EnGenius M5000 User manual

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M5000 is a long range outdoor wireless Access Point / Client
Bridge that operates in both 5GHz and 2.4GHz frequency. It
provides high bandwidth up to 54Mbps and features high
transmied output power as well as superior sensivity. M5000
extends radio coverage, avoids unnecessary roaming between
Access Points and ensures a stable wireless connecon while
reduces the number of required equipments. With mesh funcon
implemented, it can be used to establish mesh network, reduces
the expense of equipment and risk of disconnecon.
M5000 provides user friendly interface including user friendly
distance control ranges from 1KM up to 30KM and RSSI LED
indicator offering real me signal status. It comes with PoE
injector for convenient outdoor installaon.
M5000 enforces transmission security with full support of latest encrypon mechanism including
64/128/152-bit WEP, WPA and WPA2. With 13dBi internal antenna and superior performance, M5000
makes an opmal wireless soluon for both small and large scale projects..
IP Address Configuraon
The default IP address of the device is
192.168.1.1.In order to log into this device, you
must first configure the TCP/IP sengs of your
PC/Notebook.
1. In the control panel, double click Network
Connecons and then double click on the
connecon of your Network Interface Card
(NIC). You will then see the following
screen.
2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then
click on the Properes buon. This will
allow you to configure the TCP/IP sengs
of your PC/Notebook.
3. Select Use the following IP Address radio
buon 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 buon to close this window,
and once again to close LAN properes
window.
Logging In
1. To configure the device through the
web-browser, enter the IP address of the
Bridge (default: 192.168.1.1) into the
address bar of the web-browser and
pressEnter.
2. Aer connecng to the IP address, the
web-browser will display the login page.
Specify admin as the default User Name
and Password, and then click on the Login
buon.
Administraon
1. Click on the Administraon link under the
Management secon. This opon allows
you to create a new user name and
password for the device. For security it is
highly recommended for security reasons.
2. Name: Specify a user name into the first
field.
3. Password: Specify a password into this field
and then re-type the password into the
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Confirm Password field. Then click on the
Apply buon.
4. Click on the Apply buon to save the
changes.
System Properes
1. Click on the System Properes link on the
System secon. This feature allows you to
configure the device as an Access Point or
Client Bridge.
2. Device Name: Specify a name for the
device – this is not the SSID.
3. Country/Region: Select the region from the
drop-down list.
4. Operaon Mode: Select Client Bridge,
Access Point, Client Router, WDS Bridge or
Mesh radio buon.
5. Click on the Apply buon to save the
changes.
IP Sengs
1. Click on the IP Sengs link on the
System secon. This feature allows you
to configure the LAN interface using a
stac IP address or as a DHCP client.
This IP address is also used to access the
web-based interface.
2. IP Network Seng: Select Obtain an IP
address automacally (DHCP) radio
buon if the Access Point is connected
to a DHCP server. This will allow the
Access Point to pass IP addresses to the
clients associated with it. Or you may
select Specify an IP Address radio
buon if you would like the device to
use a stac IP address. In this case, you
would be required to specify an IP
address, subnet mask, default gateway
IP address and DNS.
3. IP Address: Specify an IP address
4. IP Subnet Mask: Specify the subnet
mask for the IP address
5. Default Gateway: Specify the IP address
of the default gateway.
6. DNS: Specify the IP address of the DNS.
7. Click on the Apply buon to save the
changes.
Note: If you change the IP address here, you
may need to adjust your PC’s network sengs
to access the network again.
Wireless Network & Security
1. Click on the Wireless Network link on
the Wireless secon. This feature allows
you to configure the wireless mode,
channel, SSID, and security sengs.
2. Wireless Mode: Depending on the type
of wireless clients that are connected to
the network, you may select B, G,
B/G-mixed or SuperG.
3. Channel: Select a channel from the
drop-down list. The channels are based
on the country’s regulaon.
4. You may configure up to four different
wireless profiles. Click on the Edit
buon to modify the profile and place a
check in the Enable box to acvate the
profile.
5. SSID: The SSID is named shared amongst
all the points of the wireless network.
The SSID cannot exceed 32 characters.
6. VLAN ID: If you have enabled VLAN
tagging on your network, specify the
VLAN tag ID.
7. Suppressed SSID: Place a check in this
box if you would like to hide the SSID. By
enabling this feature, wireless clients
will not be able to watch the SSID of this
access point in a site survey.
8. Staon Separator: This is also known as
layer 2 isolaon. Clients connected to
this Access Point will not be able to
directly communicate with each other.
9. Security Mode: By default, the security
is disabled. Refer to the user’s Manual
to configure the security features such
as WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2,
WPA2-PSK, WPA-Mixed and WPA-PSK
Mixed.
10. Click on the Apply buon to save the
changes
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