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AC867 5GHz

Outdoor Long Range WirelessAccess Point

EnStationACv2/EnStation5-ACv2/ENS500-ACv2/ENS500EXT-ACv2

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Page 1: ...User Manual Business Solutions AC867 5GHz Outdoor Long Range WirelessAccess Point EnStationACv2 EnStation5 ACv2 ENS500 ACv2 ENS500EXT ACv2 version1 0 ...

Page 2: ...2 IMPORTANT ToinstallthisAccessPointpleaserefertothe QuickInstallationGuideincludedintheproductpackaging ...

Page 3: ... Status 33 Connection 35 Chapter 6 Network 37 Basic IP Settings 38 Spanning Tree Protocol Setting 38 Chapter 7 Wireless 40 Wireless Settings 41 Wireless Network 42 SSIDProfile 43 Wireless Security 45 Fast Roaming 46 Wireless MAC Filtering 47 WirelessTraffic Shaping 45 Guest Network Settings 49 ManagementVLAVSetting 50 Chapter 8 Management 51 Advanced Settings 52 CLISettings Email Alert 53 Time Zon...

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

Page 5: ... adapter Secured Guest Network optionavailable Advanced 256 QAM technology toachieve optimal performance throughout ultra long distance Introduction The EnStation5 ACv2 EnStationACv2 ENS500 ACv2 ENS500EXT ACv2 is a high powered ultra long range 2x2 Wireless 802 11ac a n Outdoor Access Point with speeds up to 867 Mbps on both its high powered 5 GHz radios Builded in EnGenius EnJet solution AP can t...

Page 6: ...rtually any location with its included PoE Power over Ethernet Adapter for quick outdoor installation The EnStation5 ACv2 EnStationACv2 ENS500 ACv2 ENS500EXT ACv2 enables network administrators to control its transmit power and features settings for selecting VHT80 bandwidth to perform ture AC transmission When EnJet enable administrators can adjust the AP time slot and Station Priority to maximiz...

Page 7: ...kagecontainsthe followingitems EnStation5 ACv2 EnStationACv2 CustomerPremisesEquipment EnStation5 ACv2withPoEAdapterEPA2406GR EnStationACv2 with PoE AdapterEPA5006GR PowerCord Pole MountStrap WallMountBracketBase ScrewSetsKit Rubber SealingNut DynamicStick Quick InstallationGuide allitemsmustbeinpackagetoissuearefund The ENS500 ACv2 ENS500EXT ACv2 packagecontains the followingitems ENS500 ACv2 ENS...

Page 8: ...iltering up to 32 MACs per SSID Wireless STA Client connectionlist Standard IEEE802 11ac wave2 a n on 5GHz Antenna Internal 15 5dBi high gain directional antenna EnStation5 ACv2 EnStationACv2 Internal 13 42dBi high gain directional antenna ENS500 ACv2 External 2 5 17dBi detachable antenna ENS500EXT ACv2 Physical Interface 2 x 10 100 1000 Gigabit Ethernet Port with PoE support EnStation5 ACv2 EnSta...

Page 9: ...y of Service Complaint with IEEE 802 11estandard Physical Environment Conditions Operating Temperature 20 Cto 60 C 4 Fto 140 F Humidity non condensing 90 orless Storage Temperature 30 Cto 80 C 22 Fto 176 F Humidity non condensing 90 orless ...

Page 10: ...1 16lbs 1 WLAN Signal LED Applied on Client Bridge WDS 1 Red WeakSignal Connecting quality isbad 2 Yellow Connecting quality isNormal 3 Green Connection quality isGood 2 LAN PoE Signal LED 3 LAN Signal LED of the 2nd Port 4 Power Signal 5 LAN Port 1 Gigabit Ethernet port for RJ 45cable 6 LAN Port 2 Gigabit Ethernet port for RJ 45cable 5 1 6 2 3 4 10 ...

Page 11: ...500EXT ACv2Only 2 LAN Port 1 Proprietary24V PoE Ethernet portfor RJ 45cable 3 LAN Port 2 Ethernet portfor RJ 45cable 4 LED Indicators LED lights for Power LAN Port 1 LAN Port 2 2 4 GHzConnection and 5GHzConnection 5 Mounting Holes Using the provided hardware the AP can be attached to a wall or pole Theinstallation angle of antenna mustbe vertical to the ground 4 3 2 1 1 5 11 ...

Page 12: ...Chapter 2 Before You Begin 12 ...

Page 13: ...1a Clickthe 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 8OS Computer Settings WindowsXP Windows7 Windows8 1c In Windows 10 click Start to select All APPs to enter the folder of Windows system for selecting Control Panel Windows10 13 ...

Page 14: ... in the Network and Internetsection thenselectChangeadaptersettings 3 RightclickonLocalAreaConnectionandselectProperties 4 SelectInternet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 andthen selectProperties 5 Select Use the following IP address and enter an IP addressthatisdifferentfromtheAccessPointandSubnet mask thenclickOK 14 ...

Page 15: ...Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet maskare onthe samesubnetasthe 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 15 ...

Page 16: ... 3 Highlight Ethernet 4 InConfigure IPv4 selectManually 5 Enter an IP address that is different from the Access PointandSubnet maskthen pressOK Note Ensure that the IP address and Subnet maskare onthe samesubnetasthe device For example ENH900EXT 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 whendone 16 ...

Page 17: ... of the PoE Adapter andthe other end to the Ethernet port on thecomputer 5 Place the panel backinto device Note The EnStationACv2 should ONLY be powered via EthernetcableconnectedtoincludedsupportsbothIEEE 802 3at PoE Power over Ethernet or the included PoE Adapter You may use either one as the power source DoNOTuse both at the sametime Note TheEnStationACv2cansupplythe802 3afpower sourcewhen used...

Page 18: ...ation5 ACv2 EnStationACv2 Usingthe providedhardware the EnStation5 ACv2canbe attachedto awall or apole 1 ETD 5 Screw SetKit 6 SealingNut 4 PoleMounting Strap 7 DynamicStick 8 Rubber 2 PoE Adapter 3 Bracket Power Cord 18 ...

Page 19: ...s aswell as tighten it 4 Put the nockwasher onthe dynamicstick 5 Assemblet hemounting partsto the EnStation 6 Determinethe mounting location Markanddrill two pilotholes aligningto the screwholes of the bracket 7 Put wallanchorsintotheholesandinsertscrewintothe wallanchor 8 Screwandsecruethebracketintheplace 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B A Dimension A Ø 5 5 18mm B Ø 8 25 mm 19 ...

Page 20: ...2 Plug the dynamicstickintothe bracket 3 Screwthe sealingnut andassembledparts aswell as tighten it 4 Put the nockwasher onthe dynamicstick 5 Assemblet hemounting partsto the EnStation 6 Threadthe openendof the pole strapthrough the two tabs on thebracket 7 Lockandtighten polestraptosecurebracketto thepole ...

Page 21: ...net cable into the LAN port of the PoE adapter and the other end to the Ethernet port on thecomputer 4 Screwontheprovidedantennastothetopofthisdevice Note The AP Bridge should ONLY be powered via Ethernet cableconnectedto the includedPoE Adapter This diagramdepicts the hardware configuration Note The AP Bridge should ONLY be powered via Ethernet cableconnectedto the includedPoE Adapter Hardware In...

Page 22: ... ACv2 ENS500EXT ACv2 Usingtheprovidedhardware theENS202EXTcanbeattachedto awallorapole Theheightshouldnot exceed2 meter 1 Wall MountingKit Anchors Φ5 5 18mm Bolts Φ8 25mm 2 PoleMounting Strap Φ66 12 6mm Anchors Bolts 22 ...

Page 23: ...thholes onthe markingsof the label C Removethelabelandscrewtheanchorsuntotheholes untiltheyareflushwiththewall D Screw the included screws into the anchors Place the AccessPointagainstwallwiththemountingscrewheads To attach the ENS500EXT ACv2 to a pole using the provided pole mounting kit A Threadthe openendof the Pole Strapthrough the two tabsonthe Pole MountBracket B LockandtightenPoleStraptosec...

Page 24: ...Chapter 3 Configuring Your Access Point 24 ...

Page 25: ...et Explorer Firefox Safari Chrome and enter theIP Address http 192 168 1 1 Note IfyouhavechangedthedefaultLANIPAddressof theAccessPoint ensureyouenterthecorrectIPAddress 2 The default username and password are admin Once you have entered the correct username and password clickthe Login button to openthe web base configuration page The model namewill be varied by different models 3 If successful yo...

Page 26: ...Chapter 4 Building a Wireless Network 26 ...

Page 27: ...Station orAccess Point Client Bridge orWDS AP Station Bridge when EnJet disable This chapter describes purpose of different operating modesand lists down the operating modesfor outdoor AccessPoints orClientPremiseEquipments CPE Access Point Mode InAccessPointMode AP CPEbehaveslikesacentralconnectionforstationsorclientsthatsupportIEEE802 11ac a nnetworks The stations andclients mustbeconfigured to ...

Page 28: ...ClientBridgemode Sincethecomputersareonthesamesubnet theAP CPEcanbroadcasttoreach all end devices If you use the client bridge mode in the AP CPE you can use the AP Detection feature to scan for Access Points within range When you find an Access Point configure the AP CPE to use the same SSIDand Security Password as the Access Pointto associate with it 28 ...

Page 29: ...e This operating mode allows wireless connections to the AP CPE using WDS technology In this mode configure the MAC addresses in both Access Points to enlarge the wireless area by enabling WDSLinksettings WDSsupports upto four 4 AP MACaddresses 29 ...

Page 30: ...r The best solution is to use the AP CPE to wirelessly connect two wired LANs as shown in the following diagram WDSBridge Modecanestablish upto four WDSlinks creatingastar likenetwork Note WDSBridge Mode does not act as an Access Point Access Points linked by WDSare using the samefrequency channel MoreAccessPoints connectedtogether maylower throughput AP WDSBridge 30 AP WDSBridge AP WDSBridge Clie...

Page 31: ...DSStation Mode Station modeexpandsthe WDSbyreceivingawirelesssignal serviceandsharingit through the Ethernet port AccessPoint WDSAP 31 AccessPoint WDSStation AccessPoint WDSStation AccessPoint WDSStation ...

Page 32: ...Chapter 5 Status 32 ...

Page 33: ...nk under the Overview menu shows the status information about the current operating mode The Device Information section shows general system informationsuchasDeviceName MACAddress Current Time Firmware Version andManagementVLAN ID Note VLAN IDinformation is only applicable in Access Point or WDSAPmode The model namewill be varied by different models The Memory Information section shows usage of me...

Page 34: ...tion 5 GHz section shows wirelessinformationsuchasOperatingMode Frequency and Channel Since the AP CPE supports multiple SSIDs information about each SSID the ESSID and security settings aredisplayed Note ProfileSettingsareonlyapplicableinAccessPoint and WDSAP modes The Statistics section shows Mac information such as SSID MACaddress RX andTX 34 ...

Page 35: ... Overview menu This page displays the current status of the WDSlink including WDSLinkID MACAddress LinkStatusandRSSI Note OnlyapplicableinWDSAPandWDSBridgemodes Traffic Loading 5GHz and Ethernet port inbound and outbound traffic by current averageand peak time Connection Realtime The Realtime sectioncontainsthe following options CPU Loading 3 minutes CPU loading percentage information it displays ...

Page 36: ... 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 anddestination 36 ...

Page 37: ...Chapter 6 Network 37 ...

Page 38: ...ddress for thisdevice Save ClickSave to confirmthe changes Spanning Tree Protocol STP Settings This pageallowsyouto modifythe SpanningTreesettings Enabling the Spanning Tree protocol will prevent network loopsin yourLAN network Spanning Tree Status Enables or disables the Spanning Tree function Hello Time Specifies Bridge Hello Time in seconds This value determines how often the device sends hands...

Page 39: ...ing and Learning states before the Forwarding state isentered Thisdelayisprovidedsothatwhenanewbridge comes onto a busy network it analyzes data traffic before participating in thenetwork Priority Specifies the Priority Number A smaller number hasagreaterpriority thanalargernumber Save ClickSave to confirmthe changes ...

Page 40: ...Chapter 7 Wireless 40 ...

Page 41: ... This name is not the SSIDandis not broadcastto other devices Save ClickSave to confirmthe changes EnJet The AP CPE is default EnJet enable When enable the EnGeniusEnJet system the AP CPEcanthentransmitdata more efficiently avoid collisions and reduce latency and packet losses Ifyou do not enable EnJet data will besent via traditionalCSMA Wireless 41 ...

Page 42: ...The default channel bandwidth is 20 MHz 40 80 MHz The larger the channel the greater the transmission quality andspeed Channel Click Configuration button to open a new windows to configure channels for performing wireless service Transmit Power Sets the power output of the wireless signal Bit Rate 5GHz is default 6 Mbps the range can control by BAR via scroll from 6Mbps to 54Mbps Client Limits Whe...

Page 43: ...salongertransmissiontime Thetimeratiois10 5 1 WirelessSetting 5GHz Current Profile You can configure up to seven 7 different SSIDs when EnJet disable or 1 SSIDwhen EnJet enable If multiple client devices will be accessing the network you can arrange the devices into SSID groups Click Edit to configure the profile and check whether you want to enable extraSSID SSIDProfile when EnJet disable SSIDPro...

Page 44: ...ices VLAN Isolation Restrict clients communicating with differentVIDsbyselectingthe radiobutton L2 Isolation Enable this function prevenet client devices to communicateonthe both WLANandLAN VLAN ID Specifies the VLAN tag for each profile If your netowrk includes VLANs you can specify a VLAN ID for packetspassthrough the AccessPoint with atag WirelessSecurity Seethe WirelessSecurity section Save Cl...

Page 45: ...nterprise Pre Shared Key Encryption DefaultisAES Pleaseensurethatyourwireless clients use thesamesettings Group Key Update Interval Specifies how often in seconds theGroupKeychanges Thedefaultvalueis3600 RadiusServer Enterthe IPaddress of the Radiusserver Radius Port Enter the port number used for connections to the Radiusserver RadiusSecret Enterthe secret requiredto connectto the Radiusserver 45...

Page 46: ...KIP security mode The connection mode will automatically change from 802 11n to802 11g FastRoaming Enable the function to serve mobileclient devices that roam fromAccessPointto AccessPoint Someapplicationsrunning on Client devices require fast re associationwhen they roam toadifferentAccessPoint PleaseenterthesettingsoftheSSIDandinitializetheSecurity modetoWPA2enterprise aswellastosettheRadiusServ...

Page 47: ...ettingis DisableWireless MACFilter Note Only applicable in Access Point and WDSAP modes ACLMode Determineswhether network accessis granted or denied to clients whose MAC addresses appear in the MACaddresstable on this page Your choices are Disabled DenyMACin the list orAllow MACin the list MACAddress EntertheMACaddressofthewirelessclient Add ClickAdd to addthe MACaddressto the MACaddress table Del...

Page 48: ...n will allow administrators to restrict the wireless bandwidth perSSID Enable Traffic Shaping Checkthis option to enable Wireless TrafficShaping Download Limit Specifies the wireless transmission bandwidth used fordownloading transmission Upload Limit Specifies the wireless bandwidth used foruploading Save ClickSave to confirmthe changes 48 ...

Page 49: ...st IP Address in the rangeof the addressesby the DHCPserver Ending IP Address The last IP Address in the range of addresses assigned by theDHCP server RSSIThreshold RSSI Threshold Enable the Fast Handover feature when EnJet disable 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...

Page 50: ...neanotheron the LAN Note Only applicable in Access Point and WDSAP 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 ClickSavetoconfirmthechangesorCanceltocancel and return toprevious settings Note If you reconfigure the Management VLAN ID you may lose your connection to the EnStationAC Verify that th...

Page 51: ...Chapter 8 Management 51 ...

Page 52: ...he location of the device CommunityName Read Only Specifies the password for the SNMPcommunityfor readonlyaccess CommunityName Read Write Specifies the password for the SNMPcommunitywith read writeaccess Trap Destination Address Specifies the IPaddress of the computerthat will receivethe SNMPtraps Trap Destination CommunityName Specifies the passwordfor the SNMPtrap community SNMPv3 Enablesordisab...

Page 53: ...t Transfer Protocol overSSL Secure Socket Layer is a TCP IP protocol used by web servers to transfer anddisplayweb contentsecurely Email Alert You can use the Email Alert feature to send messages to the configured email address when particular system eventsoccur Note Do NOT use your personal email address as it can unnecessarilyexposeyourpersonalemaillogincredentials Useaseparateemailaccountmadefo...

Page 54: ...he passwordfor the email account that will beusedto sendemails SMTP Server Enter the IP address or hostname of the outgoing SMTPserver Port Enter the SMTP port number to use for outbound emails Security Mode Selects the security mode SSL TLS or STARTTLS orNone Apply To savesettingandtakeeffect ...

Page 55: ...e Select and check whether you wish to enter the IP address of an NTP server or use the default NTP server to havethe internal clock set automatically Enable Daylight Saving Check whetherdaylight savings applies to yourarea Start Select the day month and time when daylight savings timestarts End Select the day month and time when daylight sav ings timesends TimeZone 55 ...

Page 56: ...o Reboot Setting Enables or disables the Auto Reboot function Frequency of Auto Reboot Specifies how often you wish to reboot the EnStationAC 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 56 ...

Page 57: ...rdisablesthe Wi Fischedulerfunction Wireless Radio Select 2 4 GHzor 5 GHzfrom the drop downlist for the preferredbandtype SSIDSelection SelectaSSIDfromthe drop downlist ScheduleTemplates Selectascheduletemplatefromthe drop downlist Day s Placeacheckmarkintheboxesforthedesireddays orselect the All Week radiobutton to select all seven days of theweek Duration The Start Time is entered in two fields ...

Page 58: ...IP Enterthe IPaddress you wouldliketo trace Nslookup TestParameter Target IP Domain Name Enter the IP address or domain nameyouwish to doNslookuptest Speed TestParameters Target IP Domain Name Enter an IP address or domain name you wish to impelement a speed test for realizing the varianceonwirelessspeed Time Period Enterthe timein secondsthat youwouldlike the test to implementfor andin how manyin...

Page 59: ...Device Discovery This page allows you to discover devices from network for Operation Mode IP Address System MAC Address and Firmware version 59 ...

Page 60: ... the FirmwareUpgrade 1 Click the Choose File button and navigate the OSfile systemto the location of the upgradefile 2 Selectthe upgradefile The nameof the file will appear in the UpgradeFile field 3 Click the Upload button to commence the firmware upgrade Note The device is unavailable during the Firmware upgrade process and must restart when the upgrade is completed Any connections to or through...

Page 61: ... if you 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 Defaul...

Page 62: ... to backup the user settings you would like to the device s memory for the defaultsettings Restore to User Default Click Restore to restore user settings to the factory standardsettings 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 Ple...

Page 63: ...ction Log Server IP Address Enter the IP address of thelog server Remote Log Enable or disable the remote logservice Apply Click Apply to apply thechanges Log System Log The EnStationAC automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory To view the logged information click the Log link under the System Manager menu If there is not enough internal memory to log all events...

Page 64: ...eset to reboot or to reset the AP CPE The model name will be varied by different models Onceyou click reset button you will see the options for rebootorrestorethis AP Reboot the device Clickit to rebootthis device Restore to Factory Default Clickit to reset this device to factory defaultsetting Restore to User Default Clickit to reset this device to user default settings For realizing the setting ...

Page 65: ...Appendix 65 ...

Page 66: ...erference will not occur in a particular installation 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 ofthefollowingmeasures Reorientor relocatethereceivingantenna Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver Connecttheequipmentinto ...

Page 67: ...anbekept20cmfromnearbypersoninnormaloperationconditionto meetregulatoryRFexposurerequirement Ex ternal Antenna Useonlytheantennaswhichhavebeenapprovedbytheapplicant Thenon approvedantenna s mayproduceunwantedspuriousorexcessive RFtransmittingpowerwhichmayleadtotheviolationofFCClimitandisprohibited Installation Procedure Pleaserefertouser smanualforthedetail Warning Pleasecarefullyselecttheinstalla...

Page 68: ...tenna models s and worst case tiltangle s necessary to remain compliant with the e i r p elevationmaskrequirementsetforthinsection 6 2 2 3shall be clearlyindicated Avertissement lorsqu ily alieu lestypesd antennes s ilyenaplusieurs lesnuméros demodèledel antenneetlespiresangles d inclinaison nécessaires pour rester conforme à l exigence de la p i r e applicable au masque d élévation énoncée à la s...

Page 69: ... ACv2 ENS500 ACv2 EAS100 14 EAS100EXT EAS100 19 has been approved by ISEDto operate with the antenna type listed below with maximumpermissible gain indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device Le présent émetteur radio IC 10103A ENSTA5 ACV2 Model EnStation5 ACv2 ENS500EXT ACv2 ...

Page 70: ...y person in normal operation condition to meet regulatory RF exposure requirement 3 External antenna Use only the antennas which have been approved by the applicant The non approved antenna s may produce un wanted spurious or excessive RF transmitting power which may lead to the violation of ISED limit and is prohibited 4 Installation procedure Please refer to user s manual for the detail 5 Warnin...

Page 71: ...ecter une distance de 20cm entre l antenne emettrice et les personnes 3 Antenn externe Utiliser uniiquement les antennes approuvees par le fabricant L utilisation d autres antennes peut conduire a un niveau de rayonnement essentiel ou non essentiel depassant les niveaux limites definis par ISED ce qui est interdit 4 Procedure d installation Consulter le manueld utilisation 5 Avertissement Choisir ...

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