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EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide
EnGenius Mesh AP
M8000
User Manual & Configuration Guide
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  • Page 1 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide EnGenius Mesh AP M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Version : 1.0 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Page 1 of 62...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Table of Content Table of Content Document History Overview EnGenius Mesh Web-based Interface System System > System System > Syslog System > Advance Network Network > Network Network > VLAN Network >...
  • Page 3 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Status > Services Status > System Log Status > Neighbor Help EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Page 3 of 62...

  • Page 4: Document History

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Document History Revision Date Remarks Authors 2008-04-07 Draft Release EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Page 4 of 62...

  • Page 5: Overview

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Overview The purpose of this document is to describe the detail features of EnGenius Mesh Access Point (M8000), and also the procedure and methodology of configuring and the use of EnGenius MAP.

  • Page 6: Engenius Mesh Web-Based Interface

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide EnGenius Mesh Web-based Interface Web-based configuration interface is accessible with computer with TCP/IP capability and web browser (e.g. Mozilla or IE).To access web-based configuration interface, enter https://192.168.0.1/. In the browser URL/Location field.
  • Page 7 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide EnGenius Mesh page has six main menus: System, Network, Services, Management, Tools and Status. Each main menu also will have its submenu. Welcome System System System settings Syslog Syslog settings...
  • Page 8 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide HTTPD Internal webserver settings Configuration Configuration management SNMP SNMP settings Firmware Firmware maintenance Trap Trap settings NMS Addresses Network Management System notifying settings. Reboot Reboot device Tools Ping Ping Ifconfig...

  • Page 9: System

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide System 4.1 System > System MAP 1000 is a layer 2 mesh network that supports gateway and relay operation mode. Figure 4.1.1 illustrates the system information configuration page. Figure 4.1.1: System Information Configuration page System Information Configuration page contains the following parameters: •...

  • Page 10: System > Syslog

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 4.2 System > Syslog Certain system message is useful to understand the problem behind any undesired result. Mesh AP 4000 is enabled with syslog server that can log message locally and remotely.

  • Page 11: System > Advance

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 4.3 System > Advance In this advance feature, networking conntrack and some wireless fine tune done. Figure 4.3.1 illustrates the advance configuration page. Figure 4.3.1: Advance configuration page EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide...
  • Page 12 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Advance configuration have the following parameters: • Maximum Session – maximum connection tracking session, a higher value is desired to support large number of local users. • Generic Timeout – generic timeout for a connection tracking instance •...

  • Page 13: Network

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Network 5.1 Network > Network Figure 5.1.1 illustrates the network configuration page. Figure 5.1.1: Network configuration page Network contains the following parameters: • Primary DNS – Primary Domain Name Server used to translates domain names to IP addresses.

  • Page 14: Network > Vlan

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 5.2 Network > VLAN Virtual LAN is a method of creating independent networks within a physical network. Several VLANs can co-exist within such a network. This VLAN implementation is based on the IEEE 802.1Q tagging protocol. Figure 5.2.1 illustrates the VLAN configuration page.
  • Page 15 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Figure 5.2.2: VLAN0 – edit page VLAN0 - edit page contain the following parameter: o ID – Enter the VLAN ID. o Type – Click on “Type” drop down menu to select “Static” or “DHCP”.

  • Page 16: Network > Mesh

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 5.3 Network > Mesh This device will form a wireless mesh network with other device provided the correct configuration. Figure 5.3.1 illustrates the wireless settings of the mesh. Figure 5.3.1: Mesh - wireless configuration page Mesh –...
  • Page 17 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide data between wireless and wired devices. STA mode will bring the wireless device to Station mode. Under this mode, it needs to connect to an AP to join the wireless network.
  • Page 18 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • RTS Threshold – Request to Send management packet. With smaller RTS length value, the wireless network can recover from interference and collisions quicker at a cost of reducing the maximum throughput. Network with heaving loading or interference is advised to use smaller value of RTS.
  • Page 19 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Figure 5.3.2: Mesh - wireless configuration page (with encryption key) o Open-no encryption or security is applied. o WEP-Wired Equivalent Privacy. An encryption using either 64-bit or 128-bit to encrypt the network packets.

  • Page 20: Network > Wireless

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 5.4 Network > Wireless Figure 5.4.1 illustrates the AP configuration page. Figure 5.4.1: AP configuration page Wireless AP contains the following parameters: • MAC address – Displays the MAC address of the wireless interface.
  • Page 21 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide device reboot. • “Edit” button to edit Active Virtual AP. AP configuration – edit page is shown in Figure 5.4.2. Figure 5.4.2: AP configuration – edit page AP configuration – edit page contain the following parameter: o ESSID –...
  • Page 22 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide “WPA”, Select “WEP” will display “802.1x” drop down menu and “Encryption key” field as shown in Figure 5.4.3. While select “WPA (1 & 2)” will display “WPA Type” drop down menu, “802.1x” drop down menu and “Encryption key”...

  • Page 23: Network > Route

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 5.5 Network > Route Routing refers to selecting paths in a network along which to send data. Figure 5.5.1 illustrates the route configuration page. Figure 5.5.1: Route configuration page Route contains the following parameters: •...
  • Page 24 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Netmask – Enter the IP address of destination subnet network mask. • Gateway – Enter the gateway address. • Direct – Click on “Direct” drop down menu to select “Direct” or “Indirect”...

  • Page 25: Service

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Service 6.1 Service > MAC Access MAC Access provides another level of security by filtering the packets coming into the device. Figure 6.1.1 illustrates the MAC Access configuration page. Figure 6.1.1: MAC Access configuration page MAC access configuration page contains the following parameters : •...
  • Page 26 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Figure 6.1.2: MAC Access – edit page MAC Access - edit page contain the following parameter: • MAC – Enter the MAC address. • Type – Click on “Type” drop down menu to allow or deny access MAC address.

  • Page 27: Service > Ntp

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 6.2 Service > NTP Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for synchronizing the system clocks over data networks. Figure 6.2.1 illustrates the NTP configuration page. Figure 6.2.1: NTP configuration page NTP configuration page contains the following parameters: •...

  • Page 28: Service > Radius

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Figure 6.2.2: NTP – add or edit page NTP add or edit page contains the following parameters: • Server – Enter the NTP server name. • Comments - Enter NTP server comments.
  • Page 29 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Figure 6.3.1: RADIUS client configuration page RADIUS client configuration page contains the following parameters : • Active – Enable or disable RADIUS client. • NAS ID – Enter the NAS ID.
  • Page 30 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Figure 6.3.2: RADIUS server – add or edit page RADIUS server - add or edit page contain the following parameter: • Server Name – Enter the RADIUS server name. • Server Type – Click on “Server Type” drop down menu to select “Authenticate”...

  • Page 31: Service > Linux Kernel Watchdog

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Service > Linux Kernel Watchdog Linux kernel watchdog will constantly monitor the integrity of the system. During system locked up, kernel watchdog will trigger a system reboot to recover the system from failure.

  • Page 32: Service > Sshd

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 6.5 Service > SSHD SSHD provides remote management using command line interface (CLI). Figure 6.5.1 illustrates the SSHD configuration page. Figure 6.5.1: SSHD configuration page SSHD configuration page contains the following parameters: •...

  • Page 33: Service > Wme

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 6.6 Service > WME Based on 802.11e draft standard. It provides basic quality of service (QoS) features to 802.11 networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to 4 AC (Access Categories) - voice, video, best effort, and background.
  • Page 34 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide WME – edit page contains the following parameters: • Interface – Specify the interface for WMM. • Comments – Optional comments for this entry. • Active – Enable or disable WME.

  • Page 35: Service > Dhcp Relay

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Background (BSS) – Station side, medium priority, medium throughput and delay. Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue. • Video (BSS) – Station side, high priority, minimum delay. Time-sensitive video data is automatically sent to this queue.
  • Page 36 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide dropped by this device. Default value is 10. • Max packet size: Maximum packet size of the DHCP discover packet. Normally specify a large number of packet size is recommended. Default value is 1400.

  • Page 37: Management

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Management 7.1 Management > HTTPD Webbased configuration management is done through the secure HTTP. Figure 7.1.1 illustrates the HTTPD server configuration page. Figure 7.1.1: HTTPD server configuration page HTTPD server configuration page contains the following parameters: •...
  • Page 38 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Reconfirm Certificate Password – Re-enter certificate password to confirm it. • Access Control – Enable or disable access control. • “Apply” button to save any changes made. Please reboot to enable new settings.

  • Page 39: Management > Configuration

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 7.2 Management > Configuration Under this configuration menu, you can perform the following action. Figure 7.2.1 illustrates the configuration page. Figure 7.2.1: Configuration page Configuration page contains the following parameters: •...
  • Page 40 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • “Manage RSA” button to manage RSA certificates. • “Manage x509” button to manage x509 related certificates. Figure 7.2.2 illustrates the IPSEC management configuration page. Figure 7.2.2: IPSEC Management – RSA page IPSEC Management –...
  • Page 41 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Figure 7.2.3: IPSEC Management – x509 page IPSEC Management – x509 page contain the following parameter: • Local Certificate – Display existing local certificate and existing root certificate authority. Click on “Browse…” button to browse and select certificate as PKCS 12 file.

  • Page 42: Management > Snmp

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 7.3 Management > SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) used to monitor devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention. Figure 7.3.1 illustrates the SNMP configuration page. Figure 7.3.1: SNMP configuration page SNMP configuration page contains the following parameters: EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual &...
  • Page 43 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Active – Enable or disable SNMP management. • Version – Select “v1 or v2c”, “v3”, or “all” SNMP version. • Port – Enter the SNMP port number. • v2 Read Community – Enter the v2 Read Community.
  • Page 44 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide SNMP Access Control – add or edit page contains the following parameters: • Device - Click on “Device” drop down menu to select device. For example, WAN, MESH, VLAN0…… • Using - Click on “Using” drop down menu to select “Device” or “Network”.

  • Page 45: Management > Firmware

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 7.4 Management > Firmware Under firmware upgrade management. You can view the current firmware release version, update latest firmware. Please note that do not power off the device while upgrading the firmware. Otherwise you'll render this device unrecoverable. The firmware process will take around 6 minutes to complete.

  • Page 46: Management > Trap

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 7.5 Management > Trap Trap used to report an alert or other asynchronous event about managed system. Figure 7.5.1 illustrates the trap configuration page. Figure 7.5.1: Trap configuration page Trap configuration page contains the following parameters: •...
  • Page 47 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Image – Enable or disable image trap report. • Auth failure – Enable or disable authentication failure trap report. • “Apply” button to save any changes made. Please reboot to enable new settings.
  • Page 48 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Active – Enable or disable this entry. • “Apply” button to save any changes made. Please reboot to enable new settings. EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide...

  • Page 49: Management > Nms Addresses

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Management > NMS Addresses NMS address is used for the system to report back to Network Management System located outside of the network. Figure 7.6.1 illustrates the NMS server address configuration page.
  • Page 50 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Comments – Enter comments for the entry. • Active – Enable or disable this entry. • “Apply” button to save any changes made. Please reboot to enable new settings.

  • Page 51: Management > Reboot

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 7.7 Management > Reboot You can perform system reboot here. Figure 7.11.1 illustrates the reboot page. Figure 7.11.1: Reboot page Reboot page contains the following parameters: • “Reboot” button to reboot the device.

  • Page 52: Tools

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Tools 8.1 Tools > Ping Figure 8.1.1 illustrates the ping page. Figure 8.1.1: Ping page Ping page contains the following parameters: • Ping – Enter the IP address to ping.

  • Page 53: Tools > Ifconfig

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 8.2 Tools > Ifconfig Ifconfig page is used to collect verbose information about device network interfaces. Figure 8.2.1 illustrates the ifconfig page. Figure 8.2: Ifconfig page Ifconfig page contains the following parameters: •...

  • Page 54: Tools > Route

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 8.3 Tools > Route Route page is used to collect information about device’s routing table. Figure 8.3.1 illustrates the route page. Figure 8.3.1: Route page Route page contains the following parameters: •...

  • Page 55: Tools > Tftp

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 8.4 Tools > TFTP Figure 8.4.1 illustrates the TFTP page. Figure 8.4.1: TFTP page TFTP contains the following parameters: • TFTP to – Enter the destination IP address of remote TFTP server.

  • Page 56: Status

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide Status 9.1 Status > Status Status page will display current system status of Mesh AP. Figure 9.1.1 illustrates the system status page. Figure 9.1.1: System Status page System Status will display system uptime in format: day, hours, minute. For example, “Uptime0 days, 2 hrs, 17 minutes”...

  • Page 57: Status > Interfaces

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 9.2 Status > Interfaces Figure 9.2.1 illustrates the interface page. Active interface will be listed under the interface page. Figure 9.2.1: Interface page Interface page contains the following parameters: • “Get Details” button to obtain details on the selected interface.
  • Page 58 EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide • Hardware Address – Display the hardware address of interface. • IP Type – Interface get IP via which way (like DHCP). • IP Address – Display the IP address of interface.

  • Page 59: Status > Services

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 9.3 Status > Services Figure 9.3.1 illustrates the status of each service running in the device. Figure 9.3.1: Services page Services page display status of each service. Services page contains the following parameters: •...

  • Page 60: Status > System Log

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 9.4 Status > System Log Figure 9.4.1 illustrates the system log page. Figure 9.4.1: System Log page System log page contains the following parameters: • “Get log” button to display output of system log command.

  • Page 61: Status > Neighbor

    EnGenius Mesh AP - M8000 User Manual & Configuration Guide 9.5 Status > Neighbor Neighbor status page will show the mesh node status. It show neighbor with details such as rate, rssi, timeout. Figure 9.8.1 illustrates the neighbor status page.

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