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IEEE 802.11a/ac/n/b/g Enterprise Access Points ECW5320 M a n a g e m e n t G u i d e ECWO5320 Software Release v2.0.0.1 www.edge-core.com...
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M a n a g e m e n t G u i d e ECW5320 Indoor Enterprise Access Point IEEE 802.11a/ac/n/b/g Dual Band Access Point with one 1000BASE-T (RJ-45 PoE-Input) Port, and two 100BASE-TX (RJ-45) Ports ECWO5320 Outdoor Enterprise Access Point IEEE 802.11a/ac/n/b/g Dual Band Access Point...
How to Use This Guide This guide includes detailed information on the access point (AP) software, including how to operate and use the management functions of the AP. To deploy this AP effectively and ensure trouble-free operation, you should first read the relevant sections in this guide so that you are familiar with all of its software features.
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How to Use This Guide Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show information: Note: Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related features or instructions. Caution: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or damage the system or equipment.
Contents How to Use This Guide Contents Figures Tables Section I Getting Started 1 Introduction Configuration Options Network Connections Connecting to the Web Interface Setup Wizard Main Menu Status Common Web Page Buttons Section II Web Configuration 2 Status Information System Information Memory Status WAN Information...
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Contents Operation Mode LAN Setting DHCP Setting 4 Internet Settings Cable/Dynamic IP (DHCP) Static (Fixed IP) PPPoE (ADSL) PPTP L2TP 5 Wireless Settings Basic Settings Advanced Settings 6 Static Routes 7 Firewall Port Forwarding DMZ Configuration Access Control Advanced Security 8 System Settings Language Selection System Log...
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Contents Section III Appendices A Troubleshooting Problems Accessing the Management Interface Using System Logs Index – 7 –...
Section I Getting Started This section provides an overview of the access point, and introduces some basic concepts about wireless networking. It also describes the basic settings required to access the management interface. This section includes these chapters: ◆ “Introduction” on page 15 –...
Introduction The access point (AP) runs software that includes a network management agent. The agent offers a variety of management options, including SNMP and a web- based interface. Configuration Options The access point’s web agent allows you to configure AP parameters, monitor wireless connections, and display statistics using a standard web browser such as Internet Explorer 9.x, Mozilla Firefox 35, and Google Chrome 39, or later versions.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Network Connections Network Connections Prior to accessing the AP’s management agent through a network connection, you must first configure it with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the web interface or DHCP protocol. The AP has a static default management address of 192.168.1.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard Note: It is strongly recommended to change the default password the first time you access the web interface. For information on changing the user password, see “Password” on page Figure 1: Login Page Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard is designed to help you configure the basic settings required to get the AP up and running.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard Step 2 Select Option Mode — Click Next, and select an a networking mode for an AP route, AP bridge, or client route. Figure 3: Option Mode ◆ AP Route — In this mode, the AP should be connected to Internet via an ADSL/ Cable Modem.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard ◆ AP Bridge — Configures an interface as attached to the WAN (i.e., the Internet). In the following figure, Ethernet Port 0 and Ethernet Port 1 are both attached to the WAN. The wireless interfaces are directly bridged to the wired Ethernet. (This is also called bridge to Internet.) All WAN-related functions are disabled, NAT is disabled, the firewall is disabled, and DHCP is disabled.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard Step 3 Select WAN Configuration — Click Next, and select the method that the AP uses to connect to an ISP through the WAN port. The AP supports five Internet connection methods. ◆ Cable / Dynamic IP (DHCP) — In many cases, setting the connection type to dynamic is enough to complete the connection to your ISP.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard This page includes the following items: MTU – Sets the size of the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for IP packets sent on an interface. IP Address – Specifies an IP address for the AP. Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard ◆ PPTP — The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a common WAN protocol used for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) that provides a secure “tunnel” connection between the service provider and the local network. Figure 10: PPTP This page includes the following items: MTU –...
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard User Name – The user name specified by the service provider. (Range: 1-32 characters) Password – The password specified by the service provider. (Range: 1-32 characters) L2TP Server – the L2TP server’s IPv4 address assigned by your ISP. Step 4 Setting WIFI 2.4G —...
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Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard security. For more robust wireless security, the access point provides Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and WPA2 for improved data encryption and user authentication. Be sure that the WEP shared keys are the same for each client in the wireless network.
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Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard ■ AES/TKIP Mixed – This option of WPA2 with “TKIP or AES” allows you to run a mixed system: Those devices that can do WPA2 with AES will use that system, less advanced devices (such as PDA's) that can only do WPA will do WPA with TKIP Key –...
Chapter 1 | Introduction Setup Wizard ■ Radius Authentication Port – The UDP port number used by the RADIUS server for authentication messages. (Range: 1024-65535; Default: 1812) Radius Authentication Secret — A shared text string used to encrypt ■ messages be sent tween the access point and the RADIUS server. Be sure that the same text string is specified on the RADIUS authentication server.
Chapter 1 | Introduction Main Menu Main Menu The web interface Main Menu provides access to all of the configuration settings available for the AP. To configure settings, click the relevant Main Menu item. Each Main Menu item is summarized below with links to the relevant section in this guide where the configuration parameters are described in detail: ◆...
Chapter 1 | Introduction Main Menu Status After logging in to the web interface, the status page displays. This page shows basic settings for the AP, including Internet status, local network settings, wireless radio status, client connections, and traffic graphs. Figure 15: Status Overview Figure 16: Status Clients –...
Chapter 1 | Introduction Main Menu Figure 17: Status Statistics Common Web Page The list below describes common buttons found on most of the web management Buttons pages: ◆ Save – Applies the new parameters and saves them to temporary RAM memory.
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Section II Web Configuration This section provides details on configuring the access point using the web browser interface. This section includes these chapters: ◆ “Status Information” on page 33 ◆ “Network Settings” on page 39 ◆ “Wireless Settings” on page 49 ◆...
Status Information The Status page displays information on the current system configuration, including Internet status, local network settings, wireless radio status, and traffic graphs. Status Information includes the following sections: ◆ “System Information” on page 33 ◆ “Memory Status” on page 34 ◆...
Chapter 2 | Status Information Memory Status Memory Status The Memory Status section shows information about memory usage. Figure 20: Memory Status The following items are displayed in this section: ◆ Total — The total amount of memory space, and the percentage in use. ◆...
Chapter 2 | Status Information LAN Information ◆ Mask — Network mask for IP subnet. This mask identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets. ◆ Gateway — IP address of the gateway router used to pass traffic between this device and other network segments.
Chapter 2 | Status Information Wireless Overview Wireless Overview The Wireless Overview section shows information about the radio settings. Figure 23: Wireless Overview The following items are displayed in this section: ◆ Radio # — Indicates the 5 GHz (Radio 0) or 2.4 GHz (Radio 1) wireless interface. ◆...
Chapter 2 | Status Information Active Clients Active Clients The Active Clients section shows information about associated clients. Figure 24: Active Clients The following items are displayed in this section: ◆ Host Name — Client name. ◆ IP Address — The IP address assigned to the wireless client. ◆...
Chapter 2 | Status Information Statistics Statistics The Statistics section shows the data rate for the Ethernet ports and wireless interfaces. Figure 25: Statistics – 38 –...
Network Settings This chapter describes operation mode, the associated LAN settings, and the DHCP client list on the access point. It includes the following sections: ◆ “Operation Mode” on page 39 ◆ “LAN Setting” on page 40 ◆ “DHCP Setting” on page 41 ◆...
Chapter 3 | Network Settings LAN Setting LAN Setting The LAN Setting fields configure the basic Internet settings for the AP. Figure 26: LAN Setting The following items are displayed in this menu: ◆ IP Address – Specifies an IP address for the access point. Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
Chapter 3 | Network Settings DHCP Setting DHCP Setting The DHCP Setting fields allow you configure DHCP service on the AP. Figure 27: DHCP Setting Configuration options include these items: ◆ Enable – Enables/disables DHCP service on this network. (Default: Enabled) ◆...
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Chapter 3 | Network Settings DHCP Setting The following items are displayed in this list: ◆ IP Address – IP address assigned to host. ◆ MAC Address – MAC address of host. ◆ Time Expired – The amount of time (hours) this address has been assigned to a host.
Internet Settings This chapter describes the protocol settings for the WAN port. It includes the following sections: ◆ “Cable/Dynamic IP (DHCP)” on page 43 ◆ “Static (Fixed IP)” on page 44 ◆ “PPPoE (ADSL)” on page 45 ◆ “PPTP” on page 46 ◆...
Chapter 4 | Internet Settings Static (Fixed IP) ◆ Clone MAC Address — Some ISPs limit Internet connections to the MAC address of one computer. This setting allows you to manually change the MAC address of the router’s WAN interface to match the computer’s MAC address. DHCP Client ◆...
Chapter 4 | Internet Settings PPPoE (ADSL) Static IP ◆ IP Address — The IP address assigned to the AP’s WAN port by the ISP. Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. (Default: 192.168.1) ◆...
Chapter 4 | Internet Settings PPTP ◆ MTU — Sets the size of the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for packets sent on this interface. (Range: 1-1500 bytes; Default 1500 bytes) ◆ Clone MAC Address — Some ISPs limit Internet connections to the MAC address of one computer.
Chapter 4 | Internet Settings L2TP The following items are displayed on this page: Wide Area Network (WAN) Settings ◆ Protocol — Select PPTP. ◆ MTU — Sets the size of the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for packets sent on this interface. (Range: 1-1500 bytes; Default 1500 bytes) ◆...
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Chapter 4 | Internet Settings L2TP The following items are displayed on this page: Wide Area Network (WAN) Settings ◆ Protocol — Select L2TP. ◆ MTU — Sets the size of the maximum transmission unit (MTU) for packets sent on this interface. (Range: 1-1500 bytes; Default 1500 bytes) ◆...
Wireless Settings This chapter describes wireless settings on the access point. It includes the following sections: ◆ “Basic Settings” on page 49 ◆ “Advanced Settings” on page 52 Basic Settings The IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces include configuration options for radio signal characteristics and wireless security features.
Chapter 5 | Wireless Settings Basic Settings Figure 34: Basic Radio Configuration Status The following items are displayed on this page: WLAN radio status for each VAP. ◆ Enabled — Shows if the wireless service on this VAP is enabled. ◆...
Chapter 5 | Wireless Settings Basic Settings Click on the box for any of the VAPs to open the configuration dialogue box for basic radio settings Figure 35: Basic Radio Configuration Dialogue Box The following items are displayed on this page: ◆...
Chapter 5 | Wireless Settings Advanced Settings ◆ SSID — The name of the basic service set used by a VAP interface. Clients that want to connect to the network through the access point must set their SSID to the same as that of the access point’s VAP interface. (Default: ACN0.# (where # is 0-7) for 5 GHz, ACN1.# (where # is 0-7) for 2.4 GHz;...
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Chapter 5 | Wireless Settings Advanced Settings ◆ Mode (Radio 0) — The access point provides a channel bandwidth of 20 MHz by default giving an 802.11a connection speed of 54 Mbps and a 802.11n connection speed of up to 144 Mbps. Setting the HT Mode (or channel bandwidth) to 40 MHz (sometimes referred to as Turbo Mode) increases connection speed for 802.11a and 802.11n to 108 Mbps and 300 Mbps respectively.
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Chapter 5 | Wireless Settings Advanced Settings ◆ Tx Power — Adjusts the power of the radio signals transmitted from the access point. The higher the transmission power, the farther the transmission range. Power selection is not just a trade off between coverage area and maximum supported clients.
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Chapter 5 | Wireless Settings Advanced Settings receiving device, and have the ACK frame created and returned to the sending device. (Range: 0-255 microseconds; Default: 0 microseconds) ◆ Fragmentation Thresh. — Sets the maximum frame size above which packets are fragmented. Using a lower threshold reduces the time required to transmit the frame, and therefore reduces the probability that it will be corrupted (at the cost of more data overhead).
Static Routes This chapter describes how to configure static routes. You can set up static routes to ensure that all traffic for a specific destination network is forwarded to the LAN or WAN interface, for example, through a VPN tunnel. A maximum of 32 rules can be defined.
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Chapter 6 | Static Routes Gateway – IP address of the next hop router used for this route. If this AP is used to connect your network to the Internet, the gateway IP is the AP's IP address. If you have a router handling your network's Internet connection, enter the IP address of that router instead.
Firewall This AP provides a firewall that controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic based on an applied rule set. A firewall establishes a barrier between a trusted, secure internal network and the Internet) which is assumed not to be secure and trusted.
Chapter 7 | Firewall DMZ Configuration To enter a port forwarding rule click on Add. The following configuration menu will be displayed. Figure 40: Port Forwarding Configuration The following items are displayed in this menu: ◆ Enable — Enable or disable the service configured on this page. ◆...
Chapter 7 | Firewall Access Control Figure 41: DMZ Configuration The following items are displayed in this menu: ◆ Enable — Enable or disable the service configured on this page. ◆ IP Address — IP address of local computer which is directly exposed to the external network;...
Chapter 7 | Firewall Advanced Security The following items are displayed in this menu: ◆ IP Address — IP address of host to whom access to the Internet is restricted to a specified time. ◆ Day — Day of the week to which host can access the Internet. Click on one or more days during which access is to be provided.
System Settings This chapter describes maintenance settings on the access point. It includes the following sections: ◆ “Language Selection” on page 64 ◆ “System Log” on page 64 ◆ “NTP” on page 65 ◆ “Password” on page 65 ◆ “Maintenance” on page 66 –...
Chapter 8 | System Settings Language Selection Language Selection The Language page is used to select the language used for the web interface. Figure 46: Language The following items are displayed in this menu: ◆ Language — Specifies English. System Log The access point saves event and error messages to a local system log database.
Chapter 8 | System Settings The NTP page displays the host name of servers to which NTP time requests are issued. Figure 48: NTP Password The Password page sets the password for the system administrator. Figure 49: Password The following items are displayed on this page: ◆...
Chapter 8 | System Settings Maintenance Maintenance The Maintenance page supports general maintenance tasks including rebooting the device, restoring factory defaults, backing up or restoring configuration settings, and upgrading firmware. Figure 50: Maintenance Rebooting the The “Reboot your device” page allows you to reboot the access point. Access Point Figure 51: Reboot your device Resetting the...
Chapter 8 | System Settings Maintenance Backing Up The “Download this device’s configuration settings” page allows you to back up the Configuration access point’s configuration to a management workstation. In Windows, a GNU Zip (*.tar.gz) file will be stored in the Downloads folder. This is a sample file name: Settings backup-ACN-AP-2014-06-27.tar.gz Restoring...
Troubleshooting Problems Accessing the Management Interface Table 3: Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action ◆ Cannot connect using Be sure the AP is powered up. Telnet, web browser, or ◆ Check network cabling between the management station and the SNMP software ◆ Check that you have a valid network connection to the AP and that intermediate switch ports have not been disabled.
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Appendix A | Troubleshooting Using System Logs – 72 –...
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