Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ENH200EXT del fabbricante EnGenius
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L ONG RANGE WIRELESS A C CESS POINT / CLIENT BRIDGE Model : ENH200E X T User Manual V ersion : 2 .0.
T able o f Content s 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ......................... .......................................................... ......................................... .......................... 6 1.1 F E AT U R E S ............. ......................
6.2 W IRELESS S ECURITY S ET TING S ..................................................... .......................................................... ....................... 37 6.2.1 WEP ..................................................... ...........
APPENDIX A – TR OUBLESHOO TING ... .......................... ......................................................... ....................................... 73 A.1 P ROBLEM S O LV I N G ................. ......................................... .
About This Docume nt This document is writ ten by EnG enius Inc. EnG enius Inc. the r eser ve s the righ t t o change this document without notice and a ll right s a re reser ved. This document can onl y be used for the conf iguration of EnG enius product s.
1 Product Overview Thank you for using the ENH200EXT . It is a p ower ful and enhanced, ent erprise - scale pr odu ct with 4 multi - functions : Access P oint , Cli ent Bridge, WDS , and Client R outer . EnG enius’ E NH200EXT uses the lat est wireless stan dard , 802.
c) The ability to access real - time info rmation Doctors and nurses, point - of - sale emplo yees, and wareh ouse work ers can access rea l - time information while dealing with patients, ser ving customers , and processing information.
1.2 Benef its Access P oint Mode Use this featur e to setu p the access point’ s conf iguration information. It sup port s tr ansmit power and c hannel adjustments . Client s can access the network with di fferent regul ator y settings and automati cally change to the local r egulations.
1.3 P ackage C ontents Open the p ackage car ef ul ly , and mak e sure that none o f the items listed bel ow ar e missing. Do not discar d the pac king mat erials ; in c ase o f return , the unit must be ship ped in it s or iginal packaging . (1) Wireless Access Poin t / Client Bridge ( ENH200EXT ) (1) 24 V/0.
1.6 Unders t anding the ENH200E X T LEDs The rear o f the ENH200 EXT has two gr oups o f LEDs. One group, labeled INDICA T ORS , shows the status o f the device. The second gr oup, LINK QUALITY , shows the strength o f the link between the ENH200 EXT and the network .
1.7 Hardware ins tallation diagram: 2 Wireless N etwork Modes 2.1 Access P oint M ode In the Access P oint Mode, the ENH200EXT function s li k e a centr al connection for any stations or client s that sup port the IEEE 802.
2.2 Access P oint with WDS Funct ion Mode The ENH200EXT also sup por t s WDS function ality while in A ccess P oint Mod e. Simply c onf igure other Access P oint s and the associ ated MA C addr esses to enlar ge the wir eless area by enabling WDS Link Set tings .
to scan all of the Access Point s w ithin range and conf igure its SSID and Security P asswor d to associate with it. Y ou can also connect you r s t a tion t o the L AN por t o f the ENH200EX T via Ethernet.
WDS Bridge Mode is unlike Access P oint Mode . APs linked by WDS are using the same wirel ess channel , and connecting excessive nu mbers o f APs on the same channel may result in lower throughput. Please be aware t o avoid loop connection s; other wise enabl e the Spanning T ree Function.
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3 Conf iguring Y our Computer for TCP/IP This chapter des c ribes how to conf igure the T CP/IP settings on a computer that will be used to conf igure the ENH200E XT . Because t he default operating m ode is Client Bridge , an IP addr ess will not be a ssigned to the computer /noteboo k .
4. In the proper ties dialog box, clic k Use the following IP address: to configure your com puter for Static TC P/IP . Enter an IP address (i. e. 192.168.1.10), the subne t mask of the ENH200EXT, and the default gateway which is th e ENH200EXT’s IP addr ess, 192.
3.2 Conf iguring M icroso ft W indows V is t a Use the follo wing pr ocedure to configure a computer running Microsof t Windows Vis ta with the default Windows interfac e. 1. On the Windows task bar, click Start , click Control Panel , and then select the Network and Internet icon.
6. In the proper ties dialog box, click Use the following IP address: to configure your compu ter for Static TCP /IP . Enter an IP address (i.e. 192.168.1.10), the subne t mask of the ENH200EXT, and the default gateway which is th e ENH200EXT’s IP addr ess, 192.
3.3 Conf iguring M icroso ft W indows XP Use the following proce dure to configure a computer running Microsoft Windows XP with the default Windows interface. 1. On the Windo ws taskbar, cli ck Start , click Control Panel , and then click Network and Internet Connections .
3.4 Conf i guring Apple Mac OS X The followi ng procedu re describes how to confi gure TCP/I P on an Apple M ac intosh running Mac OS 10.2 or later. Note: The menu titl es and placement vary in each OS X 10.x ope rating system but are typically sim ilar.
3.5 Logging int o the ENH200E XT After complet ing the T CP/I P settings from the beginning o f the Chapter , you can now access the web - b ased conf iguration menu. 1. Open a web br owser . 2. Enter IP 192.168.1.1 into you r a ddress bar . If you have changed the ENH200EXT L AN IP addr ess, mak e sure you enter t he correct I P Address.
4 Status The Status section is on the navigation drop - down menu. Selecting it, y ou w ill then see three options: Main , Wir eless Client List, and Sy stem Log. Each option is described in detail below. 4.1 Sa ve / Load This page a llows viewing of the modif ied settings .
4.2 Main Click on the Ma in link under the Status drop - d own menu or click Home from the top - right of the webpage . The s tatus that is displayed corresponds with the operating mode that i s selected.
4.3 W ireless Clien t List Click on the Wi reless Client List link under the Stat us drop - down m enu. This page displ ays the list of Clients th at are associated to the ENH200EXT . The MAC addresses and sign al strength f o r each client is displayed.
4.5 Connec tion S tatus Click on the Connection Status link under the Status drop - down menu. Th is page displays the current status of t he network , including Networ k Ty pe, SSID, BSSID, C onnection Status, W ireless M ode, C urrent C hannel, S ecur ity, Data R ate, C urrent nois e level , and S ignal strength.
5 System 5.1 Switching the Operation Mode The ENH20 0EXT suppor ts 4 m odes: Ac cess P oint, Client Bri dge, WDS Bridge, and Cli ent R outer . In order to swit ch between the opera ting modes, pleas e go to S ystem - > Operation mode. T o b egin, c lick S ystem Proper ties under System Section.
6 Wireless Configuration This section will guide you through all of the wir eless settings. Plea se rea d the instruction s carefu lly . Inappropriat e setting s cou ld lower the performance or a ffect the stability o f your network . Before c ontinuing, please make sur e you have chosen the correct operating mode.
W ireless Mode The wireless mode suppor t s 802.11b/g/n mixed operation . It is compatible with the most common wireless band s. Channel HT Mode The default channel b andwidth is 40 MHz. A lar ger channel can provi de better t ransmit q uali ty and speed.
SSID Specif y the SSID for current pr o f ile. VL AN ID Specif y the VL AN tag for curr ent pro f ile. Suppressed SSID Place a c heck to hide the SSID . Client s will n ot be able to see the bro adcast SSID in Site Sur vey . S t ation Separation Select the Ra dio b utton to allow / deny client s to communicat e with one an other .
6.1.2 Client Bridge Mode W ireless Mode The wireless mode suppor t s 802.11b/g/n mixed operation . It is compatible with the mos t common known wireless b and s. SSID Specif y the SSID if known. The SSID text b ox wil l be automati cally f ill ed in when an AP in the Site Sur vey is selected .
Pro f ile Af t er Site Sur vey , the webpage will dis play all o f the nearby Access P oint s . Click the BSSID if you would lik e to connect with it . W ireless Security Plea se r efer t o the W ir eless Securi ty section. R efresh Press R efresh t o scan again.
6.1 .3 WDS Bridge Mode W ireless Mode The wireless mode suppor t s 802.11b/g/n mixed modes. It is compatible with the most common wir eless band s. Channel HT Mode The default channel b andwidth is 40 MHz. A lar ger channel can provide b etter transmit quali ty and speed.
MAC Addr ess Enter the Ac cess P oint’ s MA C addr ess that yo u would l ike t o extend the wi rel ess coverage of into the MA C addr ess f ilter . Mode Select Disable or Enable from the dr op down list. Accept / Cancel Press Accept to conf irm the changes or C ancel to return to the previous se ttings.
6.1.4 Client Router Mode W ireless Mode The w ir eless mode suppor ts 8 02.11b/g/n mix ed operation . It is compatible with the most common wireless band s. SSID Specif y the SSID , if know n. The SS ID text bo x will be automatically f ill ed in if an AP in the Site Sur vey is selected .
Pro f ile Af t er Site Sur vey , the webpage wi ll display all nearby Access P oint s . Click the BSSID if you would like to connect with an AP . W ireless Security Plea se r efer t o the W ir eless Securi ty section. R efresh Press R ef resh to scan aga in.
6.2 W ireless Secur ity Settings W ireless Secur ity Settings s ection will guide you through the Security conf iguration s : WEP , W PA - P SK , W PA 2 - P S K , W PA - PSK Mix ed, WP A , WP A2, and WP A Mix ed. W e s tr ongly recommend that uses WP A2 - PSK as your sec urity setting.
6.2 .2 WP A -PSK S ecurity Mode Select W PA -PSK fr om t he dr op down list. Encr yption Select Both , TKIP or AES for encr yption type . P assphrase S pecify the security pa ssword. Group Key Update In te r va l Specif y Gr oup Key Update Int er val t ime.
6.2 .3 WP A2 -PSK Security Mode Select W PA 2 -PSK from the drop down list. Encr yption Select Both , TKIP or AES for e ncr yption type. P assphrase S pecify the securi ty p assword. Group Key Update In te r va l Specif y Gr oup Key Update Int er val time.
6.2 .4 WP A - PSK Mixed Security Mode Select WP A-PSK M ixe d f r om the drop down list . Encr yption Select Both , TKIP or AES for e ncr yption type. P assphrase S pecify the security pa ssword. Group Key Update In te r va l Specif y Gr oup Key Update Int er val time.
6.2 .5 WP A Security Mode Select W PA from the drop down list . Encr yption Select Both , TKIP or AES for Encr yption typ e. Radius Ser ver Specif y Ra dius Ser ver IP ad dress. Radius P or t Specify Radius P or t number , the defaul t port is 1812. Radius Secret Speci fy Radius Secr et that is give n by the Ra dius Ser ver .
6.2.6 W PA 2 Security Mode Select W PA 2 from the drop dow n list . Encr yption Select Both , TKIP or AES fo r e ncr yption type. Radius Ser ver Specify Radius Ser ver I P Address . Radius P or t Specify Radius P or t number , the defaul t port is 1812.
6.2 .7 WP A Mixed Security Mode Select W PA M i x e d from the drop down list. Encr yption Select Both , TKI P or AES for e nc r yption type. Radius Ser ver Specify Radius Ser ver I P Address . Radius P or t Specify Radius P or t number , the defaul t port is 1812.
6 .3 W ireless Advanced Set tings Data Rat e Select Data Rate fr om the drop down list. Data ra te wi ll affect th e eff iciency of the thr oughput. A lower data rate will allow for transmissions t o travel longer distances . T ransmit Power S elect T ran smit P ower to incr ease or dec rea se the tr ansm it p o w e r.
Aggregation Aggregation is to merge the typical size o f data’ s header to one data. It is useful for th e small size but mor e p ack et s. W ireless T raff ic Shaping Place a c heck to enable W ireless T raff ic Shaping function. Incoming T raff ic Limit Specify the wireless tr ansmission speed f or incoming traff ic .
6 .4 W ireless MAC F ilter Wireless M AC Filter is used to Allo w or Deny wi reless clien ts, by the ir MAC addres ses, from accessing the network. You can manuall y add a MAC address to restrict the access permission ’s of the client . The default setti ng is Disable Wirel ess MAC Filters.
6 .5 WDS Link Set tings WDS Link Set tings is used to establish a connection between Access P oints without forg oing Access P oint function ality . AP s w ith WDS function ality can ext end th e wirel ess cov erage and allow L ANs to communicate with each other .
7 LAN Set up This section w ill guide you to se tup the Local Area Network (L AN) se ttings 7 .1 IP Set tings This section is on ly avai lable for Non - R outer Mode . IP Sett ings allows you to conf igure the IP settings of the ENH20 0EXT . IP Network Setting Select Radio button for Obtain an IP address automatic ally or Specif y an IP a ddress .
7 .2 Spanning T ree Settings Spanning T ree S tatus Select the Radio button to On or Off to toggle the Sp anning T ree function. Bridge Hello T ime Specify Bridge Hell o T ime in second s. Bridge Max Age Specify Bridge Max A ge in second s. Bridge For ward Delay Specify Bridge For war d Delay in secon d s.
8 Router Settings This section is on ly av ailable for AP Rout er Mode and Client R outer Mo de . 8 .1 W AN Settings There a re four differ ent types o f W AN connecti on s : S tatic IP , DHCP , PPP oE , and PPTP . Plea se contact your ISP to det ermine the connection type.
Internet Connection Ty p e Sel ect S tatic IP to begin conf iguration of the S tatic IP connection. Account Name Specify Account Name that is pr ovided by IS P . Domain Name Specify Domain Name that is pro vided by ISP . MTU Specify the Max imum T ransmit Unit size.
8 .1.2 DHCP (Dynamic IP) Select DHCP a s your W AN connection typ e t o obtain the IP addr ess automatically . Y ou will need to enter Account Name as your hostname and DNS addresse s (Opt ional). Intern et Connection Ty p e Select DHCP t o begin conf iguration of the DHCP connection.
Use These DNS Ser vers Select the Radio button to setup the Pr imar y DNS and Secondar y DNS ser vers man ually . Discard Ping on W AN Place a c heck to Enable or Disable ping fr om W AN. Accept / Cancel Press Accept to conf irm the changes or C ancel to return previous se ttings.
8 .1.3 PPP oE ( Po i n t - to - P oint Protocol over Ethernet) Select PPP oE as your W AN connection type if your ISP provides a Username and P assw ord. If the PPP oE is a DS L ser vice , plea se r emove the PPP oE software from your comput er as t he so ftw ar e is not necessar y with the use o f the ENH200EXT .
Connect on Demand S elect the Radio button to speci fy the maximum idle time. The Internet will disconnect when it reach es the maximum idle time; however , it will automatically connect w hen a client tries t o access the network . Keep Alive Select the Ra dio butto n to k eep inter net connection always on.
8 .1.4 PPTP (Po int - to - P oint T unneling Protocol) Select PPTP as your W AN connection type if your ISP provides information r egardi ng: IP Address, Su bnet Mask, Default G at e way (Optional ), DNS (Optional), Ser ver IP , Usernam e, and P assword.
Internet Connection Ty p e Select PPTP to begin conf iguration of the PPTP connection. MTU Specif y the Maximum T rans mit Unit size. EnG enius recommends that it rem ain s in Auto. IP Address Specify W AN port IP address. IP Subnet Mask Specify W AN IP Subnet Mask .
8 .2 L AN Settings (Ro uter Mode) IP Address Specify L AN port IP address. IP Subnet Mask Specify L AN IP Subnet Mask . WINS Ser ver IP Specify WINS Ser ver I P . Use Router As DHCP Ser ver Place a c heck to e nabl e the DHCP ser ver . S t ar ting IP Addres s Specify DHCP ser ver st ar ting IP a ddress.
8 .3 VPN P ass Through VPN P ass Thr ough is used to allow cer t ain prot ocol s to be tunneled through an IP network su ch as PPTP an d L2TP , or to implement a secure exchange o f pack ets at the IP L ayer such as IPSec. PPTP P ass Through Place a c heck to enable PPTP protocol p asses thr ough W AN.
8 .4 P or t For wardi ng P or t For wardin g is used to allow public ser vice s such as W eb Ser ver , Mail Se r v er , or FTP ser ver to be set up. For ex ample: Set up a Web Ser ver on you r computer with p or t number 8080 . A v isitor on the I nterne t can acc ess your W eb Ser ver by enterin g WA N Po r t I P with por t number 8080 .
8 .5 DMZ Enabling DMZ will expose the c omput er which is in the DMZ to the I nt e rnet. T his featur e may be used in scenar ios such a s Internet G aming or V ideo Conferencing .
9 Management Se ttings The Management section is on the navigation drop - down menu. You will see s even options: A dministration, M anagement VLAN, SNMP Setting s, Backup / Resto re S ettings, F irmwa re U pgrade, Time S ettings, and L og. Each option is described below.
Po r t i f you specif y the P ort number is 8080, then you will need to enter the following h ttp:// IP address :8080 t o access the w eb interface. Sa ve / Apply / Cancel Press Sav e / Ap ply to conf irm the changes or Cancel to r e turn previous se ttings.
9 .3 SNMP Sett ings Click on the SNMP Settings link under the Ma nagement menu. This i s a networking management protocol used to monitor network - attached devices. S NMP allows messages [ called protocol data unit s ] to be sent t o v arious p ar ts o f a network .
9 .4 Backup/Restore Settings Click on the Backup/Restore Setting link under the Management menu. T his option is used to save the current setti ngs of the device in a file o n a storage device, or to load settings on to the device f rom storage de vice .
9 .6 T ime Set tings Click on the Time Settings link under the Management menu. This page a llows you to configure the time on the device. You may do this manually or by connecting to a NTP ser ver. Manually Se t Date and T ime Manually setup the dat e and ti me.
9 .7 Log Click on the Log link under the Management menu. This page displays a list of events that are triggered on the E thernet an d Wireless i nterface. This log c an be re ferred to when an error occurs on the system or when a repo rt needs to be sent to t he tech nical suppo rt depart ment for debuggi ng purposes.
9 .8 Diagnostics Click on the Diagnostics link und er the Management menu. This function all ows you to detect connectio n quality and trace th e routing table to th e target. T arget IP Specif y the IP a ddress you would lik e to search. Ping P acke t Size Specify the pack et size of each pi ng.
10 Network Configuration Ex ample This chapter desc ribes th e rol e o f the ENH200EXT with 4 modes. The Access P oint mode’ s default conf iguration is a central unit o f the wireless network or as a r oot device of the wi red envir onment. R epeate r Mode and Mesh N etwork M ode need additional conf iguration.
10 .2 Client Br idge Mode Client Bridge Mode functions like a wireless dongle. It must conn ect t o an Access P oint/A P R outer to join the network . Please refer to the last section to check t he Access P oint’ s conf iguration. Client Bridge St ep 1 Login to the web - bas ed conf iguration interface w ith the default IP : 192.
10 .3 WDS Br idge Mode Use this featur e to link multiple APs together in a network . All client s associated with any of the APs can communicate with each ot her similar to an ad - hoc mo de. The following conf iguration will allow ENH 200EXT s to communicate with a central AP .
10.4 Client R outer Mode In the Client Rout er Mode, the ENH200EXT has a DHCP Ser v er that allows multiple devices to share the same Int ernet connectio n . Connect to an AP/WISP w ir elessly and connect to LANs via wired . Client R outer Mode is functionally op posite t o the AP R outer Mode.
Appendix A – Troubles hooting This appendix provides problem - solving infor mation y ou may f ind useful in case you need to troubleshoot y our ENH200EX T .
Question Answer I want to buy a high - gain antenna for the ENH200 EXT , but I don’t know what type o f antenna and RF connector to buy . Use a pig tail cable wit h a SM A connect or to connect to the ENH200EX T , the othe r end can be an SMA or T ype N.
Appendi x B – Specification s S tandar d: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Physical Inter face: - 1 x Port with PoE suppor t - 1 x Re s et Max. Data rate: 150 Mbps LEDs status: - P ower St atus - L AN1 /LA N2 (10/.
802.11g(2.412 ~ 2.472GH z) 6Mbps: 26 -96 9Mbps: 26 -93 12Mbps: 26 -89 18Mbps: 26 -85 24Mbps: 25 -81 36Mbps: 24 -79 48Mbps: 23 -76 54Mbps: 22 -75 802.11n(2.
Appendi x C – Glossary Access P oint A ba se stati on in a WLAN that act as a central transmi tter and r eceiver o f WL AN radio sign als. Ad Hoc Network A shor t - ter m WLAN framework cr eated between two or mor e WL A N adapters, without goi ng through an Access P oint.
Coverage Area The geographical area that c an be ser ved by a mobile commun ications network or syste m. Coverage Hole An ar ea withi n the rad io covera ge footpri nt o f a wireless sy stem wher e the R F signal l evel is below the design thr eshold.
HT mode In the 802.11n system, tw o new format s, called High Thr oughput (HT), a r e def ined for th e Physical Laye r , Mixed Mode, and Green Field. If a system runs 40 HT , two adjacent 20 M Hz channels ar e used. The l arger 40 MHz band wid th can pr ovide better transmit quality and speed.
management for comput ers to conn ect and use a netw ork ser vice. Because o f its br o ad suppor t and ubiquitous nature, the RADIUS protocol is often used by ISPs and enterprises to manage access t o the Int ernet or int ernal netwo rks, WL ANs, an d integrat ed e - mai l ser vices.
W PA - Pre - Shared K ey (WP A - PSK) W PA - PSK requires a single (identic al) p asswor d entered int o each Access P oint, wir eless gateway , and wirel ess client.
Appendix D – Statem ents of Conformity D. 1 – Fe deral Communication Commission Inter ference St atement This equipment ha s been tested and fou nd to co mply with the limit s for a Class B digit al device, pursuant t o P ar t 15 o f the FC C Rules.
D. 2 – In dustr y Canada S tatement This device complies with RSS - 210 of the Industr y Canada Rul es. Operation is subject t o the following two con ditions: (1) This device may n ot cause harmful i nterference, and (2) this device must accept any interfe rence received, including inte rference that may cause undesired operation.
D. 3 – E urope Declarati on of Conformity This device compli es with the essential requir ement s o f the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC . The following test methods have been a pplied in order to pr.
0560 Česky [Czech] [Jméno výrobce] tímto prohlašuje, že tento [typ zařízení] je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslu šnými ustanoveními směrnice 199 9/5/ES.
Sloven sk o [Slovenian] [Ime p roizvajalca] izjavlja, da je t a [tip opreme] v skladu z bistven i mi zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/ES. Slovensky [Slovak] [Meno výrobcu] týmto vyhlasuje, ž e [ ty p zariade nia ] spĺňa základné požia davky a všetky príslu šné ustanovenia S mernice 1999/5/ES.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il EnGenius ENH200EXT è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del EnGenius ENH200EXT - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso EnGenius ENH200EXT imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul EnGenius ENH200EXT ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il EnGenius ENH200EXT, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del EnGenius ENH200EXT.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il EnGenius ENH200EXT. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo EnGenius ENH200EXT insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
