auto Reboot Specifies how often you wish to reboot the ENH220EXT by Min Hour Day or Week Timer Select the day and enter the time you would like to reboot automatically Save Click Save to apply the changes ...

Page 54: ... to these times Status Enables or disables the Wi Fi scheduler function 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 entered in two fields The first box is for hour...

Page 55: ...e IP 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 56: ...interface LED Control Power Enables or disables the Power LED indicator LAN Enables or disables the LAN LED indicator WLAN 2 4 GHz Enables or disables the WLAN 2 4 GHz LED indicator Device Discovery This page allows you to discover devices from network for Operation Mode IP Address System MAC Address and Firmware version ...

Page 57: ...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 ENH220EXT 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 ...

Page 58: ...e ENH220EXT incorrectly you can use the Reset button in the Revert to Factory Default Settings section to restore all the configurations of the ENH220EXT 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 59: ...fault Click Backup to backup the user settings you would like to the device s memory for the default settings Restore to User Default Click Restore to restore the user setting to factory default settings Note1 After configuring the current settings as default you should click the Restore to Default on the web interface for reverting the settings into the factory default instead of pushing the rese...

Page 60: ...ory to log all events older events are deleted from the log via the recycle method When powered down or rebooted the log will be cleared Remote Log This page allows you to setup the Remote Log functions for the ENH220EXT Syslog Enables or disables the syslog function Log Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the log server Remote Log Enable or disable the remote log service Apply Click Apply t...

Page 61: ...61 Logout Click Logout in Management menu to logout Reset In some circumstances it may be required to force the device to reboot Click on Reset to reboot the ENH220EXT ...

Page 62: ...62 Appendix ...

Page 63: ...on If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined 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 IIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different ...

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Page 65: ...olevaga kinnitab tootja nimi name of manufacturer seadme seadme tüüp type of equipment vastavust direktiivi 1999 5 EÜ põhinõuetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele sätetele English Hereby name of manufacturer declares that this type of equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Español Spanish Por med...

Page 66: ...iumaprovvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid Dirrettiva 1999 5 EC Magyar Hungarian Alulírott gyártó neve nyilatkozom hogy a típus megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999 5 EC irányelv egyéb elõírásainak Polski Polish Niniejszym nazwa producenta oświadcza że nazwa wyrobu jest zgodny z zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999 5 EC Português...

Page 67: ...kept 23cm from nearby person in normal operation condition to meet regulatory RF exposure requirement External Antenna Useonlytheantennaswhichhavebeenapprovedbytheapplicant Thenon approvedantenna s mayproduceunwantedspuriousorexcessive RF transmitting power which may lead to the violation of FCC limit and is prohibited Installation Procedure Please refer to user s manual for the detail Warning Ple...

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