EnGenius ECB9500 User manual

11N Wireless Gigabit
Multi-Function Client Bridge
ECB9500
User’s Manual
Version: 2.0

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Table of Contents
1 ITRODUCTIO ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 FEAT RES AND BENEFITS .......................................................................................................... 5
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 SAFETY GIDELINES.................................................................................................................. 7
1.4 SYSTEM REQ IREMENTS............................................................................................................ 7
1.5 APPLICATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 7
1.6 NETWORK CONFIG RATION ........................................................................................................ 8
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode ...................................................................................................................8
b) Infrastructure Mode ................................................................................................................................8
2 UDERSTADIG THE HARDWARE .......................................................................................... 9
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................... 9
2.2 IP ADDRESS CONFIG RATION .................................................................................................... 9
3 WEB COFIGURATIO ................................................................................................................ 10
3.1 LOGGING IN............................................................................................................................ 10
3.2 SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................. 11
3.2.1 STAT S.................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2.2 SCHED LE.............................................................................................................................. 12
3.2.3 EVENT LOG ............................................................................................................................ 13
3.2.4 MONITOR ............................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.4.1 SWITCHING BETWEEN OPERATING MODES ................................................................................. 16
3.2.4.2 ACCESS POINT OPERATING MODE ............................................................................................ 18
3.2.4.2.1 STAT S.................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2.4.2.2 BASIC .................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.4.2.3 ADVANCED ............................................................................................................................. 20
3.2.4.2.4 WIRELESS SEC RITY MODE ..................................................................................................... 21
3.2.4.2.4.1 SEC RITY DISABLED................................................................................................................ 21
3.2.4.2.4.2 WEP (WIRED EQ IVALENT PRIVACY)........................................................................................ 22
3.2.4.2.4.3 WPA (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS) / PRE-SHARED KEY .............................................................. 24
3.2.4.2.4.4 WPA RADI S (802.1X)......................................................................................................... 25
3.2.4.2.5 FILTER ................................................................................................................................... 26
3.2.4.2.6 WPS (WI-FI PROTECTED SET P)............................................................................................. 27
3.2.4.2.7 CLIENT LIST............................................................................................................................ 28
3.2.4.2.8 VLAN.................................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.4.2.9 WMM (WIRELESS MLTIMEDIA) ............................................................................................... 29
3.2.4.3 CLIENT BRIDGE OPERATING MODE ........................................................................................... 30
3.2.4.3.1 STAT S.................................................................................................................................. 30
3.2.4.3.2 BASIC .................................................................................................................................... 30
3.2.4.3.3 ADVANCED ............................................................................................................................. 32
3.2.4.3.4 AP PROFILE ........................................................................................................................... 33
3.2.4.3.4.1 MANAGE AP PROFILE .............................................................................................................. 33
3.2.4.3.5 WMM (WIRELESS MLTIMEDIA) ............................................................................................... 33
3.2.4.4 WDS OPERATING MODE ......................................................................................................... 35
3.2.4.4.1 STAT S.................................................................................................................................. 35
3.2.4.4.2 BASIC .................................................................................................................................... 35
3.2.4.4.3 ADVANCED ............................................................................................................................. 36
3.2.4.4.4 WMM (WIRELESS MLTIMEDIA) ............................................................................................... 38
3.2.4.5 REPEATER OPERATING MODE .................................................................................................. 39
3.2.4.5.1 STAT S.................................................................................................................................. 39
3.2.4.5.2 BASIC .................................................................................................................................... 40
3.2.4.5.3 ADVANCED ............................................................................................................................. 41
3.2.4.5.4 WIRELESS SEC RITY MODE ..................................................................................................... 43
3.2.4.5.4.1 SEC RITY DISABLED................................................................................................................ 43
3.2.4.5.4.2 WEP (WIRED EQ IVALENT PRIVACY)........................................................................................ 43
3.2.4.5.4.3 WPA (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS) / PRE-SHARED KEY .............................................................. 45
3.2.4.5.5 FILTER ................................................................................................................................... 46

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3.2.4.5.6 WPS (WI-FI PROTECTED SET P)............................................................................................. 47
3.2.4.5.7 CLIENT LIST............................................................................................................................ 48
3.2.4.5.8 WMM (WIRELESS MLTIMEDIA) ............................................................................................... 48
3.3 NETWORK .............................................................................................................................. 49
3.3.1 STAT S.................................................................................................................................. 50
3.3.2 LAN / DHCP CLIENT, SERVER................................................................................................. 50
3.4 MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 51
3.4.1 ADMIN.................................................................................................................................... 51
3.4.2 SNMP................................................................................................................................... 51
3.4.3 FIRMWARE PGRADE .............................................................................................................. 52
3.4.4 RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFA LT .............................................................................................. 53
3.4.5 BACK P SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 54
3.4.6 RESTORE SETTINGS ................................................................................................................ 54
3.4.7 REST ..................................................................................................................................... 55
3.5 TOOLS ................................................................................................................................... 55
3.5.1 TIME SETTING......................................................................................................................... 56
3.5.2 DIAGNOSIS ............................................................................................................................. 56
APPEDIX A – SPECIFICATIOS ......................................................................................................... 58
HARDWARE SMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 58
RADIO SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................................................ 58
SOFTWARE FEAT RES ................................................................................................................................. 59
MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 59
ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL .......................................................................................................................... 60
APPEDIX B – FCC ITERFERECE STATEMET ........................................................................ 61
APPEDIX C – IC ITERFERECE STATEMET............................................................................ 62
IDEX ......................................................................................................................................................... 63

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Revision History
Version Date Notes
1.0 December 12, 2008 Initial Version
2.0 Sep. 2009

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1 Introduction
The Multi-function Gigabit Wireless-N Client Bridge is an 802.11n-draft compliant device
that delivers up to 6x faster speeds than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with
802.11g and 802.11b devices.
The Wireless Client Bridge, Access Point, and Repeater/WDS built into the device uses
advanced MIMO (Multi-Input, Multi-Output) technology to transmit multiple steams of
data in a single wireless channel. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless
connections up to 3 times further than standard 802.11g, eliminates dead spots and
extends network range.
To protect the data and privacy, the device can encode all wireless transmissions with
64/128-bit encryption as well as serves as your network's DHCP Server, In addition, the
device also provides easy configuration through the web-browser.
The incredible speed and QoS function of 802.11n (draft2.0) makes it ideal for media-
centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and VoIP telephony. It is designed to
run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no
degradation in performance.
This chapter describes the features & benefits, package contents, applications, and
network configuration.
1 1 Features and Benefits
Features Benefits
High Speed Data Rate Up to
300Mbps
Capable of handling heavy data payloads such as
MPEG video streaming
Gigabit Ethernet Support up to 1000Mbps networking speed
IEEE 802 11n draft Compliant
and backward compatible with
802 11b/g
Fully interoperable with IEEE 802 11b/g/n devices
IEEE 802 11b/g Compliant Fully Interoperable with IEEE
802 11b/IEEE802 11g compliant devices
Multi-Function, 7 functions Users can use different mode in various
environment
Point-to-point, Point-to-
multipoint Wireless
Connectivity
Let users transfer data between two buildings or
multiple buildings
WDS (Wireless Distributed
System)
Make wireless AP and Bridge mode
simultaneously as a wireless repeater

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Universal Repeater The easiest way to expand your wireless
network's coverage
Support Multi-SSID function (4
SSID) in AP mode
Multiple SSIDs serve as multiple APs which allow
administrator to assign different policies for
specific user groups
WPA2/WPA/ IEEE 802 1x
support
Powerful data security
802 1x Supplicant support (CB
mode)
More powerful data security in Client Bridge
mode
MAC address filtering in AP
mode
Ensures secure network connection
User isolation support (AP
mode)
Protect the private network between client users
PPPoE function support (CR
mode)
Easy to access internet via ISP service
authentication
Power-over-Ethernet
(IEEE802 3af)
Flexible Access Point locations and cost savings
Keep personal setting Keep the latest setting when firmware upgrade
SNMP Remote Configuration
Management
Help administrators to remotely configure or
manage the Access Point easily
QoS (WMM) support Allow administrators to control connection
bandwidth and quality based on various rules
WPS push button WiFi Protected setup within 3 steps to setup the
AP easily
1 2 Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are
missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped
in its original package.
 One Wireless N Multi-function Client Bridge
 One
12V/1A 100V~240V Power Adapter

Three 2dBi 2.4GHz Dipole Antennas
 One CD-ROM with ser’s Manual
 One Quick Guide

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1 3 Safety Guidelines
In order to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, please adhere to the following
safety guidelines.
 Carefully follow the instructions in this manual; also follow all instruction labels
on this device.
 Except for the power adapter supplied, this device should not be connected to
any other adapters.
 Do not spill liquid of any kind on this device.
 Do not place the unit on an unstable stand or table. This unit may drop and
become damaged.
 Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight.
 Do not place any hot devices close to this unit, as they may degrade or cause
damage to the unit.
 Do not place any heavy objects on top of this unit.
 Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. se a soft dry cloth for cleaning.
1 4 System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements in order configure the device.
 PC/AT compatible computer with a Ethernet interface.
 Operating system that supports HTTP web-browser
1 5 Applications
The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list
describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and flexibility
of wireless LANs:
a) Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic
buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the
installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disaster-
recovery, temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a
temporary WLAN established and removed.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can
access real-time information while dealing with patients, serving customers
and processing information.
d) Frequently changed environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where
frequently rearrange the workplace.

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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 overhead
caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with wireless
LANs.
g) Wired LAN backup
Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for mission-
critical applications running on wired networks.
h) Training/Educational facilities
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless
connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and
learning.
1 6 Network Configuration
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a
wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC
card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as:
a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs.
b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
This is the simplest network
configuration with several
computers equipped with the PC
Cards that form a wireless
network whenever they are
within range of one another. In
ad-hoc mode, each client is
peer-to-peer, would only have
access to the resources of the
other client and does not require
an access point. This is the
easiest 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
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alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by
acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between
wireless stations. The image below depicts a network in infrastructure
mode.
2 Understanding the Hardware
2 1 Hardware Installation
1. Place the unit in an appropriate location after conducting a site survey.
2. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the LAN port of the device and another end
into your PC/Notebook.
3. Plug one end of another Ethernet cable to WAN port of the device and the other end
into you cable/DSL modem (Internet)
4. Insert the DC-inlet of the power adapter into the port labeled “DC-IN” and the other
end into the power socket on the wall.
This diagram depicts the hardware configuration
2 2 IP Address Configuration
This device can be configured as a Bridge/Router or Access Point. The default IP
address of the device is 192 168 1 2 (In Client Bridge Mode as default)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.
Client
Bri
d
ge
/AP
PC, Cable/DSL
Modem
Power Outlet
Ethernet
AC/DC cable

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2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click on the Properties button. This will
allow you to configure the 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. You may follow the example below. Please Ensure that the IP
address and subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device.
For Example: Device IP address: 192.168.1.2
PC IP address: 192.168.1.21
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.
3 Web Configuration
3 1 Logging In
 To configure the device through the web-browser, enter the IP address of the Bridge
(default: 192 168 1 2) into the address bar 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.

Enter admin for both the user name and password.
 After logging in you will see the graphical user interface (G I) of the device. The
navigation drop-down menu on left is divided into five main sections:
1. System: This menu includes the status, schedule, event log, and monitor.
2. Wireless: This menu includes status, basic, advanced, security, WPS, Client list,
VLAN, and WMM. Through this section, you can also change the device operating
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3. Network: This menu includes status, and LAN.
4.
Management: This menu includes the admin setup, SNMP, firmware upgrade,
save/restore backup and device reset.
5.
Tools: Displays the time zone, power saving, and diagnostics.
6.
Logout : To logout the system. Need to open up a new browser window in order to login
again.
3 2 System
 Click on the System link on the navigation drop-down
menu. You will then see five options: Operation Mode,
Status, Schedule, Event Log, and Monitor. Each option is
described in detail below.
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3 2 1 Status
 Click on the Status link under the System drop-down menu. The status page
displays a summary of current system settings. 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 ‘WLAN’ section, the
frequency, channel is displayed. Since this device supports multiple-SSIDs, the
details of each SSID, such as ESSID and its security settings are displayed in the
‘SSID_#’ section.
3 2 2 Schedule
 Click on the Schedule link in the navigation menu. Prior to setting schedule, time
zone must be set in the Tools menu. Schedules can be created to specify the
occasions to enforce the rules.
 For example, if you want enable power saving on Mon-Fri from 3pm to 8pm, you
could create a schedule selecting Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, and Fri and enter a Start
Time of 3pm and End Time of 8pm.

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 Click on the Add button to add a new schedule. .
 Schedule Description: Specify a name for the schedule.
 Service: Select a service.
 Days: Select the days at which you would like the schedule to be effective.
 Time of Day: Place a check in the All Day box if you would like the schedule to be
active for 24 hours. If you do not use the 24 hours option, you may specify a start
time and end time.
 Click on the Apply button to add this schedule into the list.
3 2 3 Event Log
 Click on the Event Log link on the navigation menu. The device automatically
records important events in its internal memory. Order records will be over-written by
the latest ones when it is out of internal memory.

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 Save: Click on the Save button to save the log into a text file on your computer.
 Clear: Click on the Clear button to clear the log on the screen.
 Refresh: Click on the Refresh button to refresh the log.
3 2 4 Monitor
 Click on the Monitor link in the navigation drop-down menu. This page displays the
transmitted and received packet statistics of the wired (LAN & WAN) and wireless
interface. You may change the auto-refresh time by selecting the number of seconds
from the drop-down list.

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Click to view the history records.

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3 2 4 1 Switching between Operating Modes
 Each of the operating modes offers different features. In order to switch the operating
mode, select it from the System >> Operation Mode
 A dialog box will appear to notify you that the system will restart in order for the
change to take effect. Click on the OK button to continue.
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 Each of the operating modes is described in detail in this chapter. Refer to the
following sections for each operating mode:
o 3.2.4.2 Access Point Operating Mode
o 3.2.4.3 Client Bridge Operating Mode
o 3.2.4.4 WDS Bridge Operating Mode
o 3.2.4.5 Repeater Operating Mode

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3 2 4 2 Access Point Operating Mode
 In order to configure the device as an Access Point,
select Access Point from the Operating Mode
drop-down list.
 A dialog box will appear to notify you that the
system will restart in order for the change to take
effect. Click on the OK button to continue.
 Please wait while the device counts down and
restarts into the new operating mode.
 Once the device has restarted into Access Point
mode, you will see a new drop-down menu with
nine options which are: Status, Basic, Advanced,
Security, Filter, WPS, Client List, VLAN, and WMM.
Each of the options is described in detail below.
3 2 4 2 1 Status
 Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop-down menu. This page will display
the current wireless settings such as SSID, Channel, Security and BSSID (MAC
address)
3 2 4 2 2 Basic
 Click on the Basic link under the Wireless drop-down menu. This page will display
the current wireless settings such as SSID, Channel, Security and BSSID (MAC
address).

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• Radio: Choose to Enable or Disable the wireless radio.
• Mode : This drop-down list is fixed to AP as this is the Access Point operating mode.
•
Band: Select the IEEE 802.11 mode from the drop-down list. For example, if you are
sure that the wireless network will be using only IEEE 802.11g clients, then it is
recommended to select 802 11g only instead of 2 4 GHz B+G which will reduce the
performance of the wireless network. You may also select 802 11B+G+N If all of the
wireless devices you want to connect with this router can connect in the same
transmission mode, you can improve performance slightly by choosing the
appropriate "Only" mode. If you have some devices that use a different transmission
mode, choose the appropriate "Mixed" mode.
•
ESSID# : This device allows up for four SSIDs, select the SSID# that you would like to
configure from the drop-down list.
 ESSID: 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.
 Auto Channel: The device can automatically select the clearest channel in the
environment. If auto channel is disabled, then you must select a channel from the
drop-down list.
 Channel: Select a channel from the drop-down list. The channels available are
based on the country’s regulation. A wireless network uses specific channels in the
wireless spectrum to handle communication between clients. Some channels in your
area may have interference from other electronic devices. Choose the clearest
channel to help optimize the performance and coverage of your wireless network.
 Click on the Apply button to save the changes.

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3 2 4 2 3 Advanced
 Click on Advanced link under the Wireless drop-down menu. This page allows you
to configure the fragmentation threshold, RTS threshold, beacon period, transmit
power, DTIM Period, etc.
 Fragment Threshold: Packets over the specified size will be fragmented in order to
improve performance on noisy networks. Specify a value between 256 and 2346.
The default value is 2346.
 RTS Threshold: Packets over the specified size will use the RTS/CTS mechanism to
maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden nodes from
degrading the performance. Specify a value between 0 and 2347. The default value
is 2347.
 Beacon Period: Beacons are packets sent by a wireless Access Point to
synchronize wireless devices. Specify a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1024.
The default value is set to 100 milliseconds.
 DTIM Period: A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the wireless Access Point has
buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next
DTIM with a DTIM Period value. Wireless clients detect the beacons and awaken to
receive the broadcast and multicast messages. The default value is 1. Valid settings
are between 1 and 10.
 Data Rate: You may select a data rate from the drop-down list, however, it is
recommended to select auto. This is also known as auto-fallback.
 N Data Rate: You may select a data rate for 802.11n from the drop-down list,
however, it is recommended to select auto. This is also known as auto-fallback.