Fortress Technologies ES210 User Manual

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Fortress Security System
ES210
Secure Wireless Bridge
User Guide
www.fortresstech.com
© 2009 Fortress Technologies

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  • Page 1 Fortress Security System ES210 Secure Wireless Bridge User Guide www.fortresstech.com © 2009 Fortress Technologies...
  • Page 2 To receive a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code on CD, send $10 (to cover the costs of production and mailing) to: Fortress Technologies; 4023 Tampa Road, suite 2000; Oldsmar, FL 34677-3216. Please be sure to include a copy of your Fortress Technologies invoice and a valid “ship to”...
  • Page 3 Fortress ES210 CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  • Page 4 Fortress ES210 FCC CLASS A WARNING MODIFYING THE EQUIPMENT WITHOUT FORTRESS AUTHORIZATION MAY RESULT IN THE EQUIPMENT NO LONGER COMPLYING WITH FCC REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICES. IN THAT EVENT, YOUR AUTHORITY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT MAY BE VOIDED UNDER FCC REGULATIONS, AND YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT ANY INTERFERENCE TO RADIO OR TELEVISION COMMUNICATIONS AT YOUR OWN EXPENSE.
  • Page 5 DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING FORTRESS TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. FORTRESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., WILL LICENSE ITS SOFTWARE TO YOU THE CUSTOMER (END USER) ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT. THE ACT OF DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, OR USING FORTRESS SOFTWARE, BINDS YOU AND THE BUSINESS THAT YOU REPRESENT (COLLECTIVELY, “CUSTOMER”) TO THE...
  • Page 6 Software and Documentation in any form to any third party without the prior written consent of Fortress Technologies. Customer shall implement reasonable security measures to protect such trade secrets.
  • Page 7 Fortress ES210 government licenses. The transfer or export of the software outside the U.S. may require a license from the Bureau of Industry and Security. For questions call BIS at 202-482-4811. U.S Government Customers The Software and associated documentation were developed at private expense and are delivered and licensed as “commercial computer software”...
  • Page 8 Fortress ES210 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THE WARRANTIES HEREIN ARE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE, AND NO OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, FORTRESS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
  • Page 9 Fortress ES210 FORTRESS OR ITS SOLUTION PROVIDER IS INFORMED OF THEIR POSSIBILITY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO CUSTOMER. Telephone Support During the warranty period, Fortress or its Solution Provider will provide a reasonable amount of telephone consultation to the Customer.
  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Fortress ES210 Table of Contents Introduction Fortress Secure Wireless Bridge ......1 Management Interfaces ........1 Bridge GUI .
  • Page 11 Fortress ES210 LEDs and Pushbuttons Top-Panel Indicators ........16 System LEDs .
  • Page 12: Introduction

    Fortress ES210: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Fortress Secure Wireless Bridge The Fortress Secure Wireless Bridge is an all-in-one network access device that implements the strongest security commercially available today. It can serve simultaneously as a wireless bridge (or a node in a wireless mesh network) and a WLAN access point, while it encrypts traffic and provides Multi- factor Authentication™...
  • Page 13: Snmp

    Management Protocol (SNMP) Internet standard for network management. The Fortress Management Information Base (MIB) is included on the Bridge CD and can be downloaded from the Fortress Technologies web site: fortresstech.com Network Security Overview Network security measures take a variety of forms; key...
  • Page 14: Fips Compliance

    Fortress ES210: Introduction (APs) and/or wireless bridges. The compact, rugged chassis is cooled without fans. The FC-X Security Controller provides overlay security to networks that use third-party wireless APs and/or wireless bridges. The rack-mountable chassis features a navigable LCD display and can optionally be equipped with fiber optic network interfaces.
  • Page 15: Related Documents

    Fortress ES210: Introduction Functional and operational information that appears before  can cor‐ CAUTION: rupt  your  net‐ numbered steps provides necessary background for the work,  your  data  or  an successful completion of the task. The information below a intended result. stepped procedure may add to your understanding, but is not generally essential to the task.
  • Page 16: Installation

    Fortress ES210: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Overview The Fortress ES210 Secure Wireless Bridge is a full-featured Fortress controller device, providing strong data encryption and Multi-factor Authentication™, including native RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) authentication, to users and devices on the network it secures.
  • Page 17: Preparation

    2.2.1 Safety Requirements To prevent damage to the product and ensure your personal safety, operate the ES210 Secure Wireless Bridge only within the operating specifications given in Section 4.1.2, and carefully follow these guidelines: This equipment must be installed by qualified General:  ...
  • Page 18 Fortress ES210: Installation Circuit Overloading The Bridge includes an internal resettable fuse on its 9-30V power input. Do not exceed 30V or the unit can be damaged. The unit has limited Lightning/Electrostatic Protection: isolation protection. When attaching external antennas in an outdoor environment, follow best practices for safety including the use of in-line lightning arrestors.
  • Page 19: Preparing The Network

    Protocol) must be selected for Bridging Mode on all Bridges in the network. 2.2.3 Port Locations The ES210 Bridge’s power inlet and Ethernet and antenna ports, along with the LED indicators, are located on the top panel, shown below. Figure 2.1. ES210 Bridge Port Locations 2.2.4...
  • Page 20: Point-To-Point Lan Bridging Deployment

    Fortress ES210: Installation Bridges (or network nodes) can additionally securely connect the network to a LAN and/or provide wireless LAN (WLAN) connectivity for compatibly configured wireless devices within range, as shown in Figure 2.2. Figure 2.2. Example Mesh Network Deployment 2.2.4.2...
  • Page 21: Installation

    Fortress ES210: Installation Figure 2.3. Example Wireless Point-to-Point Bridging Deployment Installation The operational details of the various deployments into which the Bridge can be installed are highly configurable. The preconfiguration steps included in these installation instructions establish basic connectivity and security settings, changing as few settings from their factory defaults as possible.
  • Page 22: Preconfiguring The Bridge

    Fortress ES210: Installation 2.3.2 Preconfiguring the Bridge The computer through which you configure the Bridge must have a direct (non-routed) connection to the Bridge’s clear zone and an IP address in the same subnet (192.168.254.0) as the Bridge’s default IP address.
  • Page 23 Fortress ES210: Installation Establish essential network settings through Configure -> Network Configuration: Administration -> Enter an IPv4 Address , IPv4 Subnet Mask and IPv4 Default Gateway for the Bridge. Bridges connected as wireless bridges or mesh network nodes must be configured with IP addresses in the same subnet.
  • Page 24 Fortress ES210: Installation Networked Bridges and Fortress Secure Clients connecting to the Bridge-secured network must be configured to use the same Access ID. (Consult the user guide for the Secure Client for information on setting the Access ID on Client devices.)
  • Page 25 Fortress ES210: Installation Enter a 32-character alphanumeric SSID for the BSS. Networked Bridges must be configured to use the same SSID. Click in the upper right of the screen. APPLY If you are not using the radio as an AP, skip to Step 21.
  • Page 26: Connecting The Bridge For Deployment

    Fortress ES210: Installation the Bridge GUI.   If  an 21 LOGOFF WARNING: indoor Bridge con‐ Power Off Power the Bridge down by depressing the button nects  to  outside‐mount‐ on the right side of the chassis. ed  antennas,  failure  to Alternatively, you can use the Bridge CLI to preconfigure the provide ...
  • Page 27: Leds And Pushbuttons

    Fortress ES210: LEDs and Pushbuttons Chapter 3 LEDs and Pushbuttons Top-Panel Indicators   There  are NOTE: no  LED  indica‐ The ES210 Bridge’s top panel features four system LEDs tions  in  a  Bridge  in Power Battery Radio Crypto Link Activity ,) and a pair of blackout ...
  • Page 28: System Leds

    - Bridge is passing cleartext traffic (unencrypted data) in the encrypted zone. 3.1.2 Port LEDs The ES210 Bridge’s top-panel Ethernet ports are equipped with link/activity LEDs. can exhibit: Lnk/Act solid green - A link has been established for the port.
  • Page 29: Pushbutton Operation

    3.2.1 Powering the Bridge On and Off The the lower button on the left side of the chassis powers the ES210 Bridge on and the single button on the right side of the chassis powers it off. Power On If the Bridge is off, press the button to turn it on.
  • Page 30: Pushbutton Restoring Defaults

    Fortress ES210: LEDs and Pushbuttons conditions. (LED behaviors and their associated meanings are covered in Section 3.1.) Enabling blackout mode turns all front- panel LEDs off. If a pushbutton configurable setting is , the actions Disabled below will enable it. If the setting is...
  • Page 31: Specifications

    Fortress ES210: Specifications Chapter 4 Specifications Hardware Specifications 4.1.1 Physical Specifications form factor: compact, wearable, mountable 7" H x 3.3" W x 1.7" D dimensions: (17.8 cm× 8.4cm×4.3cm, approx.) weight: 2.1 lbs. (.95 kg, approx.) power supply: 9-30 V DC input...
  • Page 32: Compliance And Standards

    Compliance and Standards FCC Class A, part C; emissions: MIL-STD 461F immunity: MIL-STD 461F vibration: MIL-STD 810F The Fortress ES210 is certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance® for the following standards: IEEE: 802.11a/b/g/n security: WPA™, WPA2™—Personal and Enterprise EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP types:...

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