EnGenius EOR7550 User manual

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EOR7550
DualRadioMulti‐FunctionRepeater
User’sManual
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TableofContent
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1.Introduction .................................................................................................................................1
1.1.Features............................................................................................................................1
1.2.PackageContents .............................................................................................................2
1.3.SystemRequirement ........................................................................................................2
1.4.Applications......................................................................................................................2
2.Modes ..........................................................................................................................................5
2.1.AP .....................................................................................................................................5
2.2.ClientBridge.....................................................................................................................6
2.3.ClientRouter ....................................................................................................................6
2.4.WDSBridge ......................................................................................................................6
2.5.WDSRepeater ..................................................................................................................6
2.6.UniversalRepeater(AP) ...................................................................................................6
3.UnderstandingtheHardware.......................................................................................................7
3.1.HardwareInstallation.......................................................................................................7
3.2.IPAddressConfiguration..................................................................................................7
4.WebConfiguration .......................................................................................................................8
4.1.System ..............................................................................................................................8
4.1.1.OperationMode...................................................................................................8
4.1.2.Status....................................................................................................................9
4.1.3.DHCP ..................................................................................................................10
4.1.4.Schedule.............................................................................................................10
4.1.5.EventLog ............................................................................................................11
4.1.6.Monitor ..............................................................................................................12
4.2.Wireless..........................................................................................................................13
4.2.1.AP .......................................................................................................................13
4.2.2.ClientBridge .......................................................................................................23
4.2.3.ClientRouter ......................................................................................................27
4.2.4.WDSBridge ........................................................................................................30
4.2.5.WDSRepeater ....................................................................................................33
4.2.6.UniversalRepeater(AP) .....................................................................................36
4.2.7.UniversalRepeater(STA) ....................................................................................44
4.3.Network..........................................................................................................................47
4.3.1.Status..................................................................................................................47
4.3.2.LAN.....................................................................................................................47
4.3.3.WAN ...................................................................................................................48
4.4.Firewall...........................................................................................................................49

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4.4.1.Enable.................................................................................................................49
4.4.2.DMZ....................................................................................................................49
4.4.3.DoS .....................................................................................................................49
4.4.4.MACFilter ..........................................................................................................50
4.4.5.IPFilter...............................................................................................................50
4.4.6.URLFilter............................................................................................................51
4.5.Advanced........................................................................................................................52
4.5.1.NAT .....................................................................................................................52
4.5.2.PortMapping .....................................................................................................52
4.5.3.PortForwarding .................................................................................................53
4.5.4.PortTriggering ....................................................................................................54
4.5.5.ALG .....................................................................................................................55
4.5.6.UPnP...................................................................................................................55
4.5.7.QoS .....................................................................................................................56
4.5.8.StaticRouting .....................................................................................................58
4.5.9.DynamicRouting ................................................................................................59
4.5.10.RoutingTable ......................................................................................................59
4.6.Management..................................................................................................................60
4.6.1.Admin .................................................................................................................60
4.6.2.SNMP..................................................................................................................60
4.6.3.Firmware............................................................................................................61
4.6.4.Configure............................................................................................................62
4.6.5.Reset...................................................................................................................62
4.7.Tools ...............................................................................................................................64
4.7.1.TimeSetting .......................................................................................................64
4.7.2.DDNS ..................................................................................................................64
4.7.3.Diagnosis ............................................................................................................65
4.8.Logout ............................................................................................................................67
AppendixA–SPECIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................................68
AppendixB–FCCINTERFERENCESTATEMENT ..................................................................................72
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RevisionHistory
VersionDateNotes
1.0January,08,2009InitialVersion
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1. Introduction
EOR7550equipswithtwopowerfulindependentRFinterfaceswhichsupport802.11a/b/gand
802.11b/g/n.WithcertifiedIP‐65protection,itisdesignedtodeliverhighreliabilityunderharsh
outdoorenvironment.
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Built‐inadvancedmulti‐functionsprovideflexibilityinconstructingscalableWiFinetworksforall
possibleapplications.Withtwoindividualinterfaces,eachcanbeconfiguredinto6different
modeswithmaximumof18combinations.With802.11nsupport,EOR7550offersbandwidthup
to300Mbpstoaccommodateheavytrafficservicessuchasmultimediastreaming.Establishing
backbonenetworkusing802.11aensuresstabilityandreducesinterferencewhile802.11b/goffers
greatcompatibilitytoallwirelessclients.
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EOR7550provideswide‐rangeofauthenticationandencryptionstandards(includingWEP,WPA,
WPA2,TKIP/AESandIEEE802.1X)toenforcemaximumsecurity.Furthermore,friendlysecurity
managementuserinterfacereducesconfigurationcomplexity.EOR7550isatruecarrier‐grade
productwhichisguaranteedtofulfillanybusinessproposals.
1.1.Features
Wireless
- DualRadioTworadioforindependentbackhaul(a/b/g,Radio1)andlocal
access(b/g/n,Radio2).
- HighDataRateHighspeedphysicaltransmittingrateupto300Mbpswith11n,support
largepayloadsuchasMEPGvideostreaming
- MultifunctionapplicationDefiningeachradioconfigurationfordifferentapplication
- WirelessDistributedSystem(WDS)SupportingWDStobridgerepeater
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Networking
- PublicwirelesssolutionAnAPinterfacethatisespeciallyusefulinpublicareassuchas
hotspotsandenterprise
- BandwidthSelectionProvides5MHz/10MHz/20MHzfor802.11a/b/gand20MHz/
40MHzfor802.11n
- SignalStrengthDisplay0%~100%toshowthesignalconditionformoreconvenient
installationandsetup.
- QoS(WMM)Enhanceperformanceanddensity
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Security
- 802.11iWPA,WPA2
- 802.1xEAP‐TLS/TTLS,IEEE802.1xSupplicantsupportinCBmode
- MACaddressfunctionsMACaddressaccesscontrollist,MACaddressfilter
- MultipleSSID4BSSIDsupported.Primary(1st)BSSIDfornormalsettingfollowthis
router’smaindefaultsettingforsecuritysetting.EachSSIDcansetitselfwirelessorWAN

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accesssetting.
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Management
- FirmwareUpgradeUpgradingfirmwareviawebbrowser,settingarereservedafter
upgrade
- Reset&BackupResettofactorydefault.UsercanexportallsettingintoafileviaWEB
- MIBMIBI,MIBII(RFC1213)andprivateMIB
- SNMPV1,V2c
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1.2.PackageContents
1xDualRadioMulti‐FunctionRepeater(EOR7550)
1xPoEinjectorwithPowerAdapter
1xWallMountingkit
1x1.8mGroundingCable
1xCDwithUser’sManual
1xQIG
1.3.SystemRequirement
Thefollowingaretheminimumsystemrequirementsinorderconfigurethedevice.
→PC/ATcompatiblecomputerwithanEthernetinterface.
→OperatingsystemthatsupportsHTTPweb‐browser
1.4.Applications
EOR7550provides18operationmodesfordifferentapplicationsindifferentenvironment.
(1) Radio1Radio2(2) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
APAPAPAP
SSID1SSID2SSID1SSID2
LANWAN
(3) Radio1Radio2(4) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
APCBAPCB
SSID1 SSID1 
LANWAN
(5) Radio1Radio2(6) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
CBAPCBAP
 SSID2 SSID2
LANWAN

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(7) Radio1Radio2(8) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
APCRAPWDSBridge
SSID1SSID2SSID1SSID2
LANLAN
(9) Radio1Radio2(10) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
CRAPWDSBridgeAP
SSID1SSID2SSID1SSID2
LANLAN
(11) Radio1Radio2(12) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
APWDSRepeaterAPWDSRepeater
SSID1SSID2SSID1SSID2
LANWAN
(13) Radio1Radio2(14) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
WDSRepeaterAPWDSRepeaterAP
SSID1SSID2SSID1SSID2
LANWAN
(15) Radio1Radio2(16) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
UR(AP)UR(STA)UR(AP)UR(STA)
SSID1 SSID1 
LANWAN
(17) Radio1Radio2(18) Radio1Radio2
a/b/gb/g/na/b/gb/g/n
UR(STA)UR(AP)UR(STA)UR(AP)
 SSID2 SSID2
LANWAN
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EOR7550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:
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.
y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.
y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.
yFrequentlychangedenvironments
Showrooms,meetingrooms,retailstores,andmanufacturingsiteswherefrequentlyrearrange
theworkplace.
ySmallOfficeandHomeOffice(SOHO)networks

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SOHOusersneedacost‐effective,easyandquickinstallationofasmallnetwork.
y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.
yWiredLANbackup
NetworkmanagersimplementwirelessLANstoprovidebackupformission‐criticalapplications
runningonwirednetworks.
yTraining/Educationalfacilities
Trainingsitesatcorporationsandstudentsatuniversitiesusewirelessconnectivitytoeaseaccess
toinformation,informationexchanges,andlearning.
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2. Modes
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EOR7550provides2separateradiochannelsforwiderservicearea.Eachofthese2radiochannels
canbeconfiguredasdifferentfunctionmodeseparately.Thedeviceallowsyoutoconfigureinto
differentmodesfordifferentpurposesinyournetworkinfrastructure.Eachofthesemodeswill
havedifferentsetting.Youareallowedtoconfigureyourradiochannelfreelywiththefollowing
combination.
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EOR7550
ConcurrentModes
Radio1(11a/b/g)
Radio2(11/b/g/n)APCBCRWDSBridgeWDSRepeater UR(AP)UR(STA)Disable
APO(LAN/WAN)O(LAN/WAN)O(LAN)O(LAN)O(LAN/WAN) XXO(LAN/WAN)
CBO(LAN/WAN)XXXXXXO(LAN/WAN)
CRO(LAN)XXXXXXO(LAN)
WDSBridgeO(LAN)XXXXXXO(LAN)
WDSRepeaterO(LAN/WAN)XXXXXXO(LAN/WAN)
UR(AP)XXXXXXO(LAN/WAN)X
UR(STA)XXXXXO(LAN/WAN)XX
DisableO(LAN/WAN)O(LAN/WAN)O(LAN)O(LAN)O(LAN/WAN) XXX
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2.1. AP
InAP(AccessPoint)mode,yourdeviceactsasacommunicationhubforusersofawirelessdevice
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2.2. ClientBridge
WheninClientBridge,EOR7550willassociatewithnearbyAPandseesthenetworkdevice
combinationasastandardmobileunit(MU).Theaccesspointthenformsawirelessbridge
betweenthewiredLANandclientsthroughEOR7550.
2.3. ClientRouter
AsClientBridgemode,thisallowsyourdevicetofunctionasClientBridgeandRouteraswell.The
deviceconnectionmapcanreferto2.2ClientBridge.
2.4. WDSBridge
WDS(WirelessDistributionSystem)allowsAPtocommunicatewithoneanotherwirelessly.This
capabilityiscriticalinprovidingaseamlessexperienceforroamingclientsandformanaging
multiplewirelessnetworks.
2.5. WDSRepeater
WDS(WirelessDistributionSystem)Repeaterisnotonlyanextendeddevice,butalsoprovidesa
wirelessapplicationforotherwirelessclients.
2.6. UniversalRepeater(AP)
Repeaterisusedtoregenerateorreplicatesignalsthatareweakenedordistortedbytransmission
overlongdistancesandthroughareaswithhighlevelsofelectromagneticinterference(EMI).
UniversalRepeater(AP)modeononeradiochannelisusuallyconfiguredalongwithUniversal
Repeater(STA)modeonanotherradiochannel.
2.7. UniversalRepeater(STA)
UniversalRepeater(STA)modeallowsyourdevicetooperateasaclient.Thisisusuallyconfigured
withUniversalRepeater(AP)onanotherchannel.
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3.UnderstandingtheHardware
3.1. 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NetworkportofthePoEinjectorandanotherend
intoyourPC/Notebook.
3. PlugoneendofanotherEthernetcabletoAP/BridgeportofthePoEinjectorandtheotherend
intoyoucable/DSLmodem(Internet)
4. InserttheDC‐inletofthepoweradapterintothe48VportofthePoEinjectorandtheother
endintothepowersocketonthewall.
5. Thisdiagramdepictsthehardwareconfiguration
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3.2. IPAddressConfiguration
ThedefaultIPaddressofthedeviceis192.168.1.2.Inordertologintothisdevice,youmustfirst
configuretheTCP/IPsettingsofyourPC/Notebook.
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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.
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(192.168.1.21)
andsubnetmask(255.255.255.0).EnsurethattheIPaddressandsubnetmaskareonthesame
subnetasthedevice.
4.ClickontheOKbuttontoclosethiswindow,andonceagaintocloseLANpropertieswindow.
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4.WebConfiguration
4.1. System
4.1.1. OperationMode
Youareallowedtoconfigureyourdeviceintodifferentmodesfordifferentpurposes(Pleasesee
Chapter2).
1. Tostartconfiguration,pressResettopurgethedefaultsetting.
2. All3dropdownfieldswillberesetfornewconfiguration.
3. ReferstotableinChapter2forfurtherconfiguration.
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4.1.2. Status
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4.1.3. DHCP
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DHCPConfigurationMenuonlyshowswhendeviceisinClientRoutermode.
4.1.4. Schedule
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4.1.5. EventLog
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4.1.6. Monitor
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4.2. Wireless
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EOR7550provides2separateRadioChannelwhichallowsyouconfiguringyourdeviceinto
differentseparatemodes.EachRadioChannelcanbeconfiguredseparatelywithdifferent
configurationmenu.
4.2.1. AP
4.2.1.1. Status
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4.2.1.2. Basic
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¾Band:Configurethedeviceintodifferentwirelessmodes.
92.4GHz(802.11b/g)
95GHz(802.11a)
92.4GHz(802.11b)
92.4GHz(802.11g)
¾EnabledSSID#:Thedeviceallowsyoutoaddupto4uniqueSSID
¾ESSID#:DescriptionofeachconfiguredSSID
¾Channel:Channelselection.ThiswillvarybasedonselectedBand.

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4.2.1.3. Advanced
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¾Fragment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.
¾RTS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.
¾ACKTimeout:ThewaittimeforanACKsignaltotimeout.
¾BeaconInterval:BeaconsarepacketssentbyawirelessAccessPointtosynchronize
wirelessdevices.SpecifyaBeaconIntervalvaluebetween25and1000.Thedefaultvalueis
setto100milliseconds.
¾DTIM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.
¾Data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.
¾PreambleType:Selectashortorlongpreamble.Foroptimumperformanceitis
recommendedtoalsoconfiguretheclientdeviceasthesamepreambletype.

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¾CTSProtection:CTS(CleartoSend)canbealwaysenabled,auto,ordisabled.Byenabled
CTS,theAccessPointandclientswillwaitfora‘clear’signalbeforetransmitting.Itis
recommendedtoselectauto.
¾TxPower:Youmaycontrolthetransmitoutputpowerofthedevicebyselectingavalue
fromthedrop‐downlist.Thisfeaturecanbehelpfulinrestrictingthecoverageareaofthe
wirelessnetwork.
4.2.1.4. Security
¾Encryption:Disabled
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