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NW-ER3
Wireless N POE Access Point
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
User's Manual
Version 1.0
(October, 2010)

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  • Page 1 NW-ER3 Wireless N POE Access Point IEEE 802.11b/g/n User’s Manual Version 1.0 (October, 2010)
  • Page 2 Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 4 The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1-11 only. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 5 Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EU Countries Not intended for use None. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    2-7-1 Disable Security ....................48 2-7-2 WEP ........................ 49 2-7-3 WPA Pre-shared Key ..................51 2-7-4 WPA RADIUS ....................53 2-7-5 802.1x Authentication ..................55 2-8 Radius Server ....................57 2-9 MAC Filtering ....................60 NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 7 Chapter III: Advanced Configuration ........... 67 3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore ..............67 3-2 Firmware Upgrade ..................68 3-3 System Reset ....................69 Chapter IV: Appendix ................. 70 4-1 Hardware Specification .................. 70 4-2 Troubleshooting ..................... 71 4-3 Glossary......................73 NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Chapter I: Product Information

    Even inexperienced user can setup wireless network without network technician’s help!  Easy to use web-based GUI (Graphical User Interface) for network configuration and management purposes.  Complies with IEEE 802.3af Powered Device (PD) standard. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Safety Information

    9. If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the access point or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: System Requirements

    Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card.  Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or Safari web browser).  An available AC power socket (100 – 240 V, 50/60Hz) NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Package Contents

    Access Point (main body, 1 pcs) □ Detachable Dipole Antenna (2 pcs) □ Quick Installation Guide (1 pcs) □ User Manual CD-ROM (1 pcs) □ Power Adapter (1 pcs) □ NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Familiar With Your New Wireless Access Point

    Wireless WPS mode is enabled. WLAN Wireless network is switched off. Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data). LAN port is connected LAN port is not connected Flashing LAN activity (transferring or receiving data) NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Back Panel

    Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press this button for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Chapter Ii: System And Network Setup

    ADSL modem, router or switch/hub. If PWR LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on, please recheck the cabling, or jump to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’ for possible reasons and solution. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Connecting To Wireless Access Point By Web Browser

    2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 2. Select ‘Specify an IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then click ‘Properties’ NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’ NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Windows Vista Ip Address Setup

    Click View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network Connections..Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’ NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
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  • Page 24: Connecting To Web Management Interface

    Please input user name and password in the field respectively, default user name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’, then press ‘OK’ button, and you can see the web management interface of this access point: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 If you’re certain about the user name and password you type are correct, please go to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’ to perform a factory reset, to set the password back to default value. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: View System Status And Information

    Here are descriptions of every item: Up time Displays the total passed time since the wireless access point is powered. Hardware Version Displays hardware version. This information is helpful when you need online help from the dealer of purchase. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Displays the IP address of this wireless access point Subnet Mask Displays the net mask of IP address Default Gateway Displays the IP address of default gateway MAC address Displays the MAC address of LAN interface NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Select An Operating Mode For Wireless Access Point

    AP Bridge-Point to Establish wireless connection with another Point wireless access point using the same mode, and link the wired network which these two wireless access points connected to together. Only one NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless clients within its coverage. Please select one wireless operating mode, for detailed descriptions of every operating mode; please refer to Section 2-4-1 to 2-4-6 listed below. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Ap Mode

    802.11n clients to connect to this access point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N). Main ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here. You can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Multiple Essid

    NOTE THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE. Broadcast SSID Decide if the wireless access point will broadcast its own ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your wireless access point (set the option to NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Station-Infrastructure

    In this mode, you can connect the access point to Ethernet device such us TV and Game player to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station and join to a wireless network through an access point or AP router. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 32 alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE. Site Survey When you use this access point as a wireless station for Ethernet network device to have wireless capability, you have to associate it with a NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Wireless Site Survey

    Station mode; you can select one of the access points to associate. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Select Click the radio button to select the access point. Channel Display to channel number of the access point. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Ap Bridge-Point To Point Mode

    Please note that when you set your access point to this mode, it will not accept regular wireless clients anymore. When you select ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’, the following options will be displayed: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 Click this button to select an encryption mode for this wireless link, a new popup window will appear. Please refer to Section 2-7 for detailed descriptions. After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Ap Bridge-Point To Multi-Point Mode

    If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802.11b, 802.11n, or 802.11g) will be able to connect to this access point. If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Ap Bridge-Wds Mode

    If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802.11b, 802.11n, or 802.11g) will be able to connect to this access point. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 Click this button to select an encryption mode for this wireless link, a new popup window will appear. Please refer to Section 2-7 for detailed descriptions. After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Universal Repeater

    The output power of this mode is the same as that of WDS and normal AP mode. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 You can click ‘Refresh’ button in popup window to keep information up-to-date Root AP SSID In ‘Universal Repeater’ mode, this device can act as a station to connect to a Root AP. You should NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Wps Setting

    To use WPS function to set encrypted connection between this access point and WPS-enabled wireless client by WPS, click ‘WPS Setting’ on the left of web management menu, and the following information will be displayed: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 Self PinCode: This is the WPS PIN code of this access point. This code is useful when you need to build wireless connection by WPS with other WPS-enabled wireless devices. SSID: Displays the SSID (ESSID) of this access point. Authentication Mode: The wireless security NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 ‘PBC’ button (hardware or software) of wireless client within 120 seconds; if you didn’t press PBC button of wireless client within this time period, please press ‘PBC’ button (hardware or software) of this access point again. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Advanced Wireless Settings

    2347 Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 (VoIP), and others. When you enable WMM function, the access point will define the priority of different kinds of data, to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding. Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Wireless Security

    There are two ways to set wireless security: 1. Click ‘Security’ on the left of web management interface. 2. Click ‘Set Security’ button when the wireless operating mode you selected is ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’, ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’, or ‘AP Bridge-WDS’. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 2. Never use simple words as encryption password. Use the random combination of symbols, numbers, and alphabets will greatly improve security. 3. Use WPA when possible - it's much safer than WEP. 4. Change encryption password when you’ve used it for too long time. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Disable Security

    You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Wep

    When you select a key format, the number of characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you select ’64-bit’ as key length, and ‘Hex’ as key format, you’ll see the message at the right of ‘Key NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Wpa Pre-Shared Key

    Pre-shared Key Please input pre-shared key according to the key format you selected here. For security reason, don’t use simple words). After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Wpa Radius

    Please input the port number of RADIUS Port authentication server here. Default value is 1812. RADIUS Server Please input the password of RADIUS Password authentication server here. After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: 802.1X Authentication

    Port authentication server here. Default value is 1812. RADIUS Server Please input the password of RADIUS Password authentication server here. After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 64: Radius Server

    IP address you need is more than this, please use external radius server. To setup internal radius server, click ‘Raidus Server’ on the left of web management interface, and the following information will be displayed: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 Selected’ button; you can click ‘Delete All’ button to delete all addresses in radius server database. You can also click ‘Reset’ button to uncheck all ‘Select’ boxes. After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Mac Filtering

    Check this box to select one or more MAC address(es) to delete. Delete Selected Click this button to delete all selected MAC address(es). Delete All Delete all MAC address entries. Reset Uncheck all selected MAC address entries. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: System Utilities

    You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Ip Address Of The Wireless Access Point

    ‘Enabled’ in ‘DHCP Server’ option, and see next Section for detailed instructions; if you don’t want to use DHCP server function of this wireless access point, or there’s another DHCP server on the network this access point connects to, please select ‘Disable’. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Dhcp Server

    This is optional. Lease Time Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned by this access point from NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 73 You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Chapter Iii: Advanced Configuration

    Restore to Factory Click this button to remove all settings you made, Default and restore the configuration of this access point back to factory default settings. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Firmware Upgrade

    (Warranty voids if you interrupted the upgrade procedure). NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: System Reset

    Click ‘OK’ to reset the access point, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort. Please remember all connections between wireless client and this access point will be disconnected. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Chapter Iv: Appendix

    These 2 antennas are for signal transmitting and receiving) Power: 5VDC, 1A Switching Power Adapter Dimension: 30(H) x 127(W) x 96(D) mm Transmit Power: 11n:14dBm±1.5dBm, 11g:15dBm±1.5dBm, 11b:17±1.5dBm Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C) Humidity: 10-90% (NonCondensing) Certification: FCC, CE NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Troubleshooting

    Try to move closer to wireless access point. c. Unplug the power plug of access point, and plug it back again after 10 seconds. d. If all LEDs on this access point are out, NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 79 A/C power adapter, please disconnect the access point and A/C power adapter from utility power (make sure it’s safe before you’re doing this!), and call your dealer of purchase for help. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Glossary

    “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 81 IP address. Using the broadband access point’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 82 IP addresses. Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...
  • Page 83 Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI): Many devices support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser. This means the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control/configure or monitor the device being managed. NIVEO PROFESSIONAL NW-ER3 User’s Manual...

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