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EAP3030/1- I User Documentation
Users Manual
Version 1.2
Edgewater Computer Systems, Inc.
Copyright © Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. 2010

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  • Page 1 EAP3030/1- I User Documentation Users Manual Version 1.2 Edgewater Computer Systems, Inc. Copyright © Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. 2010...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 EAP3000 Users Manual Version 1.2 Revision History Date Version Description Author Jan. 15, 2009 Preliminary Edgewater Dec. 8, 2009 Added images and corrections Edgewater Mar. 15, 2010 Corrections Edgewater May 30, 2010 Added Images Edgewater June 12, 2010...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Table of Contents Revision History....................... 2 QuickStart ......................4 Login........................7 Wireless ......................... 8 Wireless -> Access Point ................. 8 Wireless -> Access Point -> AP Configuration ........... 10 Wireless -> Access Point -> AP Configuration -> Advanced Configuration..... 12 Wireless ->...

  • Page 4: Quickstart

    (Power over Ethernet) enabled 10/100 Ethernet cable into the RJ45 jack as illustrated in Figure 1 Mount EAP3030/1-I on wall mount using the wall mounting plate as shown in Figures 2 to 4 or as required on a flat surface.
  • Page 5 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Figure 2 – Mounting Plate Figure 3 – Mounting Plate Bottom Clip Copyright © Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. 2010...
  • Page 6 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Figure 4 – Mounting Plate Top Clip Figure 5 – EAP3031 on Mounting Plate Copyright © Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. 2010...

  • Page 7: Login

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Login Welcome to the Edgewater EAP3000 The login page authenticates users and ensures that only authorized users can view or modify this device’s settings. Login username and password The device accepts two types of logins, one with administrative privileges and one with guest privileges.

  • Page 8: Wireless

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Wireless Wireless -> Access Point The AP table displays the list of configured Access Points for this device. From this summary list, status and parameters of each AP are available for display or configuration. ! (Status): An AP can be disabled if not in use and enabled as needed.
  • Page 9 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 wireless network serviced by this AP, all devices must select the same SSID from the list of wireless networks in the area. Broadcast: The icon here indicates whether SSID is broadcasted or not in the beacon frames transmitted by the AP.

  • Page 10: Wireless -> Access Point -> Ap Configuration

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Wireless -> Access Point -> AP Configuration This page allows you to add a new AP or edit the configuration of an existing AP. The details will then be displayed in the AP table on the main Access Points page under the Wireless menu. AP Name: This is the unique name of the AP selected to be configured.
  • Page 11 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Radio: Select the physical radio(s) on which this AP will run; an AP can run on more than one radio. Mode: this selects the 802.11 modulation technique. This device supports 802.11b and 802.11g modes.

  • Page 12: Wireless -> Access Point -> Ap Configuration -> Advanced Configuration

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Wireless -> Access Point -> AP Configuration -> Advanced Configuration This page is used to specify advanced configuration details. AP Name: This is the name of the AP that was selected to be configured. Beacon Interval: enter the amount of time in milliseconds between beacon transmissions.
  • Page 13 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 because sending them occupies the channel for a longer The default is 2346, which effectively disables Fragmentation. Preamble mode: 802.11b requires that a preamble be prepended to every frame before it is transmitted to the air.

  • Page 14: Wireless -> Access Point -> Ap Configuration -> Access Control

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Wireless -> Access Point -> AP Configuration -> Access Control This page allows you to define specific MAC addresses to permit or deny connections to the selected AP. The default is “open” access, which does no filtering on specific MAC addresses. Default ACL Policy AP Name: This is the name of the AP that is being configured.
  • Page 15 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Select All: Select all the MAC addresses in the list Delete: Delete the selected MAC address or addresses from the list Add New Station Manually: enter the MAC address of the client that you would like to add to the list of MAC address above.

  • Page 16: Wireless -> Profiles

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Wireless -> Profiles A profile is a definition of generic wireless settings which can be shared across multiple APs. AP- specific settings are configured from the AP page. The profile allows for easy duplication of SSIDs, security settings, encryption methods, client authentication, etc.

  • Page 17: Wireless -> Profiles -> Profile Configuration

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Authentication: if any client authentication is required to allow the AP with this profile to establish a connection, it will be displayed here: PSK, RADIUS, PSK + RADIUS. Action/Edit: The edit button will link to the Profile Configuration page, allowing you to change the properties shown in the table for this Profile.
  • Page 18 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Broadcast SSID: enable this checkbox to broadcast the SSID. Disable this box to prevent auto- detection of the SSID and force clients wishing to connect to this AP to specify the SSID without seeing it as a detected network.

  • Page 19: Wireless -> Profiles -> Profile Configuration -> Advanced Profile Configuration

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Click Apply to save your changes. Click Reset to revert to the previous settings. Wireless -> Profiles -> Profile Configuration -> Advanced Profile Configuration This page allows you to edit configuration parameters from their default settings. Association Timeout Interval (Seconds): This specifies the timeout interval between authenticated and associated state of client.

  • Page 20: Wireless -> Rogueap

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 802.1X Re-authentication Interval: The timeout interval after which AP should re-authenticate with RADIUS server. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Reset to revert to the previous settings. Wireless -> RogueAP This page summarizes the authorized and rogue APs configured for the system.

  • Page 21: Wireless -> Rogueap -> Authorized Ap Configuration

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 The actions that can be taken on the Table of Authorized APs are: Select All: Select all the APs in the table Delete: Delete the selected AP or APs Add: add a new authorized AP to the list Time Last: This is the time in when a rogue AP was detected.

  • Page 22: Wireless -> Radio

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 3.10 Wireless -> Radio This device supports multiple radios over 1 or 2 WLAN cards. The table here shows the list of available radios that an AP may use. Radio: Depending on the WLAN card(s) used in this device, there are a maximum of 3 radios supported per card (EAP3000 802.11 b/g or 802.11a card) and maximum of 1 radio supported by Atheros 802.11a card;...

  • Page 23: Wireless -> Radio -> Radio Settings

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 3.11 Wireless -> Radio -> Radio Settings Current Channel: this displays the channel currently used by the radio. Channel: Select a channel from the list of channels or choose “auto” to let system determine the best channel to use.

  • Page 24: Wireless -> Card

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 This table shows all the AP’s that are configured for a particular radio. The actions that can be taken on the List of Access Points for Radio are: Select All: Select all the APs that are on this radio Delete: Delete the selected AP or APs from this radio Wireless ->...

  • Page 25: Wireless -> Card -> Edit Wlan Card Settings

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 3.13 Wireless -> Card -> Edit WLAN Card Settings Tx Enable: de-select this checkbox to disable transmit Rx Enable: de-select this checkbox to disable receive AGC Enable: select to allow this card to adjust its gain settings depending on the connection with the client (automatic gain control) Tx Cancellation: select to enable Crosstalk Rx Max Gain: this is the maximum gain that can be applied to the received data...

  • Page 26: Wireless -> Statistics

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 3.14 Wireless -> Statistics This page shows a cumulative total of relevant wireless statistics for the APs and radios; the counter is reset when the device is rebooted. Copyright © Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. 2010...
  • Page 27 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Radio Statistics Details This table displays transmit/receive data for each radio. Packets: the number of transmitted/received wireless packets Bytes: the number of transmitted/received bytes of information Copyright © Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. 2010...
  • Page 28 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Errors: the number of transmitted/received packet errors repor ted to the radio Dropped: the number of transmitted/received packet drops betw een the radio and client Multicast: the number of multicast packets sent over this radio Collisions: the number of packet collisions reported to the radio AP Statistics Details his table displays transmit/receive data for each AP;...

  • Page 29: Wireless -> Radius

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 3.15 Wireless -> Radius A RADIUS server maintains a database of user accounts used in larger environments. If a RADIUS server already exists, it can be used for authenticating users that want to connect to the wireless network provided by this device.
  • Page 30 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Authentication Server IP Address: IP address of RADIUS authentication server Authentication Port: RADIUS authentication server port to send the RADIUS messages. Time out period: Set the amount of time in seconds, the router should wait for a response from the RADIUS server.

  • Page 31: Networking

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Networking Networking -> Ethernet This device has two Ethernet interfaces. One Ethernet interface and all the wireless interfaces are bridged under a virtual interface called “bdg”. This allows wireless clients to access the local area network (LAN) via the Ethernet port.

  • Page 32: Networking-> Ethernet -> Ethernet Port (Setup)

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Networking-> Ethernet -> Ethernet Port (Setup) This page allows you to configure static IP addresses to manage this AP device. IP Address: the static IP address of this device Subnet Mask: IPv4 Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address: IP address of the gateway.

  • Page 33: Management -> Status

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Management Management -> Status This page displays current status of the device, include the configured AP’s, as well as other system information. Copyright © Edgewater Computer Systems Inc. 2010...
  • Page 34 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 System Up Time: this is the time that the device has been online since its last reboot. Available Access Points The Available Access Points table displays the list of active Access Points for this device (from the AP table in the Access Points menu).

  • Page 35: Management -> Utilities

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Gateway IP address: IP address of the gateway used by this port. DNS Server: this indicates the DNS IP address if used. VLAN: This is the ID of the VLAN group to which this port belongs, if any. Ethernet Port 2 This section displays information about Ethernet port 2.
  • Page 36 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 IMPORTANT! Restoring a saved configuration or resetting to defaults will remove your current settings. Configured APs, Profiles, RogueAP settings and all other settings will be lost. Please backup your settings. Settings cannot be retrieved unless they have been backed up. When the settings restore operation or the firmware upgrade is in progress: 1.

  • Page 37: Management -> Diagnostics

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 A firmware upgrade may sometimes require a complete reconfiguration of the device. See the Release Notes which are included with the downloaded firmware file or go to the download page of the website for more information.
  • Page 38 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 request packet to the destination. If the destination IP address is active, you can see a response similar to “64 bytes from IP_Address: icmp……”. A “response timed out” message indicates that the destination is either not active or is blocking ping requests.

  • Page 39: Management -> System Time

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Click Reset to revert back to the previous settings. Idle Logout Time For security reasons, the device will log you out of the web management interface after a period of inactivity.

  • Page 40: Management -> Logs

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Use Custom NTP Servers: If you prefer to use a particular NTP server, enable this and enter the name or IP address of an NTP Server in the Server 1 Name/IP Address field. If required, you can also enter the address of another NTP server in the Server 2 Name/IP Address field.
  • Page 41 EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Events that can be logged: select from Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notification, Information, Debugging. For each of these events, you may select how to receive notification: Display in event Log, Notify via SNMP TRAP, Send to Syslog, Display on telnet / SSH monitor.

  • Page 42: Management -> Logs -> Event Logs

    EAP3000 Users Manual Version: 1.2 Issue Date: June 12, 2010 Unit: Select the period of time that you need to send the log: Hourly, Daily, or Weekly. To disable sending of logs, select Never. This option is useful when you do not want to receive logs by e-mail, but want to keep e-mail options configured so that you can use the Send Log function from the View Logs page.

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