Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto EAP150 del fabbricante EnGenius
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1 High O utp ut P ower 802.11 b/g/n Multi -f u nctio n A cces s P oint EAP150 802.11 N Mul ti - Function A ccess P oint V1.0.
1 T able of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Featur es and Ben efits .................
2 5.3 Advanced ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 5.4 Security ..................
3 R evision Histor y V er sion Date Notes 1.0 Sep. 12 , 2011 Fir st R elease.
4 1 Introducti on The E AP150 is a m ulti - functioned 802.11 b/g/ n prod uct with 3 major f unctions . It is design ed to o perate in ever y working e nvir onment for e nter prise s. The EAP150 is a Wir eless Network devic e that delive rs up to 6 x faster speeds and 7 x extended cove rage than 802.
5 Suppor t Multiple SSID (up to 4 ) in AP mode Allow s clien ts to a ccess diffe rent networks th rou gh a sin gle access point a nd assign different policie s an d functions for each SSID thro ugh the b uilt in so f tware . W PA / W PA 1/ IEEE 802 .1x supp or t P ower ful da ta securit y .
6 1.3 System Requirements The f ollowi ng are the minimum syst em req uire ments in orde r configu re the devic e. • Computer with an Ethernet interface or Wirele ss Net wor k . • Windo ws, Mac OS , or Linux based operating systems . • Web - Browsing Application (ex ample: Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safar i, or other similar software) 1.
7 e) Small Offi ce and Home Off ice (SOHO ) N e tworks SOHO user s need a co st - effecti ve, easy and quick installation of a small netw ork . f) Wireles s E xtensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynami c envir onments c an mini mize t he overhead c aused by move s, exte nsions to networks , and other change s with wirel ess LANs.
8 2 Before you Begin This section wil l guide you thr ough the install ation pr oces s. Place ment o f the ENGENIUS EAP150 is ver y impor tant to maximize th e EAP150 ’s per fo rman ce. Avoid placing th e EAP150 in an enclosed space s uch as a c loset, ca binet , or ward robe.
9 2.2 Computer Se ttings (Windows XP/Windows Vista/ Wind ows 7 ) In orde r to use the EAP150 , you must fi rst confi gure t he T CP/IPv 4 connect ion o f your com put er sy stem .
10 • In Windows X P , click Network Connection s • In Windows 7 , click Vi ew Network Status a nd Tasks in the Network and Inte rnet se ction, the n select Chang e Adapter S ettings • Right clic.
11 • Highlight Inter net Protocol V ersion 4 (T CP/IP v4 ) and select Properties • Select Use the followi ng IP address and enter I P address and subnet mask th en pr ess OK . Note: Ensure that the IP address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device.
12 2.3 Appl e Mac X O S • Open th e System Preferences (can be opene d in the Applications folder or selecting it in t he A pple Menu ) • Select Netw ork in the Internet & Network section • Highlight Ethernet • In Configure IPv4 , select M anua lly • E nter IP address and subnet mask then p ress OK .
13 2.4 Hardware Installation 1) Ensure that t he compu ter in use has an Ethe rnet Car d (RJ - 45 Etherne t Port). For more inf ormat ion, veri fy wi th our compute r user m anual. 2) Connect one end of the Category 5 Ethernet cable into RJ - 45 port of the EAP150 and the other end to the RJ - 45 port on the c ompute r that wi ll use the EAP150 .
14 3 Configur ing Y our Access Point This section w ill show you how to conf igu re the device using the web - base d configuration interface. 3.1 Default Settin gs Please use you r Ethernet p or t or wireless netwo rk a dapter to co nnect the A ccess P o int .
15 3.2 Web Co nfi gurat ion • Open a web bro wser (I nter net Explorer/Firefox/Safari) and e nter the IP Address : http: //192.168. 1 .1 Note: If you h ave changed the default LAN IP Addr ess of the Acc ess Poin t , ensure you enter the correct IP Address.
16 • If succes sful, yo u will see t he EAP150 User M enu.
17 • The navigation drop - down m enu on lef t is divide d into seven main sections: 1. System : This m enu include s the O peration M ode , S tatus , DHCP , S che dule , Eve nt L og , and M onitor . 2. Wireless : This menu includ es S tatus , B asic , A d vance d , S ecur ity , F ilt er , C lient L ist , and VLAN .
18 4 System 4.1 Operati on Mode Each operating mode of fer s different fea tures. In order to sw itch the o perat ing mo de, sel ect it from th e Opera tion Mode from the Sy s t e m M e nu . Th ere are three operatio n mo des: Access Poi nt , WDS AP , and WDS Bridge .
19 The EAP150 will display how much time it will take t o restart the dev ice in the new operating mode as shown below ..
20 4.2 Status This page will display status of the devi ce. Sy s t e m Opera tion Mode Displays the current mod e of operation o f the EAP150 . Sy s t e m T i me Displays the current time of the EA P150 . Sy s t e m Up T ime The elapsed time o f operation of the EA P150 .
21 WLAN Settings Channel Displays the current Wir eless Channel in use by the EAP1 50 . ESSI D The SSID (Network Name) o f the wireless netw ork (up to 4 SSIDs supported) . Securi ty Current wir eless encr yption for the corresponding SSID . BSSI D The MAC addr ess of the corresponding S S I D.
22 4.3 DHCP The D HCP option i n the Sys t e m menu display s the client IP address assigned by the DHCP Ser ver . Y ou can also set the IP Addresse s of the connected de vices manually .
23 The DHCP Client T able sho ws the LA N clients that have been allocated an IP addre ss fr om the DHCP Ser ver . DHCP Client T able IP add res s Displays the IP Address o f the client on the L AN. MAC address Displays the MAC Addr ess of the client on the LAN.
24 4.4 Schedul e The Schedule option o f the Sys t em menu all ows you t o set a sc hedule whe n the EAP150 ’ s Wireless i s acti ve. The Schedule T able will displa y: • N O. : The ent r y number of the schedul e. • Description: The name gi ven to t he sche dule.
25 Af ter selecting Ad d or Edit , the fol lowing f or m will show up. Fill in the form t o set t he schedule y ou want. Schedule Schedule Descri ption Assign a name to the schedule. Ser vice The ser vice provided for the schedule. Days Set which days the schedule will be activ e .
26 4.5 Event Log The E vent Log of t he Sy s t e m menu displays the system events and actions of the EAP150 . When p owered do wn or rebooted, t he Event Log will be cl eared. Even t Log Sav e Save the log to a .txt file. Clear Clear the log. R efres h Update the log.
27 4.6 Monitor The Monitor option of the Sy s t e m menu displays 2 his togram graphs. The hist ograms repr esent the bandw idth usage of both the da ily us e of the Ether net and the daily use o f the WLAN. If you cli ck on Deta il , a new browser win dow will open with 4 additional histograms (6 total) .
28 5 Wirel ess 5.1 Status The Statu s of the Wire less men u disp lays the current status o f the E AP150 ' s wireless configuration . WLAN Settings Channel The wireless c hannel in use. ESSI D The SSID (Network Name) o f the wireless netw ork (up to 4 differ ent SSIDs) .
29 5.2 Basic The Basic option o f the Wireles s menu di spl ays the basic wireles s op tions of the EA P150 . Basic Radio Enable or Disable the EAP1 50 ’ s wireless sig nal. Mode Select between Acc ess P o int or Wireless Distribu tion System (WDS) modes.
30 Channel Manually select which channel the wir eless signal will use. Check Chan nel T ime Whe n Auto Channel is Ena ble d , yo u can specify the period of devic e will scan the wireless signals around your a rea.
31 5.3 Advanc ed The A d va n c e d option of the Wireless menu displays the adv an ced wirele ss options of the EAP150 . It is recommen ded t hat the EAP150 ’s defau lt settings ar e used unless the user has exper ience w ith a dvanced networki ng .
32 R TS Threshold When the pack et size is smaller than the RTS Thr eshold, the p acket wi ll be sent without an R TS/CTS han dshak e , which may result in inc orrect transmission. Beacon Inter val The time inter val that the devic e broadcasts a be acon.
33 Adv anced ( WD S Bridge mode) Fragment T hreshold Specifies the maximum size of the p acket per fragment. This function can reduc e the chance o f pack et collision. However , when the fragment threshold is set too low , there will be incr ea sed overhead resulting i n poor perfor mance.
34 Pre amble T ype A preamble is a message that helps acc ess points synchronize with the cl ient. Long Preamble is standa rd b ased so in creases compatibility . Shor t Preamble is non - standar d, resulti ng in decreased comp atibility , but increased performance.
35 5.4 Security The Security option in the Wireless menu allows yo u to set th e wireless secu rity set tings. Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode. Securi ty (Access Point / WDS AP mode) SSID Selec tion Select the SSID that the corresponding security settings will apply to.
36 En cr y pt io n The encr yption method to be used on the corresp onding SSID . Y ou can choose between W EP , WP A Pre - Shared K ey , or WP A RADIUS. • Disabled - N o data encryption is used. • WEP - D ata is encrypted using the WEP standard. WEP is the Wired E quivalent Privacy security over a wireless network.
37 802.1x Authen tication RADI US Ser ve r IP Addres s The IP Address o f the RADIUS Ser ver . RADI US Ser ve r port The por t number of the RADIUS Ser ver .
38 WEP Encry pti on: WEP E n cr yp t ion Authentic a tion T ype Please ensure that your wireless client s use the same authentication type. Key typ e ASCII : Using characters from the ASCI I standard (recommended) HE X : Uses hexadecimal characters. Key L ength The amount of bits the WEP ke y will use .
39 W PA Pre - Shared Key Encr ypt ion: W PA P r e - Shar ed Key En cr yption W PA t y p e Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • WPA(TKI P): Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamic ally generated key for each 128 - bit packet.
40 WPA RADIUS E ncryption: WP A RA D IUS En cr y pt i on W PA t ype Select the WPA encryption you would like. Please ensure that your wireless c lients use the same settings. • WPA(TKI P): Uses a Pre - Shared Key with a dynamic ally generated key for each 128 - bit packet.
41 5.5 Filter The Filt er option in th e Wireles s menu allow s use rs to allow clients with spe cific MA C Address es to j oin the SS ID . Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode. Wirel ess Filter (Access Point / WDS AP mode) Enabl e Wirele ss Acce ss Control Enable Wireless Access Control.
42 MAC address Enter the MAC address o f the wireless client that you wish t o allow connection. Add Click this button t o add the entr y . R eset Click this button if you hav e made a mistake and w ant to reset the MA C addr ess and Description f ields.
43 5.6 WPS ( Wi - Fi Protected Se tup ) The W PS feature in the Wirele ss me nu follow s the Wi - Fi Alliance WPS standard . I t eases the s et up of secu rity - en abled Wi- Fi networ ks in home s and /or small office environ ment s .
44 Authentic a tion Mode S hows the encr yption method used by the WPS process. T his is set as the mode select ed in the Securi ty option in the Wireless menu. Passphrase Key This is the passphrase k ey that is randomly generated during the WPS pr ocess.
45 5.7 Client List The Clie nt List option o f the Wireles s menu shows all the w ire less client s that ar e currentl y conne cte d to the EAP150 . Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and WDS AP mode.
46 5.8 VLAN The VL AN option of t he Wireles s menu allows you t o configure the VL AN (Vir t ual L AN). Note: O nly in Acce ss P oi nt and W DS AP mode. VL AN Vir tual L AN Choose to Enable or Disable the VLAN feature. SSID # Ta g Specif y the VL AN tag for each SSID .
47 6 Network 6.1 Status The Statu s option o f the Network menu shows the current status of the EAP150 ’s L AN connection..
48 6.2 LAN The L AN option of the Network menu allows you to modify the device 's LAN settings. LAN IP Bridge T ype Select the Bridge type of the L AN. St atic IP : Manua lly specify an IP address and subnet mask for the EAP150 to use. Dynamic IP : T he IP address is r eceived automatically from the ext ernal DHCP ser ver .
49 The DHCP S er ver featu re is only av aila ble in A ccess P oint mode. DHCP S er ver ( Access P oint mode ) DHCP S er ver Enable or disable DHCP feature. The DHCP Ser ver automatically allocates IP addresses to your L AN device. Disabled as defa ult.
50 6.3 Span ning Tree The S pa nning T ree option of t he Network menu all ows you t o set the EAP150 to use the Spanni ng T re e Protocol . Enabling Spanning T ree Prot o col will pr event network loops in your LAN network . Spa nning T ree Se ttings Spa nning T ree S tatus Enable or disable the Spanning T ree Pr otocol.
51 7 Management 7.1 Admi n The Adm in sectio n of the Ma nage ment men u allo ws y ou to cha nge the EAP150 def ault passw ord and t o config ure remote managem ent. By default, the passwor d is: admin . The p assword can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric c haract ers and is case sen sitive.
52 7.2 SNMP The SNMP sect ion of the Ma nage ment menu allow s you t o assign the conta ct detai ls, l ocation, comm unity nam e , and trap settings for the Simple Ne twork Mana gement Prot ocol ( S NMP ). The S NMP is a networki ng manage ment pr ot ocol used t o monitor netw ork - attached device s.
53 SN MP SNMP Ac tive Enable or disable the SNMP feature. SNMP V ersion Y ou may select the SNM P version you want to deploy . All: Interoperability betw een SNMP v1 and SNMPv2c devic es. v1: The standard SN MP version. v2c: Improv ement in per formance and security of SNMPv1.
54 7.3 Firmware Upgrade The Firmware Upgrad e section of the M ana gem ent allows you t o upgrade the EAP150 ' s firm ware. To perform the Firmware Upgrad e: 1. Download the fi rmware version that you want to install into the EAP150 and pl ace i t in a known loca tion.
55 Emergency U pgrade If you r firmware upgrade fai l ed , you may ent er the Emergency Upgrade W EB page. 1. Enter IP addre ss: 192. 168. 99 .9 and enter Eme rgency Upgrade W EB page. Note: Refer t o 2.2 to conf igure PC/Note book IP addr ess to 192.
56 4. Y ou can access the device again..
57 7.4 Configure The Conf igur e option o f the Mana gem ent men u allows you to s ave the curre nt devi ce configurati ons. W hen you s ave the conf igurations , you als o can r e - loa d the sav ed conf igurations into the dev ice throug h the R estore Settings .
58 7.5 Reset In some c irc umstanc es it ma y be re quire d to for ce the devic e to r eboot. Click on Apply t o re boot of the R eset option of the Manag eme nt men u .
59 8 Tools 8.1 Time Setting The Tim e Setting secti on of the T ools menu all ows you t o set the EAP150 ’s time. Time Time Set up Select the method you want t o set the time.
60 8.2 Diagnosis The Diag nosis section of the T ools menu a llo ws you t o test your netw ork . T ype i n the IP A ddress of the device for diagnosis. Diagnosis Addre ss to P ing Enter the IP addre ss you lik e to see if a successful connection can be made.
61 8.3 LED Control The LED Control section o f the T ools menu allow s you swit ch on or off the LED (ligh ts) fo r P o wer , L A N inter fac e , and WL AN inter face of t h e EAP150 .
62 9 Logout Click on Log out butt on to logout of the EAP150 ..
63 Appendix A – FCC Interference Stateme nt Federal Communication Commission Inter ference Statement This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pur sua nt to Part 15 of the F CC Rules.
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 EAP150 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 EAP150 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso EnGenius EAP150 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul EnGenius EAP150 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il EnGenius EAP150, 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 EAP150.
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 EAP150. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo EnGenius EAP150 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.
